Hockey night in Canada

Its a stormy Friday night here, the power has gone off several times, so I will do my post up tonight for publishing tomorrow morning...

I just finished watching the Canada VS Slovakia hockey game...one helluva game, I thought I was going to throw up in the final minutes, but my boys came through...they play the US on Sunday for gold....GO CANADA...wipe the floor with those Americans...I KID (I love you Americans, you make all the products that I love)


Leah update....after I posted that she was started on penicillin for her infection...I went to change her and noticed a rash on her torso...put a call in to the pharmacy, yep she was allergic...so I had to call the Dr and get another 'script called in..fever finally broke this morning and she seems to be tolerating the new medicine so far...



My iTunes album download of the week is Adam Lambert...He's hot. Gay or not. It's plain and honest, he is sexy and that's all there is to it, really...I wish he was entertaining me...



I took the plunge and purchased cloth diapers for Leah and James...I went with the BumGenius 3.0....they are a pocket diaper and they fit up to 35lbS so they will grow with James and Leah, I got a some in pink, green, orange and blue...Leah is modelling one in the photo below... I plan to rigorously potty train her this summer...I bought a tons of babylegs from etsy ..they are great for quick diaper changes and oh so cute! Its been faboo not having a stinky bags of diapers laying around until garbage day, and mother earth will love me...





I've uploaded a few videos, mostly just of Leah and James, amusing to me but probably boring for anyone else....


James doing tummy time...




Leah being silly, but its cute....





Leah and James....






I sometimes forget that I have another, older kid (not really)...Hallie just does her own thing and is very cautious when I go around with the camera, she knows where it will end up...on the web for all to see...I totally can't believe that my first born will be 9 this year..I feel so old...







I'm experiencing a blog FAIL at the moment, for some reason the page is going all wonky, with huge gaps of space...I could fill the gaps with words, but I'm not....


Have a fantastic Saturday!

Do svidaniya!

That's my reference to last nights Canada VS Russia Hockey Game...GO CANADA!


I do plan to update you all soon, I've been busier than a dog with 3 dicks...

Leah woke up Sunday with a high fever and Tuesday we had to take her to the Dr....she has a UTI...so much for the bubble baths...she is coming around, we are on day 2 of the penicillin...

So, expect a return to my regular blogging in the next day or two...

My Blessings...

I'm still not back...

I don't know what the heck has zapped my creative juices...but I think I've lost my mojo...

I think I mentioned awhile back that I bought a bread machine, and I bought it for purposes other than making bread...cinnamon buns and gourmet pizza dough...

So let me share my efforts with you....

These babies will make you say "cinnabon what?" This photo was before they were baked and frosted, I think I accidentally erased the baked and iced photos from my camera

And wait for it....

My 1st attempt at a loaf of bread

I know you are all laughing right now, go ahead...it does look..odd..but I had the settings on wrong..but Doug did eat the whole loaf, so it must have been edible....

We had a snow day this week...well Doug and Hallie had a snow day...

And boy, it was a shitload of snow....this is how much accumulated on the edge of our pool...

And finally, I will leave you all with Leah....

Lindz got her this most adorable outfit for Xmas, from H&M (of course)....hopefully the cute face will distract you from the clutter behind her....

Have a faboo Saturday all!

I'm speechless...

Yep, that's me....

I get a few minutes to blog so I grab my diet Pepsi and sit at the computer...nothing...I have nothing to blog about....James is on his play mat gibbering and cooing and I'm here beating my head against the desk...its like James is talking to me "there must be something you can write about mama"...

Yes my son, I'm sure there is....




I've been thinking, is my life really that interesting, that other people want to take time out of their busy lives to visit my little corner on the Internet...I know members of my family pop on here for pictures of the kids and only the kids... they likely don't give a rats ass what I type, Hell they probably don't even read it...yep, those are the pics only relatives...or some who stumble here by accident...never to return again..yep, those are the hit and run readers...

However, the fact that total strangers visit my blog...well it both terrifies and flatters me...





So that is why it pisses me off when I have nothing exciting to blog about....I never know who could be dropping by....



Come back tomorrow, I'm putting photos of the kids on!

Woo hoo..the big 100!

This will be my 100th blog entry...*sniff, sniff* I am getting a little teary....I had no clue over a year ago what I was doing when I started this blog....I hated Facebook, but I needed to find a way to be able to connect with far away friends and relatives...so this page was born!

And a very special thanks to my readers...I've wanted to abandon this blog so many times, it would bother me when I had no time to update, and people would hound the shit out of me for new entries....but I am glad I stuck with it, and even if nobody ever reads me again, its fun to go back over the posts and see my life, the pictures and the memories...

So...*raises glass* here's to 100 more!


Lets discuss Friday night....

It started off bad and then went downhill from there....

Doug let me pick anywhere to go for supper...the mussels at The Economy Shoeshop are my favorite, so I was literally salivating as we were walking to the restaurant...so we sit down, I order a Caesar, yum.....anyhoo, the waitress comes over..."sorry we only have a limited menu tonight" she then hands us a photocopied paper with 4-5 items on it..no mussels! I mean, really come on...what are the odds...so I had the burger and Doug had a club sandwich....he promised he would take me back soon for my mussel fix...


By the time we get to the casino, some of the people we were supposed to meet there had bailed..so for the first hour it was just Doug and I...I lost $30 on the slots, and you know what pisses me off...I don't like anyone sitting beside me when I play the machines..so I would hunt out a row of slots that there was no one sitting at...and not 2 minutes later, some old lady or man would sit beside me...this happened twice! Doug like to play blackjack, I can't count to 21 so I don't play...he had a limit of $100..and he won $225 playing blackjack...I had to practically get on my knees and beg the man not to spend it...he wanted to put it all on the roulette wheel...I told him if he wanted any sexsy time he best cash out and hand it over...an hour later one of the couples did show, so we went into the lounge to have a few drinks and shoot the breeze..well they had a band in there, and they were doing covers of hootie and the blowfish and the black crowes..basically they sucked...and the music was so loud, I was texting Doug to talk to him...my new shoes, the heels were murdering my feet, after having hiked to the restaurant and casino...we called it a night at about 11:30 and I was home in my bed, asleep at 1 am...it was nice to get out, but unless you plan to gamble all night, a casino is not really fun to hang out at...


Update on Operation Deer...as one reader suggested, I bought some deer licks and salt licks..I also got a huge bag of feed apples...once again... I put this stuff all in my yard and they have not been back since...they are so close to becoming steaks....I KID!

I did get more video the other morning, sucks that the fence is in the way...







I just realized its Valentine's Day....those polygamist men with like 15 wives, must find V-day a real bitch...the man and I are not much into it, we show our love everyday *gag* I might send this email card to him....

Nonetheless, I hope cupid hits you all with his love arrow...


Have a good one....

I get it...

Your all a quiet bunch....Jenn took one for the team and now I won't have to show you the naked flowerpot lady...

Operation Deer is not going as planned...I felt sorry for them and decided I would get some hay and a bag of oats..I checked with the department of natural resources and they told me it was fine to feed them yada yada...so I bought a bale of hay and a 88lb of whole oats....well, I put it all out in my yard...and the fuckers would not eat it! Hear that deer?... thats the sound of me getting my rifle....I KID!

Doug wants me to make french onion soup again, and since it has been about a year since I made it last, I might oblige him...but I need some new french onion soup bowls...and since we now have a Bed, Bath and Beyond...I might just splurge and get some new ones...I can't decide though...


These white ones are cute and not really expensive....



I really like the concept of these ones, they are like mini pots...but they are $$$$ and for soup I only make once a year...maybe not...


These ones are a spin on the traditional french onion soup bowls...kinda meh...average price

Not much in kiddie news this week...Doug got a 97% on his last exam..my dad had another surgery followup appointment yesterday, his hearing in his right ear has not come back yet..so I have to yell and scream at him, Hallie talks so low and mumbles, he can't heat her at all...I think he just nods and smiles..

Big night for mama tomorrow night, the man and I are going out.....we are meeting up with 2 other couples and going to the casino...I've been working out my slot arm... I went for a wardrobe overhaul at H&M last night, I love their clothes and since my sister in law manages the store...discount! Thanks Lindz xxooo...I got a tunic shirt, a knit sweater to wear over it, a pashima scarf to accessorize and a new pair of black heels...I'm gonna look smokin'...well as smokin' as one can be carrying around leftover baby weight and breastfeeding boobies...

Have a good one, and I'll let you all know how many thousands I win!

Throw me a bone already...

Come on folks....


I know there are a few people that read my blog...so would someone please leave a comment...


Pretty please....

If nobody leaves me a comment...I'm gonna post this picture of the lady, but without the flowerpot...


See how you like that.....
















Its just, that I do not know if my comments function even works...I mean maybe you all are so sad that you cannot leave your words of wisdom....

Anyhoo, say something...anything.... tell me my blog sucks, my kids are ulgy...I don't care


Happy Birthday to my mama...in case she is reading this in Jamaica....and don't forget my coffee beans...

I also had 4 deer in my backyard this morning, I might let Hallie be late for school tomorrow so she can see them.... they seem to show up after she gets on the school bus





Have a faboo day!

Got Deer?

I do, I do...

I have bird feeders set up in the backyard..I get all the usual birds, squirrels and the odd pheasant or duck...but this morning...I had a deer!

I have seen the tracks in the yard over the last few days, and we had 4 across the road last night, but this is the first time I have seen one at my bird feeder...I did fill them up yesterday and left tons of seed and cracked corn on the ground...

I manged to get 2 quick videos....




And him/her bolting across the road in front of the house....




I wish Hallie had been home, she would have been so excited....I texted Doug and he said that he thinks they were there before and will most likely be back...

This is exactly why I love country livin'.....


My last post went totally wonky....I wanted to explain my dislike for bingo...

First off, I hate numbers...all those numbers on the cards..does my head in...second, I like to daydream...so of course, I zone out and miss all the numbers, pisses my mom off...and third, when the whole thing is over and I have not won anything, I think of what I could have spent that money on....yep, me and bingo is a bad combination...


Anyhoo, just thought I would share my woodland friends with you all....James is sleeping, Leah is destroying the house and I've got bread processing upstairs...

Oh, and I did win the auction....I can't wait for the endless hours of Tinky Winky, La La, Po and I forget the other one, the green one...oh Dispy...how could I forget him...

Dave...I told you the Saints would win....

Happy Monday all....

B-I-N-G-O

Hell froze over, I went to BINGO today..but I never got the chance to yell out those words...and though I did not win one cent, I did enjoy myself...but more on that later...





I left 2 of the little punks with the man and I was free......





We started the day off with the spa, where I got my eyebrows waxed and a pedicure...



WARNING-PICTURE OF FEET AHEAD....







The color I picked was OPI "Pink and Privileged"...and of course, I had to cut myself shaving this morning, hence the band aid....










We then went to a new restaurant called "Nectar"...they were serving brunch, I had the bacon and eggs, my mom had the banana buttermilk pancakes, and we each had a mimosa...so yummy!




I will definitely have to have champagne and orange juice for breakfast more often...

And then we hit up the BINGO hall in the afternoon....

I got home at about 4:00, Doug was still sane and the kids were not roughed up too much...lol, the man did good...

And finally, a picture of James enjoying his new play mat....

I bought a bread machine Friday night, so I will be trying to make some edible bread tomorrow, but I really bought it for making pizza dough and cinnamon rolls...

Hope everyone has a great week!

Thursday morning randomness...

Because..I am actually bored *gasp*


1)I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die

2)Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3) Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood, and have an "avoid ghetto" routing option...I can't tell you how many times google sent me into a dangerous neighborhood...yikes!

4)You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day...

5)Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection....again...

6)I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

7)That's enough, Nickelback

8)The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text..

9)What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

10)Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died

11)Why is a school zone 30 kph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...


I hit up Canadian Tire last night and purchased, a new bath mat, toilet seat and magic bullet...ok then...Hallie hates to eat breakfast, in fact Hallie hates to eat full stop...but she does love fruit, so I decided I am going to use this magic bullet thingy to make smoothies and dump a little protein powder in and voila, she has a healthy breakfast of sorts...and to my surprise, she loved it, she drank that bitch up...so I will give it about a week before she hates smoothies...I really do not know what to do with her...can a 8 year old be anorexic?

I'm battling it out on eBay for 16 disc set of the Teletubbies....I better win, there is one day left of the auction, and I am shocked that there is actually other people that want Teletubbies DVDs...please someone..feel sorry for us...what we are forced to watch for the love of our children...

Have a faboo day...

Beouf Bliss...

I did it....

Sunday, I cooked Julia Child's famous Boeuf Bourguignon...and it was to die for... I quote Julia's opinion about it " carefully done, and perfectly flavoured, it is certainly one of the most delicious beef dishes concocted by man"

I think it would have to be one of the best meals I have ever made... the man had 2 servings and was picking at the pot all night, I served it with mashed potatoes...it was not terribly difficult, but very time consuming and labour intensive..but worth it I think...I was going to take pictures, but I had some unexpected company show up, and they would have thought I was strange for taking pics of my cooking...anyhoo, I do plan to make it again soon, and will photograph it!

I just want to say hello *waves* to all my readers, I know that I have some local fans, but have been getting visits from Americans...awww, I feel so special!


James and Leah had Dr. checkups yesterday....

James, his blood is staying where it should be, so we are looking at 1x a month for testing now..he also weighs 14lb 14oz..so I have a big boy..

Leah, had to get her 18 month vaccinations...a month late, she weighs in at almost 26lbs and is doing great!

Doug bought a car last night, I have no clue what model/year it is, all I know that it is supposed to be hella cheap on gas, or diesel...it is currently costing us approx $100 a week for Doug to go to school and home, and his school is only 20 min away...

Not much new with me, I am on the verge of purchasing cloth diapers..I am going through way to many between James and Leah and I am sick of the smell..etc..its time for the switch....Doug is not going to be happy...

I've got a day at the spa planned for Saturday with my mom, I'm so excited!

My dad had his stitches and staples removed yesterday, everything has healed well and he will start his radiation soon...he has 35 days of it...


Take care all!