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A mild Monday...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:02:51 GMT

Today was a quiet day. The car went in for a bit more work, all under warranty so not a huge deal. I have walked back from the dealership both times I have taken it in. They think I am nuts. Tomorrow it has to go back there to get shipped to the glass place to get the rear window replaced. When I use the rear-defrost in the winter and turn the radio on I get some static through the speakers, this was a recall as well as the speakers. It was not as hot here as it has been the last few days, which was nice. It made for a good walk and this morning Chuck and I slept in so I had the energy.

When we got back home we then cleaned the house and did some dishes. I am pretty sure that he has shifted positions again, which is ok with me as long as he is moving into a head out position. It is hard for me to figure out what I am feeling and I have seen no limbs that were distinct sticking out of my body. I can tell you that he is still for sure shoving his feet into my rib cage when I am done eating. He must really be running out of room!

I went to feed grandma supper tonight and let Kenny have his night off that I promised him. Well I had to call him once, as I needed a second opinion on the kitchen light (see paragraph below). He mowed the lawn and then BBQ’d himself some steak and potatoes. He is actually just finishing up putting the toolbox together and soon will be loading it up with his tools. He seems very happy with his new toolbox, which makes me happy, and Chuck too.

Grandma on the other hand was a nervous wreck. Having Alzheimer’s is probably hard enough on her but when things change it makes it that much harder. Her kitchen light won’t work. I am sure that it’s not the bulbs but the light itself. She is worried that it will catch on fire cause the wiring is bad. I just told her not to turn it on. She kept trying to get me to turn it on to see if it might come back on. It didn’t. So I moved the lamp from the living room into the kitchen so that she would have light on the way to the bathroom tonight. She is now worried that it will catch fire. It is amazing that a little change will send her into a spiral of nervousness, but I do understand…well I try!

Feeling good...

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:23:39 GMT

The sprinklers were actually a great idea. I was kind of nervous at first to be in public in a bathing suit looking the way that I did but the way that the water cooled me off was more then enough to change my mind. I did not get harpooned and the kids had a great time, really enjoying the fact that an adult got in there with them.

Relay For Life was great. I walked for a total of about 5 hours with only a few breaks to eat and drink I thought I did rather well. Of course I did have many breaks where I was in the bathroom cause I wanted to stay hydrated and well that just means more walking to the bathroom than possibly on the track itself. I am a little sore in the hips today and my feet could use a good massage but I am sure if I ask Kenny tonight he will give them a little rubbing. I am proud of my teammates and myself and have to say that walking that track with the candles lighting our path was something that I will never forget. I even think that I might try to do this each year as it made me feel like I was making a small difference, of course all of you that sponsored me were a part of this helping as well. Thank you!

So as mentioned I was supposed to go to Service Canada yesterday to yell and scream at them about the fact that they are a bunch of idiots and I have been without any money for my sick leave and it’s been 8 – 10 weeks all because they seem to think that I don’t know my mothers maiden name. The good part was that when I came home from the shower Thursday night Kenny informed me that I was a workingwoman and wouldn’t have to go back to the Service Canada office! It was such a relief as they deposited money for me and now I know that I will be helping him take care of the bills and such, I hated that feeling of not contributing in some manner especially cause I had no choice in leaving my job. I still am kind of pissed at my work for all the problems that they have caused me. I would still be working right now had they just tried to accommodate me. All this talk of the fact that we were all a team makes me see that we really weren’t after all and I wonder if they realize how un-human they really are?

Not much at all...

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:00:54 GMT

Today I did the dishes. That is it. I would like to say that I got a bit more done but I didn’t. I am not too sure why I had such a horrid headache but I did, and still kind of do. I hope it goes away soon cause I have a baby shower to go to for Crystal in a few hours. She had her baby last Tuesday but I haven’t really talked about it here cause I know that she wanted it to be a surprise for most people and with her Internet being down that isn’t possible for her right now. I do hope that by tomorrow I feel much better cause I need to be good for the Cure for Cancer walk tomorrow. So with that in mind I basically laid in bed for most part of the day and decided that I would even ignore incoming phone calls. I should have gone to Service Canada and found out what is going on with my sick leave but I will just do that tomorrow morning which may be not such a good choice, as I will probably end up with another headache.

This bird will drive you nuts...

Thu, 29 May 2008 20:50:01 GMT

Have you ever been annoyed by that neighbour, you know the one that keeps trying to start something like a lawn mower or a chain saw even thought it wouldn’t stay running? When we were up north I thought that some idiot nearby was one of those idiot neighbours. It turned out that it was actually something natural, a bird by the name of a Ruffed Grouse, whom I happened to get 2 pictures of. Not good ones but they will do. Now the people of Pennsylvania are crazy I think. I hear this annoying bird is their state bird. I mean have you ever heard one? Not cool, it sounds like a small engine being started and once it gets going it just stops. The first time I noticed it was the first morning that we were there at about 6am. I thought who in their right mind would be up this early trying to start their chainsaw?

Mom laughed when I asked who the idiot was and why he just didn’t get the fact that the small engine that he was trying to start just wasn’t going to stay running. It turns out that she thought the same thing the first time she hear it. There are a few of them that live right next to the trailer and man oh man, I think for majority of our stay was listening to these birds drum every 20 minutes. I mean part of the reason was every 20 minutes I would go to the outhouse and probably scare the birds, but that was not the case all night long.

At one point I could concentrate on nothing more than this noise, didn’t matter how hard I tried to block it out. I can say that I have been up there many many times before and never once noticed this annoying bird before. I hope it has relaxed a bit more by the time that we go up there for our next visit.

No need for concern...

Tue, 27 May 2008 17:08:48 GMT

LOL you guys are hilarious. Did you know that my fridge and stove have wheels on them? So I really wasn’t moving anything that heavy, it’s just that one of the wheels on the fridge seemed to be sticking. Thank you for your concern but I think we all know that if it were too hard I wouldn’t have bothered. In fact I have made sure that all of my furniture has those soft felt things on them so that I can still move them to vacuum behind the couches and such. It makes moving anything across the hardwood easy as pie, and my piece of mind that I have truly vacuumed everywhere. Speaking of pie…I could really go for some Key Lime Pie!

After car shopping yesterday afternoon with Mom she is now leaning towards a Ford Escape, which I myself think is a great idea. However in all the excitement we forgot to get ant traps so I have to remember that today!! I think that in the Escape she will have the room that she wants and enough vehicle around her that she will feel very safe. The one car dealership that we have been dealing with (where Kenny and I bought Magnum) is right next to a popular ice cream parlour in town called Bartley’s. They have the best soft serve twist frozen yogurt or ice cream cones that you could find and each time mom and I go car shopping she feels the need to get us one. Of course when I get home I am sure to brag to Kenny that I got ice cream and he didn’t, then he points out that my mom was most likely buying it for the baby and not me. He is probably right!

Chuck has been very mobile over the last few nights when I try to go to sleep. I mean he is still very active all day long but at night as of late he has been all over the place. At some points when I glance down my tummy looks like it is the ocean rippling away. I was up again at 3am and 6am for some unknown reason, and of course wide-awake. I really feel bad for Kenny cause I am sure that I am waking him up in the process and I get to go back to sleep after I get some breakfast and he goes to work. Maybe that is his punishment cause he doesn’t have to carry the baby? I have thought a few times about coming out to sleep on the recliner but Kenny really likes to cuddle and would notice if I was gone for too long and wake up. I can say that the acid that has been in the back of my throat hasn’t been as bad the last few days but I am sure now that I mentioned it I will get it back full force.

The ants go marching one by one...

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:24:00 GMT

The party went well yesterday, but I think I got a bit more sun that I would have liked too. In fact I think that I am more allergic to the sun now that I am pregnant than I was before. But all in all I really enjoyed myself. I watched Payton and Logan this morning for a few hours while Amanda went to get a haircut and in that process noticed that there were a few ants in the one cupboard. This of course cause I am OCD had to be taken care of right away. I got out the Lysol and the gloves and started scrubbing out the cupboards. I know having ants doesn’t mean that your house is dirty…but since I found them in mine it does mean that I might vomit! I was very surprised to see that the kids could entertain themselves long enough for me to clean out the at least the cupboard where I found. We still got a chance to play and make a hug mess in the basement before they left!

I am actually taking a break right now from cleaning out the rest of the cupboards and everything else in my path as ordered by Kenny so that I don’t overwork myself. I wish that I could divide into two people and take pictures of what I have been up to. Have you ever seen a frantic OCD pregnant woman trying to move the fridge and stove out so that she can clean behind it without hurting herself fearing that soon ants will be taking over her house?? I am sure that it was funny looking that is for sure, cause at one point I had to literally walk from the kitchen into the living room and then to the hallway to move the fridge a bit, and then walk all the way around to the other side to move the fridge a bit more. This went on a few times before I got the fridge moved where I could get in behind it and even then I don’t fit where I used to…or for that matter think I do!!

I think that I might also grab something to eat before I head out with mom to look at cars again. I also have to pick up a few groceries and of course some ant traps, with all of this cleaning I didn’t notice the time and Chuck is getting a little twitchy. He sure lets me know when it’s time to eat…and pee!

Friday Feast...

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:25:48 GMT

Appetizer

When someone smiles at you, do you smile back?

Well as most of you here know I most certainly try to give them, cause I mean they are free…and contagious! Ha ha ha!!

Soup

Describe the flooring in your home. Do you have carpet, hardwood, vinyl, a mix?

I have a mix. Most of the rooms are hardwood and I love that, I mean L-O-V-E it is so easy to keep the cat hair cleaned up and with 3 cats you need all the help you can get. The hallway and the computer area have carpet, which I was supposed to clean today but haven’t cause Kenny has given me his cold. The basement has cement in the laundry room and probably some sort of asbestos tile in the TV room from the 1970’s.

Salad

Write a sentence with only 5 words, but all of the words have to start with the first letter of your first name.

Aimee ate all active animals. (kind of weird eh? nothing new though really I mean I pretty much eat anything at this point)

Main Course

Do you know anyone whose life has been touched by adoption?

My whole families to be honest with you. I am still looking for my sister who at this point I guess doesn't want to be found. Maybe someday she will want to get to know us. I guess all I can do for right now is wait.

Dessert

Name 2 blue things.

Even though the sky is blue so is my mood...damn that Kenny and his germs!

Dull and dreary day...

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:37:10 GMT

Some days it just takes so much to get going especially days like today where I am very stiff. I have not accomplished anything yet today other than brushing the cat again, which of course means more vacuuming in the near future. I don’t think the fact that today is a very dull and dreary day of rain is helping my mood very much. My plans for the day seem to be crumbling as the hour’s progress, which is making me very sad. I was supposed to be meeting up with a blog friend from NC that is here in Canada visiting. Her plans have changed and I am very sad that we no longer will have that chance to meet up. It is always heartbreaking when something that you have been planning for months falls through. I was looking so forward to putting a face and voice to the person, well other than pictures! I have decided that instead of trying to figure out what I am going to do today that I will just go with the flow and see where that gets me. I will start my day (well…afternoon) off with going to have lunch with Kenny. I figure that should help my mood and I could clean out the car. Cleaning always makes me feel better! I could always start to wash the walls and cupboards, as I have been staring at them trying to remember the last time I have washed them. I keep wondering if I start that now what will I do next week? I think that I kind of miss having a job today! Crazy I know!

Friday Feast...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:13:48 GMT

Appetizer

Name something you would categorize as weird.

How can you brush a cat, get a hairball about the size of that 30lb cat and yet over the next few hours he still sheds all over the house after you have vacuumed. I mean seriously I have hairballs drifting though the house like dust balls in the desert!

Soup

What color was the last piece of food you ate?

Green and no it was not a booger, but of course a pickle. Hey what can I say I am pregnant!

Salad

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy being alone?

Right now 10, but that is only cause Chuck has his foot tucked into my rib cage. It’s not that I don’t like him being in there it’s just that it would be nice to feel like myself again!!

Main Course

Fill in the blank: I will _________ vote for ___________ in _______.

I will not vote for ice cream in bed anymore!

Dessert

Describe your sleeping habits.

Sleep? Not sure what that is. Just kidding. After Chuck comes I am sure I will not know what sleep is but for now I get a little but it’s interrupted by a lot of pee breaks as of late!

Friday Feast...

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:15:18 GMT

Appetizer
Invent a new flower; give it a name and describe it.

How about a Zebra Lily or maybe even a Cow Lily? I mean I really love Tiger Lilies because of their colour but wouldn’t it be cool to see a Zebra Lily!? I think that it would be very cool to see a colourless flower that would have such beautiful contrast.

Soup
Name someone whom you think has a wonderful voice.

Oh Dallas Green…how I love your melodic voice!
Drool!
It gives me shivers and literally has made the line “music to my ears” make so much sense.
Dallas is a Canadian from St. Catherines. Whoot whoot!! He started a band called Alexisonfire, (which I listen to but they are very post-hardcore or screamo as I call it but Dallas breaks through all of that with his piercingly clear vocals) but he did head out on some solo projects in which he titled City and Colour. I love listening to the two albums; the fist one was self-titled and the second one just released called Bring Me Your Love. I share Dallas’s voice with Chuck all the time. I want him to know the music when he comes into this world. If you can search it out listen to a song that Dallas did with the Neverending White Lights called The Grace. If the hair doesn’t stand up on the back of your neck as he sings I think you need your hearing checked!

Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how clean do you keep your car?

Well…normally a 10 but since I can’t bend over quite as well and the car hasn’t been vacuumed in a month I would say an 8. It always smells good and when I am stuck at a train or in drive-thru I pull out my Swifter duster that I keep in the pocket of the door and make sure to dust everything. I am very much OCD when it comes to my car. My biggest pet peeve is people who have messy vehicles that smell bad!!

Main Course
How do you feel about poetry?

It’s nice. I can’t write them, but I wish that I could.

Dessert
What was the last person/place/thing you took a picture of?

Well I guess that was two things depending on which way you look at it, either my tummy or Chucks house?! So I guess me and Chuck!

Brisk morning...

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:19:36 GMT

This morning on the way to work I stopped at Tim Horton’s for a tea and of course an onion bagel with herb and garlic cream cheese. I do this once a week as a treat for Chuck as just can’t get enough garlic or for that matter cream cheese. I have thought about getting a container of cream cheese and eating it off a spoon like I have been with peanut butter. I am not even a big cream cheese fan?! One thing I do know is that if you were to spread it on a tortilla and roll it up with some salami and pickles it would be de-lish!

I will be sure not to cringe too much when I get weighed next week.

So I noticed that they have filled in all the potholes in a lot of the roads as well as the parking lot and drive-thru area. A sure sign that spring is almost here or they finally listened when I yelled on Saturday at the manager. An older lady left the store and fell in the pothole. She actually fell so hard and so fast that she hit her head. I stopped my car and rushed out to help her. She laughed when she saw me and my tummy cause part of her problem (other than the huge pothole she stepped in) was a twisted knee and ankle that she hurt 30 years before when she herself was pregnant.
The stupid part is that when the manager came out she right away asked me “should I call and ambulance?”
The lady assured her she was ok and just needed a minute.
Then the manager said rudely and in the most accusing voice. “Well did you hit her?”
I said in a very snotty voice “no, she fell in the gaping pot hole that you have in your driveway.”
She said, “oh, we are very sorry for that” and then went back into the store.
I (the pregnant person) with the help of her husband or male companion got her up and into her car. The young manager just watched us through the window.
I mean seriously, how rude can one person be? You made an older man and a pregnant lady help a hurt woman to her car after accusing the pregnant woman of hitting the lady. In all reality you should be used for having a crappy parking lot and most of all for not helping a hurt person you should be fired!
Anyway, the potholes are fixed!

With fixed potholes comes the first ride of the season. Some mornings I used to get up and feel it, smell it in the air. Like last year, again this year, I just heard it. While in drive-thru I head the roar of a V-twin, with just a glimpse I saw a very cold person on a very healthy sounding RC51. Curled up as much as they could to hide from the wind and at the same time calm the urge to ride. I looked down at the dash to see that it was –4*C out. Burr!! It's not the first bike I have seen or heard out, but the first one to make me crave a ride. I know that by the time they leave work the weather will be warm enough to enjoy. It’s funny how we suffer on the way to work so that we enjoy that ride home. We used to have a saying “one degree was warm enough for me.” I don’t agree anymore!

Potpouri...

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:51:09 GMT

I had my first shower since the hair cut. Actually to be honest I have had a few. Of course I keep using too much shampoo/conditioner. That is ok cause I have very clean soft hair now. I figure that it happens to all of us who get a large amount of hair cut off. I really like it and think that I could have even gone a bit shorter. When I first cut it all off everyone told me to be careful how much I removed but now that it keeps getting shorter I remember how much I love it as short as possible. Not that I would go back to shaving my head again with a beard trimmer. Well not without good reason of course. I guess there is always next time to go a bit shorter.

Saturday I had my Epicure party and I think that we all had fun. If not we sure were very full from all the food For those of you who don’t know what that is it’s spices an cookware, kind of a different approach to a Tupperware party I guess. Basically you get to eat through the whole party. See here for more information http://www.epicureselections.com/ My sister-in-law started to sell it and asked if I would be one of her first parties. I mean why not, I mean I am pregnant and some food that I didn’t eat before taste better. Why not try new things? I got some great stuff from it and think that it might help with my cooking skills. Kenny says probably not. He says that not being on the computer while I am cooking might help me more. It might stop most things from being burnt to the bottom of pots because they are forgotten about. Ha ha ha! Poor guy!!

Here he is trying on my maternity shorts. I told him if he was going to act silly he might end up here. The sad part is that they fit him!!

Sunday sucked. I got up at 6am and couldn’t go back to sleep. So much for sleeping in on the weekend!! I know I though about trying to get one in before the race, but in reality I knew that would never happen. I was right. I was so mad at myself for not napping when I wanted to cause the NASCAR race was not a good one. I was so disappointed cause I love Bristol, it’s my favorite. Juan did place pretty good and Tony's crash was horrible cause he is in my picks but that is why I love Bristol, mostly for the great crashes that happen there...as sick as that is to say. This week’s race was B – O– R – I – N – G!! I should have had that nap that I wanted.

Today at work sucked. I was in a bad mood from the time I got up, and work did not make it any better. I think it’s got something to do with the weather, most of you are talking about spring and here the snow just won’t go away and as you can see it’s still piled around our house as tall as me almost!!

And before I go today I just wanted to leave a little message that I am thinking of you Lauren and Avery, Happy 2nd heavenly birthday angel!!

Friday Feast...

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:29:56 GMT

I find that Fridays are quite busy and usually I don’t have as much to write about. I got my hair cut today as you can see. It just keeps getting shorter and shorter. Ha ha ha!!

I never knew that people actually went to another site to get this but found a link on another blog and decided that I might give it a try and see how it works. I guess the worst that can happen is that you get to know me better…right?!?!

Appetizer
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 as highest), how much do you like your own handwriting?
How about a 1! Surprised? I hate my handwriting. Even my husband has what I would call prettier writing than I do. I figure that mine is very similar to a Dr.’s. Very hard to read, so hard sometimes that I can’t even figure it out!!

Soup
Do you prefer baths or showers?
Depends on what kind of a day I have had, or the temperature outside. I mean nothing is better than a warm bath in winter when you can’t get warm but in the summer it is cool showers all the way.

Salad
What was the last bad movie you watched?
Ok if it wasn’t bad that I watched it once, when I was sick Dude Where’s My Car was on. Why I wasted another 1 1/2 hours of my life is beyond me, but I did.

Main Course
Name something you are addicted to and describe how it affects your life.
Ok don’t hate me I am just being honest. I mean I could have written chocolate in here and talked about that but, I am addicted to smoking. I can’t quit. The sad part is that I haven’t quit although I am pregnant. I know many of you are very mad to hear this. The reality is that I have cut back a lot. About 4 a day is what I have. Sometimes a few more, but I never exceed 8. I wanted to quit. I have tried several times. It’s the hardest thing I have ever tried, but I haven’t given up just yet. I still keep trying.

Dessert
Which instrument is your favorite to listen to?
A mandolin. My hubby is a huge Led Zeppelin fan and I have become one myself. I find that this instrument is just what makes some of the songs so great.

Some work and some play...

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:46:54 GMT

So I am feeling good, and looking big. I will have a few pictures for you soon. I actually have them it’s just a matter of finding the time to put them up.

We had our annual Christmas party on Saturday and it was a great turn out. No this is not an old entry, this year we decided that people had so much going on for the holidays we would push it off to the end of January. We went potluck and man did we ever have a lot of food. I was stuffed by the end of the night. I think everyone was. The funny part is that most of the girls are all pregnant and you could tell that we were all craving different things cause there was a little bit of everything on the table. I realized that next year there will only be two couples left that don’t have kids that were at the party.

Who are we going to pawn our kids off on next year? We will all have some basically? I yelled out at one point. The conclusion was that we would just have to swap!!

So I was informed today that my job would be changing again and this time I am not impressed!

I will be back out on the floor after a month of training the new girl how to do my job. I mean I went out and bought so many new clothes to be in the front office and now they are telling me that I am back out on the floor?! Not to mention that they said that they took me off the floor cause I was prego. I don’t want to be inhaling those weld and paint fumes all day long. I have no idea what to do. I need to stay here until July, well at least that was my plan. Now I will be out on the floor on my feet all day walking around in the heat and breathing in crappy air. I feel like they are trying to push me out of here earlier but that could just be me over reacting. I like to do that.

How do I explain that I really don’t think that I want to be on the floor without causing problems?

Remember I will be explaining this people that aren’t really human and could care less how I feel!!

My life in vehicles...

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:50:53 GMT

So we sold my car, which means that we now own a grey 2007 Dodge Magnum that I picked up on my way home last night. Getting rid of my car was not as easy as I thought it would be. It was the first car that I ever bought brand new. Hey, when you move out at 17 years of age you tend to not have the extra money that the other kids have at your age!

I was 22 when I got my first vehicle. It was a Yamaha YSR 80, who know what year it was, maybe a 1993? I guess it wasn’t really mine cause I borrowed it from an X boyfriend as it was just sitting in his garage, rebuilt it and put it on the road. When we broke up I gave it back to him, even after I dumped $500+ into it. The insulting part was when he and his drunken friends destroyed it one night for fun. I should have just kept it…I mean it was all in my name!! So what is a YSR you ask? It’s a little motorcycle that is very much like a big one, only it’s small hence the 80cc. It was the rebuilt that I ever did and I did a damn fine job I thought. I had to rebuild the engine and in doing that I needed all new gaskets that I ended up cutting out of gasket paper by hand. A great learning experience that really opened myself up to a lot of the things that I have seen and done in life.

The first car I owned was a 1989 Bonneville in which I named Bonnie Bonneville. Hey at age 23 I was still a little immature. This car had seats that felt like couches. I bought this hunk of GM crap for $500 from a friend’s mechanic. Never buy a car from a mechanic, unless he is a good one that doesn’t cut corners. It was well worth the money cause I never really had any huge problems, just a lot of rust and the wire gremlins. If you own a GM then you know about these wire gremlins. The crank sensor went, which was a great learning experience when I changed that. The driver’s window would fall into the door if you rolled it down too far. The back window you would roll down, then 10 minutes later when they decided that they would like to go down they would. You had to turn the turn signal off manually. The back door on the driver’s side never locked. You had to step into the car carefully cause the floor was so rusty that you might break through what was left of the floor and go through the brake lines. In the end I figure it was a jealous X boyfriend than brought this one to it’s sudden end, as some of the lug nuts were loosened off a wheel and well if you have ever had a lose wheel you know the rest of the story.

I was not too crushed over the loss of the Bonneville as I had already purchase a 1992 Mazda B2200, I just had to get it on the road a little faster. It was a regular cab and it was standard. I vowed to never drive an automatic car again. The only problem with this truck is that if you put a person or an object into the cab, it was full, and since it was a short box there wasn’t much room in the back. At age 24 now I had huge plans to lower and trick this ride out, in fact I was going to put a Mazda RX7 engine and tranny into it as well as a Nissan 300 rear end. It had plans to be a rusty piece of crap. I thought the bottom looked great when we got it. It was all rubberized undercoating. When I lowered it and we took it off the stand it rained rust. I didn’t do much after that, why bother. I eventually drove it into the ground, well not 100%.

During the time that I had the B2200 I acquired a Honda CBR600 F4. It was always my dream to have a bike. Mom said no when I was younger, now I was 25 and on my own. I couldn’t believe that I finally got a bike. I needed a place to keep it. Mom said no way was it staying in her garage for more than a month. She found out very quickly that if it stayed there she could tell when I left and when I came home. More importantly that I came home, and she could see that I was in one piece. It is still there 5 years later. I don’t live on it anymore, never got ride last year cause I took the insurance money and dumped it into the wedding. This year I will be too big to fit on it.

The Suzuki Swift was ultimately a beater. At the time that it was purchased I lived on my bike. If there was no snow and no rain I was on the bike. I just wanted something reliable and under for those times when I wasn’t on the bike, oh and maybe wanted someone to come with me somewhere. Did you know that not many guys will get on the back of a bike with a girl riding it?!?! Mom works at Cami and it made purchasing a Swift a little cheaper, whoot whoot to the GM discount. I got personalized plates for it that of course say SKRUMSHZ, a nickname given to me a long time ago. The colour choices on the car were horrible so I decided that the whole inside was going to be pink…besides ladies the best way to keep a man from driving your car is fill the inside with pink (unless it is your gay friend)!! This car was great. I could park it anywhere. It was standard so it was great on gas. Not much for space, but the only person that was ever really in it for the most part was just I. In the end it was mine, my first new car. It didn’t have quirks that I had to figure out and it didn’t smell like butt!

The SKRUMSHZ plates came with me to the Magnum. I had to leave all the pink behind in order to keep the plates; a deal I made with Kenny! I love the smooth drive and the fact that I just plug in my I-pod into a direct port into the stereo. I can’t get over the room in it and there is lot’s of holders for my random stuff that I keep in the car. I will get used to the size and the fact that it’s automatic someday but for now it’s a slow drive and I am constantly looking to shift. Tomorrow I will take it to the shop and clean it out. I know it has been detailed already but detailed by someone else. Now it’s time to make it clean to my OCD standards!

Things are good...

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:56:03 GMT

Today I was acting silly in order to make a friend smile. We live 4300 km away from each other and I usually get to see her once a year if I am lucky. The last time she was down was for my wedding. She has been feeling down as of late and I have been waiting for the perfect time to do something to make her smile. To remind her that although I am a billion miles away that I am still here. That I care. Today I think I did that. It made me feel good to know that I succeeded. It was a funny moment and it may get a little embarrassing in the future for her, I guess we will have to wait and see.

There is so much going on right now. We finally got a few of the gift that we received for Christmas put together. They look great!

The rocking chair for when the baby gets here, it's in the living room for now.

The stand for the microwave.

We also managed to get the washer and dryer going without wrecking it. I so enjoyed the few loads that I had to do this past weekend and the stand that Kenny and Randy made makes the doors at the perfect height so that I do not have to bend a whole lot to change loads.

We are also looking into purchasing a new vehicle. I have a 2004 Suzuki Swift right now but I know that if I do not sell it soon it will be worth nothing by the time I pay it off. It was a good car and served its purpose, I mean after all I did purchase it as a winter beater/rainy day car. You have to remember when I bought the car I was always on my bike back then and just wanted a reliable car. Mom works at Cami so I got a great deal!

This is what my hunk of junk looks like.

Now we are looking at getting a more family orientated vehicle. Kenny mentioned a Caravan (because it has to be a Dodge) but I just can seem to get myself to drive a minivan. No offence to the people out there that do! I just think there is nothing appealing about them; except for they are practical space wise. I myself am pushing for a Magnum, of course I don’t have to push too hard cause Kenny is all for it. For the same price that I am paying for my car a month payment wise and insurance, we could own our very own 2007 Magnum.

I hope that we get a grey one. Of course this is the SRT8 model so I am sure that ours won't be as fancy!!

Picture perfect world...

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:37:06 GMT

I need to be taking more pictures!! Can you believe that I used to run around with my camera by my side all the time?? If I was new to this site I would have never have guessed that.

I have taken very few pictures of us over the last few months and I started to take more colour photos for people and in which case I have less of my favorite b/w. I don’t know if that has anything to do with it. I did however get a new program to turn my colour pictures to b/w; only I haven’t had time to do that. I have yet to take a picture of my tummy yet! I know WTF?! I wanted to do it daily and someone (my mom) said that I might have more luck weekly. Ha ha ha. I can’t even get a picture of my tummy monthly.

I think that I should start carrying my camera with me more often and possibly making more time for myself to play with photos.

On the subject of photos, I have got the professional wedding photo albums finally. She did do a really good job of taking the photos, although the organization of the proofs and books weren’t that great. My dad was awesome enough to scan all million of them into his computer for me, and I picked up the disk last night. Now I just have to put them in the order that I want them in. So hopefully they will be up sometime tomorrow. These I really want some of them turned to b/w and hung in our living room. I guess I should get my butt in gear to get these done.

Some stuff that's good...

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:53:29 GMT

I shouldn’t just talk about the stupid people that are annoying me; cause there has been some really good things that have happened as well.

Friday night I went out to Amanda’s and we had a great time. I stuffed my face until I could barely move. Of course it was with a lot of vegetables, but I still ate too much. We got to see some friends that we haven’t seen since the weeding, and another couple that we haven’t see for a while and find out that they too are pregnant in fact she is only a week behind me. Amanda bought me a sleeper set for the baby that has a pumpkin on it and says Happy Halloween on it. I wanted to cry when I opened it, such a sweet gift. The baby will never want to know it was conceived on Halloween but it will always be a little joke between some of us that thinks it’s funny.

Saturday we got to spend a few hours with some friends that we usually see when my brother has get together. It was nice to have a change of atmosphere and it was a great opportunity to visit with another friend that is about a month and a half further than we are. It just seems like everyone is getting pregnant lately.

Yesterday we had our family Christmas at my mom’s. Kenny and I threw it cause mom headed up north early to beat the storm that was rolling through the area. It was good to see my grandparents and my aunt and uncle. The left shortly after dinner as the ladies needed a nap; it was just so good to see that they were both able to get out of the house for as long as they did. My cousin and his wife stayed for a few hours and it was great cause my brother’s kids played with my cousin’s kids and kept themselves pretty entertained. I realized that since my cousins are all done having their kids that if I want someone for my kid to play with I will have to have another one really close! Ha ha ha.

Way too much snow here...

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:57:40 GMT

So we got lots of snow on the weekend. I figure about 25+ cm, sorry my American friends I am not going to convert that. Ha ha ha. It sucked really badly. We ended up not going to my work Christmas party just incase it hit while we were too far away. The party was being held in London and I wasn’t even sure that I would make it through the ride without feeling ill. No fun going somewhere and then trying to eat when you feel like you are going to puke. So we stayed in town and went to East Side Mario’s for supper and ventured to my Aunt’s cause she was having an open house. It was a good night!

Sunday Kenny shoveled a lot. I did help a little but was sure not to do too much, don’t worry. I couldn’t believe the amount of snow. It did help get me into Christmas a bit more cause we put the tree up. It’s not decorated yet. We hope to get to that tonight!

Yesterday I had a headache. Of course I really don’t want to take anything for it so I just pretty much slept. I feel much better today and actually feel like I accomplished a lot today at work. Which makes up for the fact that yesterday I didn’t get much done at all.

I’m still loving the hair…how could I not?!?

Spare parts...

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:27:49 GMT

Sorry I haven’t made it here yet this week. It has been crazy. I thought most of the busy times were over cause the wedding is over…but I was wrong.

I figured that this weekend for sure I would have the time to sit down and finish off telling you all about our honeymoon, but because of the new position at work I was forced to go out and shop for new clothes. I did not have fun. Since all my girls and Nathan were busy, I was on my own, I felt like those lost people on What Not To Wear. I am still not too sure if what I bought was good or bad. Guess I will figure it out and people make their comments as I wear the outfits.

Saturday night we headed out to a Halloween party with Chris and Amanda (mine). It was fun. I felt old. People were talking about how this one chick was old cause she turned 23 (big wow) I am 30. I just stood there and laughed. I soon discovered that my camera will not work on any other batteries than the rechargeable that sit in it all the time and much be charged in the camera on the docking station. I do not have any of the pictures from the party but if Amanda maybe remembers to send them I might end up with a few.

Then Sunday Amanda (brothers) ended up in the hospital and is in need of surgery, her gallbladder. I don’t know much about it other than you don’t really need it unless you are a caveperson that only eats once every month or so. I say in need cause she stayed there Sunday night and Monday they sent her home. They have no room for her and no time in the ER to fit her in. I can only imagine how she is feeling, I have yet to actually talk to her as my brother answers when I call and there are always voices in the background of company or help in this case. They assure me they are fine and will call if they need our help. So we had to go and watch the kids all day Sunday and this meant that the Thank You notes from the wedding and the updates on the computer have been put off until I magically take the 24 hours that I get and turn them into 48 cause man we are busy this week!!

Things are good and we are still as happy as ever, but our spare time is taken up by our new favourite indoor sport. Amongst the other things in life that we have to do we have a priority right now, baby making. I have had many people ask me what the new ticker is. It’s funny cause it’s actually my female schedule, or an ovulation calendar if you will. I guess you could say that we are trying, very hard, without really trying too hard. LOL Hopefully when the bottle reaches the treasure box it will not start over!!

I would lose my brain if it wasn't attached...

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:03:27 GMT

Stress will make you forget that you have a spare apartment size dryer when your brother and his family have been without one for about two months. When you realize this it will also make you want to cry cause how could you not think of it sooner? I mean there are 5 people in that house and they have been living with no dryer running all over the place using other peoples and here I have one not being used at all! We did bring it out to them on Sunday when I did finally remember that we had it.

Stress can make you do weird things while trying to give directions in a vehicle that you are in. It can make you drive down the 401 to get to Burlington when you really wanted the 403. Even after you told your fiancé that yes you really wanted the 401 when he asked if you meant the 403. Thank goodness that the 407 connects the 401 and the 403 together, and we like going for drives. Just too bad that it is a toll road and you’re driving in your fiancés company truck where his boss will get billed!!

We did however get a great breakfast made for us because we brought out the dryer. My brother got the cooking skills since I was the one that was capable of working on cars. He made us omelets Sunday morning that were just amazing and we got to spend some time with the kids. We then started our adventure to Ikea where we bought a TV stand for the living room upstairs as well as some curtains. I think now I just need some covers for the couch and chair. The spare TV that we had still in the box was on the spare dryer so when the dryer went we decided that we should put the TV upstairs when it belongs. I will get some pictures when my camera is charged. I went to take some but the battery is dead.

Song of the day: Prosthetic Head – Green Day

Strange start to the week...

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:29:35 GMT

So the wedding was great, a little hot but great. As much as I really enjoyed the fact that it was outside, I also hated the sun for being so damn hot and for making me blister. Although my allergic reaction this time was less than what I thought it would be. Who would want it to rain though, so I shouldn’t complain. You can see by the pictures that I added from the wedding that we all had an awesome time and the bride and grooms day went along perfectly. Well as far as I could see anyway. It was very exciting for Kenny and I, we found ourselves quite taken by the fact that we are next!

I am sorry there was no entry yesterday but for once I drank. Of course you know alcohol and me don’t go together very well so I wasn’t feeling too great yesterday. I was ok when I first got up but after I ate a sandwich I wasn’t feeling so hot. Not sick at all just not feeling good and a little stiff. For some reason rye makes my legs ache. So I chose to lay on the couch for most of the day, sleeping here and there between loads of laundry. We did however watch most of the race. Tony made me laugh with his “here kitty kitty” comment as he was getting ready to take the lead. Of course it was a Juan-derful race with Montoya coming in second. I was hoping for his first oval track win, but that is ok, maybe next week!

I have a second interview tonight after work. Well a third if you count the phone one that happened first. I am not nervous, well maybe a little. It’s not that I need a job, I mean I have one. I just don’t think that I get paid enough for what I do. This new job wouldn’t take as much from me and would pay me more. It does however mean a longer crappier drive in the winter. I am not too sure what I think just yet, a few things have to be weighed out. Although if they pay for overtime that might be enough to sway me. I mean I have worked almost an extra two weeks this year so far and I don’t get to bank the hours or get paid for it….nothing. I just do it out of the goodness of my heart I guess.

One lady quit today that has been there for 12 years. The owner said “oh ok”. Serious?!? After 12 years they just look at you and say “oh ok”. Wow! I guess I just figured out what kind of people they are faster than she did. I mean the place isn’t worth it at all. Her new job takes her up north where she grew up and pays 25% more than what she is making now. I wish her the best of luck but I know she won’t need it. However I might miss the estrogen a bit as there are not many of us females in the shop!!

Song of the day: A Strange Day - The Cure

What is going with my space...

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:34:29 GMT

I still haven’t had time to get used to the changes, cause I haven't had time to sheck them all out. Not too sure if everyones MSN space changed, guess I should get out for a blog walk. I did uploaded the pictures from the other night, there are a few new options I have now that I never had before. Guess in time I will figure them all out. I have also noticed that I have a feature now that everyone else had a long time ago. The sign up for alerts option. The sad part is that not all the blogs that I visit have the Visitor Toolbox on their blog. I do hope that everyone will add it soon. It will make it a lot easier for me to get around to the blogs that have actually been updated. The way to add this is to go into the customize area and click on add modules, then click on modules, space tools, and either add or show visitor tools.

However you can check out what I got uploaded in the July album. I have not found any of me on my camera and I have not recieved any of me through email. I think I was good at keeping myself out of the range of the cameras, and behind them. I think that I might take some time right now to figure out what is new with all the changes. Maybe even come up with a new look for the place…then again with all the changes made from MSN I don’t think I really need to do too much here.

Song of the day: Changes – David Bowie