Dangit!! I have let four days go by and now I don't remember everything that has happened. So I shall just mention some stuff I recall.
Kevin et al arrived and it was so good to see the kids. They immediately spied the giant presents under the tree. At five and eight...size matters. So we opened presents almost immediately. There is nothing like watching kids faces light up when they get that paper off. Elise got a giant Frozen castle from us and I gave Fenton, amongst other fun stuff, his first ipad...with parents permission. They have a smaller older one that I figured Elise would use but I can see already that he is having to give her equal time with his new one. Good to share.
They gave me a soda stream!!!! And boy have we had fun with that thing! Kevin decided to carbonize apple juice and he literally had to wash down the kitchen after. It exploded everywhere!!! Monte went out and bought a plethora of flavours and a few more bottles. What a great present! I love love love bubbly water and this things makes the best!
Yesterday April and I went shopping for clothes for her. And, for the first time since I got fat I was not sorry I couldn't fit into anything. The clothes right now are butt ugly. I didn't see even one thing that I would have bought for myself. After hours of poor April trying to find tops to buy, we went down to Blenz and had a most delicious cup of Americano. We sat beside a first nations couple from Lilloette. They were delightful and we had a fabulous visit with them. We also hit Home Sense and I bought throw rugs, gorgeous mirror for the end of the hallway and a brand new not chipped trifle bowl. Its almost identical to the old one which makes me happy.
Cooking for a group of people that include allergies, vegetarianism and maybe pickiness, can be a challenge...one I love. Two nights ago I made a massive zubjit. Potato, carrot and cauliflower. It was sooooo good! Last night I made a massive pot of dahl. Everybody liked these two meals so that made it easy. And Monte, thank god, does ALL the shopping. We make out lists for him and he goes forth and executes. He has become the best shopper. And Tandy and Kevin do all the clean up! Thats amazing too. So I don't have to shop. I don't have to do clean up. All I have to do is the cooking...the best part!
The kids have gone tobogganing every single day over at the school. There are lots of kids there and many snow forts being built! Today, if they go over, I am going to go over and watch April snow skate. It sounds positively terrifying but apparently she is pretty good at it!
We have been playing games every night. Kevin is a board game freak and has brought a bunch of games with him. We have had so much fun! We have laughed so hard that at one point Kevin had to go outside and shut the door to try to quit laughing. April, when she gets tipsy, is beyond hilarious. She is so so funny! And last night, New Years Eve, we played the most complicated crazy fun game of them all. I think we are going to play it again tonight.
Anyway, this doesn't cover it all and I am sure you don't want to hear it all. But suffice it to say its been great. One thing I want to tell....the last time the kids were here I had bought some Robert Munsch books. I LOVE Robert Munsch. When the Kevin family went shopping for my xmas present, they were trying to decide what to get me. Fenton apparently said, "Let's get Gma a Robert Munsch book. She loves his books." They said no, they were looking at something a little bigger. So he finally got impatient, took his own money he saved from bottle returns, and went and bought me a brand new Robert Munsch book!!!! And I LOVE it and we have read it every night before bed! That was the best present ever. And Elise gave me a little bundle of red bead bracelets. She told me that she bought it at Value Village. I responded and told her that Value Village is a wonderful place to shop. And she immediately told me "Yes, but some of things in there are ratty. You have to look all around the ratty things to find a good one." Hahaha! I love those kids!
Now its time to get mobile. I need to make another pan of rice krispie squares and I think some butter tarts. I do believe we are going to Craig and Jo's for supper and games tonight. I am waiting to hear from her on what we should bring with us. I think we are going to have a whole lotta fun tonite. TTYL
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