More of the kids

I am trying to post about all of the rain but blogger won't let me upload my pictures so I am going to try some of the kids now.

Here are some from Halloween...

I got Keenan's fort put together during the day on Halloween, it turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself. Here si Haylei with Bailey, my friend Terry's dog.

Keenan couldn't wait until we were all done to start checking it out. It will look better once we get a chance to paint it. If it ever stops raining.

I find this one a little creepy the way Keenan is in the background. Reminds me of a picture of me and my sister when we were small. Angella's head is floating above mine.

Aren't they just soooo cute.

This is her new thing in the last couple days, she does it all of the time. Little turkey.

If you are wondering where Keenan is he is taking the picture. I tried to get some shots of Nan and Papa with the kids but Haylei wouldn't cooperate. All she did was scream.

Rain Rain Go AWAY!!!

Well like many of you have heard we are going through a bit of a wind/rain storm. It was okay on Friday but then Saturday it rained like you wouldn't believe, it was NUTS!! The day on Sunday wasn't too bad but as I was on my way home from taking my parent to the airport at about 4-4:30pm it just started coming down again. And I mean coming down, cats and dogs and everything. It is 2:07pm on Monday right now and it is still coming down.

I had heard that the only road into our deveoplement was about to be closed because the river is coming up way too much. I called Keenans school to see what they have heard and they told me that they hadn't heard anything yet. That was at about 1000 this morning. By 1130 they had called me back saying that they were bussing everyone home to make sure that the kids got home before roads start closing. There was a bus leaving soon and one leaving shortly after but that they would call me to let me know. Finally shortly after 1pm I called the school back to see what was going on because Keenan still wasn't home. They told me that the bus had left 10 minutes prior. I wasn't too happy, I mean it is a good thing I called other wise I would have never known that he was on his way, and he would have had to walk all the way home in this torrential down pour. So as soon as I got off the phone I packed up Haylei and we went to go wait at the bus stop. The bus had come already and the pour guy was walking, he was just SOAKED!!!

Once he got into the truck I was asking how the roads were and he told how looded some parts were. Curiosity got the better of me and we went for a little drive so I could see it for myself. I can't believe how MUCH the river has risen, I mean it is up to the side of the road, and almost up to the mini bridge that we have to go over to get in and out of our developement. Just on a side note there is only 1 road in/out so if we loose that access I am going to be stuck here. I just hope the power holds out, because that would REALLY SUCK!!!

Check these out...okay I guess check just this one out. Blogger won't let me post any of the pictures I took of the flooding. I will try to post them later...

I'm baaaack...sort of

Hello everyone. I know I have been gone for awhile but my parents were here and I got a NASTY flu that had me down for most of the time they were here. I am not back to 100% yet but I am getting there. Like I said in the title, I am only sort of back. I promise that I will get back to the posts but not right now. This one is mostly for James. And anyone else that wants to see the kids.

Baby, here are some recent shots of our crazy (and the most adorable) kids.

Isn't he cute!! Yes he really is sleeping. I went to check on the kids before i went to bed and he was soooo cute that I ran downstairs to get my camera!!

We were decorating for Halloween. Check out fearless Haylei !! She will climb anything. A real monkey she is.

Thats our little cowgirl!!!!! It was the longest time I have ever seen her wear a hat.

Yet again, "HAYLEI THE FEARLESS"

Well there are a couple, blogger isn't being nice to me , it won't let me post any more. I will post more tomorrow. I will make sure I get the halloween ones too. I will start posting more now that life is returning to normal with my parents gone now.

On a side note to James:

Honey, we love you and miss you like crazy. We are all thinking of you all the time. Can't wait for you to be home.

I love you

As for the rest of you...I will be posting more soon :)

WELCOME BABY EMILY

Well, you guessed it Angella had her baby. Took longer than I thought it would though. I will leave all the details to her and her blog as to how much she wants to share.

But what I can tell you is that her name is Emily Dian Dykstra and she was born around 2:13 today weighing in at 8lbs 51/2 oz. and 21 inches long.

So Welcome Baby Emliy, I can't wait to see you. I am SURE you are a beautiful little girl!!!!!

We love you
Auntie Mel, Uncle James and cousins Keenan and Haylei

Poor Little Haylei

The little princess is sick. She wasn't feeling well for a bit now. It started last week and I took her into the clinic and the dr there said that it was just teething. I was thinking WOW, she is having a MUCH worse time with this than Keenan did. She got a bit more energy but was still really off. Just not herself. A lot more cuddly, snotty, poopy and cranky. Not tonnes but enough to noticed. Yesterday she was like she was last week but this time her butt was raw and RED, but that has happend before and it actually WAS teething. So this time I chalked it up to teething again. I gave her her tylenol, anbesol and medicated butt cream.

Today Maria (she watches the kids during the day) called me because Haylei was just TERRIBLE. She hardly ate, basically a couple bits of this or that, and that is NOT Haylei. Normally she is munching on something ALL DAY LONG. And she only had 3ish bottles today where in the same time frame on a normal day she would have gone through around 8 of milk or water/juice. And apparently she was rather lethargic, all in all NOT being her on the go self.

I took her to the clinic again today, saw the same dr that we saw last week and now he says that she has an ear infection. And he says that the poops bother him so I have to take a poop sample to the lab tomorrow. Here is my question...If this is an ear infection could it have started last week ? If so, what could happen if this has gone untreated for that long ? And if any one out there has had to deal with them please fill me in because I have never had to deal with them.

This is one trait that she got from Daddy, apparently he suffered from them when he was small.

Baby D's arrival

For those of you who know my sister Angella know that she is pregnant.

Well as we speak she is more than 3cm (well that is what she was at the dr's earlier, she is probably a bit more by now)!!! She went in and got her membranes stripped today and when they did that she was already at the 3cm. So now it can happen any time. I just talked to her and she said that she is getting contractions on and off but not good enough to bother timing them yet. If nothing happends then they are in first thing tomorrow morning and then will break her water...if that don't work then they will start the drip. I doubt if it will have to go that far because when she goes, she GOES. There is no fooling around, she gets them babies out and FAST!!

You see she isn't actually due until the 21st(I think) but because we grow them BIG and she goes so fast the dr can kinda control it. Plus Angella was told that if the baby was to go to term it could be around the 11 pound mark!!!! Holy crap, I wouldn't want to go to term either if I were her!!! 9 1/2 was enough and BOTH of mine were late.

Once I hear more I will let you know!!

I'm thinking of you Ange!!!

OH YEAH

And its pretty too!!

Affair

Thats right, I said affair. I have to confess, I think I am going to start an affair. With my new VACUUM!!!!! I got the new Dyson DC15 Animal...The Ball. This thing is soooo cool, check it out.


Utilizes a ball instead of conventional wheels to increase maneuverability
Quick-release telescopic wand expands for instant cleaning
Uses Dyson's exclusive Root Cyclone™ Technology
Effortlessly glides into awkward spaces that are usually missed
Wide channel picks up large debris that other vacuums can leave behind
Hygienic, easy empty Dust Bin
Extendable hose in handle reaches to the top of the stairs for easy cleaning
Approved for Allergy sufferers by the British Allergy Foundation
Lifetime washable HEPA filters
Clear Dust Bin allows you to see how the DC15 works
Brushbar turns off at the touch of a button to protect delicate rugs and hard floors
High velocity airflow tools
Mini turbine head Cleans pet hair and dirt from confined spaces
Low reach floor tool provides easier cleaning under low furniture such as beds and sofas
Carpet care kit Keeps new carpets looking new

Big list eh ?? I know most of you stopped reading but I feel like a kid in a candy store right now. This thing is AWESOME. I love it already...and I haven't even used it yet. Oh...the anticipation.

Man, I need a life. Okay, I admit it. I'm getting old, I mean common, a vacuum and cleaning my floors is what gets me excited. LOL!!!

Time ? What time ???

Man, there just isn't enough time in a day. I know we all know it but over these last few weeks it has REALLY hit me. I have this list of things to do but it seems like there just isn't enough time to do them. I have one thing on my list done and it has been 3 weeks. I just don't get it. I spend all day cleaning this house, that is when I'm not playing/cleaning/feeding the kids. Not that I'm complaining about that but then once I get them to bed, check my emails (looking for James' of course) and everyones blogs (cuz I'm a stalker LOL) I just don't feel like doing much after that. I will putter around a bit but to start some big project...I DON'T THINK SO!!!

But my mommy is coming in 2 weeks and she will be here for 3 weeks so that should be enough time & help that I might actually get ahead of the game. To quickly fall behind after she leaves. But at least while she is here I will have some help.

The single parent thing was hard enough when there was only one kid but doing it with 2 is EXHAUSTING. I know there are people out there doing it, my mom did it, but it is FREAKIN tiring. I guess I can take solice in the fact that there is an end, not any time soon, but it is still there.

IQ test

So I took this IQ test online....hahaha. It says that my score was 126 and that I'm Highly Intelligent. I just had to share that, I found it funny.

Return of the Brain

Well, my brain has been on auto since James left. Doing what I have to do to get through the day and before I know it the day is over.

I have been complaining that since James left my vacuum SUCKS. Well actually that is the problem...it doesn't. Today the brain kicked in and I decided to take it apart as see what was going on. I'm glad I did, the filter was JAMMED PACK with crap...and saw dust.

To be totally honest, things like vacuuming, laundry...generally most house cleaning James did. I had my stint where ALL I did was clean but then I basically went on strike and James picked it all up. So with him gone and a brand new BIG house I had to step up again.

While his dad was here they framed in the wall and did the electrical in the basement spare room. And apparently used the vacuum to clean it all up. Well, the vacuum didn't like that and when I started my investigating it threw up on me. Which was my first hint that something was off. Once I got it all out it was about the size of a tennis ball...no wonder the dang thing wasn't working so well.

Even though I got it working it still is a cheap crappy vacuum. It works okay on carpet but not so well on hardwood or tile. And seeing how we have more tile and hardwood in this house than carpet I STILL need a GOOD vacuum. Any ideas on a GOOD vacuum with GOOD suction that DOESN'T cost an arm and a leg ??

Accomplishments

Okay, so I have this HUGE list that I want to accomplish before James gets home. I know that is still a long time but I hadn't even started it until today. With this last week being so RETARDED I just haven't had time/felt like it. I woke up this morning and decided that enough was enough and it was time to start on THE LIST.

See for those of you who don't know much about the military, usually when the guys are gone the wives at home make a Honey-Do-List with all of the things that he needs to do when he gets home. Well, mine is backwards.

So included on that list is to recover the dining room chairs. See when we bought our set it had cream colored seats and that didn't work for long in this house. Some were even worse with fruit punch on two of them. Lets just say Keenan isn't the cleanest eater and at least 3-5 time a week he spills his drink. That is why we give him everything in a tupperware cup that has a tight seal and a straw hole in the lid. Here is one of the originals without the juice stains, just real yucky.

And here is the newly covered one.

It is a vinyl so that we can just wipe the messes away.


Other stuff on my list is...
-Organize the den, since we moved in it has been rather neglected. I think I've tried to clean it once and got as far as cleaning up the writhing space.

-Attack our room, the other neglected room.

-Put up shelves in our bathroom for all of James' products. Just kidding its all my crap.

-Re organizing the kids rooms

-Putting up all of our pictures

-Organizing the basement & storage room.

-Drywalling the spare bedroom

-Organizing the garage

-Building the kids a fort, (I already have the wood I gotta clean the garage so I can use it as a work shop.)

Out of all of that all that I have done is the chairs. All of that should keep me busy for a bit...I hope.

I think that the worse part is is that I was procrastinating on this post. LOL!!!

Taking the quiz

My sister Dayna had this on her blog and I thought I would do it to.

Part 1: The Birth of You
Were you a planned baby? Don't know
Were you the first? No, I was my moms last
Who was present at your birth? Mom for sure and I think Uncle Stu was there too
Were your parents married when you were born? Yes
What is your birthdate? July 7th

Part 2: The Family

Are you parents married or divorced? Divorced
An only child? NOT AT ALL
If you have siblings, are you oldest, middle, or youngest? I'm smack dab in the middle, 2 older brother, 2 older sister, 2 younger brothers, 2 younger sister. Can't get any more in the middle than that.
What are your sibling's names? Chris, Mark, Michelle, Angella, Dayna, Lance, Chad, Courtney
What do you fight about? Me and Ang have probably fought about EVERYTHING.
Which parent do you get along with best? My mommy.
Do you have step parents? Yes

Part 3: The Friends

Do you have more than one best friend? Yes, I have James and Pam. I have a few REALLY great friends too
What do you like to do when you are together? Just spending time together
Do you share the same interests? some of them
Which friend can you tell anything to? Pam, James just doesn't need to know some of the girly things. LOL!!

Part 4: Your Personality
How high/low is your self esteem? Honestly it is pretty low lately, but then again I AM fatter than I have ever been.
Do you get depressed about things easily? Not easily but it has happend
Are you an extrovert (outgoing) or an introvert (reserved)? I'ld like to say extrovert, but I'm sure I'm borderline on both
Are you happy? I don't know...have you read my previous posts? Not the happiest camper right now!
Do you live life to the fullest? Probably not enough.

Part 5: Appearance
Are you comfortable with the way you look? NO
Describe your hair? Long, redish, crazy curls, I like it better when it is straight.
How do you dress? Army uniform during the day and fat/frumpy clothes the rest of the time.

Part 6: The Past

Were you a strange child? I don't think so
What did you used to love that you no longer do? Play sports
Do you have the same friends? Not too many, a couple though.
Was there anything in your past that was traumatizing? Almost most of my past!!!

Part 7: The Future

What is your ambition? To get back to my old weight and have a terrific life with my terrific family and terrific career.
Are you scared of growing old? I will not grow old, I am 29 and WILL NOT have another birthday..
Do you want to get married? Not again!

Part 8: The Outdoors

Do you prefer indoors or outdoors? Outdoors if it's warm, indoors if it's not
Favorite Season: Winter can be pretty , Summer can be too hot, here Fall is wet, so I will have to say Spring
Do you like walking in the rain? Sometimes it can be fun.

Part 9: Food

Are you a vegetarian? HECK NO
What is your favorite food? Italian and anything spicy.
What food makes you want to gag? Liver
What is your favorite dessert? Nanaimo bars and anything that Pam bakes.
What is your favorite restaurant? Pescatores
Are you a fussy eater? No, that is my problem.

Part 10: Relationships and Love

Are you single or taken? TAKEN by a GREAT man
If taken who is the lucky guy/girl? My baby James
Do you think love is the best feeling in the world? Hell YA!
Do you believe in love at first sight? I didn't used to but I do now.

Part 11: Experiences

What was one of your greatest experiences? The birth of my children
What was one of the worst? Too many to name, but one was Keenan getting REALLY sick when he was a baby
Have you ever thought you were going to die? Once or twice

Tracking

Okay, I'm not so blog savvy. I can post, post pics, videos and that is about it. How do I track who is checking this out ? My sister Dayna showed me this weekend buy my brain is apparently on vacation mode. It doesn't like the last week either and decided to shut down. LOL!!!

Sicky little boy

Okay, just when I thought the rough week was over poor Keenan gets sick.

Dayna came on Sat and we did a little shopping then on the way back to our house there happend to be a Carnival so we stopped and Keenan got to go on some rides...HE LOVES RIDES. But he is in that in between stage where the kiddie rides aren't enough and most of the big kid rides are too much.

Anyways, we got home and just kida hung out. That noght he comes into my room around 0400ish crying about a sore throat and yucky tummy. It was downhill from there. I was going to see if I could get someone to watch him while I took Dayna back into town on Sun but he seemed like he was on an upswing. I was wrong. Then last night he had me up around 0300ish. Poor guy.

I took him into the clinic today and they said that there was a virus going around and to keep doing what I was doing but they were going to take a swab anyways. Good thing too because he has strep throat. Poor little man, I know what that was like because I had it almost once a month when I was younger.

So needless to say that he is getting the ROYAL treatment, and hopefully we get this thing licked soon. :(

More AWESOME pics of the Kids

This is me gushing about how beautiful our kids are.
They turned that into this...how ADOREABLE is that????
And they turned this oneto this one...

And they gave us this one...

Like I said before...they may cost a bit more ( If I had to actually pay for them) but they are TOTALLY worth it.

Sears

Okay, I know I haven't had the best luck with customer service lately but I can say that Sears made up for it.

I got pics done of the kids and they were supposed to be magical effects but when they didn't come in I called to ask why they weren't in yet they told me that their Lab didn't do the backgrounds that I wanted anymore and that they have changed backgrounds. So they gave us a few regular pics done of the kids and refunded my money, AND gave us a free session so that the kids COULD get magical effects. The best thing was that they not only gave us the first batch of free photos they also didn't charge us for the next sitting fee, all of the reg pics that they use for the magical effects, the magical effect PLUS they gave us 2 magical effect per kid when the original order was only one per kid. Talk about a SWEET deal.

BUT THEN... to top it off the originals STILL came. So I ended up with 3 magical effects per kid, all of the reg pics plus extras for killer cheap. Now that is what I call customer service. I don't know if I plan on using them much because they do cost ALOT more than Walmart but I will say the magical effects are worth it. They turned out SOOOOO awesome.

Here was Keenan's original pose... And they did this with it...

And these were the extra magical effect they gave us...

TODAYS TOPPER

Okay, like today wasn't bad enough...

I rush home from work so that THE BRICK can deliver our footboard...finally. We only bought the bed back in May. We told them that it wasn't needed until mid Aug...no problem we were told. So moving day comes and we get a headboard, rails and the mattresses. NO FOOTBOARD.

After many conversations with their shitty customer service we got NOWHERE. Finally they say that they have it, and try to deliver it the other morning but I was at work. No one called to arrange a drop off time. Finally they come today, take the footboard upstairs and go to the garage to collect the other pieces...they go to take the headboard out of the box and guess what...ITS BROKEN!!!! So now they say that it is a special order and we are looking at end Oct.

I have fired off 2 emails to the Vice Pres of Western region expressing how pissed I am.

This day has SUCKED SOOOOOOOO bad, that if anything else happends I am going to crawl under my sheets and NEVER come out!!!!

Holy FRUSTRATING!!!!

Okay, now I am serious...where is that freakin knife ???

So I go to the Dr's this morning and he decides that until my foot heals that I need to be on a TCAT (temporary medical category) outlining that I cannot do certain things because of my foot. It says that I will be on 1/2 days until Mar 07. Is he CRAZY????

The thing is is that I was already on a TCAT because of my knees...blew em out in basic training and have been fighting for someone to see them ever since. Finally (4 YEARS LATER) they decide to refer me to a orthopedic specialist. Sounds GREAT...6 months later still no word from the orthopod. The kicker...I was referred to the SAME office that I have been to 3 times for my foot. Apparently these so called SPECIALISTS DON'T specialize in multi tasking.

So now that I am on a second category stating only 1/2 days I can't go on my course which I need to advance in my career. Not only that but if I don't get better they could possible medically release me. NOT GOOD!!! The last thing I want to do is get out of the military. I LOVE THIS JOB!!!

So now with James gone, new house, property line issues, 2 kids at home I get to have this thrown at me too.

All I want to do is curl up and NEVER face the real world again. I know it won't happen but I can only wish.

So that is my rant for the day...OH, not yet. Then (because like I don't already know that I'm FAT right now) the Dr says that if I lose weight it should decrease the strain on my knee...YOU THINK!!!! Like I haven't been trying to lose weight. Dumbass, what does he think that I enjoy being FAT??!!! Hasn't his mother even told him that if he didn't have anything nice to say then he should just SHUT UP!!!

Visitors

Hello to all,

Twice today I have been told that someone has checked out our Blog and I LOVE it. I don't get many comments posted but it does make me happy that people out there are checking in occasionally.

So to you that check this out, thank you. I enjoy when comments are made but I know it can be hard to find things to say sometimes. If you do check this out and you also have a blog, please comment and let me know your blog so I can check it out too.

P.S. Hi Maria and Jazz. :)

YA DAYNA!!!

My little sister...who isn't so little any more ROCKS!!!! She has this countdown thingy on her blog and I thought that it would be awesome for James's homecoming. I know it is a long way off but I still wanted it. Dayna gave me the link and I finally got it working. No there will be no more guessing when he will come home. YA!!!!

Speaking of Dayna she is going to New Zealand soon with her best friend and they are going to travel around for 2 months before she starts some schooling in Australia. I am sooo proud of her, shes going to make something with herself just you wait and see.

Dayna just on a note to you, I am jealous of your trip. I would LOVE to have been able to do something like that when I was your age. Have a great trip and savour every minute of it.

Confession

Thats right I gotta confession to make...I've become a blog stalker.

Since James has been off I have checked the computer often hoping for an email and everytime I sit down to check everyone's blogs. Man...I need a life. LOL!!!

The fidge movers...

I just had to post these for Holli...
For those of you who are wondering what the heck I'm talkin about...
Sean and Holli moved into their house like 5 days after we moved into ours. And their fridge wasn't going to be delivered for a bit. We have a second fridge so we let them borrow it, well, here they are moving it down the street... Maybe it was one of those had to there moments but it looked funny from where I was standing.

The last two make it look like Sean was moving it on his own...Holli is there but she is hidding behind the fridge.

My best friend is gone :(

So the day has come and my baby is gone. 12 hours ago we dropped him off at the ship and that has had to be one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I mean litterally taking him to the place that is going to steal him for 1/2 a year. 1/2 A YEAR !!! Man that is going to be a long time. It hasn't really hit me though. I'm sure that one night, (probably soon) I'll be sitting here by myself and realise that I have many more REALLY quiet nights to go before my handsome, wonderful, bestest husband ever will be back with me.

I take comfort in the fact of the little milestones between now and then. My little sister Dayna is coming for a visit next weekend which will be great. As much as I love family I haven't been the best sister when it comes to keeping in touch...or remembering birthdays (Sorry Lance and Courtney...I'll make it up, I promise). But I'm hoping that I can get better. Then near the end of October I am going on my QL5 (qualification level 5) which I need for work so I can progress in the ranks and I have been asking (and being told) that I would get this course since Jan. 5 courses have run since Jan and I am finally on one. That is 1 month in Borden Ontario, so I'll be able to see more family while I am there. 1 week before I go there my mom and dad are coming down because they will be watching the kids while I am away.

I get back from Borden at the end of Nov, the mid-end Dec I am going home to Kitimat for Christmas. With James not being here I feel like it won't be a real Christmas without family around. I know I have more family around on the main land that I could see but it has been awhile since I've been home and I kinda miss it. Then sometime Jan-Feb James will be coming home for a visit, (it is an entitlement that you get when you are away from home for that long). Then next thing I know he will be home. It sounds like a busy 6 months but it will be the times in between that may be difficult.

I know I am a strong person who in the end can and will handle it but that doesn't mean that I have to like it.

So baby if you are reading this know that we love you VERY much and we wish you a fun, safe and quick trip.

Missing James Already

Oh boy...this next six months is going to be harder than I thought. Today is Tuesday and James hasn't even left yet but I am already missing him something bad. I DO NOT want Sunday to come. As I sit here at my desk all I can think about is him and how I don't want him to go. It is all I can do to not cry and become a blubbering mess at work.

I know that he has to and so would I if the situation was reversed, I mean this is our job, it is what we do. I couldn't see us doing anything else but that doesn't mean that I have to like it. I have to deal with it because I have no choice but if this is how I am now I can only imagine what I will be like once he has actually left.

Knowing me I will (for the most part) keep it together for the kids but eventually I will hit my breaking point and I only hope that they are in bed so they don't get upset too. I will also keep my emotions in check with James too, I mean it is going to be hard enough for him too he doesn't need me making it worse than it already will be.

Honey if you are reading this I LOVE YOU and wish that it was March already. If I could fast forward time I would so that we don't have to spend soooo long without you. We all love you and hope your trip goes well...and FAST!!!

Our Baby Boy

Just thought that I would do a post on my baby boy...not that he is a baby anymore. 6 1/2 years already, it is just crazy how time flies.

These two were taken when I took the little man camping, it was just the two of us and we had a GREAT time.

No matter how old they get they are still adoreable when they are sleeping...I'll probably even think so when he is 40. LOL!!!

This one was taken at the MFRC (military family resource centre) Family Fun Day. They put on a great day of games, prizes and just good ol' family fun.

Our Baby Girl

Just some pic of how adoreable she is...

Her first try at pudding

Cuddlin with the puupy

Loving the dishwasher

STYLIN'

Doesn't she remind you of Pebbles?????

Auntie Pam came for a visit and didn't keep her things out of baby's reach...

Just precious

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!!

Yesterday was baby girl's first birthday. I can't believe that it has been a year already....and what a year it has been. She has grown a ton and is starting the task of walking. I love this stage, it is soooo cute to see those little legs try to go. She says "HI" all the time and she has started saying "issat," which is her way of saying what is that. Here are a few pics from last night and her attacking her little birthday cake. James' parents are coming for a visit...(James is gone right now to get them) and we are going to have her birthday party this sat. Then she will have a bigger cake to attack. LOL.

Finally in the house

Yes we are in now and we couldn't be more happy. This place is amazing compared to any place I have ever lived before. IT IS HUGE!!! Well, for us it is. I think the 9 foot ceilings do it. We moved in 12 Aug and today we finally got our sod (grass) put down. I was sooo excited when Isaw the landscapers and the sod truck show up this morning I was litterally dancing around the house. I even rubbed it into our neighbour Sean..singing "Weeeee go-ot gra-ass" sounds childish but he knew I was only happy. There is sooo much sod that they will get part of their yard done too. YAAA It really will cut down on the dust and dirt in our houses and our yards will look sooooo much better. Once it is all done I will post a pic. So here is the house...

Long time gone

Well, I have not been on much in the last while but that is because I had ANOTHER surgery on my foot about 2 weeks ago. My foot had gotten soo massively infected that my foot was one red block with NO definition. By the time I got admitted into the hospital I still had to wait 5 hrs before they operated. While laying there killing time, I looked down and there was a red streak coming up my leg. Talk about scarey...usually that means some degree of blood poisoning the nurse told me. Nice eh ?? Anyways, I spent something like 6 days there (over the hot spell we were having here, my air conditioned room was great), then when I got home I was confined to my bed so I could have my foot elevated. Sounds good but in reality IT SUCKED!!! So secluded from the family, not being able to do ANYTHING. I'm glad that is over. The Dr. said that I can start putting some weight on it but I still have to remember to elevate frequently...whatever that means. LOL

Anyways, the house is done. We do our pre occupancy inspection tomorrow and our possession date is supposed to be 10 Aug, but we don't actually take possession because we have top do an occupancy inspection on the 11th @ noon which is when we are supposed to get our keys. Tell me this...why do they call it our possession day when don't even take possession???? We have the movers booked for the 11th all of our utilities are to be turned off here and turned on over there(which we did before they told us of this inspection on the 11th, originally they told us that we could move on the 11th). The problem is that now James has had to move the movers to the 12th because they won't move us on the 11th seeing how we won't have the keys until that afternoon. UURRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!! Talk about frusterating. I don't know if that made any sense to you if not call me and I'll try to explain.

Note to Sean and Holli...make sure this doesn't happen to you. :)

Anyways, I will still be rather scarce here in the blogging world with packing and moving but once we get settled I'll get back on. Plus once James goes to the Gulf I'll be on here so much you'll all get sick of me.

House update

As for the house, it is coming along great. We went up last week and there hasn't been much done since the last time we were there except that the poured the back patios. I say patios, plural becasue we had an extra one poured for the hot tub. I seriously can't wait!!! The interior has been fully painted, the tiles are down but the hadn't been grouted yet. The yard is excavated (it looks like it is going to be HUGE!!!) The door for the garage was open so we went in for a peek, James took a bunch of pictures and I will post them as soon as I download them. But everything looks good to me. Basically it looks like all that is left is to put down the hardwood floors, carpet, install the cabinetry, and get all of the appliances in place. There are a couple things that I'm not too happy about. There are supposed to be extra plugs on the outside of the house up by we would put X-mas lights so that we don't have to run massive extension cords but all that is there are holes, and it has been that way for awhile...I think someone has forgot about them. Plus that garage door that was open was also broken (big crack down the side), and the roughed in electrical for the hot tub is in the dumbest location. If it stays where it is it is going to look rediculous. We told the guy that has taken us on the ispections that that isn't where we wanted it but he hasn't done nothing. I'm not too impressed.

But with moving day quickly approaching I just want everything done properly so that there is no reason for our possession date to be moved any later. And so that we can have our new home when we are supposed to so that we can unpack and make our home beautiful!!! Which it will be. Once our yard is done the way we want it, we will probably hardly EVER be inside.

Somebody get me a knife!!!

I want to cut off my foot!!! That is how I feel lately about my foot. It has been over 2 months now since I had my foot surgery and I am still dealing with it. It just doesn't want to heal. I can hardly walk most days. I have been limping for 2 months now...when and if it ever gets better I'm going to be so used to limping I'll probably keep doing it.

I have no idea as to why it won't heal....I've taken all the medication that I'm supposed to and all of that but it just keeps leeking stuff and feeling like it is going to explode. I've had X-Rays, swabs, and even a bone scan. The swab came back from the lab saying that there was some sort of bacteria, which apparently isn't a normal bacteria that they see on that type of swab, (whatever that means). I was told that this line of bacteria can be rather persistant and difficult to treat. YAAAA ME!!

The Dr. didn't see anything on the X-Ray but the radiologist hasn't looked at it yet and he can read them better. At my bone scan the other day the technician said that there was deffinate increased blood flow to the area...NO SHIT!! She told me the obvious. It is an injury, there SHOULD be increased blood flow trying to heal it. BUT IT ISN"T HEALING!!! I felt like screaming at her..."THAT IS WHY I'M HERE!!!" But I didn't, I mean it isn't her fault that the Dr. who did the surgery is retarded...or that my foot is just stubborn.

All I want is my foot back to normal. Well, normal for me.

Sorry for venting on all of you but I'm just sooooo frusterated at the whole thing. A couple people I work with are trying to convince me to go after the Dr. who did it. I don't think I could, but it would be nice.

I think the thing that is bugging me the most is that it is less than a month now before we move and if my foot doesn't get better soon, I'm not going to be much help to poor James, who yet again is going to be stuck doing most of it himself.