this week...

so far this week has been pretty productive with checking items off the "list"...
1) washing machine finally got fixed!
2) tenants said they would stay until january
3) engergy audit scheduled for tomorrow
4) discovered that i could use magical powers to turn the CD player off. coco has been totally absorbed in a book on cd about cattle rustlers. she wouldn't get ready to go to gymnastics so i turned the power bar off. she thinks it is broken. tricky, i know but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. will have to rethink when she learns about electricity.
5) almost ready to book cuba after much research.

hope you had a good week too!

It is official...

I've become one of those bloggers. A fireworks show perhaps... I started with a bang and now. Nothing. Nada. I think about posts but then at the end of the day, I don't set aside the time to write them.

Here is what has been happening in my life lately...

1. My washing machine broke down and is waiting for a new part. This is a brand new machine under warranty. Bad luck I guess.

2. Fireplace needed a new thermastat. Apparently they only last 5 - 10 years.

3. Bruce is working LONG hours on some absurd movie called the A Team. We are lucky to see him 1 day a week.

4. The cat is half living outside and half living in the basement room. Does anyone want a cat? Seriously I want to find a new home for the cat.

5. I am half way through a painting class at Emily Carr. My 4 hours of "me" time every week.

6. Kids activities are going well. Skating, Art, Spanish, Gymnastics, Lyceum.

7. Lucky is well, Lucky. She gets us out of the house, rain or shine.

8. Wondering about a trip to someplace warm in Jan or Feb. At any rate, the house is rented out for 10 days over the Olympics so we have to go away for that portion.

9. About to start looking for a new basement tenant as the people are going to France. It is a lovely 1 bedroom near ish to UBC.

10. Got to run and get the kids ready for bedtime. Goodnight.

new bed

We got a great bed from Ikea for Coco's room. It has under bed storage and pulls out to make another single bed. Thanks mom! Bruce braved Ikea on a Sat to pivk it up and spent countless hours assembling it today. Three cheers for Bruce!

Whistler weekend

We had a super weekend at the Whistler Children's Art Festival. Unfortunately Bruce had to work... last minute schedule change. The girls and I stayed with friends and did the festival both Sat and Sun. Saw Charlotte Diamond. Coco was on stage shaking a maraca. Did many crafts and saw a wonderful circus act.

Also went swimming. Whistler has a wonderful pool. And to an outdoor water park. Again amazing.

It was a hot weekend.

Love love love the UBC Farmer's market

Every Saturday. It is like going to the country except it is only a 7 minute drive away. Seriously. We don't really even buy much. We see the chickens. We walk around. We eat bread and jam then go home. You can see from the pictures that it really is gorgeous. Here's the link.

Outdoor finger/feet painting... the best :-)

Another beautiful sunny Vancouver day. Set the girls up in the backyard with some finger painting which ended up being feet painting. See our tent in the background? 

Clean up was fun too when I filled the kitchen sinks with water. They loved the novelty.

I remember when Coco was a baby I always put her in the sink but I don't do that so much with Hazel.

Happy sunny summer to everyone out there.

I can't take it anymore!

Stop making such a mess guys. It is super annoying.