Happy 4th Anniversary to us!!

Today is our 4th anniversary. OH MY HECK! It does not feel like we've been together that long!!

We have certainly had lots happen. Time flies when you're having fun, right?! Well, this time certainly did! Let's review some of the things we've done this last 4 years.

Jamie immigrated to Canada. This was an interesting time. We lived in my mother's basement. Jamie could not work or go to school for a loooong time and spent his days helping my mom keep the house clean and tidy and daily going to teach English to newly immigrated Chinese neighbours.

I worked at BMW Canada. I don't think I want to relive the experience....

We got pregnant with Angela, fall 2006. We - Really "I" drove across the US (30 hours) to Utah for General Conference!! And his mom and younger brother were there as well. It was an uncomfortable trip, especially since I hadn't clued in that I was pregnant... DUH. I was sooooo queasy (but never sick) and couldn't even look at food. David brought over like 4 packs of "Shots" from England, and they were my favorite but I did not even eat 1!!

Jamie began working full-time at RBC. He was also doing full-time university at UOIT in the evenings.

We bought our first house and moved in May 11, 2007. Angela was born 3 weeks later, June 1, 2007 at home!

We were lucky enough to be able to spend Christmas 2007 in England with Jamie's family! It was great to see them all we miss them. I also gained 10 lbs because of all the AMAZING food in England.. Mmm, I love.

Feb. 14th, 2008 we found out we were pregnant AGAIN. "So, basically............. I'm pregnant." That was how I broke the news to Luke, dad and Britt one day... I didn't know what to say!! Haha

Jamie was accepted into the intensive 1-year MBA program at The Richard Ivey School of Business in London, ON. Not only was he accepted without having an undergrad, but he also received a scholarship!! What a smarty pants! :)

Jamie began his full-time program, and Angela and I lived between Oshawa and London until September when I was too afraid to travel anymore!

Audrey was born October 22,2009. After 3 false starts over 3 weeks, Jamie just stayed home for the week and she came! She too was born at home.

Jamie graduated May 8, 2009. We are so lucky to have done this program.

And he got a job at the business school as a manager for EMBA recruitment. I don't know the exact title, etc.... :)

And here we are today! Jamie starts his new job and we celebrate all the events that have led us to where we are today.

I am so lucky to have Jamie. He takes such good care of me and he is a wonderful father to our girls. I could never have asked for a more wonderful, loving, compassionate (the list goes on) husband. <3>

Glimpse into Eternity

I remember a few years ago at church, a lovely sister gave this beautiful talk about her girls. She keeps journals for her girls (I have tried to follow her example, but I am failing miserably) and she read a few excerpts in her talk of the glimpses into eternity she had experienced. That was before I had children, though I think I may have been pregnant with Ange.... Anyhow, I have never forgotten it because I was so touched by what she'd experienced and I hoped that I would be able to share such precious experiences with my children. 

This evening while I was getting Ange ready for bed, we made a whole big deal of it since she has been off a routine and with her soother, and I have been trying to wean her off it and get her back into a routine. 

So, we had a bath, and then we powdered up and put some nice lotion on, and then we did pj's and I french braided her hair. She had a banana, and we read books, then said a prayer and as she was about to jump into bed, (without argument or crying!! *shock*) I asked her if she wanted to sing a song. She said yes, so I scooped her up into my arms and held her as she hugged me tight and I sang "I Am A Child Of God". 

I felt so much love as I sang it to her. I am not a particularly good singer, but when I sang it this evening, it was like I was not singing. As I got to the end of the first line and then the second etc.  and thought quickly "oh dear, I don't know the words" they came straight out without thinking. 

She is growing so quickly, it makes me sad. I cannot believe she is going to be 2. I can't bear to think she is some day going to move away and begin her own life. I hope that I can do my best to teach her and let her know how much she is loved. 

Audrey is growing too fast too. I just had her.. She is my little baby. She is almost crawling, she has such a happy personality, and she is really becoming quite the little girl. 

One of the best things to see if the girls laying side by side and laughing together. They play together, and just love each other so much.

I truly do hope they are best friends for ever. That is something I definitely missed until I met Jamie. He is the only true best friend I have ever had and I am so lucky to have him as my husband and the father of my children. He is so wonderful to them. When Ange was having a hard time going to sleep and would cry when I put her down, he would go in there and sing to her and soothe her and she would go right to sleep. He is so loving. 

I am so grateful to be sealed to my husband and my children and to know that I will always be with them, even when we are apart. 

Not Me! Monday

OK - I ran into MckMama's blog, and she does this, and it's pretty funny. I hope mine provides a little laughter.

I did NOT sleep in and let Jamie take care of the kids for a while. And I did NOT thoroughly enjoy it. 

I did NOT let my daughter sit in the back of the Wal-Mart cart and eat McD's to keep her quiet while I got groceries.

I did NOT put my 6 month old to sleep and did NOT find her 40 minutes later sleeping on the floor. And I do NOT think it was absolutely adorable.

I did NOT take soothers away from both children on the same day. And did NOT ignore them when they cried for what seemed like for EVER. 

I did NOT let my 2 year old throw a tantrum and did NOT ignore her until noticing she fell asleep. And I did NOT think it was cute she too was sleeping on the floor. 

And I did NOT seek a few minutes peace once the children were in bed on the balcony where I did NOT scream at the 5 toonie-sized spiders that stared while lusting to bite me.

And I am NOT going to make a nice cup of dessert tea and indulge. And I am NOT going to get emotional over my babies growing up too quickly. 

Rogers.....

Oh hecker....

With all the products we have, ie: banking, gas, electric, phone, internet, etc... Life does not get easier...

When Jamie worked for RBC, they managed to botch up every product we had with them... Chequing account... VISA... MORTGAGE! Everything. It was a disaster.

And then.............. When you think everything is going smoothly and there's nothing to compain about....... It happens.

I apologized to the person who got my call and told them to hold tightly before I continued. She ended up being incompetent and offered answers such as: "Uhm.. I can't actually tell what happened here." "So, I don't know why they changed it." Finally, since I was getting nowhere, I asked her who I should call for help. Here's how it went:

Rogers girl: You have to call customer care and billing.
Me: OK. Where do I find those numbers?
RG: They don't have numbers. You have to be transferred. But... I can't do that.
Me: There is no 1-800 number? Then how do I talk to them?
RG: Oh... I can transfer you.

LOL She did 3 failed transfers, and finally I got to speak to Customer Care where I told them that even though my family has a grduge against BELL, they were looking pretty good right now!

And thusly, complaining works. I got $10 off my services, 15% bundling and more promotions to come when we move home.

On the home side of things:

Angela is so cute. Oh my heck. I love that she is putting sentences together :) This morning, it was 6.45, and I had ignored her crying for about 10 minutes. Now, she has not cried to get out of her crib in months. She just calls "Momma" until I get her. Well, this morning she's crying, and she's crying my name, and since she is in our room here at the apartment (which we move out of in T-6 days!!!!) she can see me. And see me peeking at her in hopes that she'll go back to bed. Then I hear her say "Poo" And I look up and say "Food?" and she shakes her head and says "Poo". The reason for the crying. Great. It's not even7am. I am so tired.

And now, like most days, she just sits here and blabs to herself and it is so cute. I LOVE how she says "Thank you Momma" every, yes, EVERY time I give her something!! It's great.

We went out last night to Jamie's graduation formal, and it was great. I wish I'd had a camera to take photos because he was called up to the podium and everything! We have hardly any photos of us together too.... Gawsh!

He's made some great friendships and the program was full of really wonderful people. One of the profs got up and said that this is the best class he's ever taught, followed by "I've never said that before." It was a fantastic night at the Hilton!