spa heaven

new pics of the girls.

today we're going to the spa. the rodeo gave us all a day. i am so excited.

tomorrow i'm heading to greg's farm. it's supposed to be +6. i can't wait to take pics and walk around outside in the fresh air.

vote

please.
save us from the conservatives. or at least from a conservative majority. if we have to have them at all i hope that their power is limited.

more love

friday was Wendy's birthday. she's 29. i can hardly believe it.

we went to medieval times. it was a total blast, as you can see from the photo. it made me realize how lucky we are to have such great friends.

sunday was lisa's birthday and we went over for her annual lobster feast.

we really are blessed to have such amazing friends in our lives.

kitty love

i am so in love with our kittens i can hardly stand it. these girls have only been in our lives for 9 days, and i can't imagine them not here. this morning i woke up with both of them lying on me. i really didn't want to come into work - i would have loved to have just spent the day with them!

resolution time

generally i am not the sort to make resolutions, but this year there are a few things that i'm planning on targeting in the self-improvement arena.

budgeting. i'd like to make one, and then i'd like to try to stick to it, so that i don't get late notices from bill companies, and so i can buy a new pair of shoes every now and then. mama likes her new shoes.

walking. i want to walk to work. it means i have to get my ass out of bed early, and get moving. not easy to do. especially when i want to stay home and watch the kittens til the last possible second.

the bible. yup. i want to read the whole thing this year. i have never done it, and i think this is the year. i'd like to explore my spirituality a bit more. if i get the bible done, i'd also like to read the qur'an. that might have to move to 2007.

cooking. i want to become a master chef. or at least a great cook. i'm a fine cook now, but i'd like to be great.

hmmmmm... that was done without too much thought. i guess there's a lot i can be working on!

happy new year!

wow! it's been a long time. i can't believe it.

we had a great holiday at home in simcoe with our folks. we had a quiet new year's. now i'm back at work and wishing the holidays were a little bit longer!

some highlights:

our cousin alison renewed her vows, with my dad as minister, which was beautiful. they were married on december 13th in the dominican, and not many of us could be there, so it was great to be able to see that.

we went away for a few days with our folks to frankenmuth, michigan, which is a bavarian town close to a big outlet mall, so we had some after-Christmas shopping!

we got some babies on new year's eve. we've named them beatrice & lilibet (short for Lady Elizabeth) and we love them.



there are more photos of our beauties on my flickr site: