I've noticed that a lot people have put this 'meme' on their blogs, so I snagged it from Kerri!!LOL
Four Jobs I've Had:
1. dayhome provider
2. daycare worker
3. santa's helper (I took photo's)
4. housekeeper at a hotel
Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over:
1.Bruce Almighty
2.When a Man Loves a Woman
3.Stealth
4.Cheaper by The Dozen
Four Places I've Lived:
1. um...Calgary, Alberta
2. Calgary, Alberta
3. Lethbridge, Alberta
4. Coalhurst, Alberta
Four TV Shows I Love to Watch:
1. What Not to Wear
2. Clean Sweep
3. Bringing Baby Home
4. Baby Story
Four Places I've Been on Vacation:
1. Banff, Alberta
2. Creston, BC
3. Salmon Arm, BC
4. Oregon Coast, US
Four Blogs You Visit Daily:
It depends on how much time I have!!LOL
Four of Your Favorite Foods:
1. Chicken Caesar Salad
2. Veal Parmigian
3. Harvey's Burgers
4. Lasagna
Four Places You'd Rather Be:
1. Nowhere but..
2. my home with my family....
3. except maybe...
4. Walmart??
Four Musical Artists You Love:
1.Kenny G
2.Mozart
3.Pachebel
4.Faith Hill
Four Vehicles I've Owned:
*I don't drive, but together Bill and I have owned:
1. Jeep Grand Cherokee
2. Ford Explorer
3. Plymouth voyager
4. Chevy Astro
Ah, yes, more fascinating tid bits!!
Back to tending to my sick hubby, grumpy children and attempting to clean a house, while feeling distinctly PMS-ish and crampy and basically ready to gauge my eyes out with a gerber spoon!!!
Have a grrrrreat Saturday!! ;o)
God bless,
Penny
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Catching Up.....
I have some backtracking to do!!
First off, Happy 33rd birthday to my sweet hubby!! It was his birthday on the 7th.
Second, I need to post my essay on our bedtime Routines, that is a part of keeping with Carmen and Chris
So, I'll start with that!!
5pm This is dinner time, I'm fairly consistent with this, but there are times we'll eat around 5:30 as well.
5:30pm Dinner cleanup chores, everyone pitches in and depending on what day it is, someone will clear and wash the table, another will scrape plates and another will load the dishwasher (these will be the dishes from lunch....another part of our routine I'll post at another time) and then we refill the sink with hot soapy water and the dinner dishes will soak.
Then it's time to get jammies ready.
6pm This is when all the girls get ready for either their bath or shower (yes, I bath my kids every night, unless something has come up that I'm unable)
I get them in the bath and while I'm washing them, the boys are usually having their bedtime snack and playing quietly.
Alyssa get's out first and gets dried off and then get's Kayla's towel ready for her, then Kayla get's out and get's dry with Alyssa help, then Kayla gets' mariahs towel out for her and I drain the tub and get Mariah dried and all creamed up with that awesome smelling lavender baby cream (okay, all the girls get lotioned up with it!!LOL).
6:30/45 The girls are out and Alyssa help them get their bedtime snack while I get the boys in their shower/bath. I wash Robbie's hair for him, but they do the rest. I start getting baba's ready for Kayla and Mariah (yup, both of them have a bottle still and I don't care!!LOL)
7pm Boy's are out and we read some bedtime stories or sometimes we'll play a game (like hang-man) or sometimes we just snuggle on the couch and talk.
7:30 Alex is first to go and brush his teeth and get his drink of water and go pee, he then get's Alyssa's toothbrush ready for her and she goes next and then she does the same for Robbie and he does the same for Kayla. Kayla is starting to get Mariah's toothbrush ready for Mariah now too.
I usually supervise this, but sometimes I just have to have them come to me for inspection and if they don't meet requirements.....back ya go!!!
7:45Everyone, except Mariah and Kayla get on their beds. They can read quietly, tidy their rooms if needed or they can put their clothes away that will have accumulated during the day on their dressers. I'm usually switching the last load of the day in the laundry or folding the last load from dryer. They will lay their clothes out for the next day.
7:55 I go in to tuck them in and say prayers one by one, they are allowed to read quietly some nights, in which case I will leave their lights on. If I think they are too tired, I will shut their lights out.
8:15 Upstairs to tuck Mariah and Kayla in and give them their baba's and suckies (GASP! I let them have suckies too!!!LOL)I tuck Kayla in and say a prayer with her and it's lights out, same thing with Mariah.
8:30 Tell the olders LIGHTS OUT (if they were allowed to read for that extra half hour) and then I begin on finishing the kitchen. Load up the dishwasher with the last of the dishes and set it to turn on around 3am. Shine up my sink and sweep the floors, wash down the counters. Make sure everything is ready for the morning!!
9:00 Most times my house is quiet! Some nights I'll have straggler come up for a drink or a pee...AGAIN. Usually by 9:30 everyone is fast asleep until morning.
Sometimes Mariah will wake up for another baba around midnight, but she's only usually awake for a couple minutes and goes right back to sleep.
I usually either do my emails and write in here (if Bill is working the nightshift), if Bill is home we will snuggle on the couch and watch movies or I'll read and he'll watch sports. (Usually a Flames game!!!)
11 I do my bedtime routine and tuck myself into bed shortly after.
Unless of course, we're watching a movie or I'm staying awake to wait and see Bill or I'm stuck in cyberland!!LOL
So, there you have it!! A night in the Life at Our House!!LOL Fascinating, huh?!?!?!
God Bless!!
~Penny
First off, Happy 33rd birthday to my sweet hubby!! It was his birthday on the 7th.
Second, I need to post my essay on our bedtime Routines, that is a part of keeping with Carmen and Chris
So, I'll start with that!!
5pm This is dinner time, I'm fairly consistent with this, but there are times we'll eat around 5:30 as well.
5:30pm Dinner cleanup chores, everyone pitches in and depending on what day it is, someone will clear and wash the table, another will scrape plates and another will load the dishwasher (these will be the dishes from lunch....another part of our routine I'll post at another time) and then we refill the sink with hot soapy water and the dinner dishes will soak.
Then it's time to get jammies ready.
6pm This is when all the girls get ready for either their bath or shower (yes, I bath my kids every night, unless something has come up that I'm unable)
I get them in the bath and while I'm washing them, the boys are usually having their bedtime snack and playing quietly.
Alyssa get's out first and gets dried off and then get's Kayla's towel ready for her, then Kayla get's out and get's dry with Alyssa help, then Kayla gets' mariahs towel out for her and I drain the tub and get Mariah dried and all creamed up with that awesome smelling lavender baby cream (okay, all the girls get lotioned up with it!!LOL).
6:30/45 The girls are out and Alyssa help them get their bedtime snack while I get the boys in their shower/bath. I wash Robbie's hair for him, but they do the rest. I start getting baba's ready for Kayla and Mariah (yup, both of them have a bottle still and I don't care!!LOL)
7pm Boy's are out and we read some bedtime stories or sometimes we'll play a game (like hang-man) or sometimes we just snuggle on the couch and talk.
7:30 Alex is first to go and brush his teeth and get his drink of water and go pee, he then get's Alyssa's toothbrush ready for her and she goes next and then she does the same for Robbie and he does the same for Kayla. Kayla is starting to get Mariah's toothbrush ready for Mariah now too.
I usually supervise this, but sometimes I just have to have them come to me for inspection and if they don't meet requirements.....back ya go!!!
7:45Everyone, except Mariah and Kayla get on their beds. They can read quietly, tidy their rooms if needed or they can put their clothes away that will have accumulated during the day on their dressers. I'm usually switching the last load of the day in the laundry or folding the last load from dryer. They will lay their clothes out for the next day.
7:55 I go in to tuck them in and say prayers one by one, they are allowed to read quietly some nights, in which case I will leave their lights on. If I think they are too tired, I will shut their lights out.
8:15 Upstairs to tuck Mariah and Kayla in and give them their baba's and suckies (GASP! I let them have suckies too!!!LOL)I tuck Kayla in and say a prayer with her and it's lights out, same thing with Mariah.
8:30 Tell the olders LIGHTS OUT (if they were allowed to read for that extra half hour) and then I begin on finishing the kitchen. Load up the dishwasher with the last of the dishes and set it to turn on around 3am. Shine up my sink and sweep the floors, wash down the counters. Make sure everything is ready for the morning!!
9:00 Most times my house is quiet! Some nights I'll have straggler come up for a drink or a pee...AGAIN. Usually by 9:30 everyone is fast asleep until morning.
Sometimes Mariah will wake up for another baba around midnight, but she's only usually awake for a couple minutes and goes right back to sleep.
I usually either do my emails and write in here (if Bill is working the nightshift), if Bill is home we will snuggle on the couch and watch movies or I'll read and he'll watch sports. (Usually a Flames game!!!)
11 I do my bedtime routine and tuck myself into bed shortly after.
Unless of course, we're watching a movie or I'm staying awake to wait and see Bill or I'm stuck in cyberland!!LOL
So, there you have it!! A night in the Life at Our House!!LOL Fascinating, huh?!?!?!
God Bless!!
~Penny
Friday, February 3, 2006
Just for Fun Friday!!LOL
I posted my grocery list on the foodblog, now that I have a scanner I'll just scan it for all you diehard fans out there (Oh you're out there, I get the emails to prove it!!!LOL)
Also wanted to post these pics, just to make you giggle, and because I used up my monthly limit over at FlickR...ooooops!!
This first one is of Bill and I, obviously at our wedding!!LOL The only reason Bill is smiling is because my other hand was behind him...pinching his bum!!!LOL
Yes, that would explain my sheer enthusiasim in the photo...oh and possibly the fact that I was 6mo pregnant and about to cut into a CAKE!!!!LOL!!!
Okay, that is it for now...I will bore you all to tears with more pics at a later time....until the joy of having a scanner weras off a little!!ROFL!!!
Have a blessed Friday!!
~Penny
Also wanted to post these pics, just to make you giggle, and because I used up my monthly limit over at FlickR...ooooops!!
This first one is of Bill and I, obviously at our wedding!!LOL The only reason Bill is smiling is because my other hand was behind him...pinching his bum!!!LOL
Yes, that would explain my sheer enthusiasim in the photo...oh and possibly the fact that I was 6mo pregnant and about to cut into a CAKE!!!!LOL!!!
Okay, that is it for now...I will bore you all to tears with more pics at a later time....until the joy of having a scanner weras off a little!!ROFL!!!
Have a blessed Friday!!
~Penny
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Organization
Well, it's Wednesday again and Chris and Carmen have come up with today's topic: ORGANIZATION!!
Now those of you who know me IRL, know that I am a freak with this...I LOVE BEING ORGANIZED....LOVE IT!!! Seriously, I get a rush, a high if you will, being organized.
Unfortunately, I am the only one besides Robbie who was blessed with this gene.
Everyone else could care-less, which frustrates me somedays!!
First, in my kitchen:
I have everything organized according to type of food and it's purpose. All the labels must be English facing out. In my fridge, the milk must always be on the left hand side...LOL
I most often do OAMC, so all of my meals are pre-cooked and organized in my freezer and labeled with what side-dish to make with it. This is for 30days. I grocery shop every 2wks and have my master grocery list that I use for making my list that I will take with me to the store.
All of my files and important papers are all neatly kept in the Mama's Command Center in my kitchen.Each month's receipts and bills are kept there as well.
I have the main calendar posted on the fridge, with all those nifty stickers.
I am in the process of re-doing everyone's chores (I do this every couple of months) but they are usually posted on a big sheet of paper on the bottom portion of the fridge. Each child is color coded and has their own 'zone'
I also keep a copy of everything in my Control journal. I also aim to have my kitchen clean and ready to go for the next morning, if I'm really all the ball, I will have all the bowls/cups and utensils out for breakfast.
The bills and payments and important papers organizer, each slot holds receipts and bills for that month
OPEN
CLOSED
LIVINGROOM/SCHOOL ROOM:
We have a formal dining room just off the living room, so this is our school room. I have everything organized in a very large cabinet as well as the drawers in my china cabinet. Our wipeoff board fits neatly beside the two, so I can pull out if need be during our lessons.
BATHROOM/LAUNDRY/BEDROOMS:
In the bathroom (we only use the main one and the other two are used for 'emergencies') We use the space behind the door for the towels, each child has a special towel that has their names on it as well as their names are labeled on the door where they hang them. There are baskets above the toilet for facecloths and handtowels, as everyone just uses a new one each day.
Toothbrushes and toothpaste are all in a basket on the counter and spare bathtowels are kept in the cabinet below the sink. Shampoos and other odds and ends are kept in an oversized basket on the top shelf above the toilet.
All my laundry happens on schedule, each day of the week has it's own loads to be done, so I have bins that are on the floor in the basement (where my laundry room is) that are for each 'color'. Before bed each night, everyone tosses their dirties into the proper bin.
Each child has their own room, so it's pretty lax in there. They each have bins for all their different treasures and shelves for their special books (we have a central shelf for family books and books we read during school or at night)They must do a general tidy before bed or in the morning before school. Saturday is major clean day and that is when we wash windows/mirrors and dust and vacuum and sheets and towels are done every Friday.
Before bed they must have their clothes layed out for the next day, sock, undies and pants/shirt etc.
OUR CENTRAL MOVIE/BOOK/PUZZLE SHELF
So, there it is. I won't bore you with anymore, because I could ON and ON about this!!LOL
I will post some pics ASAP!!
God Bless!!!
~Penny
Now those of you who know me IRL, know that I am a freak with this...I LOVE BEING ORGANIZED....LOVE IT!!! Seriously, I get a rush, a high if you will, being organized.
Unfortunately, I am the only one besides Robbie who was blessed with this gene.
Everyone else could care-less, which frustrates me somedays!!
First, in my kitchen:
I have everything organized according to type of food and it's purpose. All the labels must be English facing out. In my fridge, the milk must always be on the left hand side...LOL
I most often do OAMC, so all of my meals are pre-cooked and organized in my freezer and labeled with what side-dish to make with it. This is for 30days. I grocery shop every 2wks and have my master grocery list that I use for making my list that I will take with me to the store.
All of my files and important papers are all neatly kept in the Mama's Command Center in my kitchen.Each month's receipts and bills are kept there as well.
I have the main calendar posted on the fridge, with all those nifty stickers.
I am in the process of re-doing everyone's chores (I do this every couple of months) but they are usually posted on a big sheet of paper on the bottom portion of the fridge. Each child is color coded and has their own 'zone'
I also keep a copy of everything in my Control journal. I also aim to have my kitchen clean and ready to go for the next morning, if I'm really all the ball, I will have all the bowls/cups and utensils out for breakfast.
The bills and payments and important papers organizer, each slot holds receipts and bills for that month
OPEN
CLOSED
LIVINGROOM/SCHOOL ROOM:
We have a formal dining room just off the living room, so this is our school room. I have everything organized in a very large cabinet as well as the drawers in my china cabinet. Our wipeoff board fits neatly beside the two, so I can pull out if need be during our lessons.
BATHROOM/LAUNDRY/BEDROOMS:
In the bathroom (we only use the main one and the other two are used for 'emergencies') We use the space behind the door for the towels, each child has a special towel that has their names on it as well as their names are labeled on the door where they hang them. There are baskets above the toilet for facecloths and handtowels, as everyone just uses a new one each day.
Toothbrushes and toothpaste are all in a basket on the counter and spare bathtowels are kept in the cabinet below the sink. Shampoos and other odds and ends are kept in an oversized basket on the top shelf above the toilet.
All my laundry happens on schedule, each day of the week has it's own loads to be done, so I have bins that are on the floor in the basement (where my laundry room is) that are for each 'color'. Before bed each night, everyone tosses their dirties into the proper bin.
Each child has their own room, so it's pretty lax in there. They each have bins for all their different treasures and shelves for their special books (we have a central shelf for family books and books we read during school or at night)They must do a general tidy before bed or in the morning before school. Saturday is major clean day and that is when we wash windows/mirrors and dust and vacuum and sheets and towels are done every Friday.
Before bed they must have their clothes layed out for the next day, sock, undies and pants/shirt etc.
OUR CENTRAL MOVIE/BOOK/PUZZLE SHELF
So, there it is. I won't bore you with anymore, because I could ON and ON about this!!LOL
I will post some pics ASAP!!
God Bless!!!
~Penny
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