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Ginger was rescued after being found abandoned with her 6 pups.  What a Good Girl!
Ginger was rescued after being found abandoned with her 6 pups. What a Good Girl!

We live in  Alberta, Canada, and have for about 6 years.  We have no family that lives within the area, or even within the province.  Not having those resources and that support system has been the most challenging obstacle that we have had to face as a family.

Keith and I have been married since 2001.   We were married just days before the terrorists attacks that shut the airports down that September.  We had several family members "stuck" with us for the first week that we were married.  We never took a honeymoon, as we had built a house and had only moved in 1 month prior to the wedding.

I currently run a day home - that is an in-the-home daycare that is family oriented rather than "business oriented".  Running the day home allows me to stay at home with my children, while still exposing them to social situations with other children of different ages and cultures.

I really enjoy all kids.  My priority right now is my own children.  When they are old enough to understand, really, fully understand, I would like to open my home to foster children.

I have 3 children - 2 boys Jacob and Kolby and a new baby girl Lindsey.

 


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16
Mar

Where was I and where am I?

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****15 YEARS AGO (1994)****
1) How old were you? 16
2) Who were you dating? hmm, Wil I think
3) Where did you work? McDonalds
4) Where did you live? Kamloops
5) Where did you hang out? Leah's house, the Vers
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? contacts
7) Who were your best friends? Leah, Tanya,
8) How many tattoos did you have? 0
9) How many piercings did you have? 3
10) What kind of car did you drive? the invisible kind
11) Had you been to a real party? probably
12) Had you had your heart broken? nope
13) Were you Single/taken/Married/Divorced? Single
14) Any Kids? geez, no!

***10 YEARS AGO (1999)***
1) How old were you? 21
2) Who were you dating? I don't think anyone in particular
3) Where did you work? Bagel Street Cafe
4) Where did you live? Kamloops
5) Where did you hang out? Everywhere
6) Did you wear contacts and/or glasses? contacts
7) Who were your best friends? Teri, Leah
8) How many tattoos did you have? 2
9) How many piercings did you have? 3
10) What kind of car did you drive? still the invisible kind
11) Had your heart broken? yes
12) Were you Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? exploring my options
13) Any Kids? 0

****TODAY (2009)****
1) Age? 31
2) Where do you work? No actual employer
3) Where do you live? Airdrie
4) Where do you hang out? home, the local arenas
5) Who are you dating? no one - though I would like to have more dates with that fella I live with!
6) Who are your closest friends? Kelly, Dom, Tamara, Keith
7) Do you wear contacts and/or glasses? contacts
8) How many piercings do you have? 2
9) How many tattoos? 2
10) What kind of car do you have? Suburban
11) Had your heart been broken? yes
12) How many kids? 3
13) Are you Single/Taken/Married/Divorce? Married
22
Feb

Holy Smokes - laaaaaazzzzyyyy

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Well it has been, hmm, now 4 months since my last post?!?! Yikes. Well here we go

Jacob:
Started and is loving Grade 1
Started and is loving hockey
Was a ninja turtle for Hallowe'en
Had a great Christmas - got so many things - street hockey goalie equipment, toys, toys, clothes, toys, clothes
Turned 6 - had his first real birthday party with 13 kids, a mad scientist and a rubix cube cake
Has been to 4 hockey tournaments and has won the digger award, gotten goals and assists.
Started lacrosse camp
Lost two teeth
Growing so fast and saying the most hilarious things!!!

Kolby:
Is almost completely potty trained (he is still working on nightimes)
Was a pit crew employee from Cars for Hallowe'en
Says sentences and tells stories
Likes to be naked - really the less clothes the better!
Had a fantastic Christmas - got an overload of "CARS" toys, blankets, apparel, etc
Is registered for pre-school for September '09

Lindsey:
Sleeps in a big girl bed in her Tinkerbell Room
Was a little witch for Hallowe'en
Got a ton of stuff for Christmas - super huge doll house, clothes, toys, clothes, toys
Is saying more words than the boys ever did - is this a sign of times to come??? lol

Keith:
Doing renos on a school in Calgary - a 2 year project - he is the site Superintendent.
Starting the upswing into the '09 lacrosse season - he is head coach again and has offered to be an Asst Coach with Jacbo's team
Playing hockey 2 times a week - Friday nights and Sunday mornings
Continuing his education with more supervisory classes - eventually he will be a gold something or other - I can't remember what it is. He keeps taking classes and the more hours of instruction time he get, the closer he gets to raising his level of superintendent skill.
Painted the upstairs of the house, layed the hardwood in the kids' rooms upstairs, built the gazebo for the hot tub - basically he is the MAN around here!!! lol

Jennifer:
Regularily attends the Parent Council Meetings for Jacob's school
Volunteer Coordinator for Rockyview Lacrosse
Team Manager for Jacob's hockey team
Attended dance classes until they got cancelled
Joined pilates classes - oh my, what a great muscle workout!!
Training for a 1/2 marathon this May through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
Watches 1 extra child on a full-time basis and is part of the babysitting coop so there are often lots of kids around that aren't mine!! lol


So basically we are all very busy and just love it that way!! Jacob had 100 day at school last week - that means that we are getting awfully close to the end of the school year. Kolby is going to be in pre-school and Jacob is going to be in grade 2?!?!? How did this happen so quickly. This September Kolby will be going into skating lessons as well. Jacob is taking a hockey camp in August and is currently in a lacrosse development camp. The kid is starting to become a through and through hockey fan - his room is filled with hockey, he can't get enough of it on tv and takes books out of the library for hockey!!! We have seasons passes to the Roughnecks and switch between Keith and I going and Jacob and Keith going. Keith has taken Jacob to a Hitmen game as well - and we have plans to go again next week.

I will be having a sale this April to get rid of the overload of baby stuff that is overtaking our storage room. Getting rid of all that stuff will allow us to store even more junk!!! lol

So I think you are all caught up!!! My mom and Keith's parents are coming out for Kolby's 3rd birthday at the end of February. We will have a great time!

'Till next time!!!
02
Oct
2008

School Started

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School started in August - Jake is in gr. 1 and loves it!


He starts hockey on the 3rd of October and starts skating on the 6th.
I have started taking a dance class - it is only once a week - Thursday nights - and it is after the kids are in bed. It is so much fun! I have never taken any dance classes before, and it is obvious!! I am having such a good time, learning so much and doing something new!
My mom and dad are coming out for Thanksgiving. That'll be nice. This Thanksgiving is also my birthday! 31 - oh my!
Very good friends of ours have added to their family! Welcome and hugs to Brent, Lori and Bryon's new baby boy, and brother to Amanda!
I did my first trail race out in Canmore in September. I finished 4th in my class - sounds good until I tell you that there were only 6 in my class! lol There was a 7.5km run, a 13km run and a 21.5km run. I did the 7.5km in 1 hour 8 minutes. Rather slow, yes, but at least I finished. Road races are completely different than trail races. I think that I prefer trail running - unfortunately there is not a lot of trail terrain around here!!!

08
Sep
2008

Summertime!

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Kolby at Paco Wayne's house.

Papa's 60th birthday cake.
The crazy frog that made it up onto the upper deck!
The great balloon escapade.
The Berg GIRLS!

Yes, that is a Mohawk - he insisted, I complied, he LOVED it!
Hanging from the cherry tree!! Too much fun
Lindsey's first OREO cookie!
My love - looking as handsome as ever as his BF's best man at the wedding in July.


Jacob, Kolby, Lindsey and myself left on June 30th for the lake. We stayed there, with a few side trips, until August 14th. We got tanned, went swimming, did plenty of walking, visited with family, went to the waterslides, learned how to wii, went to a wedding, went to the Wildlife Park, went to Penticton, had sleep-overs in Kamloops at my mom's and generally had a fantastic time. We enjoyed the farmer's markets, spent time with the cousins and in-laws, MOWED THE LAWN!!, kissed plenty of booboos and bandaged some more serious scrapes!

Kolby learned how to go to the bathroom on the toilet, Jacob almost learned how to read - he is getting much better every day, Lindsey learned that she loves cake and really developed her own personality. I learned that I rely on Keith much more than I thought I did.


I have started selling Passion Party products. I have my own website and can take orders online too. Home parties are the way that the product mostly gets out there - that is when I start having parties!! lol http://jenniferberg.yourpassionconsultant.com/ is where you go to look at all of the product and to see what specials are upcoming!




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