Bank Cards

my boys have one. They got it when they opened their bank accounts on Saturday.

No it's not standard procedure to hand out bank cards with youth accounts...they inquired.

Brian was sitting with them when they opened it when my oldest Brayden kindly asked where his bank card was. Connor thought the same right after the comment was made and Brian had told them that they didn't need one. However the cunning lady on the other side of the desk said I can give them one if it's okay with you (to Brian). Of course he said fine but that they don't get to carry them and we have copies of their numbers I mean geez their only 10 and 8.

So I have their little cards tucked away until they need them......really not sure when that will be but when the time comes I have it all for them.
How much they want to be like us!

It's just a little sad.....

Brian's last day of work was Friday. I still worked there every other week cleaning the plant (factory). Since they have taken everything out; desks and computers removed, the place needed a final once over to leave it in a nice condition for the next group of people to eventually move in.

I used my key for the last time on Saturday. I walked into a near empty building and all I could do was stare. I felt the tears well a little as I remembered how happy Brian was at work (he LOVED his job and say's he's going to miss it a lot). How busy we once were when things were going well, now it's empty and it echoes and it just feels sad.

Here's to bigger and better things?
I'm sure it will lead there we just have to continue the winding road with the many bumps and potholes and stop/yeild signs that we'll face in the next while. We've done it before and we'll make it again. It's just a little sad is all.

Memory

My husband has a terrible one!

That actually could sum it up and I could leave it all there but I won't.

Yesterday I had to drop the boys off at my sister-in-law's house before I went to work and since this is the last week Brian is working and they are tearing down a factory he has to wait for trucks and paperwork and everything else under the sun. So I drop them off and leave my house key for my neice as she would be walking them home later. I tell Brian of this plan and to please leave the door unlocked for me when I come home at midnight.

You can probably guess but yes he locked the door with no way for me to get in. I walk all the way around our condo unit and try and knock on the door...no answer. I couldn't use the door bell as we have a small wiring issue that makes my neighbours door bell ring too.

I then walk all the way around the condo unit again and get into the van. I drive over to Mac's Milk corner store and ask to use the phone. He lets me call twice and I got no answer. I hop in the van and head to Pioneer gas station and I walk in and ask the guy behind the counter; "I was wondering if I could ask a favor?" he says okay kind of questioningly " I need to know if I can use your phone for however long it takes to wake my husband...he locked me out of the house by accident". He laughes and says sure!

So I call....and I call, Oh and I call again, and again...yes it ended up being like 13 times if you count the other two phone calls. We have a phone in our room and he couldn't hear it. When he finally answered I told him about the nice guy who was helping me wake him from his slumber while all I wanted to do was sleep myself.

I get home and go upstairs to thank him for opeing the door and he says .............

"I was wondering why the phone just kept ringing?"

I could have killed him right there.

At least he also appologised for forgetting to keep the door unlocked as I didn't have my key...that saved him for today!

Chili cookoff

Well first of all I need to say this if you don't know...... I don't cook. I'm married to a very talented man who cooks for me. I can be sitting at home for 8 hours while he works and when he comes home I'll actually say "hunny what's for dinner?". I'm not kidding and he really doesn't mind it.

So I guess this started as a need to get out and enjoy some "grown-up time". My husband and his (our) friend owns a bar and had decided to have a chilli cookoff. Anyone could enter for a $20 fee which was reimbursed when youshowed up on time and with your chilli. I can handle that. So I wanted to make my mom's chilli...it's the best! As a child my sister and I were always allowed to have whatever we wanted for our birthdays and I chose chilli.

So I call mom up with many questions to her quite simple chilli recipe and she was happy to help. Brayden tried it when it was done and he loved it. Yay I cooked something that wasn't frozen or out of a box or a tuna casserole!

So yesterday was the big day and I brought my chilli in and it got placed into a generic pot with a number. There were 11 other contestants and judging was going to be peoples choice.

I came in 5th! I'm quite pleased...now mind you my husband came in 2nd but we know he can cook (though really I didn't like his.....lol how can that be?)

I think I may do this again next year but I'm going to try and get my FAVORITE ingredient that was sadly missing from this recipe. That was moose meat...honestly it really does make a difference on how it tastes and maybe it'll be the difference between 5th and 1st!

We have fish!

I've secretly been trying to tell the boys that they wanted fish! I didn't have any luck in that department they didn't want any. Now my husband had remembered that I always wanted a fish tank and was thoughtful enough to get me one for Christmas. Guess what now all of a sudden the boys are interested. I went out Saturday and got the stuff for the tank (gravel, plants, a tank ornament) and had it all set up that afternoon so it could all settle in. Well when I got home from work yesterday Connor practically tugging at my arm said that he really wanted us to go buy fish. Well Brayden overheard this and really wanted to go too. Okay I thought I guess they're picking the fish. We went back to the pet store and I picked the first fish thinking we were only getting two to start. I was wrong. They each needed one. Fine. So we have 3 fish. Brayden picked a black molly and named it pepper right there in the store. Connor picked a gold fish and named it Tiger Tail (yes after the icecream it's what the colours look like). I myself had picked a goldfish as well, a white one with a red head. I'm at a loss for a name. The only name I keep thinking of is Hemmorage. I'm thinking it may not be suitable. I had a simillar fish as a teeneager and his (or her) name was Barry. I don't want to use the same name again, so I'm trying really hard to think of something else. I'm at a loss for the moment. So I'll leave it with pictures, I'm sure you can tell who is who and the picture of the tank really doesn't show how pretty it really is! Maybe my fish will have a name in a day or two!

better late than never...this could be long!

Well I think I'll just start from the beginning and go from there.

About December 10th I started to get sick. I was working that night and had a fever and the chills, great I thought just what I need now but at least it should be done before Christmas. So the next day we went to sign the papers for our house! (yes we got it we are homeowners now!) So we're sitting in the lawyers office and I feel another fever comming on. We left there and went straight to the pharmacy where I got a fever reducer and cold medication. That's fine. The weekend comes and I lose my voice for almost the whole weekend. That made working fun let me tell you! So I go on till the next Monday (now I've been sick for 1 weeks and 5 days) and I haven't gotten any better. Went to the hospital well I have bronchitis...wonderful. So I head out to the pharmacy once again to get anitibiotics...as I'm standing there waiting I feel my ear blocking with something. I'm thinking great now I have to get my ear flushed out. I wait until the Saturday night and I can't stand my ear anymore so I go to the hospital once again (5 days later) and I have fluid build up behind my ear. Nothing you can do about it it should go away on it's own, but take some sinus medication and it should help. So the next morning I get sinus medication too. My ear is STILL plugged by the way! So that's fine I'm on sinus pills and antibiotics that end sunday. Well Monday morning (this is now Dec 29th) I wake up and I really am having trouble breathing so I go to the hospital again (3rd time in 8 days). So I'm there and actually get a Dr. who is willing to ask questions and listen. So he listens to my chest and is not happy that I've been sick for so long. So he orders blood work (white blood cells were high) a chest x-ray ( looked not too bad) and a breathing test ( I could have done better). So he gave me another perscription for a super heavy antibiotic (finished yesterday) and a puffer to help open my lungs to breath a little easier. I'll tell you we need a drug plan. I spent more on prescription drugs in those 8 days than I spent on my husband for Christmas.

Christmas was great I had gotten an aquarium that I was not expecting but that I was very happy to recieve. I also got the whole Twilight series which I have already read and loved. The boys got spoiled not only by us but also by Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles.

I still have my Christmas decorations up however I wish they were already down. I haven't been able to do that as I 've got a kink in my neck that I've had almost 3.5 days but it is slowly getting better. (I'm just having the luck in the health dept. aren't I?) So I'm hoping that this will be accomplished this weekend and then I can set up my aquarium with pretty things.

We're waiting to see what happens with Brian's job. Yes the plant is closing at the endof January but he may have to work a bit into February as well. That's the part we don't really know yet. After that we're just not sure. He's been trying to find a job but it's pretty hard at the moment as there are just no good jobs to be found in our area. We have many things to think about and hopefully we'll find something that is just right!

I know that this sound a bit like a downer post but it really isnt. Just filling in info that I had no energy to write about before now. I'm slowly on the mend and then plan on working on my New Years Resolution (HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!) and that's to try and actually cook dinner for my family.
You see Brian is the cook in the house. I don't do it. I'd like to try, but I stink at it. I have made spaghetti and casseroles in the past year. Anything else is either frozen or I do take out on the nights Brian isn't home. It's terrible and I plan on correcting that this year. I need to show my kids that Mom can do something besides keep their clothes clean. Thought that is important too...lol. So I'm going to try Julies menu idea but I'm not starting it until February when I know my mind should be well and better from all this sickness I've had. I'm still working on getting my energy back that I'd lost. I get a bit more done around the house now then I did before so that's an improvement and I know that I'm on the mend.

Missed you all, it was nice to catch up!

It's been a busy month

Sorry for taking some time off but it's been a bit hectic here. We've been busy working and getting things ready for Chirstmas.

I had started a cold a little over two weeks ago, it started to get better then didn't. I went into the hospital Monday morning to find out that I have Bronchitis. That's always a nice gift for myself. Trying to clean in between hacking up a lung and trying to catch my breath has not been fun and it seems like my work is never done because it is taking so long to do.

We're looking forward to having Christmas this year in our home! We will not have to pack anything up to take here or there. It's all where it needs to be already and I like that. I think even the boys are excited that they can just stay here and not be bothered with leaving the house.

I'm hoping I'm on the mend and tomorrow morning will not be another 20 minute coughing session and that I can enjoy the morning with the boys. We're actually going to see if we can stay in bed till the boys wake up...I don't see that working as I've been waking up every morning for the last 4 days around 5-6 am. We'll see I can always wake them up...:)

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

oh the temptation

Brian went Christmas shopping for me yesterday. He was nice enough to call from outside to ask where I was in the house so he could bring my presents in. I was nice enough and hide for him....lol. He then comes back down to our living room and asks me not to go to a certain place in the house as that's where my presents are and he'll wrap them tomorrow (today).
So I know he has presents for me. I know exactly where they are. I could go look at them, but I won't. Maybe I'll take a nap so I won't think about it!

I'm not allowed....

to borrow the 3rd book Eclipse.



I was told by my husband...."You know Christmas is comming"

The boys went out with him yesterday and bought my presents, and they picked the presents out all by themselves. I'm afraid I'll dissapoint one of them if I borrow the book. Now I have to wait another 17 days, I hope I'm strong enough to do it! I was going to get the book on Tuesday now I have to look at it , say thank you, but I can't read it and hand it back!

Crazy Kids

So last night I had my niece over for a sleepover while Connor went over to his cousin's house for the night as well. So it's just Brayden at home with A and we put the kids to bed around 10pm Brayden in his room and A in Connor's room. It's friday night so it didn't matter if they stayed up late or not. I had to be up by at least 4 am to get ready for work this morning. As I'm heading down to the bathroom I see a light on in Connor's room. I think to myself that I know I had shut the light off for A last night so I thought I'd peak in to make sure.

Well I open the door and see Brayden and A in there..... lamp on......reading books. Oh it was way too cute. You'd think they'd sleep in forever but no couldn't sleep so lets read. I did however send them to bed and back to sleep as they did need it.

Just a great picture in my mind now!