things that make you go "hmmm"

Sitting here thinking about "hmmm" things.

Why is it when you're exhausted the baby will only sleep 25 min, but when you decide to stay awake during said nap they sleep over an hour?

Why is it people who say they constantly are learning forgiveness are the ones who hold grudges the longest?

Why is it easier to convince ourselves of something that is a lie than to accept the reality?

Why do pajamas always shrink?

Why do kids put absolutely everything in their mouths?


hmmmm

Vote!

Today is Voting day in Canada. I acutally voted this year. yup. That's a first for me. Hopefully some changes that I'd like to see take place!

It's been quite a while since i last updated on here. I actually forgot about this site till today.

Alot has happened since the last post. the wedding was Great...the Honeymoon was awesome. We now have our own house, a baby who is going to be 8 months old in 3 days and Al just started his new job today.

The last year has been pretty tough. Everything seemed to come at once. The house, the baby, job loss. The stress has been great.

Dexter is the sweetest little boy you could ever ask for. He's so advanced for his age, he has 7 teeth, almost 8, i felt a corner that had broken through this morning. He's standing no problem and walking along furniture. The little punkinator is sleeping now giving me the chance to update this.

i will update more frequently now, but, for now, the punkinator is still sleeping which makes it the perfect opportunity to watch Desperate Housewives !

need...sleep...

Im obsessed right now, can't fall asleep cause i keep thinking of stuff that has to be done. One thing really weighing on me is Al's residency card still needs to show up...he sent for it in june cause it expired and it's supposed to take 72 days....so the wait begins...without this card we can't go to Mexico on our honeymoon. Yes, i know i should relax but i HATE not knowing exactly where things are and what's going to happen. Bad i know. I haven't even got all the RSVP's for the wedding and i've already done a 1st draft of the seating arrangments to get an idea of what I want. I know. Relax. GRR I can't until this thing is done!

Mom and Papa will be here for the night, picking up my car. Me and Al bought a Tribute from his dad and so im giving my car back to my parents. They pretty much gave it to me anyway since after paying for half of it they just said don't worry about the payments. I was in a tough spot financially at the time. So , Victoria will be getting her permit soon and this way she'll have a car to drive.

I found this place in Sparta, On thanks to my cousin that I can get a couple cases of Sparkling Juice for the wedding and even get personalized labels on it for a great price so one of these few weekends i have left I need to get to Sparta and pick up a few cases for the wedding. Ive got a shower this week, Rachel's throwing another one the 23ed, sometime we have to get to Niagara on the Lake to try and find some scottish tartan ribbon and a scottish cake topper...I may just scratch that and settle for my other idea with the cake. There's just no time for all that needs to be done now. Im SOOOO glad I took the week off before the wedding . I dont' think i could work and do last minute stuff.

Right now i'd settle with falling asleep when I want to rather than having my brain work overtime . I dont' like OT unless i get PAID!

Rain

It's wednesday of our vacation week. Today is my dad's birthday. I was able to get about 2 bars on my cell to call him. He's 52 today, he forgot it was his birthday till rachel called him this morning lol.

It's cloudy , overcast and raining on and off today. We're supposed to get thunderstorms later this evening, i hope we do! I love thunderstorms...so long as the power doesn't go out! Im in the sunroom, got the tv on and am taking a break from my book that ive been reading.

obviously i have nothing enlightening to say...

Vacation Shorts

Well, It's FINALLY here....Vacation. Im still not quite in vacation mode. Yes, im sitting inside an Airconditioned trailer instead of out in the sun...I was out earlier , came in to cool off. We arrived up here at Sherkston Shores on Saturday and spent the evening and Sunday morning with Al's parents. We went to the homeowners BBQ...i have to say I CANNOT eat smoked burgers. they look raw and im sorry but my mind can't get past that.

I do have to say im impressed with the WiFI this year, it's alot faster and more stable than last year. We went to FtErie yesterday and went to the Bulk Barn, got some "supplies' lol I made this mix of Sesamie Seeds, Peanuts, White Choc chips and chocolate covered Peanuts...it's really good!
We had our first fire of the week last night, had some s'mores.

Im alone at the trailer today, Al headed to Hamilton for a Charity Golf Tournament so Im here with my tv, computer and book. Im desperatly trying to get into relax mode and be comfortable doing NOTHING ....im getting there but i have a sink full of dishes that need to be cleaned before that!

I took the golf cart out to the quarry beach...got it stuck in the sand lol Here I am foot on the "gas" and not sitting but trying to push it...inch by inch... I got it...and said screw walking on the beach im going back lol. I have a book by Patricia Cornwell that Al's dad loaned me , Im going to make it through that now.... back outside to the sunshine!

Buckleys

Im going to Rachels today to visit with Buck. Buck is a golden retriever. He's 15 years old and he is going to be put down next friday. Buck has been part of our family and Rachel's dog for 12 years. Buck is an amazing dog. Rachel got him from the breeder 12 years ago, I met Buck when i moved to Quebec in 2002. At that time i lived with Rachel for 2 years and helped with Buckleys. He is a very happy dog, he looks like he's smiling all the time. My parents had adopted bucks' sister Molly. When Rachel first moved here to Ontario in 2005 Buck stayed with my parents. when Rachel moved in with Sean and they started renting a house Buck was brought back here and was able to be with his mommy again. Buck has lived a great life, from the years at mom and papa's running and playing in the Lake, sunning in the sun, spending winter in a heated Garage and real bones not this rawhide crap, thanks to my dad. He never barked, in fact it was about 8 months of living with them before i heard Buck bark. I had forgotten him on the balcony and he wanted in lol.

I remember he was a poop machine, we'd let him out and he'd poop in about 5 different places before he was done. He was funny. We'd come home from work and be sitting on the couch and he'd jump up and sit beside us on the couch resting his head on our shoulder. Oh and did i mention he LOVED food? He was way too spoiled by us. We'd be eating and he'd come and sit beside you at the table then look away. He would not look at you , it was like he was pretending to be invisible or was gonna sit there and pretend to not care till you gave him food lol.

So today I will be visiting Buck, loving him and making memories with him. Buck today is suffering from Arthritis, he's almost blind and is almost deaf. He's lived a great life. He was loved.

Day by Day

So ive come to the conclusion that it's a choice as to weather or not i am going to have a good day. Each day as i head to work i tell myself that i will have a good day. The past few days' it's worked. It can get hard and frustrating at times just with the calls we deal with every day. Some days are great , some days are bad. I hate the bad days because it takes me a few days to get over them. It's a daily lesson to me to take it one day...one call at a time. The customers are not yelling at ME...they are..but really they are just venting to a voice on the phone. Sometimes there's people that just make you want to help them more, even when there's nothing you can really do. Those are hard ones. There are limits to what we can do. The rest is up to you.

We're planning our stag and doe this saturday, im looking forward to that. The games the prizes it's gonna be a fun time. Im just looking forward to a big party lol. I am looking forward to seeing our friends again , we dont' see them as often in the winter. Summer time more so with baseball and stuff but winter...everyones home with the kids and we pretty much all hibernate.

I taped the Oprah show today . I cannot stand watching Oprah, but Ruby was on today and i really wanted to see her. I started watching that show "Ruby" halfway through the season and i just fell in love with her. Her attitude and spirit is beautiful. She is a very beautiful woman and im totally rooting for her to go all the way.