My Trip up Country!

Well this past weekend I was away with my sister-in-law, Karabo, my mother-in-law and my girls. We up country to see how the new dairy farm is progressing that my in-laws will shortly be moving too! We stayed in a hotel and went swimming and had a really great time hanging out, and then we went to the farm the next day and had a big tour. This farm is amazing and huge!! I am so happy for my family that they get such a great opportunity to build everything new including my mother-in-law's dream house. They never thought that this would happen to them, but their dreams seem to be coming true, and although I will miss them sooooo much, I am very happy for them. Here are a few pictures of what the place looks like...

The Girls walking to the milking parlor from the main house
The veranda around my mother-in-law's new house!

The new house
One of the many big barns
The top of the line milking parlor!! It's gorgeous inside and out!!! The cows are in for a big surprise!!

My Crazy trip to the USA!!

So today I had a day planned to go shopping at Bellis Fair. I was planning on getting a bunch of things from bath and Body as well as a few things from Target. I make up baby baskets for our church and whenever someone has a baby we give them a basket consisting of, a cute outfit, bath and body soaps, chocolate, a baby bible, and whatever else I decide to put in. It's fun and I enjoy shopping, and I needed to get some stuff for the baskets.

Anyway back to my story... My sister-in-law Karabo is living here for a few months from South Africa. She went to the border a few days ago asking them if she was able to enter the US, and the Canadian side said it would be fine because she had a multi entry visa. So I pack up the kids, my friend Becky comes along and we go and pick up Karabo. We wait in the border line for 25 minutes or so, and once we reach the man at the booth, he tells us that karabo is not allowed in the US. They made us pull over and we had to go inside and wait. then they tell us they have to make up all this paper work for her to get back into Canada as well as take her finger prints and sign some documents. it was crazy!!! My poor sister-in-law who already does not have a good opinion of Americans, has now been pushed to her limit and doesn't even want to step foot in America again. I tried really hard to encourage her and tell her, "it's just the border people, who are on a power trip, there are a lot of nice American people" but I am afraid she is convinced of the worst.

Anyway after going through that whole ordeal, we had to go back into Canada and bring Karabo home. Seeing as it was my only day to go shopping my friend Becky and I ended up going back to the US and finished our shopping. I felt so bad about the whole situation, and I hope I can try and encourage her not to be to discouraged, but they treated her pretty poorly, talking to her like she didn't understand what they were saying, even though she's probably smarter than they are! She speaks at least 7 languages fluently, with no problems! Crazy!! What was supposed to be a few hours ended up being a full day event! My kids were so good, and I am so proud of them for being such troopers!!

Karabo and I waiting talking with the border guys right before he said "no taking pictures!!"

Becky and the girls waiting.....

g The girls riding one of those ride on's in the mall.

Yeah!! We finally made it to target!

She is such a happy little girl!

My youngest Jenaya (who is really hard to get a good picture of)

My oldest daughter Kianna!

What Have I Been Up to Lately?

well since it's been so long since I have blogged, I figure I should do an update on what has been going on in my life. well for starters, the girls are doing great. Jenaya is 2 1/2 and is absolutely hilarious. She is definately the comedian in our family. the other day I asked what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said "a clown." Kianna my other daughter who is turning five in a few months is quite the opposite. Very smart and cautious and is always trying to be a mother to Jenaya. She likes to have fun, but has to make sure things are going a certain way. I love her for it, but sometimes it can be a bit much. Anyway Scott is still going to school and will be finishing his CGA (Certifed General Accountant) very soon. He works two jobs and goes to school. As for myself, well I also have been working two jobs as well as trying to raise two children. It can be quite tiring at times, but for now it's what works. I work for my mom as her bookkeeping assistant for CSA, as well as I am a sales rep for Sirius Satellite Radio. It's a pretty good job. I basically just go to stores such as, Future Shop, best Buy, the Source, etc. and I check up on them, tell them if there is anything new and exciting or I answer any questions that they have about the product. I provide training for some of their employees who know nothing about Sirius, and give out lots of swag. It's a good job for the time being.

My In-laws as well as my brother and sister-in-law are moving in less than two months up to Sorrento. They have sold their dairy farm here and built everything brand new up country. The barns are amazing, the milking parlor looks like a church cathedral. My mother-in-law gets a brand new house and they own hundreds of acres. I am very happy for them, but I can't say it's not going to suck. We are really going to miss them. Kianna keeps asking me if it's still winter, and I say "yes" and she says, "good I don't want it to be spring because that's when grandma and Vanessa move." Vanessa is her cousin as well as her very best friend. She is going to miss her so much.

Anyway that is what has been going on in my life right now, I will try and keep everyone updated as much as possible.