JEWELS FAVORITE PLACE

Jewel has settled in quite nicely here now. She is 12 weeks old by the calendar now. Her and Jasper still have their moments but they always eat side by side at the dish. Jasper has begun to "mother" her, and makes sure shes nice and clean. But shes quick to turn and pounce on him.

Jewels favorite retreat is the fish tank. She loves to watch the big fish go around....but like any mobile does, it tires her out so she ends up falling asleep on top of the tank. I have taken a picture so I will upload it soon.

Good things come to those who wait!

You know, I've been a firm believer that the above is true. Things happen in life for reasons unknown to us. At the time, they don't always make sense. But if you are patient and carry on, you will have the answers you look for. It may not happen on your timeline, but it will happen at some point in the future.

My life has had its ups and downs. The downs are tough, but the ups pay off in good ways. The roller coaster of life makes us stronger and defines our character for the future. I have met many people in my journeys, but never forget the ones that were a part of my life in some way. They all impact my character today.

Welcome back Cara.

The game of Boot

If you are from the Gallagher side of the family (and the Neales later on), and you've sat around the table with cards, you know what I am talking about. The next generation is now being taught. We now have the kids asking us to play this game. So tonight, Ed and I sat at the table with 4 boys and played the game. Kurtis came out on top and I also one a game. Its rather hilarious to think about it now...I remember sitting on my grandfathers lap learning to play. Now I am trying to take my kids money by gambling!

Interesting Day

So how do you do when you have 7 people (5 of themboys) and you are trying to get a family portrait done....NOT VERY WELL! Although amusing at times, it was painstaking! We did manage to get at least one that turned out half decent so that was what we chose. The bottom line is, is life really perfect? No it is not. So I wanted a natural picture. I'm certain I got it. I also included our official engagement picture.

Here she is! This is Jewel (formerly Pebbles)

ITS A GIRL!

Ok...I have to stop doing this to everyone! :) Since Ed and his boys moved in, I have been invaded by excess testosterone. So what to do about it....get a girl. So I went to the pet store and got a female fish. She came home pregnant and gave birth sometime last night. What else did I do???? Well ED and I adopted a 7 week old Calico kitten. Her name is Pebbles. Right now her and Jasper are getting to know each other. I think hes a little scared of her. She can claw at him and fit underneath him. All is good though. She is a sweet little thing with some personality already.

I'll post a picture of her when I get a moment

WE'RE PARENTS

Ok...well I have stated the obvious. The other day, we purchased some new fish for the tank. This morning, it looks like one of those fish came to us pregnant. So far we can count 10 babies. Not sure how well they will survive since our filter is pretty strong. The other issue will be how many get eaten. We'll be lucky if we end up with any after this. But the kids find it amazing. Even Ed had never seen new fish before. So its exciting to everyone.

Just another one

401 accident pics

About 30 minutes West of us was the news headline of the day over the past few days. It doesn't affect us too much, except when you have to travel to a hockey game. Needless to say due to the weather and the roads in that area, our game was cancelled.

Its now winter out there!

I'm doing this post for all of you that I have made fun of over the past few months. While you have been dumped on, we have had some abnormally mild temperatures and green! Old man winter has finally made his presence known. Between the snow fall and the major accident on the 401 yesterday, we are now on the front page. The snow has been falling for 2 days and today, there were complete whiteout conditions. Below are just 2 pictures I took. You can't see anything in one except the big flakes in the way!