This is the Life

Oh man, I cannot even begin to describe how good it feels to be home every day. It has been a week now and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it:



~ nice to sleep in til 7.15am

~ kids have a chance to wake up slowly without being rushed in order to catch the bus (even if it means we are a bit late sometimes..)

~we have porridge for breakfast

~ we ride our bikes to school sometimes

~ we have a good homemade meal every day (even with salad and all - go me LOL)

~ we go for walks

~ kids can have playdates at our house after school

~ spring cleaning has officially started: I cleaned my whole kitchen, inside and out - and lemmetallya -it feels good!!!!

~ I am caught up with laundry!!!!!!!!!! WoooOOOOooooohoooOOOOOoooo!

~ we do homework together - before 7.30pm actually!

~ we plan trips to the library and to the pool

~ learning how to budget

~ going on fieldtrips and just to be around at school again

........and so much more - it's been good.



Oh, and I also occupied myself with the Pioneer Woman's Photoshop Actions, and I am having a lot of fun!






Then, I discoverd flickr - and oh well - there go a couple of hours LOL!! So much gorgeous photography there.



Now, it's a beautiful friday night, Paula is at a sleepover, Liam and Rob are watching "the dark chrystal" (remember that one?? i love it.), and I am here ready to do some scrappin'. I have 3 girlie movies here and better pop the first one in.

See ya :)

Out of it

that was me yesterday - woke up at around 5am with a major headache and an upset stomach - bleh. Spent all day on the couch sleeping. The kids decided to stay home too until Liam got bored at around 11am and wanted to go to school.

Paula spent all day in her room crafting - just being in her own little world. She also made tea for us and even cooked herself Kraft Dinner for lunch - very impressive.

Glad that I am feeling so much better.

So, I decided to take it easy today and do some scrappin - I am working on my first Pageframes album with pictures of our weekend trip to Hornby Island.

Fun weekend

So, I figured today is just as good as any day to update my blog LOL - I knew that I wouldn't be posting every day - but this has been a long stretch.

It is now sunday evening and what a great weekend we have had. Sunshine and warm temperatures and a house full of happy kids. Lots of walks and bikerides, some housecleaning, lots of laundry, wiener roasts, roasted marshmellows and a ton of new pictures for me to scrapbook. Good stuff.

This is my niece who was here for a sleepover - soooo cute:


The girls making mudpies:


Uncle Robi teaching Mikayla how to roast a hot dog:


And the girls:


This one has to be my favorite shot -Liam and Colten by the fire - BFF for sure:


Obviously this picture has been taken after the marshmellows LOL:



Mikayla eating her first ever (!) roasted marshmellow - this kid has to come over more often - she is missing out on a lot of fun stuff LOL:

And here is the whole sleepover crew:


Now, the house is clean again and all is quiet - nice. Put the kids to bed early today - they sure need a good nights sleep.
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On another note - I have quit my job last week and I am now officially a stay at home mom again - and it rocks!!!! I feel soo good - I could yell it out loud for the whole world to hear! Such a weight lifted off my shoulders - I can't even begin to describe it.

I tried to cut back hours in January - but the bosses said no. They did agree to every second friday off tho - and I thought that would be okay for me.
Then, a couple of weeks ago i asked if it would be possible for me to have an extra 2 weeks off this year so the kids and I can go and visit family in Germany. Well, you could have thought I would have asked for their firstborn!!! The huffing and puffing - it was rather ridicolous.
They did agree tho, but let me know that this will not be happening next year or the years thereafter. Apparently all I do is 'want want want'!! I just thought I would have to barf - it made me sick to my stomach! I have given this job my all - I stayed late when the senior boss decided stuff had to be done by tomorrow, I sent my kids to school when they were not feeling good because I knew we had a lot of work, I couldn''t be helper or go on fieldtrips, I put 150% in everything I did there - and she has the nerve to tell me that all i do is 'want' - give me a fukin' break!
So, after taking it out with rob - we decided to be broke but have me home with the kids! Yay for my husband - I know he is freakin' out a bit right now as the money will be tight - but hey, we'll make do until something better comes along.
i told the boss about my decision on tuesday and gave my 2 weeks notice. She tried to be friendly about it - but you know - bitch is bitch.

Went back to work on wednesday - and if you kow nasty - that's how my day was. I thought a few times I am just gonna tell her to fuck off and walk out, but I thought I am a grown up and I am way better than this. I stayed friendly to the bitter end LOL. Then, at 4.15 she calls me to tell me that they decided it would be better if I just packed my stuff and leave and not come back - with full pay of course. All I could do is laugh and shake my head. What a bunch of fukin' retards!! Excuse my language. We got along for 2 years - and then to be so immature - it's freaky really.

BUT, I am now home enjoying my kids and my freedom - with full benefits and pay for another week LOL!!! SCORE!! LOL. LOVING every minute of it.
The stuff that I organized and cleaned in my house already feels soo good. The kids and I ride our bikes to school and back. Tomorrow I go for breakfast with 2 good friends - this is the life I tell ya.
i will take it easy for a bit now and then look into taking some courses at the local college - doing someting that will allow me to work from home. I am not compromising the childhood of my kids for a few extra $$ - this is a lesson I learned from all that! So is life.

So, there is a quick update - and now I am gonna hop in my pj's and do some scrappin;.


PS: Still smoke free :)