Mar 22, 2007

gobble gobble........

.....Farmgirl Fares 'gobble gobble gobble' photograph today is just gorgeous isn't it?????

comments - attention MOMMASPAZ!!!

Yet again I don't seem to be able to comment on some blogs......its been a while with some grrrrr why does that happen???

Anyway, one of them is Mommaspaz's blog and today it really upset me that I couldn't post on there...so I am going to post this here and HOPE that she reads..

Mommaspaz...congratulations on giving up smoking :) Thats wonderful for you and you've done great!!! Stick with it - you can do this!!!! Keep your fingers busy with writing or scrapbooking or something......avoid activities you would normally do while smoking....chew gum!!! Lol.....I've never been a smoker so no idea if these would work but they help me when I'm trying not to eat as much lol!

Anyway, good for you!!! :) let us know how it goes!!

My lightbulb moment....

Midnight last night, in the bathroom, I have a lightbulb moment.......I realized that I hate being told HOW to do something if I have not asked.......BUT if I ask how to do something I don't mind being told at all.....

Like I wanted to know how to add a Youtube vidoe clip to my blog....so I asked Mommaspaz how to do it and she told me and that was great :)

But if someone tells me how to do something (on the computer or in real life) and I have NOT asked, then that really pisses me off.......I feel like just saying "Did I ASK you to tell me that???? Huh??? Huh????????"

So I was thinking back over the last few years and I realise that those people who have pissed me off have often tried to tell me how to do something!!!

lol!

So if you ever think about telling me how to do something....unless I ask DON'T!!!!! Because if I gave a shit about how to do it I would ask...OK???????


lol!

I have no idea why I posted about this or why its a big thing (actually its not really) but for some reason until last night I had never thought about it :)

I like our fish.

Yesterday I cleaned Goldie's tank out......we do it about once a week.....when he/ she goes back in she always seems so grateful and happy to have oxygen again lol! she can finally sit on the bottom of the tank and breathe without having to go up for air! In don't know if it's because we have well water or not, but the oxygen levels in the water don't last very long.....

Anyway I was thinking how much I really like Goldie...she is the most sociable fish I have ever had...if you walk over to the tank she comes over to meet you and she practically eats the food right from your hand.....she comes right up to your fingers as you sprinkle it in.....she just seems to love attention and love :)

So she may have been Abigails fish originally but I have adopted her as my own.....I hope she lives a year or two......I had a goldfish when I was a teen called Vimto.....he lived almost 4 years!!! Then my ex had this hideously ugly black fish with big bulging eyes and that lived about a year...I did NOT like that fish.....

Last year we put 100 fish in our pond to try and reduce the number of mosquitoes.....I loved watching them but then the pond got covered in duckweed and we couldn't see the fish any more.......this year I'd like to find a way to get rid of the duck weed...but I don't want a fountain.....

Date night...

Last night was date night....we had to run to the Disney store so we headed to WEM and had dinner in The Old Spaghetti Factory......they sat us in a corner booth which was really cosy....the menu's and the table mats have old black and white photographs and information about Edmonton....and it said that much of the stained glass in the restaurant came from old churches and buildings in Edmonton many years ago......I thought that was wonderful......we were sat below an old stained glass window that was dedicated to a man who ahd died...by his wife! How wonderful!

Last time we went to The Old Spaghetti Factory, was in Banff last Fall......we liked it then too! They bring you a wooden plank with a big loaf of crusty bread on it and two types of butter.......then you get a salad and then the main course...I had the lasagna and a side of mushrooms (VERY good!!)

After dinner we strolled around the stores...Lloyd was sad because Tommy was closed and he had wanted some shirts for work....so we went to the toy store instead lol..I bought a geode for Laurie...its like a round stone and he gets to hit it with a hammer and inside will be like a little crystal cave......Jeannette Walls from The Glass Castle used to collect them as a child!

We had no luck finding a Jasmine costume - or any Disney Princess costume so we headed to Toys R Us instead and they were refurbishing the store so we then headed to Toys R Us on Calgary TRail and they didn't have anything either.....we bought a 6+ Rapunzel dress but when we got home it didn't fit Susie so I guess Abby can dress up in that!

West Edmonton Mall is the worlds largest mall (at the moment at least) and they are about to start filming a movie there - so ALL the CHristmas decorations are still up in the mall including Santas grotto.......So here we are in March.....and we are walking around a really Christmasy mall and it felt so strange but kind of nice :) I suggested Lloyd buy me a Christmas gift but he didn't seem keen lol! Sigh!!!

We did look at running shoes though! BUT I didn't have any socks on so I didn't bother trying any on......as soon as our driveway is cleared of ice and snow I will get kitted out again to run....I really enjoyed it last year.

When we got home I posted a cry for help on linkingparents.com and it has been so long since I have been there that I flicked through the forums and caught up on some of the gossip.....a lot of the people there never change.......still very opinionated and rude.....but there are people there I like to chat with too...

Well I should go and check on the laundry.

A good morning.....

I was up at 3am popping advil and cold fx to try and shift this sor throat...I hope it doesn't come to anything.......I soon got back to sleep thankfully! I was then up just after 7am and felt ready to start the day.....(makes a change!!! lol)

I dropped Abigail at preschool and then drove over to the restaurant to meet Val and CHristie for breakfast! I had a really nice morning with them.....laughing and chatting about all kinds of things....Christie showed Sam how to have a snowball fight in a restaurant (rolled up balls of napkins lol) The time flew by and at 11:30 I had to leave and get Abigail......

I drove home with Josh Groban blasting out and me singing along :) Sam and I drove around the lakeside park to see if the ice was melting yet and then we went to pick Abigail up.......after that we drove all around the golf course and then came home......

Sam didn't want his lunch so Abigail ate his as well and then wanted more too...she must be having a growth spurt..she put on her Dora pants (jeans) today and they are like cropped trousers......I will ahve to head to Please Mom for some more for her.......why do these kids keep growing??? I think I will just have to stop feeding them!! ;)

Since I've been home, I've done some laundry, poured some hot water over the ice outside to try and melt it faster.....I STILL can't scoop the poop yet because its still frozen solid....I really want to get it cleaned up out there...its nasty!

Susie is having 'fairytale day' at school today...she is dressed as Cinderella in her rags........I sent her with a big bag of gold chocolate coins to share out....they are having a party lunch and playing games and one of the Moms is sending 'fairy cakes'.......

Today is the childrens last day at school for a week or so as it is Spring Break.....

I think I may get Chris to babysit one morning next week and take Susie to Leduc shopping...Val was telling me about the scrapbook stores there.....so I may check them out. I did say Cassie could come over and scrapbook so maybe Cassie can come with us!

Apart from the new sofas being delivered andf a few friends coming over for coffee, I don't think we have many plans for next week...

Christie as you are child free why don't we hit Value Village or Goodwill or County Clothesline child free??????? :)
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