i am

I found this post on Jenny's blog and I love love love reading other people's things like this so thought I'd do mine since she has tagged everyone who has read hers. Tagged means that now you're it and have to do it too (for those of you who may not know)Pay attention at the end to see if YOU are the next lucky one who is tagged!

i am: tired of the rain

i think: too much

i know: everything…I’m a mom!

i want: my house to be finished so I can enjoy a normal home again!

i have: so much to be thankful for I could never name it all

i wish: I would stop yelling at my kids!

i hate: Onions and spiders and sawdust!

i miss: Canada and all my family back home. I miss the simple life I once had.

i fear: not much at this moment.

i feel: like sitting in a hot tub for a long long time…aaaahhhhh!

i hear: the rain falling on the roof and the sound of the keys on the keyboard

i smell: good. Like Frangipani’s

i crave: a trip to Fiji right now!

i search: for everything that I want because I’m so unorganized I can never put anything back in the same place twice!

i wonder: if…

i regret: not being a better mother.

i love: my Ricky, and the smell of fresh cut grass and the smell of horses and the smell of good rawhide especially in a tack room…and I love babies…cute adorable delicious babies, especially MY babies! (who aren’t babies anymore!)

i ache: for the country everytime I see a picture or a movie of some beautiful countryside…especially My Friend Flicka. I seriously can’t even watch that show cuz it makes me cry everytime.

i care: about what other people think of me.

i always: look for the best deals when shopping.

i am not: good at paperwork…I HATE it!

i believe: That I am absolutely the luckiest girl in the world to have found my one true love and that he feels the same way as I do about that!

i dance: to Shania Twain when I do housework and used to hold my little kids and dance to anything country. That was when they were little enough to hold for long periods of time!

i sing: like a hound dog…ha ha…I’m not really THAT bad!

i don’t always: know what to say straight away. I usually think of the best line way after the fact!

i fight: ok fine! Yes, I am a fighter. Luckily Rick is not and so that makes things quite a bit more peaceful in our house.

i write: neatly?

i win: and when I don’t I get very frustrated. I have a very competitive nature.

i lose: the battle with baking good bread here in Australia every single time I try. Help me please!

i never: eat enough chocolate

i confuse: my pancake recipe with my waffle recipe ALL the time. That’s why after 13 years I still don’t have either one memorized!

i listen: when I want to

i can usually be found: in bed by 8 o’clock falling asleep reading a book

i am scared: of spiders and cockies and sticking my hand into dark places where there might be spiders and cockies.

i need: to feel needed

i am happy about: being able to provide yummy things for my family to eat on a regular basis.


This actually took alot longer than I thought it would. But Kelly, hopefully you can find the time to do one cuz you've just been tagged! (you better do it or else!)

The Luckiest Girl in the World

So the main men in my life just got some updates. Rick got some specs and Blaze got some new Sunday duds! They both look very handsome if I do say so myself! I wanted to get Blaze a suit jacket but they actually don't really sell them around here unless you go to a wedding store and even then they have to order them in and for the one store they take a couple weeks. So I decided to get the pants and the vest for now as it was much needed and I will go in and order the jacket from the wedding store. Man, there are sure some beautiful dresses in the store I went in to. Just gorgeous formal dresses. Makes me want to dress up all fancy...too bad they are pretty much all immodest.


Ricks glasses are bifocals...does that mean he's getting old? He was a really good sport for the photo shoot but Blaze was very unhappy about it on the other hand but managed to smile genuinely for a few good pics and you would never know by looking at them!



Oh, and the girl in the pic with Blaze?...she's just been called to be the first counsellor in the YW. And the handsome guy in the specs?...just been called to second counsellor in the YM. I don't know what they're thinking but...ha ha...actually I'm really looking forward to my calling. I think I've been in YW now for over a year. It's a great place to be actually. And now that I'm the Mia Maid advisor, I get to have a say in what they do for activities. And that's cool cuz now they'll be doing a bit of cooking/baking which will allow them to make yummy stuff like this...


This pie was made today when a friend of mine wanted me to teach her how to make pastry and specifically, pie! It is a fresh pear pie. She took it home to her family and also made a quiche and a batch of yumm cheese and bacon muffins. Everything looked AWESOME! Too good to eat almost! I would so love to open up a little cozy cafe or the like...anyone wanna come over and join me?

funny stuff

I just posted this new Mother's Day post and looked at it and for some funny reason, the laptop doesn't post things properly. It has put everything together with no return spaces in between the lines...Also, the pictures show up as a bunch of words and commands when they are on this post page but are ok on the actual blog. Does anybody know what's going on? As a result I'm unable to move any of the pics around after they are uploaded...hmmm???

Mother's Day is here again...yuck...

Ok, so I am a Mother's Day party pooper. I guess I take after my own mother on this one. I think it's just a silly day and usually in my case nothing special happens anyways. I mean, if I'm offered something unusual I'm not gonna turn it down though. Last year my kids and Rick made a lovely supper and this year I didn't have to cook anything at all because we are having leftovers. I have also been up on the deck reading The Work and The Glory for most of the afternoon too. This is probably the most relaxing Mother's Day ever for me though cuz the girls are gone and so not much to do. It's also fast Sunday today for our ward so I haven't even eaten anything. Actually I did sneak a couple pieces of chocolate but shhhh! Don't tell! Rick and Blaze gave me my very own set of tools in a little tool box! I was a bit dissapointed in the size of the box though...I mean, what do they think I am? A SISSY?? ha ha...no really though guys, I LOVE my new tools. And don't even think about stealing them Ricky! Plus my girls called me too...but I think that's the thing I don't like about this day is that everyone thinks they need to call their mom's and it's like we're all being FORCED to call our moms and granny's. And well, I don't like to be FORCED to do ANYTHING! Well, I personally don't need a special day to call my awesome mom and granny. I talk to them all the time. So whatever...I'm a party pooper. But I did get this email the other day at work and thought it was pretty cool so I'll post this poem by Maya Angelou who I think is Oprah's favorite author. Wouldn't bet my life on that though! Enjoy!

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....

Enough money within her control to move out
And rent a place of her own,
Even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..

Something perfect to wear if the employer,
Or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

A youth she's content to leave behind....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

A past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
Retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....

A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....

One friend who always makes her laugh... And one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....

A good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..

Eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
And a recipe for a meal,
That will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....

A feeling of control over her destiny....

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

How to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..

How to quit a job,
Break up with a lover,
And confront a friend without;
Ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

When to try harder... And WHEN TO WALK AWAY...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW....

That she can't change the length of her calves,
The width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

That her childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

What she would and wouldn't do for love or more.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to live alone... Even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW. ..

Whom she can trust,
Whom she can't,
And why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

Where to go...
Be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
Or a charming inn in the woods...
When her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

What she can and can't accomplish in a day...
A month...and a year...

So sad too bad

Well, my girls have left to go to Canada this morning. It's so quiet here without them. I'm sad that they're gone but at the same time will enjoy a bit of a break for a while...like maybe a week...no more...

I've also come down with a cold with all the stress I've been under lately. Girls leaving, construction just to name a couple. I'm hungry. I made some chilli and should go eat some. But I just wanted to let everyone know that my girls are gone. :(