day 157

Another lost tooth over the weekend - we're putting Grandma Silver's tooth fairy to use. The hole in it doesn't fit loonies or twonies so the tooth fairy has to leave quarters, like she did for mom and Auntie Wendy when they were little.

day 156

Just an outside picture - I should mess with the lighting in Photoshop.

day 155

If I didn't know for a fact that red marker doesn't hurt - I might have believed she needed a band-aid. I think we're in a lot of trouble if at two years old she can be jealous of her sister's Dora Band-aid, and plot to color on her hand with red marker and then cry about being hurt. Look at that bottom lip!!!

And you know I gave her one. That's the worst part.

day 154

I never thought I'd say this - but I can't wait for Daylight Savings Time. I'm usually the first to complain that its stupid and pointless and everyone should be like Saskatchewan because they're the only ones not lying to themselves about what time it is and thinking they 'gain' an hour of daylight.

However.

First, I'm not supposed to be complaining, so really, I'm not.

And second - this photo was taken at 7:15 this morning. There is no reason on earth for the kids to be up this early. If we have to be up at 7:15, it might as well be 8:15.

day 153

Now the other one is sick.... kids sleeping everywhere around the house. Her hair is in a ponytail at the top because she feels sick to her stomach - just in case.

Day 152

Its come to my attention that some people think its not normal to butter bread when making a sandwich. That's just crazy.

Day 151

The kids are sick - sort of. I can't figure out what's wrong, they get high fevers and sleep for a few hours, then are perfectly fine for a few hours, then they're sick again. I just start thinking I should have sent them to school, and their eyes glass over and they're burning up. Or, like yesterday - I send them to school because they woke up singing and fighting and decidedly NOT sick in any way, and I get a call from the school to bring my sick kid home.

I know its not my imagination!

Day 150

Putting up the Easter window stickies.

Day 149

The snow looks cleaner when its sunny outside.

Day 148

We're running out of tea.

Day 147

Building a fort in the snirt. That's when the snow is half dirt, for those of you who don't know. Its finally nice enough for the kids to play outside. And there is that hard snow I talked about yesterday - its the snowfall from November, and hasn't really snowed a lot since - so its far from fluffy. Or, white for that matter.

Day 146

I had to measure the sign, there's no way to get there but to run through the ditch. I'm glad nobody was around for miles because I ended up in snow up past my knees. And its that awkward kind of snow that's hard enough to support your weight on one step, then crashes through and leaves you stuck up to your knees with the next step. Its impossible to look like you know what you're doing when you're walking on/through snow like that.

Day 145

"Oh, I'll keep painting, but I am not happy about it. You just better make sure he keeps his green paint to himself from now on."

Day 144

I've been wanting to get something put together to thank those who worked so hard to get our Library/Interpretive center up and running last spring and summer. I hoped to do a photobook and maybe I will someday - but I don't have time right now. I took this picture for the cover of a calendar I made instead, which will have to do for now. We still haven't had the grand opening and they're still working on the paintings and displays for the interpretive centre - so I can still tell myself I'll do the photobook when that's all done. Riiiiight.

Day 143

Bella Cheerleaderprincesserella

day 142

Finally finished the hockey pictures for this year. I don't even want to know how many hours I've spent on them, but I like doing it, and I hope they'll be happy with them. Once a year is enough, though. As always, thanks and credit to two Ronnie McCray for allowing me to use her hockey graphics, and for Kimberly Geswein's fonts.