Hanging out by mom and dad's fire pit on Saturday night.
Matt and his girlfriend Mercedes, who is out from Monterrey, Mexico for three weeks.
Mom's fancy Flan dessert.
Happy 25th Birthday Terrilee! Wow, we've hardly changed in 18 years (picture taken in grade 2). You are still an amazing person, and I cherish our friendship. I hope this year brings you much joy, and many blessings.
We celebrated Ryan's birthday with our families on Sunday at Tavern in the Park. We had a great time, and it was nice to have Matt's girlfriend Mercedes there with us as well.
Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband, Ryan! I love you, and I'm so proud of you. You are an amazing friend, husband, uncle, and soon-to-be daddy! I can't wait to make you a papa. Pepe and I love you, and hope you have a great birthday!
Tagged by Janelle, here is my "Three Things" list.
3 Things that scare me:
Wood Ticks – I hate them.
The End Times – what if I have to live through it?
Having my children not know Christ.
3 People who make me laugh:
Ryan – you are my sunshine. I love you.
My brother – his stories are SO hilarious.
Robin – one of my bestest friends. She always has me busting.
3 Things I Love:
Children – I just love kids. They are beautiful creatures of God.
A cleaned up house.
Cuddling with Ryan during a movie.
3 Things I Hate:
War – I just hate it.
Cold food.
The weeds on my yard.
3 Things I don't Understand:
Murder, and various other forms of human abuse.
Biology – I almost failed it in high school.
How someone can not like chocolate.
3 Things on my Floor:
Ryan’s clothes.
A box of Chamber of Commerce stuff.
Cat fur.
3 Things I'm doing right now:
Singing a song from church in my head.
“Hallelujah! Grace like rain falls on me…”
Thinking it’s gross that I can hear Ryan eating chips in another room.
Relaxing – it’s Sunday afternoon!
3 Things I want to do before I die:
Learn to knit.
Hold my grandchildren. I agree with Janelle.
Go to Europe.
3 Things I can do:
Make a killer chocolate cake.
Make any kid smile – TRUST me.
Design a fabulous invitation for any event.
3 Ways to describe my personality:
Friendly – I find it hard NOT to be!
A good listener, if you need one.
Generous – I love to give.
3 Things I Think you should listen to:
Casting Crown’s Lifesong CD
Everybody Dance Now (Gonna Make You Sweat)
– couldn’t we all use more of the 80’s?
God - He's always speaking... again, agree with Janelle.
3 Things I Don't think you should listen to:
People who put you down.
Most of the music out there – it’s awful.
Satan – he has no use for you.
3 Favorite Foods:
Kraft Dinner
Cottage Cheese perogies, boiled, with cream gravy
Bananas Foster – Ryan has me hooked.
3 Beverages I drink regularly:
Iced Tea (homemade)
Milk (1%, white or chocolate)
Tea (regular old Red Rose, Earl Grey, or blueberry)
3 Shows I watch:
The Amazing Race
Survivor
Without A Trace
3 Things that scare me:
Wood Ticks – I hate them.
The End Times – what if I have to live through it?
Having my children not know Christ.
3 People who make me laugh:
Ryan – you are my sunshine. I love you.
My brother – his stories are SO hilarious.
Robin – one of my bestest friends. She always has me busting.
3 Things I Love:
Children – I just love kids. They are beautiful creatures of God.
A cleaned up house.
Cuddling with Ryan during a movie.
3 Things I Hate:
War – I just hate it.
Cold food.
The weeds on my yard.
3 Things I don't Understand:
Murder, and various other forms of human abuse.
Biology – I almost failed it in high school.
How someone can not like chocolate.
3 Things on my Floor:
Ryan’s clothes.
A box of Chamber of Commerce stuff.
Cat fur.
3 Things I'm doing right now:
Singing a song from church in my head.
“Hallelujah! Grace like rain falls on me…”
Thinking it’s gross that I can hear Ryan eating chips in another room.
Relaxing – it’s Sunday afternoon!
3 Things I want to do before I die:
Learn to knit.
Hold my grandchildren. I agree with Janelle.
Go to Europe.
3 Things I can do:
Make a killer chocolate cake.
Make any kid smile – TRUST me.
Design a fabulous invitation for any event.
3 Ways to describe my personality:
Friendly – I find it hard NOT to be!
A good listener, if you need one.
Generous – I love to give.
3 Things I Think you should listen to:
Casting Crown’s Lifesong CD
Everybody Dance Now (Gonna Make You Sweat)
– couldn’t we all use more of the 80’s?
God - He's always speaking... again, agree with Janelle.
3 Things I Don't think you should listen to:
People who put you down.
Most of the music out there – it’s awful.
Satan – he has no use for you.
3 Favorite Foods:
Kraft Dinner
Cottage Cheese perogies, boiled, with cream gravy
Bananas Foster – Ryan has me hooked.
3 Beverages I drink regularly:
Iced Tea (homemade)
Milk (1%, white or chocolate)
Tea (regular old Red Rose, Earl Grey, or blueberry)
3 Shows I watch:
The Amazing Race
Survivor
Without A Trace
Fresh new grass. Here are a couple of pics of some of our latest yard projects.
It also came time to remove the sandbox. The cats have been using it as their outdoor pee-place for almost two years. So, we shovelled out the infested sand, and stored the sandbox until we know where we want to set it up again.
Matt and I fell the crumbling and decrepid bird house yesterday. It gracefully fell to the ground, smashed into a couple of pieces, and then we burst into laughter because it looked so dramatic.
Woohoo! The Pletts are now operating at HIGH SPEED. Hopefully this will encourage me to post here a little more now. Usually after posting on my Motherhood blog I would be too impatient to try to update Action Packed as well. Now it's just a breeze, I'm much enjoying the new connection.
Summer here has been flying by at an unreasonably hasty rate. In many ways we have done a lot, but at the same time it doesn't feel like we've done much at all. We haven't done any travelling or camping trips (yet) this summer. This is due to Ryan's busy and hectic work schedule, and partially due to my current "fatso" condition (aka. pregnancy). I am always boiling hot, and with the summer we've had it has just been too hot to spend a lot of time outdoors. On the bright side, we haven't had to mow the lawn much, and we've made good use of our air conditioning investment from last summer.
We just enjoyed a very nice long weekend. On Friday we were at the Bomber game, and although it was a stinker of a game, the evening was beautiful. It was so nice to enjoy the outdoors. Saturday morning we slept in, and then enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, followed by more laziness. Once the sun was going down, we lit up the fire pit and sat around and talked until after midnight. Sunday was much the same. We had church in the morning, and then spent the afternoon relaxing at home. We drove to Morris with Terrilee, Brent and Emery for supper, and then spent the rest of the night around their fire pit - again, until well after midnight. It was nice to have the extra day of holidays too. Monday was a nice day to stay inside, and Ryan caught up on some work. Later in the afternoon his parents called to invite us to have supper with them on Corydon in Winnipeg, which turned into a party with my mom, dad and Matt. Matt was celebrating his final paper being finished, so he can graduate with his degree in Business Management and Marketing in October. We are really proud of him! Way to go bro!
Summer here has been flying by at an unreasonably hasty rate. In many ways we have done a lot, but at the same time it doesn't feel like we've done much at all. We haven't done any travelling or camping trips (yet) this summer. This is due to Ryan's busy and hectic work schedule, and partially due to my current "fatso" condition (aka. pregnancy). I am always boiling hot, and with the summer we've had it has just been too hot to spend a lot of time outdoors. On the bright side, we haven't had to mow the lawn much, and we've made good use of our air conditioning investment from last summer.
We just enjoyed a very nice long weekend. On Friday we were at the Bomber game, and although it was a stinker of a game, the evening was beautiful. It was so nice to enjoy the outdoors. Saturday morning we slept in, and then enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, followed by more laziness. Once the sun was going down, we lit up the fire pit and sat around and talked until after midnight. Sunday was much the same. We had church in the morning, and then spent the afternoon relaxing at home. We drove to Morris with Terrilee, Brent and Emery for supper, and then spent the rest of the night around their fire pit - again, until well after midnight. It was nice to have the extra day of holidays too. Monday was a nice day to stay inside, and Ryan caught up on some work. Later in the afternoon his parents called to invite us to have supper with them on Corydon in Winnipeg, which turned into a party with my mom, dad and Matt. Matt was celebrating his final paper being finished, so he can graduate with his degree in Business Management and Marketing in October. We are really proud of him! Way to go bro!
Here are some of Ryan's random photos from our supper with both sets of parents on Monday night. We celebrated Matthew's last day of University. This pic was actually taken by Ainsley.
Ryan's cousin Ainsley - she and her family are headed out to Germany on August 21st, as she is playing in the World Tag Football tournament there.
Chatting with Ryan's Aunt Clara - I'm not entirely sure why I am stretching my neck out like that.
Buckle up!
Ryan and I were lounging out by the firepit last night when a most strange thing happened. The cat climbed up a tree during a game of tag with the kitten. This was a momentus accomplishment, because for the last few years we really didn't think he knew how to climb! But up he went, and Ryan ran to get the camera.
So there was the cat, up in a tree. He looked quite concerned.
To make the situation even more hilarious, the cat totally face-planted on his descent - and right onto the kitten! And Ryan caught it on camera! I still crack up when I look at this picture.
