Mum out for some cache!

Katrina Geocaching!

Jason took the day off work today, so we took advantage of our early rising kids, and hit the trail for some geocaches! Jason picked a spot not far from us, at the Strathcona Science Centre (now closed). We got 4 caches this morning... One of which I found ALL on my own! Here are some photos!

The one with me looking at my hand... that's the micro I'm holding, with a rolled up piece of paper to sign! It was magnetic, and stuck to a bolt under the flagpole's skirt.

Lyrics for thought...

It's been a while since I've posted... to be honest, I've become addicted to Facebook! Eek. But thought I'd put these lyrics up, since I've been singing it in my head for days... and I really do love the song! Click the link for below to hear it...

EVOLVE
by Ani Difranco

I walk in stride with people
much taller than me
and partly it's the boots but
mostly it's my chi
and I'm becoming transfixed
with nature and my part in it
which I believe just signifies
I'm finally waking up

and there's this moth outside my kitchen door
she's bonkers for that bare bulb
flying round in circles
bashing in her exoskull
and out in the woods she navigates fine by the moon
but get her around a light bulb and she's doomed

she is trying to evolve
she's just trying to evolve

now let's get talking reefer madness
like some arrogant government can't
by any stretch of the imagination
outlaw a plant
yes, their supposed authority over nature
is a dream
c'mon people
we've got to come clean

cuz they are locking our sons
and our daughters in cages
they are taking by the thousands
our lives from under us
it's a crash course in religious fundamentals
now let's all go to war
get some bang for our buck

I am trying to evolve
I'm just trying to evolve

gunnin for high score in the land of dreams
morbid bluish-white consumers ogling luminous screens
on the trail of forgetting
cruising without a care
the jet set won't abide by that pesky jet lag
and our lives boil down to an hour or two
when someone pulls a camera out of a bag

and I am trying to evolve
I'm just trying to evolve

so I walk like I'm on a mission
cuz that's the way I groove
I got more and more to do
I got less and less to prove
it took me too long to realize
that I don't take good pictures
cuz I have the kind of beauty
that moves

New Pictures from Today

We had a steady falling of snow today... ALL day. What kind of April is this anyway?!?
Climate change??

Happy Easter from Edmonton!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Some of you have probably seen these pictures via email, but I thought I'd post them on here as well, so those of you with slow connections could see them as well! We took the kids to the McLeod Community Centre yesterday for the Easter party/Egg Hunt. They had a great time. They had station tables with different activities to do. It was a bit chaotic; loud and busy! This morning, the kids were up bright and early! They searched for eggs around the living room (chocolate and playdough)! They don't seem too interested in the chocolate yet... hopefully it will stay that way! lol Here are some pictures!

The REAL before photos!

I did some searching on my computer for some pictures of how the bathroom upstairs looked before any work was done. I didn't ever post these when I was showing pictures of our new house, b/c honestly, they were just too gross! LOL Here they are... November 2006...




















And now... (see post below!)

FINITO!

Thanks to my super-handy father-in-law, my birthday present has been installed! Jason and the kids got me the cabinet to go over the toilet, to complete our new bathroom's look... Here are some pictures of how our bathroom looks now... All that's left to do, is nail the baseboards on and paint.

Vanity Installed!

The new vanity is almost completly installed! The counter has to be siliconed to the vanity yet, but it's almost done!! ahhhh.... Thank you Bert! (and Jason)

Our Family

This was taken today... Poor Rosheen was sleeping when we decided to do our photo! lol She didn't quite rise for the occassion!



We tried for a posed photo of Fiona & Kieran... that didn't work so well! lol Kieran wouldn't stay put!















Mum & Kieran

Bu-bye 70's!

Well, the 70's won't truly be gone until both bathrooms are done, and the kitchen gets demolished... but it's a start!

Here's where the old crappy mustard countertop was, and

















where my new natural maple vanity will be installed (today
hopefully)!!