Summer is here!

Well, the hot summer weather has arrived. I finally found some time to post an entry. I'm sitting here with the lights off, enjoying some quiet time. The evenings are busy, since returning to work from mat leave. There is always something to do. Regular house hold chores, mini projects and entertaining the little d. Life is good. I have a week off, as little d is off school for that time, and starts summer care on July 9. So R and I are sharing babysitting days. I spent the last two days catching up on house chores and tackled 2 of my mini projects. -rearranging my kitchen drawers: moved my junk drawers and cutlery drawers, moved little d's drawer too - took my piano certificates out of their frames and put them into page protectors - empty frames will be added to my garage sale bin - organizing my garage sale items into empty Pampers boxes (they sure come in handy) Photos to come(iPad can't upload photos) :(

Happy Belated New Year! Welcome 2012!

I've been viewing blogs daily! But haven't thought of anything unique to write about. So I figure, why not just a quick summary of the past few months, leading into 2012. Fingers crossed as I write this my little D, stays fast asleep, till the morning. Let's begin: October, we celebrated Danica's baptism.

November, time to clean up the clutter and get ready for the holidays! We bought our bookshelves and put together our office area, Ikea- White. (picture to come) December, Christmas at our house! With a new baby, I figured, it was probably easier to have her home, and invite our family over for the feast and gifts! It was easier, but VERY busy! It was my second time making the turkey, following my MIL's instructions ( don't tell her i forgot to mix in the parsely into the stuffing, after I stuffed the turkey) I was tempted to pull out the stuffing from the cavity, but decided against it, and did my best to make it look like the parsley was added. Regardless though, it tasted delicious! Little D was lucky to get her own tree in her playroom, and we put ALL her gifts there. Hubby was thrilled that we were able to buy a REAL tree! and I must admit- we shall get a real one every year. Though the clean up at the end was a B*&(&(&! It's worth it!

After dinner and gifts, we transitioned to annual Christmas Bingo game, decked out with prizes and additional green and red markers! no more pennies! The big winner was Melanie- AGAIN!!! They won in Christmas 2010, and she won the big pot with 2 prizes and $80 some odd dollars! * * ** ** December Eve, into January 2012.... was a quiet one at home, just hubby, D and I. I was a tad under the weather, and we all still recovering from the festivities. Everyone seemed to have laid low this year. Both D and I were already asleep, when the big ball dropped at midnight, poor hubby, rang in the new year solo on the couch. All in all, a great 2011 and so far 2012 is treating us right! ( the weather has been good to us) barely any snow and so mild and it's half way into January! D is almost 9 months old! And my mat leave has only a few months left! I need to enjoy every minute! She's already enrolled in Montessori daycare! On her second set of swim classes! The house is more less completed with renovations/extenstion. Now just little things here and there. But wait- there's a huge basement to finish- something that hubby will work on little by little.