Got The School Pictures In!!!

Oh this was such a hard decision to make!! I wanted Pose 1 and Pose 3 BUT was not going to pay an extra $17.00 to get ONE sheet!! All poses are here to view.

Before I spruced it up a bit!!

Class Picture!!!

Not 100% completed here BUT couldn't get one of it in the frame because of the glare. The only difference is that there is a dark grey border along the outside.

Tell Me Tuesday ~ November 30 2010

Tell Me Tuesday

This weeks question is based on something I seen on the news.

This weeks question is:

What would you prefer at the airport: A Naked Scanner OR a Pat Down?

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Last Week I was asking about toys kidlets would like for Christmas.

In my house Tornado would LOVE lots of cars, because this boy does not have enough!! LOL He has about 3 tubs full!! He would also like the talking Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story 3!!

He really wants a Nerf gun but we are telling him Santa does not bring guns for toys and neither do Mom and Dad. Yes we are cruel BUT the expression on his face Christmas morning when he opens up this GIANT Nerf gun will be worth it!!

What else is he asking for:

• Action figures ~ Halo, G.I. Joe, Army, Last Airbender ~ basically any action figure
• Crayola Color Wonder Sound Studio
• MobiGo
• Police and Fire Station House
• Moon Dough
• Beyblades with the Arena
• Red Rover Game
• Play-doh toys
• LEGO ~ Halo, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Toy Story
• Toy Story 3 for PS3
• Star Wars Toys

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Baby Shower Nov. 27 2010

Dear Baby Surprise:

Today was your baby shower out in Red Deer. It was a special day because no one on Grandma C's side of the family were involved in your Big Brothers pregnancy. So to say the least I think it filled your Grandma's and Auntie's hearts to be able to through you a shower!!

You got spoiled!! And fun was had by all.

Mommy is thankful the roads had cleared up so that it was a stress free drive. :) Great Grandma L joined me and Tornado for the ride up too. Dad stayed home because well lets face it Baby showers are boring for guys. LOL

Tornado was right into the presents!! He was opening up other gifts as I was still looking at what you got from the previous one he had opened. LOL

Now on to the pictures:

The cake that Mommy made

Tornado stuffing a piece into his mouth!!

I was trying my BEST to beat my best friend/cousin Cozy!! She got 18 and my little hands got 17..SOOOO close!!! LOL

Playing a game :)


Still thinks he is playing the game...and that he won!!

This was his present for winning!! Funny how something so little makes them SOO happy!!

Presents from Auntie J.

Presents from Auntie Kelley.

I can not wait to give you a bath and wrap you up in the flower towel!! It is SUPER CUTE!!

Presents from Great Grandma V.

Opening another present. I think this one is for Tornado.

Yep it was his!! From Great Grandma L.

Present from Great Grandma L. ~ So proud of his shirt!!

Tornado just LOVES this puppy...I don't Baby Surprise will be getting it. LOL

Presents from Auntie Kim

Presents from Cozy!!

I think this is the only one I got of the two of us on my camera...she will be having a little girl too Jan. 1 2011!!

Presents from Grandma C.

This was the end of the day. It was LOTS of fun and went by super fast.

Thank you Red Deer Family for doing this for Baby Surprise!!!

This weekend we ended up renting Toy Story 3 from the movie store. Tornado was in his glory!!

"Thaaattt'sss SSSOOO funny" followed by hysterical laughter is all we would hear from the bedroom. He watched the whole movie without a peep, which is very uncommon for him.

Than the next morning he said he wanted to watch it again. "No problem" I said. Well it was a BIG problem!! Tornado had taken it off the island and put it somewhere. I asked him where he had put it BUT the way he looks for things and remembers things is SO very frustrating!!

I spent at least an hour searching for this DVD. I looked everywhere and anywhere!! Under beds, in the couch, in cupboards, in toy boxes, in the garbage, in the bathroom!!! I mean I looked in the dumbest of places!!

In the end we had to go out SO I told him that he would have to use his money from Grandpa D. to pay the movie store for the DVD he had lost. That meant he could spend his money when we went out.

When we got home I again started to search for this freaking DVD!! I was just in shock, how could something just vanish!! Oh the longer I looked the more and more frustrated I got. SO I had to just give up and forget about it.

The next day comes and the DVD is still missing. I am still in shock. How could my son not remember what he did with it? Where the heck would he have put it? GAH!!

Than I am buzzing around cleaning and Tornado and Dad are in the living room and I hear "Look at what Tornado found." I make my way into the living room slowly...and BAM in Tornado's hand is the DVD!! "Where the heck was it? Because neither of us seen him come in here with it." I ask To our amazement it was in the DVD stand!! Did either of us think to look there...NO!! We both looked by the DVD players and by the T.V.'s but not the DVD stand!! LOL

So in the end Tornado sorta put it away in the correct spot BUT next time PLEASE tell us and don't let me spend endless hours and energy searching for a movie.

Friday's Funny ~ Kids Say The Darndest Things!!!

We are sitting around last night looking through the flyer's and this is how this conversation went:

**Prices are not correct**Just using picture for story**

Dad says "YES!! I can get a pink rifle!!"

Tornado replies "I will take the brown one."

Mom asks Tornado "What on earth do you need a gun for?"

Tornado replies "To shoot bears of course!!"

In his voice was the sound like DUH!! How the heck did you not know that Mom!!

Mom replies "Oh I see."

Tornado says "And birds too."

Mom and Dad just busted out laughing!!! These are the moments we have to treasure!!

Thursday's Useless Trivia and Facts ~ November 25 2010

1. Average life expectancy for English people in the 16th and 17th centuries was 39.7 years.


2. Animal fact: Octopi have three hearts.


3. Waaaaaaaah! The average newborn baby spends 113 minutes a day crying.


4. Gas fact: Cockroaches fart every 15 minutes.


5. Cool thought: If it’s 0°F today and it’s going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?


6. King James I cited the health hazards of smoking in his “Counterblaste to Tobacco” in 1604.


7. The first Girl Scout troop was organized in Savannah, Georgia, on March 12, 1912.


8. Robert F. Kennedy’s 11th child, Rory Elizabeth, was born six months after his death.


9. Run DMC was the first rap group to perform on TV’s “American Bandstand.”


10. The Rolling Hills Country Club in Florida was the setting for the movie Caddyshack.

**From Uncle John's Bathroom Readers**

First Snow Fall ~ November 16th 2010

Monday it was beautiful out and who would have thought that we would wake up to all this snow!! Of course Tornado wanted to get outside right now when he seen all the snow. LOL So we bundled up warm, and when I say we I mean him, and out we went to play. Well I just braved it long enough to snap a few pictures.

First things first ~ Sit down in the snow

Than it was time for snow angels!!
Trying to make a snowball ~ but he just could not understand why it was not working
Throwing his 'snowball' at me

Let's try out the slide :)

Didn't work as well as he thought LOL

'That was fun!!'

This was just the one night of snow...it continued on until Friday night!! There is so much snow out there!!

Everyday we go outside to see if it is the right snow to make Frosty. Tornado does not understand it needs to be certain snow, how do you explain that to a 4 year old!! LOL He also has it in his mind that he can use my broom from inside for his Frosty!! LOL

Welcome to winter!!

Tell Me Tuesday ~ November 23 2010

Tell Me Tuesday ~ November 23 2010

This one is for all of you who have kidlets or know kidlets!!

What is the toy/toys they will be asking Santa Claus for? Also, what are they asking Mom and Dad for?

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Last Week I asked about back up address books. It appears that I am the only one that is crazy enough to trust technology. LOL Everyone that answered said they had a back up or didn't even have all the information in their phones!!

This question came about because I recently had to take my cell phone in to get repaired. Well silly me had ALL my appointments on the calender on my cell and ALL the numbers I use on a regular basis. SO now I have lost all the information and probably will not get it back because I am assuming it will all be erased when I get my phone back.

End result: Lesson Learned!!

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Thursday's Useless Trivia and Facts ~ November 18 2010

1. Taco is Spanish for “plug.”


2. Don’t blink! A 30-minute cartoon may contain over 18,000 separate drawings.


3. One beehive can have as many as 80,000 bees.


4. Winston Churchill once designed greeting cards for Hallmark.


5. C.S. Lewis received more than 800 rejection letters before selling his first book.


6. In the 1850s, Americans set their watches in as many as a hundred local times.


7. Superman made his first flight in a DC comic in 1938.


8. The full name of the Simpsons character Krusty the Klown is Herschel Schmoeckel Krustofski.


9. Utah is home to the nation’s only major east-west range, the Uintas.


10. New College (now Harvard University) started out in 1636 with nine students and one instructor.

**From Uncle John's Bathroom Readers**

When You Let Them Dress Themselves!!

The joys of when children start to have their own options on what to wear!!

We are getting ready for preschool on this very chilly morning...and this is how my son dressed himself. LOL

"I need sunglasses today Mom. It is sunny outside." Tornado tells me

"Really?!? Honey it doesn't look that sunny out to me." I tell him as I look out our kitchen window

"Yes! I heard it was sunny. That is what they said on the news." replies Tornado

But yet he still need to have the mittens on and the winter boots on and the green frosty hat on(that is too small) because it was COLD out and he needed to be a SUPER WARM FROSTY MAN!!

Tell Me Tuesday ~ November 16 2010

Tell Me Tuesday

How many of you out there actually have a back up copy of all the phone numbers and addresses that you have stored in your cell phone?

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Last Week I asked for help with Tornado's preschool pictures. The outcome was...

PICTURE #3!!!

Now I had lots of people ask me which was my favorite...after LOTS and LOTS of thought and just staring at the proofs I think #1 is my favorite because it shows more of his body. Number 3 is my second favorite because of the SMILE and it just looks fun!! The deciding factor for what pose to get rests on my hubbies shoulders...and he picks #1 but he too likes #3. And if we left it up to Tornado we would be getting all of them!! He just doesn't want to pick ONE!!

October 2010 Preschool Field Trip ~ Corn Maze

Ok so I am a little bit late at posting these pictures...but better late than never!!

This was the field trip to the Calgary Corn Maze that Tornado took with his preschool in October!!

It was hard to pick pictures to post because most of them had the phone number and preschool visable on the vest...SO I picked the ones I could.

Enjoy

Tornado and Dustin having a blast!!

Our group being animals!!!

I just LOVE the pigs face in this one!!! Naveh did a great job being a pig!!!

Time to milk the cow!!

The funny part of this picture is the fact that the night before we were explaining to Tornado where milk came from and how you milked a cow.

What a Corn Head!!

Tractor ride time!!

Good bye

Melissa getting a work out!! She gave all the kidlets, 8 in total, rides around the track!!

Tornado racing the kidlets on bike!!

Well that is all that I got without exposing the preschool name and phone number.

Week 27 With Baby Surprise

27 weeks 3 days
Mommy and her Big boy and little Baby Girl

Some interesting facts that have been going on are:

• You like to give Mommy really really bad leg cramps at night. I am scared to stretch out because it just might lead to cramping. This is normal BUT I never had this with your Big Brother Tornado...and it HURTS like HELL!!!


• Daddy says you are going to wreck Mommy's boobs. LOL He says this because I have already gone up 2 cups sizes and well if I remember correctly after the milk settles in I will be up another cup size. It was REALLY funny when Daddy said that!!


• You are giving Mommy sooo many stretch marks!! Tornado did not give me very many at all!! But you are doing a very good job for the both of you. :) Tornado seen them the other day and thought I was hurt!! LOL


• I have had a pain at the top of my tummy for about a week or two now...I think I have pulled a muscle or my insides are splitting apart!! It comes and goes BUT when it is here it hurts!! I will have to be sure to ask the doctor about this. Asked the doctor about it and well it is normal...my belly is just growing when it hurts.


• I went for the horrible diabetes test this past Saturday. They have changed the drink and now it is soooo very gross!!! It did get you moving and doing flips like crazy though. :) Well you were doing your daily exercises I was feeling very gross and sick. I was not even allowed to chase the horrible taste away with water or gum. They would not let me have ANYTHING!! Thank goodness we only have to do that test once!! Doctor said it was all normal!! :)


• You are a very good baby at night too. *Knock on wood* You do all your moving around in the evening. :) The only time you kick me during the night is when I am trying to convince myself I don't have to get out of bed to grab a snack or go to the washroom.
  

Friday November 19 2010

Had a doctors appointment today. :) It was not with quack-a-doodle-doo!! The doctor that we seen was very nice and helpful and went over all the things I thought should be discussed. I might just look into getting her for my full time doctor. But anyways onto the results of the doctors appointment:

• Blood pressure 105/70 ~ She said that was good :)


• Belly measures in at 27 and a bit ~ right on track :)


• Baby Girls heart beat 140 :)


• Now for the big one...My weight 136 pounds!!! OUCH!!! I was 125pnds last check up and now 136!!! Started off at 105pnds and now 136pnds!!! OUCH!!! In case you all didn't notice I am absolutely shocked and horrified by this weight!! I was ok with 125pnds but my god 136pnds!!

Well that about wraps it all up for this update.

Recipe Of The Week ~ Kickin' Chicken

This is one of my family's favorite recipes!! It is super easy to make and YUMMY!!

KICKIN' CHICKEN

Barbecue in the winter? Why not - it's all done in the oven. Juicy chicken drumsticks are coated with a slightly sweet barbecue sauce offering a taste of summer while the snow is still flying.

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 8 chicken drumsticks
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced or 1 tsp bottled minced garlic
• 2 tsp cooking oil (optional, I never use it)
• 3/4 c barbecue sauce
• 1/4 c ketchup
• 1/4 c orange juice or water (I have never tried it with OJ...just water)
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp light molasses or maple-flavored syrup (never tried the molasses...always us maple syrup)
• Several dashes of hot pepper sauce (optional ~ again never tried it because Tornado HATES spicy things)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F
2. Lightly coat a 15x10x1 - inch baking pan with cooking spray. (I use what ever baking dish is close by) Arrange chicken in a prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a medium saucepan combine garlic, barbecue sauce, ketchup, water/OJ, brown sugar, molasses/syrup, and hot sauce; heat through.
4. Pour sauce over chicken. Cover with a lid and place in oven. Cook until done. About an hour!!
5. ENJOY

Thursday's Useless Trivia and Facts

1. The fastest recorded tennis serve? 153 miles per hour.



2. The woolen swimsuits that people wore at the turn of the 20th century weighed about 20 pounds when wet.



3. Australia is the only continent on Earth without an active volcano.



4. The brain of a reptile accounts for less than 1% of its body mass.



5. When it's written out as "forty," 40 is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order.



6. In Hartford, Connecticut, it's against the law to educate a dog.



7. The ostrich is the only bird with eyelashes.



8. Studies show: English speakers say “uh” before a short pause and “um” before a long pause.



9. Obsidian—volcanic glass—is so sharp it’s still used today in cardiac and eye surgery.



10. Among mammals: the colder the climate, the shorter the legs.

**From Uncle John's Bathroom Readers**

The Final Inspection

This is a post from my Auntie and I just had to share it with all my blog friends...hope you enjoy it.

THE FINAL INSPECTION

The soldier stood and faced God,Which must always come to pass.

He hoped his shoes were shining,

Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, you soldier,How shall I deal with you ?Have you always turned the other cheek ?To My Church have you been true?"

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,"No, Lord, I guess... I ain't.

Because those of us who carry guns,

Can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays,

And at times my talk was tough.

And sometimes I've been violent,

Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,

That wasn't mine to keep...

Though I worked a lot of overtime,

When the bills got just ...too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,

Though at times I shook with fear.

And sometimes, God, forgive me,I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place,

Among the people here.

They never wanted me around,

Except to calm their fears.

If you've a place for me here, Lord,

It needn't be so grand.

I never expected or had too much,

But if you don't, I'll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,

Where the saints had often trod.

As the soldier waited quietly,

For the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, you soldier,You've borne your burdens well.Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,You've done your time in Hell."

~Author Unknown~

Remembrance Day ~ Lest We Forget

Remembrance Day.November 11th, every single year.The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
The first Remembrance Day was observed in 1919 throughout the countries of the British Commonwealth. Originally called Armistice Day, this day commemorated the end of the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. ~ the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.That is what it is.
Here's why it is...Historically speaking, Remembrance Day is a day that "Canadians pause in a silent moment of remembrance for the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace.

We honour those who fought for Canada in

~ the First World War (1914-1918)

~ the Second World War (1939-1945)

~ the Korean War (1950-1953)

Also, we remember those who have served since then. More than 1,500,000 Canadians have served our country in this way, and more than 100,000 have died. They gave their lives and their futures so that we may live in peace."

In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.





Lest We Forget