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Frosh Week & the GREAT Beanies!

As you know, my family will be heading back to Canada. We are tired of Texas and are ready for a change. I have been going through stuff and packing things that I need to keep, and tossing things that I think it is time to let go. Well.... I came across my FROSH WEEK BEANIE! Yes, I still have it! I'd like to take a poll.... if I the only one that hung on to this silly thing? If I am the only one.... I may keep it, just for the fact that I have it.... if I am not, I want to know who is as silly as I am!

TGIF!!!!

OMG!! The week went by soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo slow! I am so glad that it is Friday... I needed the weekend so bad! We will spend most of the weekend packing, but I think we may take a trip to the park, since the weather should be nice. I really don't have much more to say... just wanted to give my quick update!

Packing....

Well, here we are, 7 weeks from the time I plan to fly up north with Gabby. So far, I have packed:
* Baby clothes too small for Gabby
* My pre-pregnancy clothes
* 1 box of Gabby's toys
* Most of our picture frames
* Baby swing
* Baby bouncer
* Pack-n-play

We have a lot of work to do!!!

Little House on the Island

I think we may begin our own TV show once we move up. It makes for a cute title... Just a little take off of Little House on the Prairie. I am getting pretty excited about moving up! I only have 6 weeks left of working for the school, and then I AM FREE! Chris and I need to find a house with yard space so that Joe can run around. Joe is a family member, so the house has to work for him too! So there is this house down the street from may parents place that Chris has seen from the outside. We know that it needs work, but we want something that we can make our own... so we think this may work. I have never seen it, but I hope to at least see some pictures before making the BIG decision! We can rent it to start out, and then work towards buying it, once we get on our feet!

Well, that is about all I have for today, but I will leave you with a picture of Gabby giving her baby kisses!

Hard Boiled Eggs

Okay, so I feel like a retard! I seriously can't cook anything! So, I was cooking the eggs so that I could make Chris some deviled eggs (he loves them, and I have the day off from work). Anyway... As I was peeling the shell off one of the last eggs, I could tell the yolk was not fully cooked, so I popped the de-shelled egg on a plate and cooked it in the microwave for 20 seconds. When I put the knife in it to cut it in half, it EXPLODED!!! There is egg ALL over my kitchen!!!! UGH!

**Now, you all know what a bad idea it is to let me in the kitchen alone!**

Easter Pictures

Photobucket Album

A wee little update....

Okay, so I have found that the closer I get to the end of the school year, the less time I have spent on blogger. Well, this is our update, in a nutshell....

* Pregnancy is going well... I only have mild tummy issues
* Gabby is turning into a whinney toddler (UGH!)
* 7 weeks until my contract is over!!!
* 8ish weeks until our "possible" moving date
* My grandparents have been married for 50 years!!
* My parents should be close to Canada, if not already back across the boarder.
* The house has not sold yet :(
* We have not done much packing
* I need to throw away a lot of junk that I have saved due to my upbringing as a packrat!
* I have yet to gain weight, actually I have lost a few pounds!


I am sure I forgot something... I may add to this list, so check back.... My next step is adding pictures to my photo blog... so check that too....

New Pictures

Quick update!

Just wanted to let everyone know that we are still on planet earth! We have just been VERY busy. We will be in San Antonio this weekend for my grandparents 50th Wedding anniversary... I should have pictures to post when we get back.

Check our photo blog...

...to see what Gabby was up to today. Click Here

Oh, and I went for my first appointment with my new OBGYN.... I am SO unhappy! My doctor was supposed to be a woman.... this was clearly a man, they do not allow children in the doctors office, so Chris and Gabby had to go sit in the car.... and they only do ultrasounds on Thursdays from 8am-2pm.... so if I am to have one, I have to take time off work! Needless to say, I am looking for a new OBGYN.... they were nice and all, but it just seemed off... ya know.

Gabby's 1 Year Old Pictures

Photobucket Album

We are registered....

We spent about 2 hours at BabiesRus today. And I think we did a better job this time around! I guess we learned what you really need by having Gabby around. Anyway, feel free to check it out, and let me know if there is something you recomend that we add.
Our registry

Oh, and by the way... this baby does not like Pizza!!!!

Differences....

Well, now that I am nine WEEKS pregnant, I thought that I would begin my list of things that are different this pregnancy from the last.... The easy way out would be to say everything, but that would make this post short and boring... so for those who have never been through a pregnancy.... this one's for you.

With Gabby: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~With Current Pregnancy:
NEVER got sick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sick to my tummy often
Very energetic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Always sleepy
Calm and relaxed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Moody and always yelling at
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chris (poor guy!)
Little or no emotional break downs ~~Cry at everything! Even
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~commercials on TV
Completed all work duties on time ~~~Late to work, turning in
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~paperwork late


I am sure there is more that I am forgetting, and I will most likely update my list as this pregnancy goes on. This all being said, I think that porcelain throne is calling my name....

Birthday!!!!

Okay, we had Gabby's party today! It was fun, and she really seemed to have a good time. I posted some pictures on Gabby's Picture Blog. Check them out..... We wish everyone could have been there.

Feeling pregnant...

This morning, I for the first time ever, experienced morning sickness during pregnancy! That's right, I never got it with Gabby! This little booger inside of me better be a boy! Man I felt like pooh this morning, but I did make it to work, and on time too. I left my house and hour later than normal, obeyed all the traffic laws, and I was to work with 15 minutes to spare. Granted I felt like you know what, and everyone could tell. The kids were very good today, so I did not have to raise my voice, not that I have much of a voice to raise right now.

Well, that is about all I have for this evening. Not much new going on.

Congrats to Angela and Morgan on their B-E-A-UTIFUL baby girl, who just so happens to share a birthday with Gabby :)

Already?!?!?!?!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY GIRL!!!!!!

Gabriella Louise turned 1 year old

this morning at 8:15am!!!!

YEAH Baby Girl!!!!

I'm Sick!

I have a viral infection! UGH! It's not fair! What did I do to deserve this? My voice is almost all gone... the doctor said to spend the rest of the week in bed... well, that is boring! GAbby is sick too... Chris just left with her to her doctor. We shall see how that works out. Her nose is so raw that it is bleeding... she screens when we wipe it.... We have to pin her down to clean it, and she tries to cover her nose with her hands. Poor thing! So, Gabby's birthday is tomorrow.... and her party is supposed to be on Saturday.... Well... we had to post pone it :(

****added around 7:20pm central****
Gabby's doctor visit went well.... As well as it could I guess. She has her first ear infection, and an infection around her little nose. Her birthday is tomorrow... poor baby!

The News is...

We are expecting... Yes, I am preggo again!

Not much new...

...except what can't be told. Hrm, ever had something like that happen? There are just certain things better left unsaid! I am hoping the next 3 and a half months go by very fast! I want out of Texas! I want to start our new life.... Why is the time going by so slow?

Yes I know....

I live a busy life... I hope things are calming down though... Mom and Dad's house is FINALLY listed, so Chris and I have our weekends back!!! This is something to celebrate, so we are going to the Monster Truck Jam... and yes, the kids are going too! Gabby will have her cute little ear plugs in! I look forward to the end of the school year more and more everyday! I really don't know what else to say..... So, that's my update..... check out our photo blog... I am putting new pics up write after I put this message up!


OH!!! I almost forgot... Gabby's new thing is saying "Hi Baby!"

Nothing new really...

Hey guys... I really don't have any new news to report.... We are trying to figure out what to do for Gabby's birthday, as it will be here in only a few weeks.... We want to have a small party and invite close friends and family..... But the house is not really big enough, and we are on a budget... We thought about Chuck-E-Cheeses, but Gabby would not really have any fun there..... Any suggestions?
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Ice on the roads...

That's right... There is ice on the roads in Houston (TEXAS). They have closed most of the schools in Houston, including mine. The only major school district open is the one that Christian is in. He was not a happy camper when he sat there watching the news, only to find out that he is in one of the few schools that had to be there today. The majority of Houston is closed for the day... It is rather humorous actually. I have no problem driving in this weather, nor does Chris... But it is the rest of Houston that scares us. Houstonians are not accustomed to this weather! So, I will take this extra day with my Gabster, and live it up!

7th Heaven...

So if you really know me, you know that I love 7th Heaven... And I really hope that they keep it up, even though they already tried to end it once. Anyway, I came across this little quiz to find out which 7th Heaven cast member you are most like... and my answer came out.....


Wow, look at that shiny halo! You're like Lucy Camden -- virtuous, wholesome, and respectable. Are you sure you aren't a Camden yourself?

Take the Quiz yourself... How Virtuous Are You?

Christmas...

WOW! Christmas was, shall we say, interesting! The day that my mom and the kids and I left for Canada, we were supposed to leave by 5am. Well, that of course, did not happen. Mainly because my moms cat is a stubborn old bitty! I had her in her cage and ready to go... But my little brother and I were taking her out to go to the restroom before the long trip. Well, she managed to get out of her harness, and she took off! We spent 5 hours chasing that STUPID cat around the neighborhood! I finally sweet talked her into coming with me.... You know, in baby talk "come on Cinza, come on baby.... It's okay..." Well within seconds she was rubbing against my legs and I grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and carried her to my mom's house. We then tranquilizer her and put her in her carrier. Be-be (my moms other cat) never left our sight.... I think she was just so freaked out about the move... The cats could tell something was going on.

So we finally got on the road around 10am.... The kids were great... My mom slept.... I drove until I could not drive anymore... and we only made it to West Memphis, Arkansas.... Not bad for only having about 4 hours of sleep, and then chasing a STUPID cat around the neighborhood for 5 hours! Our second day on the road, we made a lot more progress, we made it just past Lansing, MI. We stopped there for the night so that we would not be crossing the Canada border late at night.... Because Gabby would not be a happy camper!

Our border crossing was easy.... They took care of my moms paperwork (since she was moving to Canada) and they did not even ask me for my passport or anything for the kids! That really bothered me, because I could have been a kid-napper..... But, it was also good, because we were done in about 10 minutes! 4 hours later, we were at my aunt and uncles house. Gabby, Christian and I went and woke up Chris (who we had not seen for 2 weeks). He looked so different. He lost weight! After we had been there about an hour, he told me that his tooth was really bothering him. I asked if he wanted to go to the dentist and he said no.... He wanted to wait till we got home. Well, the next morning his check was SO puffy! I took him to the dentist, and sure enough, he had a massive infection. They put him on anti-biotic and the next day the tooth (well the roots of the toothy, was all that was left) was pulled. It was a wisdom tooth. They also told him that the one on the other side was doing the same thing, so we made an appointment for that one to be pulled 2 days later. The dentist that was there at the time was not able to do it, so instead, he got two fillings that day.

Christmas was good. The kids got lots of presents from all the family in Canada. And the family loved Gabby! Oh, and my little stinker started walking while we were there! LOOK OUT WORLD! So, here are some pics from Christmas I had more, but a computer glich caused me to loose a lot of pictures....

Well, we have been back in Houston for a couple days now. Our trip home went very smoothly! Our first day on the road, we did not leave until about 1pm (Ontario time) due to a tooth being pulled, and my mom not wanting us to leave... But we wanted to at least get a start. We stopped for the night at a motel somewhere in Ohio... About 30 minutes from Kentucky.... Then we got up around 8am the next morning and hit the road. We did not stop (except for restroom breaks and eating) until we got to Conroe, Texas to drop off Maurice (my big brother). That was around 3am. We got back to our house around 4am, and none of us could sleep. Gabby wanted to play, Christian wanted to play his Playstation (which he missed like crazy) and Chris and I were just not ready for bed. So we played with Gabby for a while. I guess around 5ish we layed down... Gabby fell asleep... I don't think that Christian ever went to bed. We slept for a couple hours... And we were up opening MORE presents. Chris' dad sent two big boxes of presents for us. These kids have so many toys, and nowhere to put them! Gabby needs her own room SO bad!

Here there and everywhere.....

SO we are still in Canada... I wanted to share with you a house that we are currently checking into on PEI... Let me know what you think. Click Here to check it out.

We're in Canada EH?

Hey everyone! So, I know it has been a while since I updated... So here is a quick update to catch y'all up on a few things. The first half of my last school year in Houston is OVER! Now I just have to make it through May... Our plans as of now are still to move to Canada... Chris spend some time on PEI and he said the winter there seems quite depressing! I have never been there during the winter. But, regardless, we ARE moving to Canada! I am so done with Texas! Gabby cut another tooth on Saturday,it is on the top left. My baby girl is growing up so fast, it's hard to believe she is going be a year old in 2 month.

Chris had a really bad tooth ache the day that my mom, the kids and I got here. He was miserable all night. My dad and I took him to the dentist yesterday. He has a very bad infection, so he is on antibiotics. Once the infection is gone, the tooth must go... In a way, I am glad that this happened in Canada... they are so much nicer, and the prices are much better!

Well, that is about all I have for you for now. I will try and give more updates during the break, and I plan to have Christmas morning pictures up as soon as that happens!

Have a Great Christmas!

To quiet!

WOW! It is too quiet at my house. Christian is across the street at a friends house, helping her with her computer, Gabby is in bed, and Chris is out of town. He left early this morning with my dad and Maurice (older brother) to drive to PEI. Yes, that's right, the love of my life has taken off with my daddy and my bu-bu! Since they left, I did some painting at my parents house here in Houston (it goes on the market either tomorrow or Tuesday), I have gone shopping for winter clothes for Gabby (found some very good deals!), I have washed all the laundry, I changed the door knobs in our bedroom, and I have cleaned the bedroom! Now that I am out of chores to do, all that is left is blogging and watching TV.

Things that are new: Gabby says bu-bye and waves while she does it... she started that almost a week ago, I think. She is trying so hard to walk... she has the standing part down... She is 100% weaned.... Pumping was getting to difficult... I did not have enough time, nor energy. Since I started weaning, I have been more energetic and less moody!

10 school days until Christmas break!

Family Picture....

with Santa!

Gabby and her buddy Alexander

Okay, so I am a slogger!!

Yes, I have not been so great about keeping up lately, but I must say that I have been extremely busy! Between work, Gabby, and helping my parents get ready to move, I don't have a lot of time to blog. That being said, I will fill y'all in with a few of the things that have been going on.
1. Gabby now has two teeth... she has had two for a while, I think I only blogged about one though.
2. The school year is almost half over, which means just a little over 6 months till we move to Canada.
3. My parents moving van comes to there house the Tuesday after American thanksgiving. That is a little over a week away. So we have been coming to their house pretty much every weekend for the past few weeks to help get it ready to sell. Chris and I have been painting today.
4. I have all of next week off from work. We will be spending the week working on our house and going through things... we are trying to figure out what to take and what to get rid of when we move.
5. We are ALL going to Ontario for Christmas! All but my baby brother Charlie... he just started a new job a few weeks ago, and has no chance of getting the time off... But Gabby and Christian will get to see real snow (hopefully) this Christmas.

I am sure there is more to tell, but the paint fumes are getting to me... I will try to write more again soon! Hope all is well!

With time, comes change.....

Well... So I never thought that my job description would change part way through the year. As of tomorrow, I will no longer be teaching K-2 Math and Bible.... I will now be teaching Grade 1 Bible and 1-2 Language Arts. After about 10 weeks of school, the principal finally agreed with me that Kindergarten should be in a confined classroom. Personally, I can not handle kindergarten for more than about 30 minutes without loosing my mind, and somehow I made it through 10 weeks of having them for and hour and a half, five days a week. I will still see them everyday at recess, but they will no longer come to my classroom.

The down side to all of this is that I will no longer be decision Math. I love Math! I have never been strong in Language Arts, but I guess this is a way to strengthen that area.

I should have some new pictures up soon... They are on my dad's camera, and we are having some technical difficulties...

Look Who Looks Like ME!

http://www.myheritage.com

Haloween...

So, it's Haloween, and I am beat! As soon as we got home from my work, we got the kids ready, and we were off for a candy raid! Now, of course it was HOT so much for this so called cold front! GAbby was miserible in her bunny costume! Half way through our time out, she trew up on me (i'm guessing due to the heat). So we took her costume off, and the rest of the night, she was a happy baby! Well, That is about all I have for now... her are a couple pictures of our little bunny... one is with her daddy!

Wow, I thought I had updated.....

I don't have much to say update wise... Life, as usual, is busy! 1/4 of the school year is over... Gabby is 8 months old... Christian turned 10 last weekend.... I'm tired, and I can't think of what to say... so I will update later.

What's Happening?!

Well, well, well... Life has been crazy! This year has been a lot harder on me, and the reasoning could be a number of things. This is my third year of teaching, second year teaching as a married woman, and first year teaching as a mommy of an infant. It is very hard being away from my husband and kids all day and then being too tired to do anything with them by the time I get home. It is not fair to them, and really, it is not fair to me... but, as my mother always said, "Nobody ever said that life was fair." Gabby is doing so much, and I miss most of her firsts... Like the first time she held a bottle on her own, she was at home with Chris, and I was at work. The first time she sat up on her own, I was at work, and she was home with Chris. She loves saying "dadadadada", but when she is upset or angry she say "mamamamamama!" She knows, and loves her Buba very much. She also loves to pull his hair! If we let her, she crawls all over the place, and gets into everything, and she will pull herself into a standing position whenever she gets a chance. If we put her in the walker, she RUNS! She loves baby food, and seems to be self weaning herself from nursing (I am okay with this because I can use my breaks at work for breaks and not feeling like a dairy cow).

Christian will be 10 next Saturday and Gabriella will be 8 months old a week from Monday! Where has my baby gone? They are both growing up so fast!

Well, My mother in law and I took Gabby to The Picture People today and had her picture taken. All the pictures were AWESOME... but I only got the 2 free ones, as money is a bit tight right now. As soon as their server is up and running I can show y'all the poses we did not purchase, but for now, here are the two we did get.

Life in the fast lane

As you have noticed (or maybe not) I have not been doing much updating lately. Well, work keeps me busy, and then I like to spend time with the family when I get home. I have a long weekend coming up, so I plan to give a big update soon. There are some New Pictures on our Photo Blog. Enjoy!