JustThinkin

Boo!

2007-10-22T11:24:00.000-07:00

Don't worry
It's only me

Doing my monthly
Blog drive-by....

Things have been busy
School, swimming lessons,
My little guy's playgroup thingy

Then our whole house was sick
For about 2 weeks
It just jumped from one person
To the next...

Fun.

Now we're great
And getting ready for my
Second favourite time of the year

HALLOWEEN!!

Mwah-ha-ha-ha!!

Cole will be a pumpkin..
Lauren will be a Tinkerbell for her school party..
And a Monarch Butterfly for trick-or-treating

Oh yeah,
And Hub & I are off to a party
next Saturday night

And we will go as
(LOL..are you ready?)...
Dog the Bounty Hunter
And his wife Beth

I can't wait to wear my peroxide blond wig
and wear clothes WAY-too-trailer-trash tight :)

So that's what going on in the
Wonderful World of Me...lol...

Hope everyone is well...miss you guys...

Have a terrific Halloween!

waaaaaaay too long

2007-09-22T11:46:00.000-07:00

Hiya :)
Way too long, I know...

August seemed to fly by
And September seems to be doing the same...

Big news this month though...

(No, not THAT...hubby's been fixed :) )

My very, VERY smart 4 year old
Began Junior Kindergarten 2 weeks ago...

That is the Canadian version of
American pre-school...
But it is REAL school...
On a REAL school bus...
For the entire day, 3 times a week

She is doing AWESOME...

I now sit and twiddle my thumbs most days
Thinking
"This having one kid thing is an effin' CINCH!"
But her little bro misses her
And runs to her when we meet her at the bus stop...

So it has been an emotional, exhausting few weeks
As we deal with the changes....

I hope everyone is doing well....

my summer diet

2007-08-05T06:14:00.002-07:00

I seem to be
Increasing my intake
Of CRAP
This summer

I think it's because
I've spent
Much of the last 4 summers
Either pregnant
Or nursing

Therefore
I had to watch
What I was putting in my mouth

So this summer
I'm not reading ANY labels
Or holding back
When I wanna SNACK, dammit!

;)

So far
My favorites are:
Beer (of course)
Bloody Ceasars (I've rediscovered the deliciousness of these :) )
Dorito's Chili Cheese & Lime Chips
Lay's Sea Salt & Pepper Chips
PC 4 Cheese & Onion Dip (with Tostitos Multigrain Chips)

WOW
Looking at that
You're probably imagining me at about 400 pounds?

Everything in moderation, of course.....:D

not-so-cheap thrills

2007-07-31T10:38:00.000-07:00

We're back

From 3 days

At Darien Lake Theme Park

In NY State...

It used to be a Six Flags resort

But apparently they ran out of money

So someone else runs it now

With all the same stuff

Except for Bugs Bunny

Or the big-eyed, bald dancin' old guy....

We had a frickin BLAST

Oh yeah..the kids did, too...lol

We went with friends

So we were able to go on some real rides

for a change

As we had someone to sit with the kids

For a few minutes....

I've decided that

I'm not good with rollar coasters anymore

I got off "The Viper" yesterday

And i felt as though

I had 'shaken baby syndrome'

For about 3 hours afterwards...

Not fun.

But the water rides?

THAT is another story....

The picture above is of our favorite...

"The Tornado"...

Holy shitballs,

This was fun!

The others were fun...

But THIS one was absolutely fantastic...

Positively thrilling!

Oh yeah...

The "not-so" cheap part...

Was stopping at Target in Buffalo

On the way back to Canada afterwards....

;)

Cha-ching :)

2 Week Wrap-Up

2007-07-23T13:25:00.000-07:00

I know
I know
2 weeks is crazy...
But it's summer,
I have 2 kids,
Every day on my calendar
Has something written on it, it seems,
Plus my mother-in-law is here
And she shares the room
With my computer

What's a girl to do???

Lauren's teeth are still in her mouth
Surprisingly
They don't hurt anymore
But I'm giving them 1 more week
Before I give them the
"Wiggle" test again....

So THAT'S good news

She turned 4 on Friday
I can't effing believe THAT..
So this past weekend was VERY busy

My son is the Everready bunny...
'Nuff said 'bout dat....

And I'm pooped.

Terribly, terribly tired.
but I'll live....

We're off to Michigan
At the end of the week
For a bit...
Can't wait...

Let's see, what else
Oh yeah,
I'm still cheating on you with Facebook
That's still going strong
It's still satisfying, which is good
(LOL)

And in between
We've been swimming
Swimming, swimming
And more swimming....

Hope everyone else is having a great summer...

(PS Sarah, I check out your blog
ALL the time,
But it won't ever let me comment :(
Maybe it's a border thing ;) )

2007-07-09T10:35:00.000-07:00

A little CHEEEEESE!
And a little whine....

(For some reason my "title" line isn't letting me type there)

So yesterday
Lauren ran into the little dude
Next door

Mouth first
Into his shoulder

Her 2 front teeth were bleeding a little
And they were a little loose

I was FREAKING
As I am very much a teeth FREAK

The bleeding stopped
But they are wiggling a tad

:(

Took her to the dentist this morning
He says they MAY have to come out
If they don't stop wiggling on their own
As it will affect her eating, etc

But they may settle in there again

If they have to come out
It will just be 2 years earlier
Than they would anyway

What's 2 years?

Wahhhh...
I'm not ready for her
To have a big gap yet

So
I've called the photo studio
To hopefully get the kids in this week
Or the beginning of next
JUST in case

Just to have one more pic
With her baby teeth all in
and beautiful

I know
I know
I'm a FREAK.

Rar-rah Canadah!

2007-07-02T09:28:00.000-07:00

Happy Canada Day, everyone! Have fun!

Upcoming Part-EH Weekend

2007-06-25T13:06:00.000-07:00

This week will be a busy one
Getting ready for a busy weekend
That is..

See
Friday
Is my last birthday
In my thirties

Gulp.

I know....

I have my mind
Wrapped around
The whole idea
I'm okay with
Turning 40 next year

But I've really, REALLY
Grown comfortable
With the 3 in front of my age
That I think THIS
Will be a tougher birthday
Than next year

Anyway...
And Sunday
Is Canada Day
Wooohooo!!

We're having a bash
A pool party/BBQ thingy
It was supposed to be a few friends
But the list has grown
To about 39...

There's that number again...

Funny how that works, eh?

Hits & Misses

2007-06-18T08:57:00.000-07:00

Things I'm Loving Lately:

The great weather :)
Our deck extension is complete :)
Lauren's swimming skills :)
Cole's communications skills :)
Our gardens :)
"Pirate Master" on TV :)
The new ice cream joint down the street :)
Tim McGraw (of course :) ) :)
My new flip flops :)
Life :)

Things I'm Not Loving Lately:

My weight :( (thanks to the new ice cream joint, no doubt)
My hair :( (It's true..your hair changes after you grow a couple of babies)
The mosquitos :(
The mosquito bites on my daughter (even after a ton of "Off!") :(
The indoor jobs that are getting ignored because of the great weather :(
My sore neck (must be sleeping funny) :(
'The View' :( (Gee, I wonder why..lol)

OH, that's cold!!..but still SOOO funny!

2007-06-08T12:06:00.000-07:00

a li'l corny

2007-06-06T13:15:00.000-07:00

At supper last night
My parents were over

We had corn on the cob

Lauren: Gramma, could you pass the butter?
Gramma: (While passing it) Are you going to put it on yourself?
Lauren: No...I'm going to put it on my corn.

Man, my kid is funny AND smart...

;)

coming clean

2007-05-31T12:19:00.000-07:00

I have something to tell you

I don't really know how to put this

I've been cheating on you.

I KNOW, I KNOW
I'M SORRY

It just happened
It just started out
As a harmless little link

At first it didn't interest me
In the least
Then it's charm got a hold of me...

What's that?

WHAT does it MATTER
WHO it is?!?
The point is
It happened!

(And it has happened more than once
WAY more than once)

OKAY OKAY OKAY

It's Facebook.

I'm sure it's just
That "new thing" thing
The thrill of something refreshing

I still wanna see each other
From time to time
Because you're my soft, comfortable
Place to land

That ok?

the street party

2007-05-26T12:34:00.000-07:00

Ours is today.

We missed last years
As we were down in Yankee-land
Celebrating Memorial Day
With our Yankee friends

But we're home this year
And there is no escaping it

This girl on our street
(God love her)
Tries SO HARD
To get to know everyone
And have everyone know everyone else
That she does this every year

We have no problem going
Except our street is clearly divided

By divided, I mean
The normal people
And the ones who are not-so-normal

We like to believe
That we fit into the normal category
We do normal things
The nice, friendly category
(Except Hub thinks I don't WAVE enough
But I think I wave QUITE enough
Thank you very much
Besides
I'm effing BUSY! (LOL))

Then there is the not-so-normal category

The kind of people that
Go out on beer-runs
During their 2 year old's birthday party

The kid of people that bring
Their inside chairs
OUTSIDE
To sit
And drink beer
(this one I cannot STAND...
Don't even get me started on people
That drive in their car drinking out of
a "HOME" coffee mug...that's a whole other story)

The kind of people that mow their lawn
Without a shirt and wearing rubber boots

Anyway...you catch my drift...

You may thinking
"holy crap, BonnyT is a snob"

But,
It's my blog and I'll be snobby if I wanna... :)

So off I go
To wave and be friendly
To the normal
And the not-so-normal people
On our street

hooked up

2007-05-23T13:37:00.000-07:00

I currently have
6 sticky cirles on my chest
With various wires attached
To a little walk-man-like thingy
Tucked in my pocket

Fun.

My lists of "can't's"
For the next 24 hours

I can't:
Wear a bra
(Nice.)
Sweat
(Tough, considering it's in the mid 80's)
Hold my kids close
(This one sucks)
Oh yeah..
Did I mention
I can't
Wear a bra?
That one's my personal favorite

When you're as
Umm, ahem
"Lucky"
As I am
You need one
Trust me
"Lucky" + has nursed 2 babies
= Must ALWAYS wear a bra

Oh well...
18 more hours...

may two-four

2007-05-18T08:03:00.000-07:00

WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!

Well, that was the favourite phrase
When it was "May Two-Four"
About 15-20 years ago

For my Yankee readers
"May Two-Four" weekend
Refers to the long weekend here in Canada
That celebrates Queen Victoria's birthday
Officially titled "Victoria Day"

BUT
Because Canadians
Like to put a beer angle
On everything
And because most Canadians
Down a case of beer this weekend
(1 Case = 24 beers a.k.a. "A Two-Four"
We've honored the memory
Of a dead queen
With Beer

That's what we do up here :)

But, now, there is no 'woohoooo"in'
Coming from this tired Mom's mouth
I'm afraid

Just a smile
That I get to enjoy
The sunny long weekend with my kids
Watching fireworks
Having BBQ's

And yes, downing a beer or two

Sadly, my "two-four" downing
Days are over....

Happy May Two-Four
Fellow Canucks

Happy weekend
My Yankee friends :)

you know it's really warming up when....

2007-05-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

...I can't get enough of Tim Horton's Iced Capp's
...a blockbuster is opening every Friday
...the smell of "OFF!" & "Coppertone" permeate the house
...laundry has increased from a load a day to two
...the kids konk out so easily at night

But, you know it's REALLY warming up when...

...the POOL DUDES are here opening up our POOL!!! YEAH!!

Better too early than too late...don't wanna waste a day....

thunka thu-thunka

2007-05-12T12:09:00.000-07:00

That's the rythm
My heart is doing these days

No,
Not because of any
Exciting reason
In case any of you
Out there in blogland
Went there...
(You know who you are...)

Been having lots of
Heart palpitations lately

See,
I've been on meds
For my thyroid for years
And usually
When my meds need to be adjusted
Thats a tell-tale sign

But apparently
My levels are fine

So Ms Doc
Is sending me to the hospital
At the end of the month
To get hooked up
With a heart monitor
To wear for 24 hours

That'll be fun

It had better be the size
Of an Ipod
And not the size of
Something huge & outrageous

So,
Until then
I'll deal with the thunka thu-thunka's
And try not to worry...

Yeeeaaahhhh....
Rrrrrriiiggght....

backyard hammin'

2007-05-10T11:26:00.000-07:00

3 blind mice

2007-05-09T07:42:00.000-07:00

So, we spot Mama mouse
Scurry on the deck
And hide in the BBQ cover
That always sits in a lump
ON the deck
Instead of ON the BBQ
(A combination of being lazy
and bbqing pretty much every day)

Hub then lifts the cover up
No Mama
But 3 youngin's tumble out
Onto the deck

Tiny
Pink
Blind, still
Just fresh out
Of their Mama's mouse oven
I'd say 2 days
At the most

Mama is gone

So I run and get an old t-shirt
Pick up the 3 blind mice
And wrap'em up
And return them to the same spot
That their BBQ cover home was

Nerdy me
Even called the pet store
To see if they could offer me
Some advice

They didn't know

So, all evening
I crossed my fingers
Looked out at the
Cozy t-shirt makeshift home
Hoping Mickey & Minnie & Mighty
Were ok in there
And that Mama would sniff them out
and return to get them

The next morning
I send Hub out to check
Just cuz if they were still in there
I didn't want to see them again

They weren't :)
Mama appeared to have found them
And wisked them away to safety

I've been telling myself
That if it were someone OTHER
Than their Mama who found them
Then the t-shirt would have been
Dishevelled

It wasn't
So I've convinced myself
They are back with her....

Nice.

2007-05-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

"Mommy?
Do you have another baby in your tummy?"

Nice.
My daughter asked me that
Last night
As she caught my profile
Pulling her shade down
before bed

"No honey.
Mommy just likes food"

Well?
It's true.

"Well, it's not just your tummy
It's 'cuz your boobs are really, really, really big, too"

Well, she is only almost-4
She's allowed to still say stuff
Like that
Out loud.....

Today's Hits

2007-05-02T12:35:00.000-07:00

Things I'm liking today:

The weather..
My back spasms have stopped..
My son is napping better..
My daughter has learned to undo her own fly for the potty..
The trees are ready to explode with leaves..
I just had an extra large Timmy's..
The birds are enjoying the new gourmet seed I'm putting out for them..
I slept 6 straight hours last night..
The Y&R is getting extra good...
The builder dude came and fixed the squeaks in the floor..
Terri Clark's new song "Dirty Girl"
My daughter singing along to Tim McGraw's "1, 2, 3" song
My freshly painted toenails
Making cupcakes with my daughter this morning
Getting more than 5 minutes on the computer

Hope you all had a few hits today, too. :)

da beach

2007-04-22T08:16:00.000-07:00

I finally had some time

To download some photos

And I realized

I hadn't posted any pics

From our trip to Florida

In March

Not from Disney in December

We went back in March

Because we were so angry

That the weather was the shits

Back in December

So it was a protest trip

I guess ;)

Anyway,

Here is my favorite

From Ft. Myers beach

Of my 2 little monsters

Playing under the brellie

In the sand

Needless to say, our protest worked

It was 85 & sunny for 2 weeks straight....

"Actually,...."

2007-04-19T11:25:00.000-07:00

My very smart
almost 4 year old daughter
is a funny little lady

It doesn't matter what
Anybody says
about anything
She always has to correct
Some aspect of it

Mommy: Is your milk empty?
Lauren: Actually, mommy, it was chocolate milk I was drinking.

Mommy: Do you want syrup on your french toast?
Lauren: Actually, mommy, I would like it on the side to dip.

Daddy: Whoa! Mr. Incredible is a powerful superhero!
Lauren: Actually, Daddy, Mr Incredible doesn't have any super powers. He's just very strong.

Everyone: "Happy Birthday , dear Co-o-o-le" (at his birthday party)
Lauren: ACTUALLY, (yelling a bit) my little bro's birthday isn't until tommorrow.

Neighbour: Hi Lauren, did you have fun in Florida?
Lauren: Actually, we were in Ft. Myers at Tracy & Mike's condo.

Grandma: Did you like seeing all the princesses at Disneyworld?
Lauren: Actually, Grandma, I just met Cinderella, Snow White, Jasmine and Ariel. I actually didn't meet Pocohontas, SLeeping beauty or Mulan.

Now for my personal favorite..

(After a visit to the potty)

Mommy: Good girl! Did you wipe your bum?
Lauren: Actually, mommy, I wiped my va-jay-jay. I actually only wipe my bum when I do a poo-poo.

There you have it.

wtf??!!

2007-04-17T11:58:00.000-07:00

wtf
is wrong with some people?

Li'l King Cole...

2007-04-15T12:31:00.000-07:00

..is 1 year 'ole

I can't believe it

Honestly,

I can't.

Time flies

When you're in the

'Land of No Sleep'

The troubling part is

I don't see myself escaping

the 'Land of No Sleep'

Anytime soon

Anyway

Enough about me

It's my Little Man's

Big Day

He trotted around yesterday..

Greeted his guests

Played with the kids

Walked around with his

$25 Mickey Mouse Balloon Bouquet

(Yes, I said 25 bucks)

Ripped opened gifts

Ate cake

But decided that cake

Wasn't as enjoyable

as he thought it was going to be..

And posed for many, many pictures

I've titled the one above

"Will you please get this effing thing off my head?"

Happy Birthday, my gorgeous little guy.

the disappearance of spring

2007-04-13T07:38:00.000-07:00

what is up with it?

disappointing
to say the least

it's been snowing here
for a week
on and off

we thought
that if we go to Florida
towards the end of March
we would come home
to spring

no such luck

all week
it rains in the day
snows at night
melts in the morning
rains all day
snows at night
melts in the morning

effing crazy

the kids are so over
winter activities
they are anxious
just to get out and run
or play on the bikes
or scooters
or whatever else has wheels

in my li'l man's case
walk
up and down the driveway

he'll do that all day

its the only place
they can play
because

with all the rain and snow
the lawn is a mushy mess

this weekend is
"SUPPOSED" to warm up

fingers crossed
for the kid's sake
and my sanity

torn

2007-04-12T08:23:00.000-07:00

Like my usual self
I think I've changed my mind again

I'm not sure if I'm just too tired
To start my blog over again
Or just too tired
To learn something new right now
Or just too tired
Period

I think it's the latter

I'm staying put for a bit
I started Wordpress yesterday
But then the Li'l King cried out
For Mommy
So I had to abandon it

Then I thought about how Blogger
Pulled me out of a bit of a depressing state
A few years back
And helped me clear my mind

I can't just leave an old friend like that

That wouldn't be like me at all

So, until this old friend
Pisses me off again

I'm back. :)

(LOL)

Moving..

2007-04-11T07:34:00.000-07:00

...no, not homes again
(Thank God!)

Moving over to
Wordpress
To blog

Blogger
Has been giving me
Nothing but
Problemos
Since Google
Weasled it's way in

Me no likie.

Didn't even know
About Wordpress
Until a buddy of mine
Over at
www.creativerelief.net
Set her blog up
There

So I'm going to be
A copycat
and give it a shot

Nicole -
Hope you're doing well
It's been too long, I know
Happy belated 1st b-day
To Li'l Miss Piper
Li'l King Cole
Is following her
this weekend

Heidi -
You still out there?

Everyone else -
Hope life is treating you well...

More to come
Once I get this thing
Set-up and running...

Mwah -

The Land 'o' Walt..

2006-12-17T06:44:00.000-08:00

...Disney, I mean.

We just got back
From a week long vacation
In Florida

With 2 days spent in
The Magic Kingdom

What a blast!

Even with an 8 month old
(Which I was worried about a little)
He was AWESOME

As for my very smart 3.5 year old
She was in heaven

There she was
Trotting around Disney
In her Snow White dress
And crown

Having a little
One on one
With none other than
The lady herself

As well as Cinderella
Belle
Jasmine
And Ariel

As always
I haven't had a chance
To upload any pics yet
But I will, Nicole
I promise

Now I have a week
To get ready for Christmas

My shopping is all done
Except for the food part
Which I have to get at
As we're hosting an Open House
Thursday Night
AND
Christmas dinner itself

Are you ready?

Guess What Today Was?

2006-11-20T11:20:00.000-08:00

I'll give you hints
Just by telling you
Some quotes that were
Heard or Said

Ahhheeeemmm...
Okay.

"Ok, Mom, move into Dad closer"
"Ooops...spitup...Grandma...kleenex"
"Pumpkin, keep your feet crossed"
"Look up Pumpkin"
"Cooooolllleeee!! Where's Grandma?"
"Look up, Pumpkin"
"Mom, rest your hand on Dad's thigh"
"Tilt both your heads this way"
"LAUREN!! Look up!"
"Lauren!! keep your feet crossed"
"Hang onto your brother, he's tipping over"
"Spitup again! Grandma!"
"Did he smile?!"
"Is she looking up?!"
"Are my fat thighs going to show?"
"Quick quick quick...he's smiling!!"
"Hang onto your brother tighter, pumpkin"
"Aw man, his shirt is hanging out"
"Lauren's underwear is showing...hang on"
"Do I have too much cleavage showing?"
"Is my elbow hurting your thigh?"
"SPITUP!"
"LAUREN! Look up, sweetheart!"
"Ok...are we done yet?"

So,
Any guesses?

Yes...today was
"Family portrait day"
And MAN
Was it hard work..

Sorry I don't have a copy to share
With you
And I probably won't
Since our scanner is still
Packed somewhere...

But
We were all in jeans
And white shirts
And they turned out great

When we were all
Looking in the same direction
I mean...

Glad it's over...
LOL.

Updates...again

2006-11-07T07:44:00.000-08:00

Forgive me, blog-buddies
For I have sinned
It's been almost
2 MONTHS
Since my last blog

How effing POOR
Is that???

Life seems to take over
Although I KNOW
If I had highspeed still
I would be on more
As just signing in
Is sheer HELL somedays....

My very smart 3 year old
Is awesome
Very busy and very creative
I might add
She is very interested in music
And crafts at the moment
Oh yeah
And her love of The Wiggles
Has resurfaced
As we went to see them again
On Saturday afternoon...

My very cute almost 7 month old
Is a pain in the butt
(Said with a big grin, of course)
Sir Cole has cut 6 teeth in 45 days
(Yes, I've counted and re-counted)
So that has been making him wake-up
Ohhhh, you know....sometimes
Every HOUR at night
Effing fun

But he's is a bundle of energy...
This kid may be standing alone
By Christmas
And his smile just fills me up

Hub calls him my little boyfriend
I call him my little mansy-man
He'll come to bed at night
Where sometimes Cole still is
If he's having a rough one
And say
"Oh, your boyfriend is still in bed with you?"

LOL

So yes
I miss blogland
Wish I had more time
Truly I do...

But these two keep me busy
And I wouldn't want it any other way....

taking advantage

2006-09-22T14:30:00.000-07:00

FINALLY.

I have been trying
For weeks
To log on long enough
To write

Without being booted
Or without being
SUMMONED
By either my
3 year old
or my 5.5 month old

It ain't easy

But tonight
WE're at my parents for supper

Kids are upstairs
With Grandma
And I'm downstairs

ALONE
And ONLINE
With CABLE

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Things are going ok
Things are busy

My little guy
Doesn't take too kindly
To normal formula
So we're on soy now
(Plus still nursing at night)
And he's like a whole new baby

No more gas pains
No more uncomfortable cramps
Waking him up at night
Or making him cranky

My little lady
Is now a dancer
She started yesterday
She did great
Although her class had
"A few crybabies in it, Mommy"
LOL

I miss you all....
Nicole,
Thanks for always wondering about me
I do try to log on
Really I do
But dial-up bites ass....

But
We're out in the country
With the changing leaves
And the cool fresh air
And the silence

So I guess we have to make
Some sacrifices.....

so far....

2006-08-13T12:14:00.000-07:00

..so good

We are currently
POXless here

They say if you
Make it to 3 weeks
Since exposure
You're clear

One more day
Hope we luck out

Today is also
YOUR lucky day

New pics for you

I actually have the time
Right now
As I type with 1 hand
As my son sleeps
In the other...

camp

2006-07-28T12:08:00.000-07:00

My very, smart 3 year old
Just finished a week at
Day camp
Well,
More like "Morning Camp"
9 till noon
Every morning

She LOVED it!

And I loved that
She loved it
Until a note came home
With her on WEdnesday

"Just to let the parents
of kids in morning Kindercamp know
That one of the kids came down with
The chicken pox yesterday.
The child was at the camp on Monday only
But we felt the need to notify the parents"

How BIG of you!

I guess I shouldn't be mad at THEM
I'm just wondering when the kids parents
Let THEM know?

Let's see
My 3 year old hasn't had it
And my 3 MONTH old, certainly hasn't
And neither has their mother.

Nope
That's what I said
I haven't had it.

So, after looking forward
To the month of August
And doing NOTHING but enjoying
Our new yard and pool, etc
I'm going to be spending each day
Checking my children's bodies
For chicken pox

And my own

Cross your fingers
That she didn't like the looks
Of this kid
And decided not to play
Too close to her...

Will ya???

numbers

2006-07-21T06:53:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone...
Long time no blog...

Sorry to have been away so long

Let me fill you in on some numbers...

ONE...
The number of awesome husbands
I have
He has been working like a dog
In the backyward this month...
Deck is gorgeous
(Like him)
Pool is, too...

TWO....
The number of terrific kids I have
We are truly blessed...

THREE... (times TWO)
The age my beautiful daughter turned
Yesterday
And the age (in months)
My handsome son is now...

EIGHT
The number of STRAIGHT hours
Of sleep
My baby boy has given me
For FOUR nights straight

FIFTEEN
The number of kids that are coming
To my daughters THIRD birthday party
Tommorrow

THIRTY-FIVE
The number of adults that are coming
To that same birthday party

Well....that's all I have at the moment

I've missed all my blog buddies
(Especially Nicole...thanks for coming by so often :) )

I will try to keep up
I promise

Hope you're all having a good summer!!

holy crap!

2006-06-02T12:12:00.000-07:00

Has it really
Been 3 effing weeks?!?!?

Time flies
When you have a baby
Hanging off your boobs
All day....

Went camping last weekend
Yes, I said CAMPING
With a 6 week old
In a pop-out
Not a tent
Do you think I'm THAT crazy?

He was actually FANTASTIC
I worried for nothing

The rest of the time
Was just spent
"Being busy", I suppose

Soccer started
Well, more like
CHAOS
As 14 3 year olds
Chase the ball
Cute to watch, though

We now have our lot graded
So we can start on the deck
Hub is OUT OF CONTROL
As the dimensions
Are 25 feet x 17 feet
But, let him do his thing
We certainly have the room

Then the kids wooden playground
That may even go in first

THEN....
(Drum roll please)
The POOL goes in July 3!!
Woohooooooo!!

So, I'm afraid you may
Even hear from me less
Once that happens...

Hope you are all well
And enjoying spring/summer!

it's all worth it

2006-05-12T13:00:00.000-07:00

Long time
No blog

Busy as
H-E- Double hockey sticks

My very smart two year old
Has become a very MOUTHY
Two year old
She is just testing us
We know
It's all a big change for her

My very smart 4 week old
Will NOT remove his mouth
From my breasts
He would nurse all day if
I let him

c-day

2006-05-02T10:44:00.000-07:00

Wondering what
"C-day"
Refers to?

Well
This morning our
Very precious
16 day old son
Had his
Very painful
"C" appointment

Now do you get it?

They don't do it in the hospital
Here anymore
If they do, not very often
As it is now considered
"Cosmetic"
To want your male child's foreskin
Removed

These days
You take him home
Call an Urologist
Make an appointment
Pay them CASH
And they do it in their office

Takes all of 5 minutes

Then they come home
And scream
As the freezing
Wears off

:(

I'm terrified
To change his diaper
In case I hurt him
As they don't bandage them now
Either
They just put a heaping clump
Of Vaseline
On his little thang

Poor little guy

I know
I know
We did make the decision
But it doesn't mean
I still can't feel bad
For putting him through this

comparisons

2006-04-27T11:28:00.000-07:00

I don't know
If it's a boy/girl thing
Or just an
"Each baby is different" thing

BUT

The sounds and smells
That come out of my son
DID NOT come out of my daughter
LMAO
I'm telling you that
RIGHT NOW

My daughter was a dainty burper
When I could get one out of her
My son shakes the shingles
With his belches

My daughter was never a spitter-upper
EVER
But my son needs a friggen bib
24 hours a day

My daughter had one or two
BM's a day
Always in the day
My son?
Every friggen diaper has one in it
Even at 2am and 5am

Oh yeah
The clincher?
Baby girls don't hit you
Almost in the face
With a steady sprinkler stream
Of urine
At almost every diaper change
(Also especially nice at 2 and 4 am)

My daughter had the same sleeper on
All day long, most days
I only changed it when I wanted
To put her in something new

But my son goes through
A good 5 or 6 a DAY

Yeah, yeah
I know, I know
We're SUPPOSED to be different
I just didn't think I notice it
So much
So early on
In his 12-day old life

I hope nobody was spending
their lunch break
Reading my blog today
If you did
I apologize

I must run
Something HAS to be
Stinky
Or wet
Or need to be burped
Or covered in throw-up

Yes
Hub IS here
In fact the baby is asleep
In his arms at the moment
But for some strange reason
He can't seem to smell anything

Hmmmm
Another difference?
Selective sense of smell?
Because he had that with our daughter, too
Still does.....

Ta-Da!

2006-04-22T10:35:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone...
I've finally got a few minutes
To spare

Might as well spend it
Posting my new baby's pic
To my blog buddies

Just the one right now, though
Sorry
Dial-up, remember?
And time is precious at the moment...
I'm nursing round-the-clock
It seems
He has a touch of jaundice still
So we're working on flushing it away

It's working :)

So here he is....

Enjoy...
And thanks for the congrats :)

More to come down the road..
I promise

all you have to do is ask

2006-04-17T12:32:00.000-07:00

"An Easter baby would be nice"

Remember when I said that?

Well, Friday night
At the stroke of midnight
My water broke

Shower, dress, pack
Call Mom and Dad
To come and stay with my pumpkin

We get to the hospital at 1am
Check in
Get checked
2 cm's

Cool :)

Contractions coming
Stronger and stronger
"Epidural, please"
(I wasn't quite as polite, mind you) ;)

Awwww...relief
Time for some sleep

Somehow I sleep my way to
8 cm's
Then 10 closely follows
Push 7 times
Out he pops!

Cole arrives
Blond, beautiful and healthy
At 7lbs 6 oz
21 inches

We've taken a ton of pictures
But we just got home last night
(I escaped 16 hours early)
No time to upload them yet
But I will
I promise

So there you have it, folks.
No more annoying pregnancy blogs
From 'ole Bon

And I know
It wasn't quite Easter
But Easter weekend
Is close enough
I think.

hangin' in

2006-04-07T11:47:00.000-07:00

Yes
He is still in my belly.

18 days to go
Cross your fingers
He doesn't go past that

I'm tired
That's for sure
But I'm still doing stuff

Still swimming with my pumpkin
We walk our enormous block
Every night
Hopefully I might walk him out

Sure feels like that's working
Some nights afterwards

My Mother-in-law is in town
Which has been a great help
As my parents are off
Partying on a cruise ship
"Keep your legs closed
And that baby in!"
Were my mom's words before she left

So I think he's hanging in for them
And they get home tomorrow

An Easter baby would be nice :)

Actually
An April baby is all I ask for

Because if I step one foot into May
With this basketball belly
I will NOT be a happy mommy.....

LOL

it's official

2006-03-26T12:13:00.000-08:00

I've friggen had it.

I want Baby Boy T out of me
Sooner rather than later

Walking is tiring
Going to the bathroom is tiring
Bending over to pick stuff up
Is tiring
Having a shower
And getting dressed
Is tiring

My belly looks like
I have a soccerball under my shirt
And it feels as though
That soccer ball
Is made of cement

AND that ball of cement
Has powerful legs
That like to hook
Under my ribcage
And stretch
Yes....STILL.

Jeez...hasn't he run out of room
YET??

Surprisingly, though
Sleeping isn't so tiring
Because I'm os friggen tired
But I am able to get comfy
Thanks to my
"4 Pillow Set Up"

2 Under my head
1 between my knees
And hugging my body pillow
That Hub and I have nicknamed
"My Boyfriend"

But, I am sick of stretchy pants
I'm dying to put on my jeans
AND tuck my shirt in

30 days?
Can I do it?
Sure, I can
If I hafta
And I would like to wait for my parents
To return from vacation
In 2 weeks

But something tells me
He WILL be coming
Sooner than later

I dunno
Just a feeling I have

I am, aren't I?

2006-03-21T12:04:00.000-08:00

A nerd, I mean.

When I woke up this morning
And looked at the calendar
And saw it was
March 21
The first thing I thought was

"It's Rosie's Birthday today"

K, who would know that?
Without looking at her site today?
Without taking any hints from
Anything she's written?
Without having some direct link
To a Celebrity Birthday Finder site
or something crazy like that?

I would
OH...
And I'm guessing Heidi remembered, too.
(Am I right, Heidi? ;) )

And any other previous
Rosie's Place alumnis
Who breathed, ate and slept Rosie
For those few years

I hate to say it, Heidi
But we may very well be
Rosie Nerds

LMAO

That's ok
I can think of much MUCH
Worse things
To be called

:)

Happy Birthday, Ro!

my li'l mermaid

2006-03-15T12:28:00.000-08:00

We just finished our final Parent & Tot swim class....next she goes into the water herself, just with the teacher and other little classmates....EEK!

Good thing, too...because me + a bathing suit is too HOT for WORDS right now..;) (LMAO)

boobs that don't move

2006-03-10T11:18:00.000-08:00

Yeah, that's right
There's nothing wrong with your eyes

That's the title of my blog today

Of course
There is another
Young tart on Survivor
This season
Who's boobs don't move
No matter WHAT crazy task
She's doing

I can't even remember her name
I just remember her boobs
(The ones that don't move)

I'm always saying that
They should do a Survivor season
In the Canadian Rockies
In January
Sure, give them tents
And lots of flint
If you can survive in the winter
In the mountains
Then you ARE a survivior

BUT
They won't
Because the contestants would have
To wear too much clothing to keep warm
And we wouldn't be able to see
Their boobs that don't move

Jeez
What would the camera-people
Focus on
When the tart
With 'said-boobs'
Is hanging upside-down on a
Wilderness trapeze somewhere?

Her really cool touque, probably :)

nesting

2006-03-06T12:16:00.000-08:00

It has begun...
Earlier than last time

What am I doing today?

Going through baby bedding
Washing it all
Putting it in the crib
(Not bumper-pads, though
As it's better to keep those out
My visiting nurse said
The last time)
Folding the rest nicely
Placing in baby's closet
Washing the 30 odd
Newborn - 3month sleepers
Folding
Placing in dresser
Stocking my little tabletop baskets
With Pampers Swaddlers
Wipes and Vaseline

Sigghhhhh...

Just setting things up
In case we go early
You never know
Better to be all set

Where am I getting my energy?
Not sure
But I have a ton of it
For some odd reason

This pregnancy has been so different
From my first
Maybe because I'm too busy
With my 2.5 year old to notice

I am carrying differently
With my first I was just big and fat
LOL
With this one
It's as though I have a soccerball
Under my shirt
That's it
Last appointment
I had only gained 15lbs
I gained almost 40 total
The last time

It wasn't pretty
I remember the weirdest feeling
Was after she came out
Your belly is all floppy and flimpsy
And hangs there for a few days

Nice.

So, just a few more weeks
And you won't have to read
Anymore pregnancy blogs from me
You've probably had it, I know

But you have to understand
I'm a pregnant,
Stay-at-home mom
So right now
You're either going to read about
Pregnancy
Or potty-training

Just the facts,
Jack.

:D

just for you, Nance

2006-03-02T12:24:00.000-08:00

Yes,
You are correct

I DID have a ticker
but it was like watching
A kettle boil

Now, with a month and a bit left
I can handle a li'l ticker

As for my due date
It changes
With each appointment

Measurements and all
But at this moment
They say April 26

With my very smart 2.5 year old
They changed it 3 times
And the third time
The doc was RIGHT on the date
If you can believe it

So, we're hoping the same thing happens
This time

being blunt

2006-02-28T11:28:00.000-08:00

Yep
That's me
Ms. Blunt

K, so I go to my OB last week
He asks the usual
"Any problems? Concerns?"

Nope, I answer.
Just tired.

OH! I remember
"There is one thing"
I tell him

"It feels as though the baby's head
Is sitting in my crotch all the time
Sometimes the pressure is very, very uncomfortable"

So?
Remember, HE asked.

"Well," he says,
You have pushed one baby out vaginally
So your cervix is already stretched inside,
So he can nestle his head in there nicely
In other words, he can sit lower"

Ms Blunt meets Mr. Blunt
I suppose

I've mentioned this to my other girlfriends
Who have had 2 or 3 babies
And they've shared stories with me
About "feeling as though the baby's head
Is popping out"
Or "having to discreetly check
to make sure there isn't a baby
Hanging out sometimes"

OMG!
Hello?!?!????????????????

I'm happy to report
That it isn't THAT bad..

But it's good to know
That the feeling is common.

jann arden

2006-02-23T11:33:00.000-08:00

I believe I've spoken of her
Before in Blogland
Somewhere
I know I have

Went to see her in concert
Last night
Our second time

She's effing fantastic
And effing funny as hell

Most Canuckies know who she is
Cuz she be a Canuck herself :)

But, for my American
Blog buddies
Who aren't familiar with Jann
But love music
And love discovering new music
To add to their collection

Give her a listen.

If you are only to going to buy
One Jann CD
Or listen to songs from one CD
Let it be "Living Under June"
It's older
But certainly my favourite

Check her out
You won't be disappointed....

potty power

2006-02-22T11:39:00.000-08:00

We've finally found it
The power
To pee-pee
On the potty

Up until now
She had no interest
Zero
Zilch
Nada
Rien

But on Friday
She did

And we've been going strong every since

Thank goodness
I know I didn't want TWO in diapers
That's for sure

Oh yeah...
She gets either a Dora potty-power sticker
Or a Spiderman one
(She's recently SO into Spidey)
And we stick it on that date on my calendar
My MAIN calendar

But now I can't see any my damn appointments
Because of all the Dora's and Spidey's
That we've had to make a special Potty Calendar
To accomodate those two

It's such a great thing though
Seeing her so damn proud of herself

She makes my heart smile.

baby, it's cold outside

2006-02-18T10:55:00.000-08:00

What a wacky week for weather!

On Thursday
We had snow
Then rain
Then freezing rain
Then more snow
Combined with wickedly high winds
All in one day

Then yesterday the wind blew
All day
And it snowed
All day
Then stopped

Then last night
I thought I was going to see
The Wicked Witch of the West
Drive by my window on her bicycle
With Toto flying behind her
It was so GD windy!

Then this morning
We woke up to sunshine
And a BALMY
-29 degree celcius temp
That's -20 F for my
American friends

And now it's snowing again.

You think -29C is cold?
It is, but it isn't
Especially if you live in Regina, SK
(Smack dab in the middle of Canada
In case you were wondering)

It was apparently -50 C
The other night there

The woman on the news was standing outside
There in Regina, Saskatchewan
And she had a glass of water in her hands
She threw the water up into the air
And it was ICE before it hit the ground

I kid you not, people.

Brrrrr...
Now THAT'S effing cold.

happy v-day

2006-02-14T12:03:00.000-08:00

..or Happy Care Bear Day
As my very smart 2 year old calls it.

See, every Care Bear has a heart
Somewhere on him or her
So all hearts
Are Care Bears,
In her eyes.

How effing cute is that?

So, we've all Od'd on chocolate
Although my daughter
Doesn't think it's fair
That Mommy can tell her when
She can and can't have a Kit Kat
(Her favorite, and the only chocolate bar
She really gets right now
As we're still watching the possible
'trace of nuts'
Because her cousin has the allergy bad)

She sees Mommy stuffing
Anything and everything into her mouth
Whenever and whatever the weather

But she can't....
Not too early in the morning
Not too close to nap time...
And definitely not after dinner

So that narrows to the time down
Between 4 and 6...
Seems reasonable
But not to her most of the time..

Happy V-day, everyone :)

clarification and a rant

2006-02-11T10:26:00.000-08:00

It depends on whom you ask...

This explains it a bit better
Better than I did, anyway...

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10896852/

I read a previous article
One that I can't find now
Of course
That gave me the info
That I wrote about yesterday

My apologies...
Didn't mean to slam you guys down south...
Or slam your press, I mean
It won't happen again...

Just DO NOT mention the uniforms
The US Team wore in the opening ceremonies
That almost replicated
The Canadian teams attire
In Salt Lake City
Designed by the Canadian company
"Roots"

I currently have many
Articles of clothing
Purchased at Roots
Mostly because it was
All-Canadian
(I'm a stickler for stuff like that
Because there aren't many companies out there
That pride themselves on that)
Not to mention downright comfy
And oh-so-cool lookin'

I have the ORIGINAL
Salt Lake City
Backwards Hat
I also have the ORIGINAL
Jacket, with the name Roots on the chest

Now they don't feel so special anymore...

K...I'm done
For a few days anyway...;)

still buried

2006-02-10T11:04:00.000-08:00

Yes, I'm serious.

It has snowed every day this week.

Luckily the wind has been blowing
So the accumultion has been low
But it's still snowing, folks.

Thanks for the compliments
On our new house
And my baby girl, everyone

They were super-nice

I guess the Olympics
couldn't have come at a better time
With all this crazy weather
It's nice to have them to watch

Just so you know, when I refer to them
I will call them the Turin Olympics
As that is the proper name

Did you know that "Torino"
Was just a name that NBC
(The network that paid the most
to cover them)
Asked the OCC to call them?

Beacause it was
"Easier for Americans to remember
and to say"???

I am effing serious.

American friends,
Tell me it ain't so.

Tell me that NBC is wrong,
That we don't have to
Americanize
European city names too??!

I personally think the U.S. media
Doesn't give your country
Enough credit
When it comes to stuff like that

Anyway,
For fellow fans of the Olympics
Enjoy Turin!

I will be.

buried

2006-02-06T11:42:00.000-08:00

K...
It's been snowing and blowing
Since 4pm
SATURDAY afternoon

Yes, I said SATURDAY afternoon

We haven't gone anywhere
But the front yard
To shovel
And play

Took a few pics
Yesterday morning

Here's hoping I can post them
Without it taking TOO long
Or being TOO painful

If you're buried, like us
Be safe :)

Ok, you're just getting 2
Because it DID take too long
And it WAS painful

That's our new house
By the way
And my very smart 2.5 year old
Proud of her snowman

Ok, Ok I'm not complaining
Snow is fun :)

diabetes

2006-02-03T11:25:00.000-08:00

So, Hub had to leave work yesterday
As he was having double vision
Big time

His boss drove him to the hospital
To be checked out
Turns out his blood sugar had skyrocketed

He is a borderline diabetic
Which basically means
he has it
But not bad enough for insulin
And finger pricks
And blood sugar daily tests

Just bad enough to watch his diet
And pop a pill everyday

Well, he pops the pills
But for some reason
He can't see the BLATENT problem
Brownies, cookies and Coke create

Along with 60 hour work weeks
And 5 hours sleep
And mega-stress at work

You know the deal

So, he is now having to
Prick his finger
Monitor his blood sugar
Completely avoid the
Brownies, cookies and Coke
(No problem, I told him
I'll take care of the cookies ;) )

I also tried to explain
That the odd piece of fruit
Or the odd carrot stick
Won't kill him

So hopefully we'll get it fixed up
WE are also working on getting his
Schedule altered
At least until the baby is born

Then I'll have him home for 20 weeks

Yes, he is taking parental leave
And will be with us EVERYDAY
From the end of April
Until mid-September

Should be fun
We hope...
LOL!

ahoy, Cap'n!

2006-01-30T11:06:00.000-08:00

I just finished
An entire bag
Of Chips Ahoy

Yes, my friends
An entire bag

A small bag, mind you
If that helps to
Make you think
I'm any less of a pig
LMAO

I don't know what got into me
Other than about 10,000 calories
:)

Oh yeah, and two HUGE mugs
Of milk
So it wasn't entirely
Junk

So now my little buddy
Is bouncing all over
His uterine bouncy castle

Makes for an interesting afternoon

:)

effing ridiculous

2006-01-27T12:43:00.000-08:00

As you all know
(As loyal readers of my blog :) )
We've had to revert back to the olden days
In terms of internet use
Here in our new
Humble abode

So far, it isn't too, too bad.

Until today.

See, today I finally loaded the software
For my digital camera
So I can start downloading pictures again
And uploading them
To sites where I send them to develop them

Mostly because I'm too lazy to
Stand at a machine at a store
And go through them all there

Sigggghhhhhhh.

I have 58 pictures to send in
I clicked "SEND" at 2:50pm
It is now 3:49pm
And the little "uploading" thingy
Is still bouncing
Back and forth
Back and forth
Back and forth

I have managed to take a shower
(We swam this morning,
So I have a late shower on Fridays)
Put in a load of laundry
Change THAT load to the dryer
And put in ANOTHER load
Blowdry my hair
Change
Make a cup of tea
And sit here and watch the Y&R
While the effing thing is still
Bouncing away.

And it STILL isn't done!!
And NOR does it tell me
What percentage is left

I have to start a petition or something
We have to get highspeed out here
SOON

Or else I have to get my butt in the store
And do the picture thing there

Nah
I'm too lazy.

greed

2006-01-25T11:37:00.000-08:00

I'll admit it
I have it sometimes

Actually, maybe I should
Soften that up a bit

Most of the time
I want my cake
And I want to eat it,too

EVERYONE I know
Is going somewhere hot in a few weeks

EVERYONE.

'Cept us

This will be the first year
In a LOOOOONG time
That we aren't

'Cuz stupid 'ole me
Has to give birth soon

;) (lol)

See what I mean?
How effing greedy is that?!?!?

I guess I'm feeling a bit guilty
Because we had a trip to Disney planned
For April
That we are postponing
Until next year

My very smart 2 year old is SO ready
for Disney
Some say I'm crazy
"She's only 2, how could she be ready??"
Indeed, she is, I say

Anyway, Disney, Cuba, the Dominican
Hawaii or Mexico
I'll take anything today
As I look out my window
At the snowsqualls
Wind blowing
Effing cold outside

But then I feel a boot in the gut
I look down and smile

That's his way of saying
"Get over yourself, mom"

I will. :)

worries

2006-01-23T12:26:00.000-08:00

So, I'm starting to think back
And I'm starting to worry

For some strange reason
I can't shake the image
Of the Anethesiologist
Sticking a needle
Into my spine

Now, not that I actually SAW it
As I was too busy
Curling my back
And keeping perfectly still
As to not paralyze myself

You know how hard it was to keep
"Perfectly still"
While my contractions were
One minute apart

Shaking
Shivering
Crying
But, keeping still
You know

That's not all that worries me

I'm worried I will go into labour
Here alone
With my very smart 2 year old here
And no one else

Hub is an hour away
My parents are 20 minutes away
But they are heading to Florida
And on a cruise a few weeks before I'm due

They SHOULD be home in time
But I still get worried

I also get worried
About having to share "Me"

Let me explain

I look at my very smart 2 year old
And I wonder
"How can I love another child as much as I love her??"

You just will, the books say.
You just will, your friends say.
You just will, your husband says.

But, she already has a look in her eye
When she asks me "where did all my baby blankies go?"
And I tell her I've put them away
For her baby brother

She isn't mad
She doesn't cry
She just thinks and looks at me
And says

"That's ok mommy
I'll share with my baby brother"

(Tears well up now as they did when I first heard it)

It'll be fine
I know

But I still worry.

(PS..hey Nicole? Sorry for the epidural play-by-play...)

Tagged

2006-01-16T11:42:00.000-08:00

...by the Rumour Mill.

Four Jobs I've Had
1. Chiropractic Assistant (last job before I started popping out babies)
2. Training Assistant (for a Microsoft Certified Training Centre)
3. Photo Radar Ticket Processor (for the Edmonton Police Force)
4. Waitress (held this job the longest, actually)

Four Places I've Lived
1. Barrie, Ontario
2. Edmonton, Alberta
3. Montreal, Quebec
4. Mississauga, Ontario

Movies I'd Watch Again
1. Sleepless in Seattle
2. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
3. Beaches
4. Legally Blond

TV Shows I love to watch
1. Just For Laughs Gags
2. CSI (all of them)
3. Law & Order (all of them)
4. The Sopranos

Four of my favourite foods
1. Chicken Souvlaki in a Pita smothered in Tzatiki, onions, cucumbers and feta
2. Anything Mexican
3. Tuna Melts
4. Baked Potato smothered in extra butter

Four places I'd rather be right now
1. Anywhere HOT and SUNNY
2. In NYC having lunch
3. Getting a massage
4. In Montreal having lunch

Four Bloggers I'd like to Tag
1. Nance
2. Lealea
3. Rainbow Momma
4. Heidi

(Thanks Nicole, this was fun :) )

pet peeves

2006-01-13T12:18:00.000-08:00

I'm watching "Farenheit 9/11"
On the Movie Network while I'm typing this
And it's burning me up
Just as it did when I first watched it.

But it got me thinking

A LOT of things bug me
And I can be a complainer
Bet you guys didn't know that
Did ya?
;)
(LOL!)

So, I'm going to be cynical for a moment
And share a few things with ya. :)

Things That Bug The Shit Out of Bonny:

George W. Bush
George W. Bush's sneaky grin
(Sidebar: The scary thing is, he looks a lot like my father)
Kevin Federline
Celebrities and Everday people that carry their dogs everywhere
When you call about a bill, they won't let you discuss it because it's in your husband's name
Parents that bring their kids to programs with runny noses, big time coughs and fevers
When someone beats me to be the first "scooper" in a new peanut butter jar
Webstores that don't deliver to Canada, but will deliver to Puerto Rico and Guam
Rain in the winter
Dying for a coffee but not being able to have one
Kevin Federline

Oops.
I mentioned that jackass already,
Didn't I?

two men

2006-01-11T11:04:00.000-08:00

One named Braxton
The other named Hicks

Or maybe it was one guy
With 2 names

Or maybe a woman?

No
It has to be a man
That identified and named these
Since they are so uncomfortable
And tiresome

Anyway, this is my first experience
With these fun little things
Didn't have them with my pumpkin

There! It MUST be because it's a BOY.

Anyway, I'm having a handful of them a day
Not fun

Doc says it's ok as long as they aren't regular
They aren't
And as long as they are accompanied by other unpleasantries
They aren't

15 more weeks of these?
Fun?
Not so much.

But I'll live :)

(PS: 2nd Ultrasound was perfect
Everything exists
Everything is intact
And in perfect working order
Thank you, very much)

Phew :)

funny little things

2006-01-05T11:40:00.000-08:00

We've been hanging out
Alot at home lately
Just the after-holiday 'lazies'
I suppose

In doing that
Some funny little things
Come out of my
Very smart 2 year old's mouth
That I just have to laugh out loud

Like what, you ask?

Like, after her bath
While she's standing with the towel on
And I'm making sure that EVERYTHING is dry
And the towel just happens to 'stick'
Somewhere unexpected
(You all know what I mean)
"Heeeey, Mommy...it's stuck in my butt!"

Like, if I'm getting changed in front of her
Quickly though, even though she's little
I've never been comfortable with that
"Nice boobies, mommy...they're big"
(Something she also likes to announce
In the changeroom at her swimming lessons
Behind closed doors
But in the loudest voice)
The snickers that follow
Are really enjoyable

When she runs and leaps on me
And I warn her about not being too, too rough
On her baby brother in mommy's belly
"Can we pull him out yet? I want to see him"

When I'm getting ready to go out
Nowhere fancy, just groceries, etc
And I'm putting on some make-up
"I need to put on my make-up, too"
(You don't need make-up, you're beautiful)
"Yes I do, for my wedding"
(Who are you marrying?)
"Daddy"

Not to mention
That she dances around the house
Singing "Lovely Lady Lumps"
By the Black Eyed Peas

Hub says "that's a good song to teach her"
Rolling his eyes
I tell him that I didn't
She picks up every song she hears
A talent that I've always had

Cute as a button
She is.

deux milles six

2006-01-04T10:29:00.000-08:00

(Pretty good, eh Heidi?)

Happy New Year Everyone
Hope it was festive :)

Back to the grind
Preschool for my pumpkin
Swimming for my pumpkin
Library for my pumpkin
Work for Hub
Getting things ready for baby

My new focus
Go through the tubs of clothes
To see what I can salvage for a boy

The first few months should be fine
We didn't know what we were having
The first time
So all her sleeps are
White, yellow, green, etc
Plus I never really dressed her up that much
She liked(s) comfies
Like her mama
Sweats, etc

That's exciting
Going through that stuff

We went for another ultrasound today
They didn't have a clear pic
Of his nose and lips
So they wanted to recheck them
Made me kinda worried
But my doc assured me it was
Just that
Not a clear pic

So there he was again today
Strong beating heart
Two kidneys
Perfectly aligned spine
Two legs
Two arms
A Penis
A Nose
And lips

The nose has two nostrils
And a nasal bone
The lips were a little faint
But there
"He's just thinned-lipped, I guess"
That's all I said

We were worried about a cleft-lip
Not the worst thing in the world
But still worrysome

Apparently you wouldn't see two
Perfect nostrils
If it were
The ultrasound lady said
But, she isn't a doc
So I'll wait until we see ours
Next week

But I'm confident now
That I saw what what I saw today :)

But he's growing wonderfully
And getting stronger
I can feel that strength
24 hours a day it seems

This one gives me no relief
That's for sure

LOL
I wouldn't have it any other way

winding down the year

2005-12-29T11:21:00.000-08:00

..and it HAS been a busy one!
(Although next year will be moreso, I know)

Hub has to work New Years Weekend
That's the way it goes
Off Christmas, work New Years
Work Christmas, off New Years
Been like that for as long
As I can remember
He IS a Director
You would think that he could
Be off whenever he wants
No such luck in his industry
Ah well
That's how I get to stay home
And not miss the special moments...

Anyhoo
Christmas was fun
Except my very smart 2 year old
Got WAY WAY WAY
Too many toys
Out of control, really.
But she had a ball

She couldn't believe that Santa
Actually came INTO our house
And ate almost all of the cupcake
She left for him

My favourite gifts?
Hub got me two outfits
From a maternity store
That actually came with
Matching newborn outfits
So freakin' cute
Nothing too corny
Just a little navy fleece sweatsuit
(One for me, one for baby)
And a red winter dressy sweater
(One for me, simple red cardigan for baby)

We're off to the city tomorrow afternoon
To catch 'Disney on Ice: Monsters Inc'
My very smart 2 year old is pumped
Because NOBODY is funnier than Mike and Sully
To her

But then, New Years weekend
(Eve, Day and the day after)
It's just her and I

Maybe we'll get some more snow
Get her toboggan out again
(It's been raining lately...blech)

At least I get to spend
New Years
With at least ONE of my favourite people...

Happy New Year Everyone....:)

The Y & R

2005-12-23T10:36:00.000-08:00

Yes, I watch it
I have watched it since
I was about 10

I have watched it since
Jill was Mrs. Chancellor's maid

I watched it since
Nicki was a stripper
Who wooed millionaire
Victor Newman
From her pole on stage

I have watched it
Since overweight Tracey Abbot
LOVED Danny Romalotti
But Lauren Fenmore stole him

I have watched it
Forever
It seems

I went through about a year of
NOT watching it
But have recently rediscovered it
Since I've moved here

I think it's because
We have satellite TV now
And it's on about 168 times a day
Thanks to time-shifting

I love watching it at this time of year, though.
All the fancy shmancy parties
And the fancy shmancy gifts
With the elaborate dinners
And the immaculately dressed kids

And you know, special Christmas-themed
Storylines
Like blowing up yachts
And trapping people in dungeons
To rot over the holidays

What says Christmas MORE
Than stuff like that??

Ok..it's one of my guilty pleasures
Don't pretend like you don't have
A HANDFUL of them
Like me

;)

5 more days

2005-12-20T11:35:00.000-08:00

I'm ready
Amazingly enough

Yes, I have packed one house
Moved
Unpacked here
All that WITH a toddler
Running amok

And I'm still ready

Actually
I still have stocking's left to do

But I'll tell you a secret

My Mom works part time
At Shoppers Drug Mart
(That's Walgreens to you Americans
And Pharmaprix to you, Heidi)

And she gets an AWESOME discount

So, we're going tomorrow
To do stocking stuff

THEN I'll REALLY be done

But presents are bought
AND wrapped
Fresh turkey is ordered
Food is bought
Halls are decked

What a wonderful time of year.

Oh yeah, it helps that we have a
TON of snow on the ground

I love that.

bummed

2005-12-14T10:52:00.000-08:00

For all you
Rosie readers
The new "r store"
Has some fun stuff...

I was in there like
A dirty shirt
Ordering a new shirt
On the first day

Until I got to the shipping page

Something like $27
For standard shipping?

Isn't that a little spency?

Aw well
Guess I'll have to go topless

Rrrrright.

no more suspense

2005-12-13T17:31:00.000-08:00

Ok, so
Our ultrasound takes place
On our moving day
Which was also in the middle
Of an effing blizzard

Hub wasn't going to come
Because we had 3 mover-guys at our place
And it's our second
We're not quite glued to the hip
As we were for all the appt's
We had
With our first

Anyway
The blizzard was bad
So he drove me
And stayed

We watch with wonder
Once again
Then I see Baby's hands
Rubbing it's eyes

Then reaching down
Between it's legs

Any guesses??
LMAO

I say out loud
"It HAS to be a boy,
He's already scratching himself"
(Either that or it's Madonna in there)

Sure enough
I was right

So, colour us BLUE!

How exciting is that?!?!?

Oh yeah
My very smart 2 year old
Wants to name him "Bingo"

Don't know where that came from...

alive

2005-12-12T11:28:00.000-08:00

Yes, we are

Thanks for wondering :)

I JUST got my internet set up today
Just because I've been busier
Than a hooker on payday..

The move went great
Hit a few snags along the way
But nothing we can't get by

Things like
We had no TV for 5 days
Ok for us, but not for a 2 year old
Thank God she has about a hundred
Videos and DVD's, but still
I would put one in
And she would want it changed 2 minutes
Later
Not gonna happen

Things like
No phone for 6 days
Our cell phone bills should be real pretty

Our new fridge is about
One tenth of an inch
Too big for the hole for it in our kitchen
So there it sits in the middle of my
Gorgeous new kitchen
Cute.
Countertop-boy is coming tomorrow
To see if he can alter the counter a tad
Or else we'll get a new fridge.

What else?
Just little annoying moving stuff
Mostly because my husband has no sense
Of organization when it comes to packing

I haven't been able to vaccum yet
Because he packed the hose in some box
Where it probably shouldn't be
But he can't remember
And the central vac guy won't be here for
A week

So I try not to look down.

Oh yeah, and to top it off
My dog had diahrea for the first
5 days we were here.

Fun.
Especailly when you have no fence
And it's 20 below out
And he needs to %$#^
Every half hour

But we love the house
It's all Christmas-ed up already
(Did that the 2nd day we were here
I couldn't wait any longer)

Oh yeah...
Had our ultrasound while I was gone
W know what it is...
In case anyone is interested :)

Stay tuned for my next entry...
Mwah ha ha ha....

hard drive enema

2005-11-28T11:15:00.000-08:00

Yes, it's time.

It's time to take
Ye olde tower in
For a clean up

Enema
Sounds funnier,
I think.

It's a perfect time
Since we're packing up
And moving on Friday

So I will be
Out of reach
Until the beginning of next week

At which time I will return
To all of you
Via DIAL-UP

Yes, I said DIAL-UP.

How 'bout them apples?

Thats one of the things
About moving to the country
There is a chance
That you may not be
Serviced properly
(Cyber-lly speaking, of course ;) )

And we won't be.

So I'll be back
To all of you
Next week
After I hear the
"beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep"
"Acccchhhhccckkkkkkccccchhhhh"

Bloggin' slowly
Is better than
Not bloggin' at all

Catch up with you all
In about a week!

SOLD!...again...for real

2005-11-25T12:58:00.000-08:00

It REALLY is, this time.

Firmed up today.

Hip Hip
Hurray!

Pretty good
With only a week to go
Until we move

Talk about cutting it close...

But it's all said and done

My vacuum is happy
To be having a vacation
60 showings in 5 months
is a LOT of cleaning

I'm happy, too....

Hip Hip Hooray

doors open at 5am

2005-11-23T17:07:00.000-08:00

How effing AWESOME
Is that?!!?

All day what have I
Seen on the tube??

"Doors Open at 5am"
"50 - 70% EVERYTHING"

It's nuts!
But in a GREAT way.

Your stuff is cheaper
Down there anyway
By our standards
Up here, that is

Everytime I'm down there
Even with the exchange
Its still about 25% cheaper
For everything
Sometimes more

But, take ANOTHER 50-70% OFF
Of all that?
Heaven, I say.
Not to mention a
5am Wake-Up call??

So, I ask you
My Amercian Bloggin' buds..

Is it all about the shopping?

Are you able to get some "thankin'" done
Admidst all those sales?

I know I would have a hard time...

breathe

2005-11-20T05:05:00.000-08:00

I feel like I haven't
Been around in weeks
But I see it's only been 5 days
So that's not so bad
Considering

See, we're still showing our house
And the showings have been numerous
Sometimes 2 or 3 a day
For the entire week
No joke

How effing disruptive
Is that?

Had a few offers
Some we couldn't do for simple
Reasons
(Conditional on sale of another, etc)
Some were just downright
Insulting

Why is this so hard?
We don't live in a dump
Our house is gorgeous
If you ask me

I guess it's just the luck
Of the draw
It's just who happens
to walk through your house
I suppose

Something had better happen soon
Because I have a TON of shit to
Do

We move in 10 days

Plus I need some room
To breathe, too.

puff puff

2005-11-15T11:49:00.000-08:00

So, remember I told you
About my neighbour
Next door
Who was pregnant out to here
With a big 'ole smoke
Hanging outta her mouth?

Well, she had her baby
On Sunday
A little girl
They named her Jade

Congrats to them
A new baby is such a
Wonderful thing
Even when you can't put your
Smokes down
Or your coffee
Or your dog bites my kid

I'm still happy for them

And sad at the same time
As I just see her drive up
Newborn Jade in the backseat
Strapped safely in her carrier

But not so safe
From the smoke
Her mama is blowing on the inside
Of the car
With the window just cracked an inch

I think that even makes me
MORE mad
Than it filling up her
WOMB
With the shit
For the last 9 months

Give the poor baby girl a
Break
For cripes sake.

I apologize
I had to rant.

The Sounds of Sunday Morning

2005-11-13T04:56:00.000-08:00

I love Sunday mornings

Even though I do get up early
And don't get to hang out in bed
That long anymore
I still love them

Especially this morning

I woke up to
"Mommy, want to come in my bed?"
Being asked
Via the monitor

So I hop in
With my darling daughter

"Did you have a nice sleep?"
"Yes"
"Did you have some nice dreams?"
"Yes"
"What did you dream about?"
"Hmmm....puppies, kittens and princesses"

Wow.
Toss in winning the lottery
And that sounds like the perfect
Dream to me, too
;)

Then she wants to go in our bed
And watch TV
OK.

So I set her up
And 'cozy" her in
Flick on the tube
Dora is on first
Perfect!

I then come in here to check my mail
And check blogs
While she watches
Then something else comes on afterwards
That has her hysterically laughing

She is literally
Laughing her ass off

I don't even know what it is
But I love the sound of it.

discipline

2005-11-09T10:27:00.000-08:00

Kids are lacking it
Nowadays

Now, I'm no expert
I just know what I see
And what I witness

I see temper tantrums
Being thrown
Parents being hit
And bitten by thier kids
I see aggressive behaviour
From an aggressive kid
To a non-agressive kid
And the parents just react with a
"Ok Liam...share"
or
"No hitting, Tommy"
While the kid ignores them
And continues on

There is such an emphasis
Put on confidence lately
And how disciplining your kids
In a certain tone of voice
Will "scar" them for life or something

Bullshit.

When your kid hits someone
You tell them firmly how
Unacceptable that is
If they do it again
You remind them again
But, if they do it a third time
It's time to remove them
Tears or tantrum
Whatever happens
You remove them

I'm not an army sargeant
Don't get me wrong
But my two year old
Does NOT hit
Or grab
Or bite
Or kick
Other kids
Or me
Or her Dad
Or anyone

She knows that behaviour is wrong
She knows because I have told her
In a firm voice
That it is

And she has all the confidence
That a two year old could have

So, at preschool
I see a 2 and a half year old kid
Pick up a toy fire truck
And SMACK his mother
Across the face with it
Today

Her reaction?
(After she checked that she wasn't bleedng?)
"I think somebody needs a hug"

Yes, I'm effing serious.

How about somebody
Needing a smack BACK?
LOL

No seriously
Am I just too hard on my kid
Or is that reaction
Absolutely ridiculous?

It's time to start
Teaching them
Right from wrong
And all the other stuff
Falls into place

It did with me.

Horatio

2005-11-06T10:14:00.000-08:00

Is there anybody cooler
Than him?

I don't know how many
Avid "CSI" fans are out there
But I am certainly one of them

All of them
In every city
I adore them all

Grishom in Vegas
He's always going to bat
For his team
Rare this day and age for a boss

It was the original
So I am loyal to it

Now, CSI New York
With Sinese's "Mac"
Equally entertaining
But it doesn't have
The smoothness or something
That the other ones have
But still enjoyable

But
CSI Miami?
My abso-effin-lute FAVE!

Why?
Because of Horatio
And his very cool, cool team.

Now, I hated David Caruso
On NYPD Blue
The episode where we got a load
Of his saggy ass
Turned me right off

But Caruso as Horatio is fantastic
I'll say it again
Nobody is cooler than him.

As long as he keeps his pants on
I'll keep believing that...

up to the minute

2005-11-03T10:15:00.000-08:00

Wow
I'm slacking

We went to The Wiggles
On Tuesday night
The kids loved it
Went with a friend of mine
Her and I
And 2 two-year-olds

Yikes.
But it was fun

So we spent yesterday
Getting caught up on sleep
We both napped for 3 hours yesterday

I have been nursing a headache
Since Tuesday morning
And I'm paranoid to take Tylenol
Even when they say you can
So I don't
I suffer through them

It had to be the Halloween candy
From MOnday night
That, and a combination
Of all the shit we have going on

So, that's where I've been
Sorry, my friends
I haven't been much of a
Stranger-friend
Have I?

I read them when I can
And write when I can
But until we get into this new place
It will be tough to stop in everyday

Once we have 5 feet of snow
On the ground
And its -30 celcius outside
I will be on more often

I promise.

Boo!

2005-10-31T12:32:00.000-08:00

The rain looks like
It will stay away
For the trick-or-treaters

The house is spookified
All set and ready to go
Pictures will follow
Over the next couple of days
If I remember

I'm like a big 'ole kid
Decorating this place
Hub just shakes his head
And assembles what I ask him to

My little tiger
Is just waking up from her nap
Ready to get dressed
As a little tiger

We'll see how long the whiskers
Stay put on her face
Smudge-free

I love today :)

Happy Hallowe'en
Everybody!!

circa 1987

2005-10-30T12:13:00.000-08:00

It's funny the things
You come across
While packing

This is my prom picture
A group of us went "stag"
No boys, no drama
But who were we kidding
There was always drama

This is myself and my best friend
(Still to this day)
Geez, I must have used an entire can
Of Alberta V0-5 hairspray that night
And the pearls make me smirk, too

I've only worn pearls twice
This night
And with my wedding gown

Anyway
I remember being particularly
Proud of my tan that year
Not so proud now, though
As I count more wrinkles than I should
At 37

So
Chuckle away
Make fun
It deserves it....

Pumpkin Thieves

2005-10-28T10:23:00.000-07:00

Yeah, that's right.
The title says it all...

We head outside this morning
All set for my very smart 2 year old's
Preschool Hallowe'en Party..

"Where pumpkins, Mommy?"

Effin' fantastic.

Somebody stole her 2 effin' pumpkins
Right off our front step.

Who would effin' do that?!?!

They weren't "Jack-o-lantern'ed" yet
They weren't the best pumpkins
I've ever seen
They were just round
And orange
But, they were hers.

I look around
All my neighbours still have
THEIR pumpkins on their step
But trust me, I was looking closely
As if I'd be able to spot ours
Or something

"Where they go, Mommy?"

Somebody took them, honey.

"Why take them?"

'Cuz they're dumb stealers

LOL..that was the only response
I could think of

DAMN, I was mad!

So, out we go tomorrow
Back to the pumpkin farm
To pick some new ones

But I'm locking these ones in the garage
Until Monday

Along with the awesome scarecrow
I have in the front
Wonder why they didn't take that

I also wonder why my
Super watchdog Lab
Didn't hear or see anything..

Oh yeah, he was asleep in my room.
'Atta boy.

Holy %$#&!

2005-10-27T10:16:00.000-07:00

Has it really almost been a week?!?!?

I've just been busier
Than a hooker on Payday
Around here..

Not sure if I mentioned
That the deal fell through
On selling this house
Yeah
They didn't sell theirs and
Pulled out

Great.

So it's been back on the market
Ever since
Tons of people traipsing through though
I always say "ignore the boxes"
Everyone "looooves" it
But they always have a friggen house to sell
We're not messing around with conditions at this point

So..what else...
Packing, mortgage stuff
Baby stuff, doctor's appt's
My mom hurt her back and was in the hospital
She's out now
My very smart 2 year old
Has been trying to shake a cold and cough
Since we got back from NYC
So she's been up most nights
Just with Mommy
Because Hub has been on nights all month

Busy, exhausting, frustrating, and stressful
That's what this week has been

I know...
Effin' exciting blog, eh?

Oh well
What can I say

I can't always be a barrel
Of effin' laughs
Now, can I?

;)

Firsts, Lasts & Currents

2005-10-21T10:53:00.000-07:00

K..I haven't done a list in awhile
I stole this one from Lealea

*Tagging Rumour & Nance
And whomever else wants to play :)
It's fun!

FIRSTS
First best friend: Theresa, in Grade 2.
First Car: Red Ford Escort
First kiss: From Reece, in grade 4
First real kiss: Brent, grade 7
First makeout: Brent, grade 7
First big trip: Disneyword and Myrtle Beach a lot as a kid.
First flight: Disneyworld, age 8.
First time skiing/Snowboarding: Grade 7 class trip to the Laurentiens, in Quebec.
First concert: Donny & Marie, age 10.
First Alcoholic Drink: Beer, age 13.
First ticket violation: "Not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign"...I was late for a hair appointment :)
First job: McDonald's...Employee of the month after 2 months of working there :D LOL

LASTS
Last car ride: Coming home from Wal-Mart this morning
Last kiss: My very smart 2 year old.
Last time you cried: Today at Wal-Mart when a Mom found her lost daughter.
Last movie watched: Mystic River on the Movie Network.
Last food you ate: A cheeseburger for lunch.
Last love: My Hub.
Last temptation: A beer while in NYC this weekend...but I'm pregnant so I passed...
Last item bought: Wal-mart stuff
Last annoyance: My neighbours dog yipping at nothing.
Last time wanting to die: Never. I am terrified of dying.
Last alcoholic drink: Beer about 3.5 months ago.
Last concert: Tim McGraw
Last phone call: My mom, this morning.
Last friend you added on MYSPACE: I don't use MySpace

CURRENTS
Current Best Friend(s): Tracy, Leah.
Current Car: '98 Pontiac Montana - hand me down from Hub when HE got a new one :(
Current love: My Hub and my daughter.
Current drink: i drink a lot of water!
Current activity: Internet time while SOMEONE is napping :D
Current annoyance: The same yippy dogyipping at nothing
Current mood: Tired, but it's all good :)

Still Clueless

2005-10-21T09:18:00.000-07:00

The chick wouldn't tell me

It is "way to early to speculate"
She says
"Wait until your 18 week ultrasound"
She says

Ok, says I.
What else am I gonne say?

But, it was cool SEEING the heartbeat
Before we get to HEAR it next week

In other news
TGIF
After tonight
Hub is off until Tuesday
His 3 day weekends
Make up for his 60-70 hours at work
Each week

But it's supposed to rain

You know what that means?

PACKING!

Hooray.

Peeking

2005-10-20T04:54:00.000-07:00

Today, I get to peek inside
My belly
And see what all the fuss is about.

It's my Screening Ultrasound

Not my NORMAL ultrasound
Where they take pics of every angle
And look at valves, bones or organs
This one is to measure a certain neural fluid
In order to ensure you that your baby is perfect :)

See, I'm old ;)
So they SUGGEST I have it

No worries

But hopefully I'll still be able
To PEEK
I think this time we want to know
If we have a winky or a not-so-winky

Oh yeah
I'm also going alone this time
No big deal

We laugh because during your first
Pregnancy
The husbands or partners all make sure
They're off and join you at every
Ultrasound
Every appointment

Now that you know it's really no big deal
Except for the first heartbeat one
Now it's like
"I might be able to, we'll see"

Today? No.
Hub worked nights
And needs his sleep
I know that
But next week is the "Heartbeat Appointment"
So he'll be there

Although I may get to SEE that today, too.
That would be a plus

As for the winky or not-so-winky
That may be tough at 13 weeks

But if they can
I'm asking the Tech to write it down and fold it
And Hub and I will look at it together
Tonight

It's the least I can do.

Oops...I almost forgot

2005-10-17T08:05:00.000-07:00

As TERRIBLE as I look
In this pic
As NYC on Saturday night
Was one, big chilly
Wind tunnel
(So no chuckling or grossing out ;) )

I want to share the pic with you

And the autograph

But the wave is mine alone...

:)

The Wave

2005-10-17T07:20:00.000-07:00

Well, we're back.

Great, great trip
This was after we were delayed
On Friday getting there
Then yesetrday at LaGuardia
Was a nightmare
But we're home safe and sound.

Fiddler was outstanding
Our girl was terrific
Those critics can stick it
Where the sun don't shine...

So, the backstage tour
Of course it is on
"Meet the contest winners" night
They were back near her dressing room
For a good 20-30 minutes
Lucky Ducks

By this time, we had to leave
Our "contact" had to leave
So that means we had to
But it was very cool to stand
On the Fiddler's stage

So, we merged into the HUGE crowd
At the stage door
Waiting for you-know-who
And out she comes
Smiling and surrounded by yellow

Signing Playbills
Smiling for the camera
Her arm around your shoulder

I don't think she missed
One, single, Playbill
That's our girl

I got my glance afterall
And her sig
And her smile
And her "Hi, how are you?"
And her arm
Over my shoulder

Then off she went
Hopped into her waiting SUV
Which was, of course,
Stuck on 45th St in after-theatre traffic

We virtually walked beside it
On our way to 8th Ave
So I stopped..
And waved like a goofy-girl

And she waved back at me
From inside

No one else was waving
So I knew it was especially
For me

I think that was the
Best part of the whole meeting

The wave.

taking off

2005-10-13T15:25:00.000-07:00

Just a quickie
As I'm packing us up

Us for The Big Apple
We leave at lunch tomorrow
And my very smart 2 year old
For Grandma & Grampa's in the morning

She has her Disney Princess
Wheelie suitcase all packed
And her matching Disney Princess
Duffle bag for her "goodies"
She calls them
You know,
Her DVD's, some toys, books
Stuff like that

Will be home late Sunday night
But I likely won't be able to
Fill you in until Monday

Have a great weekend everyone~!

My Pumpkin Patch

2005-10-10T12:59:00.000-07:00

a discovery

2005-10-08T10:50:00.000-07:00

So I get energetic this afternoon
And start going through my
DVD's and CD's
Packing them up

And I've made a discovery
Just based on my CD collection

I'm a big 'ole lesbian.

It's true.

I do have quite a mix of music
But I have COMPLETE CD collections
Of the following:

Melissa Etheridge (even bootlegs)

k.d. lang
(even ones where she makes "appearances"
like the soundtrack to "Anywhere But Here"
Who's heard of that movie, anyway?!?!)

The Indigo Girls
(that's gotta be a sure-fire sign,
as they aren't quite as mainstream
as the above 2)

Others?

Sophie B. Hawkins, Melissa Ferrick, M'shell N'gedecello, Ani Difranco, Carole Pope...

Haven't heard of some of these?
Well, it's cuz you're not a lesbian
Like me.

Oh yeah
Not to mention I have 3 volumes
Of 3 different Lilith Fair Soundtracks
(2 of which I ATTENDED, by the way)

Oh well
What can I say
I guess I just dig chicks
Who can sing

Can that be it?

;)

giving thanks

2005-10-07T11:43:00.000-07:00

This weekend is
Canuckie Thanksgiving

See, we have ours WAY before
Yours
So we have LOTS of time
To recover before Christmas

Plus, there is no such thing as
"99% OFF the ENTIRE store!!"
In Canada
So we just have our turkey this weekend
Without the sales..

I do give thanks for blogger, though

I have made some pretty great and fun
Stranger-friends since I joined in April
It's so amazing how you really get to know them
From just a few words a day, isn't it?

But, in light of the holiday
I'm doing a Canuckie thing here
For my fellow Canucks...

Rumour: To go with YOUR Thanksgiving Turkey (be careful driving to Thompson)

And Heidi: To go with YOUR 'dinde' (crossing my fingers for you and the contest)

And for moi: to go with MY dinner(cuz I'm craving the leftovers already)

Happy Thanksgiving!

october????

2005-10-05T11:23:00.000-07:00

Today
It's 30 degrees celcius
(86 or so for my US friends)

It's effing Canada
In effing October
And it's effing
Hot and humid
And smoggy
(oh joy)

The trees have all turned
As its cool at night
Yellows
And oranges
And my favourite
Red (from the maples)

But we can't go out to enjoy it
Or walk through them
Because it's too effing hot

Oh yeah,
It's Thanksgiving this weekend here
Turkey on the Barbie
Doesn't sound right to me

I've decided that I never
Want to live anywhere
That the seasons don't change

It's boring
I like my summer to go from June to September
Fall from October to November
Winter from December to March
And Spring from April to May

It just doesn't feel right
When you're putting your Halloween stuff up
In your shorts and tanks

Nope
Not right at all.

better than a mousepad

2005-10-02T11:02:00.000-07:00

All is good here
Thanks for the comments
Just dealing with a cold at the moment
One for me
And one for my very smart 2 year old

Nothing serious
Just the sniffles
And sneezing
And blah's

Also had to get Hub ready
He headed to Chicago today
For 4 days
For a conference
You know how men need help
Packing...

So..back to my title

My best friend since highschool
Is a lighting designer
Broadway, operas, travelling companies, etc
I tell her that Hub and I are heading
To NYC in 12 more days
Told her that I am very excited
To see Fiddler

So, in the meantime
She puts a call in to one of
Her 'cronies'
Who apparently always knows
WHO is working on WHAT show
On the Great White Way

Turns out this guy
Is working Fiddler himself

What does he do?
Because he is a such a good pal
Of my pal
He puts mine and Hub's name
On the guest list for the night
That we're seeing the show

What does that mean exactly??

It means a backstage tour (cool)
Which I think could POSSIBLY
Include a Rosie sighting

What do you think?
I'm crossing my fingers, anyway...

I think I'm already closer to a
Rosie sighting
Than a Rosie mousepad

And I think that IF I get the chance
To say anything to her
I'll be opening with
"This is definitely better
than my missing mousepad"...

Think that'll get a chuckle?
I do :)

hello, in there

2005-09-28T11:23:00.000-07:00

So, both myself
And my very smart 2 year old
Are being lazy asses
This afternoon

We were out and about all morning
Preschool and such
Back home to have lunch and chill

Except she wasn't chilling
The one day mommy has a headache
And is looking forward to REALLY
Napping while she naps
And she sleeps for all of 35 minutes

Woopdidooda

So I crawl in her bed
And we chill together

She proceeds to ask where Daddy is
At work, I tell her
Where is Grandma
At home, I tell her
Where is my baby sister or brother
In mommy's belly, I tell her

She whips up my shirt
Rubs my belly nicely

"Hi baby brother or sister
I'm your big sister
I can't wait to see you
Gonna teach you songs
Gonna watch Shrek with you
Gonna hold you and gonna love you
Bye"

All this is said directly
Into my belly button

At least now we know
We have a direct line right to he or she

That's good to know :)

updates

2005-09-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

Geez, I'm being a deliquent blogger.

I have been reading them, though
Guess I just can't think of anything
That exciting to write about lately

I mean, I've written about my nausea
As exciting as that was to read about...
(Sorry everyone)
It is slowing down now, I'm happy
To report.

I've written about my very smart 2 year olds
Sleeping arrangments now
She has remained IN the bed since
The "incident" and has been doing
Wonderfully.

I've written about extravagant
Purchases online
I haven't mentioned how she asks me
EVERY morning now
"Wiggles show today, Mommy?"

On the agenda for the next few weeks?

Hub takes off to Chicago on Sunday
Just for 4 days..

Canuckie Thanksgiving is the
Second weekend in October
Looking forward to turkey :)

Then Hub and I are flying to NYC
The folllowing weekend
To see Ro and have a blast...

Halloween is in there somewhere
My second favorite holiday after Christmas
So are doctor's appointments
And ultrasounds

And in between it all
I have to pack up this house
As we move to our new one
In 7 weeks

Geez...it all sounds pretty exciting
Maybe I'll have some blogging ideas
Before Christmas rolls around...

a hundred bucks

2005-09-24T09:11:00.000-07:00

That's what I spent online this morning.

On what, pray tell?

On tickets to see The Wiggles
For myself and my very smart 2 year old.

For those of you that are unaware
Of what exactly a 'wiggle' is

They are a group of 4 Australian
Grown men
That each wear a different colour
And sing songs that stick in your head forever
And do dances that kids know how to do
From the time they can walk..

Oh yeah, plus they hang out with
A walking octopus named Henry
A dancing dinosaur named Dorothy
A doggie named Wags
And a crazy pirate named Captain Feathersword

A hundred bucks
For 2 tickets
To a 60 minute show

They know they've got you
They know the kids love them
And that mom and dad have a hard time
Passing stuff like this up

I asked Hub once
"Instead of you and Mike and Gord and Andre
getting loaded every weekend when you were younger
why didn't you all get
together in your garage and practice kids songs back then?
You'd be millionaires now!"

At least we would have saved a hundred bucks...

:D

p.s.

2005-09-22T07:58:00.000-07:00

Nance?

We went straight to a double bed

We're big-bed believers
Hub and I have had a kingsize
Forever..

But it's funny..
Even in a double
She falls off...