We Tried..

and failed miserably. I am self proclaimed "not a baker" however I do like to do things with the kids and get them involved in the spirit of the occasion. Soooooooooo I thought that I would try these adorable little truffles and adapt them to the Easter theme. They are easy to make according to Bakerella and she has adapted them to different occasions ... I just don't think I was cut out for the challenge. It goes something like this. You use a whole box of oero's ( i used the golden variety) chop them up really fine and add a block of cream cheese and work very well together.The mix than looks like this. very easy to work with and tastes yummy.. We shape ours into eggs and put them is the freezer so that we could get them to set so we could dip them in choc. We choose the white kind.. this is were it all went south. I don't think we should have used the "bakers" style choc. we were suppose to use the kind to make chocolates out of. I couldn't find it here. Anyway our choc. was very thick and hard to apply.

Hayze left us right about here, stating he did not like doing this kind of eggs. So Destiny and I kept with it and then decided to use some more dark choc. on the ones that didn't cover well.. I then lost Destiny who got tired of the sweet mess. so I continued on and decorated the white chocolate eggs and they ended up like this.

Everyone has really enjoyed them but I think I will stick to the regular ball shape and find the right type of choc. to dip in. If you have any other ideas please share. do however check out Bakerella and see all the cute ideas that this site has. I stumbled on to it when I was checking someone else blog out.

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Our new puppy.. LILLY I weakened, actually caved into a new puppy.. An indoor dog none the less.. I said I am sure every good farm yard needs a good indoor dog.. Oh but when you see this little cute ookie muckie face you will understand why I had to bring her home. She is 8 weeks old and was born Jan 23,2007.. (another January baby)She has been very good and everyone is in love with her.. Even grandpa..

We had just given her a bath and she was using dad to dry off. Dad loved it.

Wendel of coarse loves her.. He loves dogs in general. He keeps calling her lucy and teasing the kids. look how comfy lily is in his arms.. (at home for 2 days, 1 night)

Destiny has a hard time putty down Lilly.. she loves her so much.. .. We have all enjoyed her and I haven't had to pick up much poo yet.. I think if we stay diligent in training it will be just fine.
Have a great Easter tomorrow.. Hope the Easter bunny finds you all...

Some you win, some you lose and some you just get a great story out of.

Well this is the cutest story ever. Have I mentioned that I am very proud of
Destiny for her abilities in school. She has come so very far in 3 short years.

she recently graduated out of the reading program and is working along side her class in her reading. I no she is feeling a new since of freedom from it too. Along with reading comes spelling and writing notes, which I love. She even proof read something I was typing on the computer the other day. She was so proud of herself for finding a "I" were she told me it should be "I am". Smart girl...

Anyway..... this is the note she left for the tooth fairy the other night. Why might she have to write a letter to the tooth fairy you might ask. Well....... Saturday night our friend Michelle pulled out Destiny's tooth, when we got home Destiny ever so excitedly put it in a glass of water by her bed and waited for the fairy to arrive. Apparently she was to busy that night helping the leper con and Easter bunny get ready for there events that she didn't make it out to our house.

So........ she thought she better leave a note.

love the little stars and the fancy pen. she put a lot of thought into her note and her directions to her room. The fairy left 8 quarters for her that night.

She was so excited when she woke up.. She thought she better keep the note so she could use it next time.

Sunday Traditions

Well Sunday Supper at our house is obviously not a big deal for our 9 year old.... who told his friends mom "we never have Sunday supper" I apparently haven't made it a big enough deal that we are home and have supper as a family. That is what we do, that is what we did as a kids and think it is a wonderful tradition.... And I think it is really important as a family to sit down together and have supper together... before we rush off to our weeks worth of activity. I must say I was a little sad that Hayze didn't understand that Sunday was our family time and he would have much rather went to his friends house.. simply just brushing us ( his family ) off.. Oh, how am I ever going to deal with the teenage years?
I thought i would take some pictures of the kids at the table enjoying their ice cream.. Just so I have the memories of this time in our story were supper was still something I could control.
note the kids eating with the ribbon from the current day of riding beside their plates.
Well I will have to continue to try and make memories with my kids.. Some of my favorites come from my Sunday nights with my family and watching Sunday night Disney.
You know, some of my kids best memories will probably come from things that I won't even remember doing or are what I think are not that significant..So we will just keep at it, and have fun as we journey together.

Please share with us some of your favorite memories as a child or traditions that you are caring on.

quick update

Well the count down is over for the open house at Bangles. We are celebrating 15 fabulous years and the open house is tomorrow. Everything is done except the final clean. Our suppliers have generously supplied tons of product baskets and we are doing some free mini services.. I am excited to see the turn out.

We have Destiny's ringette wind-up party tonight. I am going to take a salad for the pot luck. Destiny is looking forward to the event.
Jim and I have been invited to a Bar B Q at Brad and Karlas and we have to go on a scavenger hunt tomorrow after the open house with some girls from work. We have a busy day tomorrow. Sunday brings rodeo.
I will put pictures up of all our events when it is all over.

Have a great weekend, I must go.. Jim just called to ask me to blanket "little one".
It is suppose to snow and she is shaved remember.. she get's cold now.

So much !!

Good Evening everyone, Well it is Monday night and the contest is closed for the Easter treats. I want to thank everyone for commenting. I know now how to get you to comment on my blog. Just add sugar..
Well it brings us great joy to say that Shawna won the draw and we will be sending a Purdy's Easter egg full on little Easter eggs.. I am sure that the three of you will enjoy that. Will you send me a picture when you receive it. I am sure Taylor would love to pose for another picture.

We did so much this weekend that I couldn't wait to share with you what has taken place. Let me just start by saying that Hayzes hockey team finished up the forth game of his Calgary hockey tournament tonight.... and they took home the gold...
that's right the "champs" as it says on their trophies. We are very proud of the whole team. They have come a long way together.

With the Sunday game being early we were able to do some stuff around the yard yesterday. I think jim was delighted (he really didn't use that word) to catch up on somethings at home. The kids dressed up to help they looked so cute all dressed in their work gear. Hayze said he works at "big H" ranch and Destiny "Heron Drilling"

It was the horses day to get spoiled. Pedicures all around and a hair cut.
Hayze applying "cuticle oil" after his dad trimmed his hoofs
Jim Trimming

Now the hair cut.. these pictures don't do the animal justice. She looks so nice now that the hair is gone. How much hair are we talking? a foot deep on half of the barn floor. I bet she is feeling good.. I know she looks like she tucked right up..(a real race horse) Destiny is going to have to really hold on now. She is looking pretty aerodynamic.look at the length of hair that is hanging on her belly.. that was her whole body.
All Done.

One last thing that I want to tell you about. I finally got to go shopping on Friday with the girls. That was right after my second trip to town to the pass port office.. that I have to go back to due to a crazy mistake. anyway... I picked up a couple of great things that I wanted to share with you.this face was smells so clean. Not flowery or fruity but as all Aveda product smells. essential oil like.. Jim is going to love it and i can use it to.. My other great purchase was this is the "lettuce" room spray and hand wash. What a great sent for the home. a little flowery but not to much. I love the marketing and display of this store. the little details and the variety of product is amazing. Definitely in my top 3 stores to shop at.love the little ribbon detail.
So as you can see I had a great time shopping with the girls.. plus I also bought myself a new white gold chain. My chain for my cross broke about a year ago and I replaced it on Friday.

Something you should do. If you haven't got your rings professionally cleaned in a while. treat yourself. It is amazing how beautiful they can look again. And it is usually free.

Have a good day.

Easter Surprise

Good Morning Everyone. And yes I mean everyone. I get calls and messages, emails and people telling me they read our blog ..... but no one comments..

I have decided to send out a Easter surprise to someone that comments on our blog.
Rules are. You comment on this post, we will but your name in a draw and we will send you a easter surprise if your name is drawn out of the hat.

Contest closes Monday so comment soon. Read the blog and click on the word "comment" on the bottom..
I love to read you feed back, and get new ideas for posts.So remember to be entered in the draw for a suprise you need to comment at the end of the post....I am sure the suprise will be yummy..

Fun New Things..

I love new things, nice things, nice things being done.. I love having nice things being done for me, and doing nice things for people.
Where am I going with this? Well I have a couple of nice thing to share with you.

First - My new gift... a pineapple slicer. Karla you made my evening last night. We tried out the new gift you bought me and we all enjoyed it. We drank the juice and ate the pineapple.. It was so good.

And because I wanted to take pictures of every step of using my new toy... When I went to look at my pictures tonight I noticed this picture. Jim wanted to feel involved so he took this picture. Look at the pose.. He is a natural. I love it.. I had to giggle. ( I know he is mocking me, so I have to include it.)


The second nice thing, well surprise really because I forgot I booked it, was my cupboards being cleaned today. They are so shiny.. and organized not bad.. ( If you remember, I like the inside organized) I told Jamie that she would have to use a Polaroid prior to removing everything, she didn't think that was to funny..hehe..
I love the feeling of knowing there is no dust inside my cupboards, and no finger prints on the out side.
No finger prints
No Dust
No Crumbs.

I loved coming home tonight to a new feeling Kitchen and bathroom.
I loved being looked after today. And think a personal assistant would be perfect.
Any takers?

Stay on top of everything

Well it is that time of year again when things are winding down and we are getting ready for spring. I have been wondering why I am feeling that I am going forward in a very busy crazy pace? Well come mid April I should have a breather.. That sounds so far away. What is going on you may ask? Well I am planning a dance ( along with the team) for the ladies hockey, that is April 19. Bangles just celebrated 15 yrs of business and we thought that we should have an open house on the 15 of March.
(two weeks to plan) Hockey tournament in Calgary this weekend. Wind up parties for the kids sports, rodeo finals coming April. Then.....ahhhhhhh. a break and Disney Land.

With all that venting out of the way I feel that I need to share some pictures of the beautiful Valentines gifts I got from my daughter.
have a look at the detail in the tissue paper on the vase. She was so proud of your project... and she should be. it is gorgeous "Did you know the flowers aren't real mom?" she explained to me when she gave it to me.
This is the back of the card that she did. The large "S" in her name has become her trade mark in her name. She has a habit I can't break.. I like it now.!

Well with Valentines hear and gone (forever ago) I thought I better get ready for Easter. (we aren't Irish so I miss that one) I don't go really crazy but I thought a few things would be nice for the bunny to find us.
I bought this new wreath this year. It is my favorite. Full of beautiful eggs. It sparkles in the sunlight. We have it hanging on our front door. Aren't these eggs so nice.



We also got a new bunny this year. I love him too... he is so playful looking. Just cheers me up when I look at him.

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Yesterday was another great day at the "future cowgirl and cowboy rodeo asc."
The kids did well and had a lot of fun. They both came home with 3 first place ribbons and a couple of tired horses.




They only have 2 more rodeos before the finals. Then the summer begins for them.. I think we will take them to the little britches in High River in May for their first rodeo.

Daily Goals

Every now and then I get this uncontrollable urge to be the "MOTHER OF THE YEAR".
They don't come along to often but when they do I really get encouraged to do it all.

Well My goal on Monday was to use this: It had to be dusted off, that should tell you how long it has been since I last used it.
And of course my other goals was like every other Monday, get the laundry done. This weeks piles seem a little taller than normal.. Probably due to holidays and travel.
No, a bomb did not go off in the laundry room.

So with my goals set in place, I sat down with a couple of recipe books to look for a couple of tasty treats to whip up in the mix master. Now this always is a tricky task. Now remember, I had to dust of the mix master so you can imagine my baking supplies are not that readily available.. I am more of the staple kind of gal when it comes to baking..(More of a Cook).
I found a cookie recipe that looked great that used the common breakfast type ingredients (oatmeal and chocolate chips) and a butter tart square.. Got to have raisins for lunches... So I was set. Ready for the mess to begin.
I love my extra counter space for this purpose.

My cookies tasted really good, and I must admit ... If you move the rack up, one above the middle the bottoms really don't burn. (1st for everything)
I also love my new cuisinart red flipper.
My butter tart squares where truly delightful. So much so that I cut them up and put them on a pretty little tray and froze them so that I wouldn't eat them all.

I was lucky enough to have guest join us for supper. The funniest guests around. Jayse and Kadin. They are always good for a laugh at the table. The 3 boys ( or should I say 4) are always full of it.


So with the baking all done, supper put away and the sun setting... my laundry continued on. I finally complete my last goal at 8:45
Laundry done and all put away.

What better way to end the day but to kiss my kids goodnight.

Good Night

Hockey Playoffs over

Hayzes Tier 1 hockey season is over. they lost out this morning in the first round.
Oh, not to worry we have a lot more hockey to go.... We have 2 more weeks of practise and then a Tournament in Calgary and when that is all over Hayze will practise some more for the native tournament in April.

So with Hockey done for the day we have decided to rent movies and relax. That makes for a lazy day. I don't like how I feel when I have been laying around for a couple of hours. I am cold and a bit cranky and need something sweet.. So I made cupcakes. Turns out cupcakes are a hit on a snowy Sunday afternoon.
I guess I should keep moving.. I have to get myself ready for hockey.
Have a great evening.
twink.

There and Back

Well I have been to Melfort and back. Spent 4 nights with my dad and seen some other family too. The 3 actual days that I was there went very fast. I did however get some quality time with my father and the kids had a blast with their cousins.

The hi lite of the trip was Scot getting ready for his trip to Quebec, Quebec.
He is off to represent Saskatchewan in curling for the special Olympics. I am very proud of him. His team plays in the mixed league in Melfort as well and I got to watch that game Tuesday night. They won 10-5.. I think they are ready to kick some butt at the Olympics.



If you would like to follow the special Olympics and Scots team click here
Special Olympics

Good luck "team Saskatchewan" we will be cheering you on from Alberta.

Dad, Wendel and more of Scots family.. Mom, Grandma and Great Grandma are all flying down to be with the team for a week.. I think they are all getting excited.

Have fun everyone, we will be thinking of you..

My friends have always been so important to me.. And well I think that I do a pretty good job at picking them to.. ( I needed some credit )
I think that is the best thing about friends is that you can "pick them". they aren't given to you, and they aren't something you have to have.. You Pick them!
And I LOVE MINE. I have the best friends around.




Last night marked the beginning of our "Friends Weekend" We have decided to didicate this time to friends because a lot of us don't have family here or we think having time with friends is important too. We spent Valentines out for supper with Brad and Karla and there children. Tonight we are having supper at Stacey's and doing some skating with the staff from Burnco tomorrow night. It is just nice to have some friend time.

We were suppose to take some family pictures and make this "that kind" of holiday, however, life has just been to busy up until this point. Maybe some point this month we will take some pictures.

Yesterday marked the 3rd year of Destiny's arrive. We can't imagine she hasn't been with us forever. She is maturing into such a nice young lady. Valentines is a great day around our home. We gave the children both movie passes.. This should make us go into a movie.. (Should)

Have a great day and I will share some pictures from tonight...
twink.

I was sent this link yesterday. What an eye opener.. have a watch and please post your comments. I would love to read them.

We are doing OK

Click on the link above.

Have a great day, and don't forget to comment.

Laundry Day

Well, Monday is laundry day for me ... I haven't got much else done either. I have been on my computer all day. I booked our Disney passes through one of my cards with rewards... What a great savings. I sent some pictures to some of Hayzes teammates from the weekends hockey tournament and I ate a cheese bun from Costco that we picked up yesterday.. YUMMO..!!

Hayzes team had a fabulous weekend on the ice.. Kicking but in all 4 games that they played. We are back at the rink today for practice and to prepare for the game they have coming this weekend. The winner of this game will move on to the playoffs for the season.
GOOD LUCK BOYS..& Karrissa


With February being FRIEND MONTH we have been planning a few get together with friends. The first weekend we had spur of the momment "games night" and played cards with brad and karla and shaun and stacey... Karla won..Beginners luck she says.. I say, fool your friends!.. YOU ARE AN OLD SHARK AREN'T YOU?



Well I think next weekend will find us at Shaun and Stacey's for supper. Another great "friend day"

Hopefully you can plan some fun things with your friends this month.. any good ideas please share them with us.

We are going. I have booked the flights and we are going to the "HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH" We are Spending 9 glorious days in May. Our kids haven't been to Disney and what better time than

I spent 3 hours on the computer researching hotels last night and the final verdict is a hotel right across from the park. Not the top of the line but it is all about the conveince of the location. Free breakfast and not having to take a shuttle will save us a big amount of money. Plus being able to walk back to our room is we want to rest in the afternoon will be great.

The kids are going to start a jar with savings for the next 3 months. It will be interesting to see how much they can save. I will keep you updated on the progress.

If you have any disney travel tips for us, please share by clicking on the word Comment at the bottom.