MMMMMMMMM Gingerbread!

 

A Christmas is not complete without a Gingerbread House - that is if it makes it to Christmas without being eatten first. I'm sorry to say that this gingerbread house didn't make it 3 days after our November Christmas but it was fun to decorate and fun to eat!

Everybody jion in we are making a gingerbread house

Adding their personal touches

Caught in the act - I bet they don't go on the house!

All done - so cute! and oh so yummy!

Christmas in November (1 of 4)

Yes we had our first of two Christmass - it was so much fun! Dylan, Russell and Tayler were over the top with excitement!
Why you ask would you have two Christmass - well because my parents came up for a week and since we are not going to be with them at Christmas in December we decided to have a special one while they were up visiting.  We did it all  finding a tree (easy to do when they are all over our property), putting up hand made decorations, Gingerbread House, present opening and big ham dinner for "Christmas Day" November 13!



Perfect Tree!



Thstorm clouds that brought thunder and lightning, rain, WIND and snow! We got back to the house just in time!



Carrying home!




Cute Tree covered in handmade decorations and filled with presents!





Walking in a winter wonderland

Winter has arrived and is here to stay, though the weather websites are saying we will have plus temperatures next week and rain - holy wow that will be messy - disasterous for driving too! I am a believe when I see it person so I am very sceptical at this point - today is minus 16 (so far no wind thank goodness - that makes it REALLLLLLY cold outside!) So plus 2 or 3 by Tuesday or Wednesday - hummmmmm I'll let you know!

These were taken last weekend, we have a bit more snow now - its very beautiful

Stitches - ARGH!

About two weeks ago we got a call from the school saying Tayler had fallen and might need stitches. So off we went and sure enough 4 stitches were needed to close up her chin.  She had bounced off the teeter-todder and hit the metal cross bar - did I tell you how much I hate Tetter- todders!

Showing me her stitches - the mark to the left is the adhersve from th bandaid

So all is good now - my friend Bev - who is a nurse, came over with all her fancy utensils and took them out for us - saved us a trip to the clinic on Halloween night.

So last night I was walking down the driveway on my way home from work, I stopped to talk with our neightbours, when all of a sudden here comes Ed and the kids in the car. I waved at him and he stops all breathless to annouce we have to go BACK to Emergency - now Russ needs stitches! WHAT! Really?

So this time Russ and his friend were playing with sticks - can you see where this is going? - and up the stick went and down it came on Russ's head ! So two stitches later Russ is put back together. So I read the riot act to Dylan that we are NOT coming back to Emergency for any more injuries - RIGHT DYLAN! (things come in threes - right and Dylan so far has not had stitches - NO MORE INJURIES!!!!

Argh I tell you they are going to start to wonder about these kids!

Big Country!

Here is where I work - Big Country Storage Terminals !

Getting freight for a customer - actually it was Taylers Girl Guide Leader - she insisted she have a picture of me running the forklift!

Trucks coming and going 

 

I love working here - I have way too much fun! Joanne and I work in the office and Bob, Brandon and Mitch come and go in the trucks delivering freight.

Pheasant hunting!

A couple weekends ago we were invited out Pheasant hunting, with Bob (owns Big Country where I work). We had a really fun afternoon!

First we went to the area where the birds are raised and there were so many different exotic birds the kids (and me) were fasinated, just looking through thte pens.

After they caught all the birds the guys were taking out, we headed out about 5 miles up in the bush. The area and beautiful open fields.

Bob has two hunting dogs he brought out too - Issy and Mira - they were so excited but when it came down to working and finding the birds they were amazing to watch!

Once the birds were let go there were three groups of 4 guys and one (or in our case 2) dogs to track them.

Bob, Ed and the kids

Issy bringing one of the birds in, Russ was the offical carrier of birds

At one point he had 5 two in hand, two in the other and one under his arm

When we first came up we "planted" 5 birds in here and left them until we were heading out. Instead of going out in groups they stayed in a line and the dogs flushed them out

I think this looks like Kevin from the movie "UP" Russ agreed! This was one of the other exotic birds - I think it was from the Himilayas

Another exotic bird from India (I think)

We had a really fun time - we came home with 5 pheasant and a Chukar they were all really yummy - Ed and the boys had a blast too - Dylan can even say he got one!

Happy Halloween (a few days late!)

  We had a fun Halloween - pumpkin carving, dressing up, trick or treating and FIREWORKS!

This year was not as cold - thank goodness - I was trying to figure out how I was going to get that dress on over a winter jacket!

The fireworks were wonderful again - the Volunteer Fire Dept put them on, we even had hot dogs and hot chocolate while we watched!

I was going to take more pictures but we ran out of the house and my camera was on the table so these were taken when got home - ARGH!