On their way

Today is the day! I'll be seeing my boys tonight...I can't wait!
Mike is not so keen on flying. Pray for him to feel at peace and not to worry and that Devin will be well behaved. Also for their protection and that our luggage won't get lost or damaged. That the boarder crossing will go smoothly and without any complications. Thank you !

Halloween at Woodbridge

The other day there was a Halloween party at a friends house, so I thought I'd tag along just for fun and help with the games. It was also a birthday for Sonya who will turn 17 in a few days. Thanks Woodbridge for hosting a fun party!

The whole gang



Chris, Danny and Jonny

Jonny

Laila, cute bunny

Angelic Alison and random me


Me in a mask
Sonya....Happy Birthday!

Sushi and Catan

I spent the day with Laila, Steve & Abi. And they had the great idea of getting some things to make sushi and making an evening of it, so we went out shopping bought some nice fresh salmon, came home and Steve made some incredible sushi rolls for us ladies as we sat around and played a game of Settlers of Catan. It was such an enjoyable evening with good friends and food. Steve and Abi introduced me to the game "Catan" when I got up here and I've played a few games and have gotten hooked, especially since the other night I won and beat Steve who is always the champ. I still need more practice and help remembering all the rules and work on my strategy but I think I'm getting the hang of it and it's a lot of fun. Today everyone might go out for a game of soccer since the weather is nice and sunny, while I just watch and enjoy the fresh air. Soccer is their passion here and they play almost every day. Laila was able to snap a few shots of them playing which I'll post here for you as well as cute little Jude and the beautiful park we go to that's just around the corner. It's really nice having a park that's walking distance from the house. I've been doing good and feeling healthy,just still working on gaining weight. I believe I've gained 4 more lbs in the last two weeks so that's good! Oh and Mike and Devin will be here in just one week....! That makes me happy! :-)

Apple picking

The kids went to a apple orchard the other day and had a great time picking apples, playing in a barn full of hay and going on a hay ride and walking through a corn maze. I was able to snatch some photos from one of the moms so my poor blog won't be so pictureless.

Here's one of the twins, Anika (7) in the pumpkin patch
The other one, Ryan (7)


Apple trees
Kyle(5)

Silly Steven

Ryan, Anika, Mikey, and Brandon on a hay ride.

Miss You mom

So my mom left the other day to go back home. She's been gone from her home for 6 weeks and I think my dad and brothers and sisters were going crazy with out her...ha! Well now she's home and I'm sure everyone is very happy. I just want to say mom that I'm so thankful for your help during those 6 weeks in getting me set up here and being the support and help I needed. You have been such an encouragement to me and I can't thank you enough for your love and care. Your wonderful and you will be missed dearly! I love you!

Canadian Thanksgiving

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Yes, Canada celebrates Thanksgiving a whole month earlier. It's weird having it before Halloween, but hey at least I get to have two this year as Mike and me will hopefully go down to see his parents in Michigan during Thanksgiving weekend, so that should be lots of fun!
As I'm feeling much better now,I offered to help bake some pies so this morning I got up, had breakfast then began baking with my mom. We crushed some graham crackers and made pie crusts for the key lime pies and later on today we'll do the pumpkin pies. I love baking for the holidays, it's so much fun. But since I don't have a lot of baking to do today I might do some arts and crafts with the kids and make indian and pilgrim hats.
The guys here will most likely go to the park later this afternoon and play a game of soccer which is the "in" thing to play here and not football....ahhhhh!
Then there will be food, food and more food! Peter is a wonderful cook and can cook up just about anything you like, it's wonderful we'll be having a feast! So I'm off to eat, drink and be merry!
Hope you have a wonderful, thankful day too! :-)

Oh so beautiful!

I love Autumn

Went in for a doctors check up the other day. The little clinic was packed with people of all nationalities. That's one thing about Toronto, there's a large variety of people from Indians to Chinese, to Italians.
Anyway, the doctor I was suppose to see wasn't there. We waited for about an hour to be seen and then when I was see the lady just asked me a few questions to see how I was doing and the progress I've made, it all took around 10 mi. and then that was it. They made an appointment for me to see my doctor next week so we'll see how that goes. He sure dose need to get a bigger clinic or more help that's for sure ha! But the good news is I'm making steady progress and have gained another 2 lbs. 

Besides that I've moved into this area, and will probably be here for awhile. Such a nice house and 
I'm so grateful, Mike and Devin should be joining me soon, hopefully by the end of October....can't wait! I hope they get here before it gets to cold and they can enjoy the beautiful Canadian autumn weather. The air here is so fresh and crisp. And when you drive and see the scenery around here with the trees and all their colors and fields of golden corn, it's really breath taking, I love this time of year! If I had a camera I would post lots of pictures for you.
Wish you were here.....xoxox