Eeeeeewwwww!!

I just had to sign Susannahs school math test and it smells REALLY bad of cigarette smoke :( She wrote the test yesterday....so do the teachers smoke in the staff room still these days or does her teacher smoke THAT much at home while he marks papers???? For it to smell so strongly STILL???

I figured they wouldn't be allowed to smoke in the staff room these days - it can't be allowed right - here in Alberta???? So it must be at home while marking the papers?

Come and by my IMMEDIATE neighbour!!!

www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=7750935

Our neighbours are selling - these are the people who used to live in our house!! They then built a house up in the top part of the land and sold off the major part of the land (where we are) and moved to their house that they are now selling. Their kids are grown up now and they have Grandchildren and I guess they no longer need their acreage..the boys will be sorry to lose their dog sitting job!

I have to say though that I have NO idea where this 'riding arena' is supposed to be...because I'm looking out of my window now and I can't see a 'riding arena' hahahaha um is that realtor speak for 'overgrown field with pretty white fence around it???? He's selling the place himself so I assume thats why he's used those terms....

Anyway I hope we get nice neighbours because they've been very good neighbours really. It's a shame it isn't one of the other neighbours - we want one of our other neighbours to sell - so we can buy the land - but these are the wrong neighbours because their land isn't really worth us buying.

Come and be my neighbour :)

Tara update.....

Please continue to keep Tara and her Daughter in your thoughts - they remain in hospital and Taras last update at 3am this morning was not good. 'K' remains in pain and vomiting. She has an NG tube (a tube that goes via the nose and throat into the stomach for nutrition normally but could be being used for an alternative reason) and IV and if this doesn't help will require surgery. Tara hasn't slept for 24 hours and was already sleep deprived prior to this because of nightmares due to the fire.

This is all so unfair with all they have been through. They really need a break!

Blown away.....

Being blown around by the wind yesterday at Millennium Place reminded me of the scene from Unfaithful where Diane Lane is blown about in Soho, New York City by the strong winds until she falls into Olivier Martinez and hurts her knee. It put me in the mood to watch the movie, so last night Lloyd and I snuggled up and watched Unfaithful while the wind continued to blow around our little house outside.

This morning the winds have died down and we are left with a dusting of snow and hazardous roads coated in freezing rain. There seem to be endless road accidents this morning in Edmonton. Lloyd drove Chris into the transit centre this morning and picked up coffee at Timmys before coming home - he's not working today (Yay). I'm having my hair cut at lunchtime and then this afternoon we are off to see TWILIGHT at the movies :) WOOHOO the day has finally arrived :)

Meteor over Edmonton yesterday!!!

Lloyd and Chris saw a flash over Edmonton on their way home form work yesterday. Chris came in and told me that they had heard on the radio that it was a suspected meteor!! So we put the tv on and sure enough they were saying it was a suspected meteor over Edmonton but they have no idea where it had landed and it had been seen in the sky all across Alberta and as far away as Saskatchewan!! Luckily some people caught it on camera but we didn't see these until this morning! Cool huh? Lloyd and Chris were lucky enough to see a little bit of history! :) I'm impressed but Lloyd isn't! I think it's very X-File-ish but of course Lloyd is all depressing and pessimistic (I tend to be Tiggerish and he is all Eeyore-ish lol) and he says it's more like Armageddon!!! hahahahaha)

My little Paddington Bear...

I've decided Samuel is Paddington Bear reincarnated!!! His favourite sandwich is a marmalade sandwich (which he is eating right this very second for breakfast) and he also LOVES cocoa to drink.

I think I'm going to have to find a Paddington Bear book for him for Christmas that mentions marmalade sandwiches and cocoa!!!