Some pictures and some news!!

Yes we finally got our internet back on, and it is much easier to get things done in a few minutes rather than hours!

The news is, that we hope to be going to Texas for two weeks in December/January! We didn't expect this to happen but our family decided to give a lovely gift to fly back home to see them! So, before I know it, flights are booked and things are set in stone Lord willing, for the 23rd of December till Jan 6. Yes we are quite excited! Many thanks to our family for this!

And now some pictures before I need to get moving with the many duties of a housewife/mommy.

Here is Aaron, and yes that is him crawling with is feet on the floor, he doesn't normally do this but quite often he has been trying to and then will try to pull himself up to a standing position (not quite successful yet).

Boxes are so interesting.

It is extremely difficult to get a photo of them together like this, and this one still didn't work out.

Here they are watching a dvd together.

Before a bath he was let free lol!

He quite enjoyed it, but liked the water much more.

The newest game...it involves rolling a potato.

One of the "things" Aaron has tried to tackle. He managed to open the dryer door.

And now I'm trying to post this for the second time...hmm blogger is acting up on me today.

No power, no internet, but some snow!

It is my little brother's birthday today, and I wanted to wish him a very happy one...that is if he even reads my blog! I suppose a phone call is an order eh? :)

Well...it certainly has been quite the few days here! Thursday night the power went out, and didn't return till Friday evening, meaning we were left in the dark, and cold cold house. Well, we thought in the morning (Fri) that at least we would have a fire we could start, but alas, the wind was blowing contrary and instead of heating the room we were smoked out of the room...anyways, Jett sent me off to Ruth's which I did most gladly and spent the whole day there. It was Thursday I think that our internet has not been working (I mean broadband) and it still isn't and won't be till maybe even tomorrow night I hear. Back to dialup it is for the time being I guess! Sabbath I spent the day again at Ruth's because Jett was sent up to Ness (and me traveling with two kids all the way up and back was not an option - because I said so!) It was nice to not be alone Sabbath, and enjoyed being at the manse with the Jardines. Monday it was back to the grind...laundry and lots of it! Not to mention a stressful day of cranky children...Aaron might be teething? I just hope it really is teething and not him being naughty. It is astonishing somewhat, to see a child so young and yet human nature coming out - yes, born in sin and shaped in iniquity. And now it is Tuesday and guess what we woke up to? Lovely frost everywhere...ahh, it reminded me of the lovely cold fall mornings back in Chesley. I then thought "hmm, some snow would just make this day perfect" and guess what happened? Yes, it snowed and quite heavily too! It didn't last long and of course it isn't lying on the ground, but it was so nice to see anyways.

So, no pictures just now as it would take too long, but I do hope to get some up soon of my little munchkins. Oh, and I'm doing just great, I should be very thankful, not sick or feeling sick at all (unless I was fed too much). And I'm 11 weeks yesterday. :)

one last thing

Why do they sound so positive when they say (or something like this: "10 weeks pregnant today, only 208 days to go!"

Only 208 days to go eh? Uhm, do they know how long that is? LOL!

I don't feel like blogging.

But I am anyways! I have a little man trying to crawl as fast as he can to the kitchen and a little lady tydying up her puzzles, Jett is upstairs in his room studying or reading away for the next class, and I'm sitting in front of this computer trying to think of what to write on this blog. Hmm, I'm feeling rather dizzy today, probably lack of water so am drinking more at the moment. It is COLD! This week (and the past weekend) have been the coldest since we've been here. And this house is difficult to heat, expensive, and difficult. Why they didn't go with big huge wood burning stoves in the cellar I'll never know...lol, obviously I'm dreaming of our big stove we had in Chesley...ahh, now that was some nice heat! :) Anyways, we are surviving, heaters are on in the dining room which is the "living room" to us and that is how this room is heated. The lady we are renting from decided to get a new fireplace for the dining room sooo we are waiting for that - it will be very good to have another heat source that is less expensive than the oil, and it looks pretty too. :) OOh, and good news we're supposed to get another dishwasher at some point soon!! I'm happy, because life seems to always be around the kitchen sink lately...and it is cold there lol.

I should tell you all about the recent news we got. It was rather hard for me to take, but all things are for our good and therefore I need to look more positively at it. The church will no longer be funding summer visits for overseas students to go back home unless they had good reason (for example the African student's family is back in Africa, so I expect he will be covered). That means, we won't be going back to Texas this summer nor next. So, yes, I'm sure you understand my disappointment, and yet I'm glad the church discussed this matter and made policies for it since it may not have been discussed in the past. So that is that.

I was trying to take some photos of the kids and got rather bored of doing so since they just do the same things over and over again...and the pictures tend to be that way too. SO, no photos just now since I didn't upload them, and have no motivation to do so.

I am so happy to announce that I haven't been sick hardly at all during this pregnancy thus far, I can actually count how many times I've been "sick"...2 times. I can't believe it. It is a wonderful mercy to us as I've said many times to others, that I need to be able to cope for the kids and especially Jett's sake. I won't be telling you how often I've felt nauseas because that would be uhm, a huge number but it has been more or less manageable. And the meds that I was taking ran out so I had to experience what I was fearing, but it was also manageable! So as long as it continues thus, I'll have to say this has been the best pregnancy I've ever had, well, at least the first trimester. And where is October going?! I just looked at the calender and Oct was starting...and now it is the 22?? Time really does fly.

Ok, I think that is enough updating from me for now. I need to be thinking about dinner soon...chili maybe? :)

Gifts Received

I thought I should mention two gifts that I have recently received in the mail. Someone who felt better to remain anonymous sent me twice a "Maternity Allowance". If she and I suppose it is a she with the way the writing looks, reads this blog, we thank you very much!

Another gift (maybe I should have said 3 gifts?) that I received awhile back was a lovely book "Handfuls of Purpose" by Ruth Bryan from Mrs. Rodgers. I'm thoroughly enjoying the book, and so far I've read more than I usually can with the time I have. So, many thanks to you!

Love,
Ev

9 weeks

Amy colouring

I have no idea why blogger won't let me write without the underline on the top of this page, but so it chooses to do and so I can't change it.

It is another Monday, and now every Monday to me marks another new week of pregnancy, hello week 9. (Yes 9 weeks today). I'm taking something for the sickness and it is working although I'm still feeling tired and no motivation for anything that hardly anything gets done around here.

Tried hanging out washing this morning and got frustrated at the rain...it was sunny first, then rainy, and then sunny again and then rainy again...and so forth...at the moment we have another wee dry spell but am waiting for another cloud to roll in more rain. I'm almost giving up on the thought of clothes drying outside.

I can't wait till October is gone so I can say I'm nearly out of the morning sickness zone...it seems so long. Should be thankful I am holding up as much as I am.

Those of you who I'm sending out our family photo I am pleased to announce I finally sent the most out today...unfortunately I'm probably forgetting several people and feel bad for this but at the moment it took soo long for me to mail the ones I did that I need more time to get the rest out and by that time it might be so late I might be sending out baby announcements again...ho hum, I think I'll wait a bit for a family photo...it is too much work for a pregnant mommy just now.

I will admit to being "down" for the past 2 weeks, but that could be all pregnancy related, or because I just haven't been able to get out much at all! Jett has been taking services so far away from Northton that I can't see myself going with him due to 1. A LOOONG drive, and 2. Taking care of 2 kids, and then 3. Trying to keep myself from getting sick. So I've spent two weekends at home, and I must say I'm looking very forward to this weekend when we can go to Leverburgh again.

I am missing North America very badly...much is probably caused again by just being pregnant (hmm, I sure can blame a lot on pregnancy!). I won't mention all the foods I'm missing too...lol, yes, again blame that on pregnancy. :D

Ok, enough said, here are some photo/video for you to enjoy.

Me?? Cause trouble?? No!

At least the sun is out :)

I'm having a rough day. Not feeling very "good" not necessarily feeling nausea, just so tired mainly. Hoping it will pass soon so I can cope with the rest of the day.

I actually made mini pizzas today, and they taste really good, just can't stand the pepperoni. Anyways, I made quite a few so I would be able to freeze some in case of "emergencies". I also have been making Aaron's oatmeal/porridge for the week and freezing it in containers as I cannot get any baby cereal (oatmeal) or at least I haven't found the one I was wanting. They do sell jars of "creamed porridge" but it has milk in it, and no matter what form it is whether yogurt or that stuff, Aaron gets very cranky and fussy after it, so no milk products for him. He might be sensitive as I was.

Jett has been off of classes for two days now, tomorrow he resumes all being well, due to the tutor at committee meetings in Inverness. Don't worry that didn't mean he had "time off" no, he has been well stuck in his room studying/reading for the class.

Monday we were in Stornoway for our by-weekly shop, and we happened to go up to North Tolsta to see David and Elizabeth Campbell. Was a short visit as it was the Monday of their communion, and also they had to go to a funeral after the meal. It was very nice to see them though short.

And here are some pictures of my dear little boy who is very active! I no longer think he is going to be "easy" rather quite a handful. He started crawling last weekend, and hasn't stopped, no he is quite taken to being mobile!

This is him in his grobag/sleeping bag, I really like these things - they can't kick off their blanket!

Daddy and Aaron. Aaron was looking at his Daddy but as soon as I clicked...he looked at the camera.

Tried again...

What Jett caught the other day... it was a 17 pounder. :)

Amelia was very nice and shared her toys...maybe a bit too nice? If you can see, he has three stuffed animals on him!

Must try to iron some shirts so off I go.

Happy Birthday too...

My mommy! and to my brother in law Mr. John PS. Hope you both have a lovely day and enjoy the sun as I am!

Oh the sun is shining beautifully this morning! Oh maybe it will be a good day. The past few days (seemed longer) was just so full of rain and wind it was just miserable looking outside. It is a pleasant thing to behold the sun.

I want to laugh...because so many people are expecting just now and might I add, *newly* expecting as well. The past couple of times I was the one to start and then a few others but this time I think Rach is first, then Lee, then me and...heehee someone else! I'll just leave you guessing :)

I'm still up and down and expect to be that way for the next hmm...6 or so weeks? Blah, sounds awful to me, but at least so far (and we're still hoping it will stay this way) it isn't all that bad. :) Last night however, I was in bed by 8 because of feeling nauseas, the kids were too of course, so it wasn't hard to relax and basically fall asleep.

This was all Amelia's doing one evening, she set the table for me...pretty good I thought!

Aaron pleased with himself...

:)

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He was so happy to have the book and the result was...

And this is what I took this morning...:)

Must tend to Aaron now!

Not a whole lot going on...

Sorry I don't have any pictures at the moment but really there isn't much to show you other than regular daily life. This week has been really good so far for me (now, I won't say I'm 100% feeling great, but it sure is soo much better...maybe the B6?). I'm usually in bed around 9pm every night, last night was an exception and boy did I feel it this morning...hmm, sleep is good for me and my tummy! The strange part of this sickness is that I feel the worst around 4-7 in the evening...yes just around dinner time. (I'm saying it is strange because with my last two preg. I always felt the worst first thing in the morning.) I'm trying to get meals ready ahead of that time in order to still have dinner on the table. I must say, if my so called sickness keeps up the way it is I will end up saying it was hardly anything...that would be quite a mercy for us really. I was so worried about not being able to cope if I got pregnant here and sick etc, and Jett needs me to be able to cope (no he doesn't say or hint at that), the kids need me to be able to cope...and for my own sanity I suppose, I NEED TO COPE! :) Anyways, I'm coping thus far, and ooh, I'm so thankful for this!

I can't stand sugar...I'm not sure why, but sweets do NOT appeal at all. Small and very very small dosages are okay (for example sugar in my weakened tea since I can't handle it strong now). But really that is a good thing isn't! Maybe I'll feel even better in the long run because of taking less sugar. Lately I've been craving (if I can use that word) grilled ruebens, homemade (my mommies) pizza, and french fries with grated mozza cheese and beef gravy over top (a poutine in other words)....hmm, sounds like junk food I guess...although homemade pizza is not that bad for you I'm guessing, and the rueben's are actually not tooo bad either...mmm, rye bread, thousand island dressing, corn beef and saurkraut...hmm strange you think? Well, it became a favourite after working at Carolyn's Kitchen. Never mind the fries, reubens and pizza are good. I'm rambling now sorry.

On a different note, we had Mr. McDonald, Mr Simbanda (sp), and Mr. MacColl over for dinner last night...not sure how I managed actually! But I wasn't feeling horribly sick, and Jett was so nice...hmm, I should tell you all that my dear husband has been doing for me lately and then to add all his studying to that... it makes me feel very bad. :( Anyways, Jett asked if they could come for dinner, I knew he wanted them to come over since he wouldn't be seeing Mr. MacColl very often, so I managed to put the slow cooker on for some chicken and get potatoes peeled and so forth early. And it worked out all right.

Oh, and Amelia decided she was going to colour on my laptop the other day. :S I got the crayon off of the keyboard and mousepad all right, but the scribbles on the screen are still needing a lot of attention... :( Any ideas how to clean that off?

Oh, I need to clean sooo badly. My incentive is low as you can imagine and my energy levels are at a low too. But I know I'll feel better if I do it.

Anyways will post pictures up of the skirt I made...although I will never sew something that is TOO big for me. Why do I always do this?!

Ok, must get off, I have a thousand dishes to wash from last night...well, not a thousand but you know what I mean. Should be thankful I'm not throwing up or even feeling the need to every moment in the day...wow, I can't believe it. I really hope it stays!

Weeelll....

...I wasn't going to tell anyone yet, but since someone asked me point blank and now I'm worried about people finding out through the grapevine I'm telling you here...I'm pregnant with Baby #3. And I'm still in denial about it too haha, even though I feel nauseas and tired and etc! I'm only 7 weeks, with looking at a due date about May 18th. Haven't seen a doctor or a midwife yet so things have to be, I suppose "confirmed"...whatever, I think it is quite obvious, I'm expecting. :)

But anyways, thats our big news at the moment...although I'm lacking the excitement since I'm feeling the effects of morning sickness (What? I don't have a choice whether to be sick or not? Are you serious??). Anybody want to come clean house, make meals and take care of my kids for a couple of months I'd be soooo obliged... alas, it isn't that easy is it? Soo, I suppose we shall muddle through somehow, although it is hard to look ahead when you feel so gross. I've told many people this before, but I would rather go through labour/delivery then having to deal with morning sickness...hmm, that about sums up how bad it is!

Ok, need to really get some things done...if I can.

Poultry seasoning! :)

It is nearing the end of a busy day for me as I try to get us and the house "back to normal". A whole chicken that was sauteed with onions, butter, pepper, salt, garlic powder, and and and poultry seasoning is in the oven baking away!!! Yes my dear mommy sent me poultry seasoning...thank you!! :) Can't wait to make stuffing now! So as my potatoes are boiling and the carrots are cooking I'm here to tell you of the news around here.

The communion season came and went already! It was very nice, and Janet C took care of Amy Jane and Aaron for me on Sabbath morning so I could go to the table (as I haven't been able to twice now). So I really appreciated this. Ruth was busy as ever cooking up a storm in the kitchen and stuffed us very well! ;) Thank you Ruth for all your hospitality!

And my children have colds as I probably do too but I don't think to the same extent. Hopefully they'll catch up on sleep and the colds will vanish.

I'll need to run pretty quick again to check taters and so forth but here are some pics and clips.

Fabric I bought off of ebay...I got brave :)

Ooh, and more brave (haha I know I have horrible grammar, I don't even know if that is how you would say that) because I bought a pattern and Care if you don't have this one you might want to go and buy it as it has lovely pretty feminine skirt patterns!!! I was thrilled. Ooh, and on the back it shows more patterns you can do, and the one favourite of mine is on it as well...so we'll see what kind of denim skirt I can come up with.

Sweet Aaron that is during the day.

He is awful at night and last night was the worst night we have had so far!

My dear Husband.

A clip of Sam. Everytime Amelia sees this she shouts "Biolin!! Biolin!" I was planning on showing this way way back but never got around to it I don't think...unless I forgot as I'm apt to do nowadays. :S


Aaron in the bath tub...ooh does he ever like his baths!
And again in the bath :)

And that is all for now. And I'm almost positive my chicken is done...mmm to make some gravy! :)

Another Monday post with pictures

Another Monday, a rainy, cold, damp Monday. I had to get up I didn’t want to as I again woke up early morning (4:15) and couldn’t go back to sleep for a hour…but when I checked the clock this morning (when I woke up the second time) it was well past eight o’clock. Oh bother…now I won’t be able to make it to the surgery to register. Have you ever heard of a surgery opened from 9-10/11 most mornings excluding Fridays?? Maybe that is the time for registering…I don’t know, anyways I didn’t go. So a late start this morning for everything not good for me, but I suppose these things happen occasionally (or a lot lately since Aaron has been a naughty boy during the night hours).

Some of the first things I was thinking about this morning was my family in Texas, wondering how they are doing, when power will be back on for them, if their homes are okay which I expect they should be not too badly off but you never know, and when they will be returning home.

I was reading this morning from Ezekiel. A hard book to understand in many areas, but today I was reading from chapter 18 and was greatly interested in the latter part. This text I thought although commonly known, was so nice to read, “Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? Saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways and live?” I think it is just another window if I can say it that way, into the heart of the Lord. We read that Jesus wept over Jerusalem, and oh how often he was pleading with them to repent! We are just shown over and over again in the Word how our hearts are at enmity against the Lord and yet the Lord has knocked, pleaded with us in some way or another that we would turn from out sins. What a wonder that He would still knock, seeing we do not deserve any of it. But, I’ve never been a good writer when it comes to explaining these things and I don’t wish to write something that would make sense to me but not to someone else and thereby confusing the other. (If that made sense!) Anyways, do have a read of the 18^th chapter and give me your thoughts J

For now, I need to run and see if I can get a hold of the coal man…definitely not something I like doing (calling a stranger especially with a thick Harris accent) not to mention tidy, get Amelia up and so forth. So, off I go...oh, here are the pictures too!

A picture in Northton looking up the road to the road that runs from Leverburgh to Tarbert and so forth. Our house if the first one on the right that you see with the red car parked outside it.

Then I looked the other way and snapped this picture. Thats the big hill I've been telling most people about, probably famous of Northton (Haha famous??)

As you walk down the road towards the hill and look left you get this view.

And when you go all the way down and then sharp left a ways you get to this beach and here is one side...

And the other. Not huge, but big enough for us :)

Aaron, I put him in there if your wondering.

The open mouth and wriggling both hands look...Amelia started copying him and it is getting rather annoying.

Don't know if I posted this one, but this is a Highland cow of course, but in our backyard basically!

Taken awhile back, I asked Jett who he was going to call and of course he answered "Joseph..." Haha notice the "Coins Not Accepted Here" sign.

My kitchen and everyone has been saying what a big "cooker" that is! It works very nicely thank you. :)

Ok I'm really off now!

Psalm 23 vs 1

I didn't think about this till just today. I hope no one was thinking that I was "bragging" or boasting of my children especially of Amelia with her new learned skills when I put up videos of her. I truly didn't think about this till now, and I suppose I should have said something! I'm sure some pride enters in but I hope and believe my motive was not to brag about her, but to show all the family what she is learning. I feel, in this small way, that this keeps us closer as a family. So with that little explanation I go ahead with the following video...

How did I put up a video? Why, did I forget to tell you we have broadband now? And seeing while I'm at this here is her saying her alphabet although it usually is sung over and over and over....and you get the idea!

More beach and sun! :)

Ahh, what gorgeous weather we are having in Harris lately! My laundry is drying so nicely outside by the fresh breeze. Sunshine and lots of it should be thankful for such a lovely week.

Jett started classes today. I was quite eager to hear how it went (it went fine) as I’m sure you can imagine. I found out that Jett is going to be taking services this month in various places (see our calendar to the left). Yes, a whole lot more than we were used to in Edinburgh, but I expected that. We will see how he gets along with his studies in a week or two, by then I’m sure, we’ll be able to judge how this year will go.

What a drive it is to Stornoway for groceries! I’m glad we do it every other week – but still it takes 1 ½ hrs one way. For people in Chesley I can’t imagine them having to travel to Guelph for groceries…but that is kind of like it is here (Uh, I think it only takes 1 ½ hours to Guelph…boy it’s been a while) I guess we’ll just have to trudge along and get used to it. But I do very much dislike taking two kiddos with us as it just makes the drive more tense (especially when they scream…) Mind you, Aaron has always been a sweetie in the car (unless something is wrong “I’m hungry feed me” or “I’m dirty change me”) Amelia though, well, she never liked long car rides (who does by the way??) She was very good on the way up, but by the time we were half way home it was “WAAAAAAAAAAAH!! Want down!!! Want down!! Help?” Sounds awful eh? We had to stop and get her out, but that did nothing. So we finally offered her some “gogurt” as we drove the rest of the way home…oh dear, you don’t want to know what a mess she made of herself and the car seat!! Haha! I laughed at it, and wished my batteries for the camera were working because it would have been a grand photo (the batteries are charging at the moment). Anyways, the gogurt kept her happy and our journey was less stressful.

Did I ever mention how I dislike the teething stage? Aaron either is sick or is trying to push teeth through. I have never known him to be anything other than sweet in disposition, but lately it has been hard to keep him asleep at night and he fusses and fusses and fusses! He had a fever of a 101F for a good 24 hrs and I did give him something for it but it would just keep coming back. Poor thing he was just so miserable. He is better now, but the fussing hasn’t ended hmm, maybe he is just demanding more attention?

I think my cleaning splurge has nearly come to an end. Sad, cause I wanted to get the kitchen done! LOL, I’m sure I’ll manage it sometime. I was so busy cleaning doors one day and had to stop right in the middle of it due to screaming 7 month old, so I’m not done that job yet. I forget how dirty doors can get…ahh, but company can see it all. I do think I managed quite a bit if I washed nearly all the windows for the downstairs (inside and out)! It is so nice to be able to look outside without smudges of dirt on them.

Well…this has been yet another long and drawn out post from me, I wonder if you actually read this all.

And now for a few pics...

I really like any photos with Jett and Amelia together. She likes to copy him with so many things like pacing back and forth! Anyways, here she is following him.

And looking out onto the water.

Isn't this lovely?

"Wook, Big Water!"

Wow, a picture of the beach we were at the other day, quite nice eh? Yep that is my stroller with Aaron left in it all by his lonesome (for a mere 20 seconds to take this picture).

As you look left you got this sight...some of the "rock" my Oma described, although I really ought to get a better one of it - this isn't the best.

Dun Eistein

So, we are officially living in Harris now and I’m tired. On the 26^th we travelled over, Jett in the red car (easily spotted while we were trying to keep up with him) and Catherine Dickie and myself with the kids in Alex’s focus. Amazing what you can cram into a car… So, after hours of driving we finally reached the ferry. I told Jett he had to take a few more items into the car because they just didn’t fit in the double stroller so that being done off we went to the ferry. Of course me being a walk on passenger I had to go up some stairs to get into the ferry…ok, exactly how do you do that with a stroller and two kids? Why you get people to carry the stroller…still it was far from easy getting the children up that flight of stairs (think Amelia walking holding my hand and myself carrying a computer bag and Aaron in carseat with the other hand…yeah not fun) but, this didn’t last very long and soon Jett was able to help get Aaron the rest (of the few steps) I didn’t realize he was already onto the ferry by this time! The ferry was so smooth, I have never been on such a smooth ferry I was needless to say, very thankful for that! We had a nice hot meal and before we even knew it we were in Tarbert, Harris. Anyways, the other details aren’t important, and here we are a week later in Northton with a huge house for just us!

The house needs a lot of cleaning I’m afraid and if anyone knows me I’m perhaps a clean freak (haha, when I can be one! Children don’t let you get much done). No one has been living in the house since last winter (maybe) so dust, dirt and etc had accumulated, I won’t mention what I found in the dishwasher (that doesn’t work). J So, Monday I spent lots of time cleaning the main room we use (kitchen and dining room) Cleaned three windows inside and out while running 3 loads of laundry through. Vacuumed behind stuff, vacuumed walls, corners, ceilings, light fixtures etc. And dusted! I have yet to wash the curtains, and really I think it needs to be done! And I think that has this room done pretty well, I ought to get the kitchen in better order, but I was so tired today due to…Aaron.

Yes, my lovely cheerful son has turned into a screaming crying baby at night…teething maybe?

So, instead of spring cleaning another room I went with Jett to explore some beaches since the weather was unusually sunny (and it didn’t last long either). We took a different single track road to a lovely big beach, but you had to walk a bit to get to it. Once we were there Amelia exclaimed, “Ooh, big water! Wook [look]!!” Took a few pictures but I doubt it would be worthwhile to post any at the moment…we only have dialup right now and are seeing into broadband but have heard from others that it may not be available so I’m not getting my hopes up.

Aaron looks like he is almost ready to crawl. He is getting his tummy off of the ground more and more, and today I even saw him rock a bit which is a good sign!

Monday we hope to run to Stornoway for our every two week “grocery” shop (lol…run? It is a 1 ½ hours drive) Tescos is there, and the prices are just as good as the mainland – yippie for that.

The house name here is called Dun Eistein or in English (correct me if I’m wrong) Edinburgh. I thought that was interesting.

And classes start next Tuesday for Jett.

Comments are welcomed, and I apologize for not replying to most of them just due to us moving and such I guess. Anyways, must run, its 5 and dinner needs to be prepared soon.

Small change in plans :)

LOL, most of you will be happy to know I am NOT taking that bus trip anymore. A kind lady named Catherine Dickie decided that she should drive me all the way up to Uig (the ferry to Harris) what she gets out of it...well, nothing, so please send many thank you's to Miss Dickie as she is being very kind to do this for me (us)!!

So, while Jett is busy busy loading things up into the car (and he is doing a grand job of it btw!!) I'm being lazy typing this up...lol...ok, I'm not really just a few notes so that people know what is up. I'll try hard to get the phone number to family members but it may not be till we are there - sorry I didn't do this sooner! So...uhm, I need to make sandwiches for tomorrow and help Jett get things up into the loft and then I think we are there.

My thoughts are also thinking about Uncle Lyle and the family as they are about to take a journey over to Texas, I'm hoping for them a safe flight and hopefully not hectic!

Must go! :)

Family photos!

I should be doing something else rather than typing here. But I figured y'all might want to hear one last time from us before we go off to Harris and have almost no access to internet for a couple of weeks. So, what is new? Uhm...well, last night we had the Dickie clan over for dinner which was very nice. I booked the ferry ticket for Jett, and my own bus ticket and Amelia/Aaron's. Would have booked my ferry ticket as well but I can do that there at least the website appears that way and I think I did that way way back in 2003 with Beck...ooh, don't even want to think about the Ullapool-Stornoway Ferry ride I still say to this day I've never been so sick in all my life I even say it was worse than being pregnantly sick! Anyways, that is information that has been repeated and gets very very boring...as this post is becoming.

Ok, so I'm supposed to be packing and getting ready for this big move over and I find myself wondering what I should do. Most things are packed, it is just all the little things which we have far too much of! Right, I guess I know what I need to be working on. :S

I'm dreadfully nervous about traveling on a bus for 7 1/2 hours with two children! Oh and I have to change at some stage to another bus I'm glad that is only once. Far to easily do we trust in man rather than God when, He is in control of all things. My Oma always emphasized that trusting in the Lord did not mean we could/should be "lazy" about our business, but that we are to do our duty. I just wished I understood more of what she meant by this, I know very little of what I should know.

I mentioned that we got our family photos taken. So I thought I would run a poll on the two that turned out the best as well as some that maybe could work too? I really wonder now what it would have been like in a professional studio - haha! So please leave us a comment and let us know which pose you like best! :)

Pose #1

Pose #2

Pose #3 (Aaron...??)

Pose #4
(this was the last pic that was taken, can you tell?)

And just a interesting one here...no one is looking at the camera but Aaron. I posted this one as an afterthought in case your wondering!

And on to regular not very important pictures of our life! :)
Like mother like son...haha.

This usually happens every dinner time. Jett feeds Aaron, and I help Amelia (although she can feed herself usually).

Poor Jett, some got on his trousers. :S

Amelia really enjoyed this dessert that I made for last night it is one of my favourites to make now and sooo easy!

She helped me beat the whipping cream and now she got her reward :)

And to end my lengthy post is yet another clip of my dear son. Bye for now!