Awaiting Spring...

So, it has been awhile since I have taken the time to write on my blog and I really don't have a good reason other than I didn't think I had much to say.  The last couple of months have been good... nothing to crazy... but good.  

We finally unpacked our very last box last month.  Now to some this might not be that big of a deal, but for us, it is!  We have moved 11 times in 8 years and I have never had EVERY single box unpacked.  Well ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to say that there are absolutely no cardboard boxes anywhere in this house!  YIPPEE!!! Needless to say, we are finally feeling settled and at home.  It's fabulous!  Now on to decorating ; )

What else has happened... well, I finally went to the City and applied for my business license and received that in the mail this past week.  Very exciting... Now if only I could get some business.  Time to start thinking about advertising or something.  I have been working on the website and it is almost complete.   I just have to add a few pictures and all will be good.  I will keep you posted as to when it is up and running.  In the mean time, jot down this web address: www.melissamastersdesigns.ca.  That will be my website.  Oh and please, pass on my information to EVERYONE : )

February was a pretty quiet month.  Chloe had a week off from school, but the weather wasn't that great so we mostly stayed indoors.  I think we are all starting to get a little bit of cabin fever!  

Oh, I know something exciting that happened this past week... Chloe got an early birthday present!  His name is Rez and he is adorable.  Yes, we got her a puppy... but not just any puppy, a lovely rescue puppy.  He has had such an ordeal so far in his life.  Here is his story.  A young girl from Water Valley was driving on the Highway by Hobbema and saw 4 young pups on the side of the highway.  Someone had just left them there!  How awful!  Unfortunately, one of the pups didn't make it, but the other 3 have found great homes... one of them being ours : ).  We couldn't ask for a better second dog.  As for his breed, well he is definitely a mutt.  There is some speculation that he is part Rottie and part Heeler.  We think he has some Bernese Mountain in him.  It doesn't really matter, he is gorgeous!  And so well behaved! Here he is:

Now what about Noah... well, he is growing like crazy!  He is already 28 1/2 inches long and 21 pounds.  He is literally off the charts!  And he is adorable.  He babbles a lot and has finally had his 2 bottom teeth poke through.  Very cute but very sharp.  

And now we are just waiting for all the snow to go away so we can enjoy some lovely spring weather!  Hopefully this will happen sooner rather than later!

Bye for now

Family... what defines it?

Webster's defines it as "a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head."  I think that this is the traditional definition of family, but I think that word encompasses so much more.  I bring this up because Christmas has come and gone yet again and it causes me to reflect on family and what that means to me.  

Obviously my husband and children are most definitely my family as well as my parents, in-laws, and extended families, but I think our family is so much bigger than that.  For me our family also includes are very select group of our closest friends.  These are the people that we know we can turn to when we need a shoulder to cry on, a last minute babysitter, or someone that we are completely comfortable to just have dinner with.  Sometimes I think that our friends are closer to family than our blood relatives are.  Your true friends don't judge you or hold childish grudges or expect you to be something you are not.  They accept you for you and love you no matter what.

So, to all of our "family" out there, we love you and cherish our times together!