Odds and Ends...

Bree has her first job. She has been biting the bit now since her fifteenth birthday to find a job, but most places don't hire till your 16....fortunately for her....employers in Sask. are desperate for workers right now, and so she was hired on at Giant Tiger, and it even looks like she will get quite a few hours....
I am hoping she is wiser with her money then some other children whose names we will not mention...(for my safety....)
She wants to save for a car among other things....

Brandy has just found a different job. She was working at A&W but they were not giving enough hours. She is starting at Western Pizza, because apparently they are also desperate for workers...

Jeremy is sick. Not puking sick....but sick all the same. He fell asleep last night at 8 pm....which NEVER happens...and slept through till 7am. He got up, but sat on my lap watching cartoons until 9.30am when the tylenol I gave him kicked in. He played for an hour, wouldn't eat breakfast, and is now sleeping again......

Today is my 39th birthday. WOW. I am almost to the big 40.....I don't know what I think about that....but I do know I never expected to be pregnant now..... LOL!
Apparently we are going to celebrate by playing mini golf and watching movies with some friends...

Hopefully I feel better then today...... :(

...bet you thought this was a post......



HA...


Happy April Fools Day!

Update on Krystal and Talon

For those of you who have been asking, I thought I would give you a quick up date on Krystal and Talon....
She is back from Winnipeg now, and she is 14 weeks pregnant....(I am 9.5....) She stayed with my MIL for a week or so, but very quickly found her own place...(really nice too) for 800 a month. (So no...she will not be living with me...) She has her old job back, and has found daycare for Talon Balon. ( I told her we would love to spend some time with Talon, but I am not up to babysitting) He is getting really big, and says a few words now...gives me high fives and lots of loves... Yesterday, Krystal and Talon, and Jeremy and I went to the doctor...and everything looks good for both babies....Krystal has her first ultrasound in a few weeks...(20 weeks) and I will be getting a 13 week one soon. After we went for lunch to Subway...which was a challenge since they only had ONE high chair in the entire store.... We put Talon-the wild man in it so that he was contained...but the destroyer of Worlds...was left loose, and kept trying to grab a spoon and eat my soup, and brush everything off of the table.....That was fun....
Krystal's boyfriend will apparently be sending out resumes here soon...(right now he is in Winnipeg)
Anyways, for now...everything looks ok....and thanks for asking!

The Heads or Tails Challenge this week was Fool....
I didn't really have one that I could think of except this...
I was a "fool" to not keep up with my art work..
and Brandy will be a "fool" if she doesn't pursue hers....

My middle daughter Brandy took an IB class this year in grade 12. We were a little hesitant about it at first because it was a do what you want and work at your own pace kind of course, an d we were concerned that Brandy wouldn't do well at it, but she excelled. She is an excellent artist, and this course has helped her to explore many different styles. I have been quite impressed with what I have seen. Here are some samples of her work...

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Put a Cork in it...

Aunty videos Jeremy

I am Still Here....

Just a quick update to let everyone know how I am doing for those of you who have wondered why I dropped off the earth....LOL!

Right now I am in the middle of my eighth week, and also in the middle of raging morning (make that ALL DAY sickness.....) which is why I have not been on the computer....(Looking at the screen has been making me ill.....) but then so has every thing else. Moving...smelling, reading...you name it. However....I have made aquaintance with a "wonder Drug" called Diclectin and this is my second day on it, and I am feeling pretty good...no nausea to speak of!! I can live with this.

Otherwise...No cramping so far this time...which is a good thing. Last pregnancy was a rough one, and I had bad cramping, and premature labor almost all the way through. I ended up in the hospital at 28 weeks with premature labor and bleeding, and had to stay in for a week, so I am glad to not be experiencing that this time. Hopefully that will go much better.

I am tired. Very Very tired. I could sleep 24 hours a day if I was able.....

Otherwise...Doing good! Hopefully, I will be able to keep up with the posts now that the nausea has eased.....

Hope everyone is having a good week so far!

By the end of your second month of pregnancy, your baby is about the size of a pinto bean and is approximately 14 to 20 mm long. If this is your first pregnancy, you still probably will not be showing yet. However, if this is not your first pregnancy you might be able to tell that you are pregnant. You will notice a slight change in how your clothes fit and your doctor can tell that your uterus is larger than normal. Before you were pregnant, your uterus was about the size of your fist. However, by 6 weeks of pregnancy, your uterus has grown to the size of a grapefruit!

Your baby is developing at an amazing rate during these early weeks. Eyelid folds and ears are forming. Your baby's eyes are still very wide apart on the sides of her head, but will eventually center themselves out. The tip of the nose is actually present at this time as well. On ultrasound you can see that the aortic and pulmonary valves of the heart are present. The tubes that lead from the throat to lungs are branching and your baby's torso is getting longer and beginning to straighten out. Just a few weeks ago, your baby's arms were tiny buds. Now the elbows are actually present and the arms and legs extend forward and have grown longer. Fingers and toes are becoming visible also.

One of the symptoms that you might feel around this time of your pregnancy is cramping or pain in your lower abdomen or side as your uterus grows. Some pregnant women feel tightening or contractions of the uterus. Do not get alarmed if you do not feel this though. If tightening of the uterus or contractions are accompanied by bleeding, you should contact your healthcare provider immediately. Many pregnant women also experience an occasional pain that begins in their buttocks and radiates down their back or legs. This is known as sciatic nerve pain and can be extremely painful at times. More than likely the pain is caused by the pressure on the nerve and it is best to lie on the opposite side to relieve the pressure.


The tiny person is protected by the amnionic sac, filled with fluid. Inside, the child swims and moves gracefully. The arms and legs have lengthened, and fingers can be seen. The toes will develop in the next few days.

The umbilical cord contains 3 blood vessels which link your baby's system to yours. The big one supplies your baby with blood which is rich in oxygen. The two smaller blood vessels return blood to the placenta. This blood is low in oxygen, and full of waist materials. At birth, umbilical cord can be two to four feet long.

This weeks Heads or Tails was Heads....Places in your House....
Well...This isn't exactly a PLACE....but since Barb had a guitar on her blog entry...
I couldn't resist adding mine. It has a big place in my heart and house....

This is my Takamini special edition Tibetan Alm Guitar. I purchased it two years ago (with a lot of help from friends) after we were broken into and all they took was my Takamini guitar and my keyboard....

It has actually been a blessing in disguise as I love this guitar, and find it much easier to play....

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Krystal's Coming Home!

Last week on Monday...I get this phone call....Krystal in tears...

"Mom, I want to come home...I hate it here...."

Me: "Is there a problem? Do you still like your job?"

Krystal: yes....

Me: Is everything ok with the boy friend?

Krystal: yes....

Me...Confused....: Why do you want to come home....are you sure this isn't just hormonal? (remember she is expecting....)

Krystal: I just don't like it here.... I want my family, I am pregnant....I am having another baby...( REALLY?????)

Crux of the conversation ended with me telling Krystal to think on it a couple of weeks before impulsively moving back...I don't want her to make a decision based on hormones....

Fast forward to Thursday...two days later.

Krystal: I will be home next Thursday.....


So much for giving it a couple of weeks....
All the same, I am glad that she is coming home. It was probable that I wouldn't have been able to be in Winnipeg for the birth of her baby, (to close to my own due date.)
and we are excited to have Talon Balon around again, and of course Krystal too....

My impulsive daughter......

Wordless Wednesday!

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