How did it come to this!

Where on earth has the time gone? I can't believe its been two whole months since I posted on here last! So now I say sorry to my loyal reader (aunt Judy) for not updating this sooner - I know you have been itching for an update! I am so far behind I don't know which is forward.

I guess I forgot to tell you about the house fire I went to the a couple of days before I left to go on my vacation. My sister got here on a Friday night - around 9 - and I was telling her about the brush fire we got called to earlier that day. Jokingly I told her that if I get called to another fire she had to stay home with the kids cause Hubbs was working the night shift. Well as luck or unluck - whichever way you look at it - we got called to a house fire at 3:45 in the morning. I had just showered and gone to bed at around 3:40 - it was a good movie and I wanted to see the ending! So just as I layed down in bed my pager - which is tuned to open channel so I can hear when the emergency line is being called - started ringing. So I jump out of bed and wait to hear if anyone answers the phone or if it is just a wrong number. No answer. So after a few choice words I drag myself back into bed. Just as I put my head on my pillow it rang again. I though well that is just too weird so I got the clothes that I wear under my gear out and ready. As I was about to turn the light out again the fire cheif got on the radio and told everyone who was listening to get to the hall cause there was a house fire in town. So I get dressed as fast as I could, go racing downstairs hollering at my sister to watch the kids, come flying back upstairs to hubbs running in the door to tell me there is a fire and to see if I wanted a ride down to the hall. So we jump in his car and he gets me to the firehall as quickly as he could. Another guy and I jump in the second fire truck and book it up to the house, by the time we got there the house was engulfed. We parked about a half a block back from the fire and when I got out it felt like I was standing right beside a campfire! So my partner and I started to go up the one side of the house and just as we came to the front of it the tire on the truck that was parked beside the other side of the house blew out - it scared the SHIT out of me! Then we were at the back of the house and you could hear rifle ammunition going off - here I am thinking oh man i'm going to get shot by default! It took us around four hours to knock it down and get it out. So lucky me, Chris was smart enough to grab the camera before we left and he got some pretty awesome shots of the fire. I'll try and post them on here. Oh, for those of you wondering - yes I was the hot mama firefighter hanging on for dear life to the end of that hose!

So, my trip south was awesome. As you all know I had my eyes lasered while I was down. They are 100% awesome! I would totally recommend it to anyone who wants to get it done. The kids and I put on over 13,500 kilometers this summer. On our way back up here we had a chance to hang out at Chris's gram's house for a few days. The kids loved the lake - it was incredibly warm. Dani decided this would be the summer she would swim in her life jacket without mom or dad helping her! *sniff* On our way hoem we met up with some friends in Kelowna and found out about a couple of job opportunities coming open in that area that the hubster might be interested in. We are looking now at all our options. We want to move south before Dani starts kindergarden next year. This year we are enrolling her in creative playgroup. The only prerequisites are that she has to be three and can wipe her own ass! We're doing pretty good - sounds like she will qualify! Thats all the little fart can talk about for the last three weeks!

July, other than driving home was pretty uneventful. August, however, saw the arrival of two new girls in our family. My sister Kelli-Jo and her hubbs OJ had Morgan Susan and my other sister Katie-Jo and her hubbs Trevor had Michaela Lynn. Both are in good health and both of my sisters are recovering nicely.

Ryley has started to get up on his hands and knees and rock himself. He turned six months on the 18th. He is over 18 pounds now! He has also started pulling himself up to stand at certain places. This is happening way to fast! It seems like only yesterday I was telling Chris I was in labour!

Chris and I bought a bed from a fellow in Teslin who makes log homes and log furniture. It is friggin awesome! It is way higher than a normal bed and looks absolutely amazing with our yellow and white bedspread against the natural pine.

Anyway I better get to bed I have a long day tomorrow - my friend and I are clearing a trail to do some mountain biking down the ski hill. Night.

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