Time to Catch Up

Wow, it's been a life time since I sat down and put the keys to the screen lol is that the same as putting the pen to the paper? I don't know but I know I have lots to tell and more then I can fit in one little blog entry. At least without boring you all to death with the details of my ho-hum life here in Saskatchewan. Yes I said it: SASKATCHEWAN!!! Can you image me in the middle of ass tabernacle prairie land? Now being born and raised in Alberta you would think one would be reasonably used to life here out west but you would be wrong. Dead wrong. A year in Ottawa spoiled me rotten. Pretty malls and great shopping are a thing of the past, along with 24/7 everything. Living in Regina takes some planning ahead and some thinking (stop laughing). The thing is I'm kinda diggin' it here. The people are so nice, my job is fun and everyone at my new store are awesome so I really have no complaints. The best part of it all is waking up and falling asleep every night and knowing Jason is here. He is not leaving for the week. He maybe might not be coming home after five days away cause some wally screwed up. He's here and we are all together and its Amazing. How did I get so lucky?

3 more weeks and we will be all moved into our new place. We have shopped for furniture and kitchen stuff and a fantastic hot pink bathroom set with Betty Boop on it. We are all set and ready to go! All I need now is Ellis, Digdug and a few tequila sunrises and I'm all set ;)

Missing you all where ever you are!
~Jen~

Hot Dogs and Ice Cream

The last week of July is here! Half the summer is gone all ready. The next month promises to be crazy busy for me but more details to come on that later. The girls are loving the warm weather, they are outside right after breakfast and I am dragging them in the door and right to the tub around eight every night. We were busy this last week. Jason was home for 10 days leave and we had a nice little "staycation". We went up to "The Hill" and went to the top of the peace tower, had a hot dog and fed the pigeons down there too. Alexis managed to get an entire hot dogs worth of ketchup down her front as soon as we got there so she had a beautiful stain on her white dress all afternoon. She is defiantly my daughter! We went to the outdoor pool and the spray park and did some shopping. It was a nice relaxing week.

I bought Lexie an ice cream maker on our special afternoon out. I took her to McDonald's and then out to Wal-Mart. It was fun for the two of us to hang out without little sister in tow. She was so excited when she brought it home and said "I'm going to share with Kennedy Mom, she's going to love it!" It was nice to hear that, makes you feel like your doing something right. And she did love it. It's a Disney princess one and it's all pink and girly. The two girls had fun making chocolate ice cream with sprinkles. Honestly it was a little runny but they had a blast and didn't seem to care.

Well off to get a few things done around here. Seems like all I do is wash bathing suits and towels these days!
Lovin' every minute of it.
~Jen~

Canada Day and Crutches

Last Tuesday we took the girls out to the Canada Day celebration here on the base. The whole afternoon cost us $1.25 for some raffle tickets and that was it! That's whats great about the military community. They had a BBQ, cotton candy, popcorn and snow cones. A couple of bouncy castles, some games for the kids, face painting, a DJ and a caricaturist who also did balloon animals. Despite the fact she was dressed in a clown outfit (yikes!) she was really good and I have two great pictures of the girls to hang up. The weather was beautiful and we had a really great time. I think some people were perplexed to see Todd and I out together with the kids but we did it and all managed to have a good time. The outdoor pool was offering a free open swim all day as well but we passed on that and opted for the slip and slide instead. We stayed away from "The Hill" and all the crowds so we didn't get to see any fireworks but we will do more of those things when the girls get a little bigger. All in all it was a fantastic afternoon and a great way to kick off our two months of summer vacation!


Last Thursday at work I was taking a large pane of glass out of a box. I didn't know it was broken inside and it swung down and hit me in the side of the foot, right above my runner. I ended up needing 4 stitches and was on crutches for a couple of days because the bruising and swelling was so severe. It didn't keep me away from St.Jean this weekend though! I arrived Saturday morning just as Jayse was getting off duty and spent the night in the hotel. He had to be back at the base by one in the morning because they were duty platoon this weekend but we still managed to have a good time. We went out to a Karaoke bar, did some shopping, drove out to the Dix30 Mall for a Starbucks and then went for a swim in the outdoor pool on the base. Jason is now the proud owner of a pair of really great swim shorts. Black with Hawaiian flowers. I think they're cute he thinks otherwise as those of you that know him can imagine. But they were good for a ribbing from some of his buddies. LOL...too funny.


Off to enjoy the beautiful Ottawa sunshine with the kids. It's 10:30 and all ready feels like 30 degrees. We will be hitting the pool today!
Cheers,
~Jen~

September To June....Where Did The time Go?

September 2007

June 2008

Here is the princess on the first and last day of school. Report card says she is recommended to Grade One. Yay Alexis!!! First day of the new school year is September 2. That's Kennedy's Fist day of JK too but it's more a meet the teacher kind of thing. Her first real day is September 5th.
Sending Love And Laughter From Sunny Ottawa,
~Jen~

Happy Friday

Where did the month go? Hard to believe that its the end of June all ready. The summers always fly by but holy crap! This one is moving ahead full speed. Not too much to tell really. We had Kindergrad last week. Alexis got her "Diploma" and she was very proud to be "Graduating". I teared up a few times during the ceremony, especially when they had all the kids walk into the gym to "Pomp And Circumstance". Seems like just yesterday I was graduating from Highschool and next year will be my 10 year reunion. Crazy! So she is off to first grade come the fall and little miss Kennedy is going to Junior Kindergarten. They are both really excited. I'm sitting on the fence about it. It's going to be strange not to have a little one here full time. But on the other hand I will be able to work a little more and that's a good thing. I'll keep busy. My house might stay a little cleaner!

Tuesday is Canada Day. A big event here in Ottawa and I am not going near any of it. After the remembrance day fiasco I'm staying home (check out the blog about it). There is too many people, not enough parking and I get mental. The base has a little carnival thing for the kids in the afternoon so I am going to that and then might meet up with some friends to watch the fireworks. From as far away as I can get and still see them!

The girls are enjoying sunny days outside. They love the slip and slide and there are a few little kids around for them to play with. So all is well here. Going to hang out this weekend with Jason and the kids. No excitement, I Love it!

Hope you all have a great weekend.
Cheers,
~Jen~
xoxoxoxox

That Quote

I have had a few questions about the quote on my facebook status. It's the lyrics from a Norah Jones song called "Turn Me On". Here it is:

Like a flower waiting to bloom
Like a lightbulb in a dark room
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come home and turn me on

Like the desert waiting for the rain
Like a school kid waiting for the spring
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on

My poor heart, it's been so dark since you been gone
After all, you're the one who turns me off
You're the only one who can turn me back on

My hi-fi's waiting for a new tune
The glass is waiting for some fresh ice cubes
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on
Turn me on

Enjoy. Cheers!
~Jen~

Slip N' Slide

Don't do it, it hurts, 'nuff said. The kids had a good laugh at my expense. Didn't stop me from going a second or a third time though! Too much fun.
Cheers,
~Jen~