Life is Beachy

Here are the first pics of my time in Spain. (thanks Esty)

Hotel

The Hotel we hosted the seminar at...

http://www.medplaya.com/hotel.php?idm=2&cs=1&ch=6

On their site I found the description of their food....kinda made me laugh....

"Taste the succulent cooking of meat and fish that are made by our chef." Oh well PTL, they tried their best. We had buffet meals and had a variety to choose from. I found something good most of the time.

The breakfast coffee was quite sad, with instant coffee and instant milk in the machines, but with a little ingenuity, as well as many stops at the bar, I managed to survive.

The rooms were small, but I was rarely there so it didn't matter. What it did have that I enjoyed fully was a bath. Yay! I took a bath every single day. No need to worry about the budget.

Home

I am home! Spain was nice, with pleasant weather the 8 days I was there. I even went swimming in the sea. The seminar was fun, informative, though hard work. Caring for a baby while hosting a seminar, not such a good idea, but i did have some help so it worked out OK. Dustin was a happy boy, considering the circumstances. Anyways, good to be home.
Pics coming soon.....! (I hope)

Trip

I am off to Spain tomorrow, off to warm weather, sun and sea. Doubt it'll be warm enough to swim, but who knows at least it is springy. I love snow and this winter has been the best so far, but I am itching for spring to come, thus my exuberance at taking this trip.

Ice queen laying your robes over rocks, grass and tree tops,
Turn again from whence you came,
Snow white land over cast by clouds and tiny slivers of sun drops,
Let the warmth of spring cover you the same.

Peeking out from a snowy patch cozy in a bed of emerald green,
Little dots of blue, purple and white,
Heralding the coming of winter's demise and sunshine's reign,
Of death reborn and filled with life.

Dustin

school time


the wuv


growing up


communicating with closets


sisterly love

Skis and Snowboards

Lots of snow this year means fun times. Don't go by Kenny's look...he is actually having fun...




Darren




Kay and Liani




My little pro...




Kenny learning to snow board




The boys with Andy, visiting from India




Andy and Mich trying to make it look like they are speeding along down the slope....they do look rather silly so lets help them out a bit...




...that's better...

Of Teeth

Kenny lost his first tooth, with Darren following a few days later. The tooth fairy was generous and gave them 2 franks each. Oh yay. On the other hand Dustin has gained 2 teeth. Maybe she passed them on to him. Who knows...!

Look, I lotht a tooth. Thee mom.



Brushy brushy....


Din't get to capture a pic of Darren's anyways, his new tooth was already there behind the old one...arrg. Hope he doesn't need braces.

Girl Power

We had a big snowfall, and so Stella and I spent some time clearing our drive way. I dare say we did a pretty good job. It was snowing so much, that after we finished, the first half we had done was already covered with 10cm of snow and needed a second round.



Lots of snow...

Valentine's Day

This day has never been just about me and my significant other, since I never had any till I was 23 and married. I always just celebrated it as a day of doing nice things for others. Since giving to others has always been fun for me, the anticipation of seeing someone's reaction to a surprise is multiplied over many times when I do things for other people and not just one person.

Even after being married, we always did something for random people in our home. Roses to all the single ladies, a card for the guys or some special treat for a good friend.

And this year was no different. Cards were given to all the guys, signed by all the ladies, and the latter each received one rose. (No one knew about the roses and the guys did not know about the cards and..did I forget to mention the chocolate?..I did.) Oh and I also was part of a secret surprise for someone...shhhhhh......Anyways, I had fun.

Besides I also did get something solid out of it all besides satisfaction of seeing a bunch of happy people, some tulips from DV and roses from Kenny who insisted that I buy them using his pocket money since they were a special present from him to me. So sweet.

So Happy Valentines to you all. May you use it to make someone's day brighter.

Christmas Present

We all know how impractical it is to drag a desktop from table to table, so in order to multi task, I got a laptop. Now, a few years later, carrying a laptop from place to place just didn't seem to cut it for this day and age, so I got this. It is small, handy and I can use it at any time: while nursing the baby, walking him around the room, and while riding in the car. Now I can truly redeem the time and play Solitaire throughout the day.