Wanted to post something today.  Feel like I should make more of a effort to use this a bit more and maybe get my head around stuff a bit better.  I find writing stuff out does help, puts things in perspective.  Creative juices do not want to work today.  Everything is quite jumbled up today, it might be from the pregnancy, or its just my normal personality. :)

Tonight is the Oscars.  81st ceremony.  Hugh Jackman is hosting so hope he does well.  He did a good job with the Tony awards I understand, but this is a bit different and bigger.  Supposedly they have changed the Oscars to more of a nightclub atmosphere this year and have kept presenters hush hush.  Trying to make some mystery and get the fellow joe like me to watch.  I can never watch the whole thing, I click back and forth between shows and usually just wait till the AM and read online who won what.  Being a mommy to a little one who loves the occasional 5am wake up (uggg he's been sleeping in till 6-7 but the nights I stay up late are the next mornings he wakes up EARLY, never fails) I try to be in bed at a 1/2 decent hour.  But I thought I'd put who I think will win what, see how right I am in the AM

1.Best Actor - Sean Penn

2. Best Actress - Kate Winslet

3. Best supporting actor - Josh Brolin (think Heath will win it thought, lots of hype on him)

4. Best supporting actress - Penelope Cruz

5. Best picture - Slum Dog Millionaire

6. Best Animated - Walle

Let's see how I do :)  Don't ask me how I voted, I haven't seen any of these movies so I cannot judge how well they act or the movie is.  Mostly going with the hype of the news.

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The Office

(picture of offices/homes from CN Tower, summer 08)

I just watched Season 3 of The Office.  Getting Season 4 on Sunday, can't wait. (missed a few shows in between Season 3 and 4 but have seen all the current ones on now) This show is written quite well and must say a great hit over here.  It started out on BBC and it's great!  I have only seen two episodes of the original, though we did discover that we can rent both seasons at our local video store.  I hope to rent it next time we go in, nothing like snuggling on the couch with your sweetie and laughing your butt off :)  Dwight is a favorite of mine.  I am not sure why, probably cause I have worked with someone like him.  Not totally, but some of the quirks he has are familiar to me.  Michael Scott is sweet (at times) in his own goofy way.  I must agree with my BIL that the episode that Jim dresses up as Dwight and Dwight dresses up as Jim is quite good.  I LOL a lot during that one.  

30 Rock is another favorite show of ours.  Love Alec Baldwin's character and Tina Fey.  Funny lines in that show as well (I like to go to there)  Hubby has some good taste in shows, he introduced me to both of them and would like to say thanks for keeping me entertained.

Off I go, it's Thursday and they should be starting soon!

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Canadians Defined

http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/canisms.html

There is a link I found this AM to help out others on what we are all about.  Got a laugh out of it and that is one thing we are famous for (making fun of ourselves).  Enjoy :)

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I love Ontario

    I Love Ontario ....

           It's winter in Ontario
          And the gentle breezes blow,
           70 miles per hour at 52 below!
          Oh, how I love Ontario
           When the snow's up to your butt.
          You take a breath of winter air
           And your nose is frozen shut.
           Yes, the weather here is wonderful,
           I guess I'll hang around.
           I could never leave Ontario,
          'Cause I'm frozen to the ground.

Got this quote from a email today.   Had to put it on here cause the way the weather has been in Jan/Feb so far this year has been pretty chilly.  Though I should get used to it, it comes EVERY year.  Still chills me to the bone though.  Wish I was a kid.  They don't seem to have a sense of cold.  My DS could go outside for 2 hrs in -22C weather and not let him bug him until you told him to come inside.

The above picture was taken on Feb 1/09 at our farm.  We decided to walk back cause I had this loopy idea last spring that I wanted a landscape picture of all the seasons of the same spot.  Winter was the only one left to get.  The pictures turned out wonderful but getting back there was a challenge.  We didn't have a snowmobile or ATV so just our legs it was.  What a mistake that was LOL.  As u can see someone had used a plow to go back, assuming for snowmobiles, but wasn't plowed in A LONG time.  So we had to walk on the snowbanks cause at least it was semi-packy.  The middle of the trail was up to our knees, upper thighs on the little guy.  Couldn't guess if your next step meant u were above the snow or knee deep.  So slow and steady was the pace.  Once in the woods, it was pretty good.  Trees blocked most of the drifting snow so it wasn't as deep and the snowmobile tracks were helpful to walk on.  Times like that I am glad I live in the city.  I do miss this area in the summer mind you.  Just being around trees, nature, though the mosquitoes I can do without :P  

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Freak out

Ok.  I am at a point in my life that I should stop being so cynical on myself.  I am 33 yrs old, 34 in Sept (yes i do admit my true age, why fight it)  I am such a worry wart on stupid stuff, from big to small that I am going to end up with a ulcer I swear!  I worry about DH job, that he is the only bread maker in the house.  I worry that we don't have enough stored away for a rainy day cause I know something BIG is going to break in the next little while and we have NOTHING to save it with.  

uggggggggg  

Then there is the lack of work for me.  Not really lack, just I have no education.  HS is all I have, went to college for year and 1/2 and got nothing to show for it.   I am 33 and still don't know what I want to be when I grow up (i am forever 18 inside)  I worry that all I can find are these shitty retail jobs that make no money and have crappy hours.  Since I don't have a education I can't find a half decent job.  How embarrassing is that you are my age and can't support yourself!  I can't get a car or buy a house.  I have nothing.  And I know people are going to say well you have stuff.  Yeah stuff that DH got.  I'd like to be able for once to be able to contribute to something.  Like me buying a car or getting a new furnace.  I've tried to go back to school a couple of times and half my problem is $$ for it.  I get going then can't finish it cause $$ runs out or else I feel guilty using $$ when it could be used for some bill or something for the house.  I just want a skill that I can use just incase DH gets laid off/fired/quits his job.  Others will say well you shouldn't dwell on 'things'.  Guess what, I do, it's how the world works.  Sorry to say it we live in a material world and I am a material girl.  (sorry Madonna) 

 I got to find something for me to do, maybe that is what is wrong with me.  Idle hands need something to do or else they get into trouble.  Being pregnant isn't helping my mood any tonight.  I usually don't let stuff bother me to much but it is tonight.  Same idea running through my head, I got to do something, something to bring in the $$ as well.  

Maybe some ice cream will help me with my worries :)

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The weather is supposed to get a high of 7C on Saturday.  Calling for rain though.  Oh well, better than snow I guess.  My only issue is that snow pile at the end of my driveway is now a block of ice from all the freezing and thawing we've been getting, how will the rain affect it?  Going to go out once in a while tomorrow and chip away at it, hoping to widen out the end of the driveway.  Little bit more room can't hurt :)

Found out on the 28th of Jan that we are having another little boy.  Quite excited since DS was so awesome the first time around, hoping this one is too.  I just worry about Colic.  That is one of my BIGGEST fears is Colic.  Heard lots about it.  Crying non-stop for hours, lack of sleep for everyone, poor little one just getting no comfort what so ever.  Upside is that we don't have to do much clothes shopping since I pretty much kept everything of DS #1.  Just need a playpen and a crib.  Not bad for people who tend to keep everything :P  (my DH is terrible for collecting EVERTHING!!)  Due date is still June 20th, I think it might be later.  It'll come when it wants to come so trying to be prepared now for it.  Unlike last time........he came two weeks early.  Had nothing, just a bassinet.  Some diapers, formula, but no clothes really, just hand me down stuff from my Aunt.  The amount of clothes changes that happens when they are first born is crazy, laundry all the time!

DS is doing so well in school I think.  His printing has improved a lot.  He worked on his Valentines cards for the class last night and was doing quite well with it.  Some mistakes but totally normal ones like printing some backwards :)  It's cute but better get it now before he thinks it's the right way and the teacher begins to wonder what's up LOL

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