Anyway, I will be out there rain or shine so come check out all the good we have to get rid of.
MOVING SALE
MAY 1st & 2nd
9:30-3pm
5645 Riverside St
Matsqui Village
Friday, April 30, 2010
Moving Sale
We are having a moving sale all weekend this weekend. When I originally picked the day it was supposed to be hot and sunny. Like 23 degrees hot. Now that I have signs up, ads in papers and have told everyone... the weather forecast has changed to cool with 60-70% chance of rain both days.
Anyway, I will be out there rain or shine so come check out all the good we have to get rid of.
Anyway, I will be out there rain or shine so come check out all the good we have to get rid of.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Kicks
So yesterday I took a sick day. It was much much needed. Due to the fact that I have an incredibly guilty conscience I do not take days off often. I have not been having and easy time this past bit with the pregnancy though and I needed a day to lie down and rest my very very sore body.
Nudge kicks all the time and punches and rolls. It is like he is doing Judo in there. However, the second I get out a video camera or someone turns on a ultrasound machine he stops everything and hides. I don't understand why this is. I can watch him kick me a hundred times over and then as soon as I press record he stops. So, after trying for like 45 minutes yesterday ( laying on the couch is boring and day time television sucks) this is the only footage I got. It's still pretty cool though.
Had a doctors appointment yesterday. Heart Beat is 120 so he is very relaxed. He may be too relaxed even because it seems as though he has dropped already. I had 2 different ultrasounds this morning and should know more by Monday. Doesn't he realize it is too soon? He is not full cooked.
Nudge kicks all the time and punches and rolls. It is like he is doing Judo in there. However, the second I get out a video camera or someone turns on a ultrasound machine he stops everything and hides. I don't understand why this is. I can watch him kick me a hundred times over and then as soon as I press record he stops. So, after trying for like 45 minutes yesterday ( laying on the couch is boring and day time television sucks) this is the only footage I got. It's still pretty cool though.
Had a doctors appointment yesterday. Heart Beat is 120 so he is very relaxed. He may be too relaxed even because it seems as though he has dropped already. I had 2 different ultrasounds this morning and should know more by Monday. Doesn't he realize it is too soon? He is not full cooked.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
MS Walk 2010
It was really nice that the sun decided to appear for a while on Sunday for the Abbotsford MS Walk. Rawley did awesome on his pledges. We set a goal of $400 for him to raise and he surpassed his goal and raised $445. He is usually quite shy about asking people for money but seemed to have no problem at Papa's birthday party. Of course most people there were my dad's friends and it was his birthday so maybe they felt compelled to donate. Either way it worked out great.
Despite Rawley's rough day on Sunday he did great on the Walk. He did not want to participate in the warm up however.
This year Rawley wanted to change his sign to not only read "My Papa" but "Bonnie"as well. Bonnie is a family friend who now lives in the states. She has MS quite bad and Rawley wanted everyone to know if was walking (in his case riding) for her too. He is so thoughtful.
I did not participate this year as rollerblading is not really a great idea at this point. I considered walking the 3 kms on my own but I just have not felt good the past while so instead I sat in a lawn chair and cheered everyone else on. I did do my part though, I donated $5 for a streak of red hair to show my support.
~The boys at the starting line waiting for the horn~
~And they're off~
~7kms later, they reach the finish line~
Despite Rawley's rough day on Sunday he did great on the Walk. He did not want to participate in the warm up however.
This year Rawley wanted to change his sign to not only read "My Papa" but "Bonnie"as well. Bonnie is a family friend who now lives in the states. She has MS quite bad and Rawley wanted everyone to know if was walking (in his case riding) for her too. He is so thoughtful.
I did not participate this year as rollerblading is not really a great idea at this point. I considered walking the 3 kms on my own but I just have not felt good the past while so instead I sat in a lawn chair and cheered everyone else on. I did do my part though, I donated $5 for a streak of red hair to show my support.
~The boys at the starting line waiting for the horn~
~And they're off~
~7kms later, they reach the finish line~
Good Job Rawley, You make me proud!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday's Stink!
My Monday has been hell so far. Work is crazy busy, but not in the good way that makes time fly by with ease but in the way that you think your head might spin right off.... Mind you if my head did spin off I would at least have a good excuse to go home or to the ER or somewhere where I could lie down as opposed to sitting.
Which brings me to my next woe. I have a feeling that working up to my due date is going to become a distant dream. For health reason that I am not overly fond of sharing. It has become my reality that sitting for any period of time over 30 minutes is near impossible no matter how much Tylenol I consume. The only time I am not in pain is if I am lieing down...which makes me miserable.
Why do Monday's suck so much? If you can believe it, my Monday actually started to go downhill last night already. We had a overly rough day with Rawley. I don't know what to blame it on....... Could a late night Friday not have effected him till Sunday or did he maybe drop his pill instead of taking it in the morning. I have no idea but holy cow.
So last night ended in tears, a missed bed time snack, some yelling and a few threats. However, having missed his bedtime snack I woke up to the following at 4:30 something.... "Mom, if I don't eat something right now I am going to throw up"
Happy Monday!!!!
Rawley went and had an oatmeal bar but never went back to bed. When I got up at 5:30 to get Ryan out the door Rawley was already feeling quite feisty and argumentative. Oh Goody. By 6:30 when I got up to get ready for work it was full on war at our house. Which has led to a grounding after school accompanied by many many chores he will have to do. Glad Ryan is home with him and not me.
I would have thought that Saturday we would have a rough day as Rawley was up quite late on Friday. I was so worried about swimming lesson that start at 9:30am. Yet, Saturday was easy peasy. Rawley was in a good mood and did wonderful at swimming lessons. Now we kind of lucked out because 4 of the 6 kids in his class didn't show and that led to extra attention from the teacher and a lot of extra practice.
After Swimming we went grocery shopping which also went well, then relaxed at home for a bit before heading to Rogers to get some movies. We watched G-Force with Rawley and then Old Dogs after Rawley went to bed. All in all it was an excellent day following a late late night.
~Rawley right after a front glide~
~Cute kid~
~Trying to hide from my camera~
At least Monday is half over.
Which brings me to my next woe. I have a feeling that working up to my due date is going to become a distant dream. For health reason that I am not overly fond of sharing. It has become my reality that sitting for any period of time over 30 minutes is near impossible no matter how much Tylenol I consume. The only time I am not in pain is if I am lieing down...which makes me miserable.
Why do Monday's suck so much? If you can believe it, my Monday actually started to go downhill last night already. We had a overly rough day with Rawley. I don't know what to blame it on....... Could a late night Friday not have effected him till Sunday or did he maybe drop his pill instead of taking it in the morning. I have no idea but holy cow.
So last night ended in tears, a missed bed time snack, some yelling and a few threats. However, having missed his bedtime snack I woke up to the following at 4:30 something.... "Mom, if I don't eat something right now I am going to throw up"
Happy Monday!!!!
Rawley went and had an oatmeal bar but never went back to bed. When I got up at 5:30 to get Ryan out the door Rawley was already feeling quite feisty and argumentative. Oh Goody. By 6:30 when I got up to get ready for work it was full on war at our house. Which has led to a grounding after school accompanied by many many chores he will have to do. Glad Ryan is home with him and not me.
I would have thought that Saturday we would have a rough day as Rawley was up quite late on Friday. I was so worried about swimming lesson that start at 9:30am. Yet, Saturday was easy peasy. Rawley was in a good mood and did wonderful at swimming lessons. Now we kind of lucked out because 4 of the 6 kids in his class didn't show and that led to extra attention from the teacher and a lot of extra practice.
After Swimming we went grocery shopping which also went well, then relaxed at home for a bit before heading to Rogers to get some movies. We watched G-Force with Rawley and then Old Dogs after Rawley went to bed. All in all it was an excellent day following a late late night.
Now that I have whined A LOT... Here are some pictures of Rawley at swimming lessons. Where he is doing the front glide very very well. Starting to get the front and back float and able to be under water for long periods of time without freaking out. Good Job Rawley!!
~Rawley right after a front glide~
~Cute kid~
~Trying to hide from my camera~
At least Monday is half over.
Happy Birthday Dad
Friday was my dad's 58th birthday...along with 4 other people's birthdays. His friend Mary-Ann had a huge party for everyone at her place. The guys started a huge bonfire just outside the double bay garage that kept everyone warm (for the most part). It was a pot luck so there was no shortage of good food to go around.
My dad is pretty sick with an awful chest cold right now on top of an MS attack so he has been pretty miserable lately. He didn't really want to go to the party but I think it was best that he did. He seemed to have a good time chatting with everyone, enjoying the tunes the DJ was playing, sitting by the fire, and eating all the great food.
It was a super late night for Rawley. We didn't end up leaving until about 11pm. He did get to play air hockey with a few people. He also brought his Nintendo DS and got to play on other people's IPhones. It was kind of a bummer that it poured rain most of the night, but it didn't seem to damper the party at all.
~Ryan, Ken & Bart~
~Ingie & my pops. I think I scared Ingie~
~Rawley's new iphone racing partner~
The huge bonfire. Most people use a regular car or truck rim for this , but when you are out in hick ville you must form to the hick ways. This was 4 foot Tractor rim we used. The fire was huge (after much convincing to start) and very toasty.
My dad is pretty sick with an awful chest cold right now on top of an MS attack so he has been pretty miserable lately. He didn't really want to go to the party but I think it was best that he did. He seemed to have a good time chatting with everyone, enjoying the tunes the DJ was playing, sitting by the fire, and eating all the great food.
It was a super late night for Rawley. We didn't end up leaving until about 11pm. He did get to play air hockey with a few people. He also brought his Nintendo DS and got to play on other people's IPhones. It was kind of a bummer that it poured rain most of the night, but it didn't seem to damper the party at all.
~Dad's friend stretch~
~Ryan, Ken & Bart~
~Ingie & my pops. I think I scared Ingie~
~Rawley's new iphone racing partner~
The huge bonfire. Most people use a regular car or truck rim for this , but when you are out in hick ville you must form to the hick ways. This was 4 foot Tractor rim we used. The fire was huge (after much convincing to start) and very toasty.
Happy Birthday Day! Glad we could be there to celebrate with you.
Friday, April 23, 2010
My Thankful List
~Sky outside my office~
1. I am thankful that it is a beautiful sunny day and my office is full of huge windows.
2. I am thankful that it is Friday. That means that it is Tim Horton's for breakfast day AND it is the last day of the week before a much needed weekend rest.
3. I am thankful that I slept well all night and only had to get up once to pee.
4. I am thankful my hands are not too swollen to where my wedding rings.
5. I am thankful that in 9 weeks and 2 days (if Nudge is on time) I will be able to reach my feet again.
6. I am thankful it is my dad's 58th birthday today and we get to celebrate with him tonight.
7. I am thankful that I am alone at the office and can sit back and relax a little bit.
8. I am thankful it is a pro-d day for Rawley and that he is back at his old daycare location. When I told him this morning where he was going to jumped up and down with excitement.
9. I am thankful for Jovana's phone call this morning and that she has a calling plan that allows her to call me free from the states because she has been my major supporter, confidante, source of information and cheerer upper the last few weeks.
10. I am thankful that I got to tidy the bathrooms a bit this morning because the maintenance man is coming to inspect the showers for leaks. As for the rest of the house.....meh..he can just close his eyes.
Happy Friday Everyone!!!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
That Extra 30 minutes
Last night was about our 8th late night in a row. I usually like to be in bad and ready to sleep by 10, but lately it seems that we are not getting to bed till 11. Then last night I heard Rawley get up just after 3 am. I went to check on him and he was just going to the bathroom. After kissing him goodnight but before leaving his room he asked me for a towel. Apparently there was a huge puddle of drool in his bed that was totally grossing him out.
At this point I would like to mention that numerous times we have had an argument with Rawley about the fact that he drools in bed. When Grandma & Grandpa were here visiting Rawley would go to sleep in their bed and then get transferred to the couch when the adults went to bed. I would not let him use their pillows and it made him so mad. I tried to explain that Grandma & Grandpa do not want to come sleep on slobber pillows. He was so certain that he did not drool in his sleep.
So, this morning at 3am when he was so upset about the drool in his bed I really really wanted to say, "See, you do drool in your sleep, so next time we have that conversation you cannot yell at us and tell us you do not."
BUT I felt so bad for my poor little boy at 3am, who was so disgusted by his own drool that he did not want to go to bed that I just got him a towel and kissed him good night. Being right didn't matter so much anymore.
Last night I also forgot to set the alarm clock to get Ryan up in time to for work. Opps. I woke up exactly 30 minutes after I am suppose to get up to get him on his way.
I know 30 minutes is not much, but I feel really good this morning. Despite the late bedtime and the middle of the night wake up call....I feel like I actually got enough sleep.
Not only that but this morning Rawley and I did not get into a single argument, we made it out of the house 1 minute early as opposed to 4 minutes late AND I even had time to take these pictures of him wearing my glasses and showing off his big bruise.
That may not sound like much but I think that we have only managed to accomplish a fight free on time morning once or twice before....ever....
So I feel pretty good about the that.
At this point I would like to mention that numerous times we have had an argument with Rawley about the fact that he drools in bed. When Grandma & Grandpa were here visiting Rawley would go to sleep in their bed and then get transferred to the couch when the adults went to bed. I would not let him use their pillows and it made him so mad. I tried to explain that Grandma & Grandpa do not want to come sleep on slobber pillows. He was so certain that he did not drool in his sleep.
So, this morning at 3am when he was so upset about the drool in his bed I really really wanted to say, "See, you do drool in your sleep, so next time we have that conversation you cannot yell at us and tell us you do not."
BUT I felt so bad for my poor little boy at 3am, who was so disgusted by his own drool that he did not want to go to bed that I just got him a towel and kissed him good night. Being right didn't matter so much anymore.
Last night I also forgot to set the alarm clock to get Ryan up in time to for work. Opps. I woke up exactly 30 minutes after I am suppose to get up to get him on his way.
I know 30 minutes is not much, but I feel really good this morning. Despite the late bedtime and the middle of the night wake up call....I feel like I actually got enough sleep.
Not only that but this morning Rawley and I did not get into a single argument, we made it out of the house 1 minute early as opposed to 4 minutes late AND I even had time to take these pictures of him wearing my glasses and showing off his big bruise.
That may not sound like much but I think that we have only managed to accomplish a fight free on time morning once or twice before....ever....
So I feel pretty good about the that.
And Rawley gave me his 'free coffee' winner for my 'free donut' winner so I even got to stop at Timmy's for a mocha to start my day. Mmmm.
