I sent Davram and Alannah to Calgary with my mom today. It's spring break and I thought the kids would love the adventure with gramma...and it would be awesome to have a few days for Andrew and I to have mostly kid free:) When they left this morning Elijah was asleep, which means I was all by myself. And the first thing I did was think "What should I do?" And oddly enough, I couldn't really think of something that I would love to do, other than play with the kids...but they aren't here. There are plenty of things around the house that NEED to be done, but nothing that I really wanted to do. And so I thought to myself "how odd". It is funny that when I actually have the time and ability to do something for myself, all I want is to be with my kids:) I know that they are going to have a really great time visiting everyone...they were really excited to go see their aunt and uncle...and to do something with gramma...and I know it will be good for Andrew and I to spend some time with eachother and I'm very thankful for my mom and her willingness to help us out, but I really want my kids to be home soon:) So, we'll see what I get accomplished over the next couple of days...I think Andrew is taking some time off so we can hang out together...maybe we will get some work done on the basement...maybe not, but we'll have a good time I'm sure:)
I also took my van into the shop today cause it has been making weird noises for a couple of months...we thought it was probably a loose belt, and so did the guy when we dropped it off. But when they called Andrew they told us that it wasn't nearly so simple:( Turns our we had an engine leak and a power steering leak...and the real kicker was that our warranty had run out 2 weeks ago. Thankfully they are going to cover the repairs out of good faith, because the problem has obviously existed for longer than 2 weeks. Andrew and I wonder if it is a lingering problem from my accident last summer that wasn't noticed by the body shop. But good news is that the van will be fixed by tomorrow and it will be covered by warranty...I am so grateful for this. I am also grateful for Amanda (B) for helping to see it from this perspective...it is such a wonderful blessing and a small miracle that is helping this to be done this way...what an amazing perspective on something that I was worried about. I am truly grateful to my Heavenly Father for helping my family with this...we have truly been blessed and we continue to be blessed everyday!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Life...
So, it's been a few days since my last post...and funny enough, not much has really happened:) I presented my first sharing time this past Sunday...it was a little nerve-wracking, but I had a lot of fun teaching the primary children. I hope that it went as good for them as it felt for me:) Funny how it is always like that.
Davram has been learning different science projects at school, getting ready for their science fair at the end of the month. He really enjoys getting to tell me all the different things they have learned...so far we have been taught about chemical reactions, physical change, gravity, refraction, and air pressure. He wants to show me all the experiments at home:)
Alannah is the most beautiful little girl that I have ever seen...she is starting to become more girlie lately, which I enjoy. She has always seemed a little tom-boyish, but has recently started to want to wear dresses all the time, put her hair up, put makeup on, and play with princess and barbie dolls:) I love it!
Elijah is a cutie...he loves to make you laugh. And he will do anything he possibly can to get involved with what his brother and sister are doing:) He also always wants to play on the computer...it must be in the Buchanan blood:)
It's been starting to get nicer outside, which is very exciting for all of us here. We are looking forward to the days when we can run outside without coats on, and just enjoy the sunshine...those days can't come soon enough!
Davram has been learning different science projects at school, getting ready for their science fair at the end of the month. He really enjoys getting to tell me all the different things they have learned...so far we have been taught about chemical reactions, physical change, gravity, refraction, and air pressure. He wants to show me all the experiments at home:)
Alannah is the most beautiful little girl that I have ever seen...she is starting to become more girlie lately, which I enjoy. She has always seemed a little tom-boyish, but has recently started to want to wear dresses all the time, put her hair up, put makeup on, and play with princess and barbie dolls:) I love it!
Elijah is a cutie...he loves to make you laugh. And he will do anything he possibly can to get involved with what his brother and sister are doing:) He also always wants to play on the computer...it must be in the Buchanan blood:)
It's been starting to get nicer outside, which is very exciting for all of us here. We are looking forward to the days when we can run outside without coats on, and just enjoy the sunshine...those days can't come soon enough!
Monday, March 1, 2010
He's got teeth!!
Well, one tooth:) Elijah's first tooth finally popped up on saturday...wahoo!! He is so eager to be a big kid, but just hasn't quite been able to make it there. Hopefully this helps:)
So, what have we been up to this past week? Hhhmmm...I remember being really busy, but not much else:) Davram went to visit the senior center with his preschool class this past week. He had a lot of fun with the people there...he got to make friendship bracelets with them, sing songs to them, and have a snack. He was all disappointed that they didn't have cookies for snack like his teacher had said they usually have...it was really funny when he was telling me about it. He was talking about it like it was the worst thing to happen to him ever...silly boy:)
Alannah is such a sweetie...she loves to help me take care of Elijah...and her own babies:) She loves pretending to be the "mama". She puts on her plastic high heels(cause I always wear heels...lol), and carries around a purse, with her baby in his stroller...tells the baby to calm down and makes the crying sounds for the baby. I love to watch her come up with little games. She also loves to play any kind of game that Davram will come up with...which is also very fun to watch.
Andrew and I went out for dinner on friday...it was fun to spend some time with him. We got to talk about grown-up things like movies and books. I'm hoping that we can start to go out more regularly...we haven't gone on dates lately, which we both miss. We try to spend time with eachother after the kids go to bed, but it would be nice to leave the house just the two of us as well. I'm thankful for family members who are willing to help us out by watching the kids. We are both very lucky to have good families:) I have been very blessed!
So, what have we been up to this past week? Hhhmmm...I remember being really busy, but not much else:) Davram went to visit the senior center with his preschool class this past week. He had a lot of fun with the people there...he got to make friendship bracelets with them, sing songs to them, and have a snack. He was all disappointed that they didn't have cookies for snack like his teacher had said they usually have...it was really funny when he was telling me about it. He was talking about it like it was the worst thing to happen to him ever...silly boy:)
Alannah is such a sweetie...she loves to help me take care of Elijah...and her own babies:) She loves pretending to be the "mama". She puts on her plastic high heels(cause I always wear heels...lol), and carries around a purse, with her baby in his stroller...tells the baby to calm down and makes the crying sounds for the baby. I love to watch her come up with little games. She also loves to play any kind of game that Davram will come up with...which is also very fun to watch.
Andrew and I went out for dinner on friday...it was fun to spend some time with him. We got to talk about grown-up things like movies and books. I'm hoping that we can start to go out more regularly...we haven't gone on dates lately, which we both miss. We try to spend time with eachother after the kids go to bed, but it would be nice to leave the house just the two of us as well. I'm thankful for family members who are willing to help us out by watching the kids. We are both very lucky to have good families:) I have been very blessed!
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