July 2010

So far this summer has succeeded, in my mind, as one of the hottest that I can remember. Whew, it's humid out there. Last week was a indoor week. Which kind of sucked. Boring more like it. I like to be outside, but when it makes my eyes water and create this lovely film so I can't see, it's time to go in. I am not going to complain (though I can really do without the humidity). We have been keeping busy with daily tasks, like going to the park, going to walks. Nothing too exciting yet. Hoping to get to Canada's Wonderland this Aug. Just got to get together with some friends to see if they want to go too. That way DS1 has some friends to go on the rides with him :) I would like to go to the local zoo too. It's not big but very shady in spots and it can be done in 45mins so DS2 can come too without him getting too hot or worn out or bored by being in the stroller the whole time. DH is up north for the next 3 days. They don't have night time up there right now. The sun does set but it's like a twilight for 4 hrs then the sun is back up again. Kind of neat to see. Hope he gets some pictures of it. Small town as well, he can bike or walk the whole thing.

Two friends are getting married this summer/fall. Jack and jill's for both are this summer. Hope to get to the one next weekend. Even if DH is working I am determined to get there. Haven't seen the couple in 2 yrs now. Shame on me for that. The other couple I haven't seen since DS2 was born. Theirs is next month. Jack and Jill's are interesting things. It's a party you pay to get in, spend $$ on drinks, spend $$ on prizes that u 'might' win, but the nice thing is that the $$ goes towards the couple to help pay for the wedding. So that is not so bad, unless you are on a budget like me. Well I don't really have a budget, I have no $$ to have a budget with :P I am excited to get out and see some old friends (highschool and even some grade school buddies)

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Earthquake 2010

I lived through the Earthquake of 2010. LOL. I can joke about it now cause it wasn't as bad as most can be. It was about a 5 on Richter Scale. Enough to move my bed (which I was sitting in, reading a book) and slightly shake my mirror and some stuff in my closet. It was weird. I thought it was my eyes at first, something wrong with them. Then I heard stuff moving. I then was thinking it was either DH walking around downstairs or someone how moving the wall behind the bed. Then I repeated that last part again, in my head. How could he be moving a brick wall like that, so easily? I hopped up, off the bed, stood there and listened for DS2. He had just been put down for his afternoon nap and literally got rocked to sleep :) I went downstairs and noticed that DH was not in the house, he was outside. Thinking he must of felt the rocking I went out to talk to him. He said he didn't feel a thing. So then I start saying maybe I had a seizure. I was trying to convince myself I wasn't crazy, but no way we had a earthquake. DH said "Why not? There is a big fault in Lake Ontario." That perked my attention. I went back inside and jumped on my Facebook and put it in my status on what happened. Sure enough, A LOT of others started putting stuff on their status lines about the rocking and rolling that just happened. Then the news came on with a report that we DID in fact have a earthquake. Last one was in 1998, a 5.4, so you can see that we don't get them often. It was pretty big too, like being felt across the province and some states wise.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/earthquake-shakes-central-canada/article1614941/

Then later that night a tornado watch was on for us. http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/06/23/tornado-touches-down-in-midland/How is that for apocalyptic activity! Next is the Locust right? JK.

Hope next week is better :)

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18 years old is too young to die

I just read in our local paper that a 18 yr old boy passed away on Monday night. So sad. The cause (they speculate) is drunk driving and cell phone use. How the poor boy actually died is quite tragic. He crashed his car (drunk driving), got out, started walking (and using cell phone) then got hit by a van towing a camper. The families of both these people..........I have no idea what they are going through right now.

This accident did take me back to my teenage years when a fellow teenager decided to get in a car with a drunk driver and he lost his life at 17. What a sad day that was. I knew the kid (not socially, just acquaintances) from elementary school and for him to loose his life when he was doing so well, and accomplishing so much, was hard to accept. I did shed a few tears in respect for him and his family. He was just drafted to the OHL (Ontario Hockey League) and was going to become a great hockey player. Something else thought differently. His family seen to be doing ok these days, things are moving along. Not the way they were before, but slowly moving forward for them. His sister went to university last I heard and was doing well there. His Mom still owns the beauty shop in town. Has a HUGE poster of him in his hockey uniform in her shop. His Dad opened a small restaurant/bar in town and named it after his son.

Scary to think that in this day and age drunk driving is still happening. I just pray that my kids will take heed in situations like this and maybe just call me. Or someone else (anyone, friend, neighbour) who is sober to get them home safe. I hope I raise them well enough so that they will think a bit ahead before something like this happens to them.

(Visit www.MADD.ca for more information)

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DS2's birthday

DS2 had his first birthday on Monday. Party was the Saturday before, just family over (aunts/uncles/grandparents). Nothing fancy, just a small get together. Kiddo had lots of fun with his presents. His older brother and cousin helped with the ripping open the presents and he seemed to enjoy everything he got. Actually scratch that, he does enjoy them. He's been playing with every thing he got since the day he got them. We got him a few things on Monday for him to open, then off we went to DS1's baseball game.

Thought we were having a game till DH got a phone call saying that it's just picture day and there won't be a practice or a game. We decided that we might have a quick game with our team so we can get some practice. Shouldn't take that long to take pictures. So out we go, noticing that the sky is starting to cloud up. Not really thinking anything about it cause the weather man said no rain till Wednesday. It gets darker and darker, sitting on the grandstand waiting for others to come, it starts, just a drizzle. I'm not worried, it's just a drizzle it'll stop. Then it starts to get a bit more heavy. That is when I realize I am wearing a white shirt. FRICK! Thank heavens for a nice mother sitting next to me offered her extra umbrella. The rest of the team starts showing up by then and down the rain comes. Felt bad for the photographer, he was a really good sport through it. The kids LOVED it, of course :) By the time we go through all the kids, getting their individual pictures and team pictures, the rain stops. Everyone was soaked and we all decided that we wouldn't have a practice/game after all. Too wet. So by 7:30pm we were home. (usually done by 8 pm) Babysitter got to go home a hour early so that was nice. DS2 was glad to see us, he's been fussy that day with is teething, so Mommy carrying him around seems to be his only comfort these days. Poor boy. Soon those darn things will be in.

Just found out that the G8/G20 that is in Toronto at the end of this month might have a bit of a issue. 12 Police uniforms were stolen. Scary stuff! Who knows what that person will do with them. Hope it isn't too bad.

DH is out of town for two days. In NJ. Then Ft. Lauderdale this weekend. He DOES NOT like the heat. So he'll be in the A/C room I think. We have a birthday party for a neighbour's DD, at the park/beach in Oshawa if the weather holds up. Here's to hoping :) DH brought back some great shirts and ball caps for the boys from Spain last week. He brought back lots of photos of the great architecture there too. So neat how some buildings are curved! Defiantly one place I would love to visit. Though I must remind myself that it is Europe. Lots of topless women on the beaches there I heard and some nude beach parts as well. The food is fantastic there too, DH said.

I am glad it's spring/summer here, at least this time of year I can get out with the boys to the local parks, once winter hits, it's a different story. Need another set of wheels by then. Meh, not really, been saving a lot of $$ by not being able to get to any stores any time I want :) And the walking is good for me and the kids. Some aerobic exercise.

Enough of that for now, sorry, kind of boring today. Don't live the most exciting life. Should keep a book with me and write down little tidbits that float around this head of mind. Tend to forget what I want to write about when I get on here :P

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ps Thanks Tori for being my follower #2 !! YAY

Pilot's wife

I tell you it's sometimes hard being a Pilot's wife. The places DH gets to go makes me green with envy. ( just got back from Spain for 4 days) But I do get to stay at home with the kiddies and make sure they have at least one parent home with them. Available at any time, but what I wouldn't give to go away somewhere :) I am glad I'm not working. Don't know how I'd be able to handle it. I don't know how others do it! I would be racked with guilt for not spending enough time with them. Then the running of a house on top of that. BLAH. I hate running my house now and I'm here every day. Some days are better than others. Today was a rainy, gloomy day, hence why I might be in the funk I'm in.

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My Obsession

I have an Obsession. I am totally addicted to a certain cable tv show. If anyone knows me, u can guess what it is. If you don't know it's probably like every other person out there lately. True Blood. OMG. I have followed this show since it's start. I was a bit put off of it at first ( the sex scenes are a bit much at times, good, but a bit much) and plugged through it and really enjoyed the story line. It's basically like this.......It's Twilight for adults :) Season 3 is starting in less than two weeks and I am really quite excited by the latest extended trailer they have released.

http://www.hbo.com/true-blood/about/video/ultimate-fan-season-3-preview.html?autoplay=true&cmpid=ABC123

Love the promotional posters they have released this year. I am tempted to put one onto a t shirt for a friend who now had the same obsession as me. (see above picture) Got her hooked on it last year. She came over faithfully every Sunday for season 2. Except the season premiere. I was in the hospital. Had a baby that morning and so that evening I missed the show. Thank Bell ExpressVu for repeats though. They replayed the show on the following Tuesday and again on Thursday. Our thing we did near mid season was pick up some goodies we could indulge on. Had a chocolate fondue the one night. That was heaven! So this season we are trying to figure out what we are going to snack on. So far she's come up with a great idea of ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery and sugar cones. Oh drool!

I have season 1 on DVD, now just got to get season 2. I have been putting it off, don't really know why. It's still going to cost the same 3 months from now, but birthday is in Sept so maybe I can use this as a idea for a gift :p

I have read all the books (it's called "The Sookie Stackhouse Series"), except book 10. It's in hardcover and I have all paperbacks of the others. I hate having 1 hard cover in a series and the rest are different. It's a silly thing I know, but I am going to read it. Going to have to borrow it from the Library, or a friend and wait patiently for it to come out in paperback. I have re-read the series twice now. I think I might re-read it again soon. I haven't re-read a series of books since The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. (that one is a long one and have read it at least twice)

The kiddies will be in bed by 8 those nights :) DH might watch, but knowing him he'll be in the man cave hiding out so he doesn't have to hear us swoon over Eric. This season starts on June 13th and will go to 2nd week of Sept. Then comes the other show I love.....Dexter (*sigh*) Till then folks, I will be unavailable on Sunday nights till around mid November :) No phones, no texts, no kiddies crying. Mommy is not home, it's me time.

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PS. Thanks Mo for being my first follower :) I'm not that good at this blogging stuff, but am trying :) Since u have one and are doing it, I'll try to keep up mine.

May 2-4 weekend

May 2-4 weekend has come and gone. Where did May go? Went by like a flash! I think this was the warmest May 2-4 that I can remember. We didn't do much. Saturday we hung around the house cause of the threat of rain. Sunday we went to my families get together in Picton. DS1 decided to go swimming in the pool there, only 72F, brrrrr too cold for me! Nice to see everyone, it's been a while. Monday, sat around the house/yard again. Sweating like crazy. Did do a play date in the park in the AM and went for ice cream after supper. Tomorrow is supposed to feel like 34C...........ugggggg. Staying in the basement I think from 1-4pm tomorrow :P It's cooler down here.

Trying to decide on what to do with my front garden. Have a large EMPTY space, needs to be filled. With what I haven't decided yet. Annuals or perennials. Thinking a rose bush would be nice, but I really don't have time or patience to take care of it. By the time I figure something out, it'll be fall and everything will be cheap :)

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I actually won something!

I did a online contest to a local TV station and low and behold I won!! The most I ever won on anything (including lottery) is $10 on a 649 and I was excited then :P I won tickets to see a advanced screening of Prince Of Persia: Sands of Time on Wed May 26th. How exciting is that! Just two passes, that's ok with me :) Only thing is getting a babysitter and how to get DS1 to not notice the fun fair at the school that night :p. Maybe a neighbour will take him with their kids.

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Feb??????

Holy Jeeze it's been a while since I wrote on here! Am feeling lazy :P Been a busy couple of months with a 6yr old and a almost 1 yr old. Both have seasonal allergies, so that has been keeping us indoor lately. SIGH. Love the nice weather but being sick and hot out is NOT fun.

Long Weekend (Victoria Day) is coming. We aren't doing much, just hanging around home this weekend. We don't tend to do much during the summer really. We used to go camping once in a while, but when DS2 was born last June we didn't go at all last year. Last summer was also a bit of a bummer. Really wet and cold, it sucked!

My neighbour Mo has started a Blog now and I am proud to say I am a follower :) Even though he just started, nice to see what is up with everyone.

DS1 stayed home from school today, freaking cough would scare most people away I tell ya. Sounds like a dog barking, I swear LOL.

Well, now that I have written my 2 cents today, I'll get on again later and think of something else to comment/complain about :P

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My Dirty Little Secret

I must admit, I adore the gossip websites. I am not really sure why. Is it the knowledge that these 'superstars' are just as human as us, do I want to see them fail while they look so high and mighty? I am nosey by nature, I guess that is what it really boils down to. You post it, I'll read it. Be it newspapers, blogs or even Facebook updates, I like to know what is going on around me.

Maybe because I am at home a lot. I don't get to experience personal contact with other adults that much. Wow, I really need to get out more :P Don't get me wrong I love to interact with people. I think that is where DS1's social butterfly tendencies come from, not from his father. I just am a home body these days and I do enjoy it. I am more an observer than a join in kind of person. A good old fashion wall flower I guess. I do get lonely at times, needing another adult to talk too. That tends to fade quickly when I am around someone who rubs me the wrong way and makes me wonder why I decided to go outside today. I feel like such a snob sometimes. At the same time I have to remember that I can't please everybody. I can't be everybody's friend. I have this compulsive need to get everyone to like me. There has been a few times when I question myself (something wrong with me, did I do something to offend, etc) when someone seems off standish. I have to be grateful that the person who isn't talking to me right now is someone who I don't really want talking to me, cause they drive me NUTS.

Meh, to each their own I guess eh.

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OMG

OMG I have been so slacking! Well not really. Just trying to find the time to write is hard with a 7 month old, a 6 yr old (happy bday baby boy!) and a husband who is on the computer just as much as me :)

Nothing much new or exciting here. Xmas has come and gone, DS1 started SK this past fall and is doing well. His reading is really picking up. I am so impressed on how he is doing with it. He is really doing well. So proud! DS2 is starting to get on his hands and knees and do the wobble dance. God, crawling already? Well DS1 was 7 months when he started, why not him too. I got hubby to dig out a couple of gates, got to get another one for the stairs to the basement. Going to start baby proofing the living room this weekend (we'll see how ambitious I am) Forgot how many 'little' things we have that are at the 'right' height for babies.

Going away for a mini vacation this March Break. Think we are going to Ottawa for 4/5 days. Going to a couple of museums (airplane one for sure, of course) and doing some skating on the Canal. Visiting my husbands brother and his girlfriend as well, so that'll be nice. Nice to get away. Not far, just away in a hotel so someone else can clean up after me.

My bed is calling me. So sleepy these days by 830pm :) I feel so old at times like this, meh, comes with the territory of having kids, wouldn't change it. Grateful that I can stay home with them, not many people can do that these days.

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