tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62192246459059657822024-11-01T03:39:20.040-07:001461 + pictures and I've decided to do it for another year....Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-52825960683789552552014-01-25T18:13:00.000-08:002014-05-04T19:16:56.962-07:00

I did some laundry last night and had it all loaded up in the laundry basket, folded, to put away when the girls were awake this morning. And I forgot it was there. I put Baby C down and when I turned around, she was “helping” me sort it…I guess I’ll be folding it again! This little girl left the house with me this afternoon. We got to have a special J and Mommy hot chocolate and then we went

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-62372753323781696142014-01-24T07:52:00.000-08:002014-05-04T19:12:36.212-07:00

It was hiding on Tuesday, but this morning Vancouver is pretty much gone…

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-27541157431087586182014-01-23T08:06:00.000-08:002014-05-04T19:10:01.175-07:00

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-45851517196418435262014-01-22T16:28:00.000-08:002014-05-04T19:08:47.939-07:00

Downtown from our living room…the view is a bit different from our old living room!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-58694516179916979112014-01-21T10:29:00.000-08:002014-05-04T19:03:07.207-07:00

It was a bit eerie taking J to school this morning – the city was cloaked in fog. Baby C has two new favourite toys – a stack of used gift cards that J had as a baby/toddler and the boxes from our salt and pepper mills. She loves them more than any of the “real” toys she has…isn’t that always the way!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-30356478420853886012014-01-20T17:15:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:53:03.559-07:00

We had dinner with my mom and dad tonight and Baby C and my dad spent some time reading her favourite book, Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-73908218775398941152014-01-19T09:10:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:49:01.746-07:00

So, on Sunday mornings, Hello Kitty, some My Little Ponies, Kermit the Frog, a Filly Elf horse and a duck get gas at a floating gas station and then go for Lego ice cream. That's it...I wish my to do list for today was that short! (And the skate board that floats on water is pretty cool!)

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-89125061282496392872014-01-18T13:00:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:42:48.518-07:00

My mom and dad popped by for a quick visit this afternoon. J was super excited to find someone else to play Chutes and Ladders with!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-62385441116032814452014-01-17T14:51:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:41:15.360-07:00

While J was at school, I spent some time securing the furniture to the walls in her room…Alex was surprised to see the way I did it…but they’re so secure, they’re not going anywhere, so it’s all good…

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-40112876728958309372014-01-16T14:55:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:38:45.271-07:00

We’ve been playing a lot more games since we moved and J absolutely loves Spot It. They had been playing it at school and she got her own for Christmas. When we don’t have time to play with her, she’s been brushing up on her skills by playing on her own. She’s really hard to beat!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-54456959101464049342014-01-15T07:39:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:36:22.783-07:00

I made a baby blanket out of this wool to send to a friend in the fall. J wanted that blanket more than anything and I promised her that when I have time, I will get some more of that wool and make her a kid-sized version of the blanket…in the meantime I realized there was enough wool left that I could make something for her. She was SO excited to find this scarf waiting for her before school

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-88432800510240374572014-01-14T10:26:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:32:39.019-07:00

This happens a lot now…she’s not sure what to do with curtains since our old place had blinds…I’m trying to convince here she doesn’t really want to hang out under them like this!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-59670943006686770152014-01-13T15:00:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:31:16.569-07:00

In its previous life, this little table was a telephone stand – the telephone sat on top, pens and paper were in the drawer and telephone books were in the cabinet…I think it’s going to be home to my current knitting projects…we still have a lot of stuff to sort out, so that might change, but for now, that’s the plan!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-83962919633474516862014-01-12T14:03:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:26:05.157-07:00

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-81073732718226820642014-01-11T19:24:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:25:17.753-07:00

New house means games before bed, not books…we love it!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-53073777456125478562014-01-10T19:13:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:23:07.734-07:00

We’re not unpacked yet, but this place is really beginning to feel like home. J is happy here and we’ve been spending tonight playing games!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-18632151500788061852014-01-09T07:03:00.000-08:002014-03-18T22:49:10.292-07:00

Our first morning in our new home…

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-52388233724943377132014-01-08T20:44:00.000-08:002014-03-18T22:45:40.906-07:00

We did it…we got ourselves organized and now we’re here. In our new home. Our little apartment was good to us, but we’re ready to start the next chapter…

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-31937978990759589842014-01-07T21:08:00.000-08:002014-03-18T22:41:19.839-07:00

Tonight is our last night in our little apartment…the movers are coming in the morning…it doesn’t look like we’re quite ready…

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-11316150873029712362014-01-06T22:06:00.000-08:002014-03-18T00:08:24.193-07:00

Soft things go in garbage bags. This is definitely a lazy move!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-31108816530351326952014-01-05T18:59:00.000-08:002014-03-18T00:06:31.058-07:00

Library books and DVDs are heading back so that they don’t get lost in the move!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-28107840060531280582014-01-04T13:26:00.000-08:002014-03-18T00:04:43.768-07:00

We’ve been using this unique method of moving…I think we’ll have only about eight or ten boxes. Bonus of moving not very far!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-31807164772251635412014-01-03T11:21:00.000-08:002014-05-03T17:28:41.372-07:00

We are moving in five days…this week was a write off as I was down with the flu, but next week we should get something done as I’m starting to feel better, Alex is off and we’ve got a nanny coming Saturday and Sunday. I have an amazing friend helping us out today too…I’m so grateful for the help!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-88821743220999882522014-01-02T12:26:00.000-08:002014-03-17T23:54:44.850-07:00

This is a common sight at our house…and I’m sure it’s going to be more and more common as time goes on! A girl’s gotta do what her big sister is doing!

Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219224645905965782.post-56418413111202850452014-01-01T21:11:00.000-08:002014-03-17T23:49:16.997-07:00

This is a crappy picture, but that’s my pantry! It’s more than twice the size that you see and it will comfortably hold our apartment sized deep freeze without getting in the way of any of the shelf space. I’m so excited to have a good place to store kitchen stuff!!!

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