Saturday fun

Today was an action-packed day that started out with a "dessert brunch." (Jody, would you like some waffles with that whipped cream?) This was followed by a van trip to 'the big city'. London should have been warned for the seven ladies that invaded it this afternoon.

My mom insisted that we stop at this used book store that was having a 60% off sale because she needed to feed her addiction for cookbooks.

While she was browsing, us young ladies did a bit of touring of our own in downtown London. One of our stops was a discount store where a sales clerk named Bonnie (in the middle wearing all black) jumped into the picture with all of us sporting some hot shades.

Soon after we made it to our final destination: Value Village. We had success hunting for some finds. But the best part of value village is finding outrageous outfits... i think my wedding dress deserves a prize. the puffy sleeve is bigger than my head!


We stopped at food basics and fueled up before heading back to home.

Had a 15 minute cat nap (shoppping tired us out)

and then in time for a BBQ at the boys house! We also playing some football, frisbee and watched some hockey. Go Flames, go!

What a super fun day full of laffs. I love you ladies you are the best can wait for our next outing

John of all trades

Sorry for the lack of posting, I have been really busy trying to figure out everything.

As for most of you don't know I got a job! I'm working at Stone Willow Inn (Saint Mary's) doing house keeping. My first day was yesterday (Tuesday) for the most part it's been fun I would have to say the best part about it is working with John.

So I have been working for two days with him and it has been absolutely wonderful I've been trying to come up with words to describe him. He is not a morning person and he apparently is still asleep when he is working – I have three photos of him and his eyes are shut in all three of them!

John is a special unit – for examle, the dress code at work is black pants and a white shirt but he is wearing an untucked pink shirt and jeans in these photos. He also comes to work with bed head hair (unless he purposely styles it that way!). He comes in whenever he rolls out of bed and is the jack of all trades around the inn. He always has a smile on his face he is so pleasant to work with.
Thanks John for being awesome you really make work fun for me!

You might ask who is taking care of Zoë while I'm at working. My mom and Lana (a mom from church who lives 2 doors down) have been looking after her. It has been a little hard not seeing Zoë all day but I'm glad she is in good hands. I'm looking into putting her in to a day home/day care for more consistency.

Evelyn is here now too! She wrote her last exam on Tuesday and is here until Sunday b/c she starts summer school classes on Monday. I got home from work today and she was here! Yah I love you Ev.

Surprise swing set

As I was saying in a later post we have no park here and no swing set in the backyard - but that all changed on Saturday.

We are now proud owners of a swing set!

I was cleaning the house and I looked out the window and there were two men (from our church) putting together a swing set for Zoë! I couldn't really believe it. I put down my mop and ran out side to see what was going on and sure enough my eyes were not playing tricks it was a swing set.

This family from the church gave us there old one! I am so blessd, Zoë just loves the swing and when she saw it in the backyard she got excited and right away put her arms up to go in the swing.

Not to mention they also gave us a little baby slide.

It has one little step for her to take and then down she goes. (looks as if it the same size as her but its a little bit bigger)

When I look out the window my backyard looks so complete we now and have our own little mini park!

Thanks so much you sure blessed us.

Exeter home of the white squirrel

On this lovely Good Friday afternoon my Dad Zoë and I when to the Exeter park in Exeter. Exeter is known for home of the white squirrel, I have been her for almost two months (on Sunday) and I have never seen a white squirrel. I know some people that have been here for two years and have never seen one. So I had little hope that I would see one in fact I didn't believe it even could be true until my own two eyes would see one.

As we were walking along the path my dad had asked some people if they had seen a white squirrel out and sure enough they did, and pointed down the direction that we were headed. Right away I got my camera out I didn't want to miss it if it was there.

I said "god please let there be a white squirrel" and there was. I have now seen it with my own two eyes and believe. When we got up close to it Zoë was talking to it like crazy putting out her hand it almost look as if she wanted to pet it! (She love any animal that moves)

Here is the white squirrel for all you non belivers!
I guess you have to go to the park to see them. You would think home of the white squirrels that they would be everywhere but I guess not.

What a really nice park I'm sure that I will be going there again.

P.S Happy Easter weekend!

Cows are out!

You know it nice weather when the cows are out!

As most of you know but for the ones that don't we live in the middle of nowhere (well it's not too bad the closest town is 10 minutes) meaning that there is not much to do. There is no park in Huron Park! No pools and almost nothing when it comes to entertainment. Unforanlly we don't have a swing set in the backyard (yet)

So you ask what is there is do with Zoë when it comes to out door activities? Well not much really, she runs around but come on that gets boring.

Answer: you take her to see the cows!!

Holy cow! was this ever so exciting for the young little Zoë. Those cows occupied her for an hour! Yes one whole hour! She sat in her stroller and talked with the cows and of course they could not hear her but we won’t tell her that. Zoë had a blast with them I know what and where to go when she get bored and needs to see something!

Also for some of you who don't know we live in a community and it's common to know everyone.
I was walking back home well to the school to make the student lunch and down the street were some kids as we got closer the kid started yelling "Zoë, Zoë" and it turned out to be our neighbors.

So not only is there nothing to do here and everyone know you but it turns out to be that Zoë has a fan club of friends here. (We stop and they played with her.)

So I made it over to do the lunches. When I was done I took Zoë outside to play...

I'm livin' it up here to the fullest!

Mary had a little lamb

What a change in weather from yesterday it was so sunny and hot and today it's wet and rainy. I don't really like it when it rains because it’s hard to take Zoë outside, who wants to be pushing a stroller through the rain?!

Well I decided to go out anyways I would just hold Zoë across the field to get the mail. Five minutes outside is better than nothing so off we went. In our mail box there was a parcel pick up tag. I was so surprised and had no idea what it was or who it could be from. It had my name on it from Lorna and Dennis which is Zoë's grandparents.

As soon as we got home I wanted to know what it was so I grabbed my Camera to get pictures since Lorna and Dennis won't be able to see Zoë open it. She ripped it open and out came this super cute lamb. On the hand of the lamb is an on/off bottom so I push it and it stared to sing mary had a little lamb. Zoë dance right away! It was so cute then she gave the lamb a big hug and has not let go if it. She keeps playing it over and over again!

This depressing rainy day has turn out to be such a wonderful day in fact it really made my day. Thank you so much not only did it put a big smile on my face but Zoë's as well! we love you!

Update

It feels like it's been a long time that I haven’t posted about Zoë and me.

I'm still here in Huron Park looking and needing a job. I did however have a couple of interviews but nothing came from them.

So I have been spending my days taking care of Zoë but that’s not enough work to keep me busy so I'm volunteering at CITB (Centralia international training base school of minatory mission’s thing!) I'm making the students there lunches (every other week) and sometimes help out with the dinners.

My driving is going great I need to practice a lot more before I go in and take my G2 test. (Class 5 for the ones in Alberta reading this!)

I'm adjusting here ok I have good days and bad days but for the most part I've been doing great. I have been meeting and making new friends here. Last Saturday I had a little hockey get together with a few of them. The flames where playing against Oilers, one friend in partictur that I have been getting close with is from Alberta too and she (Jody) is an Oilers fan. What a fun night we had cheering for our teams! Of course the Flames won that night!

As for Zoë goes she is doing great like always, everyone here just loves her she brings so much life and joy to them.

We were eating dinner at the school a few night ago and Zoë was not eating I was trying to feed her to see if she would eat from me (she normal feeds herself with her hand) but she wanted nothing to do with that. I was sitting across from a student (Daryl) and I asked him if he could try to feed her. What does he do? He put the food on a spoon and leaves it in front of her. Zoë picked it up put it right in her mouth and fed herself with a spoon! All she wanted was to do it on her own! Thanks Daryl you will make a great Dad one day!

Zoë is growing up so fast her new thing is to get her shoes and try to put them on her feet or she will hand me her shoes meaning that she wants to go out side. (She will stand at the door trying to reach the door handle)

She just got her first year molars on the top and the bottom two are coming in now. Zoë doesn't fuss so much about them she still sleeps through the night with out making a sound.

Also at the school there is a piano and Zoë just loves to play it. When Ev and I went to Value Village we scored this awesome little tikes xylophone. It looks and works like it's brand new and it was only $2.99!! Her Nonno (Grandpa) is teaching her how to play!

It's been a little hard to take pictures of Zoë as she moves so fast and won't sit very still for a picture or her arms will be reached out in them. So I've been a little behind on getting some new ones as it’s hard to do at this stage in her life.

Zoë still continues to call me mama, mommy, and mom in the morning when she first wakes up she calls me and when she wants something she does it too!

Zoë and me are doing great I just love her so much!