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mail!

nate got a special, square package in the mail...it was fun trying to put it in the mail box...see how it just fit perfectly!

mail time comes twice a day now. first thing in the morning and after nap. nate jumps out of bed and checks his mail...most days i forget to put something in the night before so i yell "chris, can you put something in the M-A-I-L for nate" as nate runs down the stairs. haha
squeezing the square package out. note how nate can now reach the counter, with his feet on the floor. sniff, sniff
"what's in this?"
this opening mail is work! he takes it to the floor
completely delighted and yelled "itchy cuddles!!!" itchy cuddles='s veggie tales. then he asked to play it, so we did. we went up to the play room and i got to watch him dance to his favorite tunes
is it wrong that i woke up at 1:30 this morning singing "the bunny, the bunny, ohhhh i want the bunny"
thank you s&j for your thoughtfulness! it's nice to get stuff in the mail! you guys rock!
we were to have a play date this morning but at the last minute the plans changed and nate i and i went together. nate finally tried the big red swing...i asked for a picture and he said "NO MOMMY. NO MORE PICTURES" wahhhh what am i going to do??? haha
then the ducks were fed. one for nate and one for them...the ducks did get some bread this time!
then nate locked himself in the ball park and yelled "mommy, get me outta here" i told him to walk around to the door. he did. then he said "thank you mommy" bawahhh he cracks me up!
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Posted by mel at 11:55 AM

play date day

nate and logan
sharing secrets and such
follow the leader. love logan's expression...them boys are up to no good!
yesterday we took to the park, it was so beautiful! nate played and i got to catch up with some great friends. i feel like i have been gone for-evah!
this week has FLOWN by. so busy! with being gone for almost 4 weeks, then coming back to a weekend of work, hings just piled up on me...esp house hold management. i get asked a lot how hard it is to keep the house clean...my secret is daily clean up! i pick up, tidy daily. e.g. pick toys up, wash counter, dishes, the main level gets vacuumed at least once, every other day mopped...that helps a lot! then i pick a room and clean it, so that way by the end of the week every room has been cleaned! but with being away, i haven't done much and man, this house is messy! it's almost back in order!
rainy days like today forces me to stay put and i make the best of it!

so, have a great rainy day everyone!
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Posted by mel at 12:21 PM

such sadness

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/killed+teen+brother+Sask+accident/3181853/story.html

we knew both of these kids. the one who was killed was one of our helpers when we taught the inner city kids, his bro (the shooter) was in our class. the family has 5 kids. this family is a perfect example of a godly family, a huge role model to look up too for child teaching/training

i can not begin to imagine the agony that they are going through

this is the 3rd (i think, there may be more) teen death from the inner city this month alone. not just "teens" but teens that were living for god. so rare in this day. so sad

these are the kids we taught. chris and i knew them. we hung out with them, talked, laughed, corrected, spoiled, got mad at, pray with/for, we taught them the word, some we lead to him. they are some of the few that were doing the right thing, going the right way. it breaks my heart that we are saying goodbye to another one! such waste! such madness! such sadness

we know they are in a better place today. a place i can't wait to get to. but for now, on earth, we feel pain. sadness. confusion and grief

they will be missed

please, go and grab a loved one and TELL them how special and how loved they are! 1 comments
Posted by mel at 2:02 PM

when the rain falls

shortly after i married and moved out west with my beloved. i fell on some hard times. mostly, leaving my entire family, all my friends, the best job ever, an amazing church, my support network and well, yeah, my life. some days were so hard

one hard day. chris took me to the river (the only decent amount of water and for a coaster like myself water is SO important) to walk and talk and share

at one point i became over whelmed and stared to cry

chris picked me up, carried me to a park bench and let me cry on his shoulder

then he sang



When the rain comes it seems that everyone has
gone away
When the night falls you wonder if you shouldn't
find someplace
To run and hide
Escape the pain
But hiding's such a lonely thing to do
I can't stop the rain
From falling down on you again
I can't stop the rain
But I will hold you 'til it goes away
When the rain comes
you blame it on the things that
you have done
When the storm fades
you know that rain must fall
on everyone
Rest awhile
it'll be alright
No one loves you like I do
When the rain comes
I will hold you

(the highlighted blue is the words chris focused on and sang)

chris brushed my tears away
held me
loved me

months later, i received one of those calls. you know the kind. you hear the news and sit down. realizing that your world will never be the same again. i got that call. sat on my bed. called chris in, shared with him the news

again
chris picked me up
put me on his lap
and quietly sang

i can't stop the rain
from falling down on you again
i can't stop the rain
but i will hold you till it goes away

this past november. coming home from the ultrasound. i went to bed. i sobbed.

again
chris climbed into our bed
wrapped his arms around me
held me
loved me
and sang

i can't help the rain
from falling down on you again
i can't stop the rain
but i will hold you till it goes away

this past sat night. it was a long day. a long weekend...nate came running into the kitchen, tripped and face planted on the bar stool and smashed his face. the pain he felt created instant cries and many tears

my mommyness kicked in
i dropped to the floor
gather my son in my arms
cocooned him up
quietly i sang

i can't stop the rain
from falling down on you again
i can't stop the rain
but i will hold you till it goes away

i realised then. it was chris who gave me the song to sing to kiss away our son's pain...from his birth i have sung this song to him...chris was the one who gave me the words to sing, to lead us even when he is not here

how grateful and blessed am i that i have such a wonderful hubby

yesterday was father's day. a day we thank our dads for what they do. i want to thank you chris, my bestie, my pal, my partner, thank you for being a godly dad/hubs to us. we need you. we need your direction, we need your love. we simply need you!

happy father's day chris!

no one loves you like i do

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Posted by mel at 2:20 PM

sprinklers, flowers and such is life!

for those who have wondered if all is good, it is! i have been SO busy since getting home. no time to blog, let alone computer time! i am taking time tonight to update this old blog!

we tested the sprinklers and voila! they work splendidly! we have our own, personal splash pad in our driveway!
more water!
there are 3 separate sprinkler sets. they can all run together or separate, they can also be adjusted by how high or how strong of a force you want to use
nate already met a new friend down the road, who came up with his dad to see what was going on in the driveway...they splashed each other then the little boy clotheslined nate to the ground and gave him a new scratch/bruise!
yep. nate likes his splash park
then to the real work.
and work we did!
we haven't stopped. we finally got started on the landscaping. we have a bit more to do, but we like what we did to the old place
garden on the side of the house. we decided to spend the money and invest in perennials. that way we don't have to spend a lot every year as well as plant flowers! here we did mini tree bushes and lilly's. can't wait to see them bloom
this was the best pic i got from the front beds. we did mulch, bushes, trees, roses and more lily's
as well as a few more but i can't remember what they are...haha
my window boxes! for the. longest. time. evah. i have wanted window boxes...it's my way of connecting with chris's swissness. i love them!!! they will be annuals, so i can change them every year to suite my fancy. this year they are multi colored, multi kinds and all over the place...kinda like me don'tcha think?
ignore the water hose. the grass is freshly seeded and should not be walked on...i can't wait to see it once it all comes together!
oh yeah, we also planted some trees...a few blue spruce and a cherry tree, we hope to add apple trees this year and will add more trees over time.
nate hopped into the wheel barrow to help chris. he's such a great helper. ha

there ya's go. once the grass is in i will post better pics. we are talking of making some changes and adding more flowers and what not.
so there ya go. that's what i have been doing. i am tired. my house is TRASHED. seriously, i would be embarrassed if anyone came over! next week is cleaning time
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Posted by mel at 6:06 PM

charlie girl is here!

the start, all smiles! cry was admitted last night with high blood pressure and was induced by the drip. i got there at 11:30 pm, the drip started at 12ish, her water was broken right off the bat and her contractions started up right away
smiling in between contractions approxy 20 mins after her water breaking
1 hr later, after i advised her to get on the ball...haha...her contractions were back to back, strong and painful. being the type a personality that she is and being tougher than nails, she went all natural. zippo druggo's
approxy 2ish, less than 2 hours...she was FULLY dilated
big smiles. dilated and ready to push!
pose in between pushes
and the pushing continues...for ummm maybe 5 times
because my sister is the fertility goddess, pregnancy queen and labour/delivery wonder. her induction-dilation-delivery was LESS than 3 hours...she pushed a few times, 1 teeny, tiny tear
and out comes my amazing, adorable, healthy, beautiful, head full of hair niece
the "we did it kiss" before the cord cutting
saw's response from seeing his daughter for the first time
heaven sent gift...moments old
utter peace. you did it girl!
shawn touching charlie girl for the first time
perfect family
sniff, sniff. so happy for you sis
yeah! we did it! ok not me but i helped keep things light and silly
momma and baby
multi tasking daddy
i am way too tired to flip the pic. sorry ya'll
5 min old
on the phone with uncle johnny and aunty jess with the good news
yep. 9 pounds. she's bigger than quinn!
mom and i left the hospital around 3:30. we got home after 4, got to bed at 5:30, then woke up an hour later...i am SO tired right now but i am faithfully posting pics. we went in the morning with poppy, quinn and nate to intro charlotte to them...
seriously this was taken this MORNING. HELLO cry looks AMAZING for just having a baby! dad and nate's first peek. nate was so taken with the baby!
poppy's first kiss this morning
quinn's turn to say hello to his "little" sis
we went back tonight so i could get some more snuggles in. me and my miracle baby. miracle that god took my yucky situation, healed me up so i could have an amazing experience. peace that passes anything i can even begin to understand. total love and awe and joy for my sister, her husband and her family
i had to give her back to go home. sniff, sniff. she is a total doll. i adore her.
thank you cry for allowing me to experience charlotte's birth. i may not understand why things happen. but i do know that god can heal the broken hearted, if you let him in. the tears i shed are tears of joy. i love you. thank you for letting me love and snuggle your baby. she's such a gift.
i am SO tired. so i am sorry if this blog is all over the place!!!
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Posted by mel at 7:21 PM

totally tuesday

with all the rush of this weekend, nate gave pappy his grand poppy gift a few days early
he thought he did a great job!
nate and i dined alone at wendy's. it was fun. he's a funny dude!
that's about it. lazy, no pic day today
no baby yet...cry is on her way into the iwk tonight. her blood pressure is up, mixed with some swelling and over ickyness...and a bit of gut instinct that something is "off". so we wait....stay tuned!
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Posted by mel at 6:24 PM
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