Puss Ann Guest GIVEAWAY!!!!

Puss Ann Guest GIVEAWAY!!!!

I LOVE this Idea! I really want to match Tana somedays, because she is so darn cute! I am planning on making us matching skirts soon!! eeek! SO much fun!! These shoes would be amazing to win!!

Fitness

Hey everyone!! Okay so Lately (probably because of weather) I have been feeling very unmotivated and have added a few unwelcome visitors around my tummy area, you know them I am sure, from time to time they show up when your down in the dumps and stay long after your up and running again! They have also been known to take over my entire body when pregnant! ewwww~~ ha ha!

Any way as many of you know Lindsay is going to be gone for yet another month on training so I decided that I would try to get into shape while he is gone! You know, like get rid of those unwanted visitors, that are slowly creeping down to my hips...double ewww~~ So after you wash your eyes out with bleach from that mental image, I have decided to do a 30 day challenge.

DISCLAIMER: Okay IT IS NOT A CRASH DIET!! lol just to make that clear!~ It isn't even really to lose weight although you are likely it isn't about that, it is about living healthier! So because of my lack of energy lately I am doing this to be more fit and healthy.

So if you want to do this along with me I am going to share the link.

http://exercise.about.com/c/ec/26.htm

Basically you sign up (free, of course cause I am way to cheap to pay for this) and then they (some magical people in Internet land) e-mail you with instructions about what to do!

The only thing you need is some weights( which with new years just passed I am sure all of us have some under our bed or at the bottom of the closet...so go dig them out) or stretch band and an exercise ball! Oh and a notebook to record stuff in!!

So I am excited and will be starting tomorrow. So like the people on body break say "keep fit and have fun"

Crazy!

Well between unpacking laundry and cleaning....cleaning and oh yah...more cleaning, Babysitting, Getting ready for clients, (which means more intense cleaning), Lindsay working overtime, and editing pictures, I managed to have some fun! Our whole family has been having a blast lately. I am going to chalk it up on my new attitude on life. What is it your wondering, well My new attitude is to laugh! When I am going to get mad at something or am frustrated... I just laugh! I am a control freak and I know it! So I am changing my ways and deciding that I can't control everything and life is more fun when you don't TRY TO!! ha ha! So that is my new years resolution... I know it is late but I had to do a lot of thinking about how I wanted to change! (you know cause there are so much room for improvement!! ha ha!

Tana is learning tons of new words everyday! It's great! And Layton ...is well the silliest kid I know! he is always doing something to make me laugh! I love it! Hope you all have a great week-end and we'll try to be better about blogging next week!

Love, T

Back at er :)

We are home and going like crazy again!! (Like we could have it any other way!) The holiday was great! we got to visit family, sleep, eat well, and just enjoy our time! It was a nice break! Lindsay and I got to go to my Friend M's house to visit her and her fiance!! They are the cutest couple! On V-day we did their engagement photos! It was freezing! Like -25! I learned something new (as I always do on shoots) It was that if you wear waterproof mascara when it is that cold out side it would save having to go into a hotel bathroom and cleaning your entire face of the black stuff! ha ha! Although I did need to warm up! we didn't spend much time out side but my toes had no feeling when we left to go back inside! Still I had sooo much fun and can't wait to do it again!! (not so much the cold part).

We got home on Sunday and then on Monday it was Lindsay's birthday! So I made his favorite dinner. Steak on spinach salad with roasted tomatoes and corn on the cob. Then we had banana splits for desert! He spent most of the night on his new Ipod touch. Which I think is pretty cool too! (don't tell him I said that) Well I think that gets us caught up until now! I have a ton of laundry to do so I had better get back to work! aaaaaaah! Oh and you can see some of Miranda's e-session on the photography blog. (click on the website link then click blog!)

Love, T

Dial up

Hey everyone!

So I am here at the farm and am having an awesome time! I have been taking it really easy!! I have had a couple of naps a day and letting the kids go wild...cause there are enough animals here to keep them busy! NO JOKE!! about 16 cats, 5 horses, a bunny, and a dog (that hates bunnies). I love it though! It is nice to come home and relax. Lindsay and I are heading to Saskatoon tonight and then on Saturday we are taking my friend Miranda`s engagement pictures!! Its going to be awesome! Plus I haven't seen her in a COON`s age! ( I have been listening to Grandpa`s stories again) Well I am going to keep this short cause I have been on the Internet for a while now! ha ha. But seriously it is hard to believe that my parents only have dial up..... Everything Takes forever here!! But I guess that is all part of the charm of the farm...Yes I rhymed that on purpose!! Have a great weekend! And a great Valentines Day!

Love the Smiths

Mint chocolate chip pie

I know...your mouth is watering already!! mmmm

Really easy to make! and so so so yummy! I know I am cheating with this one on the whole baking thing but I think you'll understand!





2 cups whipping cream
2tablespoons icing sugar
2 cups cold milk
1-1/2 peppermint extract
5-6 drops of green food colouring
1 jello instant vanilla pudding (100g/3.4oz)
1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
1 9 in deep dish pastry shell (or 2-9 in reg shells)

In a small mixing bowl, beat cream and sugar until stiff peaks form, Ina a large mixing bowl,. combine the milk, extract, food coloring. Add vanilla pudding and beat on low for 2 min or until thickened. (let sit for 5 min) Fold in cream and chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until set.

Tips.
Make sure you let it sit or it will flop...
Do not over mix cream and chocolate chips or it will flop...
Makes a lot of pie so do some sit ups the day before or your belly will flop!!

The Oilers!!

Okay, WAY back in Sept I did a shoot for some friends of mine and in return they bought me oilers tickets!! So the game day finally came and it was AWESOME!! there were some great fights and some awesome goals and with friends like these how could we not have had a blast!!

When we first got there we had to find parking...now I am not sure how many of you have ever been to an oilers game or Rexall place for that matter, needless to say they didn't plan that place out very well!! We happened to get a spot 1 block from rexall and only 5$. Not to mention we parked by an escalade so we new our car wouldn't have been stolen...well not first any way! ha.

We got to rexall a couple min late and found our seats....well apparently they are really stricked about waiting until there is a stop in play before you can go walking around...geesh..who knew! As soon as we got there, there was a fight! Then like 5 min later a goal!! It was great! Then a couple of more fights..a Zamboni....some girls shoveling..one of them fell.. I laughed. I also laughed at what people wore to get on the big screen. Man it is distracting when they start filming people!! I almost mist a goal because of it!! lol

After the game we drove home in a blizzard and freezing rain going 70km/hr for most of the way. So our 45min drive turned into 1 hr or so... but we were alive so I am not complaining. There were a lot of cars in the ditch. But thankfully not ours! Good ol' centry has yet to let me down!! lol... Oh and the prayer I said before we left probably helped alot too!!