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I cannot get it to load on my blog but Lesle managed to, if you go to her blog you can download the full slideshow from her memorial. http://casademora.us/family/ http://casademora.us/family/ One thing that Sarah told us all was that there were so few photo's of her and Teegan together. And Sarah is a professional photographer. IF she doesn't have many pictures of her and her daughter, we certainly aren't getting enough of us with our loved ones. She challenged us to all go out and get that picture , get IN the picture. Doesn't matter if you think you look messy, fat, slobby, whatever. If YOU are in the pictures they will be valued. So this morning I did. I had my daughter take one of my son and me together and I took one of me and my daughter together. My arm just isn't long enough to get all three of us in the frame at once. And this weekend at Christmas I am MAKING my mom let me get one of her and I together, and one of my DH and his mom and me and my wonderful M

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And the days start getting longer again. This is so exciting, almost more exciting than Christmas. I hate going to work in the dark and getting home in the dark, I don't like it at all. From winter equinox which is sometime tonight our days start getting longer. That means tonight is the longest night of the year. It is also new moon so it will be a dark one. We have snow on the ground, and it is not warm enough to melt it. For sure we will have a white Christmas. The first one in a long long time. I received a Christmas card from Aunt Ina. It is a hand watercolor painted one. Done by herself. What makes it remarkable is that she is 93 years old. She is an exceptional artist and enjoys it so much. Sarah posted the full slideshow that was used at Teegans Memorial. I downloaded it and burned it to disk. It must have been a lesson in love and tears to compile it. It is heart touching to watch it. I am someone that knows her on the net. But Teegan has reached out and touched me. The pi

A - Available or single: neither B - Best Friend: Greg C - Cake or Pie: lemon merangue pie D - Drink of choice: Coke or tequila E - Essential Item you use everyday: deodorant F - Favorite color: blue G - Gummy Bears or worms: spiders H - Hometown: caroline I- Indulgence: sleep J - January or February: Februay my birthday, and winter almost over K - Kids & Names: Alexis and Austin L - Life is Incomplete Without? Love M - Marriage Date: ??????? N - Number of Siblings: two sisters O - Oranges or Apples: oranges P - Phobias or Fears: fire, bats, enclosed spaces, driving Q - Fave Quote: Babies are Bits of Stardust Blown from the hand of God R - Reason to Smile: laughter S - Season: spring T - Tag 3 or 4 people: DTC, Lori, Lilly, Leslie U - Unknown Fact about Me: I have a heart and it can get hurt V- Vegetable You Don't Like: easier to name ones I do like W - Worst Habit: eating for comfort X - Xrays: didn't go for the last ordered ones Y - Your Fave Food: BBQ ribs Z - Zodiac S

I got this in a Christmas Card last night. And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow; stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more. Dr Seuss It fit me so well, I don't like the commercialism of Christmas, the rude, greedy people, the hype of the season. To me it should be the small intimate family affair reflective of the birth of Christ. Call me dysfunctional, the scrouge, or whatever, but I believe Christmas is a time meant to pull the family together for quality time. Not for all the other junk that happens.

Teegans family put together these two slide shows for her. They brought me first to tears and then to outright sobbing. I share them with you. Download teegan20smile.exe Download teegan20first.exe

Daddy gone for the first Monday in two weeks. His enforced holidays were a bust, I worked the kids did school, and daycare. I really don't think he got any vacation at all. He may drive me nuts when he is around but I miss him when he is gone.

Alexis what happened with your advent calendar, well it is empty. How can it be empty? IT is only the 17th of December? Well I ate them? How come? Well I was uh uh uh ANXIOUS? What were you anxious about Alexis? That Christmas wasn't here already. What a kid. So I was going to through it away and she said no wait New Years Day is still there I saved it. I looked and sure enough every over one is gone open eaten but new years day is still there. Why didn't you eat it? Cause I thought that we needed to start the year out good and that it will be a good year. Gotta love her reasoning. Mom I have a crisis. Mom I have no pajamas left, Mom I have no clean panties, Mom I need some clean clothes. This weeks clothes fit into two superful washing loads. HOW on earth can a kid wear so many clothes in a week. I told her that when she was 8 I would teach her how to do laundry and then there would be no more crisis. SHe gets all serious on me and says I won't have to do it

Can you believe it there is only this weeked and next one is Christmas. Alexis concert at School on Thursday night was wonderful. I cried I laughed and enjoyed it. She did stay awake for the whole thing and amazingly enough she was not one of the ones yawning. Today was her skating lessons, she got her second level Can-Skate badge. She ended up crying through some of the lesson, saying her helmut hurt. But she stayed out on the ice and finished the lesson. Austin nose is still yucky, he is rubbing it so much it is bleeding, he has the wet and the dry face cloth to catch the blood. I really really hate blood, and especially when it is a little three year olds. I am still overly emotional and just hanging in there. Have a great weekend.

Today is a day of sadness, I am emotional and there are people out there that are a lot more emotional than me. My heart goes out to Sarah, Grant, Dane, Willie, and Hank on this day. May God envelope them in his arms of love. And to Travis' Mom and Sister, your first Christmas without him, may you find some peace and joy. God works in mysterious ways and we do not always agree or understand his decisions.

This has been an emotional week. I do not do Christmas at the best of times. I have some very negative memories of Christmas and those overwhelm me at this time of year. I also personally think that CHristmas is way too commercialized. I battle depression, and the Christmas hoopla and all just make it all worse. THis week also finding out that Teegan passed away hit me hard too. My little boy is not the healthiest there is , I am continually thinking it could so easily have been him. I feel so quilty even thinking that but I do. I often do not know if it is just regular asthma, a cold, a serious asthma attack, pnemonia, or something else. I often wonder do I take him to ER or wait for the walk in clinic. I second guess my decisions at the best of times, now after how quickly Teegan passed away I feel paranoid about it. The grief that family is feeling is earth shattering. I am upset, emotional and just not coping well. Usually at Christmas I pull into myself and just avoid the world an

This has been an emotional week. I do not do Christmas at the best of times. I have some very negative memories of Christmas and those overwhelm me at this time of year. I also personally think that CHristmas is way too commercialized. I battle depression, and the Christmas hoopla and all just make it all worse. THis week also finding out that Teegan passed away hit me hard too. My little boy is not the healthiest there is , I am continually thinking it could so easily have been him. I feel so quilty even thinking that but I do. I often do not know if it is just regular asthma, a cold, a serious asthma attack, pnemonia, or something else. I often wonder do I take him to ER or wait for the walk in clinic. I second guess my decisions at the best of times, now after how quickly Teegan passed away I feel paranoid about it. The grief that family is feeling is earth shattering. I am upset, emotional and just not coping well. Usually at Christmas I pull into myself and just avoid

Alabama has been my favorite music since the 80's this song brings me to tears every time. Here are my angels and the song. Written by becky hobbs I was walking home from school on a cold winter day. Took a shortcut through the woods, and I lost my way. It was getting late, and I was scared and alone. But then a kind old man took my hand and led me home. Mama couldnt see him, but he was standing there. And I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers. Chorus Oh I believe there are angels among us. Sent down to us from somewhere up above. They come to you and me in our darkest hours. To show us how to live, to teach us how to give. To guide us with a light of love. When life held troubled times, and had me down on my knees. Theres always been someone there to come along and comfort me. A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand. A phone call from a friend, just to say I understand. And aint it kind of funny that at the dark end of the road. Someone lights the way wi

More information on the tragic sudden passing of Teegan. A rampant viral infection filled her lungs and suffocated her as she slept between her parents. So tragic, so sad, how can a virtual friend have such an impact on my life. Sarah my heart is breaking for you. Please find following a slideshow that was done just last week of the santa train and the family enjoying it. http://jennyryan.typepad.com/ramblings_of_a_suburbaniz/files/santa_train.exe

One of the scrapjazz family children has gone to be with god. Details are sketchy right now. I know she is a little princess and is just over two years old. She had a slight cough, and went to bed last night after being given cough medicine and this morning could not be woken. She was a much loved little girl. After four boys especially appreciated. The family has endured another childs loss within the last few years as well. My heart goes out to them.

Name 3 things you have done in your life which you surprised yourself with: 1) Knowing enough to leave home at 17 because it was the best thing I could do, having the guts not to go back. Finishing grade 11 and 12 on my own, then moving to a big city to go to college all by myself. 2) Standing up for myself after a fiance hit me once and telling him "If you ever hit me again I am gone" He did, and I was gone. I watched my two older sisters in abusive relationships for years will not tolerate it. 3) I climbed a glacier.

A friend (nancyroo) PM'd me today to tell me that a LO that I had done to introduce myself at Scrapbook Chalet had been chosen as Layout of the Day. For me I met my last scrapbooking goal of 2006, to get some recognition of my work. WOOOHHHOOOOO! Makes me so happy. It was for this LO. http://www.scrapbookchalet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=310 My other friend Laurensmom who has had a saga getting a house moved also finally got it moved. That is enough to put me on top of the world. I got all my Christmas cards addressed and in the mail last night and this morning. This is the first year I have made my own versus buying them. And last year they did not get out until December 23. So I am happy about that. I got my Secret Santa package for my scrapjazz girl all wrapped and sent this morning, and my daughter got hers done too. Now we gotta sit back and wait for ours to arrive. I hosted a homemade Christmas card exchange with girls at scrapjazz. Limited it to 16 people. Well th

holiday getting to know you TAG 1. Egg Nog o,r Hot Chocolate? egg nog 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? under the tree 3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white 4. Do you hang mistletoe? no 5. When do you put your decorations up? December sometime 6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Turkey 7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? sledding in the snow one year 8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? grade one 9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? always 10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? lots of ornaments and lights.. 11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? like it if it would just stay off the roads 12. Can you ice skate? used to 13. Do you remember your favorite gift? a jar of peanut butter 14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? the end of it all 15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? fudge 16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? singing christmas tree 17. What tops your tree? father christmas 18.

go OH OH. My real live alarm clock (daughter) spent the night at grandmas. Son woke me up once at 4:30 am I put him back to bed. I then hear him playing and think oh why wouldn't you sleep in this morning. Open eyes look at clock and it is after 8 am. The time I typically leave the house to go to daycare and work. OH OH. What American accent do you have? Your Result: North Central "North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot. The Midland The Inland North The West Boston The South Philadelphia The Northeast Copy/Paste This Code What American accent do you have? Your Result: North Central "North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the o

I am a very sleepy person today. The pain that I have had for over a week that blew my shoulder and arm off of the pain scale, just will not ease up. It hurts to lie down, it hurts to sit up, work is impossible, pain killers are not helping. I can barely move my right arm. And it was so hard to sleep last night. SO today I am so sleepy. I also have pins and needles in my right arm and hand today. So not fun. Good news though it warmed up enough so that it could snow more. Hear the sarcasm. I got tagged last night. I got home and in my mail box was a little tag with a quote on it and a comment about being tagged and passing on a good deed. I thought it was so neat. I had never heard of it before. I also actually did a little scrapping last night. WIth my shoulder and arm out of commission I had a very hard time with it. But there was a contest on SJ to lift a person that I admire so much. I could not let it go by without doing a lift, and ended up doing two. Love Mo's

I called my husband last night and those were the first words out of my mouth. Nope he says they are still icicles so they haven't fallen off yet. It is bitterly cold here. The province has been under a wind advisory warning for a couple of days now. It has been around -40 for since Sunday. Cold COLD COLD. My darling husband has the unfortunate job of working outside in it. He may have coveralls on, but man it must exhaust him and tire him out with the cold. I feel for him. And next week when it warms up, he starts his enforced holidays. Not good timing. Daughter was sick again last night in the middle of the night. She also informed me last night that she is no longer going to eat meat. Where does a six year old get this. She told hubby and me that on the weekend and we were like yeah right. But she insisted again last night no meat. Her reading assignment last night was on natural disasters. As we were talking about them I was telling her the things I have experience

His doctor appointment was yesterday. What a day for it. Close to a blizzard. Cold, -40 wind chill, snowing, blowing and miserable. Just a great time to drag a little one around in. NOT. He is still at 20% for both his height and weight on the charts. Perfectly porportionate as the doctor put it. She is concerned about him not doing any of the diary foods. and maybe vitamin D deficiient. So we will experiement with some rice milk, and oatmeal milk. I never knew that one existed. He does have exema. It is sever. Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. His coloring is a little wonky. So she shipped us up to the hospital for blood work and pee check. Much easier to do now that he is potty trained than when he wasn't. He thought it was great fun peeing in the cup Mommy was holding. Lets just say, mommy really needed to wash her hands. Nurse had a terrible time getting blood out of him. Poor little guy had me in tears. Then a sponge bob sticker made it all Okay. She thin

Tell what would cause this: Watching Shrek, Shrek 2, Toy story, Toystory 2, Finding Nemo, 12 Dancing princesses, and Meet the Fockers? a) You are a Mom b) it is so dang cold out that only an idiot would stick their nose outside c) your neck and arm and back are in so much pain you can't move d) all of the above . . . . . . Well if you picked D you are the winner. It is cold here, I hurt so bad, I am a Mom so all of the above applies. Daughter went to a almost sleepover birthday party friday night. Considering she is not a evening kid she did very well. Then skating saturday morning, and a birthday right after. This one was at the Hot Pot Studio. A pottery place where you paint and decorate raw pottery. She loved this. Saturday night though she was puking all over. Got the rug on the way to the bathroom and somehow missed the toilet and got all around it. Now I can barely move my right arm and here I am trying to clean up in that tight area around a toilet not fun. By sunda

This is not for the faint of heart. I am cuddled in bed sleeping. I hear a sound. But you know you are not sure if you really heard it or if you dreamed it kind of sound. Then I wonder if one of the kids is up. So I am laying there wondering. Then I feel a real real cold draft hit me. Now it is winter up here, so cold drafts are cold drafts, meaning some air from outside is coming inside. Even with my bedroom door closed I could really feel it. I am still half asleep probably. You know that area between thinking clearly and not thinking clearly. Well the thought crossed my mind that maybe one of the kids was sleepwalking and left the door open. Not a good thought. So I roll over in bed to face the outside edge. That is the side of the room that the window is on. WIth the little bit of light in the room I could see the curtains billowing like they were caught in a breeze. Now my heart is pounding. I know the window was not open and the curtains should not be moving. I a

What do I talk about today? mmmmm I wonder. Thursday is Thanksgiving in the States, Canada already had ours in October. Nothing going on in my world that day. Alexis has every single Friday off of school for the whole month of December. It is cold here -22 celcius. actually -15 with a windchill bringing it to -22. Both kids were brrr it is cold mom. Supposed to snow for the rest of the week, have not seen it yet.

Altered projects were the item of value at my house on the weekend. I painted, and papered, and mod-podged till I was painted and sticky and so proud of my work. I will have to take pics and post. I also did more Christmas cards, first time I have ever done homemade ones. I am quite proud of myself. Saturday was the first time I think Alexis has actually had fun skating since lessons started a month ago. I think the fear from the stitches she got last year really held her back. But she was out there just a giving it on Saturday. My Mom then took son and daughter to the Santa Claus parade on Saturday. The kids liked it and Santa gave them cookies. I had some much needed time to me. I actually cooked. me. I actually cooked. I made a chili recipe that Ruthann posted and it turned out great. I was bragging I actually got away without burning something. Hubby starts laughing at me. No you didn't. Well I didn't burn any food. I turned on the wrong burner and burned up

Ten years ago today the world lost a great man. A man that my own little son is named after. Austin as a young boy came accross on a packette ship with his Mom and Dad and older brother and younger twin siblings from Sweden. He talked about the rough seas, the crowding, the lack of hygiene. The little girl twin died during the crossing and he could remember his Dad having to drop her overboard as there were no other choices. He didn't remember coming west. Just the boat crossing and then being in Calgary and then the trip out to the area that his parents homesteaded. Ending up in deep in a Alberta winter with nothing but a trunk and the remainder of the family. Sadly within a year his older brother Ralph would die of a mosquito bite. That just left Austin and the remaining twin. It was hard. It had to have been hard. They didn't speak English, they had nothing but the land and the promise of posperity. Austin grew up into a fine young man. He worked on the Grand Trunke railroad

I really am. Do I have a case of Mommy envy? Am I overreacting? I am not sure. But I do know I am worried. My little boy was three at the end of July. At that time he weighed in at about 28 pounds. He is hardly on any of the charts for height or weight. He has a history of not gaining and of losing weight. He is such a little guy. You can see every vertebrae in his back and every rib. He went in to get his flu shot on Saturday and he is only 26.5 pounds now. That means he has lost again. Things that worry me: His coloring that has been always dark is kinda yellowed some. He is cold all the time. Always wants layers of clothes on. I cannot get him to eat at home. He has stopped eating much at daycare. Like a quarter of a piece of toast, a spoon of lunch, that kind of not eating much. He will have one swallow of milk and say his tummy is all full. He self weaned from breastmilk the day after his third birthday. He is has asthma and allergies. He has a rash all around his mo

It is cold, snowy and miserable and windy. I hurt so dang much. My muscles do not do well in the cold wind. Driving in these conditions do nothing for the state of mind either. I got to pass an accident today on an icy hill that involved two school buses two cars and a guard rail. Not much to inspire confidence in other drivers out there. I hope all the kids are Okay. Shook up no doubt but hopefully Okay. My home town is situated in a river valley. You cannot go anywhere without having to go up or down hills. North South East West gotta do hills. That is of course where the accident was on a hill. I am still driving the van rather than the Suzuki Sidekick 4 x 4 cause he haven't got new tires for it yet, and I think the new van with new tires is better than the 4 x 4 with bad tires. KWIM? My countertop microwave died last week, the built in one had died in July. SO I bought a new built in one, but DH did not get it installed. He actually had the nerve not even to ta

A two minute silence is observed at 11am on 11th day of the 11th month because this is when the Great War, or World War 1, came to end in 1918. Now this anniversary is used to remember all the people who've died in wars since World War 1. Lest we Forget

My daughter colored these two pictures and then I cried on them. We were talking about her school. They had the children make a wreath and then they layed them at a cross during school assembly and the were able to talk about family members that were in the war. I am so glad they are teaching the little ones this early. I am glad it is not politically incorrect to do so. My grandfather went into the war an underaged red headed kid and came out a grey haired old man. I have had uncles serve in wars, and an Aunt, and my mother in law had her brothers serve in the war. It is something we cannot forget. My heart goes out to those soldiers that are currently fighting in wars. They are doing a job and I support them all the way. John McCrae: In Flanders Fields (1915) Canadian poet John McCrae was a medical officer in both the Boer War and World War I. A year into the latter war he published in Punch magazine, on December 8, 1915, the sole work by which he would be remembered. This poem comme

This test is supposed to tell you what you weigh, instead it told me what my goal weight was. Strange You Should Weigh 165 You Should Weigh 165 If you weigh less than this, you either have a fast metabolism or are about to gain weight.If you weigh more than this, you may be losing a few pounds soon! How Much Do You Weigh?

Why do they always think they have to "solve" the issue? Why can't they just listen and say "oh, honey I am sorry you had a bad day". Makes no sense to me, they talk to us and don't expect us to fix it, so why can't it go the other way.

I hurt, I am tired, I hurt, I am tired. same ole blah blah blah.

I saw on Jes's blog that she didn't want to make homemade Christmas cards cause not everyone appreciates the time and energy and talent to make them. I kind of think the same way so I always buy cards. BUT, I was thinking last night and figured that maybe 16 people that really appreciate them could do an exchange of cards. That way all Christmas season you would be getting mail. I struggle very much during the holiday season and I know it would make my day to recieve mail like that. If you are interested check out the Scrapjazz Proboard site under general sway items and sign up.

It's Friday. Can you tell I am excited it is Friday. No clue why my weekend is jam packed but at least it is a different kind of stress. DH gets to work all weekend. Daughters final swim lesson is on Saturday. She then only has skating lessons. I hate it when they overlap by a couple of weeks. I need to do laundry so so bad. I am supposed to be cropping on Saturday night and sunday afternoon. It is already paid for I hate not to take advantage of it. But with DH working who knows if he will be around in time for me to go. Hiring a babysitter is not a possibility. More snow overnight. And more forecasted. Called some pals at scrapjazz last night, Lori, Jes, Cheri, Jim, and Christy. It was nice to talk to the ones that were around. I need more phone numbers though. I don't have many. Let me know yours by PM if you ever want a call. Lots of laughter and smiles the last 24 hours. Not sure why, but it is like a light switch being flicked. Maybe my body has adjusted to

These are some prompts from the Journalling Jar at Creating Keepsakes Magazine. Thought they were "interesting" Whom do you admire most? People that are straight up. Tell it like it is. No games. Who reminds you of yourself? unfortunately my daughter Are you most like your mother or your father? god I hope neither Whom do you idolize? don't think idolization is a good thing What makes you roll your eyes? people who are obviously trying to please rather than honest What do you wish you could take back? trying to express my views on religion What scares you? fire, bats, dieing before my children are old enough to look after themselves What is the most vivid memory from your childhood? being raped When do you tell little white lies? to make people feel better When are you the most satisfied with yourself? in bed at night When are your feelings of love for your significant other strongest? when he is gone Where do you keep your purse, bag or briefcase at night? on the kitc

Dexter put this up and I took it, not fully sure what it means but it made me think. http://www.commongood.org/worldview_quiz.htm Worldview Quiz ResultsYour rating regarding science/non-science: 2 Your rating regarding values & humankind: -1 Your position on the worldview spectrum: (-1,2) Science Extermination(of the human lineagein the natural world) Progress(for the human lineage) Non-science Science/non-science: The position on the vertical axis indicates your view about 'how the world works'. The range of positions along this axis is from 10 (most focused on science) to -10 (most supernatural/superstitious). A position near the middle (from top to bottom) indicates a basis in science with an openness to non-science. Values & humankind: The position on the horizontal axis indicates the value one places on the human lineage in the natural world. This is based on the answers to questions about values (these questions are outside the realm of science). A high rating mea

1. 55 days till Christmas day 2. Halloween is over 3. Thanksgiving is over 4. Baseball is done 5. Nascar is almost over 6. the year is almost over, not long until 2007 Boy did it go fast

well it is halloween day. Not sure if I deserve the best mom award or the worst mom award. Here goes: Daughter is up playing at 3 as usual. At about 5:30 she comes into my room and says I think I am going to throw up mom. So I saw go get a bowl and lay down for a while. Well I hear a cough and splat. So get up. She made it to the cupboard with the bowls but didn't manage to get a bowl. So I hand her a bowl and tell her to lie down quietly for a while. I clean up the mess, and within 10 minutes she is up playing again. Very hyper. I go back to bed, and get up at 7 like I usually do. She says she is fine. I keep asking her to sit quietly. She eats a bowl of noodles for breakfast. Says she is fine. Is playing very hyperly with her brother until eight. So I send her to school. Good mom or bad mom?????????????????????? I am still deciding myself.

Smoke won the NASCAR race yesterday. WOOHOO. made my day, wish J. Burton would have done better. I don't think he has a chance at the championship now. Please make me eat my words. I am quiet. I feel introspective, disaccociated from the world around me, and just plain unconnected. I feel no joy, only pain. No laughs only tears. When I get to the point where I feel nothing it will be so much better. I hated driving on the icy snowy roads today, hated it totally. Hubby was really weird all weekend. No clue why, but he really was. Just like I didn't exist in his world. But I guess that is a good thing. Hubby dropped Mom's gifts off to her. She called to thank me. I said sorry they were late I had a hectic week. She says oh, WHY would you have had a hectic week? Let me see, raising two kids, working full time, pain, anguish, daughters dental work, missing a day of work, never sleeping, trying to survive, NOPE not hectic at all. Someone on one of the boards ask

Go to bed last night to a brown world, and wake up this morning to a white one. somewhere between 6 to 8 inches of white stuff, hopefully it won't last long. Daughter says her teeth don't hurt any more which is very very good. Both kids had earaches last night.

OMG it is Friday. I am so looking forward to the weekend. Don't know why really, but I hope beyond all hope I can get some sleep. Living without sleep and trying not to be grumpy just isn't doing it for me. Hubby is supposed to be home this weekend too. Daughter was up three times last night with night terrors, screaming, and sleepwalking, this morning of course she could not remember any of it. She finally ate some soft noodles last night for supper and wanted more this morning. First time she has actually eaten since Tuesday night. That is good to get food in her tummy. She said the kids at school made fun of her yesterday for having cavities. I sure hope not. She is quite self concious of the silver caps so I do think it happened. Why why do kids have to be mean? My pain is off the scale today, it took awhile to even straighten to get out of bed, I have a respiratory thing going on again, and I am tired. I hate being sick all the time and not being able to get be

As my little guy and I are walking out the back door of the house, he stops right in his tracks. Looking deep into the sky in the east and says MOM, it is so PRETTY. Yes my little guy took the time to appreciate a wonderful sunrise. I leaned down and we both just stayed there and marveled at the beauty of a new day. The pinks and oranges and the prettyness of it all. He surprised me last night too. Little guy had a strange day yesterday. Yanked out of bed two hours early, dumped at daycare when no other kids were there, getting picked up early, and having a very upset sister. His schedule was just all off. He is cuddling up to me on my bed trying to find some security and comfort. He looks at a picutre on my wall that has been there forever. IT is the first time he has noticed it as far as I knew. He says, the ocean is really hitting those rocks Mom. And that is a really really huge waterful. And the water is going into the ocean isn't it Mom?. This just took me by sur

I know I am sick. I know the two kids are sick. I know that daughter is having major dental work done on Wednesday. I know I am inconveniencing you by insisting you take the day off of work. I am taking the day off work too, no one does my work when I am off. HOWEVER it is over the top when you simply call me up to tell me how inconvenienced this is to you. I ask you if you had invited your friends (your friends) to the Rebel hockey game on Saturday night. You said no you had "forgot." Fine the tickets are free, I will pass them on to someone else at work. BUT, when I mention that I had been so looking forward to some time away from the kids and some adult company and eating a meal undisturbed do NOT tell me how kids inconvenience lives. I don't want to hear it, I truly don't. Get it, the kids are 6 and 3 they are yours and they are here to stay, quit punishing me for having them. IF you did not want kids you should have done something about it. I am tired, ex

for a tie breaker between Donald Duck and Cinderella I ended up You scored as Donald Duck. You scored as Donald Duck . Your alter ego is Donald Duck! Try as you might, you have a nasty temper that is hard to control. But you try hard to please, and you arn't one to go down without a fight. Donald Duck 100% Cinderella 100% The Beast 88% Goofy 75% Ariel 75% Peter Pan 75% Sleeping Beauty 63% Pinocchio 50% Cruella De Ville 25% Snow White 0% Which Disney Character is your Alter Ego? created with QuizFarm.com

Well Jeff Burton had a lousy race yesterday, dropped GULP 4 places in the points race. Argggg. That huts. I guess the only thing that makes it better is I did not watch the race. I was scrap-booking. WOOHOO. I went to Croptoberfest on Saturday night and Sunday. Exhuasted me but I was glad I went. I had the sole ambition of getting my sons ABC,123,color book done. and other than X, 5, 10 I must say it is done. I need a few stickers or something for a few of the other pages but as a whole it is done, and I ran out of sheet protectors and I won't give it to him until all the pages are covered. Daughter looked at it with me and was immediately well YOU didn't put colors in MY book. Jeaulosy rears its ugly head. Once again though the experience reinforces my opinion that I just rub other women the wrong way. Talk about bitchy rude women. I just don't get why it is always directed at me. Cause I am the quiet shy one. Don't know. I would love to get a area set

that I am just not up to speaking or do you think I am just to busy? I wonder who comes and visits my blog, and who they are, and if they find me entertaining? This morning was a rough morning. My DD woke me up way before wake up time. To tell me that her little brother had hit her. It just went downhill from there. She informs me that I forgot to make her lunch last night. Has a real fit over it. I make it. I feed her, she eats two pieces of toast and cheese and a glass of milk. Then asks for dinosaur porrridge eats that. Steals her brothers goldfish crackers and then asks for another package of porridge and eats that too. Where does the kid put it all. On the other hand the little guy never seems to eat anything for me. Good thing he eats at daycare or he would be even smaller than he is. Daughter is pushing son on his bed, I say don't do that he will hit the headboard. She does it again, I get up off the floor and turn around as you guessed it the third hit nails h

Depression sucks it truly does. I have no idea how to pick myself up, dust myself off, and not be depressed. Meds don't work, mind over matter doesn't work, what does? I find more and more people that I know are suffereing from depression as well. Is it because we surround ourselves with negativity? Is it because there is so much stress in the world? Is depression a diagnosis that is just plain easy to give? My niece turned 26 on Saturday. Two years ago she had a go at flesh eating disease. It destroyed her one arm and shoulder, we almost lost her a couple of times on the operating table, and she has severe scars both physical and mental now. She says she can't keep a job because of people discriminating against her arm and the way it looks. WEll wear a long sleeved shirt then. She has lived off of my Mom for going on years. It bugs me. It really does. She gave my kids a hug on Saturday afternoon, and says out of the blue, well this is probably the only chanc

This comes via Auntie Cathy on Scrapjazz. I think it suits me very well. You Are Lightning Beautiful yet dangerous People will stop and watch you when you appear Even though you're capable of random violence You are best known for: your power Your dominant state: performing http://www.blogthings.com/whattypeofweatherareyouquiz/

1. In two words, explain what ended your last relationship? cheating asshole 2. When was the last time you shaved your legs? UMMM.....LAST WEEK? 3. What were you doing this morning at 8am? getting kids ready for the day, getting dressed 4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago? getting tea 5. Are you good at maths? I am an accountant 6. Your formal night? Christmas party every year 7. Do you have any famous ancestors? no 8. Have you ever taken out a loan to pay for school? YES 9. Do you know the words to the song on your myspace profile? Whats my space? 10. Last thing received in the mail? a RAK 11. How many different beverages have you drank today? water, tea, orange juice 12. Do you ever leave messages on people's answering machines? always 13. Who did you lose your CONCERT virginity to? John Cougar Mellancamp 14. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach? yes 15. What's the most painful dental procedure you've had? jaw surgery 16. What is out your back

It is snowing, big white fluffy flakes falling straight down. It snowed 45 minutes west of me on September 15. But today it is snowing here now. My little guy has no snow boots. My daughters winter coat is a tad bit small on her when she tried it on today. I have no idea about the snow pants. There are still apples on my apple tree. None of the fall garden work has been done yet. Kids toys are still out on the back yard. I have no snow brush in the van. I don't want snow.

I have been having a dream over and over for a couple of months now. I think the only way to prevent it is to find out how to solve the issue in it. I am in "prison", it doesn't seem like prison but it must be cause I can't get away. No matter how many times I try I just can't leave. I always get hawled back. I end up making a "friend". Or at least I think it is a really good friend. She figures out a way for us to get away. She really figured it out. So once we are out, instead of stealing a normal sized vehicle she steals a semi. A full blown 18 wheeler with a huge container trailer on the back. She drives us away. I feel so good to finally be away from the "prison" but very guilty about stealing the truck. We stop at a convenience store. It is on the crest of a huge hill. My "friend" pulls a little bit over the crest of the hill and parks. We go inside to grab something to eat. It seems this "prison" alway

My daughter got her art project recognized at school assembly. She did a maple leaf and used some cool "technique"s that she has learned in scrapbooking. So here is a picture of it. My little guys foot and the wart that just would not go away. Took 4 visits to the doctor, lots of pain, swelling, and no jumping. It is finally on the mend now. Hope he does not get any more. Water shoes are a definite purchase before we go swimming again. and a couple of halloween costumes for this year.

It's his to lose. Famous last words. Final lap of the race, Junior leading, Jimmie running a hot second and lots of other chase contenders out of the chase for this race. it appears that Jimmie takes Junior out. OH my, what some language can occur. thank heavens for instant play replay. What looks like a deliberate take out turns out to be the third place car taking out the two leaders in one fell swoop. WOOHOO. Jeff Burton still leading for points. Did you hear those BOOO's????????????????????????????

1) What steven king book was at the book club? Carrie 2) Where was Mrs. Clue 3) DO pine trees really grow in the tropics. Could you all not see that one huge one being decorated for christmas in the middle of their village 4) kid a set up definitely letting Sawyer out and saying run that way? 5) what is going to be so unpleasant for Kate, and why were her arms so marred by the cuffs 6) didn't ben call Juliette something else at the end 7) Jack is defintely a lose cannon WOW 8) Jack and the water total set up, even the part of Henry shutting the door on her 9) food drugged? 10) what year did Downtown come out and be popular Next week looks to be back to the plane people. I thought it rocked that season 2 opened up with Desmond waking up and putting on a record, and season 3 opened with Juliette waking up and putting on a CD Now I like my men with dimples above and below. Here is why

LOST Tonight is the third season priemier of LOST. I am so into the show. Over the last month I have rewatched Season 2 on DVD. I am excited.

Weird things about myself I was tag by Lily from Scrapjazz, these are the rules: List 5 weird things about yourself or your pets. Tag 5 friends and list them. Then, those people need to write on their blogs about 5 weird things, and state the rules, and tag 5 more people. 1) I can't stand to have a closet door open, it must be shut. 2) A cats tongue or licking from a cat sends shivers down my spine. 3) I can't stand the way my skin "prunes" when I have been in the water too long. 4)I would rather be naked than dressed. 5)I have trouble saying H. the word Hugh comes out You now the girls I tag: DTC, Laurensmom, Cheyenne, Cassandra, Auntie Cathy

one 3 year old boy one metal flashlight with dead batteries one centrevac hole in the wall ....... know where this is going ........... Well said three year old puts the metal flashlight in the centrevac hole in the wall. It is the perfect size to cause the arc and make pretty blue light. And make said three year olds hand very hot to the touch. And make good enough contact to turn said centrevac on And once Mommy has run like heck to find out what the pretty blue light was, and how the centre vac got turned on and shocked herself pulling said flashlight out That the dead batteries in the flashlight now work. I think that surprised me the most. That the batteries then worked. Little guy has never done anything like that before. Whatever possessed him? His hand hurt for a while, and he cried real tears for about a half hour. I hope he never does something like that again. And this morning he says that his foot hurts again, he would not jump out of the van. It looks okay just kind

Well after four doctors appointments and treatments, the wart on my little guys foot fell free on three sides last night. I had to cut the fourth side off with nail clippers. Hopefully the root and all is gone. AND he jumped out of the van today for the first time in weeks. It must be feeling better if he is jumping again. He actually went to sleep at a decent time last night too. Even if he did wake me up at 1:30. Daughter was complaining Saturday night of ear pain and hearing loss in one of her ears. She had been diving in swimming lessons earlier and then played outside most of the afternoon. A decongestant and tylenol seemed to help. So today I bought a bottle of swimmers ear for next week. We managed to find skates to fit her and a helmet with a face guard. Last year she fell and got four stitches so this year lessons require a full face guard. Hard to find for a little one. Her lessons start in two weeks. For a couple weeks they overlap with swimming. Those will not