Just thought I'd write a few details about the move, for all who are wondering. We are going to rent a 3 bedroom duplex in Mitchell, a bedroom community of Steinbach. The building is about 6 years old, attached garage, deck and yard. It is an open concept upstairs with the living room, dining room and kitchen, also a pantry and half bathroom. Downstairs are the bedrooms, full bathroom, laundry room and linen closet. It's beautiful!! It's almost like it was custom made just for us!! We should get the keys Thursday, we'll take a some stuff Saturday, but the big moving day will be Sunday after church. We're so excited to have more space, a yard, and our own laundry room!! We had really been thinking we needed to just buy something to get us out of the apartment, but we're just not ready to buy yet. So this is the best alternative, and the cost won't be much more than what we have now. You know....3 weeks ago, the lady who lives below us came up to complain about the noise...from Nora jumping. We've tried very hard to be considerate of our neighbors, we know kids make noise, and we make sure that all is quiet at night, and that noise is a minimum during the day. But, kids have a lot of energy, and sometimes they jump and sometimes they fall, and I know it's loud, we've lived under a suite with kids before. So, at first, we were a little peeved at this lady, but it motivated Curtis to look online that evening for a different place. We had been wanting to move for a while, but everything we found was just unaffordable. He saw the ad for this duplex, called and set up a time to view it. Since we were the first ones to look at it, we got it, even though there were other people interested. I just think...if that lady hadn't complained, we would not have been so motivated to look that evening. Well, that's my long-winded way of saying...God works in mysterious ways.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Silliness!
Nora decided to wear Levi's clothes the other day! 
Hours of entertainment....in a pail!
Say cheese!!Thursday, January 25, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Back in time
Just thought I'd post one of my favorite pictures of my man when he was younger! Here he is with his sister, Melanie. Doesn't Nora look just like her Daddy?
Thursday, January 18, 2007
This would be interesting!
The Next Survivor Series
>Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.
>Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes.
>There is no fast food.
>Each man must take care of his 3 kids, keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of "pretend" bills with not enough money.
>In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week.
>Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time.
>Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment. He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the Urgent Care (weekend, evening, on a holiday, or right when they're about to leave for vacation.) He must also make cookies or cupcakes for a social function.
>Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.
>The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.
>There is only one TV between them and a remote with dead batteries.
>Each father will be required to know all of the words to every stupid song that comes on TV and the name of each and every character on cartoons.
>The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, which they apply to themselves either while driving or making 3 lunches.
>Each man will have to make an Indian hut model with six toothpicks, a tortilla and one marker; and get a 4 year old to eat a serving of peas.
>Each man must adorn himself with jewelry, wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep their nails polished and eyebrows groomed. The men must try to get through each day without snot, spit-up or barf on their clothing.
>During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.
>They must try to explain what a tampon is for when the 6 year old boy finds it in the purse.
>They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.
>He will need to read a book and then pray with the children each night without falling asleep, and then feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair each morning by 7:00. They must leave the home with no food on their face or clothes.
>A test will be given at the end of the six weeks and each father will be required to know all of the following information: each child's birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size and doctor's name. Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth and length of labor, each child's favorite color, middle name, favorite snack, favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear and what they want to be when they grow up.
>They must clean up after their sick children at 2:00 a.m. and then spend the remainder of that day tending to that child and waiting on them hand and foot until they are better.
>They must have a loving, age-appropriate reply to "You're not the boss of me!"
>The kids vote them off the island based on performance.
>The last man only wins if..he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice.
>If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years...eventually earning the right to be called...Mother!
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Saturday, January 13, 2007
This is hilarious!
| Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. Your belly usually hides your big hips. One wallet and one pair of shoes -- one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.
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Friday, January 12, 2007
Packing and Potty training
We are in the midst of boxes and training pants!! We did not intend to be moving and potty training at the same time, it just kinda worked out that way.
Today is day 4 of potty training, and it is going well. Every day is better than the last, which is all we can ask for!
We are moving at the beginning of February into a 3 bedroom duplex! We are so excited to be moving out of a 2 bedroom, 3rd floor apartment!! Now we have 3 weeks to pack!!
Sunday, January 7, 2007
The Box
Today we received the stuff we had to leave behind at Mom and Dad's after Christmas, even after sending some of our stuff back with Charlotte and Stacy! Too much stuff with 2 kids! So, after all their brand new toys were out of the box....they played with the box! 
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