Happy Birthday (one more time)

And for the final time this year I would like to say Happy Birthday to some one special.

Happy 12th Birthday Daniel

Birthday lunch at Montana`s

Nice horns.

My bithday boy....

The guys on the way to the fire works...hey b-day boy!

Love these lights....

The light show.

The fire works were great!


And Happy New Year to the rest of you `special` people in my life.

All the best to you in 2010.

May your hopes, your dreams and your wishes be fulfilled.

it was pretty cold out tonight!

I love you Terry.

Silver

And what a tournament it was.

Congratulations Devils on some well played games.

Just look at that silver go.......

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas....

Well look at that, dreams do come true.

Outside my office window

Our house last night after an hour of shoveling

I shoveled like crazy last night and the night before.

I started in the back of the house on the deck working my way up the driveway to the front walk. Standing upright finally to take in my efforts and give myself a bit of an 'Atta Girl' pat on my back and I notice that it had been snowing the whole time (I was quite focused on my task) and all my beautifully cleared driveway was covered in white again. Only one thing to do at that point....shovel my way back.

The deck was covered again quite nicely.

It's kind of hard to tell in this shot, you'll have to trust me.

Good news in the forecast for Christmas and boxing day, above 0 degrees, tobogganing time!!!

Done are the days...

Finally!



What a sad pathetic site this is....no one really wanted to be there but it seems Nathan felt a need to do what is the 'norm' during this festive time...




He left completely unsatisfied and a little disappointed in his experience, and Tayler just may be scarred for life.

Notice how drone and bored Santa stares forward towards the professional photographer waiting for that all familiar jingling of bells for the kids attention and the ever blinding flash of the camera...not this time Santa.

We're done.

It's the most wonderful time....!

what else am I forgetting...?

With this nasty frigid weather we have had for the past week it occured to me that although I feel like I have said the same things thousands of times over and over again for Tayler and Daniel regarding self care and dangers in cold weather, such as skin freezing and why it's important to cover up....I realized that I have one more child who still needs to hear all this stuff a few hundred more times.

I just kind of fell out of saying the 'be carefuls' and the 'please remembers...'

It may have to be due to the fact that although he is only 8 years old he tends to take better care of his things and of keeping track of stuff than his older siblings...he is pretty self sufficient.


We were watching one of my favorite Christmas movies 'A Christmas Story' and the part came along with the dare.." I tripple dog dare ya" you know the part...will his tounge actually stick to the pole?

Well it certainly did didn't it!? Nathan was quite amazed by that little feet....I could see his 8 year old eyes change as he was thinking about this so I had to act quickly and interrupt this thought process he was in. I was afraid it wasn't good. I went on about the pain and the damage it could do..blah blah mommy talk. I think I got through on this one. Phew.

I just can't believe I never thought to tell him this...what else haven't I told him that we just know?

As the older two are now at vehicle starting stage it occurred to me to talk to Daniel about the dangers of starting a vehicle in a closed garage...I was met with a "Really? You could die?"

I am pretty sure I have told him about the yellow snow...!?

My Bear!

Happy 37th Terry!!

I hope you had a good birthday despite it being the coldest day of the year....! bbrrrr

good thing the kids were able to stay warm roasting mini marshmallows....

Customer service, where are you?

The following is a conversation I had with the jewelry store soldering my rings together.


*ring ring* (old school phone ring all in my head)


Jewelry store-Hello S****e Diamonds, how can I help you?


Me- Good Morning, I was phoning to check the status of my rings we dropped off to be soldered last Friday.


Jewelry store- We will call you when they come in.


long pause


Me- Oh. We dropped them off last Friday and they said they would be done in a week and its been longer than a week.


Jewelry store-*sigh* whats the last name.....and the first name?


Me- Gamble, Terry.....yes with a 'y'


Jewelry store-There here.


another pause


Me- Oh? when did they come in?



Jewelry store-Dec 3, last Thursday.



Me- I thought you said they would call when they came in?



Jewelry store- We don't call on the weekends, we're to busy.



Me- (with tongue bit between teeth) Thank you, we will be in when we can.



Jewelry store-.........dial tone.



Is it just me? I have been so anxious to get those precious rings so special to me back on my finger...the store is all the way in the west end and we could have made it there over the week end..now I wait another week to go get them.


I think someone needs a Merry Christmas when I get there.

8 is Great

My little man turn 8 years old yesterday.

Boy was he ever excited. I think it was my easiest kids birthday to date. He was so full of hapiness and energy and excitment right from the alarm clock at 6am to the 30 minutes pasts his bed time that he was aloud to stay up for.





He was so positive and ready to make sure everyone was going to have fun and be happy on his day. He even wrapped up a book for his teacher that he found and thought she would like and made her a card presenting it to her on his birthday...brought in timbits for not only his class to enjoy but to make sure that his teachers all got some.





He just seemed so....grown up.



When he spoke these words in the car on the way home from dinner, I felt so accomplished right in that moment. "I am so happy" ..that is what I hope for everyone in my life.

What a good day to turn 8.