the next day

Here are some highlights from Christmas day. Brianna was thrilled to bits that Santa ate up all of her cookies and drank the milk, "mommy take a photo of this!!!" Both kids are under the weather, so they're pale as ghosts. But such is life. Hope everyone out there in bloggerland had a nice holiday with family and friends.

Merry Christmas

And to all a good night!

I'd like to draw your attention to the state of our Christmas tree.... half decorated from the middle up, behind a gate with Bree's keyboard!!! lol and he's still managed to pull it over twice!! LOVE the toddler phase! love it!

Well the girl is sick today, and spiked a fever around 4 am... I couldn't get back to sleep because she said her neck hurt too(dh had meningitis just before we were married, so I'm a wee bit freaked out at fever & sore necks combined). Anyway, I was having a most grumbly day, and decided I was missing taking pic's so Ian became my loyal subject!! It's funny because I kept calling his name to get him to look at me, as he's busy playing, c'mon mom leave me alone... and so he started saying Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I think you can see the "no" lips in one of the photos. Hmmm I wonder where he learned that word??? Holy cow he is into EVERYTHING!!

Hope everyone is ready for Christmas, apparently it is near... I need to hit the grocery store, but that's it. I may try the 24 hour one later tonight... we'll see!!

So it's less than a week before Christmas, and I have lost my fa la la la... So strange, I'm feeling pretty blah. I have the tree, the lights, some decorations that Ian hasn't destroyed... It's so strange being a work at home mom. For years working in Long term care, there was such a huge emphasis on Christmas and decorating and all that good stuff. I organized heaps of parties and attended them too! It was fun, I loved it!! And in a small strange way I miss it. I miss having co-workers to giggle, chat and solve all the worlds problems.
It's all good and I'll be fine, it's just another bump in the road called life. I miss my friends who are all very busy with their holiday preparation. My beloved life long friend Gayle has been away in Cornwall for the past 6 weeks re-training to go and work in the tower at Pearson airport in Toronto. She has been an Air traffic controller on radar for the past 6 years, but was tired of working underground. I'm so proud of her for going for her dream and working to get to the spot where she'll be happier. She's been studying like a fiend as they have to score I think a 95%(really would we want an ATC who only got 50%?nope!). She called me on Friday to tell me that she passed! wooohoo! I hope I can see her over the holidays.

I think it's common to especially miss friends and loved ones over the holidays. My hugs and prayers go out to all who are missing special loved ones this time of the year.

And just to end on a happy note, I'm going to share a silly moment with Gayle ... on the way to the church when I was getting married, we went through the McDonalds drive through!!! we were STARVING, and I thought I was going to be sick... so of course logically McDonalds solves all your problems! Shockingly enough it did!! And the drive through lady called over all the Mickyd employees to have a look at us all dressed up! lol.

If you have a silly moment you'd like to share about someone you're missing, please share! I'd love to hear it!

Web site launched!!

Thrilled to bits to say that our web design company(blue kangaroo studios---site to come) has launched it's first client's website. So much fun to have been a part of it and I wish it's owner with a brilliant first name, much much success in business and all endeavours. Online store is still to come, so please stay tuned.

Make sure to put on your comfy slippers and go join up and check it out!! www.thescrappingnook.ca

Cheers and happy Monday!! eek I still need to shop and there isn't much time left! ack !!

Stopping by for a minute for a breather and to say thanks to all the great friends and families that I have had the incredible priviledge to have photographed in the past month. I barely consider this work, it is such a joy!
Here are some of my favourite images from the past month.
cheers!

Hiya folks, Gosh this time of the year is busy!! I have been having a great but busy time of it. My classes finished the end of November, now I'm just working on my business plan... what a document that is!!! Doing photos for folks on the weekend and LOVING it!!! And of course still busy working on our first client's website! I can't wait for the big reveal. It shouldn't be long now!

Needless to say, sleep has been little, coffee has been large... wait there is nothing new there! lol.

I just realized that I hadn't sent out any christmas cards yet. I usually ahve them out the first of December!!! So I desperately tried to get a photo of the kids together... I had to provide food... so yep Ian's munching on an apple but hey it's done! Hope everyone else is doing well!!