what are people thinking?

I'm sure it was terribly frightening
To find yourself in Katrina's eye

I'm sure your heart was pounding
At the sight of water filling up
All around you

Or maybe you left
Before all of the devastation began

Why on EARTH would you leave
Without your beloved companion?

He surely wouldn't have left you behind.

What the F*&$ are people thinking????

water and wind

Water.
Refreshing.
Nourishing.
Cleansing.
Protective.
Or
Completely Destructive.

Wind.
Refreshing.
Cleansing.
Or
Powerfully Destructive.

Unbelievable sadness
When you put the two together
In immeasurable amounts.

Tim & jeans

My Mom and I have a date
Tommorrow night

We're going to see
THIS handsome fella




So I start trying on my jeans
Last night
Even though it is still early
Suddenly none of my pants fit
They say that's the case
When it's your second

So no luck.
Time to revert to some
Preggo jeans

Now, I could have gone into
My Mat clothes from 2 years ago
And dug out the only pair in there
(I was pregnant all summer
No long pants really needed)
But the belly part was REALLY stretched

So off I go to buy some new ones
Besides, you just don't wear
ANY 'ole jeans
When you're going too see
Such a fine man that wears
HIS jeans so nicely ;)

Hub asks
"Why do all the women go snakey
over that guy? He's probably bald
under that hat"
He is, I tell him
But when you look like that
From the hat down
Who gives a flying you-know-what?

So, bought 2 new pairs of
Mama jeans
Very funky, I might add

No use being uncomfortable
Right?
Anyway, I know you can tell
Already

I'm not the tinyest girl in the world...

Extreme Home Makeover

Does anyone else
SOB thier eyes out
Watching this show?

Holy crap
I couldn't see the TV
Through all the tears
Last night
Watching it

The stories are always
So sad
It's almost hard to believe them
But you do

Maybe it's my hormones
At the moment
But I was an absolute mess last night

Especially when they show
The kids' their new rooms
When they've been sleeping in the hall
Or in a cardboard box
Or something extreme like that

The youngest girl
Got a complete Princess room
Spectacular
She was "wowing"
The mom was crying
The dad was crying
I was crying

Can't wait till next week...

update

My sis is a bad actress.

She tried to act surprised
And be emotional
But I called her on it

My dad opened his big trap
And they were trying to pull it off.

Wrong.
Can't kid a kidder.
Can't BS a BS'er.

She was still very excited nonetheless.

Now I have to go to my cousin's
Baby shower today.
Hub thinks I shouldn't say anything
'Cuz it's "her day"

I agree
But my aunt knows
The one throwing the shower
And she's got a bigger mouth
Than my father does
Or than I do.

Happy Sunday everyone!

my sis

I'm telling my sis
The news today.

Can't wait to see her face.

See, when I got pregnant with
Our very smart 2 year old
It was such a shocker
Considering we had gone almost
8 years with not even a MAYBE
On a double line...

My poor sis had just gotten
Into a car accident that week
Scary stuff
A car blew a red light
She was hit while turning left
And the car pushed her into another
Trapping her
She had to crawl out the window
While moments later the thing started
On fire
See...told you...scary stuff.

So she was home recovering
And I called her to see how she was
She was crying as she told me
Then she finally said
"And to top it off, I got my effing period"
So I followed with
"Hmm...weird....I didn't get mine"

She clued in instantly.
And we both cried.

So this time around
She's safe, thank goodness..
But she just lost her job yesterday
Well, her last day was yesterday
The company folded
So she's up this way for the weekend
And is heading over here later today
As we're all going to the local fair

My very smart 2 year old
Is going to answer the door
In her little t-shirt

Can't wait
We always seem to have really good news
To tell her
When she has something bad happening

Her and I aren't particulary close
But we share 'happy' really well together.

a blur

That's what this week
Has been.

A complete blur.

I think that happens
When one discovers that something
Life changing
Is about to happen.

Yes, I've been through this before
But this is a whole new ballgame

This week has been
Full of appointments
Full of telling people the news
Full of catching myself as I
Go to toss my very smart 2 year old
Up in the air
Then stopping and altering play
Full of "wow's" and "I can't wait's"
Full of exhaustion

That's the kicker.
I don't remember being as tired
As early last time
Maybe because my days were spent
Behind a desk last time
And not running after
And entertaining a toddler
I actually konked out for 2 hours yesterday
During Lil' Miss's naptime
I've NEVER done that
Even when she was a newborn

So, I hope you'll excuse
The odd absence from here
Now and again

eavesdropping

Here I sit
In front of the computer
Listening to my
Very smart 2 year old
In the baby monitor
NOT sleep

Of course she doesn't want to
Sleep anymore
Because mommy WANTS to...

Anyhow..

This is what I hear
(Please note, the dots refer
to words I cannot make out)

"One day, one day, one day and
Once upon a time...queen name Belle...
And one day one day ...I pway with
Polly Pockets....big girl Polly Pockets
So one day one day one day once upon a time
Princess Belle and puppies....and I paint
One day one day with Blue Clue's and Joe..
And one day me and Ruby watch Shrek..
And Ruby and Shrek are cartoons...
And one day my bwanket and my bicycle were
In the driveway...
And one day were upside down and then anyway....
Hmmmm...Bugs Bunny...hmmmmm...Tweety Bird...
Blow out the candles....((blooooooowww))))"

Please note: I was typing as I heard it..

Was that a great story or what?

I think I'm glad she didn't go for a nap
Or we both would have missed it...

Let's just hope the rest of the day
Is just as entertaining
Without a nap.....
For EITHER of us.....

Sorry I'm Late...

...in more ways than one! (Don't just look at the kid...READ the shirt!!)

Just found out this morning...still very early (5 weeks) but we're so very happy and excited and all that jazz!

Just our parents know at the moment...AND all my stranger friends...I couldn't contain it for more than a few hours ;) LMAO

poop

Today was supposed to be
Back bacon day at the Ex

But it's pissing rain again.

It's still early
Maybe it will stop

I'm crossing my fingers.

More tommorrow
Or later, if it doesn't stop.

Have you ever seen a more boring entry
Than this???

LOL!!

the giffords

Yesterday morning
I'm flipping the channels
Looking for something 'fun'
For my very smart 2 year old
To watch

She loves TV already
Any expert that says TV
'Stunts a child's growth'
Is crazy
Her conversation skills
Are like a 4 year old's

AnyHOW..

CBS carries Nick Jr shows
Saturday mornings
And for fellow Canuckies with kids
That's a wonderful thing
As "Nickelodeon" is one of your
Great channels that we can't get
LEGALLY ;)

All I want is Nick, Noggin, Showtime & HBO
Is that too much to ask?

Again, anyHOW

During the Nick Jr kids shows
Comes a "Kids News" show
That has tykes delivering news stories
Pray tell, who's the anchorboy??

Cody Gifford.

I didn't realize he was still a kid
I thought he'd be about 30 by now

Do you think Mom and Dad
Had anything to do with that?

Oh yeah, Kathie-Lee is coming back to TV
To work on 'The Insider"
Is that syndicated or does CBS carry that?
If it's the latter
It must have been a package deal
For Mom and Son??

All the power to them, I say.

rainy, grey saturdays

I love rainy, grey Saturdays.

Acutally, I loved them more
Before my very smart 2 year old.

It meant not getting out
Of your jambo's all day long.
You would shower, mind you,
But you would hop right back into
Fresh jams for the rest of the day

It meant vegging on the couch all day
Watching movies and stuff you had taped

It meant having take-out for
Lunch
AND dinner
(Breakfast was a big 'ole bowl
Of Honey-Nut Cheerios)

It meant chatting online for hours
In between the movies
and the stuff you had taped

Now, what does it mean?

It means trying to figure out
Something FUN to do indoors
With a very smart 2 year old

I don't mind doing stuff like
Colouring, painting, playdoh
Stickers, Barbie's, Polly Pockets
I just find that it goes too fast

I know.
We'll go shopping.

:)

Real Canadian Back Bacon on a Bun

Damn, this looks abso-effing-lutely delish!!

"Canadian bacon is the name of certain cuts of lean meat taken from the back of a pig. In the United States, the meat commonly known as Canadian bacon is simply a lean cut of back bacon, closely resembling ham in flavor and appearance, while in Canada it is traditionally unsmoked back bacon that has been sweet pickle cured and coated in yellow cornmea"

c.n.e.

Todays marks opening day
Of the 126th annual
C.N.E.
or
Canadian National Exhibition
Here in Toronto

For those that have been going
Since they were in strollers
It's just called "The Ex"

18 days of super-fun
Held right on Toronto's waterfront

We might go this weekend

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Ex
Hub HATES HATES HATES it
He isn't sure why
He just does

Maybe because he isn't from here
He's from Heidi-land
Oui?

Anyhow...
How can you hate
The smell of yummy fair food?!!
The sound of laughing and screaming on rides?!!
The noises coming from the games?!!

How can you hate a place
That actually has
A "Food Building"????

Every type of food that you
Could ever want
Has it's own booth in this building
Freebies galore, too.

"Buy a 24 oz coke, get a free hotdog!"
"Buy one back bacon on a bun, get the 2nd one free!
(Do I have to explain back bacon to any of my American readers? ;) )
"Buy 1 dozen donuts, get the 2nd dozen for a penny"
"Buy 1 scoop, but get 2...and upgrade to a waffle come for a penny!"

It's madness, I tell you!

But I love it.
Our very smart 2 year old has never been
But she sees the commercials and says
"Ex, mommy....pweeeeeese!"

Maybe if she changes it to
"Ex, daddy....pweeeeeese"
Hub will change his tune

cracked

I used to be a
Chiropractic Assistant
That's where the addiction began

I got cracked
Anytime I wanted
Free of charge

Along with other
'wellness techniques'
Such as massage, etc
Another of my addictions

But it had been awhile
Been so damn busy
I hadn't had the chance to get over there
For a crack

Yesterday I did
Boy, did I get CRACKED
Felt great
Whole new person

My very smart 2 year old
Had a li'l crack, too
I've been taking her since
She was 8 days old

A few of your back and neck problems
That you deal with all your life
Happen exiting the birth canal
Did you know that?
As they yank your head and bend
And twist you
It is doing quite a number
On your little spine

I remember her first crack
She had the best night's sleep
That she had had in 8 days

Now I know some of you are cringing
They don't CRACK newborns or babies
Or even very smart 2 year old's
For that matter
They gently manipulate
To make everything right

Now me?
Mine was definitely CRACKED

Call it what you will
Voodoo doctors
Naturopathic Bullshit
Whatever you want
You either believe in its benefits
Or you don't

It's funny though
The ones that don't believe it
Have never been to one....

meanies

We were blessed
With a super-friendly kid

She says hi to every kid she sees
She sits down and joins every little
Playgroup she finds
She says things like
"I like your shoes"
And
"I like your bike"

Normally you would think
Those were just ice-breaker comments
But with her
She really means it

When she sees certain friends
She actually runs towards them
Calling "HI so and so!!!!!"
She's so excited that she can't even stand it

Most of the time I'm very happy
That she's the way she is
All the time I am very proud
That already she's so friendly and kind

But, is it normal for a parent
To take it personally when the odd time
The friendliness is not reciprocated?

Because I do.
I bite my tongue a lot because
There are a LOT of mean kids out there, it seems.
Maybe not mean
Maybe spoiled, maybe shy, maybe just snooty

For example
Yesterday my very smart 2 year old
Went running up to a kid she knows
Saying hi!! hi!!
The response
"I can't say hi to you right now,
I'm calling on Katie, so go away"

I'm so happy my very smart 2 year old
Isn't smart enough to really understand
All that she said
And her response was
"No, I'll wait here for you"
LOL!
Then THAT was met by a very whiny
"Nooooo...I'm playing with Katie
You have to go away!!!"
"I play too"
Says my very smart 2 year old
('Atta girl, pumpkin)

So I finally couldn't take it any longer
And I just piped in
"She's just saying hi to you.."
Which her response to me was
"I know, but I'm playing with Katie"
As if that response made any more sense
To ME, instead of to my daughter...lol.

I guess I have to grow a thicker skin
When it comes to my little one
Chances are she is always going to be like this
And this isn't going to be the last time
She hooks up with a meanie ;)

Oh yeah, 10 minutes later
The kid walked over to my very smart 2 year old
And her sidewalk chalk
And said "can I draw too?"
My very smart 2 year old's response??

"Sure!" with a smile..

Guess Katie didn't want to play afterall...

the reel deal - part 2

No, it wasn't another date night.
But there was popcorn
And big Cokes
And a movie.

But this time we were all
In the back of the van
With the hatch popped
Laying on a cozy bed of
Air mattresses and
Sleeping bags

We went to the Drive-In last night!

We hadn't been in years
Not since the original 'Jurassic Park'
Our very smart 2 year old
Had a very late nap yesterday
So we thought that would be a good opportunity
To give it a go!

She loved it
We loved it
She lasted
Without any sort of evidence
Of crankiness or anything

She actually watched
'The Dukes of Hazzard' with us.
(It's definitely a 'renter' if you were wondering
But still entertaining in spots)

So there we were
'Camping' in the back of the van
Eating crappy drive-in food
Watching a crappy drive-in movie...
Having a grand ole' time

And the fact that
'13 and under are FREE'
Told us that we'd be spending
MANY summer nights here
Over the next decade....

Those 'reel deals' can be spency
Gotta cut corners somewhere...

the reel deal

Indeed.
That's what it was called.
'The Reel Deal'

A popcorn big enough
For a family of 6 to share
(With butter, of course)
And a Coke
That could hydrate
Both tribes on 'Survivor'
for the entire 39 days

But it was MINE
ALLLLL MINE

Went to the movies last night
Yes, Gramma and Grampa
Stayed with their very smart 2 year old grandaughter
While Hub and I had a date
Dinner and a movie once a month

Went to see 'The Wedding Crashers'
Effing LOVED it
Laughed my big
Popcorn-eatin'
Coke-swillin'
Ass off..

Even though we went out for supper
JUST before entering the movie theatre
There is always room
For popcorn
Isn't there?

So I purchase 'The Reel Deal'
Huge Popcorn and Huge Coke
For 9 bucks

She plunks it down
I say "whoa!"
She says "I know..plus it's free refills"
I say "Good, because I don't think that is quite enough"
Rolling my eyes.

Why on earth would you need a free refill
On a bag of p-corn that big?

I tell ya, though
I came pretty close to needing it last night
According to Hub
I was a "p-corn eating machine' last night
So what? I say
It was yummy.

So next time
I'm getting the smaller one
So I can partake in the
Free refill
That way I'll have a warm fresh bag
And not feel like
Too much on an oinker.

Oh yeah, I didn't mention it before
But Hub hates pocorn.
So it really is MINE
ALLL MINE

But man, it was good.
Oh yeah, the movie was too
Check it out if you haven't already.

Want some cheese with that?

You know
I've been glancing over my blog
From the last 10 days
And....

Man, I'm a whiner!

"Wahhh...I'm tired!"
"Wahhh...I'm sick!"
"Wahhh...my kid kept me up all night!"
"Wahhh...my mother-in-law sometimes drives me batty!"
"Wahhh...wahhh..wahhh!"

Why didn't you guys SAY something??!
To my FACE, I mean...
I know you're all saying it behind my back...

I know you have a secret
"Can't Take Much More of BonnyT" blog somewhere
That everyone knows the address to
But me.
Most likely it's simply
'damnshewhines.blogspot.com'
Or something like that.

I'm turning over a new leaf.

No more whining
Or complaining

My mid-August resolution
Is to stop whining and complaining.

I do a lot of it
Except, I always add a humourous side to it
So it doesn't come across as such
But I do.
I know I do.

I tend to get that way
When I'm tired...
Or sick...
Or my kid has kept me up...
Or my MIL is visiting..
Or...

T.G.T.E.W.I.E.O.

Since we're on the topic of codes..;)
(REAL codes this time)
Yesterday was more that T.G.I.F.

This week was the week from hell.
Aside from planning
Our NYC getaway, it was.

Sick mommy
Sick kid
Wide-awake kid
Tired mommy
Crying all night kid
Frustrated mommy

For those wondering
"Where in the hell is the Daddy?"

Daddy is working nights this month
Sleeps all day
Works all night
So, that's where the hell the Daddy was

So yesterday I was exclaiming
T.G.T.E.W.I.E.O.!!!!

Still not getting the CODE?

"Thank God This Effing Week Is Effing Over"!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah
Thanks for the get well wishes, everyone.
They worked.

wonderdrugs

Sorry to stump some of you
With my 'code' talk
Trying to be funny
I guess...lol.

I'm feeling much better
Lingering cough
But what are you gonna do?

My very smart 2 year old
Is having a rough go at it
She got croupy last night
Scary
Had her to the hospital a few times
With the croup
It's better now that she's older
When she was 6 months old
It was downright terrifying
But, they give her the
Medecine for the croup
That they should bottle and sell
If you ask me
And then she's fine
Stupid how you have to go the hospital
To get the bloody stuff...

But it is a wonderdrug.

My wonderdrug at the moment?

Well, I am currently looking at my
Email Ticket Confirmation
For 2 Orchestra seats
For 'Fiddler On The Roof"
At the Minskoff Theatre
On W45th between Broadway & 8th

Had to snatch up a few tickets
As soon as our stranger-friend
Mentioned she was hopping on stage there :)

Hotel is booked
Flight is almost booked
Gramma and Grampa are booked
For their very smart 2 year old grandaughter

Just can't wait
'Till our October weekend
In my absolute, most favourite
City in world!

I feel as good as new now....:D

code # 2

Nothin' worse than a summer code

Especially when it's
Summer code #2

My friends' kid was nice enough
To share her summer code with
My very smart 2 year old
And I

So today is a nasty day
Just laying low
Playing nurse maid
When I need one myself...

I'll be back when
this one wraps up....

more

I've made a decision.
This after having our best friends here
For the weekend.

Hub and I need to have
More kids.

We'd love more for many, many reasons
But secretly for one, simple reason...
Our very smart 2 year old
Sleeps ALLLLLLL night
When there are other kids in the house
Keeping her busy ALLLLL day long. :)

It's amazing.
Yesterday morning she slept in longer
Than anyone in the whole house.
That's saying something
As it usually takes a massive explosion
To wake her Daddy up.

She has never been a great sleeper.
Much to my dismay
I think she gets that from me
I'm always afraid I'm going to miss something
So on planes, on long car trips, on rainy afternoons
When the rest of the world
USUALLY takes a nap
BonnyT is up.

Same thing at night.
The littlest sound
My eyes are open.

So I welcome these
Interruption-free nights with her

Our guests are gone now
So today we're heading to the beach again
To hopefully wear her out in other ways
So we can all have more sleep
Again tonight.

The Blanks

I may be absent over the weekend (houseguests again, 'member?)
So I thought I'd leave you with another game to play :)

This one was fun
Not sure who I stole it from.

And I'm going to just leave an open
TAG Invitation

Have a great weekend...!
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My uncle once: smacked my head on the ceiling when we were dancing at a family party..I was 4 and he was holding me up dancing to "Knock Three Times"..don't think he knew it meant with your HANDS and not your 4 year-old neice's head.

Never in my life: have I had a mosquito bite.

When I was five: I saw Mickey and Donald for the first time at Disneyworld.

High school was: the place where I met my very best friend.

I will never forget: having my orange Super Big Gulp explode in DM's mother's Nissan Sentra.

I once met: Sharon Gless on a movie set and she invited me into her trailer.

Once at a bar: I downed 26 shots of tequila to win a contest.

By noon I'm usually: Exhausted.

Last night: I ate a chocolate bar and drank a glass of choclate millk right before bed.

If only I had: finished university.

Next time I go to church: It will be for a wedding next summer.

I have a confession to make: hmmmm...nope...changed my mind. :)

When I turn my head left: I look at my bookshelf.

When I turn my head right: I look out the window to my neighbours ugly beat up truck.

You know when I'm lying when: I say I don't miss smoking.

Every day I think about: How lucky I am to finally be blessed with a child.

By this time next year: We'll have a pool in our backyard.

I have a hard time understanding: Why some people don't put a hat on their babies in the sun.

If I ever go back to school: It will be to become a Teaching Assistant.

You know I like you when: The laughs and smiles are endless.

If I won an award the first person I'd thank is: My husband and my Mom.

My ideal breakfast is: A cheese and onion omelette made by my husband, and a side of bacon.

A song I love, but do not have is: Any song I love, I buy.

If you visit my hometown, I suggest: you have more than a weekend to take it all in.

Why won't anyone: invent a lottery that I could actually WIN?

If you spend the night at my house: and pet my dog once, he'll be your buddy for life.

I'd stop my wedding for: A-ha! Trick question. Please refer back to the confessional...:D

The world could do without: Men in Speedo's.

I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: Look at a man in a Speedo.

Paper clips are more useful than: folding the corners.

If I do anything well: You''ll hear it from my mouth, or read about it in my blog :)

And by the way: If you are reading this and you are a guy who owns a Speedo, either toss it, or exit my blog immediately.

The last time I was drunk: I was in NYC...'nuff said. :D

sleep

(Melissa Etheridge)

After your laughter like thunder
After your skin like coffee and cream
After it takes our bodies into the night
After we've come to the extreme

I want to lay down on your shoulder
Just inside your arm
I want to listen to your heart beat
And your breathing on and on
I want to lay down on your shoulder
Surrender to your peace
And go to sleep

And when we've gone a million miles
Made true our dreams with sweat and bone
After we've built it up with our bare hands
Made strong a place we can call home

And when the light in my eye is fading
When running water becomes too deep
Finally angels turn my fire to dust
And when my soul's no longer mine to keep

I want to lay down on your shoulder
Just inside your arm
I want to listen to your heartbeat
And your breathing on and on
I want to lay down on your shoulder
Surrender to the peace
And just go to sleep

tired

Here I am
Missed a day
Thanks for missin' me, Nance ;)

I've just been very,very tired
The kind of tired that takes days to shake

Picture this
House is still on the market
Calls galore
To come and see it

Hub on nights
12-hour nights
6pm to 6am
Fun

So he gets home about 7-ish
Eats
Goes to bed until about 3
Eats
Showers
Leaves for work at 5pm

So here I am all day long
Tidying up
Vacuuming
(I vaccuum before each showing
becasue I have a thing for fresh lines in the carpet)
Plus running after my very smart 2 year old
Who is becoming a very mouthy 2 year old

And Hub with these hours
Not much of a break for BonnyT

I know, I know
Cry me an effing river....

Anyway, I'm just tired
Plus we have more company coming for the weekend
I'd cancel
But my very smart, mouth 2 year old
Is already going on and on about it..

Oh yeah,
Plus my high-speed was down yesterday
I had to deal with about 4 'in-comp's'
Before I got some whiz kid that told me to
"Click here, OK there
Now try it"

Voila.

The Mother-In-Law Collection

Well, like I said,
I stored away some comments and conversations
that I had with my
MIL when she was here for ELEVEN DAYS...

Surprisingly, it is not as many as I expected.
In the past during her visits,
my days were chocked full of bursts of laughter
(at ridulous anecdotes)
or eye rolls out of sight.
But this time she was pretty good.
Quieter.
I'm not sure if it is because she knows
what my reaction will be,
or that she doesn't have the energy
to be quite so cynical anymore...

But, there were a few....
ENJOY!!!!


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"That shirt looks like a small XL to me.
Where is it made?
Oh, that it explains it...Made in Nepal.
Probably made by pygmies."
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Me: I'm cooking myself some eggs for breakfast. Would you like some?
MIL: (Look of disgust) Eggs? For breakfast? Do you want me to be sick to my stomach?
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MIL: Where are her slippers?
Me: It's the middle of July. She doesn't need slippers on.
MIL: In my day we wore slippers all the time.
(This is when I felt like asking her if that's why she feels the need to wear her shoes inside my house at all times)
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MIL: Do they not still sell that meat in a jar for babies?
Me: Yes. They do.
MIL: Do you ever give that to her?
Me: No. She's 2. She eats OUR chicken and ham and beef.
MIL: Well, they add vitamins to that meat in a jar.
Me: Well, there's room for vitamins because they remove the flavour.
MIL: She needs vitamins.
Me: She gets vitamins. In vitamin form. Not in 'meat in a jar' form.
MIL: Well, both my boys ate the meat in a jar.
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(At the outdoor wedding last weekend)

MIL: Has anyone tried the outhouse?
Me: I have. It's fine..actually, it is probably the cleanest outhouse I've ever been in.
MIL: It probably reeks just the same.

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(At the grocery store)

MIL: Oh, I need some more Caffeine-free Pepsi.
Me: There it is.
MIL No. That's diet Pepsi. I want Caffeine-free Pepsi.
Me: Are you watching your caffeine?
MIL: No, I'm watching my sugar.
Me: Well, the Diet Pepsi is what you want, then.
MIL: No. The Caffeine-free, sugar-free Pepsi tastes better than the regular diet-Pepsi.
Me: Ok.
(MIL grabs 2 Kit-Kat's off the candy wall. She notices my look)
MIL: I need something sweet.
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(Me, sitting in the backseat with my very smart 2 year old. MIL in the front passenger seat white knuckling the armrest and covering her face with the other hand as Hub drives up north)

Me: Would you like to stop and switch seats?
MIL: No, then I won't be able to watch (through her covered face, she mumbles)



OY VEY.

as promised...

...documented proof that the 'Casual, pot-luck, tree wedding' did, in fact, take place and I wasn't just making it up...




Starting at the top: Very, smart 2 year enjoying her bag of popcorn that thankfully, Mommy brought for her.....the Shed that housed the pot-luck....my very smart 2 year old sitting on the ground in the middle of the bush during the ceremony....the ceremony.....the tree.

***Please note the foot in behind my very smart 2 year old sitting on the ground. See what I meant about "casual footwear"??? Not mine, by the way....

***also please note that I have yet to figure out how to insert a caption beneath or above each photo instead of at the beginning or end. I am a lost cause...

My Lifetime

Tagged by LeaLea - (well, I had to BEG her to tag me...LMAO)

10 Years Ago: August 1995- Hub and I just bought our first house and we would move in 3 months from now. We were newlyweds and ready to grow-up..LOL.

5 Years Ago: August 2000 - We were living in Edmonton, Alberta and enjoying life in 'Big Sky Country'. We had just gone through some rough times but after some hard work, we realized we were gonna be A-OK.

Yesterday: Was a holiday here. My very smart 2 year old and I were outside most of the day as Hub was golfing in the morning, noon, night and wee hours of the morning (don't ask..that's a whole other post)

Today: I am doing errands that I avoided doing on the long weekend. Sounds exciting, doesn't it?

Tomorrow: Is one of my very smart 2 year olds favourite days. It's the day we go to the library for Summer Storytime. We are also heading to the beach in the afternoon as it is supposed to be a scorture again..

5 snacks I enjoy: Ice Cream ANYTHING, chips & salsa, popcorn, black licorice and green grapes.

5 bands that I know the lyrics of MOST of their songs: Melissa Etheridge, kd lang, indigo girls, sarah mclachlan and madonna (I can just imagine the comments I'll get from this list...LMAO ;) )

5 things I would do with $100,000,000: Bills, new furniture, spa day for me and 5 friends, go crazy clothes shopping for my very smart 2 year old and save a bit for travel.

5 bad habits I have: biting my nails, asking "are you sure?" when the person ahs already answered, worrying, running late and leaving half full bottles of water in every room I stop in.

5 things I like doing: Listening to music, colouring with my very smart 2 year old, reading to my very smart 2 year old, taking a bath and anything on the computer.

5 things I would never wear: Pants that have 'HOTTIE' written across my ass (no need to bring MORE attention to that area), white leggings, hig heels, tube top, bicycle shorts.

5 TV shows I like: Sex In The City, The Sopranos, Survivor, Amazing Race, Ellen.

5 movies I like: Sleepless In Seattle, City of Angels, Grease, Shawshank Redemption, Legally Blond.
5 famous people I'd like to meet: Bette Midler, Rosie O'Donnell, Ellen Degeneres, Tim McGraw (mrrow!), Sarah McLachlan

5 biggest joys at the moment: Watching my very smart 2 year old change every minute of every day, our new dream house and looking forward to that change, being a Mom and every aspect of that, knowing that Hub's job will soon be changing and he will be spending more time at home soon, and ourselves, friends and family being blessed with good health.

**I tag Nance, Jan, Rumour, Karen and Angel....IF you guys have time...or wanna..LOL!

shhhh!!

Hear that???

That's the sound of just me
And my very smart 2 year old
In the house

Nobody else.

I'm in here typing away
Hot cup of coffee beside me
And she's still in her crib
Talking to Pooh and Piglet on the wall
(I can hear her in her monitor)

She's telling them about
The puppies we saw yesterday
They sound as if they are being
A very attentive audience

Hub is golfing
MIL is back home
11 days is a VERY, VERY long visit
For any kind of company..
Not just a mother-in-law

Hub's vay-cay ends tomorrow
There is always something
Bittersweet about that
I'll miss the action of
Having something 'vay-cayish" planned everyday
But I welcome back our routine

I guess her audience
Has cleared the theatre
"Mommy!" has been called out
Short, strong and brief
That's her
"Please come and remove me from my bed, mother"
Way of saying "Mommy!"

No wait...
Now she's singing "Happy Birthday"
In there

Wonder who's it is....