Hello Monday....October 1st Edition....

Hello Monday!
Today it is dreary and wet outside and I have a LOT to do!

• Get the kidlet off to school 
• Drop the munchkin off at Preschool
• Catch up with a very good friend for coffee
• Get Groceries
• Get to the Pharmacy to get me some cough meds (YES, I am STILL sick!  ARGH!!!)

Hello October 1st!  Can you believe that September came and went as quickly as it did?

Hello Skyline Retreat Organizing!  Technically, it is all done, with the exception of the clipboard that I just found after it being lost for a week.....the problem: no paperwork attached to it.  Now, I have to find the paperwork that was attached to the stupid clipboard!  Anyone that knows me, KNOWS that I am highly organized and keep lists going at all times!  This kind of stuff rarely happens to me and I am completely lost right now.  UGH!!!

Hello Groceries!
I am just getting the bare essentials today because I am sure I am going to be DRENCHED by the end of the shopping and loading into the car!

Hello Secret Sister!
I started working on her gift, but until after Skyline, I can't post pictures.  I need it to remain a surprise until Skyline and then I can show you everything that I bought her and made her.  I think she is going to be pretty happy with everything.  Or, at least I hope so.  


Until Next Time,
SCRAP ON!
~Cyn~

Hello Monday....September 24th Edition

Hello Fall Break!
Nathan and Sophie are both off of school this week for Fall Break.  So, we decided that we would take a little family vacation!

Hello Road Trip!
Pulled out all the "travel stuff" yesterday and got the suitcases packed.  We head out this morning!

Hello DESTIN!
Down South we go!  Just a few days away. Sophie has never been to the beach and I am worried!  She doesn't like stuff touching her feet, so we will see how she likes the sand!  

Hello Sheriff Bill!
Luckily, we live right next door to a Sheriff and I walked over yesterday to tell him that we were heading out for a few days. He said he would keep an eye on the house!  SWEET!!!

Hello Jess & kidlets!
Jessica has offered to watch my puppies this week while we head out.  Isn't she lovely?   

Hello Power Layouts!
While we are away, I have a plan to get some scrapbook pages done and some laid out and ready to go for the weeks to follow.  I have a little bag packed and ready to play with at the condo at night.  

Hello Rest and Relaxation and a little Sun and Surf!
We haven't had a trip like this in YEARS!  Our vacation is usually a long drive up to Canada to visit with family.  I can't really remember the last time we went somewhere other than Canada.  Sad, eh?  Now, I am not talking about the little side trips, like our trip to see the Habs play in North Carolina. I am talking a WEEK LONG vacation.  I am thinking it was our last cruise back in 2007! That is a LONG time ago!!!  I think we are due....

Until Next Time,
SCRAP ON!
~Cyn~

Hello Monday....September 10 2012

Hello Routine....we are back to a routine, even though I have been sick for a week!

Hello Jess...I had coffee with Jess at the Honda Dealership while her car was being worked on.  She is going away for a few days this week and I wanted to see her before she left.  So, I met her at the dealership and had a cup of coffee with her.  Weird?  YES!  But, at least I got to see her before she heads out of town!

Hello Hobby Lobby...I went there right after the dealership and bought Ben some new paint brushes.  I haven't stepped a foot into HobLob in a few months now.  There really wasn't much I was wanting....GASP!!!!!   Scary eh?

Hello Airport Pickup....Thursday, my parents are flying in to HOT-Lanta and I will have them a week!  The kids are pretty excited to see Nana and Grandad!  

Hello Afternoon Naps....it is time for a nap now that Sophie is down for her nap and I am still recovering from the "sickness from hell"....finally got my voice back (kinda).  Want to keep getting better though!

Sophie when she was only a month old.....

Hello 10 Years In GEORGIA....yep, as of yesterday, Ben and I have been living in Georgia for 10 years.  Any chance of us moving home to Canada anytime soon?  Doubt it.  Unless something terrible happens like Ben losing his job or something even worse.  

On that note, I am heading to bed.....gotta catch some sleep while I can!
Until Next Time,
SCRAP ON!
~Cyn~

ICK! .... Hello September!

HELLO SEPTEMBER!  

My own spin-off of  "Hello Monday" that I have been trying to do lately.  I decided that since September is a FULL month, I would share with you what's up in the "M" Family Household!

Hello FEVER!  Yep...that's right, I've had a fever - 101.5...and chills, sweating, aches, pains and now a cough.  Yay me!  Now, I think I have given it to Sophie too....the cold part....hopefully not the fever!  Poor Kid!  

Hello Pampered Chef Christy!  She is coming over on Saturday to do a batch cooking class for all of us busy moms that want to cook our meals at home and save money! That is this Saturday the 8th! 

Hello NANA and GRANDAD!  They fly in from Canada on Thursday morning (13th) next week and stay until Wednesday morning (19th) of the following week. The kids will love having Nana and Grandad visiting and they always come right in between the kids birthdays.  So that means "Birthday Gifts" for both kids!  Nathan is excited to take Nana to Toys R Us!  He has a SERIOUS Lego/Nintendo addiction!  

Hello 13th Anniversary!  While my mum and dad are here, Ben and I will celebrate our 13th anniversary married and 16th anniversary together! I am hoping that my parents will keep the kids one night and we can go out for a special date night just Ben and I.  When they are only here for 6 days, it is hard to leave them with the kids and not hang out with them.  You know?  Look at how young we looked back then.  Yeesh!!! I feel OLD!!!

Hello FALL BREAK!  At the end of the month of September, Nathan and Sophie are out of school for a week and Ben and I are trying to decide what we are going to do.  If we want to take them to a beach for a couple of days or if we want to just have a "stay"cation or if we want to trek up to DC to check out the history up there.  I think all 3 would work for us.  But, it will be a week where Ben doesn't have to go to CAT and we can have some much needed "FAMILY TIME".  I would love to be able to get in some Family Photos that week too.  Since we haven't taken Sophie to the beach yet, it may be time to do it!  Afterall, Nathan was almost 3 when we took him for the first time!  I can just imagine Sophie at the beach "dirty, mama, fix it!!!"  Maybe a blanket at the beach will help with her getting "dirty".  She hates when she gets stuff on her feet and hands.  Should be interesting!  At least Ben has enough vacation time left to be able to take off from work!  We thought Disney would be cool, but we want to wait a little longer for Sophie to really know what she is experiencing!  So, we have put that off to another time!  

In other news:  

Sophie started going to Lunch Bunch this month and Tumblebus classes are on Wednesdays!  So, she gets to stay until 1:00 now instead of noon.  I get an extra hour and she gets to play outside, do music/art and eat lunch with her little friends! Here she is trying out Tumblebus last week and she really seemed to enjoy it!

Nathan has been in the Talented and Gifted program at school for a month and seems to be doing great! I haven't been to the classroom this year to volunteer yet, but plan to in the coming weeks.  My first parent/teacher conference was a week and a half ago and Mr. Van Deusen seems to think Nathan will do well on the CRCT in the Spring.  The cool thing:  Mr. Van D  has moved Nathan right beside him to keep him from talking and I LOVE that!!!  Sorry buddy, but you DO need it!  

Gosh, I love this kid!!  Whatta face!!!!  

Cyn: During this crazy month, I will be planning for SKYLINE #10!!!  WOOT! WOOT!  This is a BIG retreat this time. We are celebrating 10 Retreats together!  I have some serious stuff planned for the retreat!  I am excited.  Most of the stuff is already planned and the last thing to plan is the seating arrangements and if anyone backs out, I have to find their replacement from the waiting list.  So, I am praying that nobody else backs out so that I can get everything done!  I also need to figure out how to manage my time better with Sophie being in preschool 3 mornings a week, working out, volunteering and doing the "stay at home mommy" tasks like grocery shopping, cleaning, etc.  Time management has always been a struggle for me....I see a challenge coming!!!! 

Ben: Beginning September 1st, Ben is now the Controls Engineer at CAT.  He is still working in the Facilities Department, but he will be working more with the robots and programming once they are installed at the plant.  Since he went to school for Mechanical Engineering:Robotics and Automation Technologies, it is right where he should be! I think it will be awesome for him to actually use the things he learned in school.  Sweet!!! 

There you have it...the "M" Family Update for SEPTEMBER 2012! 

Until Next Time,

SCRAP ON!

~Cyn~