because brian loved diane

yesterday was my grandpa dudley's birthday! he is the best. he is the hardest working man I know. this summer he helped my mom build a new deck on our house. he is always making neat stuff, and his next project is a cedar chest for me. him and my grandma put together.. well, you are always in for a treat. I LOVE my family and I am sooo thankful grandma and grandpa fell in love and made a bunch of kids, who then made kids, who are starting to make their own kids! we have some awesome memories. when I was in grade seven I lived in the Northwest Territories with them for a month and a half. I loved it! and i still love them.
-dog sledding
-mini family rodeos
-july first pancakes for grandma's birthday
-grandpa's crazy stories. if they're true or not, we'll never know
-grandma's love for the gospel and serious knowledge!
-going to grandma and grandpas house at lunch with payton in high school.
-mornings at grandma and grandpa's when i was little.. walking to the T and back with calypso.
so there you have it, just some memories/things i love/reasons why i am excited to go home in 22 days!

strangers

i don't know this person. all i know is that she is charming and i love her blog. am i creepy?

http://thehappychick.blogspot.com/

tag'd?

amy tagged me a long time ago to do this.

seven random things about me:

I. i like to suck on ritz crackers until they are really soggy. then i squish them through my teeth. what inspired me to finally do this tag was when i was eating crackers actually. which is right now.

II. my favorite snack of all time is a peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwhich dipped in milk. i love soggy!

III. i just love to sit in my bed. sit in my bed and eat, sit in my bed and read, sit in my bed and write in my journal, sit in my bed and talk, sit in my bed and make ridiculous crafts.

IV. i, like my beloved sister, am a mega clean freak. my room pretty much has to be clean ALL the time, especially for the amount of time i am in there. sitting in my bed. and i HATE when there is crap on a wood/lino floor and you get it stuck to your feet. so sweeping is important.

V. i don't really like to watch movies. and when i do, i would rather watch one i've already seen and know i'm going to like. my all time feel good movie of the century is Elizabethtown. LOVE IT.

VI. i'm sort of bi-polar. watch out for those mood swings.

VII. if i knew absolutely nothing about the gospel and had no idea what was right and wrong i would probably have a quarter sleeve and say bad words all the time and do crazy drugs. it's a sick fantasy of mine. but i'm a good person i swear!

i tag: all ya'll! karly, ashley, jane, nate, zac. thats all.

in the christmas spirit

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i didn't even try to make this post rhyme.

a month from today i will be back in alberta to stay! let's have three cheers for SoAb! hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray!
and i paid my tuition yesterday! i can't WAIT to be back in school!

rooster tail

featuring trixie:

hand-me-downs

If this is the only way to keep the kids occupied on a sunday afternoon, than by george, I'll take it! (even if it means searching through all my stuff and finding things to give the kiddies. Josh- some random steve nash jersey. why the heck did i have it? Tatym- an old purple sweater. Piper- a kangaroo stuffed animal.)



















Tatym is really interested in politics lately- today she asked me if America was still going to be free, because Obama is ending the war.

I should really get into politics.

remember this?

ya, me too.