Makeup to mud in 3 seconds flat

Looking back at 2014-warning LONG & lot's of photos!

New Year's was low key with our family. We watched movies all night! Couldn't be any better. I do like a fantastic night of partying, but I tell you this I am getting over calling the cabs and waiting for hours to get into events and cabs. Yep, sounding old aren't I? That's ok, I've partied enough to last me FOREVER. ;)

Well let's walk you through my crazy year of going nuts, taking a gazillion selfies in all kinds of places, trying to fit in as much fun with my family and just other usings that might enter my mind as I type this. 

Ok, so what was epic about this year? 

I decided to go back to University. I graduated from the U of S in 1999 with a Bachelor's in Education. However, I never did take a teaching job in schools. Nope, instead I travelled for 5 years with Jim all over North America. Only stopping because I was over 8months pregnant, couldn't get into the semi anymore, and really, a responsible mom wouldn't risk delivering on the side of the road in the U.S. I enjoyed staying home till my kids were in school full time. I always knew that would be the plan I would follow. It is my most favourite memories having my mom a part of everything we did in life. I was lucky that for almost 17 years I spent a good chunk of time teaching art classes-all kinds. scrapbooking, painting, mixed media, card making, canvases, etc. I was even more luckier to have been on some of the most awesome design teams and have met amazing people. You never know where life will take you, but it has taken me on a great ride!

Now, Ireland (aka pips) is in grade 1. full time school. My goal was to start substitute teaching right away. Didn't quite go as planned. :( So instead literally a discussion with my parents regarding furthering my education, registering for Univ.in Regina, and then waiting for Jim to come home and tell him the "good news". lol

So what did University life mean?10 classes in 8months. Don't recommend it. It's intense. Well May, June & July I lived in a dorm. Yep, hopefully the words out of your mouth was - WTF? At the time it seemed like a good idea, but it was awful. I really did not enjoy it. But the stories I have for that would take up another blog post itself. And I really don't feel like yapping about that right now. 

Sept-Dec. I commuted between Saskatoon & Regina. I was in Regina wed, fri & sat. Thank God for my parents. My mom completely ran our household, thank heavens for her efficiency! I did more singing in the car than I have ever done. From door to door it was a 3hr drive. yep. boring. not gonna lie. 

Schooling proved harder than I remembered, not as easy to write essays and be a mom. wowsa, new appreciation for single moms. Just in the last 3 months I had 28 essays due, 5 journals, 3 exams, 2 presentations. That meant I was doing assignments for 12-14 hrs a day. I barely was sleeping. I hit a super low when I failed a Justice midterm. not just failed. FAILED! 37%. 

Umm, ya. So that was the beginning of my breakdowns. I realized I had no idea how to handle failure. I stress out for the rest of Oct, Nov and Dec. But it all ended ok. I ended up killing my final exam only getting 1 mark off. 98.3% was my final mark and finished that horrendous class with an 88%. Yes I will smile for a long time.  All in all, I ended my Inclusive Education Degree with marks that made the Dean's List Great Distinction. Small success/goal I set for myself.

During this year, our kids kept at Tae Kwon Do and each gathered a few more stripes to their belts. We can see them getting stronger every time. Super proud of them!

 

pips cracks me up. She is determined to be fantastic! or at least as good as the boys!

 

our family plays board games like crazy. Game on- to the death. lol We tend to playthe following games all the time:

• Monopoly
• Mille Bourne
• Poker
• Risk
• Yahtzee
• Uno

We got some new games from Santa this year, can't wait to try them. Skip Bo, Phase 10

 

by fluke, caught a few pics I just love of the kids. This is one of my faves!!! at the dentist office too if you can imagine.

 

Offroading is our favourite family sport!

 

yep we got stuck. like epic stuck-need the tractor to pull us out!

 

This was definitely Jager's year for love notes. I received so many I could make a book. In fact one of my profs thinks I should bind them all and call them 365 days of Jager notes. Or something like that. I am the luckiest, because 99% of the notes are for me. That boy just has love for me, and I adore his notes too!

 

anfd then he got his first rejection letter-my heart broke. Rain is the apple of his eye. He wrote her a note and drew 2 lines for her to answer. When she wrote "not even close", my heart hurt for him. :(

 

Sports, sports and more sports. Our kids are athletic! I am more than happy being the official "soccer mom", "baseball mom", "football mom", "ball hockey mom", etc. I wear a lot of hats.

 

yep- had a few of these bad boys. Can you say bawl like a baby? That would be me! My motto- if I am not drooling, I am not ready to drill in my mouth. seriously. I cannot take pain at all in my mouth.

Kids became really, I mean really, into skateboarding!

 

Daddy was the hero making pom pom dogs with Pipsqueak! I failed miserably!

 

I made pips 13 dresses. It was so much fun!!! I forgot I liked to sew.

The boys don't pose for nearly as much photos anymore, so have to take as many as I can! while I still can!

Offroading all day with friends- best day ever!

RIDES! CANNOT ride enough rollercoasters. They are a family fave. In Jim's case- a spectator sport. :(

Typical night. Make one little mistake of tolling my eyes at them- imitation, a form of flattery? lol

Redneck games- story of our lives. Nothing like 3 greased up kids sliding down the front lawn with neighbour kids!

well, dread looking at the calendar. It's always full.Usually a couple of days off-need more!

Well this event sucked!

 

Our family pet- meet "Bob" JAger raised and created his own Chia pet. It was fun to watch. Until Jager gave him a haircut- then things were never the same. :(

another yucky event- but a great learning lesson.

Well, thanks for reviwing some of our moments in 2014.  We had fun, can't wait to make more memories this new year!



Bring on 2015!

Leica

 

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latest family adventures-long photo post!!!!!!

So desperately trying to get back into blogging. I have to admit, its been much easier to facebook, instagram, tweet and pinterest. They are so much faster and can be done on your phone. But the reality is I have so much to share.

Let's start with the depressing first and work up to the fun stuff.

Dentist and Endodontist. I have spent more time with them this month then outings with my husband. sad to say but true. 12 times! I'm a clencher, and we've figured it out it'sall because of my roots which seem to go to timbuktu! Plus that and a huge issue of freezing only lasting approx.22 min. creates HUGE problems and I usually am left crying like a baby! One goal in sight, fix all the cracks that clenching has done to my teeth and get a new mouthguard.

The picture below cracks me up. I took it because a friend was making fun of how terrified I am of dental work. So I took a pic of myself. Another friend called this my CSI crime scene photo. lol.

yeppers call me pansy.

but pretty soon I will have like bionic teeth. seriously.

 

However if you need endo work in Saskatoon, I beyond highly recommend Dr. Plain in Midtown Plaza tower, 5th floor. Unbelievable dude. seriously didn't cry once.

Now for better news, my kids have all been dancing; boys in hip hop and pips in ballet/tap. And the competitions have started. The boys placed Silver in their first competition and gold in the last one with Best choreography. Pretty darn cool!

Ireland did a whole little photo shoot with her besties from school, so I will probably have those to share later. But i did have fun taking a few of these. She was so rockstar happy because she got to wear makeup!

These adorable little girls came with their mommies to our house and I curled all their hair. It was a great morning!

Well we went to Edmonton for their second dance competition~ FUN TIMES!

Of course we spent a day at the mall. Yeppers, this momma is a ride junkie with 2 seriously brave kids that will do any adrenaline pumping ride,and one little red head who will contemplate the risk factor of the ride. Some fast ones he does, some you can't even pay him to ...yes I've tried. put $5 on the table for one. wasn't worth it to him. lol

But their faces are AWESOME!!!!!

I can giggle forever when Ireland tells me she doesn't know where her stomach went. But she's sure it left her body cause she felt it move. kids. and the funny things they say.

of course Riley trying to make it look so easy...

and then every once in a while the skies part and your oldest child "lets" you take a smiling picture. This kid used to pose for me non stop. our little model. now he's getting stingy. So I have to always be ready with him.Apparently in grade 4 it isn't cool...

Then it wouldn't be our house if we weren't doing some sort of experiment. Here we are growing "a lizard". This one was a hit. IT really did grow a little everyday. When it cracked out of the egg, it was monumental!

Now this image takes me back to my childhood days. We were always tying each other up and locking each other in rooms by the lasso. Jager has become quite the little man at tying knots. and getting into mischief as you see. Behind this door is a little hot tamale of a sister...who apparently doesn't like being tied in. Of course mom is beckoned "ever so sweetly by her adorable daughter" (aka yelling like a psycho at the top of her lungs) and I come up to see this. well glad I keep my phone in my bra. nice and handy for moments just as such.

Oh and you can't forget this photo. Little miss showing me what she thinks of the sweater dress I bought her. I ADORE it, she DETESTS it.

and I will leave you with this last one. We are movie junkies, more 3D than regular. Cannot get enough 3D. I will tell you this, if you ever get like me and are so sick of how many toys you have in your house, suggest movie passes for gifts. This year the kids received enough that our entire family could go to the movies around 11 times. BEST GIFT EVER!!!!!! The kids vouchers come with popcorn, drink and candy. And the time spent together is the best gift. Trust me, your kids remember this far more than gifts. Just a thought. IT's always on our wish list for presents.

Man it was fun to be back blogging. Maybe see you again  soon....

 

Hello.

Is it me you're looking for?

ok, Sherri, when you put this on facebook today, I giggled and giggled and then realized, Hello, this isn't funny. It's the situation of my blog right now. gone, hidden, disappeared, blah, blah blah.

I almost gave up on blogging, not because I didn't want to blog, but because the lack of technology in our household that prevented me from blogging. Shaw=stone ages for us. Never once could we have internet, tv and phone at the same time for 3 days in a row. So it became frustrating and we came to not rely on anything technology in our house. Yes very silly, why didn't we change right away? Well for a couple of reasons: It is such a pain in my ARSE to move our entire library wall to change back. And finding time in our schedule to accommodate someone being there to even let them in. Next to impossible. Besides throwing in any possible changeover charges. I was willing to give a second chance, third, fourth, apparently hundreds. Well not any more. Our day finally came to change 2 weeks ago and I am beyond happy! Woohoo.

Fingers crossed, we are glitch free...

Hallowe'en was AWESOME! Such a warm warm night, and of course we scored unbelievable amount of candy. too much, way too much. Embarassingly to say I threw out an entire cauldron full from last year. Jim bugged me and said we should hand it out. I asked did he want our house egged? The novelty of candy is there for a few weeks then thank heavens it tapers off.

Of course you know I dressed up, I always do. Whether it is to hand out the candy or if it is walking around with the kids door to door. This year our best buds joined us and we had a BLAST!

Somehow I lost time in the day and was left with less than a handful of minutes to focus on my face, but this is where 12 min. got me and dollar store face crayons. Needless to say, I have realized it is time to break out my cosmetic grade face paints. I used to face paint soooo much in previous years, and have taken many classes on face painting, and if you want to do something right  you need the right tools, or at least ones that are worth more than an buck and don't break every second. lol. Before when we used to have crazy adult parties, and reasons to paint our faces...now with kids I see we are going to have many more reasons to do it. 

So here I am a dead witch and my zombie little red riding hood. I told her not to laugh so that she has a serious scary face, but that is hard for our family. we laugh way too much.

Here's more serious,and the blood she added herself.

Riley a good natured samurai.

Jager...wait for it. Spiderman AGAIN!!!!!!!! seriously let's retire the red/blue spiderman, the black spiderman. We've spidey 3 times now!!!!! but this time it was different because he had muscles!!!!!

Our pumpkins were very plain this year. We went to Winnipeg as a family and that didn't leave us much time to spend the day carving. But I was pretty happy.

hmm, so now that I am back blogging, I am going to try and pick up on sharing with you more. Have to get myself back into the routine...

Today 2 blogs have me on them, I'd love for you to go and check them out.

Basically Bare

Vinatge Street Market

Some fun little things from our Halloween.

Check back a little later. I'm working on blog posts for this month. I've got lot's to show. I've been gone awhile. So if you've given up on me...I'm BACK!!!!!

of course, I have news, you know it!

 

 

White Lotus Photoart ROCKS!

So what does Regina have to offer? 

Parliament Buildings

Science Centre- which totally ROCKS. We always go!

Roughriders

AND.... White Lotus Photoart-Kids. I was very lucky to have met this girl years and years ago and just love her take on things. Her scrapbooking was clean, crisp and a graphic artists dream design. Then her photography and invitation business skyrocketed. I follow her art, her blog, her site and longed for a day that it could work that we hooked up for a photo play date. Well Sunday it worked! woohoo. We met up and had fun. I never dreamt of seeing sneaks so fast, but she had quite a few. So I simply must share.

and yes, stitches and all. This was reality.

Of course, the feet shot. I'm a mom that loves their little parts! It's all in the details!

I love how Ireland stands like a girl waiting for her first kiss.

Now will the real Forrest kids please come forward....

yeppers, they are all ours. we love em to pieces. Rockstar!

I simply do not know how I will wait to see the rest. HUGE HUGE thanks Melissa Chapman for fitting our pipsqueaks in!!!! you are amazing!

Merry Christmas! warning LONG post!!!!

I meant to get here in time for the post but hey us forrest's were having way too much fun enjoying life and loving visiting with family.

so for all of you cool bloggers out there.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. 

well definitely nice!

or hopefully we will try to.

We started our celebrating at my parent's house Christmas Eve. What a wonderful day for it!!! It was lot's of fun having our cousins, aunts, uncle and siblings all there with their families. Great food, of course, my mom CAN cook! Holy yummy! The kids were so excited. 

And to keep with TRUE Forrest sitcom happenings, Ireland gave herself a haircut JUST a few days before Christmas. and SHE LOVES IT! I have yet to fix it based on not knowing what on earth to do , but we've decided to give her a little bit of a punk do. It's the best that will be able to happen. 

she wakes up looking like this...

but mommy makes her sit nice and still for a do... (cause I think she is oh so cute!)

but little stylist much prefers this look...

yep, I haven't taken actual pics of "the do" persay, these are from Christmas. but i will when I fix it. But c'est la vie.

Christmas brought fun fun presents to the kids. They are on cloud 9. We like our winter sports so the new Zipfy freestyle mini luge's ROCKED!

  they make pink so we didn't get Ireland one till we can find it.

But at the farm they don't have any hills so we do it redneck style... behind the quad. Seriously, adventure = good times. In my case, I fell off 3 times and got covered in snow, but oh these little things are fun. We wondered if Ireland would try and it turned out she was the best, and likes speed. shocking.  (not) Jim is her father.

Of course the boys get brave and do no hands. 

then even ireland joins in on doing a little bumping. 

It also brought snowboards. Only Riley tried his behind the quad. Just like waterskiing. :)  well maybe Riley might disagree. He did say it hurt when he fell. Well of course it did, he has 0% body fat! here he is getting ready...

 going good so far...

then Jim tried it. HE does waterski good. So snowboarding behind a quad seemed a good idea.

He wasn't too bad, the only thing that stopped him was one of the little kids started to run between him & the quad so needless to say he didn't want any trips to the emerg.  Thank heavens!

The kids were spoiled with a bzillion new games for the wii, ds and of course some fun new movies. Those will keep the kids busy FOREVER! I also asked the family if they would consider getting puzzles for the kids since we are trying to enhance their memory and problem solving skills, so they received LOT's of FANTASTIC ones. I am really excited. 

Ireland of course became a mommy again, a few times over! lol. For a 2yr old she LOVES her dolls. This year I hope she decides to dress them. All her barbies and dolls are naked. no surprise, it is our house afterall. But her gramma made her some yummy little outfits, so hopefully she uses them!

My favourite thing to watch is the games of ping pong, everyone gets involved. Dad & Shane already stripped down one layer of clothes. fun to watch!!!! although I think my bro's left handedness is definitely an asset.

then when the adults needed breaks, the kids played.

Ireland is also really really competitive. Have no idea where she gets that from???

then of course, a fun family get together isn't fabulous until you hold a cute cute baby. Isn't she yummy?

We ended the evening at mom & dad's  watching new movies and roasting hotdogs and marshmallows by the fire. It rocked!

The next day we did it all over again at Jim's brothers house. Except silly me, I worried about charging the kids ds's for the road trip in, and so I only took a couple photos before the camera died. but my favourite is when Jim decided that the small pints were getting a little rumbunkish so he proposed new games... situp and push up competitions, and arm wrestling. It was adorable.

Now that is amusement. the push ups looked like the kids were doing the worm.

 

Well I hope you enjoyed a little recap of our Christmas activities. Boxing Day was the most fabulous lazy day ever. We didn't get home till after 2 am, so we ALL slept in till late, almost noon. Jim woke up and made us brunch. He is the best breakfast cook ever! LOVE LOVE a man that can cook! yummo. Then we spent the day playing the new wii games and playing board games. The Michael Jackson wii game is awesome! gave us lot's and lot's of laughs. But playing yahtzee with the kids was the best. Ireland won, fair and square!

Well, I should go to bed, I can't wait for this weeks time together. A whole week together, no work. PERFECT!!!!! What can we pack in????

A few of you requested....

to see my Glitz  Design class I taught all year. Thanks Glitz girls, I had a great time with the fabulous palette of colourful designs! :))  This was one was soooo fun. We played with stamping, layering, glimmer misting and creative flowers. I have now retired it so I would love to share it with the rest of you as well. I can't wait to finish them and add titles and journaling. 

I have been a little MIA, trying to create create and more creating. I have been scrapbooking up a storm, working on various albums, lot's of 8x8's for the kids in the cancer ward, albums as Christmas gifts. Throw in a fun party for my wonderful sweetheart who turned 40 on Saturday and well life has been full and busy. I love you forever and ever!!!!! mwah!xoxoxoxoxox

I really am blessed that I get to spend my days laughing. My favourite thing about getting older is the laugh lines I am developing. I love that these are tell tale signs that I have enjoyed my life. It was also neat to see my little bro come over with his family. Life is really moving by so fast. Sarah is already a couple months old. and she is BEAUTIFUL! a little redheaded Angelina Jolie lipped girl. such cute bright eyes. So it was fun to see little momma IReland not leave her side when they came over for Jim's bday. I love that their age difference will be no different than Ireland and Jager. In 2 years look out world. We may have fashion divas on hand. 

What a great pic of their family hey?

Here's a close up of peanut. I love babies flawless complexion. Her wispy hair, teeny nose. I miss the baby days. I was a huge fan of the baby stage.

Today, we are having Riley's birthday party at the bowling alley. He doesn't turn 7 till Saturday, but so many of his little buds are busy so we decided to have it today. Cannot wait. I LOVE kids bdays!

So happy early birthday little Ry guy. I LOVE LOVE LOVE you! I can't believe how fast the last 7 years have gone by. Can the birthday wish be to ask for those years back? I want to relive them and hold and cuddle my little guy over and over.  He is seriously the best kid anyone could ask for. My big helper, if something ever happened to me, he would be that kid that could get all the kids ready for school, with lunches. He is very amazing. I love love love this series of pics with him & Jager. such great bros.

again all photos of my family are by Maki Foto of Saskatoon.  She is amazing, great edits, great eye, fabulous all around. We will be using her talents again! THANKS. Like seriously, I will be having fun scrapping these pics!!!! The photos of Shane & Andrea and baby Sarah are from GlowFoto. Thanks Karen. We had some fun pics with her recently as a whole extended family. I will show you those another time.

Well, my fingers are calloused, I popped a water blister tonight on one finger. I am working like a mad woman creating 8x8's for the kids in the cancer ward. 2 weeks left to complete as many as humanly possible. thanks everyone for ongoing support in these causes.

 

Also, for anyone who is looking for an unique charity to help out these holidays, read below. I am sending a huge package of gift bags, new & gently used after Riley's birthday party tomorrow, I would be happy to send anyone else's stuff with it, just let me know. It is always a great cause to support literacy in young children. good luck Linda, I think your program is fantastic!

 

Since 2004, I have been sponsoring a "Children's Gift Shop". The shop I implemented allows the kids to purchase a Christmas present for their Mom and their Dad for $2.00 a gift (only 2 gifts/child). No Parents Allowed (you can’t peek!), you have to wait outside.

Every year this shop has proven to be a great success in all our hearts; therefore, I am organizing another exciting afternoon for the school-aged children within the community. In order to reach all children, the store will take place on a school afternoon where all students should be (no band, hockey, skating…). I am asking/begging that you donate NEW items suitable for the children to purchase for their parents as a Christmas gift. All year, I spend my time getting gifts together for this store, I separate them (Mom/Dad) and then they are stored in my home. When the children purchase a gift for $2, they are getting a gift of greater value as well as having it wrapped and labeled by your child.

I count on all of you and your donations to keep this shopping experience alive and running every year. If you have nothing available, or time is a factor, a cash donation would be appreciated and a gift will be purchased on your behalf. Some items for donation that would be suitable are: boxed stationery, jewellery, perfume, dishcloths, dishtowels, pictures, nail polish, pen and pencil sets, books, ornaments, wallets, bubble bath, playing cards or games, caps, coffee mugs, chocolates, toques, calculators, cologne, manicure/pedicure sets, shaving kit items, etc. Perhaps you are “crafty” and would like to donate some home-made items as well.

I am in need of any gift bags, small boxes, wrapping paper, ribbons, etc. that could hold some of these gifts as well. (please also remember on Christmas day to place these aside, so I can store and have for the 2010 Children‘s Christmas Store)

All proceeds will be presented to the Preeceville School, for distribution within the elementary side of school; this year the money will be applied towards purchasing a reading program. This is a huge pay-it-forward opportunity, you can donate gifts (chance to re-gift in a positive manner), and once the children purchase a present, ALL the money is then donated back. 

A huge thank you to all my volunteers, without you helping me, this dream of mine wanting to help kids enjoy and experience a loving & giving Christmas would not have come to life! Kids, I thank you so much for stopping me in the hallway, on the street at other events, it makes me so happy that you truly enjoy this experience and look forward to it months in advance. I do the best I can and rely heavily on the parents & communities’ participation.

Please contact me at 547-2021 Home - 547-7487 cell if you have any questions, concerns, need me to pick up donations.

A gift that not only works as a present, but as a donation to a reading program – this is an example of a gift that keeps on giving!!!

Yours truly, 

Linda Shewchuk, Founder 
The Children's Christmas Store
www.goodtidings4u.com
547-7487

 

 

Well everyone, have a fabulous day. It is 4:21 am, i am off to bed to get a couple hours sleep, then the last minute running around to do, and then PARTY time. cannot wait. I wonder who is more excited?
 

let's giggle a few more times.

YES, this is definitely why I married this guy. Laughter fills our house all the time, he has a personality that is fantastic. His laugh is contagious. This the tip of why I am in love with him, also why I am so impressed with Maki Fotos. I've been very lucky to have a child that attends school with her little cutie, so she has gotten to know us as a family. Seriously, what other photographer would've ever had us do this?????

1,2,3...sitting on milk boxes, looking as cute as can be.

my handsome men. love them!

 

well today is officially the day that I am going to start addressing Christmas card envelopes. Pictures are ordered. So must get ready. I will not be late this year. (I hope, I strive to be more like my mom. efficient.

Oh and please forgive me if I ask for your address again. I lost all my entries when our last computer died. 

 

 

us crazy forrest's!

Well, this is our Christmas card this year, what do you think of it?????? I would say this is soooo true to us. Well okay, maybe some of you might receive a nice "we are a normal family" photo. but hey, I thought all of you could use a laugh.

 I have to say, (I know I say it every time I get new family photos), but these are the most FAVOURITE family pics to date. they are funny, serious, cute, just in love!!!!!

THANK YOU MAKI!!!! if you love these, do not hesitate, go befriend Maki fotos on facebook, book a session. she fills up soooo fast, you will not regret it. I will show you a few every day this week.

click here to go to Maki's website

To me, these next 2 photos are the epitome of what being a mom is. Hanging with my kids and giggling. Maki captured this with Jag & I and I LOVE it.

Our first baby is growing up so fast. please slow down riley, I don't want to miss out on a moment. 

Our new little scholar. Jager is loving Kindergarten, and his French is beginning to flow. neat.

My favourite part of getting our photos from Maki are her ability to capture without always being posed images. I love this one.

I love this dude!!!!! 10 yrs married and still going strong. I can't believe we've been together almost 13 years. Time is flying.

brothers that just love each other. 

our little princess. she is getting so big.

see you tomorrow!