I was reminded today that I have a blog. I know I should update it more often...I have a million thoughts and I do hundred things each day but I guess it's a time thing. No time = No Blog Updates.
Plus my laptop is on the fritz...so if I want to get on-line I have to share the computer. Bah...who wants to share?!
However - I do seem to find the time to hop on facebook every day. What a bad addiction!
So...what's new?
Our house is freakin' BOILING....it is hotter in our house than it is outside right now.
It is sick. Even with a cool fan blowing right on you all night long, I'm still sweating. So gross.
I ran into my old next door neighbor on Thursday - Kim. It was weird...Noah, Anthony & I went to the gym for our buildings Stampede BBQ Lunch and sitting at the same table with the gym staff was Kim. Even though I hadn't seen her in 8 years, I recognized her right away. Neat!
We were able to catch up a little bit, but hopefully will get together for happy hour one day soon.
It sure made me realize all of the friends I left behind when we moved. Sad! But that is my bad...I am horrible at keeping in touch. I guess that is why it is such a great idea to have this blog...people can read all about me whenever they want to...it saves me having to write so many e-mails...ha ha ha!
Noah & I leave for Texas next Saturday for two weeks. That should be fun...if not interesting! We are heading to a gymnastics camp - Noah will train and I am going as a volunteer. She is too young to ship off to the states all alone for two weeks. I dunno...maybe she is old enough - but I'm not senile enough.
We are also still planning on going to Europe for two weeks in August. Anthony is being resistant as the timing is bad. But I really think it is the last chance that we can do something cool with both Noah and Jordan...they are both getting older and Jordan will be going to UofC (cross your fingers) in the fall. I think it will be so neat to show the kids where I used to live and where I went to school and all of the places I went to when we lived in Germany. When will we have that opportunity again?
We also really want to make it is Australia before Anthony's brother & wife move back to Canada. Hopefully we can swing it to go in early January. No kids. (Says Anthony...what party pooper!)
I'm feeling sad for my GF...she and her DH are going through a really rough patch and my heart just goes out to her. I actually feel sick about it...she is so hurt and shocked and it is so hard when someone is hurting and they are so far away. I wouldn't even know how to deal the way she is. I wish I was there...but sometimes it just has to work itself out but I'm really hoping for the best.
It sure has made me think about my own marriage....how easy it is to get complacent. I have tried my best over the past month to make an effort to be a better wife. That's hard. I don't think it should be easy...but a happy marriage is a lot of freakin' work!
I think being a good wife is a lot harder than being a good mother. Interesting.
On that thought - I'm getting off the computer.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
I need a vacation!
My sister offered me such a cool opportunity to take a Caribbean cruise with her or to go to the Mexican Riviera for a week...but do you think we can coordinate our schedules...no! UGH!
There is nothing more that I'd love than laying by a pool with a great book and a margarita in hand....ahhhhh.
I just can't swing it. Over the next two weeks we have our year-end stuff going on at the gym and our AGM...which I don't think I could skip. Noah is going to Texas for two weeks in July and I'm going with her as a volunteer at this gymnastics camp, then we'll be home for two weeks and then off to Europe, then home for two weeks and then off to Florida. I think this is quite an aggressive vacation strategy...but I guess it makes up for the lack of holidays we had last year.
Things are nutty at the gym....we are busy trying to do as much work in the new spaces as possible without having to go through too much red tape. We just need to get it operational so we can start using it and bringing in the income we'll need to pay the crazy rent! But that brings a million opinions and people getting pissed off that their ideas were not used etc. ....you just can't make everyone happy...and they don't get that. Yet these are the same people that didn't want to step up and take the lead on the project...interesting, huh?
Taz is bad...have I mentioned that before? I am down another 4 shoes and Noah about 3. I can't find a single pencil in my house and every cord is chewed through. What a diverse palette my dog has. Plus since Jordan got home he has taken to peeing in the house again! GRRRRRRR! He is so cute but so damn bad!
We take possession of the new house tomorrow...it couldn't be worse timing though. We are just so busy and to take on another project...yikes!
I'm excited that my GF Melissa is coming to town in two weeks! That'll be fun and that'll force me to slow down for at least a few days! But that does mean I'll have to clean my house. Hmmmm....gotta think about that trade off! LOL JK!
There is nothing more that I'd love than laying by a pool with a great book and a margarita in hand....ahhhhh.
I just can't swing it. Over the next two weeks we have our year-end stuff going on at the gym and our AGM...which I don't think I could skip. Noah is going to Texas for two weeks in July and I'm going with her as a volunteer at this gymnastics camp, then we'll be home for two weeks and then off to Europe, then home for two weeks and then off to Florida. I think this is quite an aggressive vacation strategy...but I guess it makes up for the lack of holidays we had last year.
Things are nutty at the gym....we are busy trying to do as much work in the new spaces as possible without having to go through too much red tape. We just need to get it operational so we can start using it and bringing in the income we'll need to pay the crazy rent! But that brings a million opinions and people getting pissed off that their ideas were not used etc. ....you just can't make everyone happy...and they don't get that. Yet these are the same people that didn't want to step up and take the lead on the project...interesting, huh?
Taz is bad...have I mentioned that before? I am down another 4 shoes and Noah about 3. I can't find a single pencil in my house and every cord is chewed through. What a diverse palette my dog has. Plus since Jordan got home he has taken to peeing in the house again! GRRRRRRR! He is so cute but so damn bad!
We take possession of the new house tomorrow...it couldn't be worse timing though. We are just so busy and to take on another project...yikes!
I'm excited that my GF Melissa is coming to town in two weeks! That'll be fun and that'll force me to slow down for at least a few days! But that does mean I'll have to clean my house. Hmmmm....gotta think about that trade off! LOL JK!
Saturday, June 09, 2007
...Hello June...
And so the rat race continues....
Today my laptop really fried. This is not good. It has every single digital picture that I have even taken is stored in it, every password and login name for the past 4 years of my life, every document I have ever written, every EVERYTHING is in it! AAARRRGH!
It had been acting really weird for months now, not connecting to the internet at all and only opening certain types of documents...so I just stopped trying to use it at home...but every once in a while it would work and I could access something... albeit sooooooo painfully slowly...
But today I took it in to the gym to get some advertising off if it...and it worked...and then it just didn't. I guess it needs to go to the computer doctor for resuscitation..and if it is really, REALLY dead...then I will flip.
OMG! My pictures!!! Just the pictures...gotta SAVE those damn pictures!!!!
Other than that trauma....life is full steam ahead.
Here's the rundown:
Went to Kelowna for our very last gymnastics meet...and it was so hot and beautiful and wonderful...except for one little/big incident that wasn't so great...that involved many cocktails, a very late night, a second story balcony, an open pool down below and a very unhappy hotel manager! And NO, it wasn't me!
Taz had his 1st birthday and got shaved! He looks like a rat.
Our anniversary was last week....and we both forgot. Ah...isn't love grand?!
Noah had her 11th birthday a few days ago...gosh...where do the years go?
Jordan came home from Germany on the same day. Yikes...I'd forgotten what it was like having teenage-itis back in the house!
My house is a mess. I don't even care anymore...I'm never here enough to care. ha ha
My hair is crazy long again and I hate it but I am still at least an inch short to get it cut for Angel Hair. Noah is at the same stage...it's so hard not to chop it all off...but then you think that it took two years to get here...have some patience!
The mosquito's are out in full force and DH keeps leaving the screen door open and letting in the house to bite us. Bad man!
My volunteer work is at a very trying time with our year-end, AGM and renovation all in progress. No-one is ever happy about anything...and I can't always change that. And sometimes I just don't have the energy to care. But I do feel like I am being bullied by several people and I'm just being too damn nice and not telling them to PFU. Ahhhh... politics.
Oh yeah...and thanks to Tanis, I am addicted to Facebook. Bad, bad, bad time waster! Fun, but bad!
Our possession date on the new house is looming nearer. Just finished the design for the architect...I think it is going to rock! But then I will have to pack. Hmmmm. That will not rock!
Yup...that's it in a nut-shell!
Today my laptop really fried. This is not good. It has every single digital picture that I have even taken is stored in it, every password and login name for the past 4 years of my life, every document I have ever written, every EVERYTHING is in it! AAARRRGH!
It had been acting really weird for months now, not connecting to the internet at all and only opening certain types of documents...so I just stopped trying to use it at home...but every once in a while it would work and I could access something... albeit sooooooo painfully slowly...
But today I took it in to the gym to get some advertising off if it...and it worked...and then it just didn't. I guess it needs to go to the computer doctor for resuscitation..and if it is really, REALLY dead...then I will flip.
OMG! My pictures!!! Just the pictures...gotta SAVE those damn pictures!!!!
Other than that trauma....life is full steam ahead.
Here's the rundown:
Went to Kelowna for our very last gymnastics meet...and it was so hot and beautiful and wonderful...except for one little/big incident that wasn't so great...that involved many cocktails, a very late night, a second story balcony, an open pool down below and a very unhappy hotel manager! And NO, it wasn't me!
Taz had his 1st birthday and got shaved! He looks like a rat.
Our anniversary was last week....and we both forgot. Ah...isn't love grand?!
Noah had her 11th birthday a few days ago...gosh...where do the years go?
Jordan came home from Germany on the same day. Yikes...I'd forgotten what it was like having teenage-itis back in the house!
My house is a mess. I don't even care anymore...I'm never here enough to care. ha ha
My hair is crazy long again and I hate it but I am still at least an inch short to get it cut for Angel Hair. Noah is at the same stage...it's so hard not to chop it all off...but then you think that it took two years to get here...have some patience!
The mosquito's are out in full force and DH keeps leaving the screen door open and letting in the house to bite us. Bad man!
My volunteer work is at a very trying time with our year-end, AGM and renovation all in progress. No-one is ever happy about anything...and I can't always change that. And sometimes I just don't have the energy to care. But I do feel like I am being bullied by several people and I'm just being too damn nice and not telling them to PFU. Ahhhh... politics.
Oh yeah...and thanks to Tanis, I am addicted to Facebook. Bad, bad, bad time waster! Fun, but bad!
Our possession date on the new house is looming nearer. Just finished the design for the architect...I think it is going to rock! But then I will have to pack. Hmmmm. That will not rock!
Yup...that's it in a nut-shell!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Goodbye May....
Well, May has proven to be a busy month. Really, they are all that way, but with my birthday, Mother's day and gym meets most weekends it's flown by.
I actually gained 15 pound in the past two-three months. I am sure that it can only be attributed to gym stress though. Not a great time to pack on the pounds with summer banging at the door. I've been eating low carb the past 10 days though and feel great...no carb cravings at all (thanks to my goji!!!) ...and I'm down 5-7 pounds...hopefully I can keep that up. It's hard having no cocktails though...so I may cheat on that this weekend! ;)
With all of the stress of the gym lease and having to move I felt a little strangulated for a while there...but now we are staying in our same location but expanding into the two bays next to us. It is going to cost a fortune in rent...but it would be that way almost everywhere in Calgary...so we will just have to make the best of it. Now comes that toughest part...trying to get everyone to agree on how to develop the space...yikes. It has already proven argumentative...but Anthony has stepped up to be the project manager so hopefully it will run smoothly. I think I will try and take some before and after shots of the space.
Noah did our home clubs meet, then went to Okotoks, then Canmore and tonight we leave for Kelowna. It's been a busy but fun gymnastics month. The girls train all year long and live for these competitions...it's nice to see it all come together. Then after this weekend our training groups will change a little but and we start the summer training...hopefully that means lots of new skills this year!!! Noah really needs a few new tricks for next year...full twist on floor, front layout on floor, cast to handstand on bars or free-hip circle to handstand on bars, cast to handstand - giant - layout flyaway on bars, back handspring on beam, round-off back-tuck dismount on beam, handspring full twist on vault....... It will be an interesting summer. Knock-on-wood that she remains injury free!!!
I think we have decided to go ahead and send her to a gymnastics camp in Texas in July plus she is invited to go to Austria in August to train at one of our former coaches gyms for a couple of weeks. Maybe those will be the boosts that she needs to kick it up a notch. Who knows!
Jordan is SUPPOSED to be graduating tomorrow!!! But he is staying in Germany for another week...actually he is in Malta...lucky bugger! But he gets home on the 7th...Noah's birthday and then he needs to find a way to make some money so he can afford to go back to Germany and go backpacking for the rest of the summer. What a life!
I can't remember if I mentioned that we bought another house. This one is in North Haven. We take possession in about three weeks. It is a 1150 sq. foot bungalow that we will rip the roof off and add a second story plus a double garage. While I do love living in Dalhousie, I think we will move there...even just for a year or so. It's about 10 minutes closer to the gym...but it is missing the close proximity to restaurants and shopping that we have here now. I love my Earls patio/martinis in the summer time you know!!!
Taz the Spaz is being a very bad dog. He has eaten about 6 pairs of my leather shoes, sandals and boots...and now he just ate a pair of Noah's brand new...worn once...leather ballet flats...$65.00 down the dogs throat! Grrrrrr...if he wasn't so darn cute........
Ok - I gotta run...I still need to finish packing, Noah has a chiropractor appointment, we are having lunch with the in-laws then Noah needs to be at the gym for 3:30 for a 2.5 hour training session before we fly out to Kelowna tonight! Cross your fingers for a gold-all-around!!!
I actually gained 15 pound in the past two-three months. I am sure that it can only be attributed to gym stress though. Not a great time to pack on the pounds with summer banging at the door. I've been eating low carb the past 10 days though and feel great...no carb cravings at all (thanks to my goji!!!) ...and I'm down 5-7 pounds...hopefully I can keep that up. It's hard having no cocktails though...so I may cheat on that this weekend! ;)
With all of the stress of the gym lease and having to move I felt a little strangulated for a while there...but now we are staying in our same location but expanding into the two bays next to us. It is going to cost a fortune in rent...but it would be that way almost everywhere in Calgary...so we will just have to make the best of it. Now comes that toughest part...trying to get everyone to agree on how to develop the space...yikes. It has already proven argumentative...but Anthony has stepped up to be the project manager so hopefully it will run smoothly. I think I will try and take some before and after shots of the space.
Noah did our home clubs meet, then went to Okotoks, then Canmore and tonight we leave for Kelowna. It's been a busy but fun gymnastics month. The girls train all year long and live for these competitions...it's nice to see it all come together. Then after this weekend our training groups will change a little but and we start the summer training...hopefully that means lots of new skills this year!!! Noah really needs a few new tricks for next year...full twist on floor, front layout on floor, cast to handstand on bars or free-hip circle to handstand on bars, cast to handstand - giant - layout flyaway on bars, back handspring on beam, round-off back-tuck dismount on beam, handspring full twist on vault....... It will be an interesting summer. Knock-on-wood that she remains injury free!!!
I think we have decided to go ahead and send her to a gymnastics camp in Texas in July plus she is invited to go to Austria in August to train at one of our former coaches gyms for a couple of weeks. Maybe those will be the boosts that she needs to kick it up a notch. Who knows!
Jordan is SUPPOSED to be graduating tomorrow!!! But he is staying in Germany for another week...actually he is in Malta...lucky bugger! But he gets home on the 7th...Noah's birthday and then he needs to find a way to make some money so he can afford to go back to Germany and go backpacking for the rest of the summer. What a life!
I can't remember if I mentioned that we bought another house. This one is in North Haven. We take possession in about three weeks. It is a 1150 sq. foot bungalow that we will rip the roof off and add a second story plus a double garage. While I do love living in Dalhousie, I think we will move there...even just for a year or so. It's about 10 minutes closer to the gym...but it is missing the close proximity to restaurants and shopping that we have here now. I love my Earls patio/martinis in the summer time you know!!!
Taz the Spaz is being a very bad dog. He has eaten about 6 pairs of my leather shoes, sandals and boots...and now he just ate a pair of Noah's brand new...worn once...leather ballet flats...$65.00 down the dogs throat! Grrrrrr...if he wasn't so darn cute........
Ok - I gotta run...I still need to finish packing, Noah has a chiropractor appointment, we are having lunch with the in-laws then Noah needs to be at the gym for 3:30 for a 2.5 hour training session before we fly out to Kelowna tonight! Cross your fingers for a gold-all-around!!!
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Bird Flu?
So my 3 finches all died on my birthday.
Kinda weird huh?!
Hmmmmmm...
Is it a sign?
Is it bad luck?
Is it bird flu?
DD is terrified of birds (any birds) so this was traumatic all around for her. I guess they are scary dead or alive.
Not sure what to make of it.
Call poison control?
Kinda weird huh?!
Hmmmmmm...
Is it a sign?
Is it bad luck?
Is it bird flu?
DD is terrified of birds (any birds) so this was traumatic all around for her. I guess they are scary dead or alive.
Not sure what to make of it.
Call poison control?
Monday, May 07, 2007
Happy Birthday to me!
Bah!!!
Yup - I hate birthdays.
And maybe that would explain why I am sitting at the computer listening to the awesome music of Jenny Allen, drinking a cold Twisted Raspberry Smirnoff and posting to my blog!
Jordan called home to say HB from Berlin this afternoon. Sounds like he is having fun...what else should you expect from a teenager abroad??? Yikes...I don't even want to think about it actually! :0
My friend Alana stopped by this afternoon to have a cocktail and to bring by some gifts that she and Noah had picked out for me.
I got some cool yummy goodies from LUSH...and a beautiful silver bracelet from Swarovski. You got great taste kid!
DH gave me a KitchenAid mixer that I have been eyeing for about 5 years and a big set of kitchen & steak knives...hmmmmm...is he trying to tell me something?
This past weekend was a big one. Our club hosted our 19th annual invitational meet. We went big this year and rented out a hockey arena/community centre...but it was a huge amount of work, but I think we pulled it off...although there is always room for improvement. That's me the perfectionist speaking.
Noah did pretty well this weekend in her competition. 3rd place all-around. I thought she could have pulled of 2nd or 1st...but hey, 3rd is ok too. She still has three meets to go this season so we'll see what she can pull off.
Now I need to find the club a home... 3 weeks and ticking until we are homeless. Lucky me. Not!
Yup - I hate birthdays.
And maybe that would explain why I am sitting at the computer listening to the awesome music of Jenny Allen, drinking a cold Twisted Raspberry Smirnoff and posting to my blog!
Jordan called home to say HB from Berlin this afternoon. Sounds like he is having fun...what else should you expect from a teenager abroad??? Yikes...I don't even want to think about it actually! :0
My friend Alana stopped by this afternoon to have a cocktail and to bring by some gifts that she and Noah had picked out for me.
I got some cool yummy goodies from LUSH...and a beautiful silver bracelet from Swarovski. You got great taste kid!
DH gave me a KitchenAid mixer that I have been eyeing for about 5 years and a big set of kitchen & steak knives...hmmmmm...is he trying to tell me something?
This past weekend was a big one. Our club hosted our 19th annual invitational meet. We went big this year and rented out a hockey arena/community centre...but it was a huge amount of work, but I think we pulled it off...although there is always room for improvement. That's me the perfectionist speaking.
Noah did pretty well this weekend in her competition. 3rd place all-around. I thought she could have pulled of 2nd or 1st...but hey, 3rd is ok too. She still has three meets to go this season so we'll see what she can pull off.
Now I need to find the club a home... 3 weeks and ticking until we are homeless. Lucky me. Not!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
And a panic attack to boot....
Those that know me well, know that I have been under some pretty extreme stress with some big issues facing our club. Our lease is up in oh...4 days...and we have no real place to go. This has been 10 straight months of challenges...a nightmare to be honest. Just thinking about it now is making me crazy! We think we can still negotiate to stay where we are for a while but with some crappy conditions...one of those being that our rent will go up and through the roof... and on top of that, we will be losing $48,000.00 a year in gaming revenue and so on...just crap on a plate!
Anyways, today was particularly stressful and all night I was flushed and I could feel my blood pressure and heart rate racing and being erratic. I felt off all day. When I got home tonight after our board meeting (more stress), DH and DD were having a bit of a disagreement and I just couldn't take it anymore...so I jokingly said something like...if I die of a heart attack or a stroke tonight you'll know why!!! Well...poor DD starts freaking out...bawling and shaking and sobbing....grabs me and throws her arms around me and is upset because she thinks I am going to die tonight.
Just at that point, little Taz escapes out the front door and all I can hear is a car driving by and DH screaming for Taz to come back...so I jump up and run out the door...of course DD follows and as she thinks Taz might die too, her panic escalates. Ack! Oh vey...just what my poor heart needs! OK...*I* should be the one having a panic attack..not my 10 year old. Ah...poor girlie...I feel bad. I remember having panic attacks at her age whenever I thought of death or my mom dying or something like that...so I understand...I've just never seen that from her before. That was a first.
Is stress catchy?
Anyways, Taz finally came back and Noah was ok...but boy am I ever drained.
Fried. Done. Finished. Ok. Time for bed.
Anyways, today was particularly stressful and all night I was flushed and I could feel my blood pressure and heart rate racing and being erratic. I felt off all day. When I got home tonight after our board meeting (more stress), DH and DD were having a bit of a disagreement and I just couldn't take it anymore...so I jokingly said something like...if I die of a heart attack or a stroke tonight you'll know why!!! Well...poor DD starts freaking out...bawling and shaking and sobbing....grabs me and throws her arms around me and is upset because she thinks I am going to die tonight.
Just at that point, little Taz escapes out the front door and all I can hear is a car driving by and DH screaming for Taz to come back...so I jump up and run out the door...of course DD follows and as she thinks Taz might die too, her panic escalates. Ack! Oh vey...just what my poor heart needs! OK...*I* should be the one having a panic attack..not my 10 year old. Ah...poor girlie...I feel bad. I remember having panic attacks at her age whenever I thought of death or my mom dying or something like that...so I understand...I've just never seen that from her before. That was a first.
Is stress catchy?
Anyways, Taz finally came back and Noah was ok...but boy am I ever drained.
Fried. Done. Finished. Ok. Time for bed.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Time flies once again...
I am so bad.
I just cannot for the life of me prioritize my life.
How on earth have I let the past 5 weeks slip away...without even a single post to my blog? Bad me. Either my life is really crazy...or really boring! ha ha
Geez...ok...here we are, April is almost over...what has been happening?
Besides our little mutt Taz...Gymnastics rules our life right now. I spend pretty much every weekday day in the office sorting out the messes that accumulate on a daily basis. Every afternoon, I head to Noah's school, grab her and head back to the gym where we stay until 8 pm most nights. While Noah trains, I continue on with my mission to sort out the disasters or listen to a multitude of parental complaints or when I am sick of it all I may indulge in watching Noah train for a while. I have to say, even though the coaches don't like it so much, I find it fascinating to watch what these girls can do. I love to see the progression of a skill...the attempts and frustration of trying something over and over again and never quite getting it, then all of a sudden it all comes together and wham! A new skill! So kewl!
Once we get home after gym it is usually close to 9pm...dinner usually still needs to be made and Noah will often have a bit of homework to sort out, after we eat she might get a quick massage or get something iced or have a bath and get to bed for 10pm.
At that point, I'm about ready to decompress.
I know, I know, I spend way, way too much time at that bloody gym, or at home doing something for the gym...it's beyond thankless, but I am too much of a "doer" to sit back and not do it! LOL
And besides, I believe in "pay-it-forward" and "what goes around-comes around"... and so I will continue to do what I do and hope that one day the universe will repay me. Ha!...tell THAT to my husband!
Other than that, but still gymnastics related....Noah has competed in quite a few meets...she qualified for the 2007 Provincials in Grande Prairie last month so we headed there for the competition...she did not get the results she was looking for, (9th All-Around) but I think she did well for the skills that she has. I know that she was disappointed, but that is the way it goes...she just has to get back in the gym and work at it some more. She did meet some personal goals of coming ahead of some of her competitors...so she will have to take that and move on.
I will try and download and post some pictures soon.
I have been wanting to figure out how to load up videos too...but I have no patience to sit still and figure it out.
We have our home meet in 2 weeks, then a meet in Okotoks, a meet in Canmore and our final meet in Kelowna. A busy 5 weeks it will be....but this is what they train for all year...Noah loves to compete!
Jordan is still in Germany...you can read his blog but please excuse the spelling...I told him how to use the spell-checker but I don't think he does. According to the blog posts, it doesn't sound like he does a whole heck of a lot of school work or studying...I guess we can see where his priorities are.
He is supposed to be coming home to graduate on May 30th, but his host family had already booked him a trip to Malta that same week...so if he goes then he has to miss graduation and he gets to spend a fortune trying to change his (group) ticket.
Oh well. I am NOT paying. He is an adult now and he can sort it out himself.
Oh and we bought another house...another reno project. We take possession mid June. We keep threatening to sell this old house and move to one of the ones we buy and fix up but we never seem to. Maybe this time. Although the thought of sorting and packing and moving and unpacking again...ugh...no thanks!
Well...Anth is home from his day of dirt biking...time to get back to life....
I just cannot for the life of me prioritize my life.
How on earth have I let the past 5 weeks slip away...without even a single post to my blog? Bad me. Either my life is really crazy...or really boring! ha ha
Geez...ok...here we are, April is almost over...what has been happening?
Besides our little mutt Taz...Gymnastics rules our life right now. I spend pretty much every weekday day in the office sorting out the messes that accumulate on a daily basis. Every afternoon, I head to Noah's school, grab her and head back to the gym where we stay until 8 pm most nights. While Noah trains, I continue on with my mission to sort out the disasters or listen to a multitude of parental complaints or when I am sick of it all I may indulge in watching Noah train for a while. I have to say, even though the coaches don't like it so much, I find it fascinating to watch what these girls can do. I love to see the progression of a skill...the attempts and frustration of trying something over and over again and never quite getting it, then all of a sudden it all comes together and wham! A new skill! So kewl!
Once we get home after gym it is usually close to 9pm...dinner usually still needs to be made and Noah will often have a bit of homework to sort out, after we eat she might get a quick massage or get something iced or have a bath and get to bed for 10pm.
At that point, I'm about ready to decompress.
I know, I know, I spend way, way too much time at that bloody gym, or at home doing something for the gym...it's beyond thankless, but I am too much of a "doer" to sit back and not do it! LOL
And besides, I believe in "pay-it-forward" and "what goes around-comes around"... and so I will continue to do what I do and hope that one day the universe will repay me. Ha!...tell THAT to my husband!
Other than that, but still gymnastics related....Noah has competed in quite a few meets...she qualified for the 2007 Provincials in Grande Prairie last month so we headed there for the competition...she did not get the results she was looking for, (9th All-Around) but I think she did well for the skills that she has. I know that she was disappointed, but that is the way it goes...she just has to get back in the gym and work at it some more. She did meet some personal goals of coming ahead of some of her competitors...so she will have to take that and move on.
I will try and download and post some pictures soon.
I have been wanting to figure out how to load up videos too...but I have no patience to sit still and figure it out.
We have our home meet in 2 weeks, then a meet in Okotoks, a meet in Canmore and our final meet in Kelowna. A busy 5 weeks it will be....but this is what they train for all year...Noah loves to compete!
Jordan is still in Germany...you can read his blog but please excuse the spelling...I told him how to use the spell-checker but I don't think he does. According to the blog posts, it doesn't sound like he does a whole heck of a lot of school work or studying...I guess we can see where his priorities are.
He is supposed to be coming home to graduate on May 30th, but his host family had already booked him a trip to Malta that same week...so if he goes then he has to miss graduation and he gets to spend a fortune trying to change his (group) ticket.
Oh well. I am NOT paying. He is an adult now and he can sort it out himself.
Oh and we bought another house...another reno project. We take possession mid June. We keep threatening to sell this old house and move to one of the ones we buy and fix up but we never seem to. Maybe this time. Although the thought of sorting and packing and moving and unpacking again...ugh...no thanks!
Well...Anth is home from his day of dirt biking...time to get back to life....
Friday, March 09, 2007
Bye Bye Jordan...
...or should I say good riddance? Ha Ha...just kidding!
Jordan, Noah & Anthony at the airport
Jordan left this afternoon for his second Alberta Learning exchange to Germany. One of his best girl-friends Emily is also on her way to Germany although staying with a different family in a different town. I'm sure that it will be nice to know someone else and I'm sure that they will be close enough to each other that they can connect a few times. Jordan seemed pretty laid back so that meant a lot less stress on my end...I guess he knows what to expect this time around. And he also had the opportunity to meet Markus' family when he was staying with Tim last year. Kinda cool!
Emily & Jordan
He will be gone for 3 months then flying home early to graduate, spend some time with us, get some work done on his braces and then head back to Europe for 2 months of backpacking with Emily & Lindsay. Ah...what a life!
We started him his own blog to keep us updated on his European adventures...so check it out once he starts to update it ... www.JordanPalaschuk.blogspot.com
Jordan, Noah & Anthony at the airport
Jordan left this afternoon for his second Alberta Learning exchange to Germany. One of his best girl-friends Emily is also on her way to Germany although staying with a different family in a different town. I'm sure that it will be nice to know someone else and I'm sure that they will be close enough to each other that they can connect a few times. Jordan seemed pretty laid back so that meant a lot less stress on my end...I guess he knows what to expect this time around. And he also had the opportunity to meet Markus' family when he was staying with Tim last year. Kinda cool!
Emily & Jordan
He will be gone for 3 months then flying home early to graduate, spend some time with us, get some work done on his braces and then head back to Europe for 2 months of backpacking with Emily & Lindsay. Ah...what a life!
We started him his own blog to keep us updated on his European adventures...so check it out once he starts to update it ... www.JordanPalaschuk.blogspot.com
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Rod Baby.....
I managed to get a date night in with DH last night...a first in a while. Our "dates" are usually breakfast out while on the way to do something! LOL
But last night was a goodie. DH bought me tickets to Rod Stewart for Christmas and threw in an awesome dinner at the Saltlik Steakhouse too!
I forgot how bad the traffic could be around the Saddledome and the parking situation was crappy...so it took an extra 20 minutes to get into a spot (and pay $10.00 to park in a giant mud puddle...how nice) and then another 10 minutes to walk all around the crazy construction and piles of mud. We were thinking that we'd just miss a bit of the opening act, but alas...there wasn't one! So we missed about 15 minutes of Rod. :(
The seats were pretty good...but not that close considering that DH bought the tickets the day they went on sale. And I think I was sitting next to Rod's biggest fan....a nice middle aged fellow who could sing every song (with about 35 % accuracy) at the top of his lungs and rock it out in his seat like no other..... At least he drowned me out! he he The best song of the night...as always...Maggie May...mmmmmm...LOVE that song!
The concert rocked...although it seemed short. A mere 2 hours! I could have listened for at least another hour. And I don't care how old he is...he is still sexy to me! Raaaarrrrr!
Geeezzz....I clearly remember being 7 years old and rockin' it out to "Do ya think I'm sexy"...can't you just picture that! ha ha I'd made up all kinds of dance routines with my friend Candace and we'd practice over and over and over again. My poor family had to endure Rod Stewart music and dance routines/shows for years...until Grease came out! ha ha ha
I also went to see Rod Stewart when he was here back in the 90's....I went with a bunch of cool chicks from work, rented a limo and had an absolutely fantastic time being cool chicks! Ah the good-ol-days! Remember that?!
I was a little mellower this time around...OH MY GOD...Am *I* middle-aged??? Hmmmmm...
Anyways...that was a real treat! Thanks honey!
But last night was a goodie. DH bought me tickets to Rod Stewart for Christmas and threw in an awesome dinner at the Saltlik Steakhouse too!
I forgot how bad the traffic could be around the Saddledome and the parking situation was crappy...so it took an extra 20 minutes to get into a spot (and pay $10.00 to park in a giant mud puddle...how nice) and then another 10 minutes to walk all around the crazy construction and piles of mud. We were thinking that we'd just miss a bit of the opening act, but alas...there wasn't one! So we missed about 15 minutes of Rod. :(
The seats were pretty good...but not that close considering that DH bought the tickets the day they went on sale. And I think I was sitting next to Rod's biggest fan....a nice middle aged fellow who could sing every song (with about 35 % accuracy) at the top of his lungs and rock it out in his seat like no other..... At least he drowned me out! he he The best song of the night...as always...Maggie May...mmmmmm...LOVE that song!
The concert rocked...although it seemed short. A mere 2 hours! I could have listened for at least another hour. And I don't care how old he is...he is still sexy to me! Raaaarrrrr!
Geeezzz....I clearly remember being 7 years old and rockin' it out to "Do ya think I'm sexy"...can't you just picture that! ha ha I'd made up all kinds of dance routines with my friend Candace and we'd practice over and over and over again. My poor family had to endure Rod Stewart music and dance routines/shows for years...until Grease came out! ha ha ha
I also went to see Rod Stewart when he was here back in the 90's....I went with a bunch of cool chicks from work, rented a limo and had an absolutely fantastic time being cool chicks! Ah the good-ol-days! Remember that?!
I was a little mellower this time around...OH MY GOD...Am *I* middle-aged??? Hmmmmm...
Anyways...that was a real treat! Thanks honey!
Monday, March 05, 2007
NorthShore
Well, the gymnastics competition went ok down in Vancouver. It was definitely fun to go to a meet elsewhere and compete against different kids. It is also nice for the parents to get away from the gym and socialize in a different atmosphere ...(read: hotel room/cocktails)
Anyways...since I still cannot get into my laptop to download the photos off of my camera, here are some that I bought...
These photos were taken during Noah's Floor Routine...what they don't show is that about 2/3 of the way through she had a brain freeze and forgot where she was and froze...it was so hard to watch her struggle. On her last tumbling line she was just bawling and the tears were flowing but she pushed through and completed the rest of her routine quite nicely. But she was devastated and I felt bad...but it is her lesson to learn and better that it happen here than at an important meet...and I'm sure it will never, ever happen again!
On a happier note, we also managed to see my cousin Kandis and her two boys...so that was a treat! I love Vancouver...and I'd love to live there again too...but there are so many downsides...rain, traffic, rain, housing prices, rain......
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Wednesday...
I'm finally back on again....but my laptop still refuses to properly connect to the Internet...so no, I have not been keeping up with my e-mails...sorry! In fact, all of my photos are on there too from the past two gym meets but I can't access them to upload them. I haven't been visiting any of my favorite websites as all of my login names and password on saved on the laptop connection. Oh vey! I have been trying to use DH's computer when I can but it drives him up the wall! I have this horrible (to him) habit of opening and leaving open lots and lots of windows! Hey...there is lots of interesting stuff going on out there and I just don't have time to sit and sift through it all in one sitting!
This past week has been a bit trying. The gym's lease is up in two months and there is less than a 1% commercial vacancy in the city. And since we need about 15,000 square feet...we are getting pretty desperate. The only places with enough space have politely declined our offer to lease. I guess they are afraid of the non-profit aspect...but we have money...and we need to spend it every year. I guess they just don't care that 1000's of little kids will be without a gym to train in......maybe it is time to call the media into this. Anyways...I am praying for a miracle.
Besides that there has been drama (as always) hanging off my back at the gym. As a people pleaser, sometimes I need to stop and remember that by bending over backwards to please one person, you are often putting your own needs and those of others behind you.
I sometimes think that people forget just how much time and energy it takes to run that gym and as a volunteer, I really don't need their crap thrown at me at every turn. Some days you just can't win anyway...and it doesn't matter what you say or do...you will get them blame for all things gone bad. Ahhhhhh...what a draining way to spend the days!
Today Noah went skiing with her school...I am sure that this is NOT a great idea but I have made her miss it the last two years due to gymnastics.
But for whatever reason...a lapse in my sanity, I guess...this year I agreed to let her go. So today they ski all day and they are supposed to go again on Friday morning, however we are flying to Vancouver for a gymnastics meet on Friday at 1pm...so I am thinking I will ask her to skip it that day....I'm sure she'd be so tired and probably have sore muscles and that isn't anyway to head into a meet that you want to win! If she gets injured today...I will scream. (I haven't had a phone call yet...so let's hope that is a good sign that all went well!)
Sometimes gymnastics takes precedence over so many other opportunities, but hey...why dedicate so much of your life training for something if you are not going to give 100%?
Even though Noah trains so much, we have always given other activities to try so that one day, if she leaves the sport of gymnastics, she will have other interest to fall back on. She has done lots of acting, singing, dance, guitar, cheerleading, swimming, rock climbing, diving, girl guides etc.....hopefully she will still end up a well-rounded girlie!
Vancouver should be fun this weekend. There are 11 girls competing from our gym plus their moms or dads and two coaches. I am hoping that we all pull some great routines and everyone at least gets a ribbon or medal on one event. It is so hard when almost everyone does fantastic and one or two leave disappointed.
Oh - BIG news...our house in Coventry sold! There are pictures on our realtors website....
http://www.landtradingcompany.com/Coventry-2007.html
That is a relief...and now onto the next one! We are currently working on a total reno of Anthony's parents old house in Dalhousie but still on the lookout for another sweet deal!
Our new business is going awesome...we have such a fantastic team and with an amazing product to share...what could be easier?
Well...I'd better run. I have laundry to do and packing to start, dinner to consider, Noah to pick up, cheerleading class to get her to, a meeting with our team and then volunteer for bingo!
This past week has been a bit trying. The gym's lease is up in two months and there is less than a 1% commercial vacancy in the city. And since we need about 15,000 square feet...we are getting pretty desperate. The only places with enough space have politely declined our offer to lease. I guess they are afraid of the non-profit aspect...but we have money...and we need to spend it every year. I guess they just don't care that 1000's of little kids will be without a gym to train in......maybe it is time to call the media into this. Anyways...I am praying for a miracle.
Besides that there has been drama (as always) hanging off my back at the gym. As a people pleaser, sometimes I need to stop and remember that by bending over backwards to please one person, you are often putting your own needs and those of others behind you.
I sometimes think that people forget just how much time and energy it takes to run that gym and as a volunteer, I really don't need their crap thrown at me at every turn. Some days you just can't win anyway...and it doesn't matter what you say or do...you will get them blame for all things gone bad. Ahhhhhh...what a draining way to spend the days!
Today Noah went skiing with her school...I am sure that this is NOT a great idea but I have made her miss it the last two years due to gymnastics.
But for whatever reason...a lapse in my sanity, I guess...this year I agreed to let her go. So today they ski all day and they are supposed to go again on Friday morning, however we are flying to Vancouver for a gymnastics meet on Friday at 1pm...so I am thinking I will ask her to skip it that day....I'm sure she'd be so tired and probably have sore muscles and that isn't anyway to head into a meet that you want to win! If she gets injured today...I will scream. (I haven't had a phone call yet...so let's hope that is a good sign that all went well!)
Sometimes gymnastics takes precedence over so many other opportunities, but hey...why dedicate so much of your life training for something if you are not going to give 100%?
Even though Noah trains so much, we have always given other activities to try so that one day, if she leaves the sport of gymnastics, she will have other interest to fall back on. She has done lots of acting, singing, dance, guitar, cheerleading, swimming, rock climbing, diving, girl guides etc.....hopefully she will still end up a well-rounded girlie!
Vancouver should be fun this weekend. There are 11 girls competing from our gym plus their moms or dads and two coaches. I am hoping that we all pull some great routines and everyone at least gets a ribbon or medal on one event. It is so hard when almost everyone does fantastic and one or two leave disappointed.
Oh - BIG news...our house in Coventry sold! There are pictures on our realtors website....
http://www.landtradingcompany.com/Coventry-2007.html
That is a relief...and now onto the next one! We are currently working on a total reno of Anthony's parents old house in Dalhousie but still on the lookout for another sweet deal!
Our new business is going awesome...we have such a fantastic team and with an amazing product to share...what could be easier?
Well...I'd better run. I have laundry to do and packing to start, dinner to consider, Noah to pick up, cheerleading class to get her to, a meeting with our team and then volunteer for bingo!
Monday, February 12, 2007
I'm back!
Oh...I am so frustrated!
Our network of computers at home is shot! And my laptop is about to hit the wall. It has been over a month since this thing has worked or connected to the internet properly. I am ready to scream. It is a combination of Shaw, our Router, our Modem and the computers....What a PITA!
Jordan finally got me on-line tonight and I just downloaded over 1300 e-mails...so I'm sorry if you have e-mailed and I have not responded. I'll try and catch up when I can.
I feel so lost without my laptop...it has my whole LIFE on it!!!
I did take a peek at a few e-mails....and I got this one from my friend Jen.....
1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:10am
2. Diamonds or Pearls? Love diamonds!
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The one with Will Smith...In pursuit of happiness
4. What is your favorite TV show? Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, The OC, Heroes...and most reality shows!
5. What did you have for breakfast? A Tim Horton's Tea (large double/double) and a Boston Pizza chocolate chip cookie! So bad!
6.What is your middle name? Diane Lynne
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Probably Italian
8. What foods do you dislike? Mushrooms!
9. Your favorite Potato chip? Ripple with a dip.
10. What cd have you been listening to lately? Just dusted off my Walk the Line CD...love it! Reese Witherspoon rocks!
11. What kind of car do you drive? Take your pick...we have several...but I mostly drive the Pontiac Montana
12. Favorite sandwich? BLT with cheese on toasted Whole Wheat
13. What characteristics do you despise? Oh so many!
14. What are your favorite clothes? Yoga pants and t-shirts!
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Pretty much anywhere hot with a beach!
16. Favorite brand of clothing? Hmmmmm I guess for myself, The Gap
17. Where would you want to retire? Again...Pretty much anywhere hot with a beach!
18. Favorite time of day? 2:30 pm - when I pick up Noah at school.
19. Where were you born? Burnaby BC
20. What is your favorite sport to watch? Gymnastics
21. Who do you think will not send this back? Who knows!
22. Person you expect to send it back first? Don't know!
23. Pepsi or Coke? No pop at all!
24. Beavers or Ducks? Ummmm....should I know this?
25. Are you a morning person or night owl? Night owl!
26. Pedicure or Manicure? Uh...Both?!
27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Noah just won 3rd All-Around at a gymnastics meet in Red Deer! Way to go Noah!
28. What did you want to be when you were little? A lawyer, a writer, a vet, a psychologist...
29. What is your best childhood memory? Hmmmmm. The first time I saw Grease in the theatre...and my sisters bought me satin pants for my birthday! LOL
30. Ever been toilet papering? Not that I remember!
31. Been in a car accident? Oh...just a few!
32. Favorite restaurant? I LOVE the Grizzly House in Banff!
33. Favorite flower? An assortment of Gerbera Daisies
34. Favorite ice cream? Half Baked Ben & Jerry's
35. Favorite fast food restaurant? Not really any....a bagel at Tim's if I must.
36. How many times did you fail your drivers test? Once or twice!
37. From whom did you get your last e-mail? Ugh...My computer has been on the fritz so I just downloaded 1300 messages...yikes!
38. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Triple Flip for Noah, Ikea for Jordan
39. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? I don't know! Quit it with the hard questions....
40. Last person you went to dinner with? My husband just tonight.
42. How many people are you sending this to? ??? - I may just post it to my blog!
43. What time did you finish this e-mail? 9:15 pm
44. Favorite magazine? People, Real Simple, Creating Keepsakes
45. If you could meet any famous person, who would it be? I like Jen's answer...Oprah! I did go to her show in Chicago though! Kewl!
46. If you could choose another first name, what would it be? I have no idea! I have never thought about it!
47. If you could change your profession right now, what would you be doing? I quite like what I am doing as it is! Lucky me....
Our network of computers at home is shot! And my laptop is about to hit the wall. It has been over a month since this thing has worked or connected to the internet properly. I am ready to scream. It is a combination of Shaw, our Router, our Modem and the computers....What a PITA!
Jordan finally got me on-line tonight and I just downloaded over 1300 e-mails...so I'm sorry if you have e-mailed and I have not responded. I'll try and catch up when I can.
I feel so lost without my laptop...it has my whole LIFE on it!!!
I did take a peek at a few e-mails....and I got this one from my friend Jen.....
1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:10am
2. Diamonds or Pearls? Love diamonds!
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The one with Will Smith...In pursuit of happiness
4. What is your favorite TV show? Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, The OC, Heroes...and most reality shows!
5. What did you have for breakfast? A Tim Horton's Tea (large double/double) and a Boston Pizza chocolate chip cookie! So bad!
6.What is your middle name? Diane Lynne
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Probably Italian
8. What foods do you dislike? Mushrooms!
9. Your favorite Potato chip? Ripple with a dip.
10. What cd have you been listening to lately? Just dusted off my Walk the Line CD...love it! Reese Witherspoon rocks!
11. What kind of car do you drive? Take your pick...we have several...but I mostly drive the Pontiac Montana
12. Favorite sandwich? BLT with cheese on toasted Whole Wheat
13. What characteristics do you despise? Oh so many!
14. What are your favorite clothes? Yoga pants and t-shirts!
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Pretty much anywhere hot with a beach!
16. Favorite brand of clothing? Hmmmmm I guess for myself, The Gap
17. Where would you want to retire? Again...Pretty much anywhere hot with a beach!
18. Favorite time of day? 2:30 pm - when I pick up Noah at school.
19. Where were you born? Burnaby BC
20. What is your favorite sport to watch? Gymnastics
21. Who do you think will not send this back? Who knows!
22. Person you expect to send it back first? Don't know!
23. Pepsi or Coke? No pop at all!
24. Beavers or Ducks? Ummmm....should I know this?
25. Are you a morning person or night owl? Night owl!
26. Pedicure or Manicure? Uh...Both?!
27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Noah just won 3rd All-Around at a gymnastics meet in Red Deer! Way to go Noah!
28. What did you want to be when you were little? A lawyer, a writer, a vet, a psychologist...
29. What is your best childhood memory? Hmmmmm. The first time I saw Grease in the theatre...and my sisters bought me satin pants for my birthday! LOL
30. Ever been toilet papering? Not that I remember!
31. Been in a car accident? Oh...just a few!
32. Favorite restaurant? I LOVE the Grizzly House in Banff!
33. Favorite flower? An assortment of Gerbera Daisies
34. Favorite ice cream? Half Baked Ben & Jerry's
35. Favorite fast food restaurant? Not really any....a bagel at Tim's if I must.
36. How many times did you fail your drivers test? Once or twice!
37. From whom did you get your last e-mail? Ugh...My computer has been on the fritz so I just downloaded 1300 messages...yikes!
38. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Triple Flip for Noah, Ikea for Jordan
39. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? I don't know! Quit it with the hard questions....
40. Last person you went to dinner with? My husband just tonight.
42. How many people are you sending this to? ??? - I may just post it to my blog!
43. What time did you finish this e-mail? 9:15 pm
44. Favorite magazine? People, Real Simple, Creating Keepsakes
45. If you could meet any famous person, who would it be? I like Jen's answer...Oprah! I did go to her show in Chicago though! Kewl!
46. If you could choose another first name, what would it be? I have no idea! I have never thought about it!
47. If you could change your profession right now, what would you be doing? I quite like what I am doing as it is! Lucky me....
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
9 days later...
So it's the 9th of January....lets see how I am doing on my 2007 goals/resolutions so far....
FRIENDS & FAMILY:
Keep in better contact with far-away family. - HMMMM...meant to send a New Years e-mail to all...didn't do it.
Make an effort to be more social. - Had lunch with a friend!
Go out on the occasional date…with DH! - Ah ha! We did go out for dinner one night and a movie on another night! Not bad, eh?!
BUSINESS/FINANCIAL:
Set goals everyday! - Hmmmm. I have made some lists but not done everything on them.
Be more flexible and open to new ideas. - I have not been presented any new ideas to be open or flexible about.
Spend more time on business than volunteering.
(that is going to be a tough one...so I'll add "or at least the same amount of time...!" ) - Oh good Lord! NOT!!! Friday I spent 9 1/2 hours volunteering, yesterday 15 1/2 hours, 12 hours today. That is total madness! I KNOW!!!
HEALTH:
Remember my Goji everyday. - YES! Score a full point for me! I love that stuff though...so it's easy!
Get back on track with fitness…at least remember to correct bad posture. - Nope and nope! However...I have been coaching gymnastics this week....That is a something at least!
Cut back on white sugar and white flour. - Hmmmm. No, not that either.
Eat out less. - I think this has been better. I have only been at Tims about 2.5 times a day.
Drink more water. - Nope. Bad girl!
HOME:
Organize my house. - Ha!
Purge junk. - Ha ha!!
Buy new furniture for living room. - Haven't even looked.
Cook more. - Um....no. That was a bad idea in the first place!
Attempt to de-clutter my life/house. - Hmmmmm...not doing too good here!
PERSONAL:
Stress less and be happy! - Maybe this would be better if people were competant.
Read more books. - No time!
Make more of an effort in my wardrobe – less jeans and t-shirts! - How about strechy yoga pants and t-shirts?
Scrapbook more pages than I did last year. - Haven't even sat at my SB desk.
Submit something...anything. - Nada.
Work on my photography skills. (Take a class or read the freakin' manual at least!) - Where is that damn camera anyway?
Try not to procrastinate too much! (However, I still believe the following statement: "If it's worth doing, it will get done eventually.") - No COMMENT!
TRAVEL:
Do more of it! - Love to...when do we leave?
FRIENDS & FAMILY:
Keep in better contact with far-away family. - HMMMM...meant to send a New Years e-mail to all...didn't do it.
Make an effort to be more social. - Had lunch with a friend!
Go out on the occasional date…with DH! - Ah ha! We did go out for dinner one night and a movie on another night! Not bad, eh?!
BUSINESS/FINANCIAL:
Set goals everyday! - Hmmmm. I have made some lists but not done everything on them.
Be more flexible and open to new ideas. - I have not been presented any new ideas to be open or flexible about.
Spend more time on business than volunteering.
(that is going to be a tough one...so I'll add "or at least the same amount of time...!" ) - Oh good Lord! NOT!!! Friday I spent 9 1/2 hours volunteering, yesterday 15 1/2 hours, 12 hours today. That is total madness! I KNOW!!!
HEALTH:
Remember my Goji everyday. - YES! Score a full point for me! I love that stuff though...so it's easy!
Get back on track with fitness…at least remember to correct bad posture. - Nope and nope! However...I have been coaching gymnastics this week....That is a something at least!
Cut back on white sugar and white flour. - Hmmmm. No, not that either.
Eat out less. - I think this has been better. I have only been at Tims about 2.5 times a day.
Drink more water. - Nope. Bad girl!
HOME:
Organize my house. - Ha!
Purge junk. - Ha ha!!
Buy new furniture for living room. - Haven't even looked.
Cook more. - Um....no. That was a bad idea in the first place!
Attempt to de-clutter my life/house. - Hmmmmm...not doing too good here!
PERSONAL:
Stress less and be happy! - Maybe this would be better if people were competant.
Read more books. - No time!
Make more of an effort in my wardrobe – less jeans and t-shirts! - How about strechy yoga pants and t-shirts?
Scrapbook more pages than I did last year. - Haven't even sat at my SB desk.
Submit something...anything. - Nada.
Work on my photography skills. (Take a class or read the freakin' manual at least!) - Where is that damn camera anyway?
Try not to procrastinate too much! (However, I still believe the following statement: "If it's worth doing, it will get done eventually.") - No COMMENT!
TRAVEL:
Do more of it! - Love to...when do we leave?
Monday, January 01, 2007
The first day of my new life...
Ha Ha Ha...isn't that what everyone says on News Years Day?
Seriously though...I am planning on making some big changes in my world.
Here are some of my goals/resolutions for 2007:
FRIENDS & FAMILY:
Keep in better contact with far-away family.
Make an effort to be more social.
Go out on the occasional date…with DH!
BUSINESS/FINANCIAL:
Set goals everyday!
Be more flexible and open to new ideas.
Spend more time on business than volunteering.
(that is going to be a tough one...so I'll add "or at least the same amount of time...!" )
HEALTH:
Remember my Goji everyday.
Get back on track with fitness…at least remember to correct bad posture.
Cut back on white sugar and white flour.
Eat out less.
Drink more water.
HOME:
Organize my house. Purge junk.
Buy new furniture for living room.
Cook more.
Attempt to de-clutter my life/house.
PERSONAL:
Stress less and be happy!
Read more books.
Make more of an effort in my wardrobe – less jeans and t-shirts!
Scrapbook more pages than I did last year.
Submit something...anything.
Work on my photography skills. (Take a class or read the freakin' manual at least!)
Try not to procrastinate too much! (However, I still believe the following statement: "If it's worth doing, it will get done eventually.")
TRAVEL:
Do more of it!
I hope to add to this list as the weeks go on as I think of other goals.
Seriously though...I am planning on making some big changes in my world.
Here are some of my goals/resolutions for 2007:
FRIENDS & FAMILY:
Keep in better contact with far-away family.
Make an effort to be more social.
Go out on the occasional date…with DH!
BUSINESS/FINANCIAL:
Set goals everyday!
Be more flexible and open to new ideas.
Spend more time on business than volunteering.
(that is going to be a tough one...so I'll add "or at least the same amount of time...!" )
HEALTH:
Remember my Goji everyday.
Get back on track with fitness…at least remember to correct bad posture.
Cut back on white sugar and white flour.
Eat out less.
Drink more water.
HOME:
Organize my house. Purge junk.
Buy new furniture for living room.
Cook more.
Attempt to de-clutter my life/house.
PERSONAL:
Stress less and be happy!
Read more books.
Make more of an effort in my wardrobe – less jeans and t-shirts!
Scrapbook more pages than I did last year.
Submit something...anything.
Work on my photography skills. (Take a class or read the freakin' manual at least!)
Try not to procrastinate too much! (However, I still believe the following statement: "If it's worth doing, it will get done eventually.")
TRAVEL:
Do more of it!
I hope to add to this list as the weeks go on as I think of other goals.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
The eve of the eve....
Tomorrow is New Years Eve.
As of this moment...10:29 pm... we have no set plans.
Nope.
Nothing.
Booooooring...I know.
Although the reality is that my life is really more busy than boring! LOL
Jordan had to work until at least midnight at BP's and Noah has been invited to at least three different sleep-overs.
My in-laws invited us over to hang out...but, well, we have done that like 5 times this week already!
I suggested to DH that we take the night and go out for a really nice dinner (if we could even get a reservation somewhere) but he really wants to do something with his brother and his wife that are here from New York.
But I really, really, really do not feel like heading out to a bar or a pub.
I would really rather stay home alone and rent a good chick flick.
How anti-social of me, I know.
So as of 10:37 pm still no plans.
As of this moment...10:29 pm... we have no set plans.
Nope.
Nothing.
Booooooring...I know.
Although the reality is that my life is really more busy than boring! LOL
Jordan had to work until at least midnight at BP's and Noah has been invited to at least three different sleep-overs.
My in-laws invited us over to hang out...but, well, we have done that like 5 times this week already!
I suggested to DH that we take the night and go out for a really nice dinner (if we could even get a reservation somewhere) but he really wants to do something with his brother and his wife that are here from New York.
But I really, really, really do not feel like heading out to a bar or a pub.
I would really rather stay home alone and rent a good chick flick.
How anti-social of me, I know.
So as of 10:37 pm still no plans.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Merry Ho Ho and all that!
Ah....December 26th....Christmas is over! Whew! One more holiday done!
Don't get me wrong, I used to love Christmas...I'd decorate my whole house from top to bottom, wrap every present as soon as I'd bought it...always adding special touches, I'd bake enough treats to last for months, invite friends and family over to visit, happily throw parties for the kids & their friends etc...I used to ENJOY Christmas.
This year I don't even have lights on my house! What have I turned into?
I think I can safely blame this on my husband.
He is half Bah-Hum-Bug, half Scrooge.
No further details required.
Don't get me wrong, I used to love Christmas...I'd decorate my whole house from top to bottom, wrap every present as soon as I'd bought it...always adding special touches, I'd bake enough treats to last for months, invite friends and family over to visit, happily throw parties for the kids & their friends etc...I used to ENJOY Christmas.
This year I don't even have lights on my house! What have I turned into?
I think I can safely blame this on my husband.
He is half Bah-Hum-Bug, half Scrooge.
No further details required.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
A setback...
Well...my not-so-darling son has been at it again...getting into trouble at home! I just can't understand kids who have it so good...why screw it up? I never had it as good as my son does...a roof over his head... in fact a whole basement to himself with a computer, stereo, TV, DVD player, video games etc., food in the fridge, an overflowing freezer full of both healthy and junk food, parents that care, a sister who adores, cute pets that don't judge, good friends... ( some) that are awesome, a job he enjoys and best of all... not one, but TWO 3 month exchange trips to Germany! (PLUS a whole summer of backpacking around Europe!)
Anyways...the current situation is stressful to say the least...I really thought that we were way past all this crap. I guess only I thought so.
It's pretty quiet around here because when I get mad I usually keep it in otherwise I always say things I regret.
Tomorrow Anthony and I are meeting with an AADAC counsellor to discuss the issues we are having and hopefully come up with a plan to set this kid straight. Not really what I'd like to be dong 5 days before Christmas!
Wish me luck!
Anyways...the current situation is stressful to say the least...I really thought that we were way past all this crap. I guess only I thought so.
It's pretty quiet around here because when I get mad I usually keep it in otherwise I always say things I regret.
Tomorrow Anthony and I are meeting with an AADAC counsellor to discuss the issues we are having and hopefully come up with a plan to set this kid straight. Not really what I'd like to be dong 5 days before Christmas!
Wish me luck!
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
And the countdown begins....
Oh boy...just 10 shopping days till Christmas Eve!
And I still am not farther ahead than I was last week. Meaning one gift bought.
Noah said to me tonight, "Mom, maybe this year Christmas should be more about the love of being together with our family than about getting presents."
Awwww! What a sweetie! And of course, it is true.
Raising my kids, I have spoiled them insanely at Christmas time. Maybe because growing up, we didn't have a lot and I overcompensate. You know how it is...buy them the things you never had....
But this year we'll do it a bit differently...much to my husband's delight, who is a big Bah Humbug!
My sister Jen had a great idea and this year instead of buying each other gifts (between the adults anyway) we are adopting some homeless/down-on-their-luck Calgarians...buying them warm winter jackets, hats, scarves, gloves, long underwear, blankets etc. My sister has already bought 20 winter jackets!
You can see some of the men and ladies stories here.
http://www.homelesspartners.com/dropincentrestories.html
http://www.homelesspartners.com/centreofhopestories.html
http://www.homelesspartners.com/boothcentrestories.html
It truly is heartbreaking...most of the stories brought tears to my eyes. You forget how easily life can change on you. I'm sure most of these people never expected a life on the streets. One man is 71 years old!
Noah and I are also planning on spending Christmas Eve day doing a bunch of baking and then we'll bring it down to the Drop-In Centre and Mustard Seed etc. on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
We are not rich (in fact, we are incredibly house poor at the moment!) but I think we need to teach our kids that even the smallest gesture will have an impact on other human life. It's easy to forget that we have a roof over our heads, a warm bed to sleep in and healthy food to eat. So I guess this is the least we can do.
And I still am not farther ahead than I was last week. Meaning one gift bought.
Noah said to me tonight, "Mom, maybe this year Christmas should be more about the love of being together with our family than about getting presents."
Awwww! What a sweetie! And of course, it is true.
Raising my kids, I have spoiled them insanely at Christmas time. Maybe because growing up, we didn't have a lot and I overcompensate. You know how it is...buy them the things you never had....
But this year we'll do it a bit differently...much to my husband's delight, who is a big Bah Humbug!
My sister Jen had a great idea and this year instead of buying each other gifts (between the adults anyway) we are adopting some homeless/down-on-their-luck Calgarians...buying them warm winter jackets, hats, scarves, gloves, long underwear, blankets etc. My sister has already bought 20 winter jackets!
You can see some of the men and ladies stories here.
http://www.homelesspartners.com/dropincentrestories.html
http://www.homelesspartners.com/centreofhopestories.html
http://www.homelesspartners.com/boothcentrestories.html
It truly is heartbreaking...most of the stories brought tears to my eyes. You forget how easily life can change on you. I'm sure most of these people never expected a life on the streets. One man is 71 years old!
Noah and I are also planning on spending Christmas Eve day doing a bunch of baking and then we'll bring it down to the Drop-In Centre and Mustard Seed etc. on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
We are not rich (in fact, we are incredibly house poor at the moment!) but I think we need to teach our kids that even the smallest gesture will have an impact on other human life. It's easy to forget that we have a roof over our heads, a warm bed to sleep in and healthy food to eat. So I guess this is the least we can do.
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