Weekend Thoughts

So I like having plans for the weekends as it makes me feel like I'm making the most of my time away from work. But at the same time I feel like it makes the time go by more quickly, so that by Sunday night I feel like I'm out of time.

We had a garage sale Friday night and Saturday morning. Didn't sell everything of course but a few things. Will probably donate the rest of the items that are left.

Last night I went out with a friend from work. It was a lot of fun, just to dance and be silly. Got home very early in the morning but managed about four hours sleep.

During the night Colin was sick and throwing up. I am assuming that he is having a reaction to the 3% cow's milk that I switched him to so today we had to go out and get some formula. I hope that he will outgrow this milk sensitivity!

Here are a couple of pictures of Colin climbing on the coffee table!

Disclaimer: I don't let him behave like an animal, he uses his new chair to climb up there!

Relaxing!

Here is Colin in his new chair. It is so cute, I love it :D

Disclaimer: Yes this cutie is mine.

Victoria Day Long Weekend

Well the long weekend is over and back to work we went. Colin returned to daycare where he sobbed when I left. This is something new for him, he usually doesn't notice when I leave.

Colin and I spent time together in the neighbouring town. We went shopping and then had lunch at a 1950's style diner. Colin loved my chocolate milkshake, he drank almost half of it! He was dancing in his high chair to Elvis and smiling at the people around us. We also spent time with my parents as we went to the neighbouring province and did more shopping! I finally got a patio set! I'm so excited :)

Now all I need is a patio....

Disclaimer: I try to have pictures with my posts but I can't promise them.

Ready to grow up?

We don't yet own a home. We live in a house that my father owns, we don't pay rent either. But every once in awhile I browse the house page, checking to see if there are any nice houses for us to buy and make our forever home.

My dad brought up the topic tonight. What are we planning to do with in the future about our house/living arrangement?

If I had my way, we would find a 5 bedroom home that we could afford. That way we would never have to move again and still have enough room for one or two more babies. As well as a big enough yard to keep the dog happy and room for the babies to play and garden to grow. That's not too much to ask is it?

But 5 bedroom houses are over $300,000.00 and we certainly do not have that kind of money, let alone a mortgage payment. Sigh, grown up things are too much.

Disclaimer: One day I'll have my babies around me in a beautiful home.

Sea of Green

A couple days ago I noticed that almost all of our trees have leaves! It was like they uncurled over night and we're in a sea of green around our house. So nice! I hope the snow this weekend doesn't damage any trees.

The grass directly beside my home is calf high. I need to find my weed whacker so I can trim the wilderness out there.

I have some flowers started in planters and am waiting to transplant them into the flower beds. I hope they blossom! That would be great since I've never planted flowers before just bought already blooming ones from a greenhouse.

Well I better keep on my tidying spree and finish cleaning up dinner and pack lunches! Cheers.

Disclaimer: We always get snow on May Long.

Fires

There is a out of control forest fire in Slave Lake, Alberta. I know some people living there, who have been evacuated but the highways are closed so they can't get out. I hope everything turns out ok, people's home are ok and people is safe. Please pray.

Disclaimer: Be safe M.

Hot Weather

If you know anything about the North in B.C you know it's cold. We get snow at all times of the year and winter lasts from October to April. So today, when my car said the temp was +21, I was amazed. It's only May 14th after all. Usually that's summer time weather ha ha. I hope it lasts although I'm fully expecting snow next weekend.

After Colin went to bed last night (at 6:45 pm) I went and laid in my own bed and watched Country Strong.
It was a good movie and I enjoyed just laying there. I didn't clean up the supper dishes, or have to pack lunches for the next day. As tired as I was I didn't fall asleep until after ten but I slept pretty good. I didn't even hear Colin wake up this morning. I got up at 7:35 am, which is sleeping in!

Today was great in that it didn't have much structure. We didn't have to be any where special at a specific time. And that was nice. We did some garage sale-ing. I found a couple things for Colin for only $7.00. Colin and I went to a market and got some numbers to have an Usborne book party and a Epicure party. We also went to the park, with the dog and did some visiting with friends. All in all a fantastic day.

Disclaimer: We don't plant flowers til after May Long.

Short and Sweet

I'm tired.

My body hurts and I feel low. So happy it's the weekend so I can hopefully recover from whatever ails me. Fingers crossed for a sleep in tomorrow and sunshine.

Disclaimer: Don't worry, this pity party won't last!

Cake Smash

Today I took Colin to have birthday pictures taken. I had to postpone it once due to his respitory infection. I bought a bright red cake for the cake smashing and got balloons. Hurried through my morning to get him out to the photographer's by noon. And he bawled the whole time.

Every time I tried to put him down and get out of the way of the camera Colin sobbed. The most pitiful, heartbroken cries. He never cries like that. I don't know what was going on. My suspicion was that he didn't get a proper nap, only 20 minutes in the car. I had told his daycare he was leaving early for pictures but they didn't put him down until 5 minutes before I picked him up.

So after dinner tonight we held our own photo shoot. Since I already had the cake.

After this he crawling into my lap, spreading red icing all over the uncovered part of the floor and me. It took a rinse off and two tubs of water to clean him up. Still wish we would have gotten these pictures at the photographer's. They would have turned out 2x better. But they are still good memories.

Disclaimer: Red icing stains your skin, FWIW.

Ah, the weekend!

Saturday morning. No alarm clock beeping in my ear. Today I got to wake up on my own, get out of bed when I chose to and have a couple of minutes to myself. I woke up about 7:55 am and Colin slept until 8:10 am, so for me, that was sleeping in.

After feeding Colin I tidied up the living room and kitchen. Colin decided to help me unload the dishwasher.

Disclaimer: To be continued...

I call a Time Out.

Sigh.

That is all I can say about today. I feel like I was 'go go go' all day, just getting a break now, even though I have lunches to pack and clothes to fold.

I woke up early because I needed a bit more time to get my kitten to the vet to be spayed. So I was mostly ready by 7am but then got talking about the Election and by the time I managed to get Colin out of bed it was 7:15. While he was breastfeeding, I started to unzip his pajamas and noticed he had a rash. At first I thought it may have been from the t-shirt he was wearing the day before because I didn't wash it before he wore it but then I noticed it was up his neck and on his face. So I took him to the clinic but the wait was too long. I dropped him off at my sister's and sped to work (almost getting pulled over for speeding), 20 minutes late.

My client was absent so after hearing from my sister that she thought Colin's eyes were swelling, I left work and went back to the walk in clinic where thankfully we were in and out in 15 minutes.

Colin was having a allergic reaction to the Amoxicillin that he was on for the respiratory infection. After that I had to get his new medicine and drop him off with my mom before scarfing down my lunch and returning to work.

After work I went grocery shopping, which had me waiting 20 minutes just to get through the checkout. Then I picked up the cat and took my groceries home and put them away. Then had to drive out of town to my parents to pick up my baby. Getting home I had to tidy the house and finish putting away groceries before getting supper ready. Whew, I'm tired just thinking about it again.

Disclaimer: Off to pack those lunches for tomorrow and fold those clothes.