Happy candy day...I mean...Happy Halloween!

So excited to go trick or treating with the girls today. L has a Bugs Bunny (snowsuit) costume. E's a witch. I got a witch costume for L for indoors. It's really funny cause L's hat is way to big so E wore it with her costume and I wore E's hat with my black robe...so I got to be a witch too (this was at the Halloween parties were went to last Saturday). Today I'm wearing an orange t-shirt, witch earrings and purple witch socks. That's as much as I'll do today.

Mom & Dad arrived safe and sound. The girls had a ball showing off, sucking up every bit of attention they could get. I thought E would be disappointed to go to daycare today but she went without incident. We brought treats for both girls' daycare classes. E helped make the cookies for L's room...they turned out great! And she had even more fun putting her treats in her classmates cubbies.

Well, I better get at it. Hope you have a sweet day/night!
TTFN!
~B

Happy days are here again!

Still in a great mood. Guess all the fun of Halloween...and L's upcoming party...and my folks in town...and working too. I'm enjoying it emmencely...especially the positive feedback. I think it's important to be proud of your work...but it's even better when others appreciate what you do. So, tonight will be visiting with mom & dad, and I'm getting E to help me make cookies (for L's class). And of course it's Ugly Betty and Gray's night...hurray! Okay...and I did pick up a big bottle of rum. Something to make any girl happy. It's better than new shoes. :)

Well, I won't stay long but wanted to say hello! Hope your day is stellar!
~B

Busy bees are happy bees!

It's a really busy week for us. Every night we have something on the go. Last night we didn't go to my coworker's for dinner...forgot to ask my live in sitter ahead of time. :) As it turned out, DH & MIL were running errands in the day and her car broke down, in the rain! So, all our plans were squashed last night. We did have a nice evening with the girls though. Today MIL's making chili and banana loaf for me to take to Curriculum Night at the girls' daycare...kind of like parent teacher night. We're selling chili supper tonight to raise money for Christmas Daddies. I feel bad delegating to them but since they're home all day and MIL loves to cook, it's a win-win.

Tomorrow night Mom & Dad are coming up...so happy!!! E said this morning that she wants to go live at Granny & Poppy's house. What a riot! She was thrilled when I told her they were coming tomorrow. And tomorrow the girls' daycare Halloween party too! I have E's treats for her classmates done up but have to do L's. I'm baking pumpkin spice cookies in the shape of jack-o-lanterns with raisin eyes/mouth. But since we're out tonight, I'll have to make the treats for Friday instead. I figure it's okay since they're going to have tons of treats tomorrow. And of course we'll be trick or treating Friday night. We also have a party invite that evening but not sure I'll be in fine form to go. Sat from 9-4 I'm going scrapping. And Sun we're having L's "not quite" 1st birthday party! I wanted to have it while Mom & Dad were up...plus December is so busy with holiday parties. We'll do something small on the day of too...and at her daycare.

Well, gotta run. Hope y'all are doing well.
~B

The Morning Mad Dash

I must say, today was a billion times better than yesterday! Last night, I made a conscious effort to prep better for today. I spent time with the gals when I got home...so fun just watching them play. Then I packed up their/my bags and put them in the van. DH helped me clean the kitchen. We got the coffee pot ready to go. And boy, what a difference it made to my morning. Way less rushed. And I got to enjoy my bkft with them. Oh, and the kicker...I got us out the door all by myself. It didn't hurt that there weren't any tantrums either. :)

L got her flu shot last night and DH reported she was wonderful! Cried for a short stint and was her happy self afterwards. E had a great day at daycare. She had lots of fun and was a joy to be around when she got home. I was bored yesterday and made her a little paper that told her 6 things I loved about her...making me laugh, helping me, etc. She liked it a lot. :)

Tonight I had plans with a co-worker/friend but had to cancel. No biggy, we're rescheduling for next week. So that means my night's freed up. Hmmm...may make cookies for L's daycare class. We'll see. Anyway, gotta jet.
TTFN!
~B

Do-over for my do-over

UGH! Missed out on my anniversary redo. MIL was sick and dummy me doesn't have a back up babysitter...which is about to change. So, now I need a do-over for the do-over but not sure when that will happen. Certainly not for the next 3 weeks. Too busy with other stuff. Maybe we'll sneak it in 1 month late. Otherwise had a very fun wknd with the girls. 2 Halloween parties on Sat...one in the afternoon at the Shipyard and one at S&R's in the evening. E had a blast at both but cried leaving the former. L came to the former but was in bed when we went to the latter. Sun was a fun day too. Our church had a pumpkin carving fun night. Again, we took just E. They had cookies, drinks, snacks, a "haunted mansion" (decked out back room with scary characters) and treat bags. Funnies part of the entire wknd was E coming out of the haunted mansion. Her comment, "It was so scary with spiders and plugs." DH laughed till he couldn't breathe! E is afraid of outlets ("plugs"), especially if there isn't a plug in it or a safety plug. So funny!

So this week's shaping up to be a busy one...something every night. Tonight L's going to the dr. for her flu shot...DH is taking her so I can work out. Thank goodness for DH. I had a really rough morning trying to get us out the house. My mantra for today is "I am not supermom but I want to be a super mom." More planning needed and more help. Hopefully tomorrow will be better than today. One day at a time.

~B

Have a little patience

I'm doing really well not to have a sour grapes attitude today. I went to have my soup for lunch and it must have gone bad in the freezing process. Instead I went for lunch at a diner around the corner. The waitress kind of forgot about me but I was enjoying people watching too much to be bothered. After many apologies, I got my lunch...spinach & feta omelet and I must say, it was well worth the wait! I think the sunshine is helping me be naturally happy with life and not let those little things bug me. One might think I'm a pushover not to complain, but how far does complaining get me? I still have to wait for my meal and now I've pissed off the waitress by complaining. There's no benefit in it.

I'm working at practicing more patience at home, especially with E. She's been acting up the passed few days and I know it's because I haven't been there or been late getting home. Going to Curves after work makes me late...instead of getting home at 5 (pre-L) I'm in at 6:30. Last night I got home at 5:30 but had to go to a meeting at 6:30. I know she feels neglected. I told her tonight I'd take her in the big tubby and that made her happy. All you need is something good feeling to get your day going in a positive direction.

Well, gotta run and get some work done. Hope y'all are doing well.
~B

Energy Boost!

Boy, do I need one today. Coffee isn't doing anything for me. Had 2 yesterday and I'm tired again today. I think I need to switch to speed or something. hehehe I stupidly stayed up waiting for DH to come to bed. It's this little routine we have. We both wait for each other without saying anything...so dumb. Anyway, finally I said that we need to make more time for one another, just to check in on a daily basis...instead of mindlessly watching TV/playing video games "together." So, we'll see how that goes tonight.

L was up around midnight but I totally didn't hear her (MIL got up and gave her a bottle). Then she woke at 4. I told DH to give her a bottle (figuring it was the first time she was up). She drank 1 oz and he came back to bed pissed. I told him he shouldn't get mad at her cause he stayed up too late and was tired. Anyway, she's doing so-so. Threw up again yesterday at daycare and at supper. I hope she gets over this "thing" soon. It worries me too much.

Nothing going on tonight except Pushing Daisies. Ever watch it? It's awesome. I've added it to my regular show watching, along with So You Think You Can Dance Canada, The EX List (awesome show!), Grey's of course. I've also been watching How I Met Your Mother. I quite like it. What can I say, I'm addicted to TV...that and food make a bad combo. :) Well, better run. TTFN!
~B

I've got a LENNY hangover!

What an awesome concert!! P, you were so right!!! Hil & I had a ball, dancin' our asses off. Plus, it was great to do something together...it's been a while. However, I'm suffering for it. Probably b/c my wknd went a little something like this...

Friday night was spent worrying over poor L. She started coming around having some milk...thank goodness her day was vomit free. Then I packed my bags for Croptoberfest/scrapping. Sat I scrapped from 9 till 5:30. Came home to eat/see the girls. E finally went to bed around 9 when I started getting ready to go out with DH...CRAZY!! We were at the bar at 10 and if it hadn't been for the "Rockstar" drink, I would have been asleep at the table. We had a really fun time. 3:30 I go to bed!!! At 9 I decide to get up and see the girls since I was away all day Sat. Fortunately I got a nap in the afternoon before meeting Hil for supper and the concert.

After all that, I am beat. 2 cups of Jo and still tired. And now I'm heading out to Curves before going home. I must be crazy. Maybe the exercise will wake me up...at least long enough to get me home. :) L did go back to daycare today so I'm really happy about that. Both girls went for their flu shot today (Dr. wouldn't give it to L so she's got an appt in 2 weeks). E did GREAT! Cried a bit but came around fast. I got mine at work. Hopefully the germs will stay away after this terrible bout.
TTFN!
~B

Lunchbreak blog

Howdy. Just thought I'd slip in here to say hello. All is pretty much the same on the homefront. L's keeping down the pedialite only if we give it to her by suringe (sp?). And last heard, she had a mum-mum...which I believe the name should really be changed to yum-yum. I don't want to be compared to a cookie. Esp. one so soggy. :)

So I'm very psyched about my scrapping day tomorrow. Tomorrow night, DH & I are going out with some of his work friends. Should be fun. Nice to get out after this nutty week. And Sun I'm going to Lenny Kravitz with Hil...really looking forward to that. We're going downtown early for a bit and hopefully good parking. :)

Gee whiz, that's about all that's exciting with me. Hope y'all are doing well. Have a great one!!
~B

Cancellation

Well, so much for that. My surgery was cancelled. I'm actually relieved since I was worried about missing Scrapping on Sat and Lenny Kravitz on Sun. :) Yeah, I know, what a life. hehehe I was in the OR, IV in my arm and everything, when I heard, "Don't put the patient under yet." Knew it was a bad sign. I guess a woman in ICU had internal bleeding and they had to do emergency surgery. I couldn't get upset over it. I was in there, essentially fine, while this poor soul was bleeding to death. I've been thinking about her all day. The surgeon's office called and I got to pick my day...well, I had a choice...and I'm getting surgery on Nov 7. It's a Friday so I'll have 10 days off including the wknds. Plus my folks will be up so they can help out.

In other news, L is still very sick. Still has a fever and isn't keeping much down. DH & MIL took her to the IWK again and they said to put her on Pedialite. If she's not better in 3 days, they want us to bring her back. She seems as good as can be expected. Crawling/playing a bit. She's more happy in someone's arms. She's cooler than yesterday. All week her head and trunk have been super hot. I talked with her daycare teacher and this virus is going around. Vomiting, diarrhia and fever...all the above or versions of it. I just hope she gets better over the wknd.

Well, that's about all my news. Guess you figured out what my wknd will be like. :) I'll try to get on tomorrow. If not, have a great wknd!!!
~B

A bunch of sickies!

So, today is surgery day for me. And guess where I was last night? The hospital...with L. She's running a fever over 100. After a 3 hour ordeal, there's nothing "wrong" with her. So we had to take her home, keep her hydrated and weight it out. Nice thing to deal with. Poor DH needs a nurse outfit. Between MIL's surgery, mine today, L's fever, and E & I have colds, we may-as-well quarantine ourselves. :)

I'm not terribly worried about surgery. There's that little nagging thing in the back of my brain wondering what if I didn't make it...not that the surgery is life threatening but any time you're put under, there's a chance. Fortunately, I'm ignoring it very well. I'm more pissed off that I may not be able to go scrapping Sat and/or the Lenny concert on Sun. I'm hoping if I lay flat out all day Thurs & Fri, there may be a chance...but we'll see.

Well, I'm gonna mosy on...go back to bed and rest. We were up half the night with L...she's so hot. It's such a sin! Wish me luck...or say a prayer, whatever your persuasion. :)
TTFN!
~B

Bags under my eyes

Another one of "those nights." We had both girls wake up at 4 a.m. E was freaking out over a bad dream (spider trying to get her). L has been sick and went to bed without eating supper...just a bottle. DH got up and gave her a bottle but she really could have been up for the day. He put her back down anyway. She was awake for the longest time but I didn't want her to think it was wake up time. E was ready to be up too but I told her it was still night time and she managed to go back to bed.

The wknd was really nice. Sat we took the girls to the market and playground. Sun we cooked our turkey and had it ready when MIL came home. Yesterday we did nothing...which was fine by me. I'm just floating through today. Hope yall had a great Thanksgiving.
~B

SOOOO glad it's Friday

It's been a LONG week...especially since next week is a short one. It's hard getting used to the pace but it's calming down, thankfully. I left work, got stuck in traffic (accident on the bridge...affects everyone, everywhere), went to Curves, headed home in time to see my screaming baby and desperate-for-attention girlie. Got L a bottle and rocked with her. She fell asleep, bottle nearly done, still in her mouth...poor girlie. I didn't get to see her daycare sheet but I'm sure she only had 1 nap. After I got her into bed, I chatted with E between bites of supper...good ol' tuna melts. She was such a dollie and understanding about L. I had explained that I was trying to settle her and get her into bed and E waited very patiently.

It's noticably hard getting the night routine done, esp. with MIL away (just for the wknd). The girls haven't been bathed in 3 days. ;) Oh well, what can ya do? Tonight I'll try getting both in...maybe DH can get L in and I'll take E in the big tubby. The wknd is pretty open. I thought about taking the girls to the Valley to see pumpkin people or something like that. My anniversary is on Sunday but we're opting to wait for a night out...dinner & dancing! Guess we'll have to wait till the end of the month. Too much going on...plus I'll be recovering from surgery. Well, gotta run. Wishing you a very turkey and pumpkin pie stuffed Thankgiving!
~B

How do you do it????

I'd love to know. All I can say is thank the good Lord that DH is laid off. I have no idea how I'd make it through this week. Yesterday was a piasco, re: getting the kids to daycare. Today, I let DH so it since he's home. I'd have to have them up, fed, dressed and at daycare by 7:15-20ish. Ideally, I'd have to leave daycare by 7:30 in order to make it to work by 8:30. What a nightmare! And today the girls slept in till 7! I would have to wake them up by 6:30 in order to get us where we need to go. It's insane! So I'm very, VERY grateful that DH is here to help...and such a huge help.

Today he dropped the girls off, went into town and got a RX for his mom...had a rough night dealing with the pain. Fortunately she was right as rain once she got a few tylenol 3s in her. :) Then DH came home and switched his aunt's tires to her winters. Then he picked the girls up from daycare so I could go to Curves. And to top it all off, he made supper...and I'm not talkin' KD. Pan-fried haddock, cheesy roasted potatoes, steamed spinach and cooked carrots. What a man. Afterward I asked if he baked a cake. heheehehe Now, he's not like this all the time ladies, so don't be getting jealous. :) Though I must say, I can't wait for supper tomorrow night.

Other than that, work is going well. Still no phone. I think I may turn in my phone bill on the cell if I rack up any extra from using it at work. My computer is working well. Just wish my boss couldn't see my monitor. Not that I'd be on FB or blogging all day...but I'd hate to be online at all, in case he catches me. So, it'll be late night blogging or during my boss' lunch/break times. :) Well, I'm gonna run. I'm EXHAUSTED! Oh, one more bit of news. Tomorrow I'm paying off one of my loans!! That will be a huge monkey off my back. Just wish I could afford to pay the other off. Maybe next year...or not. We'll see. Have a good one!
~B

Back to work

Wow...it's been an interesting 2 days, let me tell you. Sorry to be so absent but it's been crazy busy, as you can imagine. And my computer faces my boss so no fun computer time unless he's out to lunch or gone for the day. :)

So far, I have no office phone...sucky. I'm working with my/DH's cell and I HATE IT! So much easier to dial a 4 digit extension on a big office phone than fumbling around with 7 digits on a cell. And as of just 20 mins ago, my email wasn't working properly. Seems my co-worker & I were sharing the same account...so he got some emails and I got the rest...what a shit pile! We spent 5 mins going through each other's stuff printing off/resending what we needed. Thank goodness that's over.

Other than that, being back to work has been sweet! It's so nice kidding around with the guys and seeing all the old familiar favs. One of the guys is out so I'm busy helping out with his stuff to...plus getting adjusted to my new accounts. Anyway, better run. I have to pick up the girls since MIL's getting her surgery today...scheduled for 3 but as of 3:45, there was one other person ahead of her...so goodness knows when they'll be home. Hmm...guess that means we're having a simple supper tonight. DH was going to BBQ pork chops...grilled cheese and soup it is. :) Well, hope y'all are doing well. Till tomorrow...same time, same station. hehehe
~B

God's testing me

Everytime we're in a tight spot...and I can start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel...a boulder falls down and blocks the way. I was so glad that I'm starting work so we can finally get ahead of the bills...and DH gets laid off today. UGH! I keep thinking I've had all I can handle and this happens. I want to bury myself in hot fudge...I know, sounds weird but that's how I cope, I eat. I just feel like at any moment this deck of cards is going to fall under my feet. I'm trying to pay off the student loan...I'm not sure if I'll have enough money to pay daycare next month, or the bills. This month I had to cover daycare on my line-of-credit. It just feels never ending. It's hard to maintain the focus that "the Lord will provide." I'm sure I mentioned the story of the little birds. When the disciples worried about how to feel the mass of Jesus' followers, Jesus said, 'See the little birds? They do not worry about getting their food. They know their Father will provide for them.' I have to think the same way but it's hard to go by one's faith...esp. when that person likes to have the plan laid out in front of her.

But I know worrying won't help...like Myrna says, worrying is like rocking in a rocking chair...it's something to do but you won't get anywhere. :) Always makes me laugh. Anyway, I'm at least happy we'll be able to get things done around the house. The garage needs just a few more hours to be done. And now that DH will have some free time, he can paint out bedroom & ensuite. Gotta look on the bright side, right? Well, I gotta run and make a few calls. TTFN! Have a great wknd.
~B

Cleanup post cont...

Okay, so I'm not out the door. Just realized my gym clothes are all dirty...day off for me. So, yeah, 1/2 way done. And what a difference. Instead of the camping gear in 4 different spots, not it's all together in one...same with the Christmas decorations. I found 17...yes, 17 cans of old paint and 2 small cans to boot! All outside in the "dump" pile. Plus any stuff we're not using is going in the "yard sale" pile...which I think we're going to do on Saturday. It'll be so nice to lighten the load. We also found some old stuff of DH's...comic books, hockey cards, photo albums...great for scrapping. And we came upon a few letters I wrote him back in the day...some pretty monumental ones too. The last letter I wrote to him before our break up in 97...and a card I gave him when he was moving to Calgary 'for good.' (So much for that. :)

DH & I really work well together as a team. We're light hearted, comical, fun and funny when we get together. I'm so thankful for it. Yesterday I found this heavy metal thingy and asked what it was...a trailer hitch. Should we keep it, I said...sure, it's the only one we have, he said. Right before I passed him the second one...we busted a gut! And then I found the clear plastic handle that was on our bathroom shower insert (2 inserts ago). I just turned to him and said (in perfect Meridith Grey fashion) "Seriously????" Again, fits of laughter. I love working with him. Wish it was my full time job. :) Today wasn't as humours but more focused and productive. Once we started, the fear was gone and we were head down and working. Esp. DH. He said he couldn't do it without me...and I agree I couldn't without him. I'm such a go getter to organize but when I can't move something heavy, I get frustrated and walk away. I think we compliment each other really well.

So, saw a great show on Oprah yesterday about overwhelmed people, moms mostly. The main guest was a women who forgot her baby in her vehicle while she went to work for 8 hours. The baby obviously died. Her community is in an uproar and labeled her the worst mother in the world. How tragic and how ignorant to say such a thing. Any mom knows how easily it can happen. How many times have you walked out the door and forgot something? Locked your keys in the car? Been in auto pilot going to work only to realize you were supposed to go somewhere else? These things may be little but it's the sign of what could happen. I just feel for that poor woman. Who can blame her? Really, who can? And who are we to judge? When your routine is off, and mistakes are made...some more tragic than others. I just pray she gets through it and someday her guilt is eased. But I imagine it must be hard to ever forgive yourself when so many others are pointing fingers at you. God bless her.

Well, gotta run and do some tidying up around the house. Hope y'all are well. Take time to SLOW DOWN today...you never know what could happen. Nothing is gained by rushing.
~B

Garage Clean up - Day 2

Man, we're cruisin! I truly believe DH & I were meant for each other. I'm his ying and he's my yang....make sense??? Anyway, he's the brawn and I'm the organizational gal. Long story short, we're 1/2 way done with the garage. Cleaning/tidying up and organizing and it's awesome! Only have wanted to do it for about 3 years. ;)

Anyway, love to stay and chat but I literally have to be out the door in 2 mins.
~B