Grandma Jane and Grandpa Casey

FIRST OF ALL WE LOVE YOU GRANDMA JANE & GRANDPA CASEY

This past week was wonderful, Todd's parents came to visit the brood on the Island!

We idled in a NO IDLE ZONE

Todd was full of handsome manly smiles and lots of "I don't know's"

I looked well... I have looked better!


We saw beautiful wind chimes on creepy trees in Tofino

Grandma Jane made Grandpa Casey run barefoot into the ocean!

This is the above noted 'creepy tree'

I wrote this in the sand

We kissed

We walked

We posed

Beautiful Tofino made possible by Jane & Casey

My parents watched all four rug rats so that Todd, myself and his parents could go up Island to Tofino for the day, it was wonderful! Full of stories, windy roads and lots of laughs.

On our way back to Nanaimo

The view from our room

The night before our Tofino day trip Jane & Casey stayed at our house with the kids while we ENJOYED their time share ALONE for the night.

Did I mention we ENJOYED being ALONE

While they were so kind to watch our children and let us enjoy their room they showered our children with gifts, time and kindness!

Olivia tending to her babies

Ty opening his microscope!

Rylie wearing her princess dress while receiving her Hannah Montana microphone

Days were also spent looking for Indians-Rylie- and Moose-Jane-

We enjoyed your company so very much Jane &Casey! I only wish there were not so many states and provinces between us.

p.s. more photos to come

The Hunt for Red October

HOW THE REISINGERS FOUND OCTOBER

WE LET THE SUN SHINE ON US

WE BLOWDRIED OUR CURLS STRAIGHT

WE STUCK BALLOONS IN OUR PANTS

WE GOT STUCK IN A CRAWL SPACE DURING RENOVATIONS

WE LET LUCIFEE AKA JACK JACK EAT OUR CEREAL

WE LOOKED LIKE THIS

AND THIS

WE SMILED

WE WENT TO UP IN 3D AND TOOK OUR THRIFTY MUM'S ADVICE AND BROUGHT HOMEMADE POPCORN

WE WORKED OUR 3D GLASSES

WE GOT MATCHING FAUX HAWKS

OH WHERE OH WHERE

Oh where, oh where has all the time gone?...
Either I have absolutely horrific time management or I am attempting to do too much! Judging by the list of unchecked tasks, I am going to concur that I am trying to do too much.

CURRENTLY:
I am managing CHATTERS a hair and beauty salon
I am losing my mind on a hourly basis
I am working a minimum of 6 days a week
I am tired
I am trying to manage house and career

PHOTOS:
I have lots of pictures of what we have been up to
I cannot find the 8 minutes to up or download the pictures
I will eventually up load the pictures
I need to allow more photos of me to be taken

I have come to the conclusion that I cannot be amazing in every department of my life and if I devote all energy in one area, obviously another will suffer. Even though I am loving working, being creative and feeling worthwhile, I feel as if I am a complete disaster in the home front. Being the sole income earner is beyond stressfull and even though I have done it before I am not feeling even remotely successful. If work goes awesome, the laundry doesnt get done. If the kitchen is spotless I am rundown at work and so on.

CONCLUSION:
I conclude to freak out less, smile more, eat less, blog more with photos, accept my imperfections, kiss my family, say my prayers, work 5 days a week, figure out why I get so many headaches, cross my fingers Todd will be able to work within the next 6 months, read my scriptures like I promised the missionaries and attend my lovely husbands baptism on October 9th 2009!