It Pays to Sleep In

This morning my hubby was extremely kind to me and let me sleep in until I felt like getting up.  After I rolled out of bed at 10:30, I ate breakfast and then went on a cleaning rampage and did 3 loads of laundry.  Seriously ... I cleaned the whole upstairs level top to bottom, and even did things like cleaning the fronts of the stairs and scrubbed down the laundry tub.  I also worked out this evening with Jillian.  With a productive day like this, maybe my husband will let me sleep in more often ... right honey?!

Oh ... and you know you're in Ontario when you have to stop to kill a centipede in the middle of your workout.  Yuck!

Reward For a Job Well Done!?

This morning I took the extra time to clean my kitchen after the kids had breakfast.  I mean like, REALLY clean the kitchen.  I took extra attention to clean my stove burners, the front of some of the cabinets, polish the sink, and took care to make sure every stray piece of cereal was picked up from under the kids chairs. 

Fast forward to lunch time ....

Just as the kids are finishing up their meals, Dave notices a brood of ants under the table.  They're swarming the perpetually sticky spots that come from having a 3 year old and an 11 month old.  We instantly pulled out the vacuum cleaner and began mopping.  Just goes to show you that there is ALWAYS more cleaning to be done.  Good thing I accomplished what I did this morning or those nasty pests could have made off with a hoard of Cheerios.

The traps are laid and we will be eating at McDonalds this evening.

Dinner Etiquette with Miss. Kendall Ann

• As you come into the kitchen you will notice that there is food being prepared for you ... make sure you let mom and dad know you want some NOW!


• First try everything and once you realize there is no fruit, complain until you get the good stuff. Hint: complain VERY loudly and persistently just in case they didn't get the message the first 20 times you did this.


• Look over at your brother's plate to make sure you're not missing out on something good. If you are make sure mom and dad know!


• Why pick up your food one piece at a time when you can shove it in your mouth by the fist full. Sure most of it will end up on your lap and in the crevices of your highchair ... but mom or dad will clean that up later.


• No need to be a lady. Eating is serious stuff and there's no time to focus on manners. Just let go ... burp, fart and slurp your noodles all you want, and if you get cheese up your nose, you'll just give mom an excuse to take pictures.


• Make sure if mom or dad go to the pantry that you let them know that you know that's where the Cheerios are kept and to not forget that you would like some of those too.


• Mom and dad will always make you use sign language before getting what you want ... but there no hurt in trying the old conventional way of grunting and wailing first. Letting them hear your voice at such volumes lets them know who's boss.


• Leave your milk until last ... fill up on the good stuff.

Hello Spring!

Our new house has a clothes line. I hung up my first load of laundry today. Ah ... spring is here!

The former occupant of our place was also an avid gardener. I am not! Thankfully she left a few tags in the soil letting me know what some of the things sprouting up will be. However others are a mystery. I'm hoping for a few spring blooms. Here are a few pics ... we'll have to see what they turn into in the future.

Starting Down the Path

Back in January I posted about little bit about our son Cole having some developmental delays (see post here). We've recently started down several paths here in our new home, so I thought I'd post an update.

In the past couple of months we've begun working with the Infant Development Program. Our worker is awesome. Cole loves when she comes to visit our house because she always brings a bag of things for him to play with. She's also been really good at communicating with other departments and our family doctor to get the referrals that we need.

We've also seen our new family doctor who has referred Cole to a Pediatrician, whom he'll see at the end of this month.

Cole has also been referred to Child Development services. We are currently waiting to here from them after receiving a letter from them about setting up an appointment for Cole to see their preschool Pediatrician. This appointment is to evaluate what help he will need and if Cole will need to see any other professionals.

Recently we have also shared with our Church family about Cole, his delays, special needs and our the struggles we have encountered as we walk through everyday life. The people of our new church home have been super supportive and I really believe that God has not only brought us here for them but for us as well.

So we've started down the path. To exactly where or what I don't know ... but it's a start.

Life with this little guy is a challenge but I sure do love him!