Exam Time!

As anyone I've been talking to recently already knows, it is exam time again. Today, my Advanced Math 11 kids wrote their exam. They made me promise to bring my camera, and I'm glad I did. I'm calling these kids my "dream team", since they are all done up for the intense workout that is my Math exam. I nearly fell over when I saw them today, and not just because they look like a bad 80's Aerobics video! I love the fact that they are wearing tank tops when it's -25 degrees outside. Finally some people who appreciate my math jokes!

P.S. They all did great on their exams (which are marked already...woo hoo), and I got their express permission to blog this!

Pics from Lately

Alan (aka Michelin Man Junior) Showing off his muscles before leaving for the sitter's.
Smiling for the camera

Using the stool daddy built to brush his teeth

My Beautiful sleeping baby...After next week he'll be in a bed instead of a crib.

Eating nuggets, watching Cars. This could be any one of five or so days last week!

Christmas in Pictures

Well. Here I am on the last day of my Christmas vacation trying to complete all the "stuff" I was going to do before now. Oops - again. It always seems to happen that way, doesn't it? Ah well. The last couple of weeks have been insanely busy, with being home for the first week or more and then back here to guests and a New Year's party to prepare. Fun, as always, but I am never quite ready to go back. I really enjoy visiting with people over the holidays, and having more than a day or two to do it. Even though I still don't get to see everyone I want to. Alan took a while to re-adjust to being home, but he is slowly settiling into being my nice, polite, happy boy again, instead of the little hitting devil-child he was for a couple of days. Although, as I'm sure Tina can sympathize with, he has now discovered the Cars movie and wants to watch it 18 times a day. I borrowed Julie and Tim's copy and now I'm going to buy one so he doesn't wear it out. Ah well...it's a break from Diego and Pablo at any rate. Apart from that, my newest obesession is the Twilight series of books that my mom bought for me. I got all four for Christmas and had them read in three days. I'm now reading them for the second time ( and almost done the third one...eesh) and watched the movie a couple times as well!

I haven't made any specific New Year's resolutions, unless it's to try posting a bit more and eating a bit less. But as I said, nothing rock hard. More or less, I just want to try a little harder to do those things I know I should do, and don't quite manage all the time. Well, it's time to make supper. I'll do my best to keep it current. Happy 2009!!!!!

Alan and Daddy eating breakfast on New Year's day
Alan with Auntie Linny

Joey's Christmas presents gave Alan and Nathan hours of fun.

Kisses for Nanny

Me, Alan, BJ, Kass, and Madeleine

Yay for cars! Thank you Nanny!

He's a pro at opening presents now

Look! A Diego Train!

Bruno, Diddy, Alan, Nanny, Nathan

Me and B and my staff Christmas Party

Quick Update

Hey all...I will be uploading pics tomorrow, but until then, here is a look at the facebook pics : HERE . Sorry it's taken me forever, but that's Christmas! More to come tomorrow!

Funny Story

So here is another one of those stories that prove how much imagination kids have that adults lost somewhere along the way.

The other morning, we decided to go to the BigStop for breakfast. It's just across the border to New Brunswick, so we just jump on the highway and off we go. After an hour or so of wrapping the waitresses around his finger, Alan was done eating and we got in the car to come back. As we are on the highway, Alan is looking out his window saying "Kitty! Kitty!" Well...unless he has the best eyesight in the world, there is no way the child can spot a cat out on the Tantramar flats. Besides...he was looking at the other side of the highway where there's nothing but electrical towers. Hey! Wait a minute! Do you see what I see?

more pics

BJ took this picture for my mom since she wanted us to mail her the fresh bread.
Alan wearing my "fweater"

Having a "nap" under the table, after demanding that I "cover me, mom. Cover me!"

Covering Sally while the bear reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas"

Alan using our Singstar microphone to sing the "Boom de yadda" song from Discovery Channel

Showing off his Diego and Alicia Tattoos

Christmas tree before the cat started removing an ornament a night (and Tina's sled)

Alan hiding in the pantry

Alan all bundled up for the Santa Claus parade

My new favourite Recipe

I found this recipe in an old cookbook of my grandmother's, and I figured everybody would appreciate it:

Elephant Soup

1 Medium Elephant (African is best)
500 gallons hot water
2 pecks onions, finely chopped
1 bushel potatoes, peeled and sliced
5 shovels salt
3 shovels pepper
1 1/2 cases Worcestershire Sauce
10 bottles rum, or more if cooking time is longer or you are expecting more than 8 guests
Coke to taste
5 quarts peanut oil (optional)

Method:

Mix 1 1/2 oz rum with coke. Drink. Wash and dry the elephant (don't use soap as this will spoil the flavour). In back of a 1/2 ton truck, or rented U-Haul, pour hot water. Have another rum and coke and add elephant, spuds, and other ingredients. Allow to simmer. Meanwhile, finish first bottle of rum. Stir mixture using canoe paddle or small outboard motor. When guests arrive, start them off with the remaining rum. **The peanut oil won't really add to the soup, but it is the way the elephant would have wanted it!!!!**


P.S. I don't really approve of cooking elephants.....No elephants were harmed in the writing of this recipe.....