tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91612421485463099482014-12-22T19:45:17.121-07:00Life's Whirlwind AdventuresMy life: the adventure that puts a smile on my face!!!!Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.comBlogger473125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-38752339901794346152014-12-19T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-19T09:00:02.480-07:006 week work out updateI can't believe I'm coming to the end of my six weeks!! It's been great and though I've just been working out and not focusing on diet at all, I've made some significant ground work!!
Now I'm not as consistent as I'd like to be, I do get lazy from time to time, but I do push through and get the exercises done, I just have to set a time in my day and always work out at that time, and if I go to Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-16320789327503363502014-12-18T09:14:00.000-07:002014-12-18T09:14:00.066-07:00Prince T is 7 months Every month is a new adventure with Prince T!! He's a very happy baby, who loves to explore his environment, but he's taking after his brothers, he's a momma's boy!! It's amazing the advances he's making, he's becoming more engaged each day and trying new things.
His current likes are:
crawling, his brothers, the jolly jumper, playing soccer with Lil man, bananas, raspberries and tuna.
His Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-2826490596761393112014-12-17T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-17T09:00:11.218-07:00Easy at Home CentersI always had a love for school, even when it irritated me I loved school. I loved learning new things, I loved finding new books, I loved hanging out with my friends, all in all I loved school. Sure there were times when I didn't like a teacher, or I didn't like a subject we were taking, but in the grand scheme of things I enjoyed school. So it would not surprise anyone that one of my favourite Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-47500755408849482582014-12-16T08:24:00.001-07:002014-12-16T08:24:56.290-07:00a change in the scheduleSo I had my whole month of blogs planned out, I wrote what I could ahead of time and agreed to work on the rest as time permitted. Then, Life happened. One boy needed to go to soccer, one needed to go to soccer and hockey, the flu invaded our house, another boy is teething. So all that adds up to very little sleep for mommy+no spare minutes in the day = no writing completed. Plus hubby should Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-77124161468798201092014-12-15T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-15T09:00:00.052-07:00Cinnamon Swirl PancakesDid you know I love Breakfast?? I am seriously in love with all breakfast meals, and if I can eat them all day long I totally would.
So I found this recipe for Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes on, you guessed it, Pinterest and I decided to try them one morning.
I used a box mix to make my pancake batter, I can make them from scratch, but Lil Man and Prince T were hungry and I didn't want to prolong Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-72758215095412637592014-12-12T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-12T09:00:05.324-07:00Yoga with NicoleAbout a month ago my friend Marriann posted that she had just finished a 4 week session of private Yoga lessons with Nicole Schulz. I really like yoga, but I'm not a yogi and I wasn't clear on my body positions so I didn't know if I was actually doing things correctly or just standing awkwardly in weird positions. So I thought having some private lessons would be amazing. I emailed Nicole and Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-25994562205846225702014-12-11T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-11T09:00:00.934-07:00Teaching the Christmas Spirit Our Advent Calendar
I really love Christmas Time, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year!! I appreciate the giving and kindness that exudes from people during this season, I think people truly are at their best. And it doesn't matter if you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or the winter solstice, all have this time as a time of giving, a time of celebrating life and all the good things that Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-10915902239353233892014-12-10T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-10T09:00:02.718-07:00Why Recess is the best part of schoolI am feeling the need to stand on a soap box right now. I've recently heard that some schools are considering doing away with recess (this is an older report)because they are unable to meet all the objectives of the curriculum in a school year. I think this will only make the situation worse, it will not improve it!! Kids need unstructured time in their day, especially the 4 and 5 year olds in Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-63656953789856734992014-12-09T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-09T09:00:01.814-07:00Decorating for ChristmasDecorating for Christmas is a huge family tradition in our family. We usually spend Grey Cup Sunday setting up all the decorations in the house and in the yard. It's a fun time and Christmas Carols are pumping through the house as we set up the tree, the Christmas Village and the window decorations. We've done Christmas Ice Balls (food colouring in water and put into balloons to freeze) and Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-30718066401041780882014-12-08T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-08T09:00:00.481-07:00Fun Snack TimeSo I struggle with snacks sometimes. I really want to provide healthy snacks, but sometimes providing fun snacks is ok too. I just don't have a lot of creativity when it comes to snacks my kids can have and usually I just send them to the pantry to get a pre-packaged lunch snack. BORING!!
The other day I was thinking of making Ants on a Log for Lil Man. I don't think he's ever had them, but Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-80926701539356134962014-12-05T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-06T15:55:18.850-07:00It should be yoga, but it's not going to beSo I had originally planned to do a post on my yoga sessions with Nicole Schulz, and I will but something else came up that I feel the need to articulate about. So here goes.
Social media, as great as it is, in keeping us all connected it is an evil, an evil that drives me crazy. An evil that probably drives teenagers crazy because they feel so much pressure to be perfect and to always be Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-53503017235493126602014-12-04T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-04T09:00:05.324-07:00PerceptionsSometimes when I'm talking with people I get a peek of how they see me and I am often very surprised by what their perception is of me. It's not usually a bad thing either, it's when people see me so vastly different in a positive way that I don't always see myself.
I can be a pretty private person (I know laugh, I'm writing a personal blog hahah). I don't always share everything in my life asJenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-29637525475004203152014-12-03T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-03T09:00:02.156-07:00Snow Fort 2014I'm not a big fan of winter I don't care for many winter sports and I HATE the cold. Despise, loath, detest the cold, after -15 it's all the same really, too cold to function, in my opinion. So when I had boys I had to decide, did I move somewhere warm, or did I learn to embrace winter? I learned to embrace winter. I still don't like it, but it can be pretty, it can be nice and warming up Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-38643699529821703162014-12-02T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-02T09:00:08.322-07:00Crafting SnowflakesWe are preparing to decorate our house for the holiday season and since my Lil Man likes to be involved in all things that I do I had to come up with some crafts that would be easy for him to help with.
Where do I go for all things craft, Pinterest of course! So a checked out a few different snowflake crafts. The one I liked the most was probably the most complicated when trying to put it Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-68673207298928148142014-12-01T09:00:00.000-07:002014-12-01T09:00:03.036-07:00Menu Monday: Making Shepherds PieIn October I had the brilliant idea to put together a meal exchange group. The idea was that we could all make meals that we can freeze and share them with others. Initially, I had made the group and stated that if ten people participated then you made 10 meals, but that can be really difficult for someone working a full time job. So I made it a get what you give meal exchange group. That Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-61930647938779216072014-11-28T09:33:00.000-07:002014-11-28T09:33:00.565-07:00December's Blog ScheduleIn the spirit of becoming more consistent with my writing and dedicating time each day to this craft I've chosen I decided it was time to get more organized. As I was walking through my local Walmart store I spotted their desk calendar display and this great family organizer calendar popped out at me.
It's fabulous, just perfectly girly for me, and though it's designed for a family calendar I'mJenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-15322972631929445642014-11-27T09:10:00.000-07:002014-11-27T09:10:00.143-07:00Imagination DestinationSo because I've become determined to finish my novel that I have written I've dedicated a blog to my writing. Imagination Destination is the blog title, it's where I'll post short stories, character sketches in the form of interviews, some time line sketches and writing prompts that get my creative juices flowing. If you would like to contribute to that blog, once I get it to brome a more Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-89196363730580601212014-11-26T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-26T09:00:05.981-07:00My Job (s)Someone asked me once if I loved my job, and I took awhile to really come up with an honest answer. I mean the easy answer is (now) yes, (years ago) no. But I really wanted to figure out why I loved my job, I want to quantify what it was about this job that made it a job I would be happy working at my entire working life should that happen.
Now most of you know I have a Bachelor's of EducationJenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-87213788683841365472014-11-25T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-25T09:00:06.849-07:00My Guilty PleasureGuilty pleasures, those things we relish and enjoy but know that they are either bad for us, or something that would get us mocked for it people knew we indulged. I have a few guilty pleasures, surprising none of them are food.
My guilty pleasures revolve around television. I love television, if I'm home alone I watch television just to watch television and it's never any of those news Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-65079190061781432452014-11-24T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-28T12:01:03.459-07:00Starting Lil Man on a chore chartI'm horrible for using chore charts. Translation, I don't use them, I just sort of assign chores at random. It makes things a bit chaotic, and sometimes things don't get done and if the kids don't know they are supposed to do that chore, then they don't do it.
Lil Man loves to help out around the house! He's all about the vacuuming, and sweeping and mopping and doing dishes. Granted none of Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-89740026303138901242014-11-21T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-21T09:00:08.179-07:00Chandler turned 16
Talk about time flying by!! Chandler, my little Chandlerman, is sixteen years old. He's going to get his drivers license soon!! He's in grade 11, he's got a girlfriend, and soon he will have a part time job!!
Life is flying by, not at a rate where I don't see it but when your first baby hits their first major milestone, it's humbling. I mean this is where I'm at, Chandler is 16, I'm sure IJenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-78234181477700112962014-11-20T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-20T09:00:00.651-07:00My little hockey playerOk I know that I said I hadn't wanted to become a hockey mom, I know I said it, and now here I am almost weekly posting about how I am a hockey mom and almost bragging about it!! The truth is I can't help it, I just can't help it! I am so proud to see my Lil Man doing something that he has such passion in, that I can't not write about it or show videos and pictures of him doing what he loves!!
Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-87878207266398065742014-11-19T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-19T09:00:01.219-07:00Prince T is 6 months oldWhere has the time gone?? My baby is six months old! SIX MONTHS OLD!!! Time is going by way too fast and soon he'll be moving out of the house!!
But Prince T is 6 months old today (as I write this not as it's posted). He's such a joy to have in the house. He loves his routine, and his routine is very workable, he has a short nap in the morning, is awake over lunch then a longer nap in the Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-654021761243471822014-11-18T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-18T09:00:04.849-07:00Mom of boysThis is a hard post for me to write, because I'm going to have to admit some secrets that I'm not really sure how people will take, but I'm also going to give some advice to people because somethings need to be said.
In my youth I played with all sorts of girl toys and lego. But the way I played lego and the way a boy would play lego were vastly different. I made houses and cities, they made Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161242148546309948.post-71416573481845412472014-11-17T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-17T09:00:11.663-07:00Greatest FearLet me tell you about my greatest fear! It's one that if I ever give it any thought I immediately start to cry. It's not heights or spiders its the death of a loved one. It can be anyone that is close to me, friends, family, but especially my children. The thought that one of them could be taken from me through death is heart-stopping terrifying for me. My breath gets caught in my throat, my Jenn Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11285222437647306000noreply@blogger.com0