
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The fun parts of Summer 2010

Saturday, September 4, 2010
Sweet Child O Mine
The bishop had asked us as a ward to pray at both 7:00am and 7:00pm on the Monday following church for this family. And if possible to fast for them as well. Regan and I never talked to the kids about it until I was tucking Jared into bed.
Jared: Oh, I almost forgot
Me: Forgot what
Jared: Forgot to set my alarm
Me: Why are you setting your alarm, it's still summer?
Jared: To pray for the Gibb baby
Me: That's a great idea Buddy
Jared: I know that when I am a dad, and I have a little girl, I would want someone to pray for us. I have never fasted before, do you think the Lord will still help her if I can't skip 2 meals.
Me: Jared, the Lord knows your heart and will help you as you try to help others. I am proud of you.
I am so grateful to have the tender moments with my kids. To have the faith of a child...
Friday, September 3, 2010
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Okay so my life may not be quite like the movie, but this summer has sure seemed to fit with the title.
However, in May something happened to Brook's wrist. I can't quite tell you what because she didn't tell us WHEN it happened. We went to pick her up from the gym on the Friday and she was crying when we got there. Totally unusual for her. She kept saying her wrist hurt. I figured she sprained it so we iced it for a couple of days. Monday came around and it was still hurting and since I was already going to the doctor too (for above mentioned reason), I decided to take her with me. Turns out she had a stress fracture in her wrist and it needed a cast. It also turned out that it had been hurting before the Friday, but she didn't want to tell anyone because she knew she wouldn't be allowed to tumble at the gym. Little turkey...I WISH it ended there! Nope...
(this was after most of the swelling had gone down)
And those were just the big things. We still had some good falls from trees, bike accidents, skateboard accidents, etc...
Good thing the weather has been so crappy this summer and we didn't feel like we missed out on too much!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Flu Season
I am sick.
The first thing people tend to ask me is if I have the H1N1 flu. I have only been sick for 1 day people, I don't know what I have. But it sucks. It hit really fast, I have a fever and I am exhausted, unfortunately I can't sleep because my whole body hurts.

I so feel like that cartoon. Except that would be me holding Wilbur instead of a teddy bear.
But when your the mom, you don't get time to be sick. You get to still take care of the kids, do the laundry, make supper, do the shopping and still find time to drive everyone from A to B to C. Not that I am trying to complain, but men just don't get it! I have a great husband, until I am sick. lol Anyone who is married understands what I mean when I say that. You don't get the whole, let me take care of you thing. (although they do usually say it)

Nope, men just don't get. They come home from work and still wonder why you haven't fed the kids all day and why you aren't dressed. "Did you get this done today?" "Did you remember to go...?"
Nope
No rest for the mom's.
Friday, October 23, 2009
"If you have more than one friend, you have more than your share!"
I had one friend since I was a little girl that I thought I would be friends with forever, and although we still keep in contact via facebook we grew apart just before high school. But it was because of my friendship with her that led me to my oldest and dearest friend. (It's my blog and I can call her what I want, so we'll call her Mandy) Mandy and I started off as rivals but became friends eventually. I am happy to say that we have been friends for more than 27 years! We have survived moves to different towns, to different countries and back again. Our friendship has seen us through so many things that I couldn't possibly even list all the things we have gone through together. She has by far been one of the most influential people in my life thus far. She even helped me with my decision to marry my wonderful husband! She has been my rock for so many years, and even though we don't have the kind of friendship that we would talk everyday, the times when we do get to talk are wonderful. I would be lost without her.
I have had other friends that have impacted my life over the years, and if any of them are reading this, I am not trying to overlook anyone. I am using my blog as an outlook of thoughts and feelings, as I seem to be having a tough time with the changes life brings lately.
I had another friend that I was really close to for several years. Even to the point that we moved next door to her and her family. Everything seemed to be going great- I thought. We would play cards and go for lunch and have the everyday kind of friendship that everyone needs. Until one day she told me she didn't want to be friends with me anymore because of my religious beliefs. She didn't want our kids to be friends anymore so they would not feel influenced in anyway. I was shocked and so hurt that I swore that I would never let anyone in again the way I let her in. It took me a long time and MANY, MANY tears to be able to face the loss of that friendship. She sold her house about a year later and moved away. We have since started talking again, very little and distantly, but it's nice to not feel completely broken over it anymore.
Getting over her was not easy, but I made a new friend that helped me along my journey. She knew my fears of opening up to someone again and walked me through it. Literally. We would go for walks in the evenings for HOURS just talking, laughing, venting and even losing weight while we walked. Others joined us along the way, some came and went, some left, but through it all we stayed close. She brought out the person in me that laughed. I don't mean just a little, occasional laugh, I mean the type of person who can laugh till their abs hurt, tell there our tears in your eyes, till you can't stand up and walk because you are laughing so hard. I became that person. I starting really laughing. I found humor and joy in things that I took for granted. It was great. Sure enough... she moved away. Again I am trying to face that crappy loss of friendship. Yes we are still friends, don't get me wrong, but our friendship has changed. We don't get to hang out or talk every other day. We don't get to have our "what's for dinner Wednesdays" or our "Bree" moments or all the other many things we established that I miss dearly. I know she has a new and hard (VL) journey ahead of her and I know that I have to take a backseat to that. I just don't have to like it.
My common denominator is that they have all moved away.
I want to laugh again! I want to stop being angry at all the things and people that influenced my loss(es).
People stop moving away! My poor little heart can't take this!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Job Well Done
My son's goal is to save up for a new BMX bike and my daughter's goal is to save up some money to go to China to visit Regan's parents. (although that possibility is looking very slim at the moment)
After a recent snow fall, J-Bear and Regan went door to door shoveling sidewalks. Regan made him go up to the door and talk to the people and he just helped when J-Bear needed help to shovel the walks. He was able to shovel 3 walks and driveways and earned $22.00. He came home and we made up three jars for him to put away his money. 10% tithing 10% savings and the rest can go toward his bike. It was really exciting for him to see the money and it was a great math tool too!
There was a day last week that J-Bear had school and Babbling Brook did not, so I brought her to work with me. She was a great helper! She put together a whole bunch of new patient charts, got some filing done, pulled some charts for the next day, helped the hygienists with a few things and even got to help out with babysitting while moms were getting their teeth done. She did a super job! So much so the EllyMay gave her $20 for helping out. She was so excited! She came home and did the same thing J-Bear did with the jars.
Yeah, maybe now the kids will get a better sense of money and budgeting! Maybe they'll be able to teach us a few things. lol
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thanksgiving weekend
The next day, the girls went in one vehicle and the boys went in another. It is alot different shopping with girls! We had a great time. My daughter is at a great age, she was right into the shopping thing and was helping grandma try to find new clothes. We ended up finding more things for her than we did for grandma though! We did some of the things boys wouldn't think to do. Like go up and down the isles at the grocery stores. Americans have a lot more selection of food than we do. (Ok my American bloggy friends, don't get excited, we just have higher food standards! lol) Seriously though, I got tons of products that we can't get up here, not to mention all the different flavors of pop we brought back!
We came home on Thanksgiving Monday, but not before we hit a few stores in Whitefish! hehe We had lots of fun shopping! Overall we had a great time with my parents.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Just hanging
We haven't heard anything new on Regan's cousin. Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts and prayers.
My daughter had another cross country race last week. (the second and final one of the year) and she came in 3rd again. She wasn't feeling very well as they got their immunizations at school that day. So she was thrilled to come in 3rd place. The field we were at for the run was an off leash dog park. There were HUGE dogs running around! It was all I could do to not have Regan run beside her the whole time to keep any dogs away. LOL Unfortunately if any of you know my husband and a dog did come after them, I think he would run faster than our daughter! haha he's going to hurt me for that one!
It really sucks to have a whole week off and nobody to spend time with. :( I know- poor me! But really. My kids are at school, Regan has to work, my friends all seem to move away. You can only clean the house so much before you get discouraged and bored. That's where I am at. Completely unmotivated. I even made a list of things to do today so that some things would actually get done. I wonder if I will get to the list! lol
Somebody please motivate me....
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Grey's Anatomy
I really have gotten into watching Grey's Anatomy the last 2 seasons.

I like watching the drama of other people's lives. It makes me grateful that things aren't really like that.
Or are they...
What do you do when T.V. life starts to emulate real life?

We received some horrible news today. Regan's 32 year old cousin, mother of 4 (ages 4-12) has been diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. Very similar to Izzy's condition from the show, she too had very minimal, if any signs that something was wrong. Only the reality is, is that she has been given 5-12 months to live. There's no writer strike, there's no contract negotiations, no one is leaving to go to a different show.
This is reality. And it sucks.
This is Regan's 4th cousin to have cancer, 3 more are now being tested and the second one in this family to be given a time line.
Any extra prayers would be appreciated for this family.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Cross Country
She has one more race next week I believe and she can hardly wait!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Running, Running, Running
Today my daughter has her first cross country race with her school. She has been training really hard with her team. Even running outside for 40 minutes in 34 degrees Celsius. I know she will do well as she has previously ran a couple of 10km races.
Regan will be running a 10 km this weekend with some of his family out in Banff. We normally have a big group going out for the Melissa's run, but with the grandparents in China, I guess it's not quite the same as there is only 4 of them running this year.
Both the kids start basketball this week. They had all their try-outs 2 weeks ago and now the practises begin. J-Bear's coach left a message on our machine saying to come prepared for a vigorous work out. lol He's probably going to be running too!
And my running is chasing them all around and getting them from A to B to C!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
A Funny Accident
Ok?
I am looking at him wondering what the heck he is doing. And then I realized that my water syringe had gotten stuck in the "on" position. So while I was looking at him I was completely soaking him with water and because I was telling a story (which I use my hands to talk alot) the water had sprayed all over the room! It must have been close to a minute before I made the connection! ROFL Remarkably it totally missed the patient!
Ahhh... That has got to be one of my favorite accidents! LOL
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
To "internet" or not to "internet" That is the question
huh...
What an interesting point. In recent weeks I have had the unfortunate event of helping a friend learn how to check the history on a computer. What we found was disappointing to say the least. Even today while I had to "re-show" this friend how to check the history, we found out more info that we didn't want to know. The information was about person that has been married for just over 3 years and is currently active on a dating profile and searching for "hot singles" in the area.
Does anonymity give us too much freedom and not enough accountability? Do people really think their actions will not lead to further complications? Do we really need to have "instant" information at our finger tips? I know there is a lot of good things on the internet. I myself would be very frustrated and lost without my online banking. However, at what point does the bad out way the good?
So dear readers (lol- all 5 of you) what do you think? Is the internet in your home worth the risk? Can you really have control of yourself at all times? Can you be accountable for your actions even if they are anonymous?
and yes... I do realize that I am blogging this on the internet. The irony is not lost on me :)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Will and Deb's Wedding
My job for the wedding day was the bride. I was asked to keep her calm, keep her dancing and mostly do her hair. No pressure! Everything worked out great. She looked absolutely beautiful and Will didn't look half bad either.



It was a great start to the union of their two families. Congrats to them all!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Retro night
What a strange feeling to be back on the roller skates! I am not a big rollerblading person, so it truly has been over 20 years since I roller skated. Regan and I had been there while we were dating for a young single adult activity with our church, but we roller bladed back then. Yes Deb, we had roller blades back then! LOL
It took a few rounds around the track before I started to feel comfortable on the skates. My kids and husband were much faster than I was, but I blame that on me having the camera! *CL and I went around several times just chatting it up about our summers. We did even notice that most of our family had been sitting down for a while! Regan and I then joined up and skated around together for a while. J-Bear skated up to us and was joking that “this is like a date for you two!” If only he knew that every time Regan and I are together we try to treat it like a date. It was nice to hold hands with him and just skate together. It’s moments like that that remind us of how much we enjoy each other.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
First Day of School 2009
The kids had a great first day of school. I was worried about BB at a new school and she did wonderful. I took the first hour of work off so I could take the kids to school on their first day. She didn't even look back after she hopped out of the van! Ok that part was a little sad for me :( When did my little girl start growing up?
J-Bear had a good first day too. Although he didn't like having to wake up so early in the morning again. Unfortunately neither did his poor little body, as he went to bed with a fever and some tylenol. Usually his fevers don't last very long. Hopefully this will be the same. Who gets sick the first day of school??
Today will be the first day that they will be getting a ride with our new travel arrangements. I wonder if it will be harder on mom than on the kids?!? hmmm...
Monday, August 31, 2009
Anniversary

We never got to spend a lot of alone time this last weekend but we did celebrate it in true fashion. Yep, we went boating! But I am proud to say that I am the mother of TWO wakeboarders!!! Yes sir ree! Just like the beginning of the summer, J-Bear decided he wanted to go wakeboarding. AND HE DID!!! We sure wished grandpa S. could have been there to see it! I wish that more so than anyone, so he could have driven the boat and Regan could have been in that iceberg of a lake!! Lol It was very exciting to see all the “firsts” this summer, as 3 more of my nieces tried waterskiing this weekend as well. My sister’s two little girls and my niece GG too!
On Sunday we also got the opportunity to drive south and support our new niece’s decision to be baptized. Ok so she is not my niece yet, but that will be rectified shortly. It was nice to finally meet Deb’s family! It is funny how you can talk to people you have never met and when you do meet them it feels like a long lost reunion!
All in all I can’t think of a better way to spend our anniversary! With family, friends and a boat! LOL
Monday, August 24, 2009
A full weekend
Unfortunately Deb and Will hit a deer on their way home from the lake. Like they needed anymore expenses added to the situation of moving, wedding, selling house, back to school fees, 7 kids, etc.. Hopefully things will start looking up for them soon.
Yesterday at church was filled with mixed emotions again. On the bright side, a lady in our ward came to see me in the library and offered to take my kids to school in the morning. She will come and pick them up and drive them to school, so NO bus at all!! YEAH!!! I couldn't have asked for a better situation. What a huge relief!
We joined Regan and his family yesterday for dinner and visiting. Regan's parents leave on Wednesday for China for the year, so it was great for the kids to be able to see them before they go. Hopefully they will get one more chance before they go but you never know. Here's praying that they have a great and safe year over there.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Top 10 Things Said at Work
Number 10
I have a cold so I have frequent urination.
Uhh... ok?!? Don't really see the connection there but I'll play along
Number 9
Look at my boobs! They're huge!
Lol- a patient said this to EllyMay when she came in shortly after she had her twins. Awkward...
Number 8
oooh.... you have a very active tongue.haha, probably wouldn't have been a big deal except the hygienist panicked and started blushing
Number 7
You have a very gentle prick.
ROFL! A temp assistant said this to EllyMay about his freezing skills. (I hope)
Number 6
My broken tooth is cutting up the side of my tongue. Look. Put your tongue in and feel it.
This was said by a elderly lady to Dr.G (other dentist at my office) He said later why couldn't she be younger... lol
Number 5
What color were you before you were adopted?
LOL this was said by a elderly lady to one of our receptionists. She was commenting on her sking color and asked about her parents color. When she told her she was adopted, this question followed.
Number 4
I like 69
Ok this was me. EllyMay and I were picking shades and one of the shades is B69 and I forgot to say the "B". Again it wouldn't have been so bad until the patient cracked up laughing.
Number 3
How about I lay you back and do whatever I want then?
LOL One of our hygenists had a very quiet patient and couldn't get a response out of him so she was just going to get started and those are the words that came out!
Number 2
I'll be right back with your flouride and then I will get you off!
ROFL- uh buddy- skip the flouride! LOL
and
My all time favorite...
Number 1
Does sperm cause cavities?
LMAO... it's a good thing I was out of the room for this question or I may not have been able to keep my professionalism. Is this really a problem? However we did look it up on the internet afterwards and it is a "basic" solution and since the mouth is "acidic" it would in fact help! who knew?!?