it's COLD when there is SNOW in the SUNSHINE :)

Hey there,

so I brought my journal down to look up what kind of stuff I wanted to tell you about. :)

It's been about 14 days since I last updated, that's not to bad. :)

We had some pretty cold days here the last weeks. (-28* C on some days)
I am starting to get used to it though. From a certain cold on it doesn't really matter how cold it is, you just out on as many layers as possible and you"ll be fine. :) I have been pretty good with bundeling up, so I haven't been freezing lately. At least not much. ;)
And even if it is cold, the sun is out a lot and I just love that. The snow is crisp and nice to walk on.

Two weekends ago my Hostparents went out of town and we had another friend stay over to watch the kids with me. I really liked Rachel and we had fun taking the kids out to Chuckie Cheese's.

I also met my friends for a dinner at the Rainforest Cafe a week or so ago. We were 6 girls and I had a great time, especially because I was able to meet up with my friend Sam again that I don't get to see that much.

2 Tuesdays ago me and my boys went to meet Anna and her kids at the Minnesota Zoo which was very cool! They have most of their animals inside at the moment and a big gardenlike area where you can walk around and see all kinds of animals. They also have an under water area, where you get to touch starfish. They also have Dolphins that are fun to look at. One came to say hi to us on the side of the pool and then splashed us with the water to say hi. :D

the following thursday we went out again. This time to the indoor playground which is soo much fun! :)
It has this big climping structure with lots of different slides and things to climb on or go through. I had just as much fun as my boys did. :) We met Anna and her kids there too. Our kids get along very well and we had a good time again.

On Friday I had to be fingerprinted. My family is a foster family at the moment and so every caregiver has to be finger printed and have a background check done. It was strange to be in the building that I had to go in, kinda felt like I was on my way to prison or something like that. Small rooms and hallwayz and I had to go through a savety check before I was alowed to go in. The person fingerprinting me was pretty nice though, so that was ok.

That evening I finally got to go to the Cheese Cake Factory with Emma.
The food was great and the Cheesecake... soooo good, I've been craving it all week! :)
Spending time with Emma was very nice too!!

Sunday I got to scrapbook again, which I started when I got here (not sure if I told you about that yet. :) ) 3 hours to get 3 pages done... :) I love it so much though!

In the evening I went to a church service at "Upper Room" and loved it!
The atmosphere was great, the teaching deep and touching and funny, and worship and the people were really nice! I am for sure going there again.
There is another church I went to some sundays ago, that I might go to again aswell, we'll see. :)

Monday was a short working day for me. I got off at 2, went to Ikea to get some boxes and then to the Mall to return something and get an Ice Cream from my favourite place: ColdStone :)

Tuesday the boya and I met Anna and her kids and Emma at the indoor playground again. *fun*

Well, I am having a good time here with the normal ups and downs. :)
The kids are great and I love them already very much. :) I've been getting to know them better which has been a nice experience.

I also just booked my first plane ticket here. I will be heading out to California to spend a week with my friend Jill there. My family will be gone too, so I got to take one of my weeks that I have for vacation. I can't wait to see Jill again after about 3 years!

Take care everyone!