Today I wore maternity pants ......

They are just as awesome as I remember.

I love my 'stretchy-pants'

YIPEEEE

I think Davis must have read my mind!!!!

Our spare room is sort of Davis' study room/office ... /spare bedroom for visitors/Kaileys toy room/ room for things that we don't know where else they should go/ cluttered and disorganized.

SOOOO on a most recent visit from someone from Ontario, we cleaned out Kaileys toys and some clutter from that wonderful room and it looked so wonderful all clean and emptyed out. He mentioned something along the lines of getting a desk for my computer and leaving it in that room ( Kailey currently attacks my laptop when ever it is out, because its current living space is our couch) as he was talking about that I thought!!!! forget the computer, I want a craft table!!!!

So now I am looking for a table (which I think my parents have about 7 in the basement collecting dust) and most importantly looking for some ideas on cute shelves or desk organizers or something like that.

Im so excited, I don't think Davis knows what he just got himself into, because now he has to share his "office" with me!!!

If anyone out there knows of some cute ideas or stuff you like, let me know!!!

Sleepless in ..... cole harbour

This used to be me ......... ...........

I used to be able to sleep like this.

Anywhere, any time, any position or amount of noise.

I think I got it from being a flight attendant, doing crazy night flights, and long long long flights, I had to be able to sleep anywhere and weird hours, in weird places (including in the galley of the plane)

Davis would get so frustrated when we would get in bed at night and 2 minutes later I was fast asleep, and out cold all night. Or if we were watching a movie together and I would fall asleep 10 minutes into the movie and then he was stuck watching it alone. poor Davis.

Since those days, I have gone soft.

It started with being pregnant with Kailey, she kicked me all night long and I couldnt sleep. Then came the no sleep nights of her waking up all the time. Even after she started sleeping better, I seemed to wake up alot at night ... no idea why, AND it would take me alot longer to fall asleep.

Now that I am preggo again, I can't seem to turn my brain off long enough to fall asleep. I am also having weird messed up dreams that wake me up and keep me up thinking about how weird they were.

So now I am the one laying in bed awake while I listen to Davis sleeping peacefully.

Does anyone have any tips that actually work to help me sleep?????? HELP!

Other than that pregnancy is going well. The tummy is starting to poke its way out further and further all the time, it might be time to dig out the maternity wear, because even my fat pants are starting to feel a little snug, and I can't just wear pjs ALL the time (as much as I want to)

I should be about 3 months now. 6 more to go!!!

As I went through my remembrance day today, it feels alot differant than last year.
I have always felt sad about that young people that have died at war, I read their stories on the news, I see their pictures, and probably like most of you, continue on with my day. Grateful for their service and sacrifice, but nonetheless I continue on with my day.
A few months ago, my little brother Peter signed him self up for the Canadian Military. He is currently in basic training in Quebec.
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Now when I see those pictures on the news I find it a little harder to just continue on with my day.
I find it hard to hold back the tears, not because I am afraid for Peter (I might be alittle bit) but because those wonderful people are loved by parents, siblings, friends, spouses, children.
Now when I see those pictures, I feel a small taste of their pain, and I hope I never have to taste all of it.
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This year I have remembered, a little bit more than usual, the sacrifice that was made, and the sacrifice that is being made today as I sit here in the comfort of my safe, warm home.

To them I say Thank-you.

To my brother I say, I love you, and thank-you for being willing to make that sacrifice.

Halloween and the Flu .... oooo which is scarier????

Well, the week leading up to Halloween Kailey came down with the flu ... just regular flu stuff, fever, coughing, vomitting ( I can't tell you how many vomit loads of laundry I did that week, I stopped counting after 5 or 6) after she had been like this for 3 days we took her into see our family doctor who told us she could very well have the dreaded swine flu and we could take her into the IWK if we wanted to, or just take her home and take care of her there. I choose to take care of her at home. So he told us to watch for her breathing really carefully, if she had any trouble breathing, we were to take her to the IWK, OR if she was still feeling just as crappy after 24 hours we should take her in and get some tamiflu.
Anyway long story short she sort of got worse in terms of her mood the next day so we took her in to the IWK (doctors orders) and they told us what we allready knew ...

"yep, she has the flu" ... (gee thanks ) "take her back home and keep an eye on her breathing" (again, thanks....)


SO anyway, you may be wondering why I am telling you this.

BECAUSE ... I have been noticing alot of "fear mongering" going on in the media, and while I know that the swine flu has been very serious for alot of people, I think they are trying to scare people a little TOO much. I heard people saying things like;
"if you think you have the flu you should seek immediate medical attention"
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I really don't think that is nessisary.
They will tell you the same thing they told us (this is the point of this story, so that you dont go and wait in the hospital emergency room for 4 hours)

- If you have the flu, stay home, get some rest.
-If you have trouble breathing, THEN go and call your doctor.

When we were at the IWK, we talked to sooo many parents who were FREAKING out about their kid having a COUGH, it's a cough people, calm down!!!! meanwhile the hospital has Actual patients who ARE sick and could use a nurse or doctor, but they are all busy with these lunatics.

wooooo anyway, moral of the story, relax everyone, it's going to be ok.




so on to Halloween.



Kailey still being sick, and me coming down with a cough myself, we thought trick or treating wouldnt be a great idea... so we raided our storage room and got dressed up and had a party at our house. It was way more fun anyway.




This is the pumpkin we carved ... Kailey kept going up to it all day repeating and pointing out his " eeeeyyyyyyeeeessss .... noooooooooooooose .......... moup (thats how she says mouth)

Flu and all, the angel got some flying lessons ....

Anyway we had a fun Halloween, we have a TON of left over candy (anyone want some?)

I was so surprised by all the kids who DID NOT say "trick or treat" what is wrong with those kids??? they just opened up their bags and looked at us..... ??? what the?

And there were an awful lot of "kids" who were probably about 15 or more, who did not even have costumes on!!!!

What is the world coming to??????

This post sounds a little cranky.... sorry guys. I will blame it on prego hormones.