Holiday Questionnaire, round 8.

Well this is it for the holiday fun! Tomorrow starts the year long set of questions I know you're all dying to read.

50. What words make me feel the best about myself.

Smart, creative, funny. I'm gonna be shallow a second and say pretty or beautiful. Organized, ambitious, reliable.

51. Something I should have said a long time ago.

I've said it, but I should have listened to myself; Never give someone more power over you than you have over yourself.

52. What my last text message says.

To me: "Hi Stephanie!" he says.
From me: Hey stud.

53. What I hate most about myself.

What a loaded question.

54. Biggest turn ons.

Intelligence, knowing what you want and going for it, being reliable, compassion. All I can think of at the moment.

55. What words upset me the most.

Words? I have no idea. There aren't many specific single words that upset me.

56. What I hated the most about school.

The other students. People suck.

Holiday Questionnaire, round 7.

43. Do I like where I am right now.

For the most part, yes. It would be nice to get my career started and whatnot, but overall, yes.

44. What can I hear right now.

The kids being child tornadoes.

45. My relationship with my sibling.

We're good now. We talk and get along. It took a long time though.

46. Who was your first boyfriend.

If I'm recalling correctly, his name was Kyle. We were in grade 9. Our first date was to see The Butterfly Effect. We dated for 3 or 4 months before I broke up with him. Yeah, that was about it.

47. My biggest worry currently.

Currently, it's getting daycare figured out before I start school on the 13th. I have a potential sitter but nothing is set down yet.

48. Something I've wished for repeatedly.

Oh, a bunch of things.

49. My relationship with my parents.

I haven't talked to my dad in over 3 years.

I talk to my mom every day and see her multiple times a week. We're quiet close. Now that I'm an adult and have kids of my own we're more like friends than mother/daughter.

Holiday Questionnaire, round 6.

36. What your dream house would look like.

I've actually got it all mapped out, on grid paper no less.

The downstairs would mainly be the living area, dining room and kitchen. The upstairs would have 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms, one being a master bath. The basement would be finished with a giant living area, bathroom, and guest room.

If I were to live in it today, Ma'am would get the basement bedroom when she turns 13, then Bub would get it when she moves out.

There would be those vines covering one side of the house. A nice big wrap around deck.

I really hope I get to build this house one day.

37. How many kids I want in the future.

Haha, uhm, none. Some days I already think I have two too many. I definitely do not want more.

38. My idea of a perfect date.

We would go somewhere fun and lively. Amusement park, comedy club, the beach, something like that. We would talk because we want to, not just because there's nothing else to do. What happens after that would depend on the stage of the relationship. If it was the first few dates I'd get a kiss, or few, and go home alone. If it was later on, we'd decide what to do from there.

39. What I'm really good at.

I don't know if I'm really good at anything specifically, but I am quite creative. I hear often that an idea I have someone else wouldn't have thought of.

I don't know if this counts, but I believe I'm good at being a friend. I listen, offer advice, support, or whatever the situation calls for. I don't go blabbing someone's problems around just for fun.

40. My most traumatic experience.

I'm going to skip this one.

41. Where I would like to live.

Short term (as in not long at a time), everywhere. I want to back pack around Europe and see everything.

Long term (as in my forever home), back in Ontario somewhere. Maybe the country.

42. The nicest thing anyone's ever said to me.

I can't really pinpoint one thing because at times down the line someone could have said just the right thing in that moment.

Holiday Questionnaire, round 5.

29. My most embarrassing moment.

What makes this list think I'd spread that around the internet lol.

Not the most embarrassing, but pretty up there; I was in grade school, maybe grade 4, when my mom still bought my clothes. I was playing sand tag at school and was sitting on a swing. A girl sat on my lap to avoid the "catcher" and I fell backwards. I happened to be wearing those pants with the elastic band that goes under your foot and in your shoes. I fell, but my pants didn't. I don't know how many people saw my undies, but surprisingly no one said anything to me.

30. Two of my insecurities.

Again, why would I tell you lol.

I suppose one would be my weight/body. After having spawns, it's not where I'd like it to be. And that's all you get.

31. What I would do if I won the lottery.

That would depend on how much I won. I would buy myself a car and move into a house. Pay whatever debt I have and get my credit up. If it was an entirely large sum of money I would start building my dream house. I'd take myself, the kids, a few family members and friends on a vacation somewhere.

32. A description of the boy I like.

Which one.

Just kidding lol. Uhm, he's tall. 6 foot 1 I think he said. Tall enough that I have to stand on tip toes to hug him, which I love. He's smart, funny, good looking, nice, blah blah. He has tattoos. Doesn't mind that I have a multitude of piercings. Has a kid that he loves and spends time with. He's good with Bub, and although he hasn't met Ma'am yet I bet he'd be good with her as well.

33. What I love most about myself.

I would say that I like who I've become considering all of the shit I've had to go through to get here. I could have turned out pretty bad, but I bucked up and made it through.

34. My biggest pet peeves.

Oh, Lord. There are so many.

When people put the toilet paper the wrong way.
When people complain and bitch about someone doing/saying something when meanwhile they do the exact same thing.
When people have no problems accepting help/gifts/advice/whatever but when asked for the same thing they can't be arsed unless it benefits them.
When people make plans (ESPECIALLY when it involves my kids) and then cancel last minute or don't cancel at all and just don't show up.
When people don't rinse their dishes before putting them in the sink.

I'll stop there before I actually start getting angry lol.

And I don't know if those were pet peeves per se, or more like things I just find annoying. Oh well.

35. What bands I've seen live.

Short answer; none.

I'd like to see Linkin Park and Hedley.

Holiday Questionnaire, round 4.

22. The meanest thing anyone has every said to me.

Shit. I don't know. I guess that might depend on things that are meant to be mean, things that are meant to be helpful but the intent is mean, and things that aren't meant to be mean but end up turning out that way.

Couldn't say for certain what any of them are.

23. Where I've lived before.

Kitchener, Teeswater, Crystal Beach, Waterloo.

24. I'll love you if...

Jeezus, what is with these questions today?

Don't ask me what makes me love you. I pick the wrong people to give that to.

25. What are my future plans.

Go through that program again, pinpoint exactly what type of course I want to get into, get into that. After that, find work and move up in my career. Figure out who I am and embrace it. Move into a house, maybe move from the city. Finding a spouse would be nice but it's not included.

26. An internal conflict I have with myself.

I want to lose weight but I love food. Every time.

27. What I'm doing tomorrow.

Saturday. I actually have no idea. Ma'am is with her dad until Sunday. I imagine either laundry or going to my mom's or something. Who knows.

28. What I want to be when I get older.

Ideally, a police officer. I'll have to see when I get there.

Holiday Questionnaire, round 3.

15. A description of the person I dislike the most.

Hmm. I suppose there's one person that I actually dislike more than all the others. He's controlling, manipulative, abusive. He doesn't care about you; thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc. He believes he's better than everyone else. He places his faults, stresses and shortcomings on others so that nothing is his problem or fault. If you don't agree with what he says or thinks, you're wrong. If you don't do what he wants, no matter what it is, you're to blame for the stuff that happens afterward. He takes no responsibility for consequences of his own actions. His reality differs greatly from actual reality. If you speak to, or treat, him the way he does to other people, you're not respecting him as a person. I could go on.

16. My favourite songs right now.

I haven't been listening to music much lately. My favourites vary week by week.

17. How my last kiss went down.

If I'm recalling it correctly, it was pretty short. Just a "goodbye, see you later" type of kiss.

18. What I find attractive in the opposite sex.

I like taller guys. A nice smile, nice eyes. I like guys that are educated and that read more than sports magazines. I like a guy that has an idea of how he wants his life to go, basically goals. I like a nice set of arms, a cute butt. I like someone that's honest, creative, funny. Someone that knows how to joke around and be silly. If he has kids, that he spends time with them and enjoys doing so. Someone that is respectful and kind to other people.

19. All of the pets I've ever had.

Goodness, that's a long list.

My step-dad had a beagle named Buddy. He either ran away and no one could find him, or was given away. We also lived on a farm at that point and there were various barn cats that would follow me around.

After we moved we got Crackers. She's still alive, 16 years later. She had two kittens, whom had 6 of their own kittens. So at one point we had 9 cats in a small 3 bedroom apartment.

After moving to the city there were 2 or 3 different cats. Since living on my own I've owned 5 different cats. The first one got out and ran off. The second jumped out my second story window and we never found him. The 3rd and 4th I gave away while I was pregnant with Bub. The 5th I gave away because he was mean to the kids.

20. Favourite flavour of ice cream.

Tough one. I don't really have a favourite.

21. The one place I want to be right now.

Some place warm, without the day to day stresses I have here.

Holiday Questionnaire, round 2.

8. My biggest turn offs.

Hm. Dishonesty. Flakiness. Being fickle. Not being educated. Not being clean. Aggressive behaviours. Control issues. Just to name a few.

9. A description of my best friend.

I'm just going to pick one from #6, as I'd be here all night describing them all. Rain, in a nut shell.

She is very giving and selfless. She doesn't see how amazing she is. She's very smart, funny, beautiful. She always listens to me no matter what I have to say, usually always giving insight or advice, as the situation calls. She goes along with a lot of my silliness even when it doesn't make sense. She's a fantastic, wonderful, lovely, exceptional woman. Can't imagine my life without her in it.

Don't know if that describes her per se, but that's what you get.

10. My favourite animal.

I don't really have a specific one. I like a lot of the safari animals; the big cats, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, elephants. I like a few of the arctic animals; wolves, polar bears, penguins. Certain breeds of dogs and specific cats (not by breed, but by cat).

11. Someone I miss.

This one is kind of tough.

There are people I don't see often but talk to on a weekly basis. I wouldn't say I exactly miss them, but I'd like to see them more often.

There are people that I used to talk to that I miss, but wouldn't necessarily want to talk to again. I miss them as they were, but maybe not as they are now.

12. The reason behind my last break up.

I suppose that depends on how you define "break up".

Back in the summer I hung out with a guy for like a week straight. He slept over at my house and such. I didn't want to put a title on whatever we were doing, so we were "official, but not official". Things ended with him because he stole money from me and was cheating on his pregnant girlfriend (whom I didn't know about at the beginning).

If we're talking "official", then that was back in September '11. We dated for a month. It ended because he, to put it simply, was just an asshole.

13. What I did yesterday.

Yesterday was actually a pretty good day for me. I woke up to boobs that weren't engorged and sore (I recently weaned Bub). Ma'am wasn't a total brat (as she was the day before that). We went to my mom's and had supper. Came home and got Bub to bed, opened the Christmas Eve boxes, watched a Christmas movie. Ma'am helped me put the presents out under the tree. I think I got some writing done in there somewhere. Yep, good day.

14. What my greatest achievements are.

Excluding being a good mom, cause that's an obvious one, I would say completing my high school despite having a young child, and not going for the GED. It took a lot of time and energy but I can proudly display my diploma, which is framed on my wall.

Holiday Questionnaire, round 1.

Since I haven't been on the blog lately I thought I'd do another round of questions. I have a year long list for 2014 so this one will be condensed into just the remaining week and some of the year.

1. Sexual orientation.

I'm going to say straight with a little wrinkle of bi-curious in there. I find females attractive and have kissed a few, but don't think I'd want to go any further than that.

2. Something I'm really bad at.

Managing things. Time, money, everything else.

3. The person's whose arms I'd like to be in.

You don't get a name, but there is someone I'd like to be with right now.

4. My best first date.

I haven't been on many. I think the most interesting one was with a guy that worked in a restaurant. He was on the clock and was making me dinner when the transformer blew in the kitchen. All I see is a bright flash of light and then hear "What the fuck was that?!" We got to hang out for a bit cause he couldn't cook any food.

5. A description of my self esteem.

Oh, boy. I don't know. I'm pretty good with who I am and where I am. There are things I'd like to change of course, but they're pretty minor.

6. Who my best friends are.

Rain. No brainer. We've only known each other a few years but we're pretty much soul mates.
Lisa. I've known her the longest, some 20 years now.
Brenna. Known her the shortest but we've developed into good friends.
Jenn. We don't talk much any more but she was there for me through a lot.

7. My favourite book.

I honestly don't think I have a favourite. I like certain authors, but book? Can't pick.

Photo Challenge; building

Finally got the damn picture I wanted to get, 3 months ago. Oh well.

It's a satellite family.

Month long update.

I just realized it's been a month since I've posted anything. Whoops.

Honestly not a lot has happened. I'm sick again (2 1/2 weeks and counting). Bub has an ear infection. Kids got their Halloween costumes and look super awesome.

We went to the zoo yesterday. That was pretty fun. Ma'am had a great time, except she lost her souvenir at a rest stop on the way home. Most of the barriers were too high for Bub to see anything but he had a good time just being outside all day.

I've met a boy. He's fab. Not dating but we're heading in that direction.

Yeah, life is pretty quiet. Good, but quiet.

He is quite the fashionista.

My son, that is.

He's busy walking around with blue, yellow, red and white striped pants, no shirt and a blue pencil case on his head as a hat.

He gets quite miffed if he can't get the case to stay on his head.

It's effing hilarious.

In other news, boys are stupid.

That is all.

Guess what!

My little booger is 1 today! Hard to believe a year ago he was a teeny tiny 4 pounds in his NICU incubator. Now he's a full fledged toddling force of destruction!

Ma'am started grade TWO yesterday. She's already made a couple new friends. I'm happy she's back in school and has something to do every day.

I have a date this weekend. I'm sort of nervous but so far he's a pretty nice guy so I'll just have to make my brain shut up, lol.

Life is good!

Do they all do this?

When my son nurses and sleeps he sweats like nobodies business.

Kissing his forehead is like sticking my lips in a bowl of water.

Do all babies do this?

It's not just because it's hot, although I'm sure that is a factor, but he's been doing it since birth.

It's been a long time since Ma'am was a baby but I don't recall her sweating this much.

Is it just me, or..

I have two kids. They obviously aren't full blood siblings, as they have different dads.

Ma'am's dad has a girlfriend with a son. His birthday is next month and his mom is doing a party for him.

Bub's paternal grandma is doing a BBQ next month for his birthday to celebrate with that side of the family.

Same weekend. You would assume Ma'am would go to her brother's birthday BBQ instead of her dad's girlfriend's son's birthday party, which she doesn't even want to go to in the first place.

But no. He won't switch weekends with me.

Is it just me, or am I the only one that thinks it's kind of stupid?

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but it annoys me in any case.

Being sick sucks.

The title says it all.

I've been busy and now I'm sick so I haven't been on the computer much. Plus I'm still working my way through Grey's to catch up with the up-coming season. September 26th, woot!

Bub is getting increasingly more confident with standing on his own. If he's beside something and wants to get to the other side he'd rather walk along it than crawl beside it. I don't think he'll be walking by his birthday but it's definitely getting close!

My tattoo was cancelled for Monday. I need to go into the shop and confirm a new appointment time, but the guy accidentally booked me for when he's not even in the shop. So it'll likely be another couple weeks. I'm sad. I was really excited.

Nothing new on the boy front. I've talked with the dude a few times and we were supposed to go out for lunch this past week but he didn't end up calling me to confirm a time or place. That's fine with me though. I'm not ready for a relationship right now anyway. And being lonely isn't a good enough reason to keep a sub-par guy around.

Ma'am starts grade 2 in 10 days. Yikes. I still don't have any of her school supplies or anything. Last year a supply list was mailed to me before the end of August. This year, nothing. She'll end up going on the first day with nothing in her bag at this rate.

Then Bub's birthday is in 11 days. We're just doing a little thing next weekend. I'm going to make him a smash cake and I'm super excited. Haven't decided what exactly I'm doing yet, but it'll be fab. I was thinking a gigantic cupcake. I'll probably make it special for Ma'am since she's more excited about his birthday than I am, haha.

Other than those not much has been happening. Once school starts I'm sure I'll have more to say.

1,000 page views!

In honour of 1,000 page views I thought I would type up another little Q&A. As much fun as 1,000 questions would be, to answer and to read, I'll just do 100. Brace yourselves!

1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? I don't have a door on my closet, so neither. But technically, open.

2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? They generally suck so not usually.

3. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? I only have the fitted sheet, so neither, lol.

4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before? Nope.

5. Do you like to use post-it notes? I have a big stack of them somewhere.

6. How many stuffed animals do you own? Now, 5 or 6, I'd have to check. One is from my childhood and the rest are ones I've gotten since becoming an adult.

7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees? I suppose it depends on if I wanted to live or not.

8. Do you have freckles? None on my face but some on my body.

9. Favorite zoo animal? Giraffe.

10. Favorite pizza topping? I like Hawaiian.

11. What kind of laundry soap do you buy? Tide or Gain.

12. Have you ever peed in the woods? I went camping a lot as a teenager.

13. If you could fly anywhere around the world, where would you want to fly to and why? So many places. Australia, Ireland, France, Spain, Greece.

14. Shoe size? On a good day, a 10.

15. Favorite school subject? I liked the music classes.

16. How many people have you slept with this week? One, lol.

17. What size is your bed? Queen.

18. Do you like to take pictures? Yes.

19. Is it okay for guys to wear pink ? Yep.

20. Do you still watch cartoons? I have a 6 year old, so yes.

21. Favorite novel/book? For a while it's been the Divergent series.

22. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? Somewhere where a little disturbance in the ground wouldn't be noticed easily.

23. Favorite household chore if any? I like laundry, actually.

24. Favorite season? Fall. What little of it we get.

25. Do you have any tattoos? Yes, I have 4. But I've been tattooed 8 times.

26. What movies could you watch over and over and still love? Disorganized Crime, Mr Holland's Opus, hmm.

27. Last person you kissed/kissed you? Joey.

28. Were you ever a boy/girl scout? I was a Spark, Brownie and Guide. Then a Scout and Venture.

29. Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine? If I was more comfortable with my body, definitely.

30. What kind of computer do you have? A Toshiba.

31. Can you change the oil on a car? If the oil thingy is pointed out, sure.

32. Do you need new furniture? Yes.

33. Ever had a pillow fight? Yep.

34. Favorite kind of sandwich? Cheese, tomato, lettuce, mayo, honey mustard, some type of lunch meat.

35. Best thing to eat for breakfast? I don't normally eat breakfast. I like pancakes, waffles, eggs, bacon, sausage, toast. Not all together, but them all.

36. What is your usual bedtime? Anywhere from 11 to 1.

37. Did your parents give you a car at the age of 16? Nope. My mom paid for my Beginners though.

38. Ever been in a car accident? No, but there have been a few close calls where cars almost run into me while I'm walking across the street.

39. What is your Chinese astrological sign? Dragon.

40. Do you drink? Occasionally. Not often right now since I'm breastfeeding.

41. Do you smoke? No.

42. Bikini or one piece swim suits? Tankini style.

43. Ever been skinny dipping? Yes.

44. Cookies or brownies? I can't choose.

45. Scrunchies or hair ties? Hair ties.

46. Afraid of heights? Depends, I guess.

47. Sing in the car? If I know the song.

48. Do you like buffet restaurants? The idea kind of grosses me out. The food just sits there.

49. What would you do if suddenly the whole computer system world crashed? Read more, lol. As long as I can text, I'll be fine.

50. Ever used a gun? Yup, when I was in Scouts.

51. Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer? Uh, October 2012.

53. Is Christmas stressful? Yes. I hate the season.

54. Advil or Tylenol? Tylenol. Advil is deadly.

55. Favorite type of fruit pie? Cherry.

56. What radio stations do you listen to? 103.5.

57. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes.

58. Ever have a Deja-vu feeling? I've gotten it a few times.

59. VHS or DVD? Depends. Not every movie has been transferred to DVD.

60. Do you play games on Pogo? Sometimes.

61. Wear a bath robe? No, I find them annoying.

62. What do you wear to bed? T-shirt and panties, sweatpants if it's cold.

63. First concert? Never been to one.

64. Have you ever been to jail? Nope.

65. Favorite board game? I don't really have one.

66. Cheetos Or Fritos? I like them both.

67. Peanuts or Sunflower seeds? To eat alone, sunflower seeds.

68. Did you make any New Years Resolutions? I didn't this year, but have sometimes in the past.

69. Where were you in 1999? I was 10, so doing my 10 year old thing.

70. Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing? Not really. Hopefully nothing that will get him dead.

71. What is the last thing you watched on TV? A movie, I think.

72. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? I'm watching Grey's Anatomy on DVD. Rewatching past seasons to catch up for the new one this year!

73. Have you ever cried because you were so happy? Yes.

74. What is on the walls of the room you are in? A white-board calendar, clock, a few pictures of the kids.

75. What is the last film you saw? How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days.

76. Regularly burn incense? Yes.

77. Ever been in love? Teenage love, yes. Adult love, no.

78. Who would you like to see in concert? Linkin Park, Hedley.

79. Does your name make any interesting anagrams? I have no idea. Would be interesting to figure it out.

80. Hot tea or cold tea? Both.

81. Tea or coffee? Tea.

82. Who made the last incoming call on your phone? Without checking, my mom.

83. Can you swim well? Yes.

84. Can you hold your breath without holding your nose? Yep.

85. Are you patient? I can be. More often not.

86. What color is your bedroom carpet? Brown.

87. Ever won a contest? Not really. I won at Bingo once.

88. Ever have plastic surgery? Nope. I'd consider getting a breast reduction though.

89. Have you ever ridden on a motorbike? Yes. I'd love to own one some day.

90. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? Yes, both.

91. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? Yes.

92. Do you want to get married? Maybe. I don't know.

93. Who sent the last text message you received? Jessica.

94. Who was your HS crush? I had lots of crushes in high school, lol.

95. Do you carry a donor card? I'm a donor but was never sent a card.

96. Do you have kids? Yes.

97. Do you want kids? My two are good enough for me.

98. What's your favourite sport? To play, soccer.

99. Do you miss anyone right now? Yes.

100. What's the farthest-away place you've been? Alberta.

She's home!

Finally. After 17 days my girl is finally home, in Ontario, where she damn well belongs. Everyone missed her a ton.

Bub has been standing on his own pretty frequently the past few days. He said, what sounded like, "momom" three times yesterday. All when he was crying and I couldn't pick him up of course.

My friend is apparently giving her boyfriend's friend my number. I'm kind of hesitant after what happened last time, but I've got to believe it can't happen to me twice in this short amount of time. Plus I'll be a little more cautious and won't be giving anyone my debit card anymore.

It's unfortunate that new people kind of suffer because of the shit that's happened in the past, but what can you do. Live and learn, I suppose.

I hate being insightful sometimes.

It really ruins the hate-buzz I've got going on for some people.

If someone's only ever been in teenage type relationships then of course all they're going to know is the teenage relationship and think that's how they all are. Of course they're not going to realize that some things are just wrong. Of course they're going to be immature and not know why they did something.

Of course.

See? Being insightful kind of sucks sometimes. Especially when you just want to hate the person but then start feeling sad for them because unless they're shown any different, they're going to continue the same path and mess up their life.

Too bad I'm not willing to be the one to show them how wonderful other human beings can be. I'm not really interested in being in a teenage relationship.

C'est la vie.

Really though.

Why are some men such scum? And why do they seem to gravitate toward me? Do I have an invisible neon sign on my forehead?

Steph hasn't been fucked over this week! Come get her!

I was spending a lot of my time with a guy. Turns out he has a girlfriend, who may or may not be pregnant, and then stole money from me. No explanations or apologies, just an "I don't know" when asked why.

Lesson to learn here? Sadly, don't take things at face value. Investigate. Don't lend your debit card.

PSA

Don't give someone your debit card to get coffee when you've known them only a week. They will steal your money.

This PSA is brought to you by No Shit Sherlock Productions.

Now that I have a second.

The exciting conclusion of the blog challenge is done. I know you were all waiting in complete suspense.

I keep meaning to get the picture for the photo challenge but never remember when I'm actually at the building I want a picture of. So I may just say screw it and get a picture of whatever building I happen to get. Then I can conclude with that challenge.

I'm hoping to pick up my posts a tad. No promises, as always, but hopefully I don't go on a week's long hiatus again. I know no one reads these in the first place but for the few people that do I like to feel like I'm not letting y'all down.

Anyway.

So I have an 11 month old, as of yesterday. I'm not really sure how the hell that snuck up on me.

And Ma'am is coming home on Sunday! I can't wait until she's back home, in Ontario, where she belongs.

I've been feeling the urge to change my hair lately. Maybe colour it again.

I get my tattoo in 3 weeks! I cannot wait! It's going to look fabulous.

Today really kind of sucked. Bub's dad came for his visit. He hasn't seen Bub in over a month. It was emotional for me, to say the least. I hate having to watch him go.

Enough for now.

Blog Challenge; day thirty.

What's one thing in your closet you wear when you have a nice occasion?

Depends on the occasion, I suppose. I wear about 95% of my clothing on a weekly basis so there's not much for super special occasions.

100th Post!

First off, I apologize for my complete lack of awesome the past however long. I've been pretty occupied.

Ma'am is still in Newfoundland. It's been super weird and quiet without her here. She's called a few times and says she's having a ton of fun. I miss her mucho.

Bub is Bub. He's not doing too much new but he's getting increasingly funnier as the days go on. As if that was possible.

And now to the point of my post.



Yay!

Honestly don't have too much to say. But I've been waiting to make this for days now so here it is.

Blog Challenge; day twenty nine.

Tell me the highlights of your college years.

I never went.

I had my daughter in 2006 and still had a year of highschool left to complete. I went to an adult school and finished that in November of 2011. In January 2012 I started a program and during that I found out I was pregnant with my son. So I haven't had a ton of time to get to the college level yet. And with being a policewoman I don't know if I'll actually have to go there.

Blog Challenge; day twenty eight.

Do you speak any other languages? When do you think a child should learn a new language?

I know some phrases in French and Spanish, but that's dating back to high school. So really, none haha.

The younger you can teach a child, the better I think. They are brain sponges and learn so much faster and easier as youngsters.

I'd like to teach myself and the kids simple sign language if we're in positions where it's hard to speak out loud.

Blog Challenge; day twenty seven.

When you were younger, what job(s) did you want to have?

I flip flopped between almost every single job there ever was.

Vet, teacher, firefighter, cop, musician, restaurants (servers, etc), chef, mechanic. And on and on.

I've finally settled on being a policewoman.

My grandpa was one and I really respect and look up to him for that. I want my kids and grandkids to look at me the same way.

Teefers

Looks like my little ankle biter is poking a biting accessory. I felt in his mouth earlier and there was the beginnings of a tooth! Yay!

I've been seriously slacking on my challenges. Honestly though I just couldn't be arsed to find out what the picture of the day is to make sure I can get a decent shot.

Ma'am left for Newfoundland early early this morning, although she left my home yesterday, so I've been pretty sad. She's gone until August 10th or 11th. The longest I've been away from her is just a week. I'm not happy she's gone.

Yesterday was also the anniversary of a friend's death. It was just a sad day all around.

Sunday is my grandparents' 60th anniversary lunch with the family. That's crazy, isn't it? 60 years. I can only hope to one day achieve something like that. It's truly an accomplishment.

So really, I'll try to get the challenges done actually on time, but really, I can't promise anything.

Blog Challenge; day twenty six.

If you could give advice to a newbie infertile, what would it be?

I seem to have missed taking this question out when I started the challenge. Because I'm not infertile, haha.

Well, I am now because I got a tubal in April but I wasn't before that.

Definitely not. Considering my son was conceived while I was taking the pill and the time he was conceived, we used a condom.

And although we weren't using condoms when my daughter was conceived, I'd only known her dad a month when I found out I was pregnant. Literally. I started my period, met him, ended my period, had sex with him, BOOM, pregnant.

So I'm kinda super fertile.

If I could give someone advice, though. I supposed it would be "don't give up"?

I've seen a lot of my friends and some family go through unexplained infertility. It always happened for them eventually.

I guess it's just the eventually that's hard to wait for.

Photo Challenge; number.

This is tonight's temperature, plus tomorrow's outlook. I'm happy.

Blog Challenge; day twenty five.

Describe the contents of your purse. What kind of purse do you have?



Very practical. Very non-assuming. Goes with every outfit.

These are the contents of my purse at any given time.



Deodorant.
Wallet.
Kleenex.
Notepad and pen.
Bus pass.
Sunglasses, if I have my contacts in.
Keys.
Little pouch with chap stick, emergency tampon, bobby pins, nail file, lighter, USB stick.
Phone.
Camera.
Cig case, but since I don't smoke I keep my change and bills in it.

Photo Challenge; inspirational.

Mother Nature is an inspiration for how many fucks she doesn't give.

/end short hiatus

No reason for it really. Just haven't felt like coming on here and posting.

But hopefully that will stop today and I'll continue getting my posts out.

In other news, Bub and I went to Ribfest yesterday. It's this thing where a bunch of people that make? smoke? cook? ribs come to one place and are judged and whatever. There's carnival type games and rides and a lot of food. I spent close to 60 bucks.

We had lots of fun though. My upper body got pretty red but it's evened out this morning, mostly. We went to the splash pad at the park near the event. Bub liked that.

At the end I bought a funnel cake (my first in like 3 years, by the way) and held it the first half of my way to my mom's car. I had to push the stroller over a curb so I set the cake on the top of the canopy, tipped the stroller and the funnel cake fell onto the road. It was on a plate, covered by a plate, in a plastic bag mind you, but it was ruined for me after that. I still ate it but I resented the whole experience, haha.

We had this huge wind and rain storm on Friday evening. I was actually at a restaurant eating dinner and the power went out. At the park yesterday we're just walking along and there are these trees ripped from the ground. Roots, grass, ground and all. We saw this other tree where half of it was ripped from the other half. Crazy stuff.

It's just after 11 in the morning and I'm waiting for Ma'am to get back from her dad's. We're going to my aunt's to see my aunt, uncle, grandparents and assorted cousins. We get together once a month to celebrate the birthdays that happen in the month. July is my brother and my aunt's fiance's daughter. No one's seen Bub since he just started sitting on his own, so it's been a while.

I suppose that means I need to get up and get my shit together. I don't think my family would like me showing up in my underwear, lol.

Blog Challenge; day twenty four.

What's your biggest fear about being a mom?

I'm not sure, really.

I suppose it would be that I somehow raised the kids wrong, or did something wrong, or whatever and they turn into terrible adults.

I want them to be happy and kind and contribute to society in some way. I want them to be smart and polite and conscious of how they treat other people.

I want to have a good relationship with them both, from childhood into the teen years into adulthood. I want them to know and feel that they can talk to me about anything and I won't judge them. I want them to be happy that I'm their mother. I want them to one day realize that despite the rocky start, I'm doing the best I know how to do to raise them into good people.

So I guess my fear is that none of that will happen.

Blog Challenge; bottle.

I am going to drink the better part of this tonight.

Blog Challenge; day twenty three.

If you had 100,000 that had to be donated to charity, what would you do with it?

Well, the question kind of answers itself doesn't it? "that had to be donated to charity" So I'd likely donate it to charity.

What charity, you may ask?

No effing clue. I'd have to do research and find out what I think the best would be to donate to.

Although it doesn't specify one specific charity, so I'd likely donate to a few.

Photo Challenge; outside the window.

I have a great view of the leaves.

Blog Challenge; day twenty two.

What's your favorite children's book?

I have no idea. What I remember of them is from reading them to my own kid.

I read a lot as a kid, so I don't think I could pin point one book.

Photo Challenge; edible.

Kind of funny, considering the cake I made today. So Instead of making a new post I'll just share it here.

The fondant, although so annoying to make, tasted super yummy. Everyone loved it. I had to clue my brother into the fact that it was Minecraft then he was all "Oooohhh!". Duh. All in all, good time.

Blog Challenge; day twenty one.

Do you believe in love at first sight?

No, I don't. You can't love someone if you don't know them.

Photo Challenge; 4 o'clock.

At 4 PM I was cleaning up the cake and fondant making mess.

Blog Challenge; day twenty.

Would you rather be homeless for a year or be in jail for a year?

It would depend.

Do I still have my money and belongings? Why am I homeless? Where are my kids?

What did I do to be in jail? What happens to me when I get out?

Am I thinking too much into this? Probably.

I think I'd likely go to jail for a year.

Things might slow down.

As the title says, things might slow down next week. A friend is visiting Ontario from Alberta and she and her son are staying with me for a bit next week. I'll likely have some down time after the kids are in bed and whatnot, but who really knows. So don't think I'm neglecting or have forgotten. I'll get everything all caught up at some point. Tomorrow and Sunday should be fine. I have to post pictures of the cake I'm making for my brother, of course!

This evening was fun though. The city did the annual car show, Cruising on King Street for those wondering, and I met up with a friend and her kids for the excursion. We didn't stay as long as I thought we were going to. Usually we start at the end, watch all the cars drive by, and then work our way up the street and check out the cars as they're parked. This time we just watched the cars drive by then went to a field and let the kids play and caught our buses home. I didn't get any pictures, which makes me sad.

Tomorrow is my mom's work fair. They do one every year. Last year I was super pregnant and got really swollen and had to sit most of the time. The first aid tent was shared by the bird.. whatever. Display? Exhibit? I don't know. So that was cool. I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Bub can see all the animals and maybe get his face painted if he sits still long enough, haha. Doubtful. He hated me writing "yay Canada!" on his forehead for Canada Day. Ma'am still talks about the turtle she fed grapes to last year.



Then Sunday is my brother's party and the cake and all that. My friend is either coming Sunday or Monday and we've got a busy week. Should be fun! I haven't seen her in a year so I'm super excited.

Photo Challenge; a bad habit.

I can't seem to kick my pizza and wedgies habit.

Blog Challenge; day nineteen.

If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

That's a good question. I really have no idea. My answer today would probably be different than my answer a week ago.

Today, I suppose my answer would be Canadian style Chinese food. I've been craving some a while now.

Blog Challenge; day eighteen

What is the last dream that you remember?

Last night, actually, I dreamt. Dreamed? That my son had 6 teeth coming through. Unfortunately he still has none but I'm really hoping he pops one through soon. Rashes and fevers and crabbiness gets frustrating after a while.

Photo Challenge; I wore this.

I had my hair like this today. And got a nifty little sunburn to go with it.

Birthday Cakes

I've decided to make my brother's birthday cake this year. He's turning 21 on Sunday.

I actually had to check the date, cause I thought it was Saturday. Nope.

He likes the game MineCraft so I'm going to try my hand at this.



I need a good fondant recipe and a type of cake. He likes carrot, but I don't, so I'm thinking cherry chip.

I'm excited!

Blog Challenge; day seventeen.

Do you drink coffee? Cream/sugar/how do you drink your coffee?

I don't drink coffee, actually. I've tried it a few times and it just doesn't appeal.

I like the smell of coffee beans, though. And I drink coffee flavoured stuff like Iced Capps and French Vanillas.

Photo Challenge; smooth.

I got this as a moving away present when I was 12, from my best friend at the time.

Photo Challenge; 3 things.

Our 3 pet rocks. And their pet rocks.

Blog Challenge; day sixteen.

What did you have for breakfast today? What do you normally have?

I had what I normally have; nothing. Not during regular breakfast hours, anyway. I'll eat between 10 and 11, usually toast or a sandwich. So it's not even really breakfast either.

Sometimes I'll have cereal with Princess if we have time before school.

I don't like eating the minute I wake up. It throws me off for the entire day.

Photo Challenge; path.

My son's path of destruction.

Blog Challenge; day fifteen.

First love.

Oh boy.

His name was Ryan. He was 3 or 4 years older than me. He'd been to jail and was a bit of a player. I ran away with him and my best friend. Whom he was cheating on both of us, with each other. He was my first kiss.

We had a brief relationship when I was 14. I ran away the summer before grade 9 to a town 20 minutes away. My friend and I called our moms like two days later. I was grounded for two weeks and banned from seeing him. He showed up during my grounding and my mom chased him, he was on his bike so she didn't get far.

A few months later, maybe a year I'm not sure, that same friend and I went to her friend's to hang out and he was there. I left the next morning and that was the last time I saw him.

From time to time I wonder if he's in jail or if he's even alive. I'm no longer friends with the girl, either.

Photo Challenge; where you are.

I'm currently sitting on my couch at my computer.

Blog Challenge; day fourteen.

First job.

I've never actually had a real job. I've babysat but I don't really count that.

That's even shorter than my previously shortest answer ever.

Photo Challenge; favourite smell.

Right now it's this candle. Mandarin Orange.

Blog Challenge; day thirteen.

What's the most interesting vacation you have been on?

Good question. Cause I never go anywhere.

I've been to Alberta twice. Quebec once. The States a couple times but mostly just along the river in a boat.

Most interesting vacation.

I suppose that would be Quebec. I was in Scouts and it was the Canadian Jamboree.

While in the water I got hit in the back of the head by a board (those little flutter board type things) and had to be escorted out of the water on a stretcher. In front of everybody.

Yep.

Photo Challenge; love.

I got a bubble machine today. I love bubbles.

Blog Challenge; day twelve.

Perfect anniversary - describe it.

Hell, I don't know.

I'm assuming we mean wedding anniversary. In which case it would depend on the husband and our relationship. Dinner is boring.

If it was a friendship anniversary, same thing. It would depend on the friend and our relationship.

I like amusement parks though. For every occasion.

Photo Challenge, red, white or blue.

I forgot to look for a picture while out today, so you get this thing in my son's room.

Blog Challenge; day eleven.

Describe your wedding.

Honestly, I have no idea if I'll get married or not. If you'd asked me a few years ago my answer would have been "where's my shoes" but now? I dunno. Right now even being in a relationship seems like a big deal for me.

But, I suppose that's not the question, is it.

I'd like a nice white dress. No lace or ruffles. Maybe satin. Off the shoulders or sleeveless. Fitted to my hips. Some kind of embellishment but nothing ugly. No train. A short veil. Half up-do.

Ideally I'd like a beach wedding. Or one in a vineyard. Late April to early June. Short ceremony. Buffet style dinner. Some kind of "wow" factor during the reception. Candy bar, chocolate fountain with fruit, silly photo booth, something. No kids at the reception, even my own.

That's kind of my template.

Words of caution.

If you give blood earlier in the day, don't take a 20+ minute walk to the park, spend 3 hours there, and then a 20+ minute walk back. Especially when you got minimal sleep the night before..

Because you walked for over an hour to and from fireworks and got into bed at 1 AM..

And it's a hot day out.

You will not feel well at the end of the day.

The park was fun though. Bub went on the swing for the first time and he loved it. At first he was not having it but after a few back and forths he definitely liked the swing.

And he loved the splash park. When on his feet he would bounce around and laugh at the water.

Princess had lots of fun too. There's a small animal park and she got to feed some goats and other animals. We all got to see a daddy peacock protecting his young from some fearsome sheep.



Overall, fun day, even if I still feel like crap!

Photo Challenge; cold.

Nothing colder than something that says CHILL on it in big letters.

Funny though because it's a raspberry lemonade and not an iced capp.

Photo Challenge; shoes.

My son's cute, tiny little gecko sandals. My daughter's super fab peep-toe flats. My beat up bow tie flats.

Photo Challenge; happiness is..

Happiness is my two love bugs. Couldn't imagine life without them.

Photo Challenge

The regular question challenge isn't fun enough so I'm going to do a photo challenge, too! Yay!

1. Happiness is..
2. Shoes.
3. Cold.
4. Red, white or blue.
5. Love.
6. Favourite smell.
7. Where you are.
8. Path.
9. 3 things.
10. Smooth.
11. I wore this!
12. A bad habit.
13. 4 o'clock.
14. Edible.
15. Outside the window.
16. Bottle.
17. Inspirational.
18. Number.
19. Building.
20. Hot.
21. Favourite food.
22. Grey.
23. I drew this!
24. D is for..
25. Ground.
26. The everyday.
27. Black & White.
28. This is new!
29. Perspective.
30. Friendship.
31. Work space.

Blog Challenge; day ten.

If you found a $100 what would you do?

It would depend on my need that day.

If I needed groceries, I'd buy some. If it was super hot, I'd treat us to supper. If we needed something for the house, I'd get that.

You get the idea.

Shortest answer ever.

Blog Challenge; day nine.

Do you prefer to take baths or showers?

Showers.

I really dislike baths. You sit there, doing nothing, sitting in the dirt you're supposedly washing off your body.

Gross.

They're relaxing, you say?

So is napping, or watching a movie, or reading a book, or knitting, or baking, or shopping, or yoga. None of which you can do while taking a bath.

Well, maybe reading a book, but you get the idea.

Blog Challenge; day eight.

If you had a choice - SAHM?

If I could choose, I would be a SAHM every day of my kid's young lives.

If I hadn't gotten pregnant with my son I would be working right now, or in school so I could work soon. Princess is 6 and in school full time now so it's not a big deal for me to work. But now that I have Bub I'll probably be putting that on hold for a bit so I can stay home with him.

I don't think anyone should raise a baby except their mother, and father if that's the situation. Obviously this isn't always an option, but for me I'm lucky enough to be able to stay home with my babies and watch them grow.

I want to be a police officer so I do have goals, for the people that think I'm just lazy, haha.

In conclusion, in a couple years I'll start to really buckle down and Git R Dun but for now I'm going to just take it easy and raise my baby.

Blog Challenge; day seven.

You're in labour: drugs or no drugs. Why?

If I were to go into spontaneous labour right this second, I would actually try to go without drugs.

With my daughter, being 17 and all, I was totally opting for drugs as soon as I could get them. I ended up having to have a C-Section so it turned out to be a non-issue anyway.

After that I had decided any future kids would be born via C-Section. I didn't want to go through labour or experience it at all. Truth be told, it scared the shit out of me.

Toward the end of my son's pregnancy I changed my mind. I thought that if millions of women before me could do it, then so could I. I wanted a natural labour as far as I could get one.

Unfortunately I started developing signs of pre-eclampsia* at 35 weeks so I opted to have another C-Section. I'm really sad I missed out on the natural birth experience, but I have two healthy, super awesome kids, so I don't have much to complain about.

*Wiki's definition of pre-e: Pre-eclampsia or preeclampsia is a medical condition characterized by high blood pressure and significant amounts of protein in the urine of a pregnant woman. If left untreated, it can develop into eclampsia, the life-threatening occurrence of seizures during pregnancy.

There are many different causes for the condition. It appears likely that there are substances from the placenta that can cause endothelial dysfunction in the maternal blood vessels of susceptible women.[1] While blood pressure elevation is the most visible sign of the disease, it involves generalised damage to the maternal endothelium, kidneys, and liver, with the release of vasoconstrictive factors being a consequence of the original damage.

An outdated medical term for pre-eclampsia is toxemia of pregnancy, since it was thought that the condition was caused by toxins[2].

Pre-eclampsia may develop from 20 weeks' gestation (it is considered early onset before 32 weeks, which is associated with an increased morbidity). Its progress differs among patients; most cases are diagnosed before labor typically would begin. Pre-eclampsia may also occur up to six weeks after delivery. Apart from Caesarean section and induction of labor (and therefore delivery of the placenta), there is no known cure. It is the most common of the dangerous pregnancy complications; it may affect both the mother and fetus.[1]

Blog Challenge; day six.

Names you picked out for your kids when you were younger. Bonus: share any name ideas you have now.

Actually I had never really thought about future kid names when I was younger. I never really imagined myself with kids at all until I was pregnant.

If I hadn't of gotten pregnant at 17 I don't think I would have wanted any for a long while, if at all. Teen pregnancy kind of shoved me into that ideal quick.

So since I can't answer that question very well, I'll tell you how I picked my kid's names.

For Princess I looked through a baby name book. I picked 10 boy and 10 girl names and then matched up a first and middle from those lists. If she'd been a boy her name would have been Liam Mitchell. Her dad had a small say but we broke up during the pregnancy so I could have named her whatever I wanted. I did, in a way I suppose.

For Bub it was a little more complicated. His dad had very specific ideas about what name he wanted, which I didn't like at all. We went through a lot of compromising before figuring that I would pick the boy's first name and he the middle (or middles, in his case). And then he would pick the girl's first and I would pick the middle(s).

His idol is Bob Marley, so he picked Marley as the girl's first name. I don't particularly like it so I'm really kind of glad Bub is a boy. I had picked Lia Scarlett as middle names to go with Marley.

He wanted two family names for the boy's middle. I don't like either of them but that's what compromising is all about, right? So I picked two first names I loved and told him to pick from those. I wanted Clayton, because I love the name Clay, but he ended up picking the other name. Both were from my two favourite books. By the time it came to name Bub his dad and I weren't on speaking terms so I gave him the middle name I wanted.

Bonus: I got fixed in April so I no longer have to think about any of that. Thank goodness, because the last time almost drove me insane.

Happy belated Birthday Canada!

That's right, Canada is now 146 years old.

I totally knew that and didn't have to Google it at all.

Not really.

The weekend wasn't as fun as I thought it was going to be. It was too cold for the beach so we just hung around my mom's friend's house all weekend. I got Bub a little pool and Princess this water hopscotch thing. Funner than it sounds.

We had a camp fire and made s'mores. Love. Them.

We got home yesterday to find that a few of my neighbours were going to see fireworks, so we went along. Boy, was that something. Princess was not happy that she wasn't going on the bouncy castles (which cost money and the line ups were insane). As we were waiting in line for some food Bub threw up all over my arm. It even bounced off and got Princess.

Bub wasn't scared of the fireworks like I thought he might be. Loud noises still startle him. We walked there and back so I didn't get into bed until about 1 in the morning. Luckily the kiddos let me sleep until just after 9:30.

Bub also somehow taught himself to climb up stairs. Am I ever happy I live in an apartment.

Blog Challenge; day five.

Do you have any pets?

I do!



Meet Crackers.



And Spock.

Crackers is 16 years old and Spock is a few months. I forgot to ask his previous owner what day he was born. I got him on May 4th though, so add approx 6 weeks to that and his birthday is somewhere around the end of March.

Crackers is living with my mom but I still consider her my cat. She's skittish and playful. She likes being petted but definitely only on her terms. She hates the carrier.

Spock, is in a word, insane. He attacks you like it's going out of style. We have to shut the bedroom doors at night or else he won't leave you alone. He's woken the baby on more than one occasion. Not cool.

Blog Challenge; day four.

Favorite snack?

That's really tough.

Are we talking in general, like chips or chocolate or candy? Or specifics, like Lays Sour Cream & Onion or Oreo's or Fruit Loops?

Either way, I haven't any idea.

It depends on the day really. Some days I really crave chocolate, other days I really want chips.

I like corn twists a lot.

Blog Challenge; day three.

Do you have any vacation plans coming up?

We do, actually. Sort of.

Monday is Canada Day so we're heading to the beach for the weekend. Fireworks, sugar, staying up late, all those fun times.

This will be Bub's first time to the beach. Not sure about Princess, honestly. I feel like she's been but have no actual recollection of such events.

I'm really excited. I love the beach.

Unfortunately it means I'll need to find a bathing suit top that's equipped to handle my boobs.

Maybe I'll even get a tan!

Interview your kid.

I made up a list of questions that I asked my 6 year old earlier. I pulled different questions from different places.

These are her answers, exactly as she said them.

What is the meaning of life? Doing your life.
What is your favourite food? Macaroni and cheese.
What do you want to be when you grow up? Uhmm, a ballerina.
Who is the coolest person on Earth? Mommy!
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? To Niagara Falls.
What brings you the most happiness? When I'm at mama's.
When do you feel the most loved? When mommy gives me a hug.
What are you afraid of? The dark.
What is your favourite season? Summer.
When you were little, you used to? Make a mess.
If you had one wish, what would you wish for? A real live care bear to snuggle with me.
What is the funniest word? What the heck.
What is your favourite snack? A sandwich.
What are three words to describe you? Loving, happy, funny.
What is the hardest/easiest thing to do? Hardest; eat vegetables. Easiest; eat meat.
What is the best/worst thing in the world? Best; spending time with my friends. Worst; going somewhere without mama.
What makes you mad? When someone doesn't let me play with them.
What is the meaning of love? That means, uhm, they uhm, love you.
If you had all the money in the world, what would you do with it? Spend it on Barbies!

And questions I asked her about myself.

How old is my mom? 24.
How much does she weigh? I don't even know!
How tall is she? Veeery tall!
What is her favourite thing to do? Spend time with me.
What is her job? To take care of me and Bub.
What is her favourite food? I don't even know.
What does she always say? "Listen!"
What does she cook the best? Chicken.
What would my mom do with more time? Play with me.
What does my mom love? Me!

I can't wait to do this with Bub!

Blog Challenge; day two.

What do you drive? What is your dream car?

While reading this you may wonder why I kept this question in here if I've already admitted to changing other questions. The answer?

Because I damn well want to.

I don't own a car, actually. I'm hoping to change that at some point next year but I need to save up some monies first.

My dream car?

But with blue stripes.

Now that's a sexy car.

Blog Challenge; day one.

Family story - how did your parents meet, how many brothers/sisters, tell us what you want.

Without consulting said parents, I am pretty certain they met while working at a pizza place. That or when they drove courier. Either one.

One brother, whom is 3 1/2 years younger than me. 6 months and 10 days to be exact. I could figure out the hours if I really wanted to, but it's 11 at night.



Moving on.

Parents divorced when I was 4 and some change. Dad moved to Alberta and my mom shacked up with a dude here in Ontario. Lived with him for roughly 7 years before they split.

As far as my primary family goes, that's as exciting as it gets. Now I live on my own with my own two Spawns, but that's a different story.

Blog Challenge

Yes.. I am still living. Shocker, I know. My days are full of busy with a 6 year old and a, now, 9 month old.

Plus Firefox randomly started going whacko last year and I haven't moved all of my bookmarks over yet, haha. Finally did that tonight.

And I have a treat for you all! A blog challenge! It was originally a TTC challenge, but I neither have an SO or am TTC, so I modified a few of the questions.

Once the wee one is in bed I'll be joining him soon after, so I'll get the first post out tomorrow!

1. Family story - how did your parents meet, how many brothers/sisters, tell us what you want.
2. What do you drive? What is your dream car?
3. Do you have any vacation plans coming up?
4. Favorite snack?
5. Do you have any pets?
6. Name you picked out for your kids when you were younger. Bonus: share any name ideas you have now.
7. You're in labour: drugs or no drugs. Why?
8. If you had a choice - SAHM?
9. Do you prefer to take baths or showers?
10. If you found a $100 what would you do?
11. Describe your wedding.
12. Perfect anniversary - describe it.
13. What's the most interesting vacation you have been on?
14. First job
15. First love
16. What did you have for breakfast today? What do you normally have?
17. Do you drink coffee? Cream/sugar/how do you drink your coffee?
18. What is the last dream that you remember?
19. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
20. Would you rather be homeless for a year or be in jail for a year?
21. Do you believe in love at first sight?
22. What's your favorite children's book?
23. If you had 100,000 that had to be donated to charity what would you do with it?
24. What's your biggest fear about being a mom?
25. Describe the contents of your purse. What kind of purse do you have?
26. If you could give advice to a newbie infertile, what would it be?
27. When you were younger, what job(s) did you want to have?
28. Do you speak any other languages? When do you think a child should learn a new language?
29. Tell me the highlights of your college years.
30. What's one thing in your closet you wear when you have a nice occasion?

Creative slumps.

I've been in one. For a while.

I have so many ideas for the middle/ends of stories, but it's getting there that is sometimes a problem.

I wrote my first completed story in less than a week. The chapters just flew out. It's annoying when it doesn't always happen like that.

I guess having a new baby doesn't exactly give me time to think, let alone sit and actually write. Which I prefer to do uninterrupted.

I'm typing this with one hand and rocking Bub as we speak. Read? I type? I dunno, lol. Whatever is going on, it's happening with one hand.

C'est la vie.

Thank goodness.

School holidays are officially over and tomorrow Princess goes back to school.

Thank the Gods.

I got the apartment! My move in date is February the 2nd. Yay! :) I'm ecstatic. The square footage of the apartment itself is a little smaller, but I'm gaining a storage room, a balcony that I don't have to share, some big closets and most importantly... a third bedroom! Bub will be sleeping with me for a while but once he finally does move into his own room, he'll have one to move into.

So since we're moving it's going to be pretty busy around here. Packing and cleaning and getting stuff arranged for the new place. I'm going to the Hydro office tomorrow and will call my internet/cable/phone provider tomorrow, if I remember.

Bub is getting bigger and stronger every single damn day. He's wanting to sit up now so I'll need to get him some sort of device to help him do so. A Bumbo, probably. Or something with a tray attachment.

I had a pretty low-key birthday. Princess had a friend sleep over the night before. I showed her the new apartment, which she is very excited about, then was picked up to go to her dad's for the weekend. After my mom got off work she took me to get paint. Came back home and stayed in for the night. My mom takes me out for dinner for my birthday every year. This year we're going to Red Lobster :)

Bub gets his 4 month needles tomorrow. And I will probably cry more than he will because I'm a big wuss.

Even though school starts again tomorrow and I'm happy routine will be back to normal soon, I am not looking forward to dragging myself and the kids into the cold in the morning. I wish we could travel by Floo Powder, like they do in Harry Potter, haha. Wouldn't that be something.

Until next time.

Well, I lied.

I know I said I would post more, but shit happens. I was busy during my pregnancy and then I had a baby.

He was born September 4th, 2:30 AM, 4 lbs 2 1/2 oz, 16.9 inches long. I was due October 7th so he was born in the 35th week. He'll be 4 months old on Friday (which also happens to be my 24th birthday!) so life is pretty full right now.

And now that, that's out of the way....

Actually, other than Spawn's 1 and 2, I don't do too much right now. Princess is in the middle of her Christmas holidays. Will I ever be glad they're over with and we can get back to a regular routine.

I have an interview tomorrow about an apartment. Cross your fingers and toes for me, as I would really, really love to move. The three of us are in a small two bedroom right now. Bub is only 4 months but he'll be mobile sooner than I know it and this place just won't cut it anymore.

January is actually really busy already. Between the three of us, there are 8 appointments this month. That doesn't include Princess's after-school group on Monday evenings or other things I'll need to do. Like sign her up for swimming.

I also want to get Bub and I into a mommy and baby swim class. He loves baths and water in general so I think he'd really enjoy it. I wonder if they're selling swim suits yet.

Christmas itself was okay. Saw a bunch of family and stayed with Bub's grandparents for a few days. His dad and I are not together nor do we plan to in the foreseeable future. It's been a rocky road from where we were a year ago, but hopefully things can get better.

Well that's all I can really think of to write right now. At this hour, anyway. It's time to get Bub and my butt to bed. I'll definitely try to write more often, although I'm not promising anything, lol.

Happy New Year's.