Waiting for Pumpkin!

Update

2012-01-21T12:05:00.000-05:00

Just realized that other than yesterday, I hadn't updated this blog since May 2011. I am sure that most of the people that read this blog have given up on me. Let me see what has happened.We sold our houseWe bought a new house in a new town and we LOVE IT! The house is great, the street is a quiet little crescent. The drive to work is a little longer for me, but the house is worth it. So far

Eight Years!

2012-01-20T06:05:00.001-05:00

Eight years ago today I said I DO to the most fantastic man in the world from there I became the luckiest woman in the world!!We were married on a beach in Cuba and it was perfect. Today we celebrate our 8th anniversary. I can't believe how quickly the past 8 years have flown by.HAPPY ANNIVERSARY H!! You have made me one LUCKY and HAPPY woman!!I don't know if anyone even reads this blog

Update to the Neighbours UPDATED

2011-05-06T19:29:00.004-04:00

After I had written the last post about our new neighbours - some things happened.That evening, the neighbour (whom I know)from the other side of the new people's unit came to my house to talk about the noise and to decide what to do.In the last post when I mentioned on Tuesday night about the car door locking at 11:00pm and the smoke in our room at 3:30am - apparently at 1:00am there was some

The New Neighbours

2011-05-04T15:59:00.000-04:00

UGH! They only moved in on Sunday and already I have had enough of them! I have never even seen them! Sunday afternoon a truck pulled up and they unloading began. To say that I hadn’t seen them might be wrong. There were six guys unloading the truck so one of them might be living there. I went out and when I returned they were still unloading and that is when I saw them unloading a drum set,

First Timer!

2011-04-15T14:53:00.000-04:00

Wednesday, for the first time ever, I donated blood!! Let me back up and explain why it too so long for me to do it.When I was a child, I had hepatitis. I was sick and I honestly don't even remember having it as I was that ill. If someone hadn't told me that I had had it, I wouldn't even know. As far as I understood, I was sick enough for my brain to block it all out. To this day I don't

Counting

2011-04-06T06:18:00.000-04:00

Well I did it. I knew I should not have done it, but I did.Today we have been waiting for 52 months for Pumpkin.WOW - I shouldn't have counted...

Wednesday

2011-03-30T18:45:00.003-04:00

So what is happening in my life...LOTS! I am not prepared to talk about some of it just yet, but safe to say it is exciting!I am VERY much liking the evenings and the brightness. I can't wait for the mornings to get bright. I start work at 6:30am and it is still dark then.My work hours are going to change in July and I am NOT happy about it. However, it is not an option.I don't know that we

Awkward

2011-03-10T20:23:00.000-05:00

The other night, Husband and I went to the mall after work. We had a couple of birthdays coming up and we needed to shop.We were standing in line to pay for our purchases and there was a lady behind us with two young boys. I would say they were 3 and 5 – maybe 4 and 6. The area to line up was narrow and we were single file. Husband was in front of me and behind me was the little boy, his

I WON!!

2011-03-09T20:07:00.005-05:00

A couple of weeks ago I entered a contest to win a necklace. I WON!!!The contest was being run by Dolores to promote her new NEW ETSY SHOP. The contest required you to, on her Facebook page, to leave a comment on what you think 'family' means.From all the entries I was randomly chosen to receive the necklace. It came yesterday and it is beautiful. THANK YOU!!!Now please visit Las Palomas

YUMMY!

2011-02-21T18:34:00.001-05:00

I find it hard sometimes to come up with something new and exciting to make and eat. Dinners are difficult getting home from work and preparing and cooking and sitting down at a reasonable time to eat.I am not a big recipe person. There always seems to be far too many ingredients in each recipe and inevitably, you are missing one or two items.We make a weekly meal plan - while making the weekly

Today

2011-02-01T19:24:00.002-05:00

I am a busy woman. I am generally on time. I have little patience for showing up for a professional appointment and having to wait. I have things to do, places to go and people to see too. Today I had a dentist appointment. I received an e-mail reminder last week telling me that my appointment was at 2:50. Well my little ‘tooth’ card said 2:30. So I responded to the e-mail saying that I was

Stuff

2011-01-25T18:52:00.001-05:00

I am in a blogging rut. Not just posting but with reading also.Most of the blogs that I read are Chinese adoption blogs and frankly, they are generally a bit stale these days. There is not much happening in the program. No one is getting excited about their referrals - there are no referrals coming.What blogs do you read - even if they are adoption blogs I am thinking that I want to expand my

SEVEN YEARS!!!

2011-01-20T08:55:00.001-05:00

Seven years ago today I said I DO to the most fantastic man in the world from there I became the luckiest woman in the world!!We were married on a beach in Cuba and it was perfect. Today we celebrate our 7th anniversary and I don't even feel a little bit itchy...HAPPY ANNIVERSARY H!! You have made me one LUCKY and HAPPY woman!!I LOVE YOU!!

Winter

2011-01-17T20:25:00.004-05:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR READERS!!I don't think I was ever a fan of winter - even as a child. You would think that all kids would like to play in the snow and build forts and snowmen. I can really say that I was never a fan.What I do remember about snow and being outside when I was little was freezing cold feet. Freezing cold fingers. Nose hairs stuck together because of the cold OR a constant drip of

Another Year

2010-12-30T11:09:00.002-05:00

Yet another year has passed on the calendar - and in our wait as well.Apparently, while I wasn't looking, we passed our 4 year LID. I can say that I don't give our adoption much thought these days. It doesn't seem real and I honestly don't believe that it will happen for us.We have a 'bail out' date in our mind and unless things change and speed up quickly, we are not going to make it. I think

Overwhelmed

2010-12-04T08:58:00.000-05:00

Overwhelmed is how I am feeling these days. There is so much on my plate and some days I think I am going to break.I recently 'received' a new project at work. It is something new and unfamiliar to me with a huge learning curve and I am trying to grasp my head around it. It is important and I am nervous. I don't do nervous well. It isn't often that I feel like this. Of course all my

OPPS!!

2010-11-16T15:15:00.001-05:00

Today at work I was working away and using "PASTE" in our computer program at work. I was doing some mindless work going from one item to the next. I took a little break and looked at some e-mail and then I copied one of the e-mails to use in a blog post. Then I went back to work doing my mindless task. Well...I ‘pasted’ the e-mail/blog post into the work computer program and hit COMMIT. It is

Laughing

2010-11-04T20:46:00.000-04:00

Go here and read the post dated today.I am still laughing!!

Stuff

2010-11-04T19:55:00.004-04:00

Today when I got home from work there was a UPS truck outside of my door. I quickly jumped out of the car because I didn't want him to have knocked on the door and driven away as there was no answer.We arrived at the door at the same time. I called out to him that I was there and he handed me the two packages.I came inside, put them down and didn't think about them again. Tonight when I was

New Dinner

2010-11-01T19:54:00.005-04:00

I am the cooker in the family. I plan, shop, cook and sometimes clean up. Husband and I have a menu plan and that has certainly helped, however, making the weekly menu is torture for both of us. Last week Husband was away at a conference. At this conference they were giving away calendars with recipes on them. Husband came home wanting to try this one so I thought I would give it a try. First

Memory

2010-10-25T19:04:00.000-04:00

At work I have a locker in the change room that I used when I went to the gym – DON”T LAUGH!!! I haven’t used the locker in…a while.I really didn’t even know what was the in the locker as it has been so long.The “been so long” part was a problem. I had absolutely no recollection of what the combination was for the lock – NONE, nope, nada. That was about 2 years ago.Last week, I was walking

Memories

2010-10-18T21:14:00.000-04:00

When I was little I remember the 'little' bird around all the time. They were kind of a mousy brown and hopped around. I later discovered that they were called Chickadees. They were so cute and so small and EVERYWHERE!! I don't however remember the black and white ones as shown here in this picture.As you get older, your focus changes on things. I suppose I didn't notice the little birds

My brother

2010-10-10T15:31:00.001-04:00

My brother is wonderful. He is sitting beside me and making me say this.Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.2

Long Week

2010-10-09T07:44:00.003-04:00

This had to have been the longest week ever. You know it is going to be a long week when on Monday I kept thinking it was Thursday. Again on Tuesday I thought it was Thursday.When Thursday actually arrived, I thought it was Friday...sigh...Friday finally did arrive though and it was a long day at work and to make everything so much better, I developed a cold just in time for our long

46...

2010-10-06T16:18:00.003-04:00

I wasn't going to acknowledge these LID's anymore - I really wasn't. However, for some reason, this month it has been on my mind a lot.Probably due to yesterday's post.Probably due to blogging again.Probably due to the summer being over and us saying we would make a long term decision.Probably due to sending an e-mail to Dolores yesterday.Probably due to the fact that after 46 months, how can

WHAT??

2010-10-05T13:17:00.005-04:00

Yesterday when I was going through my Google Reader, there was a post from RQ. Generally I just glance at the title of the post and move on. Yesterdays post was titled PROJECTIONS. Again, I generally don’t click on the link and move along. Yesterday I clicked.You can imagine my surprise when I saw OUR LID there on the screen! I was shocked. This is a first (I think ) and to say I was

How Many...

2010-10-01T07:52:00.000-04:00

Sitting at dinner tonight I was facing the window and watched the leaves rain down. Every time the wind picked up there were more and more leaves falling. They were blowing and swirling and falling and going everywhere, including the BBQ while I was trying to cook.It got me thinking - how many leaves are there on a tree? Seriously, how many?? Thousands?? Hundreds of thousands? I have no

Testing

2010-09-30T20:32:00.002-04:00

Testing from my new phonePublished with Blogger-droid v1.6.1

Things on my mind

2010-09-24T09:24:00.000-04:00

If your shoes are too heavy, get lighter shoes rather than dragging your feet.How come the grocery store never has the bananas at the right ripeness for our purchase?How do you know when a pomegranate is ripe?My favourtie Montrealers are in town.I bought myself a new toy.I should post more pictures.Family is who you say it is.I don't know where all this blogging urge has come from.I am happy the

AAAHHHH

2010-09-22T20:59:00.000-04:00

I have been playing around with my blog and I shouldn't do such things...This is going to be a work in progress while I learn HTML and how to change things...Bear with me.

Blogs

2010-09-20T19:14:00.002-04:00

Since I have renewed my interest in blogging - well posting really. I have always been reading blogs, just not commenting on very many.However, my blog list is a bit...lacking. Over the years some have gone private, some have closed their blog, some are just not my taste anymore and various other reasons.So tell me - what blogs do you read. They don't have to be adoption blogs but I would love

Neighbours

2010-09-19T20:51:00.003-04:00

Neighbours...Sigh...We have a neighbour - well many of them. This particular neighbour of which I speak is driving me nuts. Well not really them, but their car.Their car you ask?It seems in the last couple of weeks, their car horn has a mind of its own. The horn arbitrarily honks - actually honks is a very mild word - it is more like SCREAMS at any time of day or night.This morning I was

Have you ever...

2010-09-17T22:17:00.003-04:00

Have you ever thought how great it is that you don't have any nerves in your elbows?Have you ever thought how the trees know to change their leaves?Have you ever wondered how planes get off the ground and stay in the air?Have you ever wondered where wind comes from?Have you ever wondered what would happen if they shut off Niagara Falls?Have you ever wondered how a childs body knows to shed baby

Today

2010-09-15T15:14:00.002-04:00

Today on the way home from work I noticed that some of the trees were starting to change. How did that happen. It is still officially summer for another week however, someone forgot to tell the trees.I am NOT ready for summer to be over. This must have been the fastest summer ever. We had such fantastic weather this summer and I enjoyed every minute of it. Well mostly every minute. There

Houses

2010-09-14T08:49:00.001-04:00

Look at me - two posts in a week!!Husband and I have been looking to move for a while now. The market here where we live is a busy one. We have put an offer in on a few houses and were outbid each time. We are pretty picky on where we want to move - location is pretty much the only thing you can't change. There is not much available in the small area that we are looking. We will take our

Hello

2010-09-12T18:59:00.003-04:00

Hello from the random blogger.I know I neglect this blog...No apologies.Next topic - I was at work the other day and I was talking to someone that I don't normally talk to. He was yipping away and that was fine. He then told me that his wife was pregnant! YAY! I was happy for them. He asked if we were going to have any more children. I said I didn't know. I haven't told anyone at work

Amazement and Awe

2010-06-12T22:38:00.001-04:00

Amazement and Awe – that is what I was feeling.Today is the RIDE TO CONQUER CANCER. A 200km ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls. To participate, you have to agree to raise $2500 for the ride. If you have not raised the money, you will not be able to ride, or you will have to put the remainder of the money in yourself.My sister decided last year to take on this challenge. As with most things,

Really??

2010-05-12T19:46:00.004-04:00

You've got to be FRACKING kidding me!!!There is a website out there - CHINA ADOPTION FORECAST that predicts, based on the previous patterns, when you can expect your referral.The last batch of referrals - released this week - was for FOUR days. With 229 days from April 21, 2006 (current date they have processed up to) and our LID - the prediction is: MARCH 2015!!!Only two months ago it was

What Now...

2010-03-24T20:47:00.003-04:00

Things just keep getting better and better financially with us over here!!As you may recall from the previous post, our agency has demanded $1200/year to "maintain" our adoption file. Still a bit sketchy on what they need to do and the number of staff they need to do it but whatever... And now, the condo that we live in has advised us of a special assessment that is required of each home to fix

You Can't be Serious!!

2010-02-28T13:24:00.004-05:00

Waiting for Pumpkin!

Update

Eight Years!

Update to the Neighbours **UPDATED**

The New Neighbours

First Timer!

Counting

Wednesday

Awkward

I WON!!

YUMMY!

Today

Stuff

SEVEN YEARS!!!

Winter

Another Year

Overwhelmed

OPPS!!

Laughing

Stuff

New Dinner

Memory

Memories

My brother

Long Week

46...

WHAT??

How Many...

Testing

Things on my mind

AAAHHHH

Blogs

Neighbours

Have you ever...

Today

Houses

Hello

Amazement and Awe

Really??

What Now...

You Can't be Serious!!

Update to the Neighbours UPDATED