January 7, 2010

So the holidays are definitely over. We went right into one whirlwind of a week. This past Saturday we celebrated my Grandma's 75th b-day at my cousin Crystal's house. There were lots of people there to celebrate. It was nice visiting with family that I haven't seen in a while, as well as ones that I have :)
On Sunday our friends, Sue and Morgan, invited our family over for dinner. It was a yummy fun time. Morgan got to try out his new deep fryer that he got at Christmas, and made us some good fries in it!
Monday its was back to school for the kids. None of them were terribly excited to be going back, but ended up having a great day anyways. The kids have been doing really good with being consistent with their chores each day, as well as doing extra "money jobs" around the house. It's helped out so much with keeping things in order. I've also added bonus rewards for the kids that are consistently on time at the door to leave for school, and that has really helped out with their speed in the mornings. It's been so great!
Tuesday was the beginning of another session of swimming lessons for Kaitlyn. Damian also started back into cubs. We drove Drayton as well, since Jesse wasn't around. It was badge night, and Damian got a badge. He was so excited and so proud. Damian went on a trip to the museum on Tuesday as well.
Wednesday Damian started back into Gymnastics. They moved to a new building, and it is so much bigger. Grant went out to the movies with Caleb to go see Sherlock Holmes again, and I stayed home and watched "Titanic" for the first time ever. It's a pretty old movie, so most people are so surprised that I had never seen it. It was so sad. I cried. Sue was the one who got me thinking I should watch it. She really likes that movie, and couldn't believe that I hadn't seen it yet. I should have had her over to watch it with me, so we could cry together, LOL!
That brings us to today. I went shopping in the afternoon for a few things. I love checking out Once Upon a Child in Calgary, so we went there. I got some awesome deals. I really needed some jeans for McKenna. She just hit a huge growth spurt and outgrew all of her jeans except for 1 pair. So I got her a few pairs today. Tyson and Maiya were very good, so that was a bonus as well. The kids are now watching a movie together while I blog. I am supposed to be going out to book club tonight, which I love going to, but I'm just too tired to go tonight. I probably wouldn't be good company. I feel like bumming at home, and hanging out with my husband. One of those pj nights wrapped in a blanket in front of the tv. It's probably because I didn't sleep very well last night. Oh and a few pics in here of Damian's pet "Fluffy". They were enjoying letting him play on Tyson's garage set today, and I thought the pics were funny and cute. Oh, and a random picture of Tyson when he fell asleep on the couch (I guess I didn't put him down for his nap soon enough, lol)