Road trip

I am making the long drive to Ottawa tomorrow with the two girls and Jax by myself. Please PRAY!
Pray for long naps, attention to movies, and minimal pee breaks, and my patience and most of all a safe drive :)
See you soon Ottawa!!

Homesick????

I am not a homesick type of person. Unless i'm away from D and the girls, I don't generally get the homesick thing. Even as a kid...didn't get it.
Now its not like I don't miss anyone when i'm away or when i've moved, but I don't get the kind of home sickness that other's describe.

So anyway, this past two day's I kept getting this weird feeling; a longing to talk to certain people, wanting to call them with nothing to say. I'd ignore it but it kept popping up. Finally by that night I was like what is this???? Am I...homesick?
It could be that my first trip home to Ottawa is finally approaching and I am very excited to visit a lot of my friends in Ottawa who have become like family.
Yipeeeee!!

To build or buy???

Any advice anyone? We are trying to decide where we want to live when we return to Ottawa but also whether we want to build something or buy. So many decisions, and we are in NZ up until we 2 weeks before we have to be back for D's big job!!! I still have to find a place for us to live in NZ, lol. Maybe I should concentrate on that first :)

BTW, we leave for NZ on Decembre 28th!! D booked the tickets. And we are stopping in Fiji for 5 days and celebrating new years there which will be a whole day ahead of new years here. Should be interesting :)

oops, just realized that I was logged in under Darryl, but it was I, Heather who wrote this post. You probably guessed that since Darryl hasn't written on here yet and I don't think he would refer to himself in the third person either, he,he.

One of those days...

For me probably the hardest part of being a mother, besides the obvious things such as proper disipline and not screwing them up, is on those days where you are just not up to the job and you can't call in sick. Today has been one of those and I hate how condemning I am of myself for the lack of energy I am able to muster up to keep my kids happy, entertained and fed while I have one of these days.
Today D has been on-call all day. Even as we speak he is still gone. The hardest thing about weekend call is that all the mommies are off with their hubby's or familys b/c its the weekend, and all the hot spots are over crowded so I never like tackling them on my own on a weekend anyway. That leaves me with a day like today. On top of it, throw in the fact that I am comming down with a cold so I feel like crap. Being in a city with few resources doesn't help either. So yes, my kids watched t.v all day. Today is also one of those day's where I am really happy to have two kids so they can entertain each other :)
Oh well, here's to a better day tomorrow!

Inspiring words from Kevin

Here is a note that Kevin wrote about his experience battling his brain tumor that is being used all over Canada and the US. Please remember to pray for Kevin and his family.

If you were tuned into Ottawa’s Family Radio 99.1 yesterday you heard Kevin share his recent experience in detail, and how he was able to tap into a deeper understanding and hope where he found comfort, peace and hope in the darkest moment of his life.

“In spite of the news early on from my medical team, and the speculation of what they had removed, I found comfort and an uncommon peace that God was there with me in that moment, and through his healing words, the presence of my family, friends, church community and my will to see God be glorified through this, I paused and prayed for God to give me the strength, patience and belief in his will for life to not allow speculation, science or circumstance to effect my hope, joy or belief. That through his healing power, that is still very present today, I will one day rise again, and walk in the blessed assurance of a full life.”

This message of hope that Bloodworth is calling the “COMMA Factor” has provided inspiration for thousands, and was recently shared during a Christian gathering as far south as Kansas where hundreds were read the message at a camp event called “Super Summer.”

This is just a comma in one of many sentences to come in my life. Cammas are given to pause, and to the author take thought as to how you will complete the structure of your sentence. Just as the Cross was a comma, not a period but a pause, which God himself finished with an excalmation point!

Evaluate the use of the propser "punctuation" for you current situation.

Know that God gives us the freedom to complete the sentence, and to chose how our thoughts will conclude. Will this moment in with a question mark, like the one that has been carved onto the side of my head, or will it end in a period. No, dear friend it will end in his glory....with the exclamtion that God is in control, and with you, your belief and your faith you can re-write the circumstances of your mindset, emotions and hope.

Freind, chose the right punction for your situation, and walk in confidence with the one who gives us salvation.

This is just a comma, and we have many more sentences to write.

Praise be to God!



He was also on CTV last night if you want to check out the interview here is the link: http://ottawa.ctv.ca/

Link entitled "One man's battle with cancer"

Thank-you to my wonderful husband

I am grateful for a fantastic day that my husband provided by giving me a 1/2 day at the spa here in London, for our anniversary. A friend was able to join me and then we went for lunch. And it get's better because we get to go out for dinner with friends tonight for the first time since being in London!! Happy wife, happy life :)

Camping, a success...kind of

We surrvived and are possibly contemplating doing it again soon. Not that it wasn't painful at times, especially with a 21 month old who sucks her thumb without ever washing it and thinks she's as big as her sister. But, they loved it. To be outside on the beach and in the woods for 48 hrs was pure heaven to them. Think lots of dirt, sand, squealing, barking (thanks to Jax), and laughter. We enjoyed the company of great friends which made it for the adults but when it came time to get the kiddies to bed I was ready to pack it in. The thing is with a tent...you can hear everything. The kids can, the neighbors can.... So when Zaiah began to have a fit about going to bed because she was so over tired, everyone new about it. I know that everyone within our surrounding area was thinking "What idiot is taking their baby camping for the first time and why can't they shut her up". But who cares. That's the risk you take car-camping :) Both kids overnight continued to wake up throughout the night which in turn would wake the other up and so on. I swore through the night that I wouldn't be doing this again until zaiah was older. The funny thing is with the brain is that like child birth, you forget. By the end of the seccond day I had had so much fun being with my family and friends that I was forgeting how absolutely terrible I thought the night went. I will consider this my trial run and I was able to learn a few tricks that will help me the next time.
BTW, after camping, isn't that first shower you take just the best shower you've ever had??? :)

Everyone loves marineland....

Well, maybe not EVERYONE. We ventured out to take the girls for their first theme park experience and we've decided that any child under 4 is too young and too much work and all for something they won't remember. Don't get me wrong, we did have fun, and enjoyed seeing all the whales, kid rides, and overpriced food and bottled water :) Marineland however, was a little underwhelming to our disapointment.
It was still a fun family outing, we had a nice day, nice dinner with great friends. But...we are suckers for punishment with the first-time "kid experiences" this week because we are taking them camping for the first time tomorrow night. Stay tuned thursday to see how this turns out. Picture it: Three kids, 4 adults, and two dogs. The things we do for our kids. I'll try most things once :)

Fun in the sun

It has been a crazy week. Crazy summer really. Our friend had his surgery this week and is doing well so far. Please keep the prayers comming for the next steps and long journey ahead.
Our other very good friends came to visit us for a couple of days and it was so nice to have them around. They are like family and it makes living here feel normal to have them in our lives in London. We've been busy checking out the hot spots in London, the beaches, and then more beaches. We really are turning into quite the beach bums here. Its all training for NZ :) D just booked our flights this week and we leave Dec,28th for Fiji for a little mini vacation along the way to NZ. And then on the way back to Canada we get to spend some more fun in the sun in Australia!!!! Now I can officially get excited!
Darryl is off the rest of this week so we can explore more of southern Ontario and do some of the tourisity things.