Change of date...

So Superman, big dog, and Ms. Proper's baptism has been rescheduled.... TO NEXT FRIDAY!!! the 26th of August!!! Fantastic... SO exciting...

Tomorrow Sunday... Church and Baptism interviews,dinner with friends.
Monday Leave for Medicine Hat (visiting family)
Tuesday .... Still visiting
Wednesday coming home...
Thursday afternoon visit with missionaries, dinner with friends
Friday Family pictures, and BAPTISM, helping with baking for scouts
Saturday.... Family fun day in Southey... Helping with Scouts table at market.
Sunday... Church...
Monday... Superman flies back to work...

It makes me tired to write it...

Wishing you all a happy weekend and plenty of rest!

I served them ICED TEA!

We had a wonderful visit from the missionaries and Bishop yesterday. We had dinner and they had discussions with Superman. HE SET A BAPTISMAL DATE!! We are very excited. October 8th shall be the day. Just after we return from my brothers wedding. Big Dog and Ms. Proper will also be baptised on the same day. It shall be an event to remember. What a blessing it was to have them here. Superman seems happy with his decision, as though a calm has come over him. Its nice to see.

So we ripped out our addition off the kitchen finally and with it went my kitchen sink... With the missionaries arriving at 6pm Superman worked until 4:30 and then i cleaned like a man woman and made Tacos and Cornbread for dinner. Burned 3 batches of cookies and decided there would be no desert. Then Superman asked them if they wanted something to drink... OHHH I FORGOT ABOUT LIQUIDS.... So Monkey says.. I'll make juice... He wanted to make lemonade But i was thinking... Jalapenos.. Salsa  burning and then lemons.. Not so much so I had them make ICED TEA.... TEA.... I NEVER EVEN CLUED IN until i cleared three untouched full to the brim glasses from the table..... We aren't supposed to drink TEA!!

Obviously I still need practice in the word of wisdom. Since returning to church it seems like our lives have greatly improved. Our children are more caring to one another, Superman is a stronger leader and I believe i am a more calm and patient wife and mother. The accountability of knowing that these are not just our children but Gods also, calms me. It makes me want to do better.

Superman will attend church with us this coming Sunday for the first time since we left BC. I am excited. One, because I have attended four times and am beginning to wonder if people believe i have a husband. Two, because it will be nice to go to church and attend our classes as a family. Three, the kids are proud of there dad for wanting to go with us, for being such a good provider, and i think that going to church will strengthen our relationships with each other, as i already see happening with myself and the children.

While looking on my pantry I see 2 cans of instant coffee. About a hundred tea bags, a can of coffee grounds, a bulk size iced tea mix. I think its time to make room on the pantry.

Subtraction and addition..

When we travel we find in our home that its easier to travel if we invite friends to come with us. When we pick up my darling husband at the airport i always borrow my friends kids because they are SO QUIET on the way there, while they are there they listen and play nicely and then on the way home, they are excited to see daddy and still smitten to have someone to talk to.... because they cant talk to their siblings???

When daddy leaves to go to work Big Dog becomes the man of the house and does the better part of the outdoor chores. Feeding the cows, sheep and goats and keeping the water buckets full... With the ADDITION of the quad we have ADDED more chores to his to dos.

When Big Dog leaves for camp this Sunday there will be a huge SUBTRACTION in our home.... the youngest 3 do not by any means do three shares of the work, they do however make work for at least two of us. We will miss him. He always stays up later than the rest so i will miss that. He helps the other children reach things they cant reach pour things they cant pour, and lets mom have a shower and watches them.... I'm really going to miss that. I'm going to miss his silly giggle.His oddball questions and his loudness.... i will even miss that...

It will be really hard here for  day or two my only saving grace is that Superman comes home on Tuesday. But let me tell you, it is HARD to do all those chores with a baby on your hip, and 4 more by your side. When it take Big Dog 30 minutes it would take us 2 hours.... and i cant start the quad.... so when i do it, its manual labour all the way! So I will do his chores Monday and Tuesday and then Hopefully Superman will be inspired to help.He somehow has no problem with 4 kids by his side, maybe its the lack of baby on hip that makes it easier...

So with the Subtraction of Big Dog my to do list is ADDED too... the childrens needs are ADDED too (for what i have to do for them) and they will be missing there confidant.... Its going to be a rough week...

To make matters worse when he returns, he will be home for only two weeks and then headed to BC to hang out with his Uncle for a few weeks before we get there...

He is appreciated... hes growing up and of course we cant hold him back.. but what a make work project! I hope he enjoys his excursions. I PRAY he comes home with a happy and grateful disposition. I PRAY he stays safe and learns from the councillors.

HE WILL BE MISSED.... CUTE LITTLE BOOGER!!!!

I can call him that i'm his MOM

Our week in pictures

Big Dog got a panel for his birthday that had this BBQ apron on it. He assembled and sewed the whole thing himself. He was so proud he celebrated by BBQing dinner! What a guy! I love when other people cook and we LOVE BBQ!!!

 Mrs. Proper thought it would be super FUN to beat the rug.... I guess she saw it on a movie.... So we beat the rug with a golf club.... it was funny to watch... they hold back because they don't want to hurt it at first... then they giver and have to be reeled in so others don't lose there limbs.... She had a good time but it turns out its actually hard to beat a rug... not as much FUN as we thought...

 Ahhhh that is 5 cases of cherries... or 100 lbs ..... aren't they pretty

They taste so good...

They are so messy though... we have pit about 40 lbs in the last two days. Canned 11 litres in simple syrup and i think we are going to stick with that. I can make the pie fillings as i need them. To make the pie fillings to can you need something called clear gel and i have been unable to find it anywhere. But this process is working quite nicely. We will have crumbles and pies from BC fruit all winter long. Considering i did such a botch job on the garden this year i am happy to be preserving anything at this point...

The farmers motto "There's always next year" rings through my ears on a daily basis...

 Lots of dyed faces are amongst us during cherry season.... Perhaps we need to work on fine motor skills.. it seems he actually shovels the cherries into his mouth with open hands... there is no finger foods with this one... its FIST FOODS...

Mmmmm... Nectarine and Cherry Cobbler... with FULL FAT YOGURT on the side... Its like heaven. The only thing better is cheesecake....

In other news over the past few weeks we have gone to the Beach twice. Oh it has been nice, the children LOVE the water. Who wouldn't?!? it has been nice to get out of the house even if its just for a day trip. This week we are going to try a different lake... hopefully it turns out as nicely as Rowans Ravine. And maybe I wont forget my camera this time! 

Wishing you all a wonderful day.

Addictions...

This is a picture of the LDS temple in Regina, SK..

I want to go here. To be sealed to my husband and children for all eternity... sounds pretty awesome right?


well this    .....







stands in my way....

My two oldest children are interested in being baptised and becoming members of the church. My husband is also starting discussions with the missionaries in a few weeks...

Our family loves church. Its the right thing for us. LDS is the right thing for us... But that darned coffee....


Yesterday i had an interview with the Bishop, nice guy, doesn't say much. Smiles, nods, the occasional uh huh... Bad match for a chatter like me... Cause I like to talk. Told him about my habit. He said he would hate to see a cup of coffee stand in the way of our family being sealed in the temple...

hmmmm....

yeah... So i prayerfully asked God for insight last night and i woke up with a new perspective. The temple is something that means a lot. Coffee is not. My family means everything to me. Coffee does not.

I have noticed recently that the kids and I, even though we are ALWAYS together, are distant. Weird, odd and strangely there are barriers when we talk to each other, i feel like i'm not getting threw to them. Maybe its the coffee...

Sounds odd.. but I take coffee breaks.. When we are doing a craft or having a lesson i say "okay mommies going to go sit and have her coffee. you guys keep crafting and mommy will be back." I'm just an ear shot away but i have disengaged. i'm not really listening to them anymore.

So we had a family meeting and i described the Word of Wisdom to them, No alcohol and drugs. Super easy, its never been a habit or an issue for either Superman or myself. (I know i talk about turning to the rum all the time in my posts but its just a joke.) I explained about coffee and that they are more important than anything else in the world to me. But i needed there help and encouragement to break my awful habit. So I directed Big Dog to no longer make my coffee when i ask him. I printed out a picture of the Regina Temple to paste on my fridge to remind me to keep my eye on the prize!

So we will see how it goes...

Who needs the "CUP A JOE" not I said Supermom!!!