Christmas Outft!

I needed a outfit to wear this holiday season - I have a few things in my closet but the body isn't quite the same after having a baby.

So I ventured out to the local mall(sooooo bad!). I tried one rather "mom" store - everything looked matronly on me - must be all the lumps and bump ;-) Then I tried a store aimed at teenagers. Firstly the service was shotty at best. Although once I got the one girl to help me she was quite nice. Then I tried to squeeze myself into several shirts and pants. Why oh why do they make mediums that really only fit a size 2 woman (which I am not!) So I tried on the larges - there were some rather scary versions of Ej looking like a sausage, Ej looking like a set of moguls, Ej looking like she has the biggest saggiest boobs ever!

Finally, I found a shirt and it was perfect. It was in black (I love wearing black - hides the lumps and bumps) and it was on sale. My pant and shirt cost $30. Now chances are good that they'll fall apart by New Years but who cares! They were only $15 each.

Finished off the evening with a little Purdy's ice cream (yum) as I have a figure to maintain ;-)

The End

I have made it through the entire month posting everyday! Phewwww! I am kind of glad it is over as now I can relax a bit - although I liked posting everyday. So I may try and keep it up but if I miss a day C'est La Vie. December is going to be busy with family stuff and get togethers so I don't know if I'll be posting much during that.

December will be a big month as my cousin and his wife are having a baby, my Aunt is coming - in a week I think, my sister is coming for the holidays, my cousins are all coming down both from the north or the city, my other Aunt and Uncles are swinging into town too. We've never had this many family in town in one year - it is crazy.

I am currently trying to type with J-man vying for my attention - hitting me(we are working on him NOT doing that), and pushing the keyboard away. Kids are soooo squirmy!

I was all set for a snow day but we only got 3 inches - I had my day all planned out - in my head and then it wasn't a snow day. All those plans went out the window. J-man woke up very early(at least for him) so we both had naps later. So I haven't really done much today - am feeling no motivation!

MySp*ce Graphics

Several posts ago I put a mysp*ce graphic on here - now anytime someone puts mysp*ce in a google search my page comes up! While I like that it helps my numbers (the ego does well when I get 60 hits a day) it isn't actually anyone that ever comes back. So for future reference - I don't have any graphics here, or words to Christm*s C*rols. You'll notice I've removed certain letters (okay one letter) from these words - that way I won't come up in a search!

Anyway - we're at 2 inches of snow and falling tonight! I am sooooo sick of this! I am not a winter girl - that is why I live here. There are two seasons - rain and about to rain. None of this snow business. Luckily they sent me home from work early so I didn't have to drive.

I leave you with a visual on my feelings about SNOW expressed beautifully by my little man!

November 30th Note : I have now removed the picture from a past post. Hopefully I won't be on google so much now!.

Bus in bed!

You know there are kids in your house when...you find a bus in your bed!

Last night I was getting into bed when I came upon this nice little yellow bus! I remember J-man crawling into our room as I blog stalked - he was pushing the bus going "vrooom vroooom." Then a little while later he reappeared and we went downstairs. How he got it onto the bed - I have no idea but he surprises me all the time!

bbrrrrrr Baby it's cold outside!

Whoever turned off the heat - I am freezing!!! I didn't go to work today as Ry said the roads were nasty. So I stayed home - but I am completely stir crazy!

Leah - I steamed two of my big windows(we have a really damp house - so our windows grow mold and it is nasty!), the dishwasher, and a bit of my stove. So more surfaces are feeling the heat. I LOVE it - bye bye mold and other gunk!

I have no idea how to dry out our house! During the summer, fall and spring we can leave windows open. But during winter - I am not paying for heat to go right out the windows. We leave the bathroom fan on all the time and that helps but it doesn't help once I turn the fan off. With the cold weather this week there is condensation on all our windows. The windows that got sun light today dried off but the back of the house it is just a little swimming pool! If anyone knows how to solve this damp problem leave me a comment!

J-man has started teething again so we have one cranky baby here! It has been a rather tiring day with him. In fact I can't remember if I even brushed my teeth this morning! And since it is suppose to snow again - I thought I would leave you with a photo of what I would rather be looking at than the snow!

Ohhhhh it doesn't show signs of stopping

And I've brought some corn for popping

And since we've no place to go

Let it Snow
Let it Snow
Let it Snow!

Well we actually do have places to go but we didn't go! Ry stayed home from work as the freeway was CRAZY! So we argued and bickered and finally got out by taking a trip to SuperStore.

Hopefully tomorrow it will be okay as we've all got lives to live! The weekend is over and now we would like it to warm up and go away! I am so fickle ;-) Here are some pictures from last night before the snow plows came. We now have a 9-10 foot pile of snow in front of us as they piled all the snow in between units!

PS Leah- you'll understand my elation - I bought a steamer today - I have already been attacking grime!

The many faces of J-man

Tonight while I tried(in vain) to get J-man to smile for the camera he gave me many faces. He goes through a whole spectrum of them if you ask him to "say cheese." It is so funny. He looked like a little model posing for me. Ry and I couldn't get over it. So today you must suffer through a mother's pride!


We've been stuck inside today as the wind has been a bit much here. It snowed all night and all today. The unit across from us has a 2 foot drift up against their garage. Now in the prairies I am sure they are laughing at us - but here the world stops for 1cm of snow - let alone 15-30cm. Ry doesn't think he'll make it into work tomorrow as the freeway will be NASTY! Luckily I am not working tomorrow. Of course I did have lots to do tomorrow but it will have to get done later in the week. I hope to get some outside pictures tomorrow but today our batteries were dead and the wind would have made it a picture of whiteness and nothing else!

Till tomorrow - jingle jingle

Last Minute Annie

So today we decided (10 minutes before leaving for Costco) that we need a family shot so that we could get cards made. So we set up the tripod and flash flash flash we had a picture. J-man wasn't smiling but Ry & I look good - and that is what is important right??? We had a few with J-man smiling and suffice to say - we did not look good. I have been forbidden by Ry to put any unflattering pictures on my blog so you'll just have to imagine the double chins and bad angles.

We ended up going for a condensed version of our date day as we didn't get out butts in gear this afternoon. We wandered the aisles at Costco, had dinner at Milestones, headed to Moores to buy Ry a tie, House of James, and finally to Starbucks(eggnog latte - yum). Yes it was all shopping but I have an unusual hubby - he likes to shop! It was nice to just walk around and look at stuff - with no little person hollering at me, or grabbing breakables. Dinner was great and when we heard a kid screaming across the restaurant we smiled(thinking - ha ha ha it isn't us having to deal with that!)

Anyway - it looks like we are going to get a big dump of snow(at least big for the coast)

So "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"

Who me????

Introducing...

My cousin Miss K - I have corrupted another mind to the world of blogs. Go check out her blog and say hi! I have also added a few MySpace pages - That of Marcy (my sister) and Lady J

It was snowing like crazy on the drive home tonight but now has stopped! How typical is that. During the drive it is horrible - can't see a thing, and once we are home snug as bugs it stops. I don't know if I want it to snow or not! Ry and I are suppose go out for a date tomorrow - and snow will kill that. But snow is sooo fun(on the weekend). J-man has never played in the snow - so I think that would be fun.

Anyway I should go as J-man is drinking the water in his bath - and Ry is watching laughing. Nothing like bath water to quench your thirst(ewww pee pee water)

2 posts in one day

Yes I posted about 5 minutes ago but I asked for suggestions of favorite Christmas Albums. So thank you to all who commented.

I have so many albums. My favorites lean towards the unusual or the classics. You just can't go wrong with Frank, Dean, Bing, Judy, or Ella. Mercy Me has a good album - they've added their own twist to the songs. I love Lonestar's version of Santa Clause is Coming to Town. But the all time favorite is still She Daisy's - A Brand New Year. They pretty much re-arranged basics, and then added a few of their own songs.

Of course there is the album everyone should have - The Chipmunks - or even better Bob Rivers spoof of them - Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire. Maybe it is just me and my sick sense of humour but I find most of Bob River's stuff funny. My family's favorite - The Butt Cracker Suite. We actually performed at the family talent show wearing underwear on our heads to that particular song - ahh holiday memories!

A new baby

Nope - not me - Jamie had a baby girl yesterday. So a big congrats to the Toews clan. She looks cute as can be - I hope to get a closer viewing next week - disguised as bringing a meal over!

Last night I said to Ry that even though I had picked a boy for the baby pool - I was now thinking girl. I said that around 9:15 last night - how weird is that as that is when Keziah was born.

I'm still trying to figure out when we should have another baby - which is kind of a joke as who knows how long or what treatments we'll need. In the mean time I am enjoying sleeping through the night and not feeling like barfing 24/7! Although when I see Keziah I may get all baby fevered up!

Today at work I was on reception as our regular girl had a meeting at Admin. I like being there as I get all sorts of things done that I normally don't have time for - but the day does seem to drag. Most of the day was pretty good - I even managed to get all the clearing done in 15 minutes - which is a feat close to parting the red sea.

Eating - Toddler Style

Adults -
1. sit at table
2. pick up fork
3. get food on fork
4. place fork in mouth and deposit food
5. remove fork
6. chew - with mouth closed.

Toddler -
1. kick and wiggle as placed in high chair
2. pick up chicken in hand, mashing food beyond recognition - identify it as a foreign object and put in nose
3. rethink nose idea, attempt to place in mouth
4. miss mouth
5. pick it up again and throw it on the floor - stupid chicken
6. yell at mom to feed you chicken on her fork
7. mom feeds you chicken
8. chew with large lip smacks and with food in view of all at the table

Dessert
1. attempt to pick up of brownie piece
2. successful
3. hmmmmm how many pieces can I put in my mouth
4. proceed to shove four pieces in mouth
5. try and chew this most delicious dessert
6. smile as mom and dad start to laugh
7. bits of brownie roll down chin with drool - mom and dad now in full hysterics
8. put another piece in mouth
9. gag on brownie, mom removes excess food having regained her composure
10. clap in delight at making parents day

Costco

Costco is my favorite place to shop. Sadly we haven't had our own card in several years and since Ry's job change we haven't even had access to one. So you can imagine my elation to finding out that we could EACH get our own card with his new job. YIPPEEEEEEE!

I am a pro Costco shopper - I can be in and out with a full buggy in 10-15 minutes. Of course I will have to relearn where everything is as it seems much has changed. I also like to toodle through all the aisles to look for and at stuff occasionally. While you can spend waaaay too much money there; if you just skip the book/cd aisles and just head for the food you can be in and out in a jiff and under $100.

So today I went in to get my card - firstly the lady couldn't find hubby's company (slight heart attack at the thought of being denied), once she found it then I got my photo taken - with J-man (how cute!), then I turned that cart around and entered...sweet glorious Costco.

Of course J wasn't in the mood to let me have much of a look but I did scout out a few aisles and buy diapers. I zoomed through the Christmas aisles(just for you Kristy) and refrained for any purchasing. This weekend we'll go back(as part of our date - the parents will have J-man - how sad it that - we're going to spend part of our date in Costco! LOL).

Anyway - J-man was MUCH happier today - I think I'll keep him :-) He even slept this morning till 10 am!!!! I enjoyed my sleep in - but missed my mom's group - oh well 10 hours of sleep was worth it!

Relief is in Sight

J-man continues his cranky ways today. But Ry noticed an eye tooth has popped through. Of course there are three more that have to come through but I am hoping they'll either all appear in the next few days or bugger off and wait so that I can get some patience back!

Only a man --- I have a Wall Flower - which is like a Glade plug in but from Bath & Body works. Ry knocked it over this morning and being a man he set it on the counter upside down! So that the flower part was down and all the fragrance oil leaked out onto the counter! So Lisa if you are checking blogs - we really need to go across the line to buy refills now :-)

Site counter - my site counter is ticking my off! It won't let me into it. I can access other counters but not my own. I have put in passwords, I have asked for new passwords and it won't work. It is like it is frozen. I am getting a little ticked!!!!! Can you tell? If I am still having this problem tomorrow I may have to try a different kind. Anyone else having issues?

I love those j-i-n-g-l-e bells

Those holiday j-i-n-g-l-e bells,
those holiday j-i-n-g-l-e b-e-double l-s
I love those j-i-n-g-l-e bells

As Frank would sing!

I have started to decorate for the holidays. The mantel is a work in progress - I have included a pic from last year - I am still playing with this year's as I have added a few more Santa's but now it feels too busy so I will continue to play and then post a picture. It is still a bit early but Thanksgiving was a month ago and I am sick of the gloom of November. It was also nice to spend an hour and then be able to pack it away - as I have a LOT of stuff for the holidays and I am going to try and downsize this year.

In a shameless plug for comments - what is your favorite Christmas CD - I have so many but I think I'll pass some on and buy a few new ones. Got any favorites? One of my all time favorites is She Daisy's holiday album and I don't think a Christmas season goes by with out a little Mariah. Let me know what you love!

Hanging with the fam!

Today we went for lunch at the in-laws. We ended up spending the day there - then everyone came to our house for a pizza dinner. Therefore I will post something interesting tomorrow as I am too wiped out tonight ;-)

The one problem with posting everyday is finding something worth posting! I have looked back on some of my posts and they are BORING! Yet how do I find something unique everyday - and where do I get the energy to post something new everyday! I like trying to be creative. I also think it helps my blog readership when there is something new daily but boring posts aren't really
any better than no posts! I have started a list of things to blog about so that when nothing happens I'll have a few subjects to blog about. There are also a few topics that require some deep thought before posting.

Anyway - Tomkat got married - Am I the only one who finds that whole relationship surreal? Ten years ago Katie told Tigerbeat(or some other teen magazine) that she wanted to marry Tom - how creepy is that? I mean when I was younger I thought I was going to marry a New Kid on the Block (which now just grosses me out). You don't actually marry these people!!! The whole relationship just seems strange and makes me want to yell - Say it with me people - ewwwwwwwwwww!

Nobody can explain it

Yes I was told there were days when I would want to sell my child to the Gypsy's - did I believe them? No! Never tell an infertile woman that she won't love her child every second of the day! it is not something she can understand.

Once I cross over to being a parent there was a slight understanding though of that particular phrase. Don't get me wrong - I love my son (mess with him and you'll see how nasty I can be) He is the light of our lives. Yet he has not been feeling well - reacting to his chicken pox and rubella shots. This has made him one irritable screaming child who refuses to play, eat, or sleep!

I am about to lose my mind! Where there once was a mature woman dressed to the nines, there is now a bad hair , garlic breath, boogers on the shirt mother! This afternoon I thought about putting my head in the toilet and flushing just so that I would have 30 seconds with no crying! He wanted to be held this afternoon - but I couldn't sit. Nope I had to stand. I was subjected to multiple batterings as I tried to get some food in my mouth for lunch, I finally ate a few cashews and put on some videos.

He is now sleeping - and I am going to enjoy these last few moments before he wakes! May he not be crazy this evening!

Ohhh the Dentist

Today I took J-man to the dentist for the first time. He got two bouncy balls from the toy drawer - it was so cute. He didn't let go of those balls the whole time we were there, the walk back to the car, the drive to Lisa's and then some of the time at Lisa's.

Then he freak showed and screamed his head off once Ryken woke up - I am not sure we'll ever be invited over again! Of course he is still running a fever - so I won't go to work tomorrow as nobody want to deal with him right now. I resorted to his favorite video many many many times today as that was the only thing he was happy doing!

Of course I got the bad news from the dentist that I need a crown on one tooth - I suspected so but I was hoping the root canal would last a bit longer. What can I say? My teeth have gone to crap since having J-man. I am pretty sure I have sent Dr. W. on several family vacations, maybe even bought them a new car! Thanks goodness I have a great dentist who puts up with my neurotic behaviours. So I wait to find out how much this is going to set me back(at least I have some coverage). I think it may be bye-bye ipod and hello tooth for my Christmas present. As I will pay extra for the porcelain over the metal - call me vain, call me frivolous but there is not way I am having a big gold tooth in my mouth!

Okay - I am off to bed as I am starting to see double as I type!

Not a good day for a walk

Whewwwww what weather we are having. Power is out most places, trees are hanging over power lines, branches are flying off trees and into car windows, the doors of buildings are being caught in gusts of wind and bent backwards so they can't be closed(this happened at my work). Ahhh the fun of a tropical storm meeting and Arctic storm! Not a harmonious marriage.

To make today even better J-man was sick today - of course he was doing okay when I took him to daycare but he quickly went downhill. Luckily Ry could come home(as his work had no power) and take him home. I then went back to work - to save the world one term deposit at a time! My brain is fried. I can barely think! I had a nice post for today in mind but this is all your getting tonight!

Taa taa

Old Friends

On the weekend my friends Steph and Mel came by. I met Steph years ago through camp. My sister and Ry have known her for more years than I can count. Mel is Steph's roommate and I met her a few summers' ago at camp but this last summer she got to deal with both Steph and I as we tried to lead camp this summer. We laughed more that week than I have laughed in years.

The great thing about camp is that it is all about fun - even when you are running the show! One night while walking back to out cabin we got silly - in the way of teenage girls. Both Mel & I got a little scared of the dark - no lights out there - even though we were kind of walking along a cliff(there was a railing) So both Mel & I decide we don't want to be the last person walking so we both are fighting to get by each other. Steph was maturely walking ahead of us(yeah right) In our haste we trip Steph who is now clinging onto the railing and trying to figure out what is going on - Mel stepped on my foot and I stepped on Steph's. Mel and I finally crash out on the rocks laughing like loons.

There was a tent platform nearby(the rebels and rowdies that ware hard to get to sleep) Their leader calls down to see if we are alright. Steph managed to reply - Mel and I are almost ready to pass out from lack of air because we are laughing so hard. Then she turned the mom look onto us! You know that look - the don't mess with me, and march your butts to the cabin right now look! Don't ask me how we could see suddenly in the dark but we both knew we were in trouble. So Mel and I suffering from giggles and the hiccups march back to the cabin where we tell Ry. Who once again thanks God that he was born male.

Steph and Mel are true friends. They make me laugh till my tummy hurts. They love me as I am . There are no rules to their friendship. Which especially this spring and summer I was lacking. We can disagree and it will still be okay. They love God and have suffered because of it which is refreshing. Their lives aren't perfect and they'll tell you that. They are honest and true to themselves. I feel blessed to be able to call them my friends.

Zoom Zoom

J-man took off with his walker today. He won't stand up to walk with it but if we stand him behind the walker he shoots around the room. (I have video but my mom and I sound soooo dorky in our "yeaahhhhhhhh JJJJJJJ" that you would want to gag yourself.) Anyway this is huge progress as the health unit wants him assessed for being developmentally delayed because he doesn't walk - we are waiting till after Christmas to deal with all that fun stuff. Maybe he'll walk before that and then I won't have to be stressed about it any more.

Will the rain ever stop? I think I could launch a canoe in the backyard today. And it is only suppose to get worse. I am so glad that we aren't in the flooded areas right now.

I am starting to feel quite Christmas-y. I think I will drag the music out tonight and maybe indulge in a little White Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, or the family favorite of National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

I am feeling horrible today - of course I realized at 430 that I had eaten 2 bran muffins at noon and that was it for food. So no wonder I feel bad. Made dinner and drank some water - still feel yucky but I am hoping it will go away. I have to work tomorrow so no being sick!

Sorry for the lame post - nausea isn't very thought inducing!

Why Farts Are Funny

Because they make noise! And sometimes they stink! Yes it is a sad and sometimes gross fact that EVERYBODY farts (yes even you).

J-man sat in his highchair the other day eating. Suddenly he gets this weird look on his face and lets a ripper go. Then he cracks up laughing his butt off. Ry and I were stuck in the position of being parents - is it nasty to fart at the dinner table or darn funny (it was impressive on the volume scale). We both looked at each other and then started laughing too! So much for parental control.

There you have it - potty humor is ingrained in us. It comes with us all along - much to my mother's dismay. It doesn't matter what gender you are, it still happens - if someone farts - you laugh.

Doesn't he just make you melt?

The Moaner

I can always tell when my hubby finds a comfortable position to sleep or sit or lie down. How??? He lets out a big breath/moan. "Ahhhhhhh" as he gets into bed, "Ahhhhh" as he sits on the couch, even "Ahhhhhh as he sits on the toilet"(he may not like me after reading this post) . This "Ahhhhh-ing" Drives me NUTS! It is annoying when I am in the other room but if I am in bed before him I usually get the "ahhhh" puff of air in the face - EWWWWWW!

Of course now that I have noticed he does this - it makes it so much more obvious to me. I hear him do it all the time. Of course being the sweet thing that I am(haha) there are times I have threatened to duct tape his mouth closed. And yet he still loves me ;-)

Jingle Jingle

I am feeling rather sloth-ish tonight. I have binged on junk food - and now feel guilty but Friday is cheat day (that is my story and I am sticking to it.)

The holidays are creeping up to me - rather quickly. Today I enjoyed my second Eggnog Latte from Starbucks. I love these - but I HATE Eggnog. Go figure! I savored it while driving to the mall - thinking I had lots of time before I had to meet Lisa - so the traffic was okay. Turns out I was soooo late (sorry Lisa). It should have taken me 15 minutes but it took 45 as the traffic was crazy from the rain today.

Again I ran across the phenomenon that no one knows how to drive in the rain, which around here is bizarre. There are two types of people - Scared of Water, and Death Hunters. People either are too cautious and drive you mental or they are swerving in and out of traffic occasionally telling you by gestures that "you're #1". Back at you crazy lady(I did not return the gesture but I sure wanted to -occasionally my Christian love takes a hiatus)

It is suppose to RAIN RAIN RAIN all weekend (big shocker I know). I plan to hunker down with the family and hide till Christmas.

Night night...12 hours till I can get another eggnog latte - tick toc tick toc.

Screeching in with minutes to spare

I am just going to make it for my post today. I have been working all night on cards. 4 1/2 hours straight. I was not feeling the love tonight for card making but I promised to bring something for the silent auction at work tomorrow. Being the cheapo that I am I didn't want to have to spend $$. I am not sure it was worth it. A $10 bottle of wine would have appeased them all and my back wouldn't hurt and I could have been asleep an hour ago.

I sure hope somebody bids more than a $1 - or else I may have to buy them back ;-)

The creative juices were zip zilch nada tonight. I worked 3 hours last night on Christmas cards, so I included one of those. Due to copy right I can't post a pic of any of them. Some the one tonight were good and some UGLY. They may look better to me tomorrow.

Why oh why do I succumb to the guilt of these events. I know it builds team spirit at work but we are using the funds for a TV for the break room - which I won't watch.

Well I must now get ready for bed and see if I can be in bed today. Tomorrow I will try and be witty - or at least entertaining - perhaps I will finally get to posting about the moaning husband phenomenon or the fact that even babies find burps and farts funny(yes, potty humor starts from birth).

Crap from the Internet

Picture Removed as it was a pain in the butt - and too many search engines werre bring this page up. It was a cheesy picture of the crab from the Little Mermaid.

Case and point - there are some truely dumb things for you to add to your page. Including kisses, hearts(ugh!), and many Disney Princesses. Now unless you are under the age of 10 - please do not decorate you home, car(although what 10 year old has a car?), or blog with these items. I love Disney but not so much as to decorate my blog with Winnie the Pooh.

K-Fed Gets the Boot

Hark - stop the presses! The world is shocked to hear that Brittany and Kevin are splitsville. Did this union really stand a chance??? By all accounts he is a complete idiot - and course I am sure the tabloids report correctly and he has been sleeping in the basement - LOL.

He now has 4 children by 2 different women. News flash there Kevin - keep it in your pants! Did Brittany really think he was the kind of man that makes a good husband?

Lets review the facts - he was expecting his second child with Shar Jackson around the time he got with Ms Brit. (Shouldn't that be a warning sign to you - if you steal him from another woman perhaps he's not Prince Charming material) Then before the wedding photos are published in People Brit is expecting #1. Within months of Sean P. being born oops she did it again and got pregnant with number 2. And what do you know just after #2 is born he's toast. I am seeing a trend here!

Those poor children - hopefully Brit doesn't try and drive with them on her lap or drop them out of their highchairs again.

Okay enough Hollywood buzz - see ya tomorrow.

Post people POST!

So the only problem with posting everyday is that I notice all the people who don't! I keep checking other blogs yet there is very little out there that is new. I am searching for new ones to keep my addiction fed, but I really like it when they are familiar blogs. True most of the blogs I read are people I have never met but I feel like I know them - even if all I ever do is lurk. So please post my friends post!

In other news - J-man had his first round of immunizations (yeah yeah I know it is usually done earlier but you don't want to get me going on that!) I really did not like the way my sweet baby screamed when they jabbed limb after limb. And to make me feel even better my son, who already prefers his dad to me any day, is avoiding me like the plague tonight. So once again - mom=bad, dad=good. I know it is for his own benefit to be immune to bad stuff but now he dislikes me even more than before. Of course I am hoping he is not like me as I for some reason have not develped some antibodies after being vaccinated - and they have tried many times with some.

I shall leave you with the face J-man gives me today - it's enough to break my heart - little turkey!

2000th visitor

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Singing and Dancing in the Rain

On Saturday while at WOF Lisa and I decided we were going to go to Moxie's for lunch (something to wash away the taste of our putrid breakfast). So we left a few minutes early for lunch so that we'd get a table and be back in time for Avalon(who, as always, were awesome).

Of course the heaven's opened and poured rain as we skirted around GM Place. Lisa and I nearly blinded each other with our umbrella's - that's what I get for having such a tall friend - the edge of her umbrella was right at my eye level.

As we walked down Beatty the wind picked up. So now the rain is coming straight at us. We get to the corner( W Georgia) and suddenly I feel it coming. C-R-A-Z-Y time!!!! Keep in mind that while there were cars driving by there were not many people on the side walk. I burst into a (horrible) version of Singing in the Rain. I am totally wet - and the wind is making an umbrella useless - so I start doing the Can-Can, and twirling my umbrella.

Lisa, I think, wanted to die - I was quite the sight.

I thought about launching myself at a light post to see if I could do a twirl around it - like the movie. But I decided I would probably only make an arse out of myself. So I just gave the dancing my Broadway best. It was very liberating.

As the little white man started flashing for us to cross I demurely righted the umbrella and made my way up the street to have my lunch. Feeling refreshed and thinking I really needed to do that more often...You've been warned!

Women of Faith

Lots to say about this but I am just too tired to think. Tomorrow I hope to get unlazy and write about it.

Tonight on the drive home I was thinking - I didn't miss my family at all - oooo I am such a bad mother!

But after dropping Lisa off I suddenly was very impatient to get home to my boys. I had a lead foot all the way(may my mother not read that!). Luckily I kept the car on the road and avoided getting a ticket.

Now I am home and back to cleaning up, changing diapers, and well ...life.

The relaxed urban dweller(who was seen doing the can-can on W Georgia & Beatty) is back to being "mom"

Blessings

Another Day - Another Post

Well I was suppose to blog about something else today but ran out of time this morning so this will have to do :) I am going into Vancouver for the Women of Faith Conference today. So I ran around this morning - first getting J-man and I ready(he is going to a sitters till Ry is done work) Then I had to get my brows waxed(the buggers just keep growing!)then I went to work to get money - was invited out to lunch with the girls, so off to the very yummy Greek Islands, then off to my mom's as there is a computer to blog on there! I forgot to blog before leaving home this morning. Since I am here at my mom's, I put on her ipod while I blog - I think I may have to get one of these. I let J-man have a listen and just to prove that he is my son and has great taste in music he smiled when Pink Cadillac came on, and danced for Raining Men(Weather Girls versions). Mere this work out play list is sweet! Okay must run "She's a brick house" Can you feel my groove here???

A little piece of Controversy!

Around the start of this season on The View Rosie O’Donnell became a new co-host. Never one to keep an opinion to herself she started off the season with a bang. Around the anniversary of 9-11 she made the comment that Radical Christians are as dangerous as Radical Muslims. This started a backlash against The View and ABC.

It got me to thinking – do I agree with her or not?

At first I was - hell no I don’t agree with her. Then I began to really weigh my answer. Rosie – being a Lesbian has been attacked by ‘Christian” Groups since coming out as a Lesbian. So her idea of Christians and Christianity will not be favorable.

Then I began to think about the meaning of the word Radical. In the dictionary there are several meanings.

Many Christian groups use the word radical in a way that means: Basic, essential; original, innate, ingrained. There is nothing wrong with being original to our faith and holding the bible in the utmost regard – neither deleting nor adding to it. Upon doing a Google search under Radical Christians – I got a mixture of web pages – some pages seemed to be about God and the personal journey of living for him. Yet other sites were about Radical groups who publish people’s addresses who go to abortion clinics or work for them, or threaten people who accept donations from plays that have content they don’t like.

That then led me to flip my option – perhaps I agree with Rosie – which wasn’t where I thought my research would lead me. There is another meaning of Radicalness - complete, unqualified, thorough; drastic, excessive, immoderate, violent. Radical, extreme, fanatical denote that which goes beyond moderation or even to excess in opinion, belief, action, etc. Radical emphasizes the idea of going to the root of a matter, and this often seems immoderate in its thoroughness or completeness: radical ideas; radical changes or reforms.

This same definition goes on to say - Extreme applies to excessively biased ideas, intemperate conduct, or repressive legislation: to use extreme measures. Fanatical is applied to a person who has extravagant views, esp. in matters of religion or morality, which render that person incapable of sound judgments; and excessive zeal which leads him or her to take violent action against those who have differing views: fanatical in persecuting others.

This would describe the people who threaten people if they have a different opinion than them. Natalie (of the Dixie Chicks) was threaten for publicly declaring her lack of love for W Bush, Abortion doctors are routinely shot or threatened for the work they do. Courts have to make legal security zones around clinics to prevent people from being accosted.

So where did this leave me? Back at my original opinion as radical is the wrong word! Fanatical Christians are just as dangerous as Fanatical Muslims. Being radical (feel the 80’s vibe here) was a cool word in my childhood. I think it is still a good word today!

I all honesty I don’t care if people agree or disagree with Rosie or myself. What I care about is people taking the time to form their opinions through understanding of facts – not hatred of one group or race.

Alright – enough heaviness – tomorrow’s topic – moaning husbands (get your mind out of the gutter!!)

November is post a blog a day month!

While I haven't officially joined this blog roll I thought it a rather interesting idea. So I shall try to post a new post everyday for all of November - you may all be bored sick of me by then!

Happy November to all! May the rain and grey dreary days commence! Last year was rather bright and sunny - I hope we get this again! November also means retail shops are starting the Christmas push. Already we've received multiple catalogues in the mail. In Canada Halloween is the start of Christmas although most retailers don't bring out the big guns till November 12, the day after Remembrance day. While the poppies are red and green it is hard to be sober and think of the horrors of war while Madonna whines out Santa Baby.

Anyway - not much interesting stuff happening here, and I am too tired to really want to take the time to be creative. Tomorrows topic(subject to change) is Radical Christians and Rosie O'Donnell