Thank You

Sometimes I sit and wonder what my life would have been like if I have never come across this little corner of the internet.
But man am I ever grateful I did. I have made many real life friends from this little bloggy world. Even though not many of us actually blog anymore thanks to Facebook. 

But I'm forever grateful for each and every one of them.
Since it's been forever. I'm just checking in to say Thank You and I'm still here!!!

Happy New Year!

Well look at that! Here we are 8 days into 2015. Sounds kind of weird doesn't it? "Twenty Fifteen" or do you say "Two Thousand and Fifteen"?  Anyway... Happy New Year!

It's a new year so I thought I should check in on my little spot of the internet and dust off some of the cob webs. No pun intended!

But what I'm really here to say is and you know... some of you just might remember because I still have contact with some of my blogger friends, and a few of you have been with me from the very beginning! Way back when my babies were babies! Some of you may remember the hard time I had when my oldest started Kindergarten? Well.. It's happening again! No not Kindergarten... Yikes that would be a scary thought! No... I'm talking a little bit bigger and scarier then that! My oldest is starting his adventure in HIGH SCHOOL!  There I said it. Are you happy?... now repeat after me... "Breathe Jennifer.. Breathe!"

I'm trying okay!! I'm just not ready! It seems like only yesterday I was sending him off to Kindergarten! How is he going to start High School in September? Crap.. I said it again! So as you can see the anxiety is back, the heart palpitations are back, that icky feeling I get right between the ribs, the overwhelming panic is surrounding me. I'm doing the best I can to avoid it but I'm running out of time! You see... I have forms to fill out and things that need to be photocopied and I can't seem to bring myself to do them. They have to be handed in to the school tomorrow. So I'm spending my day preparing for this evening to get it done, and I'm trying to accept that he's not going to wait for this mamabear to come to reality, he's not going to stop growing up. I mean the kid is almost as tall as me! It's right there in front of my face!!

But... he'll always be my baby. I just.... well.... you know..  I want to hang on to that for as long as I possibly can!

                                                      First Day of Kindergarten: Above
                                                                   Grade 8: Below

Pinterest Find Success!

So not only has FB consumed the most of my online time, but so has Pinterest. I love love love it. I thought maybe I'd give it a shot and actually try something I found instead of just "pin it" well here it is :)

Wonder what it could be!

 It was so easy it was to pile up all the ingredients into the crock pot                                                    

And I just have to say! It was certainly the best lasagna I ever had! It didn't stick to the pot, it cut with ease and it was so flavourful! I will be making this again for sure! 

Missing Myself!

I have been thinking quite a bit about my blog. I was reminded during a conversation the other day how much a part of my life my blog has been. I have met so many wonderful people. I enjoyed so much documenting my thoughts here. Then of course Facebook showed up and that pretty much was the end of my blog. I'm glad for the friends I've made to follow me over there, but it still isn't the same as it is here in "Jennifer's World" 

So here I am. :)

My babies are growing up 12 and 9 now!! When I started this blog in 2003 my baby girl wasn't even born yet! Oh how I soooo regret deleting the first few years of my blog. What was I thinking!! Maybe it was a mistake I can't even remember. Ten years I've had my little world here in blogland. but not very much has changed really. Of course the kids have grown and we recently went through the passing of a Grandfather. But mostly it's the same old same old. Summer is here even though it's only May although I'm thankful for that as it has been a long winter.  I was working at a wonderful little shop and sadly it has closed down. So I'm finding myself re adjusting to my stay at home mom life once again. Which I have to admit I really did miss a lot. I'm sure there are many things that I would have liked to have tucked away here, but it's been awhile.. I'm rusty!

We'll see if I can check in now and then.... this is my little spot.. Why would I not make time for myself :)

Something that makes me sad

the many people who have lost loved ones on this highway. This time it was a friend of mine and his daughter just the other day.

Circle

1pm

Somewhere I've been

Black and White

Looking Down

Something I'm Grateful For

My Nanny~ not only because she sews Connor's cub badges on his sash for me, but because she is the kindest, most loving, caring, giving person I know. She has given us a roof over our head, she has taught me many things over the past 34 years including how to drive a car, how to knit, how to love and how to forgive, how to bake, and cook, how to be a mother, how to be strong, how to sew, only I just can't get the hang of it. lol.  I'm so grateful to have her in my life

Vegetable

Yummy Twice Baked Potato Casserole!