5 Kidless Days - Day 4

WOW! What a day! Woke up around 7:30 (again, way too early)...got up around 8:30...waited until 9:00 to go bug Steve. Our friend Vince came over & we moved our furniture into the master bedroom & Sammie's furniture back into her butterfly room. Tomorrow I'll do all the fun stuff to pretty it up like it was when I first made it for her 2 years ago (see picture below). In the process of doing all that it got rather...shall I say "stinky" upstairs. Shower time was the highlight of my day...LOL.

For lunch (around 1:30) we went to a local pub for fish & chips (well, I ordered nachos...big mistake). We hung out for the afternoon & had supper of leftover shrimp & rice...Mmmmm...very yummy. Then we went to see Dark Night. It was really good...Heath Ledger was amazing as the Joker. Now I'm home, sitting at my computer typing & eating caramel ice cream...yum. Soon I'll go to bed...can't wait for tomorrow...kid's will be here around 7:00 pm. GOD I miss them!
So, that's it...see ya'll later (so to speak).

5 Kidless Days - Day 3

So, I just got "yelled" at (lol) by a friend for not posting a Day 3, so here it is.

We didn't really do anything all that interesting today. I woke up around 7:45 (way too early in my opinion, but I was awake none-the-less. After checking my email, letting the dog out to pee & eating a cheese sandwich for breakfast, I decided I was bored enough to go return the movies (Jumper was pretty good, but could've had alot more details). On the way over, I stopped to make a lip wax appointment (pain for the sake of beauty...what a retarded concept). I dropped off the movies, stopped in to talk to my mom for a few minutes (she was at work) & picked up some milk. Then it was time for my appointment (woo...hoo)...I guess I'd rather suffer a lil' skin being ripped off my face than have a hairy one ;-).

For lunch Steve & I went to the Garlic King...1st time for both of us. It was really good (although they didn't give me enough pickles in my pita thingy). I would definitely recommend it to anyone. This afternoon, Steve finished the patch job in the master bedroom. The floor is mopped & the room is ready for us to move in tomorrow...now THAT is exciting...I can't wait!

I just finished getting ready to go out. Steve & I are going to Absolute Comedy tonight with our friends Mike & Louise. It'll be nice to do something kidless with them for a change (we hang out alot, but it's usually at one house or the other while the 4 kids play together).

Anyway, so that's about it for today. Tomorrow should be more exciting with the moving going on. I can't wait to see my beautiful children on Friday. Chow for now!

5 Kidless Days - Day 2

OWIE! My tender tootsies are sore. Steve & I just got back from shopping...ALOT of shopping. I don't think we've done this much shopping together since before we had kids.

It all started with what I thought was going to be a quick trip to Costco (LOL! Like there's such a thing!). Up & down every aisle we went, just browsing along at a nice slow pace (it was nice not to have 2 running around, laughing hysterically children to chase after & repeatedly "shush"). When we were done we put everything in the car & went back in for "lunch" (which was a $1.99 jumbo dog/drink combo for each of us). Then off to St. Laurent to buy Steve's dad a B.day present. We couldn't get what we wanted at The Bay, so across the mall to Sears we went. It paid off...we found what we wanted on sale for $20 (from $60), so we were able to get something else to go WITH the thing that we wanted that we found (can't say what it is...he might read this...(lol!)). (Oh yeah, I forgot...on the way to the mall we stopped & got the battery in my car remote keychain thingy changed. It's been acting up & driving me NUTS for, oh...about a year now. THANK GOD that's over now! LOL!)

Then it was off to Rona to see if we could get another ceiling fan with a remote (like the one in the bedroom we're in now) for the master bedroom. They had them, but not for the price we paid for the 1st one. So we decided to wait...maybe it will go back on sale. Then we decided to go to Home Depot & see if THEY had any ceiling fans on sale. Alas, they had nothing we liked...guess we're too picky or sumthin'. Oh well, home we go. Or not!

"We forgot to get something for dinner." So 1 more stop on the way home...Loeb, here I come. Steve's being a baby lala, so I guess I'll go in myself & decide what we're going to eat (if he doesn't like it, too bad). Hmmm...what to eat, what to eat. Oooh! Shrimp skewers! With rice & salad. Now that sound healthy, doesn't it. Ok off to the cash...but on the way I'll have to get some ice cream (sheepish grin).

So, we're back home now, relaxing after that INCREDIBLY stressful 2 1/2 hours (lol). Later we'll eat our yummy dinner & watch the other movie we rented last night (we watched Cloverfield last night...very weird. I tend to like my movies to be "wrapped up" by the end, so this was a lil' different from my preferred "genre"). The movie we'll watch tonight is called Jumper...I'll let you know what I thought of it tomorrow.

Anyway, I guess that's it for now. Gonna go play online Backgammon for a while. Later gator!

5 Kidless Days - Day 1

AHHH! WONDERFUL peace & quiet. We're home now...and without our children. We've got 5 days to do whatever we want...no kids to worry about. Yes, we have many things we want to get done, but we can do them at our own pace...no stopping to make lunch...no "mommy, the game won't work!", etc. Sleeping in...now THERE'S a concept! LOL!

Last night, after we got home & unloaded the car, we went to a movie. Since we didn't have time for supper before the movie, we decided our dinner would be popcorn. Yup, we ate junkfood for dinner. Now THAT'S freedom BABY! LOL!

This morning we went & retrieved Bernie from the kennel he was at for the weekend & then returned the rental car. On our way home we stopped at the store & got a few items for lunch. Lunch was a leisurely affair...I ate before Steve's wings were ready, so I just sat & chatted with him while he ate.

He just finished taping the drywall in the master bedroom (only took him a few minutes), & now we're both just playing on our computers. There is nothing we HAVE to do until 6:00 tonight when we drop off Bernie for his bath at PetSmart. While he's getting all purty, Steve & I are going out to dinner. We haven't decided where yet, but we can do that later.

AHHH! Sweet childless freedom. Must savour it while I can.




P.S. I miss my kids :-)

Giddy! Giddy! Giddy!

I'm SOOO excited! This weekend Steve & I are going up to visit Steve's parents...Sunday moring we're coming back home, but the kids stay with mom & dad. Steve has been waiting for work for about 4 weeks...today he agreed to a contract...which doesn't start until August. Now, here's the exciting part.

For the 5 days that we are kidless, I get to have him home with me...ALL day...EVERY day...NO WORKING!!!! We haven't had 5 WHOLE days alone in almost 8 years (in past years when the kids are away, I've been home alone during the day...bored outta my mind)! We're gonna have so much fun sleepin' in, going to movies, eating out, etc. I JUST CAN'T WAIT! I know I'll miss my kids, but having this mini vacation with my babe certainly makes up for it. EEEEE! I'm so Giddy! Giddy! Giddy! LOL!

Friends Are Friends Forever...

Can friendships last forever? Can they survive major life changes on BOTH sides? For a long time I wasn't so sure.

I just spent the afternoon with an old & dear friend from high school. Over the last few years our lives have separated...we both have children & our expressions of faith (which is VERY important on both sides) have lead us in different directions. The latter has been a source of MUCH conflict, misunderstanding & pain. I didn't think we could get through the hurt feelings & come to respect each other's way of life, but I think that's exactly what has happened. It wasn't a one time event...it just healed itself over time...slowly & without me noticing it. I'd held onto hurt feelings from H.S....things I'd never talked about. I finally DECIDED to let it all go. The past is the past...I want a happy future full of friends & laughter. I just became so sick of feeling crappy all the time...so I simply STOPPED feeling crappy all the time.

Because the past years have been tense, I've been wondering what hanging out with my friend would be like...would it be difficult to make conversation? Thankfully, it was not. We had a great time just chatting & watching the baby play. It felt good...no shielded feelings, no unspoken tension...just friendship.

So...can friendships last forever? I believe they can. If they're TRUE friendships and if both sides desire the same outcome & are willing to let the past be the past...THEN friendship can last FOREVER.

Here's to 17 years and counting...

Here Goes...

So...why blog? What's the point of it? Do people REALLY care about what I think or how I view the world? Do I have anything important to say? And then there's feedback...someone doesn't like what I say or the way in which I say it so they "take me to task"...so to speak? Then I have to defend myself...Oy Veh! Are they going to change how I think...will I change how THEY think...I think not. So again I ask...What's the point?