The Word of the day is.....Obsequious

obsequious
(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive.

Are you FREAKING Kidding me????

Yeah so you remember the post from yesterday where I mentioned my breaks needed work??

Clearly they didn't fix them properly. Today I had a meeting out in Berwick, I had to be there by 9:30am. Well I started on my merry way, for whatever reason I needed to tap my break to slow down and the back drivers side break jammed on rather quickly!!! So I did some fancy spin and came to a very abrupt stop. Now the rear wheel on the drivers side won't turn at all. On top of being royally ticked I am a little sore after the incident too.

For the record

I HATE CARS!!!


Darling Husband, please come home soon before I loose my mind!!!!!

Car Repairs...The Saga Continues

My car decided to take another hissy fit! Apparently it needed new wires and plugs and some other obscure parts I had never heard of. NOW apparently there is something wrong with the back breaks. Seriously???

If Ashley were home I am sure he could fix the stupid thing, or at least know if this garage is ripping me off or not. UGH!

Seriously starting to think I need to move into my office and be done with cars!!!

Sunday Night Confessions

I confess:

• I got up late and was pushed for time. I ended up wearing mismatched socks to work. No one noticed but it was still uncomfortable.
• I had to stay late at work, again....we were short staffed (again)
• Victoria has a nasty flu....poor kid feels terrible...fever...cough...stuffed up...yeah the whole package.
• Ashely is too freaking far away and we need him HOME!!! Of course Victoria wants him and he's away...ARGH!!
• I confess I am to tired to finish this list....

For all of life's unnecessary dama

Someone on one of the BBC boards I belong to posted this link. Seriously if they make an actual drama button I can carry around with me I want one!!

So without further adieu: For all life's unnecessary drama I present to you

THE DRAMA BUTTON

http://www.dramabutton.com/

I want one! How many people do you think I could tick off with one lol???

A Letter To Mr Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Guy

Dear Mr Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Guy,

I am sure you don't remember me but I am the sesame seed bagel (toasted with butter) girl whom was standing behind you in line and Tim Horton's this morning (I was the blond in the blue coat). Much to my dismay after receiving my order and leaving the store I discovered they must have switched our orders. Had I not been almost to Berwick (stuck in construction on the 101) when I noticed I would have alerted the "highly talented" staff of the error. On a side note I did enjoy your bagel. Hopefully my order was to your liking.

Sincerely,

Mrs Sesame Seed Bagel (toasted with butter)

Preview of more Wedding Pictures!

Hi!!! We have had a nice long weekend. We took in some local fireworks and a parade. Nothing overly exciting, but enough to keep us out of trouble. Here are some more wedding picture previews. I can't wait to have the rest to show you all!!!

Enjoy!!

Why do I even bother wasting my money on toys???

For whatever reason we had purchased a stupid number of plastic cups for something and the extra went to Victoria for her play kitchen. I left her out in the family room watching TV while I finished some things up in the other room. When I came back I found her playing with the cups. SHE DID THIS FOR HOURS!!! Remind me why we buy her toys???

First Day Of Grade 2

Today was the first day back to school in our neck of the woods. Victoria was really excited to get back. I ended up driving her so I could meet her teachers (whom I LOVE by the way) and take some all important photos. Here are some of my favorites!


By the sign in front of the school:



Hanging up her Sweater and backpack:




Sitting at her desk in her new classroom:





Showing me where her lunchbox goes:






Getting off the bus at the end of the day:

Preview of some Wedding Pictures

I'M BACK!! The last few months have flown by with the wedding plans. I am posting a few wedding pictures as a preview. I will be posting more in the coming days/weeks!

June Dance Recital Randoms

I am sorry for being so slack! Victoria had her dance recitals on the weekend. I am posting a couple cute ones of her in her Pocahontas costume. I will post more once I get organized...I just don't know when that will be lol!!

A Long Weekend...but in ALL the wrong ways!!

This was my weekend off...PLUS it is Victoria Day here in Canada, so that made it an extra long weekend. So what were my plans for this weekend?? What did I do with my 4 days off??

I looked after a sick 6 year old with the stomach flu!!! Poor little Victoria was super sick all weekend. Even today she sill isn't eating of acting like herself. This weekend has seemed to drag on forever. I feel bad because not much I do seems to be making her feel much better.

Was it a long weekend? OH YES but in ALL the WRONG ways!!

Victoria lost Another tooth!!!

When the bus stopped out at the end of the road today, I was greeted with a VERY happy 6 year old carrying a small film containter shaking it at me. Apparently just prior to getting on the bus she lost her tooth. Victoria's teacher was good enough to find an old 35 mm film container and put the tooth in that so she wouldn't loose it. Victoria told me she is super excited because this tooth is worth more. Later I would regret asking but I just had to know WHY exactly this tooth was worth "more".
Her response (and I quote)

"MOMMY EVERYONE KNOWS WHEN YOU LOOSE 5 TEETH IN A YEAR THE 5TH ONE GETS A BONUS!"


Who knew??? I will post pictures once I actually find where my camera went. I really need to clean this place....

My Princess Ballerina

Dance classes are almost over with for another year. Today Victoria decided to pick out her own dance outfit. Isn't my little princess ballerina cute??

Ringette Awards 2009

As promised here are some pictures from Victoria's ringette banquet and awards.

Latin Phrase/Advice for the day

Adversus solem ne loquitor --> Don't speak against the sun


In other words don't waste time arguing the obvious. Enough said!!

I HATE Boxes!!!!!

The renovations in the office are scheduled to start tomorrow (Thursday) and the massive amount of boxes that were assembled the past two weeks are now being filled as fast as humanly possible. I must say I was blessed with a dream team last night. The girls I had working with me were nothing short of a miracle. We exceeded our goal by a lot and the team work was out of this world. Everyone worked together so well. The little assembly line we had going was far more efficient than I thought possible. The girls switched around as they needed to so that no one got injured and we took frequent breaks whenever they needed. I couldn't have asked for more and each and every one of them exceeded my expectations. A special thanks to Kim and Pauline who put in massive overtime to help me out. I really appreciate it and I owe you girls BIG TIME!!!!


To give you an idea what we are dealing with box wise here are a couple pictures of the 1300+ boxes we have hanging around.


Myself with several full boxes...this is only the very small tip of a rather massive iceberg!!!





More boxes...yes we ran out of room and were even shoving them into peoples offices!!

I'm Still Alive!!!

I am sorry I have been missing in action the past two weeks. I will try and keep this short without leaving too much out.

Victoria has started soccer which will run until the end of the school year. She really seems to be enjoying it. She has joined the gardening club at school and she was so pleased to donate seeds from her grandfathers giant vegetables. Her progress for the recital is going along quite well although I am a bit miffed that I have to pay more for one of her recital costumes than originally planned. The recital will be taking place in a few weeks and I will be sure to post lots of pictures so you can all see her.

Ashley made it home a few weeks ago and stayed until last weekend. The time went way too fast and I am already counting down the days until his next set of leave.

The carpet in the office is for sure being removed. However we have been totally taken over by empty boxes that we will be using to pack everything into until all the work is complete. I am officially the queen of the boxes and to be honest I have contemplated making a fort with them and hiding until someone else has figured out where everything is going to go and has it all packed. The next week or so is going to be mega stressful and I will be surprised if we can make the whole week without an injury.

I have also noticed that my HIM certification exam is scheduled for next Wednesday morning at 9am. This isn't a problem other than I am scheduled to work all night the night before. I think I will have to see about using a vacation day or switching a shift. Otherwise I think I may die.

I think that pretty much catches you all up with what has been going on in our little world. I will do better with the updates I promise!!!

The truth is found on YouTube...

Well in this case anyway. A coworker and I were talking about Hugh Laurie (the actor who plays Gregory House on House MD). I told her he did a guest spot on Friends back in the late 90s. She thought I was kidding her. Thanks to YouTube I have proof!!

Enjoy!!

How to (almost) Make Coffee....

Step One: Get out coffee maker
Step Two: Plug in said coffee maker
Step Three: Put water in coffee carafe and pour into coffee maker reservoir
Step Four: Get coffee out of the freezer
Step Five: Try to put coffee into the basket only to realize you forgot the filter
Step Six: Remove the contents of 4 freaking cupboards before finding a package of coffee filters
Step Seven: Add new coffee filters to the shopping list
Step Eight: Place filter in basket, close lid and flip the coffee pot on
Step Nine: Come back 10 minutes later to find a carafe of hot water....and realize you forgot to add the flipping coffee!!!
Step Ten: Bin the hot water and head to Tim Hortons for an extra large single single...

WooHoo Ladies and Gentlemen we have FLIGHTS!!!

The flights have been booked! Ashley will be here on April 21!!! I am so excited! I think that he has worked out all the other minor details as well so it is just a matter of waiting until he gets here.

Just to know that Ashley's leave has been signed and approved was a help. Now that the flights are booked and I know he will actually be coming for more than a few days has taken the rest of the load off my mind. These next 3 weeks are going to drag on forever!!!!

Taking Strange News to a New Level...

Okay I know this is an old article but it was so off the wall if I didn't post the link I don't think ANYONE would have believed me!!!

http://www.wayodd.com/shock-art-veteran-cooks-meatballs-in-his-own-liposuctioned-fat/v/6239/

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/15/artist-cooks-meatbal.html


All I can say is EWWWWW!!!!