A Freudian Moment

It was chaos people running everywhere, smoke billowing from the ground, fire and the sound of the injured and lost. Men, women and children were looting stores, someone murmurs - It is the end of the world- and I think why do you need that big screen TV then? As I take my arm and swipe a whole shelf of anti-aging lotion into the bag I was carrying. Wow, wonder what I am worrying about lately! I guess several people have mentioned aging to me recently and what it does to us - our bodies. But really the end of the world and I am stealing creams and potions! I need a life! And not a dream life as you can tell that is already rich enough.

I guess my Dear doesn't have that problem since he is younger and a man. Or do they worry and think that way too? I am sure they do .... balding, paunch and slowing down. Well, I miss you Dear, and will even when you start to grey, wrinkle, bald and all those man things that happen.

Got to get to swimming - it is fun day!! Pictures later! Have a good day.

Played out!!!

Played out...me that is - not the boys. I don't know how they do it. Going since 8am. Swimming lessons all morning until 11am, then to the water front for a picnic and more swimming and finally for a train and carousel ride. Ahhh, I thought home to relax but the are still running...how? It was a great day though, it is nice to have these days to share with friends.

I hope it has been a great day for you and your family as well. The picture- Will swimming with his noodle. Take care all. Dear you are never far from our thoughts, around every corner of the day one of the boys would say - Can we come back so Dad can do this with us? We love you and miss you Dear.

Hi, my second post of the day. I just had the most interesting conversation at the pool with a mom who just had her second baby. We talked about breast feeding and people. She and I are from the same school anywhere anytime but with that comes people who, invariably, feel they can tell you where and when you can breastfeed. I breast fed all of our boys for 2yrs each, as most of you know. Some people commented - Don't you think it is time to stop now? or Men comments - Lucky kid! (Noticeably absent - the wife who would not so gently give him a good cuff in the head!). But pregnancy gives a whole other set of rules - people think they can comment on your weight, touch you and give you unsolicited advice. I had a woman in Church, no less, ask if I was pregnant or just fat! The woman I spoke with at the pool was given a weight loss book by her minister - for after the baby came! Although, that part of my life is done, sometimes I think - Look at that little bundle with wishful inklings (No, Dear!) But then sanity returns, usually in the form of MMMMOOOMMMMMM! I snap to reality and think....wow, those days are done, thankfully. Bring on the Grand kids - not anytime soon! I always tell the boys - first you have to finish school, University, College, have a good job then you could look at finding a nice girl of whom Mom should approve ( Yeah, Right! Dreaming, it is so fun!) . I can only hope that I can be half the mother and Grandmother my Grandmother (She raised me) continues to be in my life and now my husband and boys lives. The picture me with our third - used as a model portrait in the area where we use to live. I am glad I had the pictures done! Have a good day all. If you are pregnant you will get through it - enjoy it - most of all sleep now! If you know some one who is ask before you touch, it is common courtesy and really like I tell the boys think before you speak - you cannot take it back once it is out there. Dear, I miss you!

Well, the telephone just kept ringing but I was glad. A friend I have not seen in 20 yrs called - It was so nice to hear from her. Then the hockey school coordinator - Yes, hockey starts for us in August, with hockey camp for all three. Manon, I am sorry - I did not get back to you!!! Yes, Picnic on the water front tomorrow sounds great - meet you there. What should I bring? Call me.

The above picture - Will writing in the sand with a hockey stick. He is beginning to put it together - that is TOY for Buzz Lightyear and Toy Story of coarse. Tristen got his big boy double bed yesterday and is still sleeping - so he should be I think his pillow top is more comfortable than ours! Jake is relaxing before he hits the pool this morning - he has done 2 levels at once this time much to his older brothers dismay!

Well, we met the new neighbours...because of the dogs! Oh ya - Oh no! 165 pounds of drooling Golden retriever barreling down on a small child and (What they were really interested in) a small slipper like creature that weighs about 2lbs and they call a dog. No, the first words exchanged were not nice - their part not mine but I could not blame them. We did have a good talk after and they met Alex and Caramel in a better light. They met the rest of the brood as well. All is smoothed over thankfully - I would not like to be on bad terms with a neighbour, it would just not be good. We have such good neighbours and live in a great neighbourhood, we are very lucky.

Well, Dear I will have to sign off now. Jake has piano this morning and swimming for all three...Busy, Busy. Do not try to solve everything at once ...one problem at a time - delegate!!! You are allowed. I love you. Have a good day all and hug your Dear today - you are lucky he is home with you.

Its raining .....again

Another day and raining again. Since Dear left it has rained most days. So finishing the fence is out of the question, Oh the disappointment. T he picture is of the garden gate which did get painted - while Dear was home. So, today we went for a drive - yard sale heaven, even in the rain and got the boys some games. Rainy day fun . Jour de Paye (Pay Day)went over well, 13 Dead End Drive not so much.


The boys are playing quietly, while I sit and write, giving me time to look at pictures and add some. The one to the left is Tristen playing at a concert given by his violin teacher every year - I call it the reluctant virtuoso. He does not find much challenging at school, even reading music came easy but playing the violin has not been easy for him. Causing the same type of rants as the piano player on Sesame Street. Perfectionist.

Jacob (Above to right)- animal master. I do not know how he does it. He is also a dirt magnet just like my brother was. The joker. Wants to be a dentist - yes, a dentist. Here is a conversation in the hockey change room with another player:

Player: Jake you know the team Toronto - I am going to play for them when I grow up, I will help them win. What team are you going to play for?

Jacob: I am not going to play hockey. I am going to be a dentist.

Player: A dentist, WHY?

Jacob: All you hockey players are going to need a good dentist.

The wall paper in
his room - his dental x rays! Go figure.


Will, to the right, just wants to be like his brothers. Although, this one is our healthiest eater - loves red peppers, cherries, peaches ...really most everything. He starts violin in the fall, at his request. He too has become a little joker. Does not like to say sorry, Dear often refers to him as Fonz (Who had the same habit). He loves school so much that the weekends disappoint him! He dreams in french!

We all miss you Dear and hope to see you soon. Take care all and have a good weekend! Remember, any of you can always contact me through the web site email or leave a comment in the comment section at the bottom of a post.

I am Back!

Ok, so it is about time - I know. Well, the last month has been busy and as you all know Dear has gone but it is not so bad this time, we use Skype to video conference most evenings! It is great, we use to have 300 - 400 hundred dollar phone bills every month - Thing of the past, Thankfully! Now we spend that money on hockey registration, 3 boys playing - ouch.

I promised a look at those lamps I found at the thrift store - no new shades yet but the picture is a corner of our home. The lamps (Only one on the table), candle sticks and side table all thrift finds for under $100 total. I know amazing!

We got most of the previous projects done or, at least, under way to the point of me being able to finish them. In between taking the boys to the pool for swimming lessons, reading club at the library and one has piano and a tutor for the summer. The fall will be a busy time - after the outdoor work is finished the indoor stuff begins. Dear I found the bookcases for the family room at Ikea, See picture - The closest store that has them - Montréal. Darn, I just might have to visit Lisa!

Well, I have to sign off. Will has become motivated to and wants his training wheels off now!! We will got try. By Dear see you tonight online. Have a good evening all , I will write soon and have new pics of the boys.

Warning - I get nothing done when Dear is home!!

Well, it has been a while. From the title you can tell I have been busy! It is not that nothing gets done but other priorities take precedence - such as what you may say. We purchased $700.00 dollars worth of food and snacks for Dear to take with him, 1500 pounds of other goods , we bought a new computer for home ( At this moment I am sitting with the keyboard on my knee in the middle of the wreck of a living room. The keyboard is still tethered to the machine because - the wireless system has not arrived yet. The machine is sitting in front of the armoire it will eventually be housed in - a WRECK!), we are also going to paint the fence and deck, I have already painted the front of the house, the front door and the gate and now we have added new flooring for the family room and master bedroom, all to be done before the 3rd of July. Dear has to go away to get some rest!

I have not even checked in on my favorite bloggers, I thank all or you who have taken the time to check in with me- I promise I will be in full swing soon. The quilt is still chugging along! The things we have done look good, so it has not all been a waste!

The Unable Gardener for Hire!!!!!!! We have grass! I was not confident in my talents - well maybe not talent but certainly a fraction of my black thumb, albeit tiny, has turned green.

I will leave you with a little story by Will - After a particularly long bath in the jacuzzi. Little mister looked at his hands and said Look Mom I am cracked like Dam Zan (Madame Susan - his teacher). Meaning wrinkled - Quick someone hand me the scissors so I can cut in some bangs before he notices I am cracked too! Age - that is why I never talk about it - although I would never go back. Take care all - I will be back soon.