Change of Plans (Apr.7, 2026)

 It was another busy day at work today.

Haylee and Freya slept in and missed the bus so I went and picked Freya up and took her to school.

She wanted me to walk her to the office but not all the way to her class.

She's getting so grown up.

I was glad I got to see her again before we head out later today. She used to get so upset when we would be leaving for vacation - now she's a lot better about it but she still wants to know how long we will be gone for and exactly when we will be coming back.

I had a couple more projects I had to complete before vacation plus I wanted to catch up on all of the emails I ignored yesterday.

On my lunch hour I did some running around, I dropped Easter chocolates off to Morgan (from Mom), checked the mail.

Got more laundry done and put away.

I got everything done at the office that I wanted and was able to head home about a half hour early.

My boss Michelle called just as i was leaving to let me know that our raises were in and that I'd be getting a bit of a raise so that was good news.

When I got home I packed for our trip and got the house cleaned up so i was ready to go when Jason got home from work.

We fky out to Minneapolis tomorrow morning at 9:17 am so we are heading to the city tonight.

Jason was late getting home - he had a busy day at work running around all over the place getting fluid shots and he didn't feel like doing anymore driving today so we decided to just stay home and get up super early and head straight to the airport.

i was fine with that so we had a chill evening and went to bed early since we will have to be up and on the road no later than 3:30 am.

Saved us a couple hundred bucks too since we didn't have to get a hotel room.

Jason left a note from Ivy for Freya in case they go over there while we are away.

Managed to get my steps in again without having to get on the treadmill.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Weigh In Day (Apr.6, 2026)

It's weigh in day!

 

I was 241.6 lbs.

I'm going the wrong way again.

I had a project I was working on at work today that I needed to get finished before I leave tomorrow so I just focused on that all day and nothing else.

I didn't even go home for lunch, just worked right through.

I ended up working a bit late too but I got the report finished - Yay!

I asked Crystal if she could braid my hair for me tonight - Jason helped me put it up in a ponytail this morning but it's looking pretty rough.

I also asked Kody if he could bring the girls over tonight for a visit so they could get their Easter stuff and just so we could see them before we go.

Everyone seemed to arrive at the same time.

Crystal did a great job with the braid - this should keep me going for a few days!

I like it so much I might get her to do it for me again after I get back!

This is as close to a snuggle as I was going to get with Eden tonight.

She came and sat on the couch with me but wanted to be on her side and I had to stay on my side.

She's doing her little growly face at me!

Zepplyn had come over with Crystal and stayed to play when her mom went home.

They were all dressing up and scaring each other down in the basement.

This is Zepplyn and Freya.

Freya was showing us her new dance moves.

Pretty intense!

Crystal shared some pictures from Easter with the girls at her mom's place.

Looks like they enjoyed themselves.

They do love getting crafty, I guess maybe all kids like being creative!

Even though I didn't get on the treadmill today at all, I did still manage to get all my steps in running around the house cleaning and up and down the stairs doing laundry!

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

My House is Back Together! (Apr.5, 2026)

It was a peaceful, quiet morning. 

Jason made some colorful dough.

He makes Easter bread every year.

Bread smells so delicious when it is freshly cooked.

Of course I had a slice of it slathered with butter as soon as it was out of the oven.

Isn't it pretty?

It tasted amazing.

I spent the day doing laundry, cleaning, vacuuming and getting all my decor back up.

I met Bonnie down at the office this afternoon and we decorated Calvin's office, he turned 60 today.

The Easter Bunny also visited everyone in the office.

It was nice and sunny out today and the snow was starting to melt.

Maybe spring is finally on the way!

Jason cooked up a turkey and a ham.

He set Freya's fairy's up for her to find.

With a treat and a note.

He fixed this little fairy's leg.

My pictures are all back up - it looks so much better.

I am not sure what I want to put up here yet so it's going to be like this for now until I decide.

I cleaned the basement all up as well.

I felt like I got a lot accomplished!

I had a nice bath then Jason and I had Easter dinner.

I got out my little mini printer that I bought and tried it out.

It works pretty slick.

I have to try to figure out how to get the pictures that I want into the program to print them.

Got all my steps in.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy.

Finally Cleaned the Craft Room (Apr.4, 2026)

I walked by my craft room this morning and felt like I just had to get it cleaned up today.

 

It was just a total disaster area in there.

You couldn't even barely see the floor.

So yeah, it was about time.

Jason thought he would take the girls to Whitecourt to go swimming.

Since I can't swim anyway, I just planned on staying home.

Kody ended up calling though, turns out Rita was having an egg hunt at her place for the kids today and dinner so he came and picked the girls up to take them there.

I got busy and got to work on my office.

It took me a few hours but I got it done and it felt great.

I've been wanting to get this done for so long, it felt good to finally do it.

Jason meanwhile made us pizza, a pepperoni one.

And then one with olives, onions, capers and anchovies.

Then as a treat for all my hard work I did a puzzle.

It was a 300 piece one so it only took a few hours.

While I did that, Jason made a new fairy creation.

He gave her a little basket with a Ferrero Rocher which is Freya's favorite.

He got some of her others that he'd made previously set up for her.

Ivy left a note for Freya, love the wax seal.

The Easter Bunny came too and hid a bunch of chocolate eggs for the girls. 

Got all my steps in.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy.

Alivia Dances, Freya Cooks, Eden Learns a Bad Word (Apr.3, 2026)

Alivia was in a dance competition here in Edmonton this weekend so Jen and I went to watch.

She had herb group hip hop number at 9:45 am then her hip hop solo at 10:45 am.

You aren't supposed to take pictures but I snuck one anyway right at the end.

I like watching the hip hop numbers, I think they are fun.

Alivia is just getting so grown up.

Mel, Hunter and Kirby were all there as well, we chatted with them shortly then let them head out as they were heading all the way back to Sparwood today.

Jen & I stopped at Firehouse Subs for something to eat, did a little shopping then went to Royal Spas for some pampering.

Jen had made us appointments to get the head massage/shampoo, neck & shoulder massage.

It was 75 minutes and I enjoyed it but my arm was getting uncomfortable near the end.

I had to do some more shopping then we headed back to Jen's.

I would have liked to spend another night with Jen but Jason had the girls at the house.

They spent the night there last night and I figured they'd likely spend the night again tonight so I wanted to get back to help.

Jason and the girls were busy today.

They made smoothies.

Her very first strawberry smoothie! - She's a fan! 

Uh Oh - where id she learn that?

Nap time.

Hazel had a nap too.

Won't be long until she's over the bubba.

The girls painted some eggs for Easter.

Jason went to the bathroom for a minute and the girls let their creativity flow onto the walls.

And the doors.

Little handprint.

Jason painted an egg too.

Freya's cooking show.

She made a giant cookie.

Decorated it with chocolate sauce.

Looks pretty darn good.

Freya's giant cookie.

I got home around 6. Kody was there to pick up the girls.

They had wanted to go home but once I got there, they changed their minds and decided they wanted to stay the night after all.

So they stayed the night again.

I was happy, I love having them around.

Jason took them for a walk - I skipped it because it was too cold out there for me.

Plus my arm was bothering me a little too.

Then we just had a quiet hanging around the house.

I didn't have all of my steps in but I didn't feel like getting them either.

I'm regretting it because I wasn't that far away and it wouldn't have taken long but way too late now,

So it is what it is.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy.

Jen's For The Night (Apr.2, 2026)

As promised, I picked Freya up on my lunch hour and took her to my place to hang out with Hunter and Leland.

I didn't hop on the treadmill, instead I packed and got ready to head to the city.

I'm heading there straight from work.

Before I headed back to work< rob dropped by and picked the kids up and took them to his place to hang out.

Hunter had been wanting to go over so I'm glad Rob got home in time for that today.

I worked hard on my work projects today and I made some progress.

Since it's a long weekend, our boss told us we could head home an hour early today so I was able to get on the road to the city a bit earlier.

I got Jason to send me our list.

I headed right in to St. Albert and made a few stops, got aa few things knocked off our list.

By 7 pm, my wrist was starting to bother me so I headed over to Jen's.

I picked up a sandwich from Tim Horton's for my supper.

When Jen got home, she and I got bundled up and headed out for a walk so I could get the rest of my steps in.

We got a bit turned around so went further than we'd planned and the weather was gross but it was still nice and I was glad that we went!

We just spent the rest of the evening watching Castle.

She did pick up a puzzle for us to do tonight possibly but it was 1000 pieces and I knew if we started it I wouldn't be able to stop and I'd be at it all night,

So we opted not to do it but maybe we will do it another time.

I was chilly when we went to bed so she gave me a weighted blanket to sleep with and I loved it!

Got them steps in!

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!