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I have a count down....30 days yippee!!!!!!

Mother's Day 2009

I am so very loved. It's wonderful.
The boys showed up around 2:00 with arm loads of groceries and accessories. Matthew loves cooking for a group and Nicholas agreed to be is assistant.
They cooked up a storm for Gramma, Cindy and I.
I was not allowed to go into the kitchen...ya, twist my arm.
They brought out an awesome bruschetta to start. Then we ate a beautiful pasta with salmon.
The last time Matthew cooked for Cindy and I the kitchen looked like a bomb went off, seriously, it was really bad. This time he cleaned the kitchen and left it exactly the way he found it. I was so impressed.
We finished dinner with a wonderful cream pie with added whipped cream, mmmmmmm.
The boys even refrained from their usual love taps (brutal bashing actually) with the small exception of a whipped cream thing, but they managed to control that too.
It was a wonderful, wonderful day. We went through a bunch of photo albums of the kids as babies. I managed to find some of their baby clothes and shoes to give Natasha.
I even beat Nick at Wii golf...he said he threw the game for "mother's day" but he didn't.
They also got me a digital photo frame complete with a whole bunch of wonderful pictures.
I am so loved...and so are they.
Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms, I hope you were as blessed as me.

St. Jacobs

Cindy and I went to St. Jacobs yesterday. The location was different but the theme was the same. I bought the pic on top, then Cindy bought me the bottom one. We froze our butts off but had a lot of fun. Cindy even managed to embarass me, it had something to do with a sausage and the vendor and of course Cindy's sense of humor!!!

It was a day to let the drama stay behind and just enjoy the day. We did.

http://www.thespec.com/article/535643

Here's a link to Momma's article that was in the Spec this week.

Here's the silhouette of my grandson

She isn't due until July 2nd. She was over 10 lbs. when she was born and Nicholas was 11 1/2lb. when he was born. What do you suppose is in there?????

Presenting...

This is my grandson. He doesn't have a name yet but he is beautiful. He wil be born the first week of July. I am counting the seconds until I can hold him.

A day worth celebrating

Today is the official 2nd "Family Day". I don't know if the American's have adopted this day or not.

Today we will celebrate what is most important in my life. I am not a terribly religious person (much to my son's dismay) but I do love and honour my family. It is so important to be a supportive member because, like we have found, you never know when you will be on the other end. We have faced far too many challenges these past few years and none of it would have been possible without the love and support of our spectacular family.

It all started with my parents. They taught three girls how to love each other and forever be there for each other. We all moved on, married and had our own children. We have each taught our kids the same lessons.

The result is an amazingly strong, supportive net that you know you can count on when this world dishes out some very tough lessons. Somehow we know that no matter what happens we are loved and supported.

If in my lifetime I leave nothing behind but the legacy of a strong and loving family then my work here is worthwhile.

Today I send my love to my Mom, Cindy, Shelley, Nicholas, Matthew, Tyson, Kyle, Aeron, Lisette, Nicole, Jake and all of theirs.

May the legacy live long...Happy Family Day.