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30/30
'Birthday Day'

Well it's official, I've entered my 31st year! I had a great day! Scott & Dee-Ann took me out while Shelby watched the kids...thank you so much Shelby, you are amazing! We started out at Starbucks where D bought me a misto. Then they took me to this movie...loved it! {If you know me, going to the movie theatre is one of my MOST favorite things to do, complete with popcorn} We headed back to their place to have some supper and watch the hockey game (at least hockey-lover D did) and topped it all off with yummy crave cupcakes. Thank you so much for thinking of me guys, I had such a wonderful time! If you want to check out more about my special day, head over to Dee-Ann's blog (you're a great friend D, I'll be your pen/email pal anytime of the day).

Quote of the day:

'It's your choice Vanessa. You can choose to stop being miserable and start to enjoy your life'

from Dennis Quaid's character in the movie Smart People

29/30

29/30
'Surprise'

My sister Amber & friend Kim surprised me with a birthday dinner. Thank you so much girls, I had a blast! We went out for supper at The Keg while our amazing babysitter, Shelby, looked after the munchkins. Even though I felt under-the-weather, I had a wonderful time...thanks so much for thinking of me!
After our outing, we picked up the kids at the babysitters and the aunties read Ace & Scarlett a book...it was moments till they were sound asleep!

28/30

28/30
'Orange Snack'

This was the only thing I was craving for a snack since I'm so sick with a sore throat & sinus infection. I'm sure there are other Moms out there who understand that when you're looking after sick little ones, it's easy to ignore your own health. I went to the doctor today and will hopefully be on the mend in 24 hours.

27/30

27/30



'Little Painters'

We broke out the paints today. Scarlett & Ace had a wonderful time being creative little artists!

26/30

26/30
'Spending the night with Ben & Jerry'

25/30

25/30
'Holy Smokerdoodles'

This is what happens when you go away for 2 weeks and don't check your junk emails.
And I have alot of TV to catch up on...thanks to the wonderful technology of my PC.

24/30

24/30
'Off Warranty'

Today we travelled to Calgary after staying in Oxbow for two weeks...and we hit the 100000km mark in the van. Which means that we are officially out of vehicle warranty. I know I'll get comments on the speed, I can't help it, I have a lead foot...and a 9-hour drive with two toddlers is better when it's quicker.

Edit: I thought I should clarify that I snapped these with my point & shoot...as both of my eyes remained on the road (I deleted about 20 or so bad pics before I found this one that worked). I didn't want to worry anyone that I take photos carelessly while driving...Lori :)

23/30

23/30
'Yorkshires'

We had a delicious roast beef dinner tonight at Mom & Dad's...complete with yorkshires. They were melt-in-your-mouth absolutely delish.
Here they are in the oven...puffy
And they always deflate a bit when out of the oven...but still oh so good! Check out my friend Dee-Ann's yorkshire post here.

22/30

22/30 'Footings'

We are making progress...footing are almost done and waiting for concrete.

21/30

21/30
'This place is really growin' on me'

20/30

20/30 'Power'

Today temporary power was hooked up at our lot, yeah! Two full days of progress...we're on a roll, hopefully it keeps going that way.

19/30

19/30

'Broke Ground!'

We are very excited that our basement on our new lot was dug today. It went from this: ...to this in a matter of hours.It was nice to see so many people come out to watch the escavating, including a group of children Bonnie Morrow looks after at her day home.
Don Hansen from Oxbow Trenching is working the 'Big Digger' (as Ace calls it) and Cory is in the bobcat.It was very exciting to see the first step of our home come together...now hopefully the 10 next months will go smooth.

18/30

18/30
'Lack of Crafty-ness'

I haven't been crafting or cardmaking for a while, so I thought I would leave you all with a photo of one of my favorite cards I created a few months ago. Hopefully I'll get my crafty mojo back soon.

17/30

17/30
'Farm Visit'

We ventured over to Uncle Ron & Aunt Francis' farm today. The kids loved watching the cows, especially the baby ones.

16/30

16/30
'Bacon?'

I've got nothin', so this brunch treat for today will have to do.

15/30

15/30
'The Amosah Benefit'

My sister Christa & my Mom were very involved in this hometown benefit to help the Amosah family who have two sons battling Batten disease. It was an amazing event starting with a supper, chinese auction, live auction & and concluding with a dance. It was so touching to see the community of Oxbow pull together for this cause! It was a great night and over $60,000 was raised for the family, a huge success.

Mom & Shelley working at the event
Live auction items

Chinese auction items

10 Mile High band...my brother in law, Corey is on the drums