I'm NOT going insane!!!!!

www.migrainepage.com/dcforum/discussion/1486.html

Thank goodness!! Other people have had coughs with Topamax and coughing too!!! The Pharmacists have all said it isn't a side effect! Doctors too! I thought it was still from the flu just lingering....or allergies from snow mold.....or perhaps asthma starting....or something else....

I've had this cough for months - since bing on these tablets - but I also had that weird flu like thing around the same time so it could ahve been from that....

But others have had a cough from these tablets too :)

Thats ok! I am NOT stopping these tablets - my migraines are so much better and I like the side effects of loss of appetite ;) the cough is annoying to me and others but...oh well ;)

Actually turns out there is quite a lot of info on coughing and Topamax - I should have just looked before instead of listening to the Pharmacist and Docs....I normally look for myself but this time I never got around to it!

Ok - anyway - we just got back from Costco...going to make my wonderful husband a cup of tea then we are off to bed!

Jennifer I am glad to see you got home safely! It was great to meet you :)

Sharon take it easy!

Val - yes I'd love you to come with me Wednesday if you can!

Goodnight everyone!

Tomorrow my youngest child starts preschool! OMG!!!

Dad....needles + Charlie

Dad - Susan (from 'It's My Blog') is making her little girl some shoes and is using leather but the leather is tough to sew so she thought she would try pig skin as she heard it is easier to sew - she wanted me to try Charlie and see is she is easier to sew - so I went outside and tried a few needles through Charlie to see how tough she is...hence the needles through Charlie the other day........



;)



Lol...as if I would!!!!!!

Actually Charlie has gone back into hibernation since the snow fell again. She is staying in her warm sty in the workshop cuddling up under heat lamps and not getting her big belly in the wet snow. This means the children have to trudge out there to feed her again which they are not too happy about. When the weather is good she spends the whole time by the house or wandering about near the porch so they don't have to go anywhere to give her food and drink as she comes to them.....lol!

Home again...

So, no Sasquatch was sighted today, but we did spot a very beautiful pregnant lady by the name of Jennifer :)

We met the wonderful Jennifer (Of 'Soleils Page' Blog) with the gorgeous Soleil herself! at the Millwoods mall for lunch today! It was so nice to meet them both at last - I have spoken to Jennifer by phone and I feel like I know her so well but we live so far apart that we hadn't yet met!

Today Jennifer was in town for a prenatal appointment and so we were able to meet up afterwards for lunch!!! :) Yay!!

For some reason I expected Jennifer to be really tall but she isn't much taller than me!!! I thought she'd be about 5'6" at least!!!

Soleil is just the cutest little thing! She has inherited this little nose-wrinkling thing from her Daddy which is just so so sweet :) she looks at you and smiles and wrinkles up her nose tight :)

We went to Smittys for lunch which was fun and actually not too stressful really (ie with Abby and Sam and not with Grace there!!), and afterwards we went to see a statue of a cutting horse that is the Grandfather or Great Grandfather (Jennifer will correct me here) of Jennifers horse Alibiransom!!! How wonderful is that!!!! Cutting is a sport and you can read more about it here (I had no idea what it was so had to look it up!!) www.ccha.ca/thecut.asp

Sam disappeared a couple of times and I think I could see Jennifer wondering how my oldest Son made it to 15 years of age in one piece :) We managed to get some pictures of the children playing on the cow before the security guards chased us away and Jennifer made a quick exit :)

I hope we didn't frighten you away from visiting with us again Jennifer! It was so lovely to meet you! Thank you so much for my Garden Fairy - at the moment she is sitting on my writing table in my bedroom :) I'm hoping she will make a wish and have all this snow disappear!

Have a safe drive back home Jennifer and I hope to see you both again very soon!

NEWSFLASH!!!!!

There was a news report on Global news this morning to say that all this fresh snow has brought sightings of the Sasquatch into Edmonton!!!!! OMG!!!!

It was seen in the NE Yellowhead area of Edmonton early Sunday evening....and they're hoping to lure it into the southside later this morning.......

Anyway.....this is just too good an opportunity to miss, so we are loading up the camera and all the lenses and getting in the truck and heading out. We figure if we go fairly South and central there is a chance we may catch a glimpse.....so we thought maybe Millwoods somewhere...

Wish us luck because it would make such a cool blog post!!!! A real live Sasquatch!!!!

Watch this space!!!!!!

Tess tagged me!

1. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
2. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment letting them know they've been tagged and to ask them to play along and to read your blog.

What I was doing 10 years ago - 1998

1 - I had been married to my first husband Nigel for 7 years
2 - I had three children. Chris was 5, 4, Laurie was 2 and Susannah was 3 months old.
3 - I was living in Stockport Cheshire, near Manchester
4 - I was officially homeschooling Chris and attending homeschooling workshops and groups weekly with the Manchester group as well as LLL groups monthly with the same group!
5 - I was meeting my wonderful friends Lianne and Julie weekly at least for coffee at each others houses (Oh I miss them both so much!!!)

Five things on my to-do list today
1 - have dinner in a little while
2 - take the clothes out of the tumble dryer and put the next load in
3 - put my purse in my handbag so I don't forget it tomorrow
4 - finish my chocolate milk
5 - cuddle Lloyd for the evening! (Lol it's Sunday - not much 'to do!)

Snacks I enjoy
1 - weetabix
2 - toast with marmite
3 - banana
4 - cheerios
5 - oatmeal raw with applesauce

Things I would do if I were a billionaire
1 - pay off all debts for us and our families
2 - get all the renovations done NOW and move out until they are all done.
3 - get Lloyd his Ferrari AND his Lamborghini
4 - Travel
5 - INVEST and DONATE LOTS

Five of my bad habits
1 - bad temper
2 - bad language
3 - laziness
4 - I obsess too much and then lose interest
5 - I hate being told what to do!


Five places I have lived
1 - Edinburgh, Scotland
2 - Epsom, Surrey
3 - Yeovil, Somerset
4 - Sherwood Park, AB
5 - Stockport, Cheshire

Five jobs I've had
1 - Psychiatric Nurse
2 - Counselor
3 - Sales Assistant - card store and lingerie store
4 - Homeschooling Mom
5 - teaching preschool (voluntary work)

Tag five people - Tara, Val, Susan, Monica, Jennifer, (and Monica - I have done your 7 thing but its in a note book upstairs so will type it out tomorrow!)

British snow pics....

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7333310.stm

If any of you would like to check out the pictures of the snow that hit the UK today (Sunday)....then you can click the link above....

I think picture 10 is Criccieth in North Wales, which is where my wonderful friend Lorraine lives. Lorraine and I used to share a portion of chips together once a week - we both homeschooled our children and she was just such a blast to spend time with :) Her DH is now a volunteer Lifeboat man in a little seaside village in North Wales :)

The UK doesn't get that much snow any more, so as you can see from the pictures, when it snows, they get out there and ake the most of every centimetre!!!!!

Springtime in Alberta...

Sunday at home............a typical Spring day in Alberta :)

So much for Spring clean up all weekend lol! Ah well - it's been a lovely weekend really even if we didn't get done what we had planned! And I have to admit I do feel much better having switched on the Weather Network this morning to see that it was snowing in the South of England today too :)

Oh what a lovely SMUG feeling that was :) Sorry everyone back home but I was expecting to hear how you were all gardening and enjoying being outside all day in temperatures in their teens!!! So although you don't have as much as us, at least you had snow too :)

Wet yucky not attractive snow!!! So at least we have the pretty stuff that we can enjoy looking at and photographing :)

Ok I'll stop being SMUG now I promise lol!

oh and the gorgeous Alberta blue skies....

Ok NOW...I'll stop........

;)

Welly boots...

My cool new welly boots in the snow today...I bought them for the Spring puddles not the snow.....but anyway......

They remind me of Glenda from Scrappers Haven.....as the other one has a skull on it :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas......

Little drummer boy.........

Sam practicing on his new drum kit today ;)

Clinging on for dear life.......

A few snapshots of some melting icicles in the afternoon sun......

Sarahs Bowtique!!

A friend of ours has started a new business!! If you have a little girl or know of anyone with a little girl then be sure to check out this store selling hair accessories!!

After a few weeks of crazy preparation and bow-making, Sarah’s Bowtique is officially up and running!


Visit www.sarahsbowtique.ca to see the bows, clippies and holders I have created. From mini bows to sheer loopy bows, to marabou ‘poofs’ to ribbon-covered clippies, there’s something for every little girl and every outfit!. There are many more to come as well, so check back often! Velvet bows and Korkers are next on my list of bows to create!

Every month, Sarah’s Bowtique will feature a different bow or clippie at a reduced price. This month, we are featuring our Ribbon-Covered Clippies at for only $1.50 per pair! Check back in May to find out what we chose for our next ‘Bow of the Month’. If a ribbon goes out of stock during a ‘Bow of the Month’ feature, I will do everything I can to get more in stock quickly. If this is not possible, I will refund you the cost of the clippie.

Please make sure you look at the ‘Colour Charts’ link before ordering any grosgrain ribbon bows. There, you will see every colour you could possibly have. At this point, because I am still in the ‘beginning phase’ of the business, I am continuing to build up my stock. If you see a colour on the chart that you would like, but I don’t have it in my ‘Available Colours’ list for a particular bow, please fill out the ‘Special Order’ field and list the colour you would like. I will gladly order that ribbon for you! Just allow an extra 2 – 3 weeks for delivery.

Also, please note that any ribbon you see in the ‘Ribbon-Covered Clippies’ section can be used for any of the bows made of 3/8 inch grosgrain ribbon. Simply select ‘Clippie Colour’ when ordering your bow, and specify which colour you would like in either the ‘Special Order’ field or in the comments section of the order form. The ribbon used on our Ribbon-Covered Clippies is specialty ribbon, many of which are only available at certain times of the year, so the selection will vary.

You will notice that a lot of the bows and clippies have fairly plain names. This is because they are awaiting someone to be named after! If you order a bow or clippie that does not have a little girl’s name, please note the name of the girl you are ordering the bow/clippie for and you might see her name on that bow permanently!

Due to the possibility of a large number of orders in the first few weeks of operation, please allow additional time for delivery.

Enjoy browsing the website and should you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact me at Kendra@sarahsbowtique.ca .

Sincerely,
Kendra Christie
Owner, Sarah’s Bowtique
‘Hair bows and clippies for the little princesses in your life, handcrafted in Canada’

Sad movie...yummy supper

I sat on the bed this afternoon while sorted out all his paperwork.....and I watched The World Trade Centre.....the movie with Nicholas Cage. It was ok. Typical tearjerker with the pregnant wife thinking her husband was dead in the fallen towers....happy endings of course.....(well, for the people in the movie but not for thousands of others of course).

After the movie the snow had stopped and we decided to head into town for something to eat, so we all got in the truck and went to Kelseys for supper. We have only been there once as a family - and that was in Red Deer and we thought it was useless and were not impressed at all with the food or service. Anyway we thought we'd try it again.

This time we were really impressed with the service AND the food :)

I had the Salmon Salad and it was gorgeous - it had mandarin pieces on it and sesame seeds sprinkled all over it, pieces of mushroom, a big piece of salmon cooked beautifully. The salad was gorgeous and fresh, the broccoli was lovely and crisp! Just yummy!

Chris had ribs and wings...HUGE!!!!!!

It was a nice meal :)

In fact it's been a nice day really :) I'm kind of glad it snowed and stopped us being busy all day :)

And now I am off to soak in the bath with People magazine!!!

So.....

What are you guys doing on this cold snowy blah day?????? (If you are here in Edmonton) And what are you doing if you are elsewhere on this lovely planet of ours?

If you are new to reading this blog of mine (Jacquie, Julie and Ingrid (all in England) have all started to read my blog this week) don't forget that you can leave comments or you can click on 'comments and read what other people have said. You can also click on the archives to the right and can click on the links to the right to read the blogs of other people who often leave comments here :)

Today I am crafting! I am working on a special project I need ready for the Summer. It isn't something I can post pictures of for a long while!

We are all staying home in the warm today - the children are all playing happily together thankfully - the weather seems to have everyone in a kind of giggly mood. Lloyd is doing more work on the bathroom so he is pottering around. The snow is still coming down.

Not the weekend we planned but it's actually kind of nice :) Cosy and everyone is happy :) I think it's nice when you know it isn't gong to last for weeks :)

Susan!

I've just been outside and stuck a couple of needles through Charlie...and while she did squeal quite a bit, I would say that it was fairly easy to get the needles through her skin so maybe pig leather is easier ;)

Ps. pinch that Jakey-boy of yours - I was looking forward to hearing all about the bugs and things at the John Janzen Centre this week!

Pps. I can't believe how big Samantha is now - I love her cute pigtails you did the other day :)

Ppps (ok everyone I WAS joking about Charlie.......I ONLY stuck ONE needle in (lol)