dotting i's and crossing t's

Let's face it friends, Christmas is just around the corner. I checked my calendar the other day and we have something planned EVERY weekend until the big day. Don't know how we are going to fit it all in. We all know that some how, some way things all get done.
Today was a great day. I woke up to the delicious smell of pancakes. I came downstairs to the sight of my darling husband in his Christmas pj's and my slippers slaving over a hot griddle. We had breakfast together and then is was time for Christmas to deck our halls. Deck our halls we did! The tree is up. Stair cases and kitchen decorated... Christmas cards are done, just need stamps! Christmas lists are made and Christmas craft project supplies are bought! Now I just need baking supplies, we are having a house full on Boxing Day. Oh yeah, outside needs to be decorated too!
Peanut our cat is curled up under the tree on the tree skirt, Johnson is snoring on the couch. Kyle, the love of my life is eating apple crisp and watching the Grey cup! Life is good! We talked a lot about baby Lauryn today. Wondering what she will think of our Christmas decorating! Wondering what she will think of our traditional pancake breakfast before we put our tree up, and our traditional dinner the same night!
My heart is full of love for my husband, he is amazing and amazes me daily! We had to get everything done this weekend. Kyle leaves on a business trip this week and is gone for 11 days! He's is home for a few days and then off again... oh well, tis the season!
I'm off to hit the showers... it's been a busy day. I'm ready for bed.
Hope everyone had a great weekend.
Be good, Santa is watching... I hope he has a close eye on baby Lauryn... I hope she is home soon.
I love the thought of that little girl (our daughter, OMG!) experiencing Christmas... WOW! I can't wait!
Keep Happy!

From ear to ear

It's has been a great weekend. We got some very good news yesterday! All the power of positive thinking... not even going to dwell on it... just wanted to make it known that all is well!
Also, seems like the box has changed again. People are out of review up to and including February 29, 2008! More good news.
Keep Happy everyone.
xo

Blog give away time

Not my blog this time... but check it out. TOOO cute and homemade!
How sweet!

http://lifeinthehammerhome.blogspot.com/2009/11/want-to-win-something-cute.html

Lest We Forget. A Tribute to a Veteran

This is an amazing story. If memory serves, I think I posted the same one last year. Hope everyone took time to remember today. Keep Happy xo
Remembrance Day
I hope everyone will take the time to remember, because the people that fought for us, they will never forget. Here's an email I got today. It's a pretty incredible story!THE VETERAN ON OUR TEN DOLLAR BILL ... If you look at the back right-hand side of a Canadian $10 bill, you will see an old veteran standing at attention near the Ottawa war memorial. His name is Robert Metcalfe and he died last month at the age of 90.That he managed to live to that age is rather remarkable, given what happened in the Second World War. Born in England, he was one of the 400,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force sent to the mainland where they found themselves facing the new German warfare technique - the Blitzkrieg. He was treating a wounded comrade when he was hit in the legs by shrapnel. En route to hospital, his ambulance came under fire from a German tank, which then miraculously ceased fire. Evacuated from Dunkirk on HMS Grenade, two of the sister ships with them were sunk.Recovered, he was sent to allied campaigns in North Africa and Italy. En route his ship was chased by the German battleship Bismarck. In North Africa he served under General Montgomery against the Desert Fox, Rommel. Sent into the Italian campaign, he met his future wife, a lieutenant and physiotherapist in a Canadian hospital. They were married in the morning by the mayor of the Italian town, and again in the afternoon by a British padre.After the war they settled in Chatham where he went into politics and became the warden (chairman) of the county and on his retirement he and his wife moved to Ottawa. At the age of 80 he wrote a book about his experiences. One day out of the blue he received a call from a government official asking him to go downtown for a photo op. He wasn't told what the photo was for or why they chose him. 'He had no idea he would be on the bill,' his daughter said. And that's the story of the old veteran on the $10 bill

Everything Baby, except... well, the baby!

Hope everyone had a good Halloween night, filled with tricks and treats! We had about 60 kids. A huge drop from last year. I think when Halloween falls on a Saturday, more people have a party!I can't believe how dark it is! I hate this... I leave for work in the dark and come home in the dark. It makes a long day seem extra long! Oh well, just means that spring is that much closer!My aunt, cousin and mom came down this weekend. We went to the baby show. What an event that was! My cousin is pregnant and as you all know, we are expecting too! It was a great day. It was really the first time that I felt apart of this whole expecting mother thing! The people at the booths were all so happy for Kyle and I. It was really nice. We brought home a bunch of literature, some baby stuff (bibs, bottles, sippy cups and more), and a tonne and a half of free samples. It was great fun. I can't believe the stuff they have for babies and toddlers! It was a fantastic day!

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Keep Happy!