bloggy gloggy

Sorry I havent been interesting lately. cant be bothered to blog. haha.

Here I am.

Ack. have I complained about this cold yet. I cant get rid of it. Keeps getting worse and worse. This morning I am coughing up chunky shit that makes me want to vomit. Literaly. I was gagging at the toilet for a good little while first thing.

Did awesome on wiifit last night. worked out for 30 minutes straight (YAY). I warm up with the balance games then do a run (usually short distance) then cool down with a couple games and end with a yoga pose. Well last night in the spirit of somehting new I went for an island lap run. HOLY 14 minute jog batman.

I felt great afterward. I wonder how actually jogging and getting somewhere would be. LOL.

Talking about batman, donavan disclosed to me this morning that he is actually clark kent. and yes he is superman... and batman.... and robin too. Way to be in a few places at once...

(In truth he says yes to everything! nothing funnier than asking him in front of his nanny (betty) if his daddy beats him adn calls him bad names. Donavan gives a sad face and says, very quietly, "yessss". Sometimes youll be a yup... But if you ask him if he pooped hell generally deny it and give the cat a hard look. Funny dude.

Ive implemented a new system to TRY and get samara to get along with donavan. I call it the NO SLEEPOVERS. If shes mean to him or trys to exclude or abuse him I tell her that her next sleepover (at nanny's or sherry's) is going to be cancelled. She generally makes up a game for him then.

I had a dream last night that work underpaid kev by 100$ and didnt pay me at all. What a time to have a dream like that! (then it all turned to sex). Sheesh...

Holy Crazy Baby Batman

Woke up at 8 this moring totally pooped and my throat in ain. Not sore but pain. It was the same yesterday. (its feeling much better now thanks lol). I was tired!!! Donavan didnt go to bed last night until we did and he still tried to play. Not acceptable behaviour... I ahve 2 days/ 2 nights before teh birth control comes off and its been awhile! (but thats a rant for another day...). Hit the mall to pick up my step father's b-day gift, the splash pants for samara that I had forgotten 2 days in a row and finish easter. Plus groceries. Put donavan's new doggy backpack leash on him and left the stroller. Surprisingly it went well. He held my hand walking but when he wanted to drop my hand and explore while I was talking etc then he was able to safely without leaving my sight. It was awesome.

He was crabby mind you and threw a few random fits but I ignored it... Mind you I got a few dirty looks in zellers standing in line when I A) held the leash tightly so he couldnt reach the display then B) he ran at teh displays and landed on his butt yelling bloody murder. Mwhaha I am a terrible momma.

From the mall we walked over to superstore. He didnt want in the cart but I grabbed his legs so he couldnt climb out. See... meanie. Grocery shopping went quite well.

I am obviously home now and I put the groceries away. I wanted a turkey dinner so I picked up a bird and the trimmings. In a few days itll be turkeytime. gobble gobble!!

The house is super messy with alot of laundry in transition. That is my plan for today. Plus I am planning on making a few batches of bunny chocolate chunk cookies. MMMMMMMMMM.

Saturday

Donavan woke up, got out of bed and out of the room without me knowing last night. Kev was in Samara's bed and he corralled the little bugger back. I dreamt that I was in a terrible mood and when I went to check emails my keyboard was different and I was freakingout. Maybe this is my subconsious telling me to calm down? Im trying!!! GEESH.

Samara went to Sherry's last night. Ive been having such a problem with her lately with defiance. I dont know what to do. She brought her book order form to me the other day and asked if kev and I could buy her this my little pony 2 book pack that comes with a little unicorn. It is 12.99. I told her that if she was a verryy good girl until next thursday (7 days from that day) then we would get it. very good girl means no more than 2 strikes A DAY. And she has to listen and follow what she knows are the rules. I was making muffins the other night adn she wanted to help. I asked her to watch the bowl didnt fall over while I was measuring other ingredients. She wanted to pour the milk so I gave it to her. She poured it and then she grabbed the wooden spoon and tried to stir it. The bowl tiped, pouring molasses mixture all over and in teh washer and her library book (one of the only plugs in teh kitchen is over the washer so thats where I mix). I was so frustrated but getting angry and punishing her doesnt work. So i sent her straight to her room and cleaned up. When I started the muffins again I wouldnt let her in the kitchen. I think maybe not being allowed to watch was better punishment that yelling.

I started really paying close attention to what I eat the other day using sparkpeople. Thursday I did great adn finished with calories etc to spare. Yesterday I went WAYYYYYYY over. Mind you i didnt worry too much. The didnt have a listing for plain ol chicken strips so I picked one out of the list and they didnt ahve one for penne noodles so again I picked one. And I plan on rocking the eating today!

Ive done some research and I am pretty sure I have Neurotic Excoriations. Ask me how I like that. I really dont want to medicate but if it doesnt get better or I dont get betetr self control I am going to have to go fight for a prescription. The last time I did this it was my stomach and the dr insisted it was change of weather dry skin... Before it was my stomach... Who gets dry skin on thier belly? Now it is the sides of my neck. It is to the point where my necklace is irritating me but i am not goignt o take it off. I really want to stop through the power of my MINNNNNDDDDD. MWHAHAH. Yeah, whatever.

Fricking cat is still puking. WHYYYY MEEEE. If she doesnt stop im going ti ahev to break down and take her to teh vet... but if idiot with an I doesnt pay then I realllly cant afford it right now. Henri suggested taking her in and paying teh extra 80 bucks and getting her fixed. Saves the cost of the office visit but she is so dehydrated that I dont think she would be up foir surgery. ANd then to add insult to injury Valentine was hairballing yesterday. My cats are assholes.

Donavan is shitty so I must go. BLeahc. At least he isnt puking I guess.

Saturday and all that Jazz

It was a year this month (Early January) that Donavan had surgery on his skull to remove the Epidermal Cyst. Scary time. He was 6 months old. This is his after surgery with his cute roommate at the IWK, Brookelynn. She had had surgery to make her achillies tendon longer a dayor 2 earlier.

More cleaning. Another day a doller less. Ugh...

I am really into reading historical romances again right now and I think after I finish the one im reading now I only have 1 left AHHHHHH.

I got a ton of laundry done yesterday. Slightly more to do today. Fricing bathroom sink clogged last night. Yuck.

Kev is home today and tomorrow and we are flat broke. Never a fun way to be. I am okay with relaxing but he is so wanting to do something but cant decide what. AND WE DONT HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT.

lol

I am so excited about next week. I love having plans. Monday is maggies then I think were walking with tara. Drs appt for donavan and I after lunch. Donavan needs his 18 month needles. I need a refill on birth control before i run out.

Watched Mirrors last night. It was actually pretty good. Not as scary as i thought though (But what ever is?).

My Day From Beginning To End

I asked kev to get me up before he left at 6:30 in the hopes I wouldnt sleep in... Slept in. Got up at quarter after 8. Got the kids fed and ready to go by 8:45. Tara gave me a lift to Maggie's, dropped Samara off on the way. Maggies was normal :) Jennifer brought in a fake leather jacket that I scored LOL!!!!! Walked afterward at teh stadium with Tara. Shot the shits and all. LOL. 20 laps as usual. I really enjoy walking up there. Anyone know the hours the stadium is open to walk? Ill have to check for curiousity sake. Anyone walking tomorrow? I dont think Tara is, she has date night tonight. Maybe if nothing is happening tomorrow and it isnt FREEZING ill walk up. I just so hate pushing teh stroller through the snow. Have I said that yet? LOL.

Got 2 phone calls while I was gone. First from the school... I was thinking GREAT. Samara has Lice. Awesome. (It wasnt about that, It was just her homework book that we had forgotten). The second was from the lady I had been councelling. She was thanking me for my wonderful information :D:D GO ME. That was really wonderful :)

Had left over pasta with donavan for lunch. Did Turbo Jam 20 minute workout. I think tomorrow I am going to try another one. Make myself a schedule and mix it up :):) I am going to make a meal plan too, tonight, because YES!!!! Kev gets paid tomorrow.

Picked up Samara, Kev came home, Made MORE PASTA for supper. LOL. I ate a LITTLE bowl of it. I had english muffins (2) with jam while I was waiting.

Now I am going to play on here while I wait for 6ish. The I will bath the babies.

Got 20 Minutes, Might As Well Blog

Yesterday was great. Took Samara to school then headed to teh stadium and met Debf or some walking. We superduper walked then Tara came and we slowed the pace for her. Deb left and Tara and I continued ona few laps. More walking today. Little birdie told me Henri and Deb would be there. (actually henri told me over teh phone and i just read deb's blog LOL). Tara is coming to get Donavan and I in about 20 minutes. I HAVE NO WATER BOTTLE damn it! There is NOTHING in my house even remotely like a water bottle in fact. If my GST ever came I am going to put some cash out on a good one. (any suggestions?)

Donavan is freaking out in teh kitchen. He was up before 7 this morning. Little brat.

Speaking of Brats, Samara has not stopped. She has decided suddenly that she is the boss and we are all just mean. Back talking and being disrespectful constantly. She went to bed last night at 6pm and got up in the same mood. I found somethign that worked this morning. I told her if she said 1 more rude, disrespetcful thing or talked back I was taking her "lady" away. Lady is her favourite stuffed toy. She stopped and didnt say another rude thing all morning (after teh mrning from hell literally.) I told her she had to go clean her room after school and if she didnt then I was taking Lady for that. And if she kept going it would be crawling doll the next day then rudolph and so on and she would earn tehm back on days she wasnt rude.

Ill let you know how it goes after school.

All About The Good Intentions...

I always MEAN to write poinient (spelled funny of course), interesting, and funny blogs but by the time I get here I am too damned lazy. Right now I am having baby cuddles so it is freaking hard to type. But my little heathen doesnt have time for me anymore so I ahve to take them where I can get them. (I think he is only over here becasue A) he is nude, B) I am wearing his dad's new robe and most important c) the robe is soft on his nekked bum. (see how c makes it less odd? yeah me neither).

Is it so bad that I encourage nudity in my babies? I know I feel gross if I wear a maxi pad for a week, poor babies stuck in thick diapers constantly ;) Yes babies pee adn poop but by donavan's age its not like they do it constantly. And I have Samara to tell me when he goes. (She is all upo on teh hosuehold news).

Hard to believe it is 2009 already. I am still writing 1999 when I write the date. That is scary.

It is Friday, Kev is back to work tomorrow, Samara back to school Monday. Monday I ahve to get my ass up extra early, bundle both children adn walk her to school. Save me.

Lets end on a painful note.

Last week I was playing with donavan while he was relaxing on teh couch. He grabbed me by the back of my hair and pulled me down (I thought for kisses... Nope). He straightened the oehter hand and WHAP DROVE his fingers up MY NOSE. Talk about POURING blood. My eyes were watering my nose was gushing adn I was laughing from the agony of it. Dont try it at home...

Beat that for the horrible treatment you get at home. (If youre goign to step up to teh challenge though I think you should note that not even an hour after I got a phone call and instead of passing it to me or putting me on the ready, Kev threw teh phone in a funny way, making it land, end down, on my shin bone as i laid on teh couch. Mean. (Did you like my commas?)

Wow

You,wouldnt believe all I got done Yesterday. I almost cant believe it!

Samara's room visibly done. (all thats left is teh hell that is under her bed!!!). Her toys and Donavan's are all in there neatly. And the boxes labeled usuing our new printer :)

All the ornaments off the tree (cept the star cause it is too high haha). The living room looks like a livingroom again. All of the bags of paper and boxes are gone. (Well if i get the chance theyre in the porch waiting to be taken out.) I think kevin thinks I leave the bags out there on purpose to annoy him but really it is just too hard on everyone for me to try to sneak them outside. Especially since Donavan wont take a nap. (Beucase he is evil. too true).

Got some good information off teh net last night on creating meal plans. I cant wait to have money to get groceries and officially start. 2009 will be our year to get healthy.

Put my turkey in this morning. I wanted to put it in last night before bed (around midnight) at 250 then turn it up this mornign to finish but kev insisted that it would dry it out cooking that long blah blah blah (Becuase he has cooked a million turkeys in his days, right?) and so in the oven it went at 400 this morning. And if we all die of food poisoning I hope his case is worst and he really suffers then it WILL be "I told you so."

Got our xmas gifts from Laura last night. She got me socks and a shirt, donavan a musical cookie jar thing, Samara a movie, playdoh and a game to hook to the tv and kev a screwdriver thing. I wasnt expecting anything from them (as I am not acknowleging her as family anymore... But i guess it was a nice gesture, I am too bitter to think otherwise... Like WOW a shirt and socks! Should we take that off teh $2000 she owes me?!?!? See, bitter. Not so xmas-y, right?)

Kev got me the last 2 twighlight books for xmas. Right before I gave in and bought them figureing that they couldnt be too bad. LOVED them. Loved the first, liked the second, loved the 3rd, okay on teh 4th. I wish they didnt end and am hoping the author writes mroe, maybe on others' stories? Donno. Now to get charlene harris's whole series. MWAHAHA.

Now to go gag my shotty daughter before I am tempted to beat* her for insolence. GRRRRAWWWWWWWR.


*no I dont beat my children... just torment them... lots of torment...

Skipping Over the Usual Christmas Post for a Moment..

Does my son NOT look like Josh Hartnett??? What a hotty.

SHOPPING DAY

Things didnt go my way with the shopping trip. My motehr called alst night cause she couldnt go till saturday but saturday is a bad day for me so I was in a funk.

OVER IT, Just needed time.

Kev stayed with donavan so i could take samara to school and then we took donavan to his moms and went xmas shoppng. We were completely done teh kids by lunchtime. Painful money later. Xmas is but once a year though, right? ;)

All thats left is a few things for my Mr. O'Regan, somethign SMALL for ryan, sherry, and Kevs gotta shop for me. YAY finally I will ahve gifts under the tree. MWAHAHA.

We watched DeathRace tonight. It was GOOOODDD BUTTTTTTT a little rushy to the end. Youll know what I am saying once you see it. One minute movie, teh next DONE type deal.

Im finishing xmas gifts (or trying to). Everytime I think I am almost done I add somethign to it. I have a couple scarves to do, 2 rugs to finish (UGGHHHH HAHA) and A TON of knitting left.

Well back to knitting.

Wish me luck.

15 Minutes Until I Have To Go And Get Samara

And I think kev will be home soon.

Went to Maggies place today for teh turkey cooking. It was yummy. Donavan had a great time. He was the only child in care so him and Heather took a walk around the track at the park across teh street.

Samara went to a farm for a class trip today So hopefully she had a great time.

Im supposed to go shopping in Halifax with my mother tomorrow, hoepfully A) the weather holds and B) she doesnt invite Laura.

Normally when something is planned she will spring laura on me last minute and i will either complain and shell tell me itll be fine, etc, etc or I wont complain but by the end I will swear never to do it again. They will gang up on me or rather against me and I will not only feel like but I will be the odd one out. Just thinking about it makes me GRRRR ish. LOL. This will be the time I will follow through on teh never again. If laura is involved I will have a magic flu that will be gone by friday. Dont doubt me. ;)

9 more minutes.

Kev called and left a message hell be coming home at 2. Im hoping hes getting a drive. Then I wont ave to take donavan and the stroller to the school. LOL.

I MUST CLEAN.

Holy Tantrums Batman

Donavan is such a cranky kid lately. Everytime I turn around he is on the floor kicking and screaming! It is insane.

I think someone is coming for some baby clothes I have here.

I did up some dishes a bit ago and I have alot of christmas crafting to do. I cant work on Kelly's until I get some yellow wool so I went on to the next one. Plus I ahve been making scarves like crazy. LOL. I need more yarn.... YARNNN FOR THE POOORRRR. HAHA. Later in the week I am goign to go to frenchies and the bridge and see if I can find anything :)

Another tantrum.

Yay.

The Food Gathering

So as you all know I went away Thursday and Friday. It was an awesome experience and I am so glad that I was asked to go!

Thursday Morning The ladies I went with picked me up and we, after stopping for gas and coffee, headed out of town. We hit Truro first where one lady did a little food costing for soup at the BulkBarn. I took advantage of that and picked myself up some hot lips candy and a few candy type things for xmas stockings.

From there we hit the Truro mall. We split up (one lady seperated) and then we did a bit of window shopping. I picked up a few more xmas things at Zellers (I know, I rock the window shopping). We had a small bite at teh small food court and I bought myself an AWESOME pair of slide on sneakers and a cute pair of earrings for kev's xmas party. From there we headed to our destination. The Debert Hospitality Center.

It was an awesome place. An old military/ airforce base with "pods" for barracks. The whole convention was held in the 1 building with the rooms on one end and teh kitchen/ meeting rooms on the other. The "pods" we were in were all named after aircrafts flown by the canadian airforce. Haha I couldnt pronounce mine so Im not going to bother trying to type it. We were given 2 keys. One opened the door to the pod and the otehr your room. You went into the pod and to the side was a common area with kitchenette and seating and cable tv. To your front was a frightening set of steps (lol). youd go up a small flight and on every landing there was a door on either side of you and a "Water closet" with either a toilet or a shower, and always a sink and mirror, depending on whick floor you were on. There were 8ish rooms per pod. We were in 5 and teh other 2 ladies from amherst were in 8. The rooms were tiny with 2 small but kind of comfie beds.

The first seminar I sat in on (there was usually about 3 to choose from) was on community gardens/ children's gardens. It wasnt bad but wasnt the best I saw.

I went to the food mentor speech of course becuase I was there on teh food mentor's buck (lol). I cant wait for the training to become a mentor myself.

As the point of the 2 days was supporting local and food security (by supporting local, makes sense) we were told that all of the food we would be served was out of a cookbook called "Simply In Season" by Mary-beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert. (More about that in a few...)

The meals were AWESOME! Delicious and fresh and WOW. Soups, and Veggies, and meat and meat alternatives. There were snacks between sessions, delicious homebaked in the galley kitchen goodies. Awesome fare.

There was a speech by the minister of agriculture Brooke Taylor where he announced the 2.3 million dollar inititive to help people buy local by supporting local farmers markets in the next few years. Awesome news!

A few of us ran to Masstown and grabbed a bottle of wine or 2 for teh evening. We gathered our wine and a bit of local cheese and healthy crackers and headed for a room where we joked and chatted until about 12:30am. Then off to bed.

7:00 came SUPER EARLY! we were downstairs as a group for breakfast by 20 to 8. It was delicious, scrambled eggs, pancakes with local maple syrup, buscuits, wild blueberries. YUM.

Friday morning I went to the presentation on breastfeeding and a more breastfeeding friendly NS. I thought it was a panel discussion... I was wrong. LOL. It was a type of panel in that the speakers were seated at the front while waiting to speak. Low and behold I was one of the speakers. Everyone else had a powerpoint presentation prepared, I had nothing. LOL I super winged it. I was told afterward that I did a great job. Its a bit of a blur. HAHA. I always liked public speaking though so I had a good time.

I sat in on a session by the author of Simply In Season, Mary-Beth Lind. It was an awesome presentation about buying local and preparing according to season. So inspiring in fact that I bought the book and plan on making it my new year's resolution to start cooking according to season and buying local where possible.

We had another delicious lunch then a presentation from Av Singh on growing your own vegetable gardens. It was very interesting and informative. :)

Then home to my loving Kev who missed me very much. then the kids got home... DUN DUN DUN.

Donavan is teething. nuff said.

Ever Get Tired Of Hearing I Can't Clean?

I NEED TO CLEAN.

Donavan is coming home after school adn I cant wait. But I would like to have it a bit tidier before he gets here!

Plus Im trying to find kevs msi card. BLECH.

Wish me luck!

Wow So Tired

Just that. Wow I am so tired.

I want to take a nap ut I dont nap well. I get nausious and sickly when I wake up.

Samara is home now and donavan is at brendas for the weekend.

I wish I had an elastic but I dont.

LOL.

I was going to write and actual blog but Im too tired. LOL.

Im going to take Samara to Frenchies. MWAHAHA. I have a few dollers left over from my 1 week pay cheque. Might as well enjoy them.

Plus we borrowed Samara's 5 bucks last week so Ill let her get a toy, a book and Im thinking a wintery item ;)

Yes I am a control freak but it is too close for xmas for a dollerama excursion.

Samara To Donavan

"OOWWW hes scratching and pinching me. He wants me off the chair. He must be jealous."

"Youre such a baby. No baby toys allowed, baby."

Video Bloggin To Kill Time.

Funniest Face Ever

You can JUST see Samara's face peeking out. Ill post the rest when Sarah sends them.

This was teh Maggie's Place Opening/ Ribbon Cutting BTW.

I met Maggie's Mom!!!!! WOW!!!!

Snowy Day

It snowed again last night.

Super snow.

Half of me wants to that the kids out to play for a little bit.... the other half is bitchslapping that half and screaming, "LEAVE ME INSIDE." I am queen of good intentions. The kids owuld love to go outside but I would be cold and bored in no time at all. Donavan would go nuts and try to escape or drown in teh snow and drive me nuts. Samara would want to stay out all day. I am too scared of all the ways a child could die outside in teh winter and could never leave her outside by herself. Thats the shitty thing about living upstairs.

I ahve a great and easy recipe for pretzals but i dont know if I have enough flour... or any flour.

Kev was supposed to work this morning but sherry first called to tell him to cab up to work and tehn a few minutes later she called to say dont come in, shell call him in a few hours. Noone could get to work. He works at teh wandelyn which is just outside of town.

Donavan Gets In On The Video Blog Thing

To elaborate:

My landlord is supposed to pick up my late rent today (this morning). He passed us as I was walking Samara to school. No word since so I am thinking maybe he thinks I went out and therefore wont be home???

I would like to go uptown and search out some new wool today but it is FREAKING FREEZING out. So my ass is staying home.

My parents bought donavan new boots yesterday too which was awesome. my kids are ready for winter. Today I am going to search out all of our hats and mittens. Samara lost 2 hats in teh house yesterday. GRRR. donavans main hat is missing and kevs toque and my hat are awol too. Im goign to see if i cant fin d a needle and thread to bind my completed rug today. Right now I am working ona rose wallhanging as a christmas gift. shouldnt take long to do. I have so many plans but NO WOOL. blah.

Kev and I are finally sharing a bed again LOL. mind you donavan is there too but at least kevs not on the couch. We have a tiny double bed. it super sucks. even when i was single I had a bigger bed.

Christmas parade is tomorrow night. Half of me is excited cause I love parades, the other half is horrified becuase the noise of it gives me panic attacks. explain that, eh.

Well, shit to do and all.