Bring it on....

It may be a first that I am ready for christmas!!!

Whats done:

All gifts wrapped
Christmas card sent
Tree decorated, but the ornaments on the bottom move higher and higher every day!!
Baking done, though I will do some more today, just cause!!
House clean!! (Well the top half anyway!!)
I even have all the stocking stuffers bought and in individual bags!!  (I even filled one Friday night to make sure I didn't need to buy anymore!!)

To do:
Wrap stocking stuffers
Build santa's gift, that will be a christmas eve project after kids are in a deep sleep!!
Get groceries

I sure like that my to do list is half the size of my done list!!!!

This past weekend I went on a shopping trip to GP for the day with a new friend!!! and NO KIDS!!! It was amazing........we went out for lunch and were in and out of stores in a quarter of the time it would have normally take hauling 3 kids!! It was a good thing becasue the stores were packed!!!  I treated myself to a hoodie, that only cost $12.60 with taxes!!! The weather has been crazy, it rained the whole day a steady drizzle!! Global warming much???

Did I mention that I have 4 more days of work and then workholidays til January 3rd!!!

For the love of my children!

Oh my, oh my, oh my............my little man put his momma through a lot yesterday!!  First he decided to chew on a light bulb, while we were decorating the tree! (It was plugged in)  Yes he got electrocuted!!  I picked him up and his eyes rolled back, then went limp, yes I shock him, and he was as white as a ghost!!  After a few minutes he was all good, but I still took him to the doctor to make sure!!  The doctor said, he will be fine, he just scared you!!  He did check in his mouth for burns but no burns!!  Yah, so off we go home!!  Time to make supper, so I pulling the chicken out of the oven and he knows it is hot, and I am saying " NO, its Hot!  What does he do, touch the oven rack!!  Oh my is this night going to get any better??? Nope,  then he falls off our bed which is taller than most!!  Ok really at this point I am DONE!!!! It was time to put him to bed!! and I did!!  Then I decorated cakes for my girls classes, and ate an extra large piece!!

Today is a new day, but Dal wastes no time, to cause more mischief!!  The photo says it all!!

Yep in the dryer, with a phone!!  I can only imagine who he is phoning................... Is it bad that I want it to be bed time already??  It is only 10am!


Ok so here are the cakes I made for my girls classes!!  Avah's is the snowman and christmas tree, I signed u to make, but no mother could just make cakes for one daughters clas and not the ther, so Mayela's class gets the tree an mini-cupcakes!!

That's it for today I'm tired and I think i nee a nap, yep at 10am!!!  I lovey kid's, I love my kid's, I LOVE MY KIDS!!!

Yummy..........

Yumminess.........if that's a word, these are so yummy, they got mom and dad's approval, but the kids not so much! ok maybe one kid approved!

1 cup butter flavored shortening

1 cup sugar

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cranberries

1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add orange juice concentrate, orange peel and vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries and walnuts. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or until easy to handle.
2. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

My variation, I used margarine, also used fresh orange juice = 1 orange, and the zest of one orange, didn't care if bit of orange fell into the bowl!  I also didn't use walnut but I added pumpkin seeds, and I used dried cranberries.  So great, and healthy for a cookie!! (could use less sugar as I found them a little sweet!)

On another note: IM DONE MY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!! Just waiting on Avah's pictures then I can send out cards and parcels!!! 

Really??

Potty Training battles..................

Me: Avah what are you doing?
Avah: I pooped
Me: Why didn't you go on the potty?
Avah: I didn't know where it was?!
(We are standing in our kitchen, the house we have lived in for over 2 years!)
Me: Go to the bathroom and clean your self up!
Avah: Why?
Me: Because Im tired of doing it!  and it is gross!
Avah: I don't want to, Im tired of doing it to!
Me: Oh? Well then who should do it?
Avah: How about Dal?
(Dal, her brother is almost 17 months!)
Me: No, you go into the bathroom and take your clothes off and go clean up!
Avah: Ok......
She walks off to the bathroom, and shuts the door!  A few minutes later I go in there, and she has her pants and panties down around her ankles, poop everywhere, Im gaging, but trying not to show it! Thinking is it time to have a glass of wine??
Me: Really? Avah, this is why you need to go on the potty!
Avah: oh, ok!
As I help clean her up, because it is everywhere, her bum is red and hurts, so I explain that if you poop on the potty you don't get a red bum!
Avah: Ok, I will go on the potty so my bum doesn't hurt anymore!
Me: Good...........thinking yah right, we have this conversation 8467 times so far since August!

Really??  Where is  my glass of wine??  My husband wonders why I want need a glass of wine every occasionally in the evenings!? Oh my ..........when will she be potty trained???  Please god before she is 18!!!

I have tried everything I have thought of, heard of, read of, if any one has a suggestion, please let me know!!  Or if you would just like to potty train her for me, that would be very much appreciated!:)

Random Tuesday...

1. Last week, Mayela slept in till 8:20am so it was too late to get ready and take her to school, so I said she could hang out with us (me and daycare kids)!  I had planned to take the kids to a preschool round up.  At the round up I had 3 different people ask why she wasn't in school! lol, I guess if we are going to skip school, maybe we should stay at home!! hahaaa

2. Avah loves her preschool but struggles with the potty training thing!  So I have told her everytime she poops in her panties, I throw a toy and dress in the garbage!  ( I take it out and hide it when she isn't looking!)  So today is day 2, so far so good, yesterday I threw 1 toy away!  I really hope this works, she is 3 1/2 and Im just done cleaning her!

3. Dal has fits.........yep like the ones where he throws himself back and yells.........and maybe add in a hit or two!  Oh the joys.........

4. I just phoned Mayela's school, and asked them to tell her to walk home, as I have 3 kids sleeping, and well my rule is you don't wake sleeping babies! (kids)

5.  Is it ok to bribe Avah to get her school picture taken??  Like I will giver her gum or a candy if she sits nice for a picture??!  That's tomorrow..........Good luck me!

Ok, that is enough for one day, really! 



How crazy is this???

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! 

What I am "thankful" for, my beautiful, healthy, amazing kids! 

a older picture, but he is just so darn cute!! Love his little hat!

My husband is home, after 3 months of being in camp.  Our weather has been soo beautiful, just hope it stays this way for awhile!!  Thankful for all the great food, and relaxing days!!  I had a nap yesterday!  The first in a long time!

Sicky weekend

It all started Friday night, Avah started puking, it was a long night, then in the morning Dal was sick too, both of them with fevers and puking and not keeping anything down! Made for a long day and an even longer night! Avah was up every 2 hours, you know it is a long night when you have gone through all the spare bedding in one night!! :(  I have closed the daycare today to lysol and bleach everything, and should be back to "normal" tomorrow!

On a funnier note, my little brother phoned me 3 times yesterday!!! Yes he wanted something!!  He wanted to know what was for dinner!! 

My brother is good for some laughs!!! This is how our conversation went: (C - my brother, L - Me)

5:03pm

C- What you having for dinner, I need  to cook something?

L- Leftovers lol

C- whats that?

L- Sausages, noodles and broccoli with hollandaise

C- Oh I can't do that!  This is what I got : 2 mangoes, some milk, HP sauce, ketchup and eggs, so what can I make with that?

L- I am laughing, and then say not too much!  You need some basic stuff in you house so that you could actually cook something!

C- ok I'll make a list!...................a crap where is a pen? ( He is in his 4 th year University and doesn't have a pen!!!)  I would use my phone but Im talking to you, oh  I found a pen!

L- Some basics are noodles, rice, meat like hamburger, pork chops, chicken, frozen veggies

C- I want chicken, now what?

L- Well what else do you want?

C- Broccoli, and hollandaise sauce, oh how about rice!  What kind of rice to I buy?

L- What ever kind you want! ( I also explained to him where to buy everything in the grocery store!)

C- Ok I 'll phone you back when I have the supplies!

L- Bye!  ( I hang up the phone and laugh and wonder how he manages!! and still laughing over the 2 mangoes and the supplies!!  I think they are called ingriedients, well thats what my kids and I call them!!)

5:53pm

C- Ok how do I cook this chicken?

L- put the breasts on the pan and and put some BBQ sauce on it! and put them in the ove at 400 for about 20 minutes!

C- I bought microwave rice, so this broccoli, do I just put the whole tree in some water?

L - LMAO, no you need to cut it up, I guess you don't have a steamer, so you will have to put in the water!

C- and the hollandaise sauce! How much is 250ml?

L- a cup, and read the instructions on the package!!

C- Ok I'll send you picture when it is done!

L- ok

C-  I might phone you again

L- ok bye (I wonder who is going to do dishes!!!!)

So at about 6:30pm I got a picture!! Here it is:

Looks pretty good, man does he make me laugh!!!  We also talked about that he could make spaghetti but he thought that was like step 2, and a little advanced! lol, Oh my brother I love you!!! You make me laugh!  I think at 7pm I got a text saying the dishes were done!! lol

Hope you had a good weekend!!

A few random things

Happy Thursday, Yay Thursday tomorrow is Friday!!!

1.  I have accidently invented the best ever fruit fly trap!!!  I had a glass of wine the other night and left the glass  unattended and when I went back to it there was a fruit fly in it!  So since I was the end of my bottle, I poured the little bit of wine back into the bottle, threw the cap away, and left it on the counter next to the bananas, in the morning, it was amazing how many little fruit flies were drunk dead in the wine and the others flying around the bottle trying to get out!!  I know Im a genius!!!  I can't wait for all my invention checks and millions to start coming in!!  Also I think this is a awesome excuse for me to have some wine every night on the weekends!! I wonder if my husband will think the same thing??? Hhmmm.........well if the millions started coming in he would!!

2.  I bought a bread machine at walmart for $38.00 dollars, I know amazing!!  So here is a recipie taht my kids love for wholewheat bread!!
If you have a bread machine do in this order:
3 1/2 tbsp butter
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 1/2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp steel cut oats
2 tbsp wheat germ, I use bran flakes!!
1 cup water
2 tbsp powder milk
1 egg
2 1/2 tsp yeast
1 1/4 cups white flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
I use the whole wheat setting just because it does a longer rise, but i have used it for the basic setting and it is great aswell!!  Enjoy

Really if you don't have one go get one, it is so nice to have fresh warm bread waiting for you in the morning!! My kids think it is amazing that I give them fresh bread everymorning!!  I didn't do anything, well all I did was put the ingriedents in and press a button! Taada!

3. I also made these very yummy muffin recipie
3 1/2 cups wht flour
2/3 cups white sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup oil
2 cups of mixed frozen blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries, you may need to add more milk to get a batter consistancy.   Bake at 375 till golden, and just try not to burn your mouth!!!

Enjoy, let me know how the baking goes!!

Happy Birthday!

We would like to say big Happy Birthday, to one of the greatest Aunties of all time!! Happy Birthday and wish we lived closer to give you big hugs!!!

Lots of love and have a super duper great day!!!  Love : Mayela, Avah, Dal and me!

On a roll.......

Yay me!!  3rd time in a row!  I am new at this blog world so bare with me! 

Today is Thursday which means tomorrow is Friday, yeah for weekends though Im thinking all weekends should be 3 days and work weeks 4 days........we maybe one day I will be lucky enough to have a job like that!

I would like to share a few pictures, my kids are my life and world and they are just so darn cute!!  Enjoy!

That it for today, now to go find my missing bank card!!!  AAaaahhhhhhh.........hate when I can't remember!

"WHY"

Holy moly.........not what I was thinking for my second ever post but here it goes, hopefully it makes me feel better!!

So we got new neigbours and well they always have their music blarring in their truck when they come and go, so after a week I built up the courage to go ask them to turn it down!!  So I walked over as she was putting stuff in her truck, and asked " Do you mind turning down your music?"  I got a "WHY?" with attitude!!  So I nicely said I have a daycare and we are in the basement watching a movie and the basement is vibrating and it just woke one of my kids up!  So she then started to walk away from me saying " ok then" with more attitude!!  I didn't have attitude when I asked her, but I now have attitude and can be a b*!@# too!!! Just watch!!!

Wooza its wednesday.........

Introduction to my world!

Hi, Welcome to my life, my name is Logan and I am a wife and mother to 3 beautiful children.  My husband who i will refer to as "husband" is away in camp a lot.  He is a great dad, and we have been married for 7 years!!

My children my oldest Mayela is 6 and in grade 1.  She is fun, caring and indepent!  My Avah is 3 and full of spunk but a little shy.  My little man is 1, and is soo different from my girls, he is curious, cuddly and laid back!

We also have a dog her name is Tequila and she almost 11!  We also recently got 2 hamsters, so much more on them another day!!

A little more about me, i love to scrapbook when I have the time, though time and I are not always on the same page!!  I love my kids, they keep me sane and crazy all at the same time!  I also have a daycare out of my home so some days Im busy chasing 7 kids, so some days I may post at 2am! Why I have started a blog: is to keep a dairy of my daily thoughts, trials, giggles, tears, laughs, joys to remember, because life is just too short!