My husband is the biggest baby!

You'd think that Mother Nature was taking it out on him personally by dumping all this snow on Feb. 25th. He says he's so sick of it all....blah blah blah, aren't we all?

He started to get his boots and coat on to go and shovel the driveway, and then had a hissy fit and said forget it, I'm not going! (Oh my!)

Ok, as I stated in earlier posts, I'm done with winter too, but you don't see me getting mad at everything that's living do you?

He says he's going to retire somewhere hot in the winter.....sionara dude, send me a post card!

Mother Nature has a funny sense of humour because..............

ahem, it's SNOWING outside right now! They weren' t kidding when they said 10-15cm of snow tonight! It started after school and it hasn't let up at all! In fact, now the wind has started and it's blowing all over! I can't even see across the lake atm.....waaaaaaaaahhhhh, I'm sooooooooo done with winter!!!!

Time to hang up one pair of hockey skates...........

Michael's team fought the good fight this weekend, but unfortunately they lost to a much stronger team that should be playing either AAA or AA level hockey!! The whole thing was just lousy from the get go.....really rough play on their part, as well as horrible officiating. I could tell the outcome from the get go. Michael's ok about it....I think he's ready to move on to soccer.

We win...........we advance to round 3!

Bring on Winfield.....round 3 of the playoffs for Michael's team starts next Saturday.....and we're ready! (insert maniacal laugh here)

The boys got to play game 2 vs. S. Okanagan at Prospera yesterday. Playing in that arena is always a great time for the boys....kind of like playing in the big leagues!

It was my turn to sell 50/50 tickets and I sold the most to date! The jackpot was $160. Not bad eh?

Michael woke up full of a cold, so he's home from school today. I took the others to school, stopped to pick up some stuff for dinner tonight and when I called home he didn't answer. I became concerned when I tried again and still no answer. I ran up the stairs calling his name with no response.....only to find him asleep in his bed under his duvet!

Stews in the crock pot, homemade chicken soup is cooking on the stove.It smells GREAT in here!

Playoffs round 2...............

Michael's team is now in round 2 of the playoffs, and they're out of town today. We just won in OT!!! Woo Hoo! Game 2 is here tomorrow.

Jacob's team is in a tournament this weekend and they've won both games so far. Tonight they get to play during the Rockets intermisson and are VERY excited!

Images from Granny Margaret's Life

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Today was Granny Margaret's Funeral

My heart swells today with love for our boys. They were wonderful participants in their great granny's life and today she would be proud of them for their participation of her funeral mass. My husband was heavy hearted as he stood at the pulpit today to deliver a speech about his granny. I love him, and today my heart broke for him as I sat and listened to the many stories he had about this wonderful lady, and how blessed we were to have had her in our lives for so long.

Unfortunately, Jason wasn't able to attend the funeral, but he was here in spirit and sent along a note for Andy to read.

The funeral service was beautiful, the soloist had the most beautiful voice.

We are home now briefly to change clothes and then will join everyone for dinner at Andy's parents.

God Bless you Granny Margaret.

A poem about Granny:

Her smile can light up a room, her presence is of grace Her opinions are heard without one word but by the look upon her face Her touch is so gentle, her heart as big as the moon Her spirit is kindhearted and warm as a summer’s afternoon Her hair a river of gray, her eyes radiant as the sun Her time she’ll take no matter how long until the work is done Her kisses are so soft, her hugs preferred from the rest My granny is mine forever and ever and she’ll always be the best.

High School.........

Christopher had a really good day at high school yesterday. They all made the gr. 7 students feel welcome. They started the day off with prayer in the gym, and then were split into three groups who then rotated through the classrooms and other stations. Snack and lunch were provided.

All in all they had a fun day and a 'taste' of high school.

Last night Andy and I attended a parent meeting at the school. Got to meet all the teachers and see the school. Wow, it's so hard to believe that we have a child old enough already to go to high school!

Yesterday the gr. 6's held a science fair. Michael and Emmet's project was on Explosions. They did a really good job of their display board and got 77% on their written report.

Its another snowy day here today. Cold out too. I'm quite tired of it already. The poor little cedar trees we planted have been thinned by all the deer we've had in our yard lately. Andy thinks the trees will rebound once the weather gets warmer, but I'm not so sure.

Dad is a the hospital this morning for a colonoscopy. We're all praying that it goes well and everything looks good.

Tonight are the prayers for Granny Margaret.

Andy's Granny...........

On February 7th, 2009 our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who lived to celebrate her 96th birthday, passed away peacefully. Margaret endured much pain after her stroke, but she fought valiantly, for six years in an extended care facility, to be with the ones she loved. Margaret lived for her family and was deeply loved by them. Daughters: Anne Marie (Manuel), Fran (Jim), Chris (Gordon) and Joey have been blessed to be surrounded by a mother’s unconditional love, kind heart, unselfish spirit, delightful sense of humour and courageous ability to overcome challenges. Granddaughters Anette and Michelle and grandsons Andy and Jason cherish their Granny’s gentle spirit, strength of character, great stories and storytelling ability. Margaret’s eight great grandchildren are proud to have a Great Granny who lived to be 96. Margaret lived through the pain of war immigrating from Romania to Austria, then Poland and finally to Germany. In 1948, Margaret with her husband Johannes (John) immigrated to Canada with three children and a single wooden suitcase holding all their belongings. They worked tirelessly at Stewart’s Nursery and within a few years purchased their own orchard. Margaret worked in the fields, orchard and packing house around the clock for many years so that her children could have a better life, and indeed she accomplished her goal. We cherish the time we had with our beautiful mother, honour her spirit, and are comforted to know that she is now in a more peaceful place. Prayers will be recited at Valleyview Funeral Home, 165 Valleyview Road on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 7:00 PM. Funeral Mass will be at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, 750 Rutland Road N. on Friday, February 13th, 2009 at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Children’s Hospital. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mem.com

Class of 2014............

Tomorrow is a BIG day for Christopher....he gets to spend the whole day at High School with all the Gr. 7's! I'm to drop him off in the morning and the school will divide them into groups for the day. Snack and lunch will be provided. He's pretty excited about it all....I on the other hand am not quite ready for the 'leap' to high school! gulp.....because I'm definitely not old enough to have a kid going to high school! lol

It really hit me today when was reading the letter from the Principal at the high school....class of 2014.......that sounds so weird to me......how could it be that he's THAT age already?

Thankfully, we still have a few more months left of Elementary School where all the boys are.....next fall we'll have 2 schools to get to in the morning!!

We Won!!!

Michael's hockey team has advanced to round 2 of the playoffs!

What a game this morning! Awesome hockey. All the boys played well.

Maria

Andy's Granny..........

We received a phone call today from Andy's aunt Joey. Granny Margaret passed away this morning.

She lived a long time........96 yrs! It's still sad though as she was such a great lady.

We will miss her. The boys will miss her.

I love that our boys have compassion. Michael was saddened by the fact that his Dad had tears in his eyes when he got the phone call. God Bless him, I hope he continues to have a heart like that through out his life.

We did manage to get a hold of MIL/FIL in Mexico. They're be flying home this week sometime. Andy found out where Jason is staying in Hawaii and we called there tonight. I don't think he'll be flying home for the funeral as they just arrived in Hawaii today.

Why do they wait till the kitchen is clean before........

they decide to fry up some eggs? It's not like they could have done that before I spent a half hour in their emptying the dishwasher, loading it and wiping down the counters!

Jacob just decided that making some nachos in the microwave would be a GREAT idea too, and of course Nicholas followed suit!

Chris is at a Confirmation Retreat all day today and we're meeting him at the 5:30 pm Mass.

Dinner out tonight.........yippee!

This is too funny and so true about people today......

This was sent to me today. It's so funny and so true!


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Update on the past week or so...........

Seriously, it's FEBRUARY already???? Oh my!

The boys have all had colds lately, with Nicholas and Michael needing antibiotics for their throats. Both are better now. Then Jacob and Christopher came down with a tummy bug...and not to leave mom out of the picture, I came down with it on Monday evening. We all had stomach cramps and were running for the bathroom, but no vomiting thank goodness.

Andy's finally decided to start taking Fridays off again, and I'm so glad as he's been a really grouchy guy lately. He needs a day off where he can run errands and get stuff done, or just exercise so that he feels better and not so tired.

Yesterday Michael's class went cross country skiing. It was a beautiful day, and we had fun. It is however HARD work getting up those hills, and I was hoping that around the next bend we'd come across a nice little Starbucks and perhaps a bench to sit and enjoy my latte on,but no such luck!

We're into playoff season for Michael's hockey team. Unfortunately the series is tied with Merritt atm, and we HAVE to win this Saturday or we're hanging up the hockey skates till next season. Seems that his season went by so quickly, but in fact he's been playing since September. Really great group of parents, so it will be kind of sad to have to say goodbye to everyone. Think positive though,these are the come back kids and haven't lost a game all season.....the tied so many games though!

The other boys still have hockey till March.

We're all looking forward to our trip to Disneyland! Wish we were there now so we could get away from all this snow!

Oh,this morning at 6:55am I was woken up by this really loud screaming that seemed to be coming from outside....but then I thought it was one of the boys dreaming so I went upstairs. Christopher was at his window and he says"mom come here, did you hear that screaming?" I looked out the window expecting to see some animal dying in my backyard, and there it was............ A WOLF up in the hill behind our house! OH MY! Apparently he was howling at his friend and then he/she showed up and they sauntered off into the hills! It wasn't a coyote because the tail wasn't bushy like one that a coyote has, and it was BIG and blackish grey. I wish I had my camera. Anyway, it freaked me out that's for sure!

A little funny from Jacob yesterday:

"Dad, look at my muscles they're getting bigger" (as he makes a muscle flex in his bicep while holding his breath and grunting to make the 'muscle' pop out)

Andy: "wow Jacob it is getting bigger"

Jacob: " Ya, and look I have a six pack"(as he lays down on the kitchen floor kind of doing a crunch all while grunting and holding his breath again). " See Dad, do you see it, it's a six pack, count them!"

Oh my! Then Michael and Nicholas had to lie down and see if they too had a 'six pack'