For Today.....December 5, 2011

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... it is pouring rain and quite windy! Very gloomy and making me wish I was snuggled up in bed.

I AM THINKING ...that a full out family vacation will now be a yearly event after the amazing time we had at Disney and our cruise to the Bahamas. Would love to see Disney at Christmastime!

WE ARE LEARNING … or trying to learn that we cannot change the unchangeable. We need to learn how to take stress factors in stride and not let it consume us.
I AM THANKFUL FOR ... the amazing new friends I have met in my neighbourhood. It is truly fascinating how you can connect with someone and have such respect for them.

FROM THE KITCHEN ... time to make some stew!! It's been awhile and the weather is perfect for it.

I AM WEARING ... reindeer jammies and my ever-so-comfortable sweater from Old Navy.

I AM GOING ... to have my shopping done very soon! No more last minute rushing for this gal!
I AM READING ... Tell Me No Secrets by Joy Fielding. I am such a fan of Joy Feilding. How I find the time to read is beyond me.

I AM CREATING ... a lot of stress for myself. I admit it. I am a worry wart. There is so much on my plate that I need to learn to be patient and let what will be, be. Giving myself panic attacks in the middle of the night will not resolve anything.

I AM HOPING ... that our house sells quickly!!  And to the perfect family since we will be neighbours!

I AM HEARING ... the rain pound against the windows! It really makes me want to crawl into bed and just lay there listening to it. I love the sound of rain, hate what it does to my elbow.

AROUND THE HOUSE ... it is bare and clean! All to get it sold! You would never know that I am living here! LOL Some things I enjoy - like my bed being made perfect for the showings. What I hate is making the bed!

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS ... Morph Starburst. I could eat them all day to the point of being sick. They are THAT good.

A FEW PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK .... hopefully more showings, movie with Jonah and some Christmas gatherings!

Enjoy your week!

Crazy Story

As you know, we moved to Brooklin just over a year ago.

The situation was very spontaneous, a leap of faith really. Hell, we put an offer in on the house before we actually saw the INSIDE of it. Our main goal was to get into the neighbourhood.

And we did it.

Now we are doing it again!!

I am so not kidding.

We heard on a friday about a house that was going up for sale.

Sunday, we put in an offer!

And the funny crazy part??

The house is TWO doors down!

TWO freaking doors away!

Crazy right??

The house is on the end of our townhome row. It is bigger and since we figure we will be here until Jonah finishes at this school, we might as well  be in a more comfortable home.

So now I am in "Sell the House" hell. I hate it. Love that my house is clean, just hate the stress of it all. People walking thru my house. Stress of wondering if it will sell before Christmas.

Hate it.

Keep your fingers crossed that the house sells!

Blog Neglect

Ouch!! Has it really been almost 4 months?? Shameful.
I guess I just got carried away with life.  Not a very good excuse since that is the "stuff" I would blog about!
So if you are still hanging around my blog, I am sorry. I promise to get some updates together very soon.
Until then....

The Magic is coming!!

14 Years ago - June 7, 1997

Fourteen years ago,

we were celebrating our love for each other

Fourteen year later,

we are still celebrating that love....

...only difference?

The love is stronger and continues to grow.

Happy 14th wedding anniversary

to my best friend, biggest supporter,

and true mate.

I love you.

xoxo

Friday Fill-in

My answers are in Bold. Do you participate? Leave me a link!

1. This week I made a commitment to no longer let my body let me down. It's time I take control of my well being.

2.Captain Jack Sparrow returns.

3. It's all about protein and exercise for me right now.

4. Being a red-head means I always burn in the sun.

5. I demand an awful lot of myself and it is my downfall.

6. Find and follow your own path, it's filled with many blessings that are not always evident.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to seeing Pirates of the Caribbean!, tomorrow my plans include hot yoga and gardening and Sunday, I want to just relax!

Attempt at Digital Scrapping

While I was off having my elbow surgery, I thought I would enroll in a digital scrapbooking class to see how I liked it. I honestly thought I would have time to do the class during my time off. Who would have thought that recovering from surgery can put you in a "not in the scrapping" kinda mood??

Luckily for me, the classes over at Jessica Sprague don't expire!!

I finally found some time to go thru Lesson 1 of "Up & Running". It gave you the basics, a template to follow and basically I had to just put in the pictures. There is definately a learning curve, but here is the result of Lesson 1:

What do you think?

Bird Charmer

We had such beautiful weather this weekend, I wasn't about to let pneumonia get in the way. So we took Jonah to one of our favourite conservation parks, Lynde Shores in Whitby. There are so many birds and chipmunks and the scenery is just beautiful. We brought along some birdfeed (proper,safe birdfeed) to feed the chickadees and chipmunks. Jonah was quite the charmer and was able to get the chickadees to land in his hand.

Here is a small video of it. My (not so little) Bird Charmer :)

For Today

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ... there is a baby bunny who comes to visit at my patio door. It's like he knows I am about to grab a picture of him, so he hops away. I am determined to capture a shot of him.

I AM THINKING ...that trying to find a cheap(er) flight to Florida is going to get the best of me! ARG! So frustrating!!

WE ARE LEARNING … how to accept ourselves for who we are. All of us in the O'Hara household have been trying to overcome some challenges the past couple of months and I think we are finally making strides!

I AM THANKFUL FOR ... my son's school. I cannot stress what a difference it has been for him both academically and emotionally. Jonah has improved so much with his grades and attitude. We are working with a fantastic team at Blair Ridge!

FROM THE KITCHEN ... I am thinking it will be chilly since we are expecting thunderstorms.

I AM WEARING ... something so hideous, I won't even admit to it. Just be glad the webcam is not on.

I AM GOING ... to see the elbow surgeon again on friday. I am quite certain he will be impressed with my results. Now I just have to learn to be impressed with them.

I AM READING ... The Secret Daughter which was recommended by my friend Stacey FH. I am half way thru and I am LOVING it so far. And I am reading it on my KoBo. Have I mentioned how much I love my KoBo??

I AM CREATING ... nada. STILL!! My scrapbook room is still filled with boxes. We have just had too much on the go for me to be able to focus on that one very important room! But the good thing is that I will be going away in June for a scrapbook retreat! YAY!

I AM HOPING ... that the decisions I am making for my son, my family and my health are the right ones. I really need to just lay it down and let it be. I am very hard on myself that way. 

I AM HEARING ... the sounds of spring - lawnmowers, birds chirping, bugs buzzing - finally it feels like spring!

AROUND THE HOUSE ... it is coming together. Slowly, but it is coming together. We just need to find room for our stuff!!

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS ... trying NEW teas. I know...shocking, since I am not one to try new things. When I went to St. Annes Spa back in early May, they have tea time and always have samples of tea around. Now I am hooked. I have Grapefruit, Raspberry, Chocolate Spice, Cranberry and Peppermint. All of them I love!! You should try them!

A FEW PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK ..f. movies with Jonah, hopfully a pedicure and finally get rid of this pneumonia!!!

A PICTURE TO SHARE...Jonah participated in Wacky Friday at School. Now he wants his hair to be red and blue all the time!!

Pancake Tuesday

A delay in posting these pics!
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It may sound corny, but I love Pancake Tuesday!

Yes, I know I can have pancakes for dinner any time of year,

but having a designated day makes it all the more fun!

It's like pumpkin pie. I love it but only eat it at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

One year, things were kinda rough and I FORGOT about Pancake Tuesday.

How could that have happened??

My mom sent me an email this year to make sure I remembered.

It was a tradition she started with our family afterall.

So this year, I remembered.

Jonah was so excited to have pancakes for dinner.

He even helped Daddy make the pancakes, which was a first time cooking for Daddy!

A plus of being on disability ;o)

We stacked them up, smothered on the butter and topped them with syrup.

It was DELISH!!