I've waited 10 years for this

Zia Yasmine Lorraine

Shey Shey

New Mug

I am loving my new mug.  I faithfully use it every morning.  It was an impulse buy for me.  Well, I was a little peer-pressured into it, but I am so glad.  There is something so comforting about having your own mug.  I have now discovered yet another reason to continue servicing the addiction.   I talked to my brother yesterday as he was starting a long drive.  He told me he had is XL Dbl Dbl in hand.  We delighted in the positivity we both felt at that moment - each having indulged in our morning coffees.  I love my bro - he totally gets it! (Can you tell I'm sipping as I write this?!)

Anticipation

50 sleeps!

The Countdown is on: 60 sleeps!

Zia Yasmine Lorraine

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

You know who you are!  We love you!

Annise Freesia Faith  (saying "all done" after a meal of two bowls of spaghetti and some garlic bread)

Zia Yasmine Lorraine

Anyone know when this house is going to be done?  I know a family that needs a home!  ;-)

New Product

Is it wrong that I LOVE my new cleaning product?  It's the Life Brand version of the Method (all natural) cleaning products.  ("Bio-Life" pear violet)

Coffee Addict

Ok - so I am now almost addicted to coffee.  I say almost because I don't think I would injure anyone for it yet...but I am definitely in the craving it stage!  How did this happen?  I survived a lot of years of college and university without becoming addicted.  I actually tried on several occasions to force-addict myself, to no avail.  I could never stand the taste.  It was all about the bad coffee taste!  However, I have recently discovered ways around the bad taste...namely, chocolate!  My new thing - coffee with hot chocolate.  Kinda like a home-made mocha..just not quite as good.

So, in the morning, I find myself planning out when I can devour my 2 cups of chocolate coffee.  I usually have time when my girls are eating breakfast.  But, because there are two of them and one of me, I find myself drinking the two cups (ok - yes, that is 4 cups in 'coffee-maker-language) quite quickly.  I have discovered this gives me quite the rush of positivity.  (Side note: why did I start with 2 cups you ask?  I don't know...I think I may have ground too many beans the first time or something)  Anyways, when I'm almost done cup number 2 (ok, 4), my 3 yr old is often asking me to engage in some sort of dress-up or dance activity and I am SO VERY WILLING to participate.  No one ever told me about the euphoric rush I could get after devouring some black liquid energy.  But if you're a coffee drinker and you're denying the fact that you are addicted to some kind of positive personality enhancer, you're living in the dark!  

So, I find myself sitting here, drinking my first ever afternoon cup of chocolate.  Who knows what the afternoon will bring now after this new jolt. Woo Hoo!

You know it's time to stop feeding your 3 yr. old Salt & Vinegar chips when...

She pleads, "Ow, Mommy - it's burneen in my mouf. Pweese help me, Ahhh.."

Wanna know what else I hate?

Ok...there are lots of things, but the most recent one that just happened to me is:

putting in a load of laundry, forgetting about it for two days and then having to re-do said load for fear of mold that may have grown on it.

Shopping Trip

Do you ever go to Costco and spend $255 and then come home, scour the cupboards and think to yourself, "there is nothing to eat here!".  I hate it when that happens!

Bandwagon Family

Yep. We even let Zia stay up to watch the game last night. Go Canucks Go! Z so enthusiastically caught Canucks fever from her daddy last night. What else could she do when she saw her daddy cheering and dancing around the family room shirtless with such passion ? For a second it was a toss up - cheer with daddy or cry. Her positive attitude kicked in and she was shortly cheering, "Yeah! A goal! Woo Hoo! Cha - Chaaa!"