Saturday, December 31, 2011
Happy New Year!
Hello all. I hope you all had a great Christmas & are pumped for a wonderful 2012! We are about to cancel out internet service so I thought I would upload some pics before doing so. Check out the new links I added. Christmas 2011 - Jaclyn, Christmas 2011 - Stacey & Declan's Piano Recital. I put them @ the top right on the blog so they are easy to locate. We have all been a little slack with the blog this year so I am hoping we can start 2012 off with a little more input. Here are some ideas . . . Highs & Lows of 2011, Recap your Xmas & New Year's, Resolutions, Recent Photos. I wonder if one of you can click on the Calendar of Events link & let me know if the calendar you see is blank. You should see Kyle's birthday for the month of Jan. We are all staying in this evening, well except Zac who is headed to a house party. Tim is actually working today, hopefully he will be home soon as it seems to be freezing rain again. I just put Reid down for a nap & heard a thud . . . yep first time climbing out of the crib. Way to end 2011 sweetie! All is well, a little shocked I think. Mom just called told me her & Steven are celebrating their 17th anniversary today with a steak dinner. I hope you both enjoy your day! We had a nice Christmas. We went to Mom & Steven's for a turkey dinner on Xmas Eve & opened presents there. Reid was much more into opening gifts then he was on his birthday, which was only a few weeks prior. Amazing the difference a few weeks makes. Did not really get the Santa thing but did learn to say Santa & Ho Ho Ho. On Xmas morning Mom & Steven came here & we opened more presents. Later that day we went to Tim's Mom's for dinner & more gifts. It was strange not seeing you all this week however is was less hectic for sure. It seemed like the first year we really got to relax @ home. Zac just found out he got a new job @ Swiss Chalet. Tim is about to change shifts . . . Sunday to Thursday. So as the year comes to an end so does his time @ home with Reid. I am so glad he was up to the challenge this past year. I think it was great for them both. Tim is an awesome Dad. I am however looking forward to spending more time with Reid myself this year. Mom is going to start watching Reid one day a week for us & then he will continue to go to Shawna's from Tuesday to Thursday. Then once I have the baby he will just go to Shawna's on Wed. My next ultrasound is scheduled for Jan 12th. I am looking forward to finding out the sex of the baby. I hope you all have a fun night . . . Happy New Year! xo
Monday, September 5, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
More family pictures for your enjoyment
I don't know what happened but i put about 30 pictures up and it took 4..???
Here are more:
Here are more:
Great day with the family
Hi everyone, just wanted to say that I had a great time on Saturday, and really enjoyed seeing everyone. We missed Barb and Steve in the evening but glad they were able to join us for the afternoon. I hope that Chantelle's Jack and Jill was fun and that the kids made a few bucks to help them out with their wedding expenses. Kevin and his clan were missed, hopefully their wedding went well and they had a great day too. Too bad Wade wasn't able to be with us because he was working out of town.... next year hopefully! I am attaching some of the pictures from the day (I think I am if I can figure out how to do it).
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Family Weekend & Girls Weekend
As the summer speeds along I guess it is time to make some final plans. We are going to have the Family Weekend here on August 13th & 14th. As for Girls Weekend I put 2 dates in Sept up and there were issues with both so not sure how to proceed here. They were Sep 10th & 11th or Sept 24th & 25th. Since this is not @ my house I feel bad just deciding when it is going to be so input please. We decided it was going to be in Niagara Falls so maybe we can each take some time exploring the options & share them & together we can decide what to do while we are there.
Looking forward to seeing some of you this weekend!
Looking forward to seeing some of you this weekend!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Lauryn will be 3, and you are invited!
Hi all,
Hope this post finds everyone well!
Lauryn will be 3 on July 12. I can't believe it!
We are planning the same kind of party as last year.
An afternoon in the park! Just a different park this year!
If your able to make it, we would love to see you!
We will be at the Pirate Ship park on July 9th at 2:00. (Does everyone know where this is?)
Please bring a chair, and anything else you might need to get you through a 3 year olds birthday party! LOL!
There will be enough cake and lemonade for us all!
Lots of love!
Kyle, Lisa and Lauryn xo
Hope this post finds everyone well!
Lauryn will be 3 on July 12. I can't believe it!
We are planning the same kind of party as last year.
An afternoon in the park! Just a different park this year!
If your able to make it, we would love to see you!
We will be at the Pirate Ship park on July 9th at 2:00. (Does everyone know where this is?)
Please bring a chair, and anything else you might need to get you through a 3 year olds birthday party! LOL!
There will be enough cake and lemonade for us all!
Lots of love!
Kyle, Lisa and Lauryn xo
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
It's early, but...
Hi everyone,
Kevin and Brenda have asked me to let you all know that they are planning to have our family Christmas get together at their new home.
The tentative date is December 17, the Saturday before Christmas.
Please keep the date in mind.
Love to all,
Lorraine
Kevin and Brenda have asked me to let you all know that they are planning to have our family Christmas get together at their new home.
The tentative date is December 17, the Saturday before Christmas.
Please keep the date in mind.
Love to all,
Lorraine
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Happy Anniversary Stacey & Tim!
Friday, April 15, 2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIERRAH!!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Save a New Date??
Well I was hoping to avoid this with so much advance planning but I don't want anyone to be excluded either. So how does AUGUST 27th & 28th and SEPTEMBER 24th & 25th work for everyone? Obviously we have some September birthday boys to think about on the weekend in September. So let me know what you think & we will go from there. xo
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Save the date . . . August 13th & 14th
Well it looks like BBQ & Camp Fire wins! That certainly makes it easy for us all. I have picked a date which according to the calendar of events is not anyone's birthday or a holiday weekend. This is an all ages event. 4 legged & other friends are welcome. We have lots of space to pitch a tent for those who need a place to crash (or you can fight over floor/couch/chair space). Please check out the poll re: Mother/Daughter Weekend. Once we see where everyone wants to go we can look into what we will do once there (wine tours, shopping, spa, casino, etc). Let's mark this on the calendar for September 10th & 11th (again not a holiday or birthday & a month after the family weekend). I hope this all works for everyone, if not I am sure you will let me know, but I trust with this much notice it should. xoxoxo
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Whats New with The Browns....
Well I havent posted on here in awhile cuz I couldnt remember my password, but I FINALLY figured it out. Hmmm whats new with us??? Well Makayla is now 8!!!! I cant believe it... Seems like just yesterday she was just a baby! She just had her birthday party this weekend and I took the girls for a "Diva" photoshoot. She thought that was great cuz Aunt Erica does photo shoots too...:)She is turning into quite the little lady. She is doing really good in school, especially math and drama. She just joined the choir which she is very excited about. Come April she will be starting hip hop dance classes at the YMCA. Blake is my problem child all around....lol. I dont think I have EVER met a kid as picky as him when it comes to food, and believe me I have tried everything I can think of. There is only about 10 things that he will eat. Thankfully they are pretty good for him. He gets his grad pics for pre-school done this week!!! He is progressing sooooo well!!!!!! He is still a bit behind in certain areas but doing amazing in others! Makayla is very excited for him to start JK in Sept. Me on the other hand... well im TERRIFIED!! Ben is still doing the tire thing through his Dad's shop. He seems to enjoy it and I like that he is now home everynight....sometimes hahaha. Our basement FINALLY has the drywall up and has been mudded!!! Now we just have to paint( well get Mom to paint LOL) and finish the laundry room add a bathroom, and a few other things and it will be ready to decorate. Its only taken 4 years!!!!!!!! As for me I am thinking of doing a course for planning weddings/parties. It would be right up my alley. Other than that theres not too much new with me. Well I better go to bed before Blake wakes up....he STILL isnt sleeping through the night :( Take Care Ash XoXo
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
So, now what??
Hi everyone, it appears that everyone who will vote have done so. I guess the next step is what are we going to do, where are we going to do it, and when is a good time for everyone? Do you want suggestions? Does someone already have an idea or a plan? I have a couple of weekends coming up in the summer (as I am sure you all do) that I would like to go ahead and make some plans for.....so it would be good to kind of set a date.
I would love to take you all on a Caribean cruise....someday! We can dream.
I will be watching for the next step to happen...xo
I would love to take you all on a Caribean cruise....someday! We can dream.
I will be watching for the next step to happen...xo
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Happy Birthday Aunt Viv!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
My life in a mother shell.....
Ok I will admit I have really been avoiding doing this as I can never really figure what to say on here but here goes.
Christmas went very well for us the boys got spoiled but were very good and had a lovely time when daddy was off and got to spend time with them....Wade ont he other hand by about tuesday was ready for the sitter agian lol. They are busy children. Wade and I also had a great christmas just the few days that I got went far too fast.
We had Alister's 2nd birthday in February and that went over great thanks for all the carsd and birthday wishes. He is a good...no...alright...no...he is a little 2 year old boy who many times I would likew to choke but he is getting better. The mommy mommy mommy is slowing down and likes to spend time with his daddy his nanyy and his papa. His words are coming like wild fire adn I am very proud of him. His manners are amazing tho. Not very often does he forget his please or thank yous even thru fits of tears he still remembers them. He is also growing like crazy. As some of you know we have been doing some late night hospital trips with to start off a case of pneumonia and then we have been temporarily diagnosed with asthma. I say temporarily because they can not do the proper tests on a 2 year old so we tried a run of steriods and they worked so we are treating it with asthma meds. Alister is on a puffer whenever he needs it then we have to take him in to get other meds when he is having difficulty. He is very good about the puffer and will sometimes ask for it when he is huffing and puffing. He is a movie loving child. Every once in a while I have to introduce him to a new one so that I can stop watching the old one that was a favorite before I scratch my eyes out. Right now we are on a run of Monsters Inc. Good movie but after 18465 times I want to scream.
Declan is the perfect child...(cough cough spit)...just about killed me to say that lol. No all kidding aside he is a good boy. He is doing very well in school and is really really looking forward to going into 1st grade. I am looking forward to the break in sitter fees lol. His intrests have not changed too much in the last year or so star wars, star wars lego, star wars movies, and his DS lol. He has quite a few friends and one best friend named Keegan. They are quite the pair together. Declan of course has no problem with his words he has been quite good at them for sometime now I would say the issue with him is getting him to stop using them for more then 5 minutes lol. This year Declan was in a program called Jr.Macs that taught him some hockey skills and really enjoyed it. Altough he is done now we are going to try to keep going to a local rink to play pick-up on Sundays. He has also started Tiger tots Martial Arts and really likes that too. Baseball starts in the spring.....wow what a busy life he leads which in turn makes my life crazy lol. Since his birthday in august I swear he has stretched up about 4 inches and we are wearing come size 7 pants with a roll in the bottom but still soooooo not ready for size 7. He is becoming a very well behaved little man and I am so proud in most of the decisions that he makes.
Now on to the umimportant stuff Wade and I lol. I am old. I was doing an online survey the other day and I am now in the next age bracket *tears*. All is well with us. I am really injoying my job and much more now that the accountant is back she was on holidays for a month and I was swamped. Wade has started his new shift just as of this past Monday. He now works 8 shifts away from home and then is home for 6 days straight. Right now he is stationed in Windsor so when he is done on Tuesdays he is home right away but soon he will be moving to the McTire sub and it is like 1800 km away so the 6 off will not be as great as travelling will take far longer, just one more step towards his goal tho adn I am very proud of him also....he loves his job very much too. the more he becomes involved in the union the better as he is gunning for a position there too. Wow I guess that is the update for our little family.
When it comes to what kind of family party we have I am pretty open but I do think that something that keeps all in the same location would be good. Looking forward to seeing you all when the weather gets nice.
All of our love from our family to yours,
Wade, Angela Declan and Alister
xoxo
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Happy Birthday Angela!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
The moment you've all been waiting for...
Hi All!
Been a while since I've wrote on here, guess I better follow suit and update you all on my exciting life (i know you've all been patiently waiting lol...)
Not much is really new here - like mom says, we are doing our best with Sierrah. It's incredibly rewarding sometimes and equally as frustrating at other times. She is like any four year old I suppose, but I definately wasn't ready to be co-parenting her.
We wrapped up Bowl for Kids Sake and although I like doing it, I am glad it's over. It's very time consuming - it amazes me that some of the other committee members hold stressful jobs, have two kids and manage to sit on the committee. I definitely have respect for the parents out there who manage it all so well.
I hate my job and am looking for a new one. Enough said!
Not much else is new here really - Sierrah's 4th birthday is coming up (holy cow) and I think she wants a princess party (again?!).
As for girls's weekend/family reunion party, I vote for both! It would be nice to just hang out, we dont necessarily have to have a survivor type challenge. The amazing race was fun but didn't allow for much time spent together. I can't wait until the weather is nice enough!
Well folks, duty (aka child) calls - it's great to hear all your updates. I miss you guys lots and SO wish I lived closer. Maybe one day :)
Love ya's!
xo
Sarah
Been a while since I've wrote on here, guess I better follow suit and update you all on my exciting life (i know you've all been patiently waiting lol...)
Not much is really new here - like mom says, we are doing our best with Sierrah. It's incredibly rewarding sometimes and equally as frustrating at other times. She is like any four year old I suppose, but I definately wasn't ready to be co-parenting her.
We wrapped up Bowl for Kids Sake and although I like doing it, I am glad it's over. It's very time consuming - it amazes me that some of the other committee members hold stressful jobs, have two kids and manage to sit on the committee. I definitely have respect for the parents out there who manage it all so well.
I hate my job and am looking for a new one. Enough said!
Not much else is new here really - Sierrah's 4th birthday is coming up (holy cow) and I think she wants a princess party (again?!).
As for girls's weekend/family reunion party, I vote for both! It would be nice to just hang out, we dont necessarily have to have a survivor type challenge. The amazing race was fun but didn't allow for much time spent together. I can't wait until the weather is nice enough!
Well folks, duty (aka child) calls - it's great to hear all your updates. I miss you guys lots and SO wish I lived closer. Maybe one day :)
Love ya's!
xo
Sarah
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Now for the senior member's update...
Wow, it has been so long since I even remembered to check the family blog that I had lots of reading to do. Fortunately, I do get to speak to most of you quite often so I haven't really missed anything...other than the details that are so much fun to read.
Jim and I are doing fine. He did have a bit of a health scare at Christmas time which thankfully turned out to be a pinched nerve in his neck. Not that we're thankful for that but very thankful that it was not more serious as the symptoms suggested.
With the forceful input of our darling daughter, the trip to emergency has convinced him that it is time to see a doctor for more than medication and have a long overdue checkup. The last one he had was in 1973 when he was hired at Air Canada!! He took the first steps this week and went for some blood work - doctor appointment on Monday.
Our precious Lauryn has given us both another excellent reason to "clean up" and stay healthy for a very long time!
I can't even begin to tell you how much this little gift has changed our lives - although if I speak to you often you already know (sorry if I go on and on and on...).
Lisa sends me photos almost daily and phones every day. Lauryn often wants to speak to me although occasionally says "nope". Sometimes she babbles, sometimes she says absolutely nothing. Every time we talk she hits a phone button or two and always ends the conversation with a big "muahhh".
We love spending as much time as possible with her and can't wait until she wants to visit Nana and Grampa for school vacations although I don't want her to ever grow up.
Maybe time to move closer to Oshawa???!!! Just finished doing a bit of decorating here so that usually means it's time to move...
I am still working way too many hours. The 'one day a week dentist bookkeeping job' has turned into full time looking after 3 of his practices. I also still work for Glenn 3 days a week from home. Oh well, it is my choice to work so much. I figure as long as the brain still works I may as well try to increase my CPP benefits as much as possible which, by the way, I will be eligible to collect this year! Can you believe that?!? As long as I can take the time for a Bingo night with Norma, I'm good!
As for a family activity this summer, I'm with Norma. Get together absolutely but unfortunately unable to participate in the physical challenges. My team mates tend to run me into a tree to eliminate me and not hurt my feelings! lol.
OK, time to say goodnight. Please keep on posting!
Love to you all,
Me & Jim
xo
Jim and I are doing fine. He did have a bit of a health scare at Christmas time which thankfully turned out to be a pinched nerve in his neck. Not that we're thankful for that but very thankful that it was not more serious as the symptoms suggested.
With the forceful input of our darling daughter, the trip to emergency has convinced him that it is time to see a doctor for more than medication and have a long overdue checkup. The last one he had was in 1973 when he was hired at Air Canada!! He took the first steps this week and went for some blood work - doctor appointment on Monday.
Our precious Lauryn has given us both another excellent reason to "clean up" and stay healthy for a very long time!
I can't even begin to tell you how much this little gift has changed our lives - although if I speak to you often you already know (sorry if I go on and on and on...).
Lisa sends me photos almost daily and phones every day. Lauryn often wants to speak to me although occasionally says "nope". Sometimes she babbles, sometimes she says absolutely nothing. Every time we talk she hits a phone button or two and always ends the conversation with a big "muahhh".
We love spending as much time as possible with her and can't wait until she wants to visit Nana and Grampa for school vacations although I don't want her to ever grow up.
Maybe time to move closer to Oshawa???!!! Just finished doing a bit of decorating here so that usually means it's time to move...
I am still working way too many hours. The 'one day a week dentist bookkeeping job' has turned into full time looking after 3 of his practices. I also still work for Glenn 3 days a week from home. Oh well, it is my choice to work so much. I figure as long as the brain still works I may as well try to increase my CPP benefits as much as possible which, by the way, I will be eligible to collect this year! Can you believe that?!? As long as I can take the time for a Bingo night with Norma, I'm good!
As for a family activity this summer, I'm with Norma. Get together absolutely but unfortunately unable to participate in the physical challenges. My team mates tend to run me into a tree to eliminate me and not hurt my feelings! lol.
OK, time to say goodnight. Please keep on posting!
Love to you all,
Me & Jim
xo
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
My turn
Hi family,
Well, it's also been a pretty long time since I have added everything. So, here it goes.
Life with our little love bug Lauryn is busy. She is an enthusiastic little girl, she has a smile that could melt the Grinch, and is growing and learning everyday. Lauryn is in a big girl bed now. She loves it! She discovered the freedom of her big girl bed about a week after being in it. It wasn't unusual (and still isn't) to go into her room after nap or night time and find her wearing her sparkling read shoes, the contents of her pj drawer on her crib, most stuffed animals wearing pull ups or diapers, and a couple of wipes around the room for good measure! Her books were everywhere. She loves to get dressed up, and won't leave her room without a pony tail or two. You can't put the child to bed without at least a half hour stint in the tub. The more bubbles the better. As we are running the water she says "pop, pop, pop" as she splashes to pop the bubbles. She is using a cup to drink from at meal times. She is very careful not to spill. Her favorite toy is her Maybe - which translates to baby! Her and Johnson are fast friends, however Johnson has felt the brunt of our two year old tornado more then once! Poor dog! Peanut, well he has become the upstairs cat when we are downstairs or the downstairs cut when we are upstairs. Their relationship is a work in progress! Lol! She LOVES daycare. Her first boyfriend is Bobby! She adores him! He's a hip little two year old that loves to take his clothes off and has the most consistent runny nose that I have ever seen. Miss Shannon gives Lauryn a sticker when we pick her up. The other day Miss Shannon informed me that Lauryn had some trouble listening... Oh, Lauryn! Lauryn has grown leaps and bounds with her speech. We are starting a 6 week session of speech therapy on March 2. Should be interesting!
Kyle is doing well.
He is gearing up for Daddy daycare! Kyles slow time is summer time. So, he will take over the majority of Lauryn's care. I found a job! Yipppppeee! (more deets in a few) Lauryn will continue to go to daycare on Tuesday and Thursdays and will have her first full time day on Tuesday March 15. Then, in September as Kyle heads into another season, Lauryn will start full on full time. Wow. There is so much more to think about now! Kyle is really looking forward to his time with Lauryn. They should have a blast this summer. It's pretty amazing to seem them together. It's also interesting to see how Lauryn is so different with us. Her and I will shop and play with her dolls and kitchen. Kyle and Lauryn will stretch her slinky and shake it, or have a muscle man pose off. We sing, and they jump! It is crazy.
As for me... I found a job! I interviewed with American Express. It's in Markham and about 40 minutes away. They offered me a position on Friday and I am so excited! It seems wonderful. Much like the Toronto Star. They have a benefit plan which starts right away. They have employee RRSP and stock options, they have a gym and great cafeteria with Swiss chalet in the building, and subsidized daycare down the street. I start March 14. Don't know what my hours will be yet, but once they check my background and references, I will receive my formal offer of employment. I am really excited!
We celebrated a year since Lauryn's referral on Feb. 12. I can't believe it's been a year already! Wow! Time sure does go quick. We also got together with some other families that we travelled to China with to celebrate Chinese New Year. It was incredible. So neat to see how all the kids have changed to drastically. We had a great afternoon.
I hear the pitter patter of little feet upstairs. I guess nap time is over! Wonder what she will be wearing by the time I get to her room!
Ohhh, Lauryn!
Hope everyone is doing well.
Love to you all.
Lxo
Well, it's also been a pretty long time since I have added everything. So, here it goes.
Life with our little love bug Lauryn is busy. She is an enthusiastic little girl, she has a smile that could melt the Grinch, and is growing and learning everyday. Lauryn is in a big girl bed now. She loves it! She discovered the freedom of her big girl bed about a week after being in it. It wasn't unusual (and still isn't) to go into her room after nap or night time and find her wearing her sparkling read shoes, the contents of her pj drawer on her crib, most stuffed animals wearing pull ups or diapers, and a couple of wipes around the room for good measure! Her books were everywhere. She loves to get dressed up, and won't leave her room without a pony tail or two. You can't put the child to bed without at least a half hour stint in the tub. The more bubbles the better. As we are running the water she says "pop, pop, pop" as she splashes to pop the bubbles. She is using a cup to drink from at meal times. She is very careful not to spill. Her favorite toy is her Maybe - which translates to baby! Her and Johnson are fast friends, however Johnson has felt the brunt of our two year old tornado more then once! Poor dog! Peanut, well he has become the upstairs cat when we are downstairs or the downstairs cut when we are upstairs. Their relationship is a work in progress! Lol! She LOVES daycare. Her first boyfriend is Bobby! She adores him! He's a hip little two year old that loves to take his clothes off and has the most consistent runny nose that I have ever seen. Miss Shannon gives Lauryn a sticker when we pick her up. The other day Miss Shannon informed me that Lauryn had some trouble listening... Oh, Lauryn! Lauryn has grown leaps and bounds with her speech. We are starting a 6 week session of speech therapy on March 2. Should be interesting!
Kyle is doing well.
He is gearing up for Daddy daycare! Kyles slow time is summer time. So, he will take over the majority of Lauryn's care. I found a job! Yipppppeee! (more deets in a few) Lauryn will continue to go to daycare on Tuesday and Thursdays and will have her first full time day on Tuesday March 15. Then, in September as Kyle heads into another season, Lauryn will start full on full time. Wow. There is so much more to think about now! Kyle is really looking forward to his time with Lauryn. They should have a blast this summer. It's pretty amazing to seem them together. It's also interesting to see how Lauryn is so different with us. Her and I will shop and play with her dolls and kitchen. Kyle and Lauryn will stretch her slinky and shake it, or have a muscle man pose off. We sing, and they jump! It is crazy.
As for me... I found a job! I interviewed with American Express. It's in Markham and about 40 minutes away. They offered me a position on Friday and I am so excited! It seems wonderful. Much like the Toronto Star. They have a benefit plan which starts right away. They have employee RRSP and stock options, they have a gym and great cafeteria with Swiss chalet in the building, and subsidized daycare down the street. I start March 14. Don't know what my hours will be yet, but once they check my background and references, I will receive my formal offer of employment. I am really excited!
We celebrated a year since Lauryn's referral on Feb. 12. I can't believe it's been a year already! Wow! Time sure does go quick. We also got together with some other families that we travelled to China with to celebrate Chinese New Year. It was incredible. So neat to see how all the kids have changed to drastically. We had a great afternoon.
I hear the pitter patter of little feet upstairs. I guess nap time is over! Wonder what she will be wearing by the time I get to her room!
Ohhh, Lauryn!
Hope everyone is doing well.
Love to you all.
Lxo
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
I am long overdue for an update here....so here goes!
Actually, there is not really a lot of news from my little corner of the world.
Work: I am missing the long term care nursing and have an interview at a nursing home in Coburg on Thursday evening. I have a passion about long term care nursing that I really don't have for community nursing. So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this may be the change and challenge that I need career wise that will take me to retirement....
Personal: I am still loving my living arrangements. My "Nanny Pad" is perfect! It is so nice to spend time with the boys when ever I have the time and they have the desire..lol Declan is such a clever little boy. It is interesting watching him grow, making friends, learning to read, learning and speaking French, being a wonderful big brother and so much more. I look forward to our time together. Alister is funny, cute, and his little personality is developing more and more every day. I love it when he cuddles beside me in my chair, and all the new words that he has learned, his manners are amazing (as are his brother's), and he makes me laugh. When he runs to the door for a hug when I come home it is the most awesome thing. Then there are the times when he will not get off the couch to say hello...lol
I enjoy being close to Angela, although it seems that we really don't get a lot of time together....she is busy busy .... hockey, karate, swimming lessons and just life.... Wade and I have developed a wonderful friendship and it is all working well in my life!
My opinion on the Mother/Daughter weekend: The older I get and the worse my arthritis gets the more I know that I DO NOT want to do another survivor game. I know that nobody wants me on their team and that I will be the first or maybe the second one voted off...therefore, if we are going to do something that is competitive, I feel the playing ground should be fair for all who play...that's my thoughts on that!
Personal/Fun: Went to see a hypnotist with Lorraine, Jim, Barb and Steve last Friday night. It was so much fun....we laughed till our cheeks hurt. Jim got up on the stage and was just hilarious.
I went to London for the weekend with Jim to help Donna and Sierrah move...it was a good weekend. They have a really nice place and I hope that they are happy there. Sarah and Donna decorated Sierrah's room so it would be all ready for her the first time she saw their new home....you should have see her, she was so excited and surprised. They did such a good job, it was a princess room for their little princess and it was awesome. Loved seeing the "London crew" and happy to help! I am looking forward to Donna's visit this coming weekend.
I got a new car...yippee...I love it. Got a 2007 Jeep Compass....black...I am really enjoying it!
Well, enough for now, I promise to try and do better blogging and update more often.
Love to you all..xo
Work: I am missing the long term care nursing and have an interview at a nursing home in Coburg on Thursday evening. I have a passion about long term care nursing that I really don't have for community nursing. So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this may be the change and challenge that I need career wise that will take me to retirement....
Personal: I am still loving my living arrangements. My "Nanny Pad" is perfect! It is so nice to spend time with the boys when ever I have the time and they have the desire..lol Declan is such a clever little boy. It is interesting watching him grow, making friends, learning to read, learning and speaking French, being a wonderful big brother and so much more. I look forward to our time together. Alister is funny, cute, and his little personality is developing more and more every day. I love it when he cuddles beside me in my chair, and all the new words that he has learned, his manners are amazing (as are his brother's), and he makes me laugh. When he runs to the door for a hug when I come home it is the most awesome thing. Then there are the times when he will not get off the couch to say hello...lol
I enjoy being close to Angela, although it seems that we really don't get a lot of time together....she is busy busy .... hockey, karate, swimming lessons and just life.... Wade and I have developed a wonderful friendship and it is all working well in my life!
My opinion on the Mother/Daughter weekend: The older I get and the worse my arthritis gets the more I know that I DO NOT want to do another survivor game. I know that nobody wants me on their team and that I will be the first or maybe the second one voted off...therefore, if we are going to do something that is competitive, I feel the playing ground should be fair for all who play...that's my thoughts on that!
Personal/Fun: Went to see a hypnotist with Lorraine, Jim, Barb and Steve last Friday night. It was so much fun....we laughed till our cheeks hurt. Jim got up on the stage and was just hilarious.
I went to London for the weekend with Jim to help Donna and Sierrah move...it was a good weekend. They have a really nice place and I hope that they are happy there. Sarah and Donna decorated Sierrah's room so it would be all ready for her the first time she saw their new home....you should have see her, she was so excited and surprised. They did such a good job, it was a princess room for their little princess and it was awesome. Loved seeing the "London crew" and happy to help! I am looking forward to Donna's visit this coming weekend.
I got a new car...yippee...I love it. Got a 2007 Jeep Compass....black...I am really enjoying it!
Well, enough for now, I promise to try and do better blogging and update more often.
Love to you all..xo
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Hey Everybody!
I know, I know . . . way too long since I gave an update so here goes . . .
I went back to work on Jan 5th & Tim switched to a continential shift the 2nd week of Jan. What this means for us is that Reid only goes to daycare Mon, Tues & Fri one week & Wed, Thur the next week. So it allows Reid to spend more time w/ Mommy & Daddy. It also means that Tim now works every other weekend. He is enjoying all this. He gets to spend more time w/ Reid & he is enjoying his new job. He is on call every day so gets to do a variety of runs/jobs. We found a sitter on Harmony which is the road Mom lives on (5 minute drive from our place, if that). She is inexpensive, we went to high school w/ her & a couple of acquaintances of ours send their kids there too. So being a working Mom has all gone way better than I expected. Don't get me wrong there are things that totally suck . . . like Reid crying when I drop him off & actually clinging to me when I go to hand him over to the sitter . . . but things are good overall. There is not enough hours in the day to do everything & I really miss spending my days w/ him but knowing that he is w/ Tim some of the week helps. Tim has a new iphone (which I regret more & more each day not getting myself one!) & he takes video of his days w/ Reid so I don't miss too much. Last week Reid walked 6 feet to the front window & 6 feet back without us even encouraging him. It was pretty awesome to watch.
So a little more about Reid . . . We turned his car seat around so he now gets to face the front which I think we all like better. He is just about ready for 1 nap a day instead of 2 (I think!). He was given a batman 4 wheeler for xmas & he just gets right up on it & starts driving , although he needs to start steering! He is just about clapping properly. He still enjoys dancing & music. He seems to learn new noises/words every week. We love him to death & he makes us laugh & smile everyday! Last week he had to go back to Sick Kids to f/u on the hernia he had in his groin. The one in the belly button has totally disappeared. They did an ultrasound & he was also examined by the dr. The dr thinks that the one in the groin was never actually a hernia. He thinks it was just his testicle moving up. His one testicle still has a wide range of movement still (which is OK but supports the theory - it will loss this movement over time). So they are booking us another f/u in 6 months but feel there is nothing to worry about. All this is common for premature boys.
My first week back to work I received an email from the guy who hired me @ London Life. The company he is w/ now (Insurance Protection Group) was hiring & he wanted to know if I was interested in what they had to offer . . . HELL YES! They had apparently received 200 applications for the job, only wanted to interview 5 of them & none of the 5 had experience. So I had 2 interviews & they offerred me the job. It was a $5100 raise for me & is an admin role instead of a sales role. So I started on Feb 14th. 1st week has gone well & I think I will be happy there (according to Tim I better be as I will be stuck @ this job forever!).
Mom & Steven got us gift certificates for Xmas so we decided to finally get moving on the trim & baseboard in the livingroom & kitchen. Tim & Steven actually made it themselves from pine. We also bought interior doors/knobs for the kitchen, bedroom & bathrooms. It is a lot of work but I am sure it will be well worth it when it is all done. Lots of staining & painting left to do.
Reid was sick this week. It was the first time we had to figure out what to do as we both had to work. We did not think he should go to the sitter. He was up 2 nights coughing & not sleeping properly. Since it was my 1st week of work we decided Tim would call in sick. Not only did we lose a days pay but we still had to pay the sitter! The up side is he slept in until 9:45am this morning . . . I woke up @ 9:30AM a little freaked as he never sleeps this late. He is napping now (2 hrs so far, again totally not typical!). Hopefully he is all better by next Wed when he is due to go to the sitter again.
So I was thinking the other day about our next McKown family get together. There was talk about doing another Amazing Race. So I have added a poll to see what the majority are interested in. So please take the time to vote so we can get planning this yrs event(s).
Happy belated birthday to Nathan & we hope everyone had a good Valentine's Day.
I will do my best to make blogging more of a priority in 2011! If there is anyone not on the blog who should be or would like to be added please forward me their email & I will add them.
xo
I went back to work on Jan 5th & Tim switched to a continential shift the 2nd week of Jan. What this means for us is that Reid only goes to daycare Mon, Tues & Fri one week & Wed, Thur the next week. So it allows Reid to spend more time w/ Mommy & Daddy. It also means that Tim now works every other weekend. He is enjoying all this. He gets to spend more time w/ Reid & he is enjoying his new job. He is on call every day so gets to do a variety of runs/jobs. We found a sitter on Harmony which is the road Mom lives on (5 minute drive from our place, if that). She is inexpensive, we went to high school w/ her & a couple of acquaintances of ours send their kids there too. So being a working Mom has all gone way better than I expected. Don't get me wrong there are things that totally suck . . . like Reid crying when I drop him off & actually clinging to me when I go to hand him over to the sitter . . . but things are good overall. There is not enough hours in the day to do everything & I really miss spending my days w/ him but knowing that he is w/ Tim some of the week helps. Tim has a new iphone (which I regret more & more each day not getting myself one!) & he takes video of his days w/ Reid so I don't miss too much. Last week Reid walked 6 feet to the front window & 6 feet back without us even encouraging him. It was pretty awesome to watch.
So a little more about Reid . . . We turned his car seat around so he now gets to face the front which I think we all like better. He is just about ready for 1 nap a day instead of 2 (I think!). He was given a batman 4 wheeler for xmas & he just gets right up on it & starts driving , although he needs to start steering! He is just about clapping properly. He still enjoys dancing & music. He seems to learn new noises/words every week. We love him to death & he makes us laugh & smile everyday! Last week he had to go back to Sick Kids to f/u on the hernia he had in his groin. The one in the belly button has totally disappeared. They did an ultrasound & he was also examined by the dr. The dr thinks that the one in the groin was never actually a hernia. He thinks it was just his testicle moving up. His one testicle still has a wide range of movement still (which is OK but supports the theory - it will loss this movement over time). So they are booking us another f/u in 6 months but feel there is nothing to worry about. All this is common for premature boys.
My first week back to work I received an email from the guy who hired me @ London Life. The company he is w/ now (Insurance Protection Group) was hiring & he wanted to know if I was interested in what they had to offer . . . HELL YES! They had apparently received 200 applications for the job, only wanted to interview 5 of them & none of the 5 had experience. So I had 2 interviews & they offerred me the job. It was a $5100 raise for me & is an admin role instead of a sales role. So I started on Feb 14th. 1st week has gone well & I think I will be happy there (according to Tim I better be as I will be stuck @ this job forever!).
Mom & Steven got us gift certificates for Xmas so we decided to finally get moving on the trim & baseboard in the livingroom & kitchen. Tim & Steven actually made it themselves from pine. We also bought interior doors/knobs for the kitchen, bedroom & bathrooms. It is a lot of work but I am sure it will be well worth it when it is all done. Lots of staining & painting left to do.
Reid was sick this week. It was the first time we had to figure out what to do as we both had to work. We did not think he should go to the sitter. He was up 2 nights coughing & not sleeping properly. Since it was my 1st week of work we decided Tim would call in sick. Not only did we lose a days pay but we still had to pay the sitter! The up side is he slept in until 9:45am this morning . . . I woke up @ 9:30AM a little freaked as he never sleeps this late. He is napping now (2 hrs so far, again totally not typical!). Hopefully he is all better by next Wed when he is due to go to the sitter again.
So I was thinking the other day about our next McKown family get together. There was talk about doing another Amazing Race. So I have added a poll to see what the majority are interested in. So please take the time to vote so we can get planning this yrs event(s).
Happy belated birthday to Nathan & we hope everyone had a good Valentine's Day.
I will do my best to make blogging more of a priority in 2011! If there is anyone not on the blog who should be or would like to be added please forward me their email & I will add them.
xo
Friday, February 11, 2011
Happy #2 to you dear Alister!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Wellll
So it is now February and there is nothing new in anyones life?? What is up with that..lol..I will let you all know what is happening in London town!Thanks to Aunt Norma and Uncle Jim for coming London way to help with out move..It is so much appreciated and it was so nice to see you both..Sierrah and I have moved to our new home. It is awesome..we actually have room for visitors!! So come on down..lol..once i get a car then we will be that way for a couple of days. Sierrah starts gymnastics on Thursday so that is very exciting. I have to go on Thursday to register her into jk..WTF where did that time go?? but I am very glad it is here cause this daycare thing is a bit much!! Jesus I don't know how I ever did it with 2!!!
Jackie is doing pretty much the same..trying to get into a rehab/detox. depends when you talk to her as to which she is going to seek out! Sarah is fine..I know mom was right when she said that she was an Angel..cause truthfully she is..I am not sure I could do any of this without her!
She needs a new job though..lol...her job sucks!! lol
So there you have it in a nut shell..We shall keep you all posted as to the happenings of Life in London Town..lol..
282 High Street Apt#2 London N6C 4L4
226-663-3637 yes that is a new phone..it is called a landline!! lol
Our love to you all
xoxo
Donna & Sierrah
Jackie is doing pretty much the same..trying to get into a rehab/detox. depends when you talk to her as to which she is going to seek out! Sarah is fine..I know mom was right when she said that she was an Angel..cause truthfully she is..I am not sure I could do any of this without her!
She needs a new job though..lol...her job sucks!! lol
So there you have it in a nut shell..We shall keep you all posted as to the happenings of Life in London Town..lol..
282 High Street Apt#2 London N6C 4L4
226-663-3637 yes that is a new phone..it is called a landline!! lol
Our love to you all
xoxo
Donna & Sierrah
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Happy New Year `
Us folk here in London would like to wish the entire family a very Happy New Year! Health and Happiness to each and every one of us! It was nice to spend some time with all of you over the holidays! Once I get a more reliable set of wheeles I/we will come back that way for more then just one night!
Our love to all of you
Donna & Garry
Sarah & Jackie & Sierrah
xoxoxoxoxo
Our love to all of you
Donna & Garry
Sarah & Jackie & Sierrah
xoxoxoxoxo
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