Five's a Party

July has been a rather busy month. We headed east for a whirlwind visit, not a spare moment anywhere. We actually burned ourselves out and headed home early.  a few pics: It's been really busy since we got home as well :) Oldest boy leaves tomorrow for the west, where he will be working with my brother in a garage and on a ranch.  Also, any day now, my new niece Lia Amanda will make her appearance!! I can't wait to meet her and hold her, sing to her and cuddle her!

We are here! It's been pretty rainy, but we're having fun anyway :)

VACATION! NOVA SCOTIA!! atlantic. lupines. sand. wild blueberries. pine trees. history. salt air. saltbox houses. dairy farms. HOME!!

A few months ago, Ryan, my oldest, mentioned that he'd taken a special test at school. He said only a few of the highest scoring math students in his grade were given the choice to take it, so he took it. After that, I kind of forgot about it.  Today, He came home with two certificates! One was for participating in the test, but the other said  Outstanding Achievement  The Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo,  is pleased to Recognize the achievement of  Ryan ****** who has received the highest score in the grade 7  Gauss Mathematics Contest at ************* school in the year 2010 I am really proud of him! who knew that MY son would be good at math? (if you don't know me at all, math and I have had a rather rocky relationship rofl)  WAY TO GO!

Flying a kite in a cornfield

 One of my favorite things when I was growing up was when my Dad would go to Scotsburn dairy near closing time and buy us the "remainders"~ the big tubs of ice cream left when they emptied the machines. If I recall correctly, it was only 5 or 10$ for a large pail (the kind in chinese buffet restaurants or ice cream parlours). Often, these tubs has three or four kinds layered in them, but for awhile, he brought home tubs and tubs of tiger tail ice cream. In fact, he brought home SO MANY, we grew VERY tired of the orange and black licorice flavoured tiger tail ice cream. I didn't even THINK about that flavour for many years, until a few months ago, when I saw a commercial for PC tiger tail ice cream! Then, suddenly, I wanted to taste it again. I sent my poor husband on a mission to find some, and he was successful (not PC brand, he found Chapman's) ! I got my tiger tail ice cream, and it was  almost every bit as yummy as I remembered. I say almost, because I am sorry to...

yea, they're three weeks old now, and ready to start on chick grower! They've grown so much in just three weeks. Interestingly enough, the chicks I had at the neighbour's house with a hen aren't nearly as big, so maybe mommy hen helps them control how much they eat or something. Who says chickens have no mommy issues hahaha.  They have outgrown the little chick pen, so I have moved them to the coop next door. They are easy to handle, and not overly scared of being caught.