It's gonna be a long night....

and day.....

So I emailed Lloyd to wake him up in his hotel room at 10:45pm my time (5:45am his time). He phoned me to let me know he was awake. He drove up to Heathrow last night (today) because their weather is bad and he didn't want to risk getting stuck in traffic because of an accident on icy roads and missing his flight in the morning, so he booked into a hotel and spent the night close to the airport instead.

So now he is returning the car he hired for the week and then going to check in for his flight. He flew direct there but couldn't get a direct flight home so he has to transfer in Toronto :(

So now we've said goodbye and I won't speak to him again until he lands here in Edmonton :( it's going to be a long night and day :( I'm not used to that. I'm used to him emailing me and calling me constantly from work throughout his day. I hate flights and that you can't email during them. No phone call when I wake up..no message when I switch the computer on :(

The children will be so thrilled to see him :)

Tomorrow night can't come soon enough. Hurry home Lloyd.

One more sleep...

and he's home :)

Urgh.....

The night before Daddy arrives home, the night before pre-school starts, and two days before his birthday (and those all-important birthday pictures!!) and Sam gets hold of the scissors and cuts big chunks out of his hair!!!!!!!!

Oh sometimes I swear I could just strangle that child ...if he wasn't so cute and funny....I had to hide my face while I told him off because I was laughing while I said it - as were Chris, Laurie and Susie!

Laurie then made me a cup of tea to calm me down :)

I don't know that its very clear in the above pictures but he cut a big chunk out of the very top of his head and then kind of thinned out his fringe (bangs) so he has a really odd thin fringe and a big chunk missing from the very top of his head. Luckily it doesn't look too bad if I mess his hair up but if I brush it neatly (how it should be) it looks noticeable.

Oh and Sams eyes look black because I used the red eye remover - had to use Susannah's point and shoot as my SLR isn't working. In fact it really needs to go in and be fixed. Lloyd and I were talking last week about me buying a replacement. Maybe it's time to replace my Nikon. Then I don't have to worry about how long they take to fix the Nikon...my lenses could do with some maintenance too....professional cleaning etc too - they've been used daily for three years now.

I'm not sure what camera to get...I've been looking at a few. My camera is so important to me, I haven't been able to use my SLR for about a month now - I really missed it over Christmas - I didn't get ANY decent pictures. This year we have several people coming to stay and I am going to need my camera.

The Funeral

Lloyd has been to his Granddads funeral this morning, over in England and is currently mingling with everyone after the service. He's emailed me a few times to let me know how everything has gone, so I know he's ok.

He did make me laugh because he said that his coat really WAS a good match to the funeral directors!!! Hahahahaha!!!! (that was NOT the coat he wore by the way lol!!!!)

Wish I was there for you Lloyd.

This is the obituary from the local paper in Lloyds home town:

BROWN, FREDERICK
BROWN FREDERICK Passed away peacefully on December 20 aged 93. Much loved Father, Grandfather to Lloyd, Russell and Andrew, Great Grandfather to Jessica. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Funeral Service to take place 12.40pm Monday January 5 at Worthing Crematorium. Flowers and enquiries to Ian Hart Funeral Service Ltd. 92-94, Broadwater Street West. Worthing. West Sussex. BN14 9DE. Tel. 01903 206299.

Monday

Yay - normality returns (almost). Susie and Laurence are back at school today. The workmen start back on the new addition today.

Lloyd isn't home yet, but he would have been at work now anyway.

Abigail is homeschooled now and it has been nice not having her crying and shouting and complaining this morning. She is still asleep. She is like me and NOT a morning person.

So the house is filled with calm. I have plans to head out and get the things I need for Sams birthday on Wednesday. I also have some work for Abigail to complete.

Tomorrow Sam returns to Pre K. Abby and I will swim and run.

The girls return to dance classes tomorrow too.

Wednesday is Sams birthday and he wants to go to the museum to see the dead bison :) funny kid ;) its his favourite thing!