Its been a while.

I am now officially a mother of three. It just blows my mind. Amazing how quickly time flies.

Last time I wrote a blog post was over a year ago!

I have been doing a lot of self reflection recently. I am trying my best to put one foot in front of the other. I have had a lot of people walk in and out of my life. I truly feel that each one of them had a purpose. Whether it was a painful lesson or a blessing. I learned something. I cared. I loved. I hated.

Some people float in and out of my life. Some never fully understand me. Some will always be there for me.

I am not perfect and I know this. The only thing I can do is learn from my mistakes.

“If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.”
Tallulah Bankhead quotes

It all started with a drop of a spoon

I am in my kitchen putting the dishes in the dishwasher and I drop a spoon. I pick it up from the floor knowing I should check the oven. I trust my gut and sure enough I see that a pan has been left behind. You see my FIL frequents my house. I guess you could say we are his home away from home. He comes over when he is sad and lets the kids mend his heart. He is a sweet man who tries to be grateful and helpful when he can. He will even cook us dinner hence the pan left over in the oven. Forgotten sauce drippings covering it. It was just starting to smoke. Thankfully I dropped the spoon and trusted my gut enough to check.
We went away on vacation and are finally settling back into a routine. I need to start cooking again when I get home from work. It has been so much easier to pop something in the microwave. I need easy meals in under 15 minutes. Simple meals before my daughter starts screaming she is hungry!

Any suggestions?

January 13th Pictures

Bring it on 2008

Yeah it has been a while. Life has been giving me some lemons. Well I decided to try to make some lemonade. Instead of me dwelling on the negative things, I am concentrating on the positive.

I am blessed. I have a wonderful husband and two beautiful children. I have my health and the kids are great!

Andrew is in preschool now. He loves it! He is having so much fun. We have been overcoming some behaviour issues again. Time outs are still our best friend. He is a sassy one that likes to keep me on my toes. The way he tilts his head and says "But Mommy. I LOVE YOU." just melts my heart.

Cole is a trip. She has this sweet nature about her. She has the greatest laugh and already wants to talk on the phone. She loves to wrestle with her brother. She also knows how to put him in his place. If I didn't know any better she has been calling him "Drew". SO CUTE. When she wakes up in the morning she will kick the wall next to her crib to wake up her brother! Smart little girl! She also will try to get him in trouble with a fake cry when he gets too close. She is amazing and such nurturing child already.

I am sure you want a picture now huh?

Nicole talking away:-)