252 of 365 - By The Light Of The Tree

I love Christmas

for so many reasons.

I especially love when I am the only

one awake and I can sit and enjoy

my coffee by the light of the tree.

This time is when I find myself

reflecting on the past and being

thankful for all that we have.

Really, it's the perfect

time of day!

251 of 365 - The Love of a Brother

After supper Zach and Ashley

decided to have a little

wrestling match!

As you can see, Zach had the

upper hand

but Ashley really thought she was

winning!

I love it when they get along!

250 of 365 - Rider Pride Chocolate Fountain

Zachary and Ashley

really wanted a green chocolate

fountain to go with our Grey Cup supper.

I bought green melting chocolate and

the kids got to enjoy their

"Rider Pride"

fountain!

As far as the game goes -

NO COMMENT!!

249 of 365 - Deck The Halls ..........

We decorated the house today.

Zachary and Ashley

both wondered if the tree

was smaller this year!

Sorry kids, the tree is still

the same size

it's always been,

it's you that have grown taller.  

248 of 365 - Strays

I just don't understand....

they go in as a pair

and come out single!!

(Sounds like a bad country song!)

247 of 365 - Outside Christmas Lights - Check!

We turned on the lights this week.

They look so pretty

in the snow!

I believe we will be putting

up the rest of the decorations

this weekend.

I just can't wait 

any longer!!

246 of 365 - Kiwi

Zach's snack looked so good today

that I decided it was 

photo worthy

and then I had one for myself!

245 of 365 - It's What You Believe In Your Heart!

Because last year

was the last year

she believed

that gifts come from the

North Pole.

And this year

she knows

that gifts really come from

 the heart.

244 0f 365 - Sundog

It is supposed to get down

to -30 this week!

I can believe this just by

looking at this amazing sundog.

Welcome to winter!

243 of 365 - Green Is The Color!!!

Sing along if you know the words!

"Green is the color,

football is the game,

we're all together 

and winning is our aim,

so cheer us on through the sun and rain,

Saskatchewan Roughriders

is our name!"

242 of 365 - "Believe in Me"

Ashley was practicing her lyrical

dance in the living room tonight.

They are dancing to 

"Believe In Me"

and it is going to be 

beautiful!

241 of 365 - First High School Report Card!

Right now I am 

SO PROUD

of Zach!

He brought home his first

 high school repot card today and

He has got a 93% average!

He has never had these kinds of

marks!

Congratulations and

keep up the great work Zach!

240 of 365 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas..........

Holy Snow!!!

This overhang of snow is bound

to fall on someone's

head before the end of the day!

It looks kind of pretty

and I think we may even turn the 

lights on tonight!

239 of 365 - School Zone

I do have a purpose for this post.

This morning, when Ashley was patrolling,

a car was going to fast for the snowy conditions 

(plus the fact they were in a school zone)

and couldn't stop in time.

Ashley almost got hit by this car but was, 

thankfully,

paying attention and jumped out of the way.

I'm not entirely sure why this person couldn't see

Ashley standing out in the street.

She had on a bright yellow vest and had

a large red STOP sign in her hand!

Please, slow down 

and respect the rules of the road!

238 of 365 - My 80's Girl

Ashley had an 

"80's" day

at school today!

She was so excited to be able to wear

her halloween costume again.

This is an outfit that she's

comfy in and I'm happy that

she got to wear it to school!

237 of 365 - Mandarin Oranges

One of my favorite things about the

Christmas season are

the oranges!

When I was pregnant with Ashley,

I ate a whole box in one day!

Yes, she does love them too

and no, I didn't ever get

sick of them.

This is definitely a staple

in our house until the end of

December.

236 of 365 - Day of Wins

Team Turner won their first

game in the Under 17 league today.

The final score was

4 - 3.

Apparently it was a winning

kind of day - 

GO RIDERS!!!!

235 of 365 - Frosty Morning

The frost was beautiful this

morning!

Steve and I headed down

to River Landing so I could take some

pictures and we ended up

over by the 

Bessborough.

 I took quite a few

and I was tempted to post more

but this was my favorite.

234 of 365 - Jenna & Ashley Creations

Jenna & Ashley had the crafting bug today!

They came to me this morning

and asked if they could make lip gloss

so off we went to

Wal Mart.

They successfully made 24 pots of lip gloss!

Chocolate, Chocolate-Mint, Strawberry, 

Orange-Pineapple, Lime, 

Fruit Fiesta and

Watermelon!

I used vinyl to label the pots so the girls

can tell which one they are using.

233 of 365 - Lest We Forget

A single poppy in the snow

to remember those whose lives were

lost fighting for our freedom.

232 of 365 - The Stars of Bethlehem

We were at the high school tonight

for Zach's football banquet.

I love that the lights on the school

are stars.

Under the blue star is the nativity.

It's just beautiful!

231 of 365 - Is It Here To Stay?

The trees looked beautiful after 

last night's snowfall!

Being that it is almost the

middle of November,

it wouldn't break my heart if the

snow stuck around now.

230 of 365 - Cat Nap

How sweet is this?

229 of 365 - So Close

I guess I am starting to

understand exactly how a

14 year old's brain may

(or may not) work

these days.

After supper Zachary made a point

of saying,

"I won't forget to put my cup in this time".

I turned around and saw this!

Unfortunately, this was the

second time for this exact attempt today!

We all had a good laugh over it

anyways!

228 of 365 - Happily Ever After

We attended a wedding this afternoon

and it was absolutely

beautiful!

Congratulations Amie & Curtis!

227 of 365 - Red Juicy Goodness

I had this with my breakfast 

this morning!

It was so good!

It's too bad they are only

available for a short time in

the fall.

226 of 365 - Cotton Candy Cake

Ashley won this

cotton candy cake

at curling yesterday.

It is just cotton candy that has

been shaped like an

angel food cake!

If she doesn't eat it soon,

it may just disappear!

225 of 365 - Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off To Work We Go.........

First, please excuse the poor

quality of this photo!

It was taken at 6:30 this morning

AND

my battery died right after I took it!

Zachary got to go to work with

Steve today!

All of the grade 9's were

having work experience today!

Zach wasn't all that happy to

have had to get up at 5:30

and out the door by 6:30 but he

did it and it sounds like he's

had fun so far!

224 of 365 - If I Could Only Find A Way Out.........

This is the second of my sister's

two cats.

She was quite content just

looking out the window 

this afternoon.

This one's name is

Disfonia

and the other one's name is

Sarafis.

We are definitely enjoying them!

223 of 365 - The Life Of A Cat.......

Doesn't she look peaceful?

We are watching my sisters cats for a 

couple of weeks.

It's so nice having cats 

in the house again!