Challenge 4 & 5

* I was sick yesterday and I had started the post, but then the Internet stopped working and I did not have the energy or motivation to start over, so I went and laid down on the couch instead. I tried again today and was almost done, but the computer did the same thing and I lost everything. I am a little annoyed right, but I am going to try once more.

CHALLENGE # 4 - YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE

As much as I like quotes, I sat down yesterday and tried to think of which one was my favorite. It turns out I only have one memorized, so I guess it wins as my favorite quote :)


You must be the change you wish to see in the world.  ~Mahatma Ghandi


Here are some other quotes I like:


I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.  ~Mother Teresa


My life is my message.  ~Mahatma Ghandi

The phrase "working mother" is redundant.  ~Jane Sellman

If there's no struggle, there's no progress ~ Rachael Robinson

I'd give all wealth that years have piled,
The slow result of Life's decay,
To be once more a little child
For one bright summer day.
~Lewis Carroll, "Solitude"

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.  ~Confucius

LEDA - PICTURE # 4

CHALLENGE # 5 - A PICTURE OF YOURSELF NOT TAKE BY YOU

Andrew took this picture of me last August when had a mini holiday in Toronto. I was over 30 weeks pregnant and it was not a well thought out trip, but was still lots of fun. We did so much walking! I felt like we walked everywhere and my feet and back were killing me. This picture was taken at the ROM.


The highlight of the trip for me was the food (can you tell I was very pregnant?) I researched restaurants before we went and was determined to experience great food and we did. A nice surprise was when we went to a restaurant called The Marben. Andrews friend is a part owner and it was amazing. It was tapas style, almost everything is grown locally and they have their own in-house butcher which was really neat. It is by far one of my favorite restaurants now. I cant wait until we get to go again. The best thing we had there was the dessert. It was two fresh homemade chocolate chocolate chip cookies and they sandwiched delicious chocolate ice cream and came with two dipping sauces. The one sauce was like a melted whip cream and the other was hot fudge.

Here is a great website with pictures of The Marben.

                                 LEDA - PICTURE # 5



We went to visit my mom, my dad, my brother, my sister and the triplets tonight. Leda can't handle staying up later then 7 lately and eventually passed out on my mom's bed. It was very cute, but the poor little girl was so tired.