Surgery Success :)

So thankful Mom's surgery is behind us...

Now we face recovery time - which she has been told no lifting more than a knife and fork for 3 months!!! Seems crazy but we will need to hold her to this :) (sorry mom, we may be on your case about following doctors orders!)

Her surgery was to repair the surgery that wasn't done so well on her broken arm (try avoid her first surgeon if possible... Sounds like "Locked"!! Lol - letter to head of surgeons in process...)

Mom ended up needing a bone graft because the bone didn't heal properly. A wrong plate was put in initially which allowed the bone to bend...

Now things seem to be much better...

Mom looked fabulous last night and here is the truth - she rocks it on pain killers!!!

Lets say we shared a few good laughs last night!!

Wish you a speedy recovery mom.... We'll be around to give you company!!

Feeding self!

With Ranen I allowed her to be rather independent... Go ahead, feed yourself - we'll just clean up afterwards!! At a year she could feed herself everything from yogurt to applesauce to potatoes...

Owen on the other hand... I've just always done it - guess I am not interested in cleaning the mess or... I'm not sure!! But on Monday he refused to eat from the spoon I was holding so I handed over the plate and he ate!!

And loved it!! ... Not sure if I could have picked a messier meal but it was good :) 

We will see how he does with his oatmeal this morning :) 

Time at the farm....

We have been busy helping out at the farm during corn harvest ... Also yesterday, Corina had the flu so we pitched in a little... Love it!! 

Pushing up feed on the lawn tractor :)

Jessie enjoying her daily milk fix :) 

We can never get enough time in the tractor... I hold Owen and Ranen sits on her little lawn chair in front of me!! Great times :)

Barn Window Frame

A few pictures of the

refinished barn window frame

that we gifted to Dad and Mom...

 

 

We found images of us all around 6 months and then an image around

3 years old... designed them all into sepia and printed onto canvas.

Wrapped the canvas around thin plywood and inserted into glass slots!

Turned out lovely.... (idea credit to Richelle:)!)

 

Wedding pic top left, wedding text bottom right... 

 

LOVE IT!! Given a place of honour in the front entry :) 

 

Dad and Mom... hope you enjoy it for many years! xo

 

(credit to Jolanda Scherpenzeel for beautifully refinishing the frame!!

she does this if you are interested!!)



AMAZING Day!!

WOW!

I had some ME time today...

after what feels like months behind a computer

I got to be outside, enjoy the sun (burn slightly perhaps),

shoot around a golf ball

and have a GRAND time...

 

It has rejuvenated me, put a spring back into my step...

yes, I have been lacking that lately!

Can almost say that I have energy to do like house work now or

something, (Ben, I said almost... please don't count on it being clean!)

Wow... what a day like today does!

 

May need to do it more often...

(seeing I do still have a spa gift certificate from

my birthday last December in my purse!!)

 

So the story behind my absence here!

Yup, sucks I know!

But Dad and Mom are super duper pleased!!

Since the end of June I have pumped every. spare. moment.

into their anniversary gift (not even exaggerating!)

End of August we gifted them with a 133 page album

of their 30 years of pictures (best ones... as Mom has millions

so we had a pile of sorting to do :)

and also a 9 panel refinished barn window frame

with canvas baby pictures inserted...

It all turned out GREAT

....

but yes, I am happy to be done with the work

(and will be running any future projects past Ben for his

consent before I agree as I tend not to judge well as to work involved!)

lol.... thanks Love with helping out on the home front

and supporting me...

Also, Cathrine, Laura and Richelle for your extra efforts you put in...

sorting pictures, watching my kids etc.... loved having the extra time with you!!

 

Hope to share the book's pages on here soon

... if it is not too large files!!

 

Some pictures from today...

 

 

the story behind today...

The vet company that the farm uses put on a golf tournament -

the farm had 4 spots reserved but seeing there was grass and corn to

harvest, and the weather is good they had to work...

all except Corina - she still got to go and Dad, Chris and I were lucky

enough to join!  thanks to Mom for taking the kids...

I had a lovely day!

(please, try plan next year's for corn harvest season again!! lol)

 

Anyhow, hoping to post some of the happenings from around here...

was reminded that I have missed posting Ben's father's day gift

(yes, it was an album from the past year)

hope to also show you the work we have done on fence around pool,

parent's anniversary gift,

trip to Osoyoos and Pentiction,

a new photo shoot I did this week,

first - I need to help at the farm tomorrow and Friday...

Friday we host a tour to approx. 80 diplomats

who would like a tour of what a farm is in today's day and age

and what it looks like for the future...

I have designed posters and brochures for this event.

and definitely plan to be done with the computer designing for a while!!

 

Always SOMETHING going on around here...

would LOVE and APPRECIATE some tips on

how.to.slow.my.life.DOWN.

(the first tip I will give myself... learn to say NO)

 

 

Remembering Landon...

4 year ago today...

the stillborn birth of our precious oldest son.

 

So fondly remembered, a precious memory...

it is not so much just in this one day that we think of him,

we miss him in all the everyday moments...

in all our family memories, pictures, doings...

but it is good to sit back and specially take note

of God's plan, the Lord's calling...

that it may be blessed to our hearts - for then in would not be in vain.

 

So dearly a part of us...

so missed.

a son, grandson, nephew, cousin...

 

xo

 

 

....................

 

busy working on a large project that I am super excited to be making

for my parents.... their 30th anniversary at the end of the month

and we have a surprise coming for them! LOVE.

My deadline is Monday so hopefully soon after that I will be posting

a rather large post I do believe....

 

 

 

6 Years!

Wow... to think that it has been 6 years already...

 

August 3, 2007

United in marriage... husband and wife

A decision neither of us regrets

A decision that we joyfully call a blessing!

 

Ben, may I say we mold together so well...

Our differences beautifully blend

to make each of us better...

Our weaknesses cause the other to have to lighten up a little...

like you being a little selfish teaches me how to say No,

like me being spontaneous teaches you how to go with the flow,

me being unorganized (I know, it really drives you nuts!)

but it does teach you to be a little less rigid :)

you being a little lazy teaches me to sit back and enjoy my surroundings a little

you enjoy being home has made me more into a home body,

you being so diligent with work has allowed me to be a full-time Mommy,

your strong-willed stubbornness, well, lets just say sometimes we agree to differ!! :)

you being calm and quiet has steered me away from many a disagreement and hype

my adventurous side has led you to a few places you may not have gone

and the list could go on...

 

We have been through much

happiness, joys, laughter, love, blessings, sorrows, tears, loss...

looking forward to the blessings of our future years...

and that we may receive the one true blessing.

 

Thanks for putting up and loving this crazy wife of yours! 

 

You truly are the...

peanut to my butter

twinkle in my eye

shake to my bake

blue in my sky

sprinkles on my sundae

flip to my flop

bumble to my bee

jewel on my crown

milk to my shake

spring in my step

beat of my heart

love of my life

 

xo