year two if CO's life

busy

this week I am busy
making gift bags
decorating a cake for the church
making pizza from scratch
hosting a dinner party
celebrating my little one's birthday
cleaning the kitchen
doing laundry
making playdough
making chocolates
planning a simple birthday party
shopping
making a blueberry pound cake with an excavator
watching 19 kids and counting
visiting socialworkers
dreaming of a second child
skyping
cooking beef & brocolli on rice
reining in a three year old that has lost some of his listening skills over a busy summer
taking photos
reading LOTS of stories to my son
eating the last of the peaches
finishing sewing the birthday banner

well, that is some of the things that are keeping me busy this week...

and the calm...

I am very happy that our crazy busy travels seem to be done. I have barely been home in the last couple of months and now I am looking forward to spending every night in my own bed. Not that this week is going to be uneventful. My baby is turning 3 this week...I have troubles believing it.  So I have decided to invite some of his friends over on Saturday to play and have cake. I don't want it to be a big hoopla of gifts and craziness. He really has no need for anything and I have been to other children's birthday parties in the last year and it makes me sad how 'stuff' crazy they can get. The kids just do a mad dive into the gifts and don't appreciate what they are getting or who it is from.
I am hoping I have not bit off more that I can chew for this gathering, but I want to make most of the things going in the loot bags (making it for Chase a time of giving more than receiving...and the delight in just spending time with family and friends) Just a couple of things. The guest list has ended up bigger than I had first envisioned but he will just be happy to have kids over so hopefully the weather will be nice and everyone just comes and has a couple of fun hours of play and some cake.
He wants an excavator on his birthday cake. Which is something I am looking forward to doing. Hopefully this week I get the chance to finalize the menu and make some cookies and other construction themed treats.

This past friday I was at Walmart with him picking up some birthday party things and work called...it seems I was scheduled to come in at 3 rather than 11...oops...I really should have checked my day planner...but since I was at Sarah's all week and then came home Thursday evening because I remembered the computer guy was coming to find out why I couldn't connect to my wireless with my new laptop...I forgot all about checking for work schedule. I ended up making it to work, just a tad late, and I didn't get all the birthday prep stuff I was wanting. Hopefully I get a chance to get out  early this week to get some supplies.

I am also doing a cake for the church for sunday. They want the church on it. So I need to do that as well. 

this weekend at work.....TERRIBLE! It was awful. It was like the movie Groundhog day but in less than 2 minute incriments...I am so glad to be home in the calm...

Ottawa

We returned from our almost two weeks in Ottawa this past Thursday. I have LOTS of photos that I will select through to share hopefully this week. We travelled down by train and had a lovely time. CO got to spend time with some of his cousins that he hasn't seen in over a year. It was great for them to see him again and to know that he is healthy and happy in his new home.
CO is at the trailer with my parents for the weekend while I am at work. I will be joining them this afternoon and then heading up north to visit my cousin for the rest of the week.