The End

So here we are with 3 days left in 2007. Christmas is over and done with for another year. And now we move on to a celebration I usually dread but not this year. Never in my whole life have I been so happy to see a new year come. 2007 was a LONG 12 months that for the most part I never want to relive. It had some good points: Lexie's first day of Kindergarten, Meeting all my scrapbooking girls, Getting in the army and getting my first choice, Todd being happy with his job after being miserable for two years, my awesome new friends from work that remind me that yes I am only 26 not 46, Getting better after my car accident (push ups anyone?) Weddings and new babies, and finally feeling settled in Ottawa although it will never feel like home. The few other things that were good about the year I will hold onto in my heart forever and just like my engagement story they will never be shared. Now If I could just erase the rest of the crap I could call the year amazing lol.
2008 promises to be full of adventure and new experiences for both Todd and I. I wonder daily how he will fair as a single Dad while I am away. I tell him all the time he will be fine and that payback is a bitch! All I ask is he feeds them half decently and makes sure they don't go out looking like little ragamuffins and everything will be fine. The rest of it is all small stuff and it will fall into place eventually. I am so excited to begin this new chapter in my life. I have been working hard to get ready to go. I am finally doing something for myself and it feels so good! My heart breaks at the thought of leaving my girls for so long but I am so thankful that they have a great dad to take care of them. And my mom will be coming to visit regularly! So bring on 2008! I wish you all a safe and happy 2008. Bonne Annee!
Sending Love and Laughter from Ottawa.
~Jen~

Christmas 2007

The Great Cat-tastrophe

The tree went up....the tree came down. Damn cat. I woke up to screaming the first morning it was up..."Mommy, Oscar is in the tree and he can't get out!". Not only was he in the tree but he was on the top branch sitting there like he owned the place. After a few days of fighting to keep him out of it I had enough. At first I was worried he would get all hung up in the lights and strangle himself and then I was wishing he would. I must have put that tree back together about 6 times! So I went out and bought a little 4 footer and set it up on an end table. We decorated it and put presents all around the base so now it's Oscar proof. Now if I can only keep him out of the bathtub.......

I hope your all enjoying your cat free trees!
Take care,
~Jen~
xoxoxoxo

"O Christmas Tree"

I love Christmas. Everything about it makes me happy. The tree, the music, the lights, my kids excitement and the fight Todd and I get into every year about when to put up the tree. I have been begging the man for days to put it up to no avail so today after parent teacher interviews I am going to drag up the box and put the sucker up myself :P. This is a hard Christmas for us. It's our first year in many away from the crazy Blanchette Christmas celebration and we are really going to miss it. It will be nice to spend it with my mom though. It will be the first time for me to wake up on Christmas morning and open gifts with her since I left home. And how cute are the three little girls going to be! There will be lots of pictures!

So if you haven't heard the good news by now I'll share it again. My military application came through and I am swearing in December 18th! Then off to BMQ at "the Mega" in St-Jean on January 13th. My course Starts January 14th and I graduate April 18th ( I hope!) I am excited and freaking out at the same time. After basic it's SQ and then I go on my trades training for 6 months. Most of it is in Borden so I hope to be able to come home some weekends.

Well thats all for now. I'll try and post some pics when I get the tree up.
Merry Christmas!
~Jen~
xoxoxox