I've moved!

Blogs, that is.....

A new life in Manitoba calls for a new blog (what a great excuse, eh?!!!)

Check it out here: http://janetf.wordpress.com

Packing....

I hate packing. We've moved sooo many times, that we now have official boxes that we don't unpack in case this is only a temporary move. So once again, I'm re-packing for a temporary move. If we plan on settling in Manitoba, this rental home will be temporary until fall (or at the latest, next spring).

Check out this website I found on our new hometown: Manitou

I've driven through it before, but did not really pay much attention because I NEVER thought I'd be MOVING there!

I've got a new address, phone, and e-mail that I'll be sending out to those who want it! I hope you'll all come visit us!

Weekend Pics:

Saturday: the boys on their bikes

Sunday: hotel room view from Richmond

Monday: morning pics

Rainy Day Pics:

I Scrapbooked!

I actually opened up my packed boxes to scrap this calendar for my mom. Pageframes is having a contest with some awesome prizes, so I thought I'd do something quick. (Turned into all day :) ) These Pageframes are fun! The picture is held in place by the clip and photo turn, so Mom can change the pictures whenever she STEALS one from my stash!!! (Sorry Mom, I should be printing doubles, I know....) There are enough calendar strips to last her to the end of 2008. I love the versatility of these frames!

My body is 33 years old, but my mind.....???!!!??!!!

How is it that I'm already 33 years old? I know that 33 is not considered old, old. Yet it somehow sounds old. Where does the time go????

Lots going on here in our household. We'll be moving in 4 weeks to Manitoba, so the pressure's on to get the house packed up and all loose ends tied. We've been struggling with housing issues. Having never lived in Manitou, we don't want to rush into purchasing a home. However, there doesn't seem to be a rental market in Manitou. The only homes for rent in town are 2 low-income homes owned by the Manitoba Housing Authority. Due to the fact that these homes will be empty and unoccupied, they may allow us to rent one. Hopefully we will have an address soon! I'll keep you'all posted...

I'm really looking forward to settling into a home, so hopefully we'll find a 'permanent' home by fall. (*Horrors* - these rental homes do NOT have a dishwasher!*!*!*!*) We've moved around so much that I'm afraid to put pictures on the walls now, so that I don't have holes to fill when we move again. This will be our ninth home... and if we buy in summer/fall, it'll be our tenth home in 10 years of marriage! We should be experienced movers by now!

A HUGE thank you to my family! They all pitched in to get me this KitchenAid Stand Mixer from Costco. I've been *desiring* this for a couple of years now! WOOHOO!!! Off I go to check out some recipes!

Kiddie Fun

Recently, my kids have joined an online game called Club Penguin. It's a *modern* computer version of Tamagotchi, where you earn coins to buy food, health, and rest for your pets. You can also buy homes, furniture and clothing. Well, I've been having sooo much fun with it! I've helped my sons to earn enough coins to upgrade their homes, and decorate it! (I love playing the coffee bag game...) FINALLY!!! A game that mom can play too! I just wish it was this easy in real life to earn all those coins...

I WANNA GO BACK!!!!


We had a wonderful time in Hawaii. I have to admit, I'm now a cruise fanatic. In fact, we got a flyer yesterday in the mail, and I've already got our next cruise circled and its sitting on the fridge. I think I'll have to start a 'Cruise' jar, and keeping throwing money into it! I hope it's not another 10 years before my husband and I can take another 'serious' (weekends away within driving distance do NOT count) vacation together! Here's a picture of our ship, the Pride of Aloha.

We toured the Hawaiian islands, and rented a car in each port. We started off in Honolulu, Oahu. This wasn't my favorite port, although we weren't there for very long. Honolulu is very 'big city-ish' and we were looking to get away. We have friends who live on the north side of the island though, and they LOVE it there.

Our next port was on Kauai. We loved this island. It's where the filmed the movie 'Jurassic Park.' It's beautiful and has a very 'country' feel. We would go there again if all we wanted to do was 'get away' and sit on a beach.

The next port was Hilo, on Hawaii. We went to Volcanoes National Park and a black sand beach to see the turtles. We wouldn't go back there again, although seeing the park was one of those 'musts' that we're glad we've done.

That evening the boat went around the island to see the lava flows. WOW!!! That was an experience I'll never forget. It was really hard to get a good picture though as it was dark out, and the ship was moving too much to take a slow exposure.

Kona, Hawaii - great snorkelling spots. We saw TONS of fish and even swam with the sea turtles!

Maui - this was our favorite island which we spent 2 days on. The 'Road to Hana' was so breath-taking, and worth every bend in the road. Our last day in Hawaii was spent on the beach in Maui. We were on the same beach as Steven Tyler from Aerosmith. There was a photographer hiding behind the beach umbrella beside me. I wonder if he's the one who took these pics??

Here's some more pictures: