I'm still here!!!

Sorry for the lack of blog news from this end. Dave somehow deleted the program thing to get the pictures off the camera onto the computer.. and somehow I feel speechless without pictures! hehe. So I notice in my last post i mentioned that we were renting a house here that was up for sale... guess what.. IT SOLD!!! And we didn't buy it.. so May 1st is our moving deadline. I said to dave I'm glad it's now and not right at the time the baby is due. (June 18th) And he said to me.. it seems to come with my pregnancies.. a move about 2 months prior.. hehe. With chloe due at the end of october we moved the first of september.. and with John due near christmas time we moved for the first of october!! Anyhow... so we are on the move... not sure where just yet.. we are currently thinking of buying a little place http://www.generationrealty.ca/Listings/338mainst/338mainst.htm
you can check it out at that link. Other than that there isn't much else on the table.. maybe we'll have to rent again.. but this is all in the Lord's hands.
So for now we are busy packing up and sorting out details about buying a home..
As for the children.. I am pictureless but the latest is chloe is in the potty training stage and I am not willing to give up as I've been at it now for ages.. she goes when I put her there(on the potty or the big toilet) but has rarely ever told me she has to go. She has started recently to tell me just after the fact so I can change her.. so maybe someday in the not to far future a toilet trained toddler will be on my list of accomplishments as a mom.. hehe. It would be nice if she was trained before the next baby arrives in June.. thus only 2 diapers to change not 3:)
She is a joyful little thing that loves her daddy to pieces(and I dare say he's quite fond of her as well) She loves to color and is quite able to memorize and say her verses at sunday school. Last week she had "It is time to seek the Lord" She's so funny she can say all 5 or so memory verses that she has already learned and along with her list of verses she also rhymes off our phone number! 8493 hehehe.. not sure how those all came to be in the same connection in her little brain but it's cute:)
John is this hustle bustle ball of energy that follows his sister all over and tries to say anything that she says(which is just about anything!) He loves horses and I will often see him riding our stick horse around or any stick type thing saying "neigh neigh" He's getting quite efficient at eating soup with a spoon. He's very smiley but is still quite mommy dependent. Dave is willing however he said to me on Sunday to work that out.. even if it means a few weeks in the nursery letting him get some excercise with his lungs..so we shall see!
My pregnancy is going fine. I do have low iron this time around but am hoping with some diet changes i have made to improve that. I have an appointment this week as well.. Every two weeks now!!
So this is our update.. God Bless!

Playing Outside... Spring is in the air!

This is our house on 11 Peronne Road in Newfoundland! It's for sale if anyone's interested hehehe.





















It was such a beautiful spring like day out today that the kids and I took full advantage of the beautiful day with a walk to the bank and then playing in the yard. Now they are both peacefully resting in their naps!! Yay. Nap time is a nice time..








Well just a quick note here to let you know we are out here still! Have a blessed day all!
Love Amy

"The Look"

Well Chloe has got "The Look" down already... Haha. Just thought I'd post a few pictures of the children as of late. Things here are going well. There have been a few days where we feel spring coming! We were delighted to find out that the growing season here is better than Timmins and even Sudbury!!! (sorry guys!) hehe But we hope to be able to plant something somewhere. It seems every year we have a garden but we have moved so often that we have never had the chance to make a good go of it but have been blessed with what we have gotten from it. We are still new at gardening however so we will keep at it and hopefully learn from all our attempts:) John is starting to chat more now. He often repeats what we say and is beginning to imitate animal sounds. Chloe and him are starting to get along better which i'm very thankful for. John is still very clingy to mommy and I hope that he will be a little more independent before our new arrival in the summer. We are planning a trip back to ontario in the summer but no firm plans. I'll keep you all posted. (A quick dip down to say... Lincon Nebraska might be nice.. but Dave may have something to say about that!!) hehe. Chloe also said her first memory verse at sunday school last week!!! God is love! What a big girl she is getting to be. Oh!! I had another ultrasound done on friday. I was pleased that Dave was able to get the afternoon off. He took the children and got some needed paperwork done in town while I was at the ultrasound. This time I got to see the baby and get a picture!!!:) How thankful to the Lord I was for this unexpected opportunity. He knows our hearts! So thankyou Lord! And thankyou Dave for taking the time.
Well both the children have had the flu of some sort this past week. I hope dave and I escape without getting it. But John is back to normal, and Chloe although not throwing up is still not a big eater and is lacking in energy but is on the mend. So again thanks to the Lord.
Ok that's all for now Have a blessed Lord's day tomorrow!

Well last night the children and I made a party for daddy. I emailed dave at work with the subject "party tonight" his response... "party?... count me in.." hehe so we put up streamers and balloons and put on the red table cloth with fake flowers and all hehe. We had heart shaped pancakes with our sausage and potatoes. And chocolate cake with vanilla frozen yogurt for desert. It was fun. Then we played with balloons in the living room and went for a bried walk outside with the children. Then the children went to bed and Dave and I had a nice evening just visiting and chatting. Our company that's been living with us I asked to spend the night back at her own home so we enjoyed our time. Happy Valentine's Day to all!!
PS.. we did our little party last night because I have quilting tonight..(you just can't skip quilting you know!!!) hehe
Love Amy

Nobody Knows...

Nobody knows of the work it makes
To keep the home together,

Nobody knows of the steps it takes,
Nobody knows--but mother.

Nobody listens to childish woes,
Which kisses only smother;

Nobody's pained by naughty blows,
Nobody--only mother.

Nobody knows of the sleepless care
Bestowed on baby brother;

Nobody knows of the tender prayer,
Nobody--only mother.

Nobody knows of the lessons taught
Of loving one another;

Nobody knows of the patience sought,
Nobody--only mother.

Nobody knows of the anxious fears,
Lest darlings may not weather

The storm of life in after years,
Nobody knows--but mother.

Nobody kneels at the throne above
To thank the Heavenly Father

For that sweetest gift--a mother's love;
Nobody can--but mother.



~~ Author Unknown ~~

Well these are some of the recent snack attack photos in the kitchen. Chloe as you can probably tell isn't too willing to share her cheese and crackers with John. Also there is the "dish doing" view, also referred to as the kitchen window in many homes! Love the Campsall Clan

Recent Happenings

Today the sun is shining bright and the kids are both napping as I type away! I finally got batteries for our camera! Took pictures.. and alas.. i cannot find the cord to plug the camera into the computer:( So pictures will be forthcoming if I can find the cord(maybe Dave will know)

Anyhow. The Lord provides in ways that we just can't imagine and can hardly begin to thank Him for! Recently Dave got a bonus from work for the New Year. Also.. our old station wagon has recently been laid to rest as the shaking and backfiring were a little too much for the old beast to overcome! Thus we were in need of a new vehicle. Seeing as our family is expanding just about once every year or so we thought a van may be helpful as a next vehicle. We found a 97 plymouth voyager, green in colour and grey interior with double sliding doors just under our budget by about 100 dollars!! What a blessing from the Lord. We are so pleased.

Also.... Dave found out (get this!!) by talking to the car dealer that there was a QUILTING class starting up in town here. (I wonder how men in a car dealership get on to the topic of quilting!) Anyway happy for me.. Dave told me of it and offered to watch the children if I wanted to join the class!! What a gem! So I was there with smiles at my first class on Wednesday night. I chose pink (and if you know me at all you know I'm not a big pink fan) to make a double Irish chain quilt for my daughter Chloe. It's a twin so should do her till she's married! hehe. I'm quite thrilled and it gives this mom a little break to do something just for mom.

Other than that Dave is busy at work these days. Lots to do and they have hired one fellow from Europe who is here now for about 3 months. Also another fellow arrived from Ireland yesterday I think Dave said. All to be working with Dave. So it keeps him on his toes at work and often snoring on the sofa at home!:) It's amazing how they can sleep through children jumping and squealing all about them when they are tired!!

We still have our houseguest staying with us and I've had my ups and downs about the situation but a verse came to me today.. If a man asks you to go a mile go with him twain.. is that paraphrased? but most of you will know the verse I mean. It made me think that when we go the extra mile to help others in the name of Jesus what a great blessing He bestows on us. I've not always been a willing participant in this time and have struggled with my own emotions and feelings of having company in my home at all seasons. She has been a blessing in helping with certain chores and watching the kids now and then so I can have a shower or just run up town to do a couple errands without the children. We are still praying and trying to help her find a place for her to live and to be able to get her children to. So we will continue to pray and seek the wisdom and help from the Lord in this matter.

Ok enough babbling on for now I'll hopefully get a few pictures of the children and the van! up on the site in a day or two.
God Bless, Amy