life

our "two kids" for 24 hours. doug's niece, olivia is in kamloops so when we get a chance to hang with her we try and have lots of fun. her mom, angie (dougs sis) lives in kamloops and works full time! Olivias dad is currently back in africa and we are excitingly waiting for his return! its nice to have cousins for sami to play with!

doug grandfather getting some giggles. dougs grandaprents are in their 80'sand our doing so well. its one of our highlights every trip to kamloops to go see them. they are very spirited. i asked them what the key to a lifelong marriage, and his grandfather i believe said something along the lines of keep it light and humor. they are awesome people! glad to have them, and dougs whole family in our lives!

samis bonnet. a eve growing love in my life. just cant get enough of her!

we are so blessed to have a happy, healthy family. After my scare with my health when i had sami, i am thankful every day for my health. i guess as much as we dont want to we can take it for granted when we have it. it still makes me very emotional and teary to think of how sick i was and how great life is! thankful to God everyday i have such a wonderful family, extended family and in laws!

bachelorette and 2 kids!

i was very disapppointed the bachelorette was cut short because of jake and vienna, i wont even comment on how disgusting that was. i still like chris, but have a feeling roberto will "win".
we had dougs niece over night on sunday. it was different having 2 kids. i felt like sami was neglecteed, but that is probably normal. our niece, olivia, is a peach. because she is my niece i wanted us to have fun, so we kept her entertained. we went to the park 3 times, watch cinderella 2 (doug watched with her both times and fell asleep both times). watched some dora, and went shopping for some fun stuff to play with. i guess if they were both my own, we would have a routine and it wouldnt be as exhuasting? we made a decision, no more babies for a very long time. although they were good ages together- olivia is almost 3. i will post some pics later of our fun times together. it was fun being able to play with a kid instead of just feed, a couple quick giggles and nap time.
i made strawberry jame with joanne yesterday, my dads wife. it was really nice, sami slept in the crib at their house, and it was good. smelt incredible, havent tried it yet, but im sure its sensational. i made applesauce last year. i enjoy cooking/ baking and doing these such things but find i just dont have all that much time to do this with sami around. tonight im going to make a big batch of meat/ pasta sauce, for freezing for hte rest of the summer. too hot to cook.
pics to follow, when i can find my camera......

my blog

i promise to update this blog at least every 1-2 weeks. i will try to find different things to write about and update my life. today, for example, we are taking dougs niece who is 2.5 years old, it will be interesting having two "kids" and see how everything goes.....

All things Bachelorette

Just wanted to put a few thoughts and guesses. I believe kirk is gone this week, than ty the next. than frank admits he is still in love with his ex. it comes down to roberto and chris, and of coruse everyone loves chris the most, there fore roberto "wins". should be good.

question

Does anyone ever read or check my blog? if so, and i get 10 YES'S i will re boot it back up. if not, im tearing it down for good. also, louise it cant be all 10 from you.

valentines day

WEll i ve had a few people ask what we did for valentines day;

not much!
On friday we "crossed the border" for mexican food! OH so good....
Saturday we hiked from the bottom of mission to the top of the hill the "abby"; its nice to be able to hike in "your own backyard"

doug got me a lot of tulips...a relaly pretty colour;
we went on walks this week, and hung out it was really nice;
doug is getting into making me breakfest like 2-3 times a week! He makes this really good "scrambled/ omelete" with peppers and onions and mushrooms, it s incredible...probably even better cause i dont have to cook it!

we found out doug hates valentines day....by the end of the day i did too pretty much....
other than that...i got a rock chip repair at this awesome place for 20$;
im studying a little as i am updating my "managing cardiac emergencies" in a couple weeks! its a full day practical exam!

i go to the gym about 3-4 times a week and feel good about it!
i love the bachelor and the finale is coming up...i think i will watch it with my sister maria in a couple weeks!

Repo, our "puppy" (bulldog) hurt his paw this last week. He has a sort of pustle/ open area in between the "fingers" doug has been cleaning it Twice a day and he is walking pretty much normal...although he plays it up and i ended up cuddling/ huggin him for about 10 mins yesterady because he is so DArn cute...!

the house leak

we went to vnacouver isl on sat to see my uncle Al and Oma. They are doing well and we had a great visit. We got home and foudn a wet stove and kitchen floor....coming from leak in the sink hose in the upstairs bathroom....all the way through the celing...this is what our bathroom looks like now...it is gettting dried out and dehumidied?? its very loud.


cant use the stove or kitchen

this was what the vanity looked like. doug said it was like ringing out a wet sponge????

i guess the only good part about this is house insurance will cover and secondly, we dont use our heat but with all the heaters etc going on in here its so warm in the house!!!