Man it has been a long time again! I am sorry to keep my fans awaiting..(yeah right..lol). I have heard some of you thought that I might have dropped off the face of the earth so I figured I better update! Sometimes I WISH I had dropped off the face of the earth but alas, I am alive and kicking (and screaming and stressing etc etc.)
Sooooooo let's see?? Where the hell do I begin? Well the biggest thing is our kitchen reno from hell. Actually a place worse than hell which we have now realized is called Home Depot. What a freaking JOKE that place is. I am not going to lie and say I will never go there again after all this crap has been completed cause I know I will. They have cool shit sometimes. BUT I will NEVER EVER work on a project as important and expensive as a kitchen. NEVER!
I have no time nor the energy nor the physical capacity to type all the crap out but let's put it this way.. I have not had a kitchen sink since the beginning of May and I will most likely not have a kitchen sink until the beginning or middle of August! Need I say more? I am sick of doing our dishes in the bathtub or the bathroom sink. I am tired of eating on paper plates. Home Depot has screwed up our order in so many ways.
The actual installation of cabinets is now complete thanks to an amazing man (yeah you think I am talking about Cliff right?? LOL) my good ole cousin Mikey. The man is a freaking genius. Don't get me wrong Cliff has worked his ass off too but for technical knowledge..Mikey is KING! We always knew he did good work...we have seen it in his own house but to actually see the dude in action and with the grace and ease that he does this work...amazing. I wish I had an ounce of talent that he has! I also cannot forget to thank Lisiane (his wife to be..someday maybe) for her help with counter selections and colors. She rocks and the colors are perfect. Even thought Mikey says they are pink..they are not.
Due to all Hell Depot's errors we are now delayed until August for our counters. We have complained and complained and complained. No one heeded our complaints so I went to the big dood. Or I tried anyway. I was intercepted. BUT I really came down on the assistant store manager with a letter listing all our problems chronologically. They have spoken with the Devil himself and they will be giving us a discount very shortly.
What else?? Kids are doing awesome! They are getting so big! Liam has passed his yellow belt now in karate. He is taking a break now for the summer and has started soccer. He is not really into that yet. He prefers to take the dramatic falling down approach everytime someone comes near him. OR he does grass angels. What he REALLY enjoys doing is playing baseball! When he comes into contact with the ball he can freaking nail them and he has a great throw! So next year it will be that. He was too young this summer. He also had his "graduation" at the daycare and is starting Kindergarten at the end of August! Yikes!
Emma is well...Emma. She smiles all day long and has most people fall in love with her on first sight. She is full of vim and vinegar as one of the parishoner's at church says. She is taking to swimming lots this summer so far and she will most likley be a beautiful mermaid by the end! Liam is doing great in that department too!
Cliff is doing great too! Got a new position a few months ago at his company with a big raise and the union has just finished their contract negotiations so it will be going up again shortly! Health wise he is well. On Tuesday it will be 5 years since his transplant. On Wednesday he will be going for his big check up. So I will let you all know how it goes!
As for me..well...my hands/wrists are screwed again. Hoping to have surgery soon but the Dr. is being a pain in the ass at the moment. He cannot believe that his first surgery was not a success so is making me try everything under the sun first. So far nothing he has prescribed or recommended has worked. Work is the same shit different day. Hoping to get a nice raise in the next few months but I am not holding my breath either.
The pets are doing well. Walker is growing up to be a very gentle dog. He chews alot of crap but not the kids so that is good. LOL. Bella is also very tolerant of the child beating she gets but takes it like a trooper.
Baby Lolo is doing well. She will be 8 months in 10 days!! Hard to believe! I have not seen her in awhile but her Mommy and Daddy keep in touch weekly and we hope to see them soon!
That is it in a nutshell!
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Saturday, March 04, 2006
I guess it was a kind of gastro
Liam was fine but after Emma woke up from her little nap she hurled everywhere! She seems better today but we are just doing Pedialyte.
The thing with Emma is that as soon as she pukes (no matter how much or little) she wants a bath. So she had about 5 baths in about 2 hours! She is a good puker other than that. If she can make it she knows to get to the bathroom and hurl into the bath tub or toilet.
So we are just going to take it easy this weekend and hopefully get rid of it all so they can go back to school on Monday. Cliff is working anyways.
I just finished watching the movie Four Brothers. Not bad. A little violent (but I like that).
The thing with Emma is that as soon as she pukes (no matter how much or little) she wants a bath. So she had about 5 baths in about 2 hours! She is a good puker other than that. If she can make it she knows to get to the bathroom and hurl into the bath tub or toilet.
So we are just going to take it easy this weekend and hopefully get rid of it all so they can go back to school on Monday. Cliff is working anyways.
I just finished watching the movie Four Brothers. Not bad. A little violent (but I like that).
Friday, March 03, 2006
I came here
to write something and I forget what. DOH! What a tard I am. I am home today (Friday) Liam woke up at 3:30am with diarrhea so I thought he had gastro. Well he does not he is fine. Oh well. At least I am getting my laundry done. But I seriously came here to tell you all something OTHER than about Liam's bowels. DAMN.
Ok well until I can remember I am just going to talk about nothing.
So what is everyone watching these days? Our TV schedule is SO full it is not even funny.
Monday: 24, Medium, CSI Miami
Tuesday: One Tree Hill, American Idol, Law & Order SVU
Wednesday: Lost, American Idol, Criminal Minds (I think it is on Tuesdays as well) sometimes CSI:NY
Thursday: ER
Friday: Ghost Whisperer, Close to Home
Saturday: Hockey (not by choice)
Sunday: Cold Case, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy
Other shows I watch but have no idea what nights they are actually on and I won't necessarily die if I miss: House, Invasion, How I met your Mother, Courting Alex,
Shows I wish I could watch but it conflicts with something else : Invasion, Without a Trace
Shows I look forward to coming back: Prison Break, The Sopranos.
I seriously do not remember The Sopranos anymore it has been so long! If anyone would like to enlighten me on what happened the last season (whenever that was) it would be appreciated. I am probably missing a few other shows that I like but I think that is enough.
Let's see..oh we have a few birthdays today. My cousin Nicholas - I think he is turning 23! Now that is scary! He was just a few months old when we moved out to Victoria. Yikes! I have actually been back in Quebec longer than I lived out West (yikes again, especially considering my grasp of the french language) . We also have Cousin Erin's man Aaron (yes we have all acknowledged the Erin and Aaron play on names thing - the amusement is over) The old dude is 31 today (5 months younger than me the bugger).
Shit Emma just fell asleep on the couch. See what happens when you ignore your children?
Ok so I am babbling on and I still cannot remember what I came here to say. I suck.
Ok well until I can remember I am just going to talk about nothing.
So what is everyone watching these days? Our TV schedule is SO full it is not even funny.
Monday: 24, Medium, CSI Miami
Tuesday: One Tree Hill, American Idol, Law & Order SVU
Wednesday: Lost, American Idol, Criminal Minds (I think it is on Tuesdays as well) sometimes CSI:NY
Thursday: ER
Friday: Ghost Whisperer, Close to Home
Saturday: Hockey (not by choice)
Sunday: Cold Case, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy
Other shows I watch but have no idea what nights they are actually on and I won't necessarily die if I miss: House, Invasion, How I met your Mother, Courting Alex,
Shows I wish I could watch but it conflicts with something else : Invasion, Without a Trace
Shows I look forward to coming back: Prison Break, The Sopranos.
I seriously do not remember The Sopranos anymore it has been so long! If anyone would like to enlighten me on what happened the last season (whenever that was) it would be appreciated. I am probably missing a few other shows that I like but I think that is enough.
Let's see..oh we have a few birthdays today. My cousin Nicholas - I think he is turning 23! Now that is scary! He was just a few months old when we moved out to Victoria. Yikes! I have actually been back in Quebec longer than I lived out West (yikes again, especially considering my grasp of the french language) . We also have Cousin Erin's man Aaron (yes we have all acknowledged the Erin and Aaron play on names thing - the amusement is over) The old dude is 31 today (5 months younger than me the bugger).
Shit Emma just fell asleep on the couch. See what happens when you ignore your children?
Ok so I am babbling on and I still cannot remember what I came here to say. I suck.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
My hero..
Too Funny! JACK BAUER FACTS…
1) During the commercials, Jack Bauer calls the CSI detectives and solves their crimes.
2) Jack Bauer doesn't speak any foreign languages, but he can make any foreigner speak English in a matter of minutes.
3) Jack Bauer is the 'i' in team.
4) If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he'd shoot Nina twice.
5) If everyone on "24" followed Jack Bauer's instructions, it would be called "12".
6) Nobody says 'hit me' when Jack Bauer deals Blackjack
7) Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.
8) If you wake up in the morning, it's because Jack Bauer spared your life.
9) Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.
10) Jack Bauers calender goes from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Jack Bauer.
11) When Kim Bauer lost her virginity, Jack Bauer found it and put it back.
12) Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas.
13) If it tastes like chicken, looks like chicken, and feels like chicken, but Jack Bauer says its beef. Then it's fucking beef.
14) 1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight.
15) When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer fucking hates lemonade.
16) Lets get one thing straight, the only reason you are conscious right now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you.
17) It's no use crying over spilt milk... Unless that was Jack Bauer's milk. Oh you are so screwed. 18) Jack Bauer played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
19) Jack Bauer once won a game of Connect 4 in 3 moves
20) Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer.
21) Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men
22) Osama bin Laden's recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive.
23) If Jack Bauer misspells a word, your dictionary is wrong.
24) Jack Bauer doesn't miss. If he didn't hit you it's because he was shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away.
25) If Rosa Parks was in Jack Bauer's seat, she'd move to the back of the bus.
26) On a high school math test, Jack Bauer put down "Violence" as every one of the answers. He got an A+ on the test because Jack Bauer solves all his problems with Violence.
27) Every mathematical inequality officially ends with "Jack Bauer".
28) Killing Jack Bauer doesn't make him dead. It just makes him angry.
29) When Google can't find something, it asks Jack Bauer for help.
30) Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer says something then you better fucking do it.
31) Superman's only weakness is Kryptonite. Jack Bauer laughs at Superman for having a weakness.
32) Jack Bauer removed the "Escape" button from his keyboard. Jack Bauer never needs to escape.
33) Jack Bauer's favorite color is severe terror alert red. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.
34) When President Palmer quit to start doing Allstate commercials, it took him 43 takes before he could stop saying, "You're in good hands with Jack Bauer".
35) Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days time. Wait, that is a real fact.
36) When Jack Bauer was a child, he made his mother finish his vegetables.
37) Jack Bauer once double teamed a girl.. by himself.
38) When Jack Bauer does push-ups he doesn't push himself up, he pushes the world down.
39) There are no such thing as lesbians, just women who never met Jack Bauer.
40) When you open a can of whoop-ass, Jack Bauer jumps out.
41) In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What the fuck have you done with your life?
42) Jesus died and rose from the dead in 3 days. It took Jack Bauer less than an hour. And he's done it twice.
43) Finding Nemo would have been vastly more exciting had Jack Bauer been looking for him. 44) When the boogie man goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Jack Bauer.
45) Jack Bauer can get McDonald's breakfast after 10:30.
46) There are three leading causes of death among terrorists. They are all Jack Bauer.
47) You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink.
48) Guns dont kill people, Jack Bauer kills people.
49) Jack Bauer got Hellen Keller to talk.
50) Your attraction to Jack Bauer in no way affects your sexual orientation.
51) There is the right way, the wrong way, and the Jack Bauer way. It's basically the right way but faster and more deaths.
52) In kindergarten, Jack Bauer killed a terrorist for Show and Tell.
53) If you're holding a gun to Jack Bauer's head, don't count to three before you shoot. Count to 10. That way, you get to live 7 seconds longer.
54) Men are ok with their wives fantasizing about Jack Bauer during sex; because they are doing the same thing.
55) If Jack Bauer was gay, his name would be Chuck Norris.
56) Jack Bauer doesn't play the game SORRY. Jack Bauer apologizes to no one.
57) It is a known fact that when Time magazine awards "The Man of Year*", there is fine print on the bottom of the cover that says, " *besides Jack Bauer."
58) When Jack Bauer goes to the airport and the metal detector doesn't go off, security gives him a gun.
59) Jack Bauer arm once wrestled Superman. The stipulations were the loser had to wear his underwear on the outside of his pants.
60) If Jack Bauer saw a terrorist reaching for a bomb to blow himself up, Jack would shoot the bomb first. Nobody steals a kill from Jack Bauer
1) During the commercials, Jack Bauer calls the CSI detectives and solves their crimes.
2) Jack Bauer doesn't speak any foreign languages, but he can make any foreigner speak English in a matter of minutes.
3) Jack Bauer is the 'i' in team.
4) If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he'd shoot Nina twice.
5) If everyone on "24" followed Jack Bauer's instructions, it would be called "12".
6) Nobody says 'hit me' when Jack Bauer deals Blackjack
7) Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.
8) If you wake up in the morning, it's because Jack Bauer spared your life.
9) Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.
10) Jack Bauers calender goes from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Jack Bauer.
11) When Kim Bauer lost her virginity, Jack Bauer found it and put it back.
12) Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas.
13) If it tastes like chicken, looks like chicken, and feels like chicken, but Jack Bauer says its beef. Then it's fucking beef.
14) 1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight.
15) When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer fucking hates lemonade.
16) Lets get one thing straight, the only reason you are conscious right now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you.
17) It's no use crying over spilt milk... Unless that was Jack Bauer's milk. Oh you are so screwed. 18) Jack Bauer played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
19) Jack Bauer once won a game of Connect 4 in 3 moves
20) Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer.
21) Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men
22) Osama bin Laden's recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive.
23) If Jack Bauer misspells a word, your dictionary is wrong.
24) Jack Bauer doesn't miss. If he didn't hit you it's because he was shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away.
25) If Rosa Parks was in Jack Bauer's seat, she'd move to the back of the bus.
26) On a high school math test, Jack Bauer put down "Violence" as every one of the answers. He got an A+ on the test because Jack Bauer solves all his problems with Violence.
27) Every mathematical inequality officially ends with "Jack Bauer".
28) Killing Jack Bauer doesn't make him dead. It just makes him angry.
29) When Google can't find something, it asks Jack Bauer for help.
30) Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer says something then you better fucking do it.
31) Superman's only weakness is Kryptonite. Jack Bauer laughs at Superman for having a weakness.
32) Jack Bauer removed the "Escape" button from his keyboard. Jack Bauer never needs to escape.
33) Jack Bauer's favorite color is severe terror alert red. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.
34) When President Palmer quit to start doing Allstate commercials, it took him 43 takes before he could stop saying, "You're in good hands with Jack Bauer".
35) Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days time. Wait, that is a real fact.
36) When Jack Bauer was a child, he made his mother finish his vegetables.
37) Jack Bauer once double teamed a girl.. by himself.
38) When Jack Bauer does push-ups he doesn't push himself up, he pushes the world down.
39) There are no such thing as lesbians, just women who never met Jack Bauer.
40) When you open a can of whoop-ass, Jack Bauer jumps out.
41) In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What the fuck have you done with your life?
42) Jesus died and rose from the dead in 3 days. It took Jack Bauer less than an hour. And he's done it twice.
43) Finding Nemo would have been vastly more exciting had Jack Bauer been looking for him. 44) When the boogie man goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Jack Bauer.
45) Jack Bauer can get McDonald's breakfast after 10:30.
46) There are three leading causes of death among terrorists. They are all Jack Bauer.
47) You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink.
48) Guns dont kill people, Jack Bauer kills people.
49) Jack Bauer got Hellen Keller to talk.
50) Your attraction to Jack Bauer in no way affects your sexual orientation.
51) There is the right way, the wrong way, and the Jack Bauer way. It's basically the right way but faster and more deaths.
52) In kindergarten, Jack Bauer killed a terrorist for Show and Tell.
53) If you're holding a gun to Jack Bauer's head, don't count to three before you shoot. Count to 10. That way, you get to live 7 seconds longer.
54) Men are ok with their wives fantasizing about Jack Bauer during sex; because they are doing the same thing.
55) If Jack Bauer was gay, his name would be Chuck Norris.
56) Jack Bauer doesn't play the game SORRY. Jack Bauer apologizes to no one.
57) It is a known fact that when Time magazine awards "The Man of Year*", there is fine print on the bottom of the cover that says, " *besides Jack Bauer."
58) When Jack Bauer goes to the airport and the metal detector doesn't go off, security gives him a gun.
59) Jack Bauer arm once wrestled Superman. The stipulations were the loser had to wear his underwear on the outside of his pants.
60) If Jack Bauer saw a terrorist reaching for a bomb to blow himself up, Jack would shoot the bomb first. Nobody steals a kill from Jack Bauer
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Finally getting somewhere!
Ok so we are at our friend's Marc and Denise's on Saturday night and Marc offers me a drink. I choose my poison (vodka) but he does not really have anything to mix it with. So what did he have?? Gingerale. It was not that bad. I think there was more vodka then g-ale. I had two so I guess it was not that bad.
I also learned to play Texas Hold'em. I had played once before with Aaron and Erin but I did not really get it. I won some kick ass rounds but then I got cocky and lost everything. Thank god it was not real money! I will NEVER play for real money.
While we were there we started to plan a little vacation! Sounds like we are going to go to the Maritimes for a week with them and their kids (and ours ofcourse) in August! I think we are looking at staying at Parlee Beach in NB and we will also go to P.E.I.! It is not what I wanted to do this summer (I wanted to go to BC but I am too short on airmiles) but it started to sound like fun and at least Cliff will be able to come! We are driving obviously so it should be a fairly affordable trip. So now I am really looking forward to it! I have 3 weeks vacation this year (FINALLY!!) so I will still have two to do something else with.
I met with a kitchen designer from Home Depot on Friday and we are going again tomorrow (this time Cliff is coming). I met with the most awesome guy JC (Jean-Christophe). He seemed really honest and was extremely helpful. When it came time to make another appt at first he was booked but said I could go with someone else and I said no. So he tells me " Don't worry Mrs. Carson we don't work on commission here" LOL.. I stick with what I like and what I am comfortable with. We also are having an interior designer come in on Monday night. It is a free service that Home Depot offers! So I said why the hell not! She will be able to help us choose color of tiles for the floor and counter tops and paint etc. I am starting to get really excited! I will be sure to post before and after photos!
And the biggest news of the week is that we got a puppy :) It was sort of a spur of the moment undertaking but we are thrilled with our new addition! He is a black lab - just over 4 months old. His name at the moment is Walker (after Anakin Skywalker - guess who chose that one) but we were playing with some other names last night and tonight. 1) Bauer (after my hero Jack from 24) , 2) Vader (because again we have a Star Wars fan in the house and because the pup is all black it just made sense) and 3) Trouble (now that the wee thing is starting to come out of his shell we can see this one is going to get in all sorts of trouble!) But he is an angel compared to Boomer! He is just really mellow and it just made me realize even more that Boo must have had a doggy version of ADD or something. The best part is that Cliff is in LOVE with him. He even took him out before for a little exercise which just shocked me.
Walker is going to be my walking companion but right now I cannot get the baby out of the freakin driveway. It has been so cold here and he just did not want to have anything to do with being outdoors!! He is great with the kids and he and Bella are the best of friends! They are playing like crazy and it is fun to watch Bella get tackled after being her personal chew toy the last few months.
Kids are doing great. Emma is such a chatterbug and such a BRAT! Liam is still sensitive. Emma and Liam are both finally out of diapers at night! Funny there is 27 months apart and that they are accomplishing this milestone together! Liam has a few accidents here and there but I don't think he is an official bedwetter, we are just not adamant enough about him going before he goes to bed. Emma- well she likes to fall asleep in our bed (alone though) and when I transfer her to her bed we take a pitstop to the potty and she goes and she is good for the night. I have to get her between midnight and 1:00 am (it's not like I am sleeping anyways?!!) and then she is good for the rest of the night.
March 1st tomorrow..well I guess in about 5 minutes. As I mentioned in my previous post, I cannot wait for spring.
I also learned to play Texas Hold'em. I had played once before with Aaron and Erin but I did not really get it. I won some kick ass rounds but then I got cocky and lost everything. Thank god it was not real money! I will NEVER play for real money.
While we were there we started to plan a little vacation! Sounds like we are going to go to the Maritimes for a week with them and their kids (and ours ofcourse) in August! I think we are looking at staying at Parlee Beach in NB and we will also go to P.E.I.! It is not what I wanted to do this summer (I wanted to go to BC but I am too short on airmiles) but it started to sound like fun and at least Cliff will be able to come! We are driving obviously so it should be a fairly affordable trip. So now I am really looking forward to it! I have 3 weeks vacation this year (FINALLY!!) so I will still have two to do something else with.
I met with a kitchen designer from Home Depot on Friday and we are going again tomorrow (this time Cliff is coming). I met with the most awesome guy JC (Jean-Christophe). He seemed really honest and was extremely helpful. When it came time to make another appt at first he was booked but said I could go with someone else and I said no. So he tells me " Don't worry Mrs. Carson we don't work on commission here" LOL.. I stick with what I like and what I am comfortable with. We also are having an interior designer come in on Monday night. It is a free service that Home Depot offers! So I said why the hell not! She will be able to help us choose color of tiles for the floor and counter tops and paint etc. I am starting to get really excited! I will be sure to post before and after photos!
And the biggest news of the week is that we got a puppy :) It was sort of a spur of the moment undertaking but we are thrilled with our new addition! He is a black lab - just over 4 months old. His name at the moment is Walker (after Anakin Skywalker - guess who chose that one) but we were playing with some other names last night and tonight. 1) Bauer (after my hero Jack from 24) , 2) Vader (because again we have a Star Wars fan in the house and because the pup is all black it just made sense) and 3) Trouble (now that the wee thing is starting to come out of his shell we can see this one is going to get in all sorts of trouble!) But he is an angel compared to Boomer! He is just really mellow and it just made me realize even more that Boo must have had a doggy version of ADD or something. The best part is that Cliff is in LOVE with him. He even took him out before for a little exercise which just shocked me.
Walker is going to be my walking companion but right now I cannot get the baby out of the freakin driveway. It has been so cold here and he just did not want to have anything to do with being outdoors!! He is great with the kids and he and Bella are the best of friends! They are playing like crazy and it is fun to watch Bella get tackled after being her personal chew toy the last few months.
Kids are doing great. Emma is such a chatterbug and such a BRAT! Liam is still sensitive. Emma and Liam are both finally out of diapers at night! Funny there is 27 months apart and that they are accomplishing this milestone together! Liam has a few accidents here and there but I don't think he is an official bedwetter, we are just not adamant enough about him going before he goes to bed. Emma- well she likes to fall asleep in our bed (alone though) and when I transfer her to her bed we take a pitstop to the potty and she goes and she is good for the night. I have to get her between midnight and 1:00 am (it's not like I am sleeping anyways?!!) and then she is good for the rest of the night.
March 1st tomorrow..well I guess in about 5 minutes. As I mentioned in my previous post, I cannot wait for spring.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
I just wanted to say
That I think Gingerale is about the most awful soft drink out there. Gingerale's only purpose in life should be to re-hydrate folks that have been bowing to the porcelain God, cause seriously it tastes like shit. Maybe with alcohol..I will have to give that a try..
So we are on the search again for a kitchen guy. Cliff basically told the guy we had lined up to fuck off yesterday. The guy is a dolt. He says he will come on a certain day and he never shows up and does not call. After like 2 weeks he finally comes for measurements. He gets ALL excited about the reno, trots off to make some plans and we don't hear from him. Cliff finally gets in touch with him and he tells us that he will come Wednesday or Thursday. Again he does not show up and never calls. So Cliff called yesterday and he said screw him. We don't have time for that shit. I know I am swearing alot..gotta be me. Ooops sorry took a break there for a sec..Bella was all wrapped up in my neck. Coming for kisses and cuddle and with that vampire you gotta take what you can get before she decides to drive her teeth into your flesh. OK so back to the kitchen - we are back to square one. We are thinking about just going through Home Depot. We don't need the contractor bullshit stuff and this way if the guy screws up at least we can hit Home Depot and complain.
What else. Oh all Cliff's tests came back good!! Yippy! I cannot believe it is going to be his Five year Anniversary with his "new" heart in July. I think that will call for a big celebration! So keep your eyes out for an invite in June ;)
I applied for another job on Monday. Have not heard anything yet damnit. If I don't I will be rather insulted..I have never applied for a job and NOT gotten an interview..the distance is not better but the money is. I would love love love to get a closer on the West Island but there does not seem to be anything out there at the moment.. crap. What I would really like to do is work from home. I always check out that shit online but it all seems to be a scam. I don't think there is any money in making scones..so I am stuck for now.
Well Dawn is going to be having that baby pretty soon! March 9th is the scheduled day for the C-Section. I cannot wait to hear what she is having!! More just to see if my theory is right..So far all of the cousins except one sibling from each pack have had same sex kids. Nat has two girls, I have one of each and now we wait for Dawn to see if she has another boy. Steven has two girls, Chris has one of each (Lise had the baby yesterday!) and we wait for John and Nadine.. Jimmy has two girls, Mikey has one boy so far and we have to wait to see if there will be another one there?? And of course we wait for John! Get cracking boy find yourself a woman and breed already. The ofcourse there is Erin and Helen was the only one out of them all to have one of each so I don't know where that leaves us with Erin!
I cannot wait for Spring..
So we are on the search again for a kitchen guy. Cliff basically told the guy we had lined up to fuck off yesterday. The guy is a dolt. He says he will come on a certain day and he never shows up and does not call. After like 2 weeks he finally comes for measurements. He gets ALL excited about the reno, trots off to make some plans and we don't hear from him. Cliff finally gets in touch with him and he tells us that he will come Wednesday or Thursday. Again he does not show up and never calls. So Cliff called yesterday and he said screw him. We don't have time for that shit. I know I am swearing alot..gotta be me. Ooops sorry took a break there for a sec..Bella was all wrapped up in my neck. Coming for kisses and cuddle and with that vampire you gotta take what you can get before she decides to drive her teeth into your flesh. OK so back to the kitchen - we are back to square one. We are thinking about just going through Home Depot. We don't need the contractor bullshit stuff and this way if the guy screws up at least we can hit Home Depot and complain.
What else. Oh all Cliff's tests came back good!! Yippy! I cannot believe it is going to be his Five year Anniversary with his "new" heart in July. I think that will call for a big celebration! So keep your eyes out for an invite in June ;)
I applied for another job on Monday. Have not heard anything yet damnit. If I don't I will be rather insulted..I have never applied for a job and NOT gotten an interview..the distance is not better but the money is. I would love love love to get a closer on the West Island but there does not seem to be anything out there at the moment.. crap. What I would really like to do is work from home. I always check out that shit online but it all seems to be a scam. I don't think there is any money in making scones..so I am stuck for now.
Well Dawn is going to be having that baby pretty soon! March 9th is the scheduled day for the C-Section. I cannot wait to hear what she is having!! More just to see if my theory is right..So far all of the cousins except one sibling from each pack have had same sex kids. Nat has two girls, I have one of each and now we wait for Dawn to see if she has another boy. Steven has two girls, Chris has one of each (Lise had the baby yesterday!) and we wait for John and Nadine.. Jimmy has two girls, Mikey has one boy so far and we have to wait to see if there will be another one there?? And of course we wait for John! Get cracking boy find yourself a woman and breed already. The ofcourse there is Erin and Helen was the only one out of them all to have one of each so I don't know where that leaves us with Erin!
I cannot wait for Spring..
Monday, February 13, 2006
Big day tomorrow
Going to register Liam for Kindergarten!! OHHHH MYYYYY GOODDDDDDDD. I cannot believe he is 5??
On another happy note..the appointment is not until 9:30 so I get to sleep in tomorrow morning!
On another happy note..the appointment is not until 9:30 so I get to sleep in tomorrow morning!
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Men...grrr..
Why are men such asses?? OK not all the time..but tonight..yes. He just sits there on his ass on the couch like he is a King sitting on his throne ordering me around..AAARRRRGGGHHH..
He is making me miss Criminal Minds..the ass..
He is making me miss Criminal Minds..the ass..
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Just a quickie..
Well Liam's birthday is over and done. I was too preoccupied with the preparations yesterday to really think about it. But I found myself thinking alot about him today and how grown up he is now.
I also started thinking because AF was a wee bit late this month (and there was a moment or two of panic as I thought about being pregnant again..don't worry though the bitch reared her ugly head this afternoon) about NOT having anymore kids of our own. I know we are done..I love my kiddos and I am loving having the independance now that Emma is getting a little older. But I don't think I could "alter" myself permanently..(ie tubes tied). My biggest argument for this was doing another surrogacy but in reality I don't need my ovaries to do another surrogacy. That is an egg thing and I don't use my eggs so I really could have my tubes tied and still get pregnant via the hi-tech way of IVF. Anyway these are just the thoughts going through my head. The things that perhaps are keeping me up at night so I figured maybe if I just get the shite out of my head I can get down to business and start sleeping!!
Fact is Liam is all growed up, AF is here and I am my usual hormonal self. End of story.
Liam had a great birthday. He got some awesome gifts (thanks everyone!!), he got to play with friends and ate cake..I don't think you can get better than that at his age. He lazed about all day today playing with all his stuff. Uncle Mark gave him twenty bucks that was burning a whole in his pocket so Cliff took him to Wal-Mart to pick a toy. They came back with a cowboy outfit wiht the authentic looking pistols. I was PISSED! I have been denying Liam guns for about 6 months and had been doing a damn good job! I was so proud of myself for sticking to my guns about the guns (no pun intended)! You know what Cliff's defense was???? "You were going to give in Karen so I just gave in for you" He is so much MORE a sucker than me. My deal with the guns is that god forbid that if Liam ever became some pyscho (yes I know I think I spelled that wrong but I am too lazy right now) and used a gun at least if someone ever tried to blame me and we all know that would happen then at least I would have the fact that I did not let him play with guns!! So he comes in with these pistols, shoots me twirls them around and blem on them like he was a PRO! I asked him where he learned that (thinking Cliff showed him) and he told me from Tom. So I ask him who Tom is? He says from Tom & Jerry...lovely.
So what else. IP's came with the baby yesterday! It had been 5 weeks! She is getting big fast and is just beautiful! A wee bit cranky but nothing a little less iron won't fix (now if they would just listen to me about that!!) I think she still recognizes my voice. She was good for us last night and IP's seemed to enjoy being out and having a bit of a break!
OK I am boring myself to the state of sleepiness so I can just imagine what this is doing to all of you!! G'night!
I also started thinking because AF was a wee bit late this month (and there was a moment or two of panic as I thought about being pregnant again..don't worry though the bitch reared her ugly head this afternoon) about NOT having anymore kids of our own. I know we are done..I love my kiddos and I am loving having the independance now that Emma is getting a little older. But I don't think I could "alter" myself permanently..(ie tubes tied). My biggest argument for this was doing another surrogacy but in reality I don't need my ovaries to do another surrogacy. That is an egg thing and I don't use my eggs so I really could have my tubes tied and still get pregnant via the hi-tech way of IVF. Anyway these are just the thoughts going through my head. The things that perhaps are keeping me up at night so I figured maybe if I just get the shite out of my head I can get down to business and start sleeping!!
Fact is Liam is all growed up, AF is here and I am my usual hormonal self. End of story.
Liam had a great birthday. He got some awesome gifts (thanks everyone!!), he got to play with friends and ate cake..I don't think you can get better than that at his age. He lazed about all day today playing with all his stuff. Uncle Mark gave him twenty bucks that was burning a whole in his pocket so Cliff took him to Wal-Mart to pick a toy. They came back with a cowboy outfit wiht the authentic looking pistols. I was PISSED! I have been denying Liam guns for about 6 months and had been doing a damn good job! I was so proud of myself for sticking to my guns about the guns (no pun intended)! You know what Cliff's defense was???? "You were going to give in Karen so I just gave in for you" He is so much MORE a sucker than me. My deal with the guns is that god forbid that if Liam ever became some pyscho (yes I know I think I spelled that wrong but I am too lazy right now) and used a gun at least if someone ever tried to blame me and we all know that would happen then at least I would have the fact that I did not let him play with guns!! So he comes in with these pistols, shoots me twirls them around and blem on them like he was a PRO! I asked him where he learned that (thinking Cliff showed him) and he told me from Tom. So I ask him who Tom is? He says from Tom & Jerry...lovely.
So what else. IP's came with the baby yesterday! It had been 5 weeks! She is getting big fast and is just beautiful! A wee bit cranky but nothing a little less iron won't fix (now if they would just listen to me about that!!) I think she still recognizes my voice. She was good for us last night and IP's seemed to enjoy being out and having a bit of a break!
OK I am boring myself to the state of sleepiness so I can just imagine what this is doing to all of you!! G'night!
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Happy Birthday!
I cannot get over the fact that Liam is going to be 5 years old! Where the heck did the time go? If I remember correctly 5 years ago today I was running around like banshee on one of my last days at work before leaving on maternity leave. There was so much to do, so much to get finished before I was ready to have that baby. The plan was that my last day was February 2nd. Liam was not due until February 9th and I figured that after the last 9 months or so if insanity that I had at this workplace (I basically got pregnant the day I accepted the job offer) I was entitled to a week off at least before he made his appearance.
Well my dear sweet Liam had different plans for us! I woke up that Sunday morning in labor. The fun had begun! After a fairly uneventful labor (with the lovely assistance of my good friend Epi Dural) Liam made his starring debut about 16 hours later. He was a whopping 9lbs 4 oz and was a stocky little guy. He was so strong he could practically hold his head up right from the start! My sweet little boy, my little man. He made it so easy to be a Mum. He was such an easy going baby..the type that make you think you can do it again almost immediately!
As he would say “he is all growed up now” . Man is he ever. He amazes me every day of what he already knows and things that come out of his mouth. He is a Mama’s boy there is no doubt about that. He loves his swords and loves his action figures. He will play alone with those for hours on end. He also loves his sister and is such a protective big brother. Not necessarily at home but at school when they are outside he is always watching over Emma and that I love. I know they are probably going to fight until they are 20 (or drive me to insanity whichever comes first) but knowing that he is there protecting her is so much more important. Mind you the way Emma is she will probably be protecting him soon enough. But that is another story all in itself.
He loves his karate. I cannot wait for him to start to experience other activities and sports as well. We are hoping he will get into T-Ball this year, also hoping that some of Cliff’s natural talents in all things active rub off on him. There has yet to be a sport that Cliff has not excelled in. If he does not have the natural talent I can only hope that he at least tries and has fun in that effort.
I asked Liam a little while back what he wanted to be when he grew up. I was not even sure he would know what I meant but he did and you will never believe what he said to me..he told me he wants to be a Prince. LOL.. I wish! I don’t really want him to be anything in particular when he grows up as long as he is happy and is using all of his talents to the best of his ability I will be happy. Whether he accomplishes that in being a doctor, a lawyer, a welder, an entrepreneur - it does not really matter.
Happy 5th Birthday Liam
xoxo
Well my dear sweet Liam had different plans for us! I woke up that Sunday morning in labor. The fun had begun! After a fairly uneventful labor (with the lovely assistance of my good friend Epi Dural) Liam made his starring debut about 16 hours later. He was a whopping 9lbs 4 oz and was a stocky little guy. He was so strong he could practically hold his head up right from the start! My sweet little boy, my little man. He made it so easy to be a Mum. He was such an easy going baby..the type that make you think you can do it again almost immediately!
As he would say “he is all growed up now” . Man is he ever. He amazes me every day of what he already knows and things that come out of his mouth. He is a Mama’s boy there is no doubt about that. He loves his swords and loves his action figures. He will play alone with those for hours on end. He also loves his sister and is such a protective big brother. Not necessarily at home but at school when they are outside he is always watching over Emma and that I love. I know they are probably going to fight until they are 20 (or drive me to insanity whichever comes first) but knowing that he is there protecting her is so much more important. Mind you the way Emma is she will probably be protecting him soon enough. But that is another story all in itself.
He loves his karate. I cannot wait for him to start to experience other activities and sports as well. We are hoping he will get into T-Ball this year, also hoping that some of Cliff’s natural talents in all things active rub off on him. There has yet to be a sport that Cliff has not excelled in. If he does not have the natural talent I can only hope that he at least tries and has fun in that effort.
I asked Liam a little while back what he wanted to be when he grew up. I was not even sure he would know what I meant but he did and you will never believe what he said to me..he told me he wants to be a Prince. LOL.. I wish! I don’t really want him to be anything in particular when he grows up as long as he is happy and is using all of his talents to the best of his ability I will be happy. Whether he accomplishes that in being a doctor, a lawyer, a welder, an entrepreneur - it does not really matter.
Happy 5th Birthday Liam
xoxo
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Still alive
Okay let's face it - I am lazy. Since the pregnancy has been over I have reverted to my insomniacal ways, yet do I drag my ass over to this site (cause again let's face the fact that it is winter and my ass is either on the couch or on the puter) to post an update??? No.
So Desperate Housewives was a repeat, thanks everyone for TELLING me. The popcorn was ready, the Diet Coke was ready. Truly a disappointment! Grey's Anatomy was good though as usual.
I have just been hanging out. Anxiously awaiting the end of the big "W". Mind you it has not been so bad this year but I still hate winter. I know I should just get over it ,I have lived here long enough now that I should actually go out and buy myself a tuque and scarf and mitts. But I haven't. Hell I finally bought a pair of boots this year so that is enough for one season!
Work sucks as usual. I finally took the plunge and sent my CV to a friend of a friend who works at a placement agency. Christ I am even too lazy to look for my own job! Now how sad is that?? LOL. They sort of "dodged" our raises that we all assumed we were getting in July by saying "oh you thought we meant THIS July? Silly people (all 100 of us) we meant NEXT July" Buncha assholes. Funny how ALL of us were confused. But to bridge the "gap" they gave us 1.1% increase based on the Consumer Price Index. Anyhoo it has been shit since September (of 2000) LOL.. and I have had it. Empty promises etc etc. I get these rave reviews of how awesome I am and that I could be doing so much more and it looked like I was heading in that direction until they decided that one of us was not busy enough. So they abolished her position and dumped all her work on the other two. So now I had to climb back down into the sludge that I started with almost 6 years ago because the volume is insane and I don't have time to do the more challenging stuff! That is the only remotely challenging thing of my job now is keeping up with the volume..oh and making sure I staple my documents in the EXACT right place so the big wigs don't have a coronary. Ya think they would have something better to do.
Back to the insomnia...it was such a joy to be pregnant and actually be able to sleep! Speaking of the pregnancy etc. The baby is doing awesome! I cannot believe she is almost 3 months old!! We saw her on the 28th of December and will be seeing them all next weekend as well. As for doing it again?? I don't know yet. I think so. But I am going to take some time for Cliff and the kids and work on losing all this extra weight and then take it from there. My biggest fear is not meeting another couple as cool as these guys were. I know we will be friends for life. We had a perfect journey as far as we all are concerned so how do you top that now?? I would do it in a heartbeat for them again but they want to get started earlier than I would be ready. The feeling of helping a couple in this way is truly euphoric and there is not an ounce of regret in me about doing it. Unless you have done it you cannot possibly know.
What else.. Cliff is well. He just a pretty big promotion! He will now be an operator (I think) and it pays quite a bit more. He has a fairly big day at the hospital coming up so I will let you all know if there is anything that comes out of that.
I think that is it. If I think of anything else I will come back.
So Desperate Housewives was a repeat, thanks everyone for TELLING me. The popcorn was ready, the Diet Coke was ready. Truly a disappointment! Grey's Anatomy was good though as usual.
I have just been hanging out. Anxiously awaiting the end of the big "W". Mind you it has not been so bad this year but I still hate winter. I know I should just get over it ,I have lived here long enough now that I should actually go out and buy myself a tuque and scarf and mitts. But I haven't. Hell I finally bought a pair of boots this year so that is enough for one season!
Work sucks as usual. I finally took the plunge and sent my CV to a friend of a friend who works at a placement agency. Christ I am even too lazy to look for my own job! Now how sad is that?? LOL. They sort of "dodged" our raises that we all assumed we were getting in July by saying "oh you thought we meant THIS July? Silly people (all 100 of us) we meant NEXT July" Buncha assholes. Funny how ALL of us were confused. But to bridge the "gap" they gave us 1.1% increase based on the Consumer Price Index. Anyhoo it has been shit since September (of 2000) LOL.. and I have had it. Empty promises etc etc. I get these rave reviews of how awesome I am and that I could be doing so much more and it looked like I was heading in that direction until they decided that one of us was not busy enough. So they abolished her position and dumped all her work on the other two. So now I had to climb back down into the sludge that I started with almost 6 years ago because the volume is insane and I don't have time to do the more challenging stuff! That is the only remotely challenging thing of my job now is keeping up with the volume..oh and making sure I staple my documents in the EXACT right place so the big wigs don't have a coronary. Ya think they would have something better to do.
Back to the insomnia...it was such a joy to be pregnant and actually be able to sleep! Speaking of the pregnancy etc. The baby is doing awesome! I cannot believe she is almost 3 months old!! We saw her on the 28th of December and will be seeing them all next weekend as well. As for doing it again?? I don't know yet. I think so. But I am going to take some time for Cliff and the kids and work on losing all this extra weight and then take it from there. My biggest fear is not meeting another couple as cool as these guys were. I know we will be friends for life. We had a perfect journey as far as we all are concerned so how do you top that now?? I would do it in a heartbeat for them again but they want to get started earlier than I would be ready. The feeling of helping a couple in this way is truly euphoric and there is not an ounce of regret in me about doing it. Unless you have done it you cannot possibly know.
What else.. Cliff is well. He just a pretty big promotion! He will now be an operator (I think) and it pays quite a bit more. He has a fairly big day at the hospital coming up so I will let you all know if there is anything that comes out of that.
I think that is it. If I think of anything else I will come back.
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