Car Salesmen!!

This past Saturday was just insane!! We went to Grande Prairie because we had some errands to do. One such errand took us to a car dealership (not to buy a car, but to have car seat anchors installed). So here we are at the dealership with an hour to waste. What do we do walk around...Big mistake!! We ended up going over to the used car lot so Darryl could drool over Hummers, inside there was a 2005 Corvette and a Hummer, so of course we go in. Mistake #2. The dealer was just coming out as we were about to go through the door. It so happends he was our neighbor 5 years ago. We mention to him that we will need something more economic when Darryl has his ticket. Mistake #3. We ended up looking at a car, really nice, excellent deal, bad time for us. Once they get you into their office you are in big trouble!! So, 4 hours later, with 2 tired and grouchy kids we finally left the dealership!!! Darryl was so tempted, as I said it was an excellent deal, but for us the timing was ALL wrong! We then just went home, didn't get groceries, or a Christmas tree, I was just exhausted. It was horrible.

Happy Halloween!

We went out lastnight to a "Fall Fun Fest" at the church, it was a really fun time. I think the funniest thing was the adults. The kids were wired and the adults were exhausted!
I dressed my 2 little squirts up as Blue and Magenta. David had a great time and was so excited to get to wear his costume to town!

I am trying a new diet. I lost 5 pounds in the last week. It is really restrictive, which SUCKS, but Darryl figures if it helps me reach my goal why not stick it out because it is WAY easier to maintain than to lose. So, I guess I will stick it out, because I really want to get back to my prepregnancy weight. Who knew my weight would ever be such a struggle.

Well, David needs to finish his breakfast. I will try get on here more I promise, it really is a lot of fun.
Amanda

A Mom's life....

I would say I have had a rather different week this week....

We got snow, it's seems we went from beautiful fall to WINTER over night. I don't know why I always complain about winter, I live in Canada, it is inevitable winter will come!! Actually, I complain about summer too, too hot. Fall is so beautiful but short. I guess I'm just never satisfied!! LOL God sure must have a hard time with us humans, if we could just make up our minds!! LOL

So anyway, due to the snow and icy roads I missed my ladies Bible study. Emily also had a cold so that gave me a little extra excuse. I then spent my morning reformatting my computer and downloading a new virus scanner and all the other upgrades that were necessary. FUN.... Tuesday afternoon had another new event - I taught my first voice lesson!! I'm not sure how this is going to work, as I have never taken voice myself. But I am up for the challenge. Phew, Tuesday was a busy day!

Yesterday was play group, always a good time.

So that brings us to today. Today I got a new alternator put in my truck....I'm sure I should be able to sell that truck for a fortune for all the new parts I have put in it!! Really though we have put a lot of kms on it and we are thankful for it. It would be a long walk to town!! 44 kms.

Darryl starts his second term at welding school on Monday. I am going to be here with the kids alone for 8 weeks!! That sounds worse than it really is, he will be home on weekends. I am planning on using that time to get in shape, get my house organized, and scrapbook. I think that, with 2 kids should keep me busy enough.

Well I guess that's all for today. I hope you guys are enjoying my chattering. It's nice to know we are keeping in touch even if it's not the traditional way.

Whoo hoo!! #2

Well...Let's see the first one seemed to go alright let's try again.
I got to go to playgroup this morning with the kids.....is it really for the kids? How come my son who is a really sweet little boy becomes this hitting monster when around kids his own age. There is a little girl who is his same age, they have a love hate relationship, unfortunately they will probably date and their relationship will still be the same at 16 as it was at 2 1/2. They were just sitting and arguing back and forth, "Yes! No! Yes! No!...." at first it was arguing it then turned into a game.
I am really excited, I've made a new friend. The friends I have I have had for a long time, and I don't often make a connection with people I have just met. Our boys play really well together, and we are both new to an area where it seems everyone knows everyone. I sure hope it becomes a close friendship.

First Try...

Well, here goes....my cousin has a blog site and I find her posts to be so enjoyable, that I thought it would be fun to try. I am sure I won't be as witty as she is, but it will give me an opportunity to be a little creative and maybe feel like I am talking to a grown up during the day, even if it is just talking to myself. Does that mean I am going crazy?
Alright, let's see if I am actually doing this right...