Gadgets

I wanted to funky up my page for 2011 but I cannot figure out these gadget thingies. The ones that seem easy to add I don't want. I don't know what I want. *sigh* Guess I will leave it alone. Hungry. Hey! I'm hungry! Perhaps the bug is gone! Yeah!

Happy New Years Eve

Happy Dec 31, 2010. The last day of 2010. Sheesh. I'm so glad this year is OVER! Ha. 2011. Should be another kick you in the gut, punch you in the neck, fantastical year. I need club soda. It's about the only thing I can drink right now. Still have gut pain from the norovirus. Whee.

Norovirus

I told you I was sick. Norovirus aka norwalk. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/norovirus-eng.php in case you're curious. Diagnosed Mon night at ER. Down side, liquid diet for a few more days. Up side, no urge to smoke since Sunday. I have quit smoking many times and some lasted longer than others, but none have been permanent. I have decided not to quit smoking. I will simply be a smoking that is not having a cig right now. Let's see how long it can last. If alkies take it one day at a time, smokers take it 1 min at a time. I'm sure that's what it will feel like in a couple days when this illness has run its course.

Dec 25

Merry Christmas! Hubby and I are waiting for children to awake.

Christmas Eve Eve

HOLY MOLY! 23 December already? Grrr. Why can't my love and unending sacrifice be enough? Presents, turkey dinner, desserts, too? Merry Christmas mommy.

Do you know the story of stone soup? If not, http://www.extremelinux.info/stonesoup/stonesoup.html

I was thinking of having a stone soup Sunday someday. Would you come if I did? I think it would be fun. Everyone that comes would bring 1 ingredient for the soup and we could visit while it cooks and then we'd eat it all up. I have the huge pot. I shall mull this over. Feedback?

The Moon

Anybody go outside tonight. Or last night for most of you. I had to get #1 son from work at 11pm. When I first looked outside I thought what a beautiful night. Kinda foggy but pretty. Then I stepped out side. First thought.... oooohhh look at the moon. A huge, full, luminescent ball in the sky. What a perfect night for a walk in the woods.....or a sleigh ride!! Any one got a sleigh. Then I realized my face hurt. Fog isn't supposed to hurt. So I stopped staring at the moon and realized the air was full of teeny tiny dancing ice crystals. Cool. Then I realized it was kinda cold. So instead of a walk in the woods I get to walk around the jeep, brushing off teeny, tiny, ice crystals. Now I'm getting frozen. Jump into jeep. Now dancing ice crystals are very pretty when your just standing there..... driving...whole nother can of worms. But we've arrived alive.

Of all that wanted to watch the eclipse, only #1 son and I are left. I've seen these things before but it's still pretty cool. I Tried to convince #3 son to wake up and see the last of it.... but he said "I just want to sleep, like normal people do". What you trying to say, dude? Going to check the progress of moon now.

AAck. Too much ice/fog in the air. We saw the first 25% turn red but then it became to grey to see it all. Bummer.

2010 - what the h e double hockey sticks

2010. I should have stayed in bed. Had I known what kind of year 2010 would turn out to be... I'd have skipped it. 2011 has got to be better. "because I said so". One side of me wants to pour it ALL out, right here, right know. The other side (the one that usually wins) says sssshhhhh, you never know who's looking. BAH! One of these days the fingers are gonna fly. Then you will know all.

Stay tuned until further notice.

Huh?

I came on tonight to write something (very profound I'm sure) but I went and read some blogs I follow first and now have no idea what I wanted to say.

Deck the halls

I have decided I will NOT live in fear. I will NOT let my life be controlled by any one but me. I'm taking back my house and my family. I am NOT a victim. I WILL protect those I love. I am not ignorant nor naive. I am strong and determined.

Wow. As I write that a beautiful golden light has suddenly illuminated my room from the window.

I can't seem to find the words to explain how warm and wonderful the light felt. It's gone now, but tears are running down my face. Not of sadness but of joy.

I am going to decorate my house today. I am going to create warmth and festivity for my family. I am going to DECK THE HALLS!!

Delete?

Due some unfortunate events that have occurred I may have to remove my blog. I don't really want to. I like talking to myself here. And sometimes, just maybe, someone looks at it. I am going to attempt to make it as private as possible but who knows if or how that works. I really, really, am angry that I must change my life because of the actions of a bitter, unstable, violent person. That I must wake up every day in fear for myself and my children/grandchild. Someday, I may post the events of the past 5 days but I will wait until all court proceedings are finished. Oh, in case any one is wondering it's not my hubby. We are hanging on through this crisis together.


Stress: the desire to choke the living crap out of someone that desperately deserves, but can't. Because I was not raised by wolves.

Coffee Mug

Today I morn the loss my coffee cup. Calling it a cup is sorta minimizing the gloriousness of the coffee mug. It was a purple travel mug. It was big. It held the perfect amount of wake me up juice. That mug had travelled everywhere with me. I've had it for more years than I can remember. I left it in the court house yesterday. After getting the run around for 30 min and no one able to help me with getting a restraining order, I was soooo frustrated I marched out of that building and forgot my mug. I don't even know where. I may have left it with security. I may have left it sitting at one of the many windows I was left standing at. Doesn't really matter. It's gone. Wahhhhh! I shall now be on the hunt for another perfect coffee mug. Until I find one I guess I'll have to make do with one of these lame, little, teeny, mugs. So, please, while you enjoy your morning cup of joe, tea, juice, power drink, or whatever, raise your glass and say "To the mug!!" Thank you.

The tangled web

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

*sigh* remember that screw I mentioned was loosening. I'm pretty sure I heard it fall out today, but with all the CRAP going on I didn't have time to look for  it. On the up side, 'cause there has to be one, I've had my beautiful grandbaby here for about 36 hours now. I'm very sure she is the only reason no one has been punched in the neck. Hubby has been dealing with the parents of said baby as I "don't have a good enough filter on my mouth". Bah! Sometimes times things need to said even if the truth hurts. And seriously. If you're going to keep putting me in the middle of your drama I'm going to tell it like it is. I don't sugar coat to grown adults, raising a child. But as Doris Day sang, Que Sera Sera, Whatever will be will be.

K+I+D+S = STRESS

Today we (hubby and I) shall be dealing with our children. It will take an inhumane amount of will power to not freak out. I did rant and rave for a couple hours last night so I hope I will be able to maintain some rationality today. Seriously though, I still want to punch someone in the neck. Any volunteers??

The silver lining? When I get stressed like this I get hyper organized. OCD organized. My linen closet is now a thing of beauty.



my t-shirts


















I usually have my stuff a certain way already but when I get hyper I things become even more sorted/cleaned/organized/ etc. Clutter drives me nuts. Therefore my unorganized children drive me nuts. And why when I compose a post it looks a certain way but when I preview it changes. More arrgh. TTFN

Hmm. 1 day later, I've decided the t-shirts aren't straighten enough, and the edges aren't even. Must fix.

craptastic

Using GREAT restraint here. Daught #1 and I.S. did not pay their rent. 14 day eviction notice. Hmmm. 3 guesses as to where they are going to go and the first two don't count. We (the parents) were going to pick them up this evening to discuss the future but #1 mommy needs time for the urge to punch people in the neck to pass. #1 mommy also discovered some other things about #1 daught and I.S. that shall not be repeated here but make #1 mommy require those lovely meds #1 doctor has perscribed. #1 mommies' screws are loosening by the moment. What do you do when you want to hug someone and never let go and punch them out at the same time?

Nuthin'

So hubby didn't get the job. They wanted someone with more boiler experience. AAARRRRGGGGHHH!
He says 'dont worry, lot's of people are hiring'.      Really??? Where????    Poop.

Call me!!

ACK! Still waiting on pins and needles for this company to call. If you say you're gonna call ... CALL! If you think my hubby is one of those doomahickies you throw in a drawer and forget about, then don't say you'll call. If you want to hire him CALL. Sheesh. I feel like one of those teenagers that sits by the phone going will he call, should I call him, maybe he doesn't like me..blah blah blah.

I seem to be in a good mood today. I wonder if this will last. Maybe the new pills?? Naw, I don't think they work after 2 days.

Does any one even read this thing anymore? Whatever. It's mine to do with as I see fit.

waiting

So hubby had his interview yesterday. Of 100 applicants for the position only 5 were interviewed. We are supposed to hear back this afternoon. I am thinking of reeducating myself. I haven't had 1 interview all year. Obviously my qualifications aren't cutting it. Now I just have to figure out what I want to do. I've heard there are some agencies out there that will do apptitude tests to see what I'd be good at. Guess I'll troll around the net for that. This is if hubby gets employed. If he doesn't I guess I'll be looking for whatever min wage job I can find. *sigh*

reactions

I've discovered these little reaction buttons I can put at the end of the post. Any choices you'd like to see? I don't know how many I can have or how they work but click one so I can find out.

invasion

So  #3 son and I are home alone. All is very quiet while I'm upstairs folding laundry. I go downstairs to see this.

DUDE! What have you done?!? "SSHHHH mom. I'm playing a trick on #2 son. Don't worry, I'll put it back when I'm done." (you bet your bippy you will) Mom "what is the trick?" Son " We've been attacked by zombies" Yeah, sure, okay. Did I really need to ask. So being the cool mom I am, I do this to #3 son. 

Haha, kids crafting glue and water based paint.

Lint invasion

Why are there little, plastic, green army men in the laundry?? Is there a lint invasion I am unaware of?? Looking at my lint trap, I think I'm about to be over run.

bummer

Bummer. No coffee delivery this morning. #3 son comes in and says " No hurry mom, It's pretty yucky out so I don't think I'll have to patrol today" Way to go dude. No coffee delivery and yucky weather out. Hooray for command start. No scraping of window today. It's not to cold out but very foggy.

I had to read the warnings on this new prescription I got, only to discover my arms aren't long enough. Yeah, I've been doing that thing my gramma used to do where you pick up something to read, then slowly move it away from your face till you can see it. I ended up using my reading glasses. Bah. I've had a pair of reading glasses for about 10 yrs but rarely used them. I'm wearing them now. Stupid old eyes. SHEESH!

Perhaps it's time to get an eye appt. Oh yeah, that is not covered by healthcare, so I will not be getting the old eyes checked any time soon. Kids are still covered though. Did I mention #3 son started wearing glasses last year. He hates them. "They make everything too close" We (myself and his teacher) have convinced him to wear them in class, but he will not wear them outside of the classroom. I guess some is better than none but it goes a long way to explaining many of his childhood injuries. He has very poor depth perception without them. He has knocked himself out on the play ground twice. Split his head open twice (seperate from the knocking out). He's broken his elbow, seperated his shoulder, and had more lumps and bruises then I can count. I used to watch him walk across a bare floor and fall or fall off a chair for no reason. His doc thought his hips had a problem when he was little, turned out to be his eyes. He also has MHE. http://www.radix.net/~hogue/mhe.htm Here is a little blurb. #3 son has inhereted this from his dad. Luckily his dad's is very mild, and so is #3 son. So far we have only found 1 growth in his hand but I suspect more as he has been mentioning pain in his legs and knees more often. I'm guessing another x-ray will be on order soon. Well, I'm done for now. #3 son has more stuff but another day. TTFN

wake up

So yesterday I woke up late. This morning #3 son creeps into my room at 730 and says in a soft sing song "good morning mom, wake up, I brought you coffee, we don't want to be late." What a sweetie. (I guess I can forgive the whole dismemberment thing) We weren't late yesterday by the way, but when he's on school patrol he worries he'll be late. I usually drag my carcass out at 8 to make sure everyone is running smooth. Went to the walk in this morn. 90 min wait. Good thing I have nothing to do all day. Haha. Saw the doc, got my prescription filled and was home in 26 min. Bleah. Happy Dec 1. 24 days to Christmas. Will I find my happy by then????

Things overheard in my kitchen

What does it mean when I hear #3 son ask #1 son "How do you spell dismemberment?"?!? (Remember, #3 is the 10 yr old)

Hmmmm

Terrible Tuesday? I hope not. Hubby may already have another company lined up. Cross the fingers and toes. I've become to friendly with my snooze button. Apparently, after I hit it 4 times it stops. Oops. #3 son had to get me up today. I have things I should do today, but I'm having a big case of meh. Why do today what you can do tomorrow? Haha. Okay, never mind. I'm moving now.

BAH Monday

Monday has struck again. Hubby just got informed he is being laid off. I reserve the right to be pissy until I pick #3 son from school. Now I have to go organize something before I pound the keys off this keyboard.

Monday

Hello Monday. Not so bad so far. #3 son on school patrol this week. He was ready to go at 8 am. haha. Didn't need to be there until 825 and school is a 2 min drive away. The frost was very beautiful this morning. It's still heavy on the trees.

This is the view from my window. I'm busy doing a whole lot of procrastinating today. Exhausting. Actually, I think I'll work on Lil' Bit's blankie. TTFN



2011

I've been reflecting again. No I have not become a mirrored surface. I've been thinking. Yeah, I know, dangerous territory. I've realized 2011 will be a big year for me. #1 son should graduate from high school (fingers crossed people). #1 son also will legally become an adult. Yeppers, the big 18. Is he ready? Probably. Is #1 mommy? NO! #2 son will be 16. Old enough to drive, but no learners yet. None of the 5 children have a learners yet. Yes, I said 5. I now count I.S. (se previous posts for I.S.) as he seems to require our *cough* wisdom as parents. #3 son will enter middle/junior high school. (I'm soooo not ready). #1 grandbaby will turn 1. #1 mommy turns ..... drumroll please ...... 40! Ewwweeee. 40? really? Crapsticks. My dear, long time, friend will turn 40 26 days before me. I think we should do something cool together. Something to celebrate 40 years of life and almost 35 years of friendship. But I have no idea what. Any suggestions? It would seem that my mind has rejoined reality. Bah. I was having more fun being absent.

I am currently watching a documentary on the making of Silence of the Lambs. Kinda icky, but interesting.

Argh

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! There. Now that I have that out of my system, I'm going to play a board game with #3 son.

Today is the day

I'm having post tramatic stress. As in I'm not sure what to post on my blog. Yesterday I was waiting for #3 son to get out of school. I had grand baby so we were waiting in the toasty warm jeep. 8 mins into the wait I'm fiddling with the radio only to hear a horrific CRACK! Huh? I look up to see a loverly crack has formed on the bottom center of the windshield. As the horrible cracky/poppy noise continues I have visions of the whole windshield falling in my lap. I have thoughts of "HOLY CRAP (profanitiy cleaned up for sensitive readers) HOW do I drive home with a wind shield in my LAP!!" I have a vivid imagination. Said windshield did not land in lap. Yeah! crack sprawled about 8 inches and arched back down. I guess it's done. I was just asking hubby 2 weeks ago if the windshield was covered for all the nicks we have and if we should get it replaced. He goes NAH, it doesn't need replacing. Yeah, right, not 2 weeks ago. Now, maybe.
I'm going to find something joyful to do. *sigh*

internet

Ha! So my internet went on vacation for 2 weeks. Nice. I didn't even get invited. Got to visit my mom lots since I was doing my important internet stuff at her house. The grand baby gets more beautiful every time I see her. My 3 boys are still rangy. I'm still working in the blankie but it goes slow since it seems the more time I have to do stuff the more stuff I have to do. I've been getting the urge to go driving lately. No particular place, just drive and see where I end up. I still have silly hollyhocks still trying to grow. Don't they know it's time to die now? I cleaned up the other 2 gardens for winter. Most people get what's called spring fever, I get fall fever. I want to go out before the snow hits. I want the house ready for us to be shut in for 4 - 5 months. I enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of fall. Medium is on tv now so I'm going to watch that now. Bye.

Hey

Hey, SNOW?! Aack. We knew it was coming but, I'm not ready!!! I so dislike the whole adding layers of clothes, brushing and scraping jeep, shoveling walks, shivering etc. Wish I could just sit in a picture window with a nice cup of tea and watch the snow drift by. Alas, that is not to be. #1 daught and I.S. (inherited son) have gotten their own place. Yeah and wah. They are only 15 min away so I visit often and baby comes to visit me every 3 days or so. Jeep got dented (and NOT by me). Insurance is repairing since something flew up from highway and hit jeep. No Jeep for 3 days. Whatever will I do. I know, sit by my picture window, knit baby blankie and watch snow flakes. Hahaha.

Baby is growing well.

A bath in the sink because every one needs a bath in a sink.

A few weeks ago #3 son and I took a walk and discovered this bridge. It was a nice walk on a fall day.

Lil bit tries to hold her own bottle.

The day she moved out.

Lil' bit holds Gramma's hand.

Me and the Grand baby.

Grandpa and the Grand baby.

Not sure what is wrong with this blog thingy, but the preview is not working and I can't get anything to line up. That really bugs me, but after 20 mins of messing with the pictures I admit defeat. I harvested my garden and we had a wonderful stew. I upload a pic but i don't see it now. I wonder where it went? Perhaps it will pop up on someone else's blog. Haha. I will attempt to post now. Hope it works.

Brain Drain

Hello blog. Unfortunately, that little thing called reality and my brain have now separated. That can happen when There are 7.5 people in your house. The daughter, her boyfriend, and the baby have decided there are more opportunities here and are staying. In my house. Until they can bankroll a place of their own. Hubby has been working in Cowtown. Leaving me, the ONLY licensed driver in the house. The boyfriend and #1 son got jobs. On the OTHER side of town, of course. Now I'm happy they have employment. Not so happy when I have to pick people up at 1130 pm. I have to be up by 730 to make sure #3 son is up and at school on time. Since #1 son worked all week till late #1 mommy has not gotten her sleep this week. Thus brain and reality separation. I wonder if this is a trial separation or a divorce. Reality can keep the kids. I have informed all not to bug me Sat morning as I WILL be sleeping. Until 1130am. When #1 son needs a ride to work. I will be driving in my jammies and slippers. Right now I must magically transport #1 daught to vital statistics to find out why #1 grand baby's AHC # won't work. Thankfully no one works tonight so I plan to be sleeping by 9pm.
Baby blankie coming along and I have about 500 new baby pics. LOL. No time to post. Must dash.

PS. Who snuck in my room and shrunk my pants!!!! SHEESH!

Swing

Lil'Bit has a new swing. Wheeeeeeee!

All swung out.

Been doing lots of running around with the kids the past week. School starts tomorrow. It'll be just me, KA and baby home during the day. What do gramma's do? Knit? Bake cookies? Sew little dresses? Build a puzzle? Haha write a blog? Went to the thrift store today and got some wonderful pink, puffy wool. Think I'll learn to make a sweater. I'm not posting if it doesn't work.But I have to finish the blankie first. This is taking a while. TTFN.

OPA!!

Baby has some interesting sleep positions. Here is Opa being baby pillow. Uncle JA finds a position Lil' bit liked.

Lil' Bit came to play in gramma's room. We played with sponge bob then she went to sleep. JA started his new job today. Yay! After he's done work we get to go to Edmonton to fix bro-in-law's hot water tank. Guess I'll get more knitting done on the ride. I'm making a blankie now.

Post

Here's Lil' Bit and her new shoes. What a little dolly. We took the kids to Edmonton to meet some of the Morrow family. On the way back the kids decided they wanted to come to Red Deer. So Lil' Bit got meet her Great Gramma (my mom). Here  she is hanging on my couch. I'm having fun being gramma.

Stuff

Hey. So on Wed. I find out we are going to see Lil' Bit today (Sunday), so I decide I want to learn how to make baby booties. Haha. On Thurs I pulled out my Creative Hands books and start leafing through. I found a pattern that seemed easy and started knitting. That first booty looked a little odd. So yesterday I made another one and it turned out pretty good, so I took apart the first one and redid it.Taa daa. I really surprised myself. They look right. What a gramma thing to do .

The flowers have grown nicely. Next year I'll use 2 packages to fill it in more.

My bro came by last week end. I brought his daught (JD) over so they could visit. His other daught was here too (DK). DK tripped and fell onto the edge of a dresser drawer and split her knee open. She needed 3 stitches in that. I didn't take a pic of that 'cause it was kinda gross looking.Whee. Gonna shower and get driving. Hope to get pics of ME in her new shoes. Haha.

MEB

The Star of the show. Li'l Bit (that's what I call her)

The mama, KA.

OPA! Boring Li'l Bit to sleep.

Gramma



Gramma and Li'l Bit share a moment.

Li'l Bit lounges after lunch.

Grandparents!!

It's official, we're grandparents. M.E.B made her safe arrival 5 Aug 2010. 7lbs 10 ozs. KA ended up getting a c-section but is recovering well.

I haz flowerz

JJ was playing in the garden and unearthed a potato. Turnips are growing well. Hubby yanked one and we ate it. They're not ready but it was fun to eat anyway. Tasted a lot like a radish.

These are some of the new flowers that sprouted last night in front. Look, aren't they pretty?

Wal-mart had Jiffy pop on sale so we had to try some. WOW. Lots of popcorn and tastes good too.


Haha. Hubby went out of town and I was home alone. New look for me? Naw, I don't think so.
But it's fun to freak out the kids.

Home for good

I am home. Since I have decided not to be blah on my blog I will spare my dear readers the yucky details of why I came home for good and what unpleasant incident occured upon my arrival. If someone has a sympathetic shoulder (or you just want the gory details) you can send me an e-mail and I will unload. But I warn....I have a lot of yuck right now. So onto other adventures. PEOPLE... do NOT let anyone convince you that a 6 km hike is a good idea with sandals and no socks.

These are my heels. The left one was bleeding. I tried to say" Dude, bad idea" But hey, if you know my hubby, any hike for him should never be discouraged.

These are the flowers I now have. Only a few and little but YEAH! I grew them. There are some bigger ones getting ready to burst any day. My turnips have grown (drumroll please) SLUGS. I have grown lots of stuff and never have had a slug. We are going to change the time of day we water but I'm not sure what else to do. My poor turnip leaves are very sad right now. I was outside looking at my garden this evening, talking to TA when he reaches over, mid conversation, and SNAPS the flowers off the potato plant. We were both shocked. He, because he had no idea why he did that, and me, not believing he did that. So, who knows about potato plants? I don't. Do they need the flowers? Will they still grow? Man, gardening is getting weird. I used to only grow carrots and peas.

How come sandals sounds like candles but spelled different?