Preparing for our guests

Slaughtering the lamb

Sledding

Like father

Like daughter

Too big for my britches

These are my jeans. My jeans with a big, fat rip so wide you can see through to Texas.

How did I find out about this? Well, we were in the grocery store today, in the vegetables section, to be exact and Per comes over to me, leans in and whispers, "do you know that you have a rip in jeans where your butt is?"

I was shocked..What? No. How could that be? I mean, I would have known.

I reached behind me and felt myself. Yes, right, I felt up myself and felt that I had a big rip there. I ask in a panic, "Can you see my butt?

"No," said Per, "it's hidden. it's not that bad."

Ladies, here is a hint. Beware of nice husbands who tell you lies so that you can save face. I believed him and basically brushed it off. I walked around the grocery store and then into the mall,totally oblivious to my anal predicament.

When I got home, curiosity got the better ofme and so I took off my jeans and saw this big, fat rip.

"I don't know how my ass could have gotten that big," I said to Per. "Oh, no,it's because those jeans are really worn. You could probably repair it with a needle and thread." Yeah, right. After seeing the hole, what do you think?

Those jeans have seen its last days. And to those who've seen my butt crack, I hope you enjoyed yourself.

Hanging out at the cabin

Well, it's the Easter holidays and we've been up at the cabin since Saturday. Both the hubby and I are working from here until Wednesday, as well as enjoying a little R&R. The only problem now is that I am sick, Keira is sick and now Per is getting sick. That is no fun...especially when we're expecting two families on Thursday. Come Thursday, this house will be 12 people full! Can you believe it? I'm just stressing out thinking about the amount of food that has to be made.

We went shopping today to stock up, but two cart fulls of food and we're still not done. So, we'll go at it again tomorrow!

Per really wants me to make this yummy lamb tagine dish, but one of the key ingredients is sweet potatoes. Hmmm...that will be really easy to find up here in the mountains.

Now how does this chair work again?

Camping out on the floor

Keira "helping" me make dinner

After dinner fun

Nothing like a little light reading after dinner

Saturday morning art fun

Fun activites at 7:00am on a Saturday morning...Good thing they're Crayola washable pens or I'd be having a heart attack!

Exhaustion is setting in

And it's only 7:30am! I am tiiiiiiiiiiired. Shall I say it again? I am tiiiiiiiiirrred!

Keira has been acting up the past couple of days again. It started with not wanting to go upstairs for her bathtime, to wanting to sit on the potty when she doesn't really need to, wanting me to sit with her during TV time, etc. I guess she seems to need some mamma attention...but, last night? Whew!

She didn't sleep well. Lots of squirming around in the middle of the night. At 2:00am, It was so bad that we had to turn on the lights to wake her up. She cried and cried and cried. I couldn't seem to console her. If I tried to hug her or kiss her, she pushed me away. But, then if I left her alone then she would get even more upset at me. I think she's mad at me for some reason.

She ended up sitting on my lap (not letting me hug her) for a while and crying. Then the crying subsided and she just sat there, but I wasn't allowed to touch her. It progressed to laying her head on my chest and then I was allowed to touch her and give her a kiss.

This is so frustrating. I don't know what's wrong. It seems that she wants me, but she doesn't want me. That's she's mad at me, but then I'm forgiven.

We didn't get to sleep again until 3:00am. I had to get up at 5:30am. Sigh! It'll be a long day today.

Veggies, Mmmmm.....

Have you ever seen a kid who loves her veggies as much as this one? She's eating choi sum (a chinese vegetable) which has been stir fried in garlic. We almost ate up a whole package just the two of us. We sneaked a couple from Per's plate too.