I Will Try

Oh, how I wish I could remember to update this blog regularly! I always promise I will and I inevitably fail miserably. So instead of more broken promises, how about a compromise? I will try to post when I think about it. I will try to add pictures of the kids and our life. I will try

In the spirit of trying - here is a new pic of John and I on our recent Caribbean cruise. This was in Roatan, Honduras.

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

What a great Easter!

We had a lovely Easter weekend. We went to John's parent's for dinner on Sunday, along with John's Oma and Opa who were visiting from Chateauguay. It was a really nice day! The kids had an outside Easter egg hunt and got way too much candy. We had a great dinner and everyone was very well behaved. It was nice to have a relaxed family day for once.

I even tried my hand at an edible arrangement - I think it turned out pretty well!

What's New?

Tons!! We have been so busy here lately! Now that we know 100% for sure that we are not moving, we are settling into plans for our future here. Which is great. The kids are happy they don't have to move, I am happy I can go to school here and John is happy that we at least have a game plan. Our first order of business is to pay off the consumer debt we have. Fortunately, it is not an astronomical amount, so it shouldn't take too long. We recently started a new cash only budget and it is working really, really well. If anyone is interested, here is the plan we are following - http://www.gailvazoxlade.com/ She has some really great ideas and a fabulous interactive budget planner.

The kids also started back in swimming lessons last week. They are having lots of fun and can't wait for soccer to start next month!!

We're Staying!

It's official! We are not moving! After much debate and serious discussion, John and I decided to stay put in Oshawa. It would be much too expensive to try and sell our house in the current market, especially considering the new harmonized tax the provincial government is proposing and with how much the house up the street is on the market for. We would easily be taking a $35K loss just on list price alone. It's just not worth it. So I have been researching college programs here and I think I have found 3 that I could be happy in. We are still doing the renos to the house, simply because we have found that in the little bit of work we have done, we are so much happier. All in all, life is good :)

Painting,painting, painting!

All in prep for selling the house, we have been painting like mad all weekend. Corbin's room is finally done! It looks amazing! A very light blue with white trim. Very little boy, but also neutral enough for a potential buyer. We also started repainting the kitchen. As I just did it a year ago, it's difficult to see all the hard work covered up. But the cream on cream does look really nice and bright. We are hoping to finish that today. Then a few days off! Yay! Of course that means a few days to do homework and not paint, but I'll take it. We are also now waiting to hear back on how Big J did at his interview yesterday. They advise you by letter in two weeks if you passed or not. So weird. He feels confident that he did well. We are just hoping the offer is something we can accept.