of my lovely lovely maternity leave. Tomorrow i return to the world of neonatal nursing and i feel sad. Not because of actually returning to work. Heck, i’ve done that three times in the past 3 and half years. But just it being the end of my maternity leave……i have really enjoyed it. I mean how could you not….this kid, she rocks my world…

and its not just her, i have some fairly groovy, slightly bigger kids too…..but hey, you already know that.

I am okay about going back to work, I work one day a week, all day, 14 hours start to finish. Its one of those, ‘once your there its okay’ kind of days. The thought of it at 7am in the morning is a bit of a downer but once you are there, its all done in the day. So back into the world of work. I guess i really think of my main ‘job’ being that of a mum but funnily enough, im my nursing, that fact alone helps me a great deal. Its a lot easier to deal with parents when you are one yourself.

Its a funny time of year too. All change. Isaac starts nursery, my little boy off into the world of moderately structured education. He is going 5 mornings a week and I feel like this is a new season. I feel the need to re-organise, re-structure and settle down to some routines. I have to juggle my schedules and plan when and where we do things.

Got to get some scrapping done, I have so lost my motivation at the moment. I think once school starts and i get back to some structure. I will be able to get my head down and get on. Got Ali’s and Elsie’s book in Canada….so much inspiration 🙂

Anyways…got to get to bed. early start tomorrow. Cant believe i have neglected my blog so much. I do love it here. Service will return to normal…i promise…just upsie, downie at the moment.

blessings guys x

who sings that song?

But i tell you what, this does….

my favourite bunch of people all together on the same continent…perfect.

slightly more ‘stuff’ allowed on the plane ride back than the one out. Didn’t need Poppy toys though as she slept ALL the way back. You know, if i didn’t already LOVE that baby to complete heart stoppingness…i sure would after that flight. 🙂

We are heading back to Liverpool and getting back into the swing of things and have some big decisions to make…..

But, in the meantime and especially for Janna(thanks for stopping by). Some more pics of the very beautiful british columbia…

finally, our last moments in vancouver airport. feeling pretty happy with the trip, sad to leave but sure we will be back 😉

oh my, this is so why we came….

There is something about mountains that just lifts my spirits. Had the most amazing day, didn’t want to leave whistler. the mountains, they are a’ callin’

big love.

We have had a few conversations which have gone like this…..

‘Oh she is so cute, whats her name?”

Poppy.

PARPY?

No, Poppy….

PARPY?

um, Poppy, like the flower…

OH!!! PARPY…..

:-/ ??

When you have a canadian accent, you don’t pronounce your O the way that an english accented person does. So Poppy has turned into Parpy……LOL…and given the prune puree i gave her the other day its quite appropriate..heehee.

Something today that was a whole lot scary, was this bridge….

the capliano bridge, first ever rope bridge or something. But it is HIGH, 250ft above a massive canyon. Yep and we went and PAID to walk across it. and it wobbled….A LOT. I had moments when i thought ‘i’m going to freeze’ but it didnt happen thankfully.

On the way back I was stuck behind two people ‘taking their time’ and I was in a dilemma…do i let go of the handrail that has become my lifeline to get round them OR do I trample them into the ground trying to get to the other side……

The we went to stanley park…

and espeically for Hebe, today i cracked it. Found the best scrapbooking store. Buckets and buckets of reduced stock…or ‘half off’ as they say here. And not the ‘dragged out of the fluffy, dust in the corner stuff’ So much more happier now, got quite a few bits and pieces. There were two tables of paper all reduced Hebe!!! and its cheaper here to start of with. I mean i could have spent hours and hours in this store just going through their reduced, but Ben had made me promise not to be in there for more than an hour 🙁

anyway when i get back i will give you the full SP, no more scrapping opps for me now, we are off to whistler tomorrow and then Grouse mountain the day after.

This is a beautiful place *sigh*

but two little things that just mean it aint complete……

only three sleeps guys 🙂

yep….for some reason Canada has made me itch!! actually i do have an idea, as i appear to be getting bitten A LOT. Don’t know why, no-one else is……

so anyway…we are half way through. This is a very surprising city. its very green. I mean greeeeen. Trees everywhere, in gardens, parks, roads, highways…just all over the place.

Other day, we are in the middle of the city and we find this….

yes that is a canoe….

and we have been heeding some warnings….

getting to know this little person a whole lot more…

and making some new friends…..

yum.