Spidy Senses AWAY........

What a great weekend!!! Went to the Home & Garden Show with a few friends of ours. There was sooo much to see it was crazy!

We also went to the Consumer Choice Awards....My lovely Husband's company received an award!!!!! They received best Bike Shop in Calgary!!!! WOOT WOOT WOOT to them..... They rock it!  It was really fun to get dressed up and go out. There were so many gowns, shoes and accessories to look at I almost forgot to pay attention to the awards...(which, by the way, will be televised at a later date)

When you are connected to someone do you ever feel their pain? Or feel that something is going to happen or they are going to get hurt? I have always felt this with a few people in my life. I like to call them Spidy Senses......
Well, they had kicked in mid week last week.....regarding my oldest son...He and I are incredibly close and ALWAYS know exactly how the other is feeling....it is really wierd to be honest... our closeness is definately uncanny!!! Any way.......Spidy Senses away.....

I spoke with my Son and told him to behave and be careful......I knew he was going to have a fun-filled weekend with some of his friends from out of town.....Saturday night, he calls me on my cell.....starting off saying...."Mom, remember that feeling you had....." YUP he was the lucky founder of a brand new speeding ticket!!!!! ohhhh sooooo lucky.......'cuz his insurance is already an ARM and a LEG!!!!!!  wait....that's not it!!!!

Another phone call Sunday Morning...."Mom, you are NOT going to believe this" - oh man, you know you need to sit down when they say that...Let's just say.....McDonald's Restaurant Security take their jobs way, way, way too SERIOUSLY!!!!!! Thank goodness for designated driver rides being on time!!!!! Police being slower than designated driver rides......I am sure spending a night in the drunk tank would not be very becoming!!!! ( no one was hurt, just lots of happy times with a not so happy Security Guard) There were lots of Shinanigans to be had this weekend.... sticking true to the words........BOYS ARE DUMB!!!!!!

I wonder when the shinanigans will stop........

Social Butterfly

As I stated in my previous blog, I am not used to being so social....I am not against it, my life is usually just not that exciting!

This weekend, is going to be fun.....

We are going to the Home and Garden Show with a few friends! It should be full of giggles for sure!!!! (seriously - I have only a few friends, and so far you have met them all - I just make it sound like I have a LOT of friends)

Then on Sunday evening my Hubbie and I are going to a GALA......ooooohhhhh how exciting!!!!  My Husbands work is receiving an award, so his Boss and Wife invited us to go along and bask in the glory! So....I have asked what award they won? Again, Boys are Dumb!!! My darling Hubbie had no clue!!!! How can you NOT know what award you are getting!?!?!?!??! sheesh

 I am struggling with what to wear and all of that....Boys have it easy - My Husband owns 1 suit and 1 tie so it's easy for him...I on the other hand own 2 dresses and 1 fancy pair of shoes, so you can see where the stress comes in!!!! Should I buy another dress, wear one of the two I already have (so many to choose from lol) As you can tell by our wardrobes we don't go to formal or semi formal for that matter...very often!!! :)

But really, it will work out if I wave that magic wand.....wait, last time I waved that thing it FLOPPED...stay tuned it should be a good one....

Very Sex In the City

WOW have I been a social butterfly......

This is not usually my style, usually I go to work, come home, do chores, go to work...you know the story.
So the other night I was able to visit with 2 girlfriends, and last night, I was socializing with another friend!!!!!
I could really get used to visiting with all my peeps....lol

It was really fun to visit with this young friend of mine....she is newly married and living in a small town, just starting out. So it is always fun to sit around some warm comfort food and chat about all of life's stuff!!!!  I loved conversing with her! What is with all these intelligent and upstanding young people...I am not sure I am even that mature at my ripe ol' age of just over 40!!!! How do these girls grow so well into themselves?!?!!?!

I am soooo excited, as she announced that she is expecting!!!! WOW sooooo very excited.......It will be fun to watch her grow and change from a young woman to a young Mother. I know in my heart of hearts she will be the best Mom there could be!  Congrats to you my young dear friend.....

20's 30's & 40's

Last night I was lucky enough to visit with 2 of my most favorite peeps! We don't often have the luxury of getting together uninterrupted, just us girls! 

The three of us are in our 20's, 30's and 40's! It is amazing that we all get along so well! We have lots in common along with such extremely different lives.

 My 20 something year old peep is in University and ROCKIN' it! She scored 100% on one of her finals!!!! WHO DOES THAT!?!?!?!? This young Lady is so incredibly beautiful and smart! Normally I wouldn't pay much attention to a 20 something person, a snob, I know. We worked together and hit it off so well, it was hard to ignore her zest for life, along with how incredibly intelligent she is! We laughed about dorm life and discussed the struggles of being in school with a bunch of 18 and 19 year olds....

My 30 something year old peep is at this moment a Domestic Engineer.  She just had a beautiful baby girl, so she is taking time off to be with her.  My dear friend is also incredibly smart, honest and so much fun to be with!  I love her honesty - one of those people who can tell you, you like crap and not offend you! This awesome person, has gone far and above the call of duty.  Her and her significant other have helped our family more than words can express. We discussed careers and fashion along with the good, the bad and the ugly of nursing!!!!!!

So all in all, we had a fabulous time talking about careers, school, children and of course BOYS!!!! We came to a unanimous decision that yes, BOYS ARE still DUMB!!!!!!!!  I raise my glass to you girls, and wish we could get together more often, then perhaps it wouldn't be as special........

ps: for my 20 something friend - "like, I just went down and got a Starbucks, and like it was sooo busy, I could hardly believe it....like, I just don't get it.....like, I just finished my Starbucks, and it was like, cold when I finished it.  Like did anyone go outside today, like it's sooo frickin' cold out.......like I can't believe it.....bahahahahaha :)

What to do, What to do!?!?!??!?!

This is the Family Day weekend!!!! Woot woot....long weekend equals short work week next week!!!!!

Now, I am a little late in planning something fun filled that 2 teenage boys would like to do......I first thought to go skiing, then realized in a small town not so far away...ALL HOTELS were BOOKED!!!!!!!! Can you believe that!!!!!!! So that cancells that out....now truly I am stumped....

I have been looking for things to do around town. The famous outdoor hockey game is this Sunday - one to go to if one had been organized and bought tickets.....maybe they will televise it and we can watch it while hosting a bunch of rowdy friends!!! That sounds like a plan, as we are truly Canadian and LOVE the game of hockey!

I was also thinking of visiting the Calgary Science Center - the Titanic Exhibition.....That would be very cool! But probably very cool for my husband and I.....somehow I can't imagine a 16 and 18 year old being riveted by the awesomeness. I would hope culturally one day they will appreciate it, but for now I believe friends and having fun is all they are truly interested in!

So for now, I will go against my nature and "wing" it this weekend. I am usually one who thrives on organization and structure, but hey I must live a little on the edge and see what this fabulous long weekend will bring......

Not so Magic Magic Wand!!!

Well the shower went.....After running around and clenaing the house, while cooking and morphing myself int Martha and Sarah, I was ready for the rush of well wishers!

The diaper cake turned out fabulous! It is something that I will do again. I found it easy to do, you can make the cake as affordable or extravagant as you please! I used it as the centre piece to my table where all the food was.
That way everyone would be able to see it and realize what it was!!!! This was a HUGE hit!!!

The biggest dissappointment of all was - my dear friends friends were very rude and decided they had more important things to do that day and not notify.  So to turn lemons into lemonaide, I was most pleased that the younger crowd made an effort as did my other dear close friend....Lemonaide part - we were able to sit all afternoon and coo and cuddle baby Brooke, eat a large amount of snacks, and visit uninterupted for hours on end. This makes it the best day!!!!! As for those who chose to be rude, well.....what goes around comes around and one day they will understand the time and effort it takes. Not to mention how rude it is to not show without any reason!!!!!

Thanks "T" for a great day cuddling and cooing over the most adorable baby girl!!!! Also, for being able to visit with you ALL day.....xx

Jubilations

Jubilations Theatre was a fun evening. Everyone was well behaved and seemed to enjoy themselves! My oldest son and his girlfriend even enjoyed it, along with my youngest son! We saw Tom Jones and the Temple of Doom. As my family are HUGE Indiana Jones fans, this was an appropriate play to go see.

The dinner was medeocre, not the greatest, it was well planned out, as they serve you soup then salad, main course and dessert. All throughout the night, you eat your meal. So ensure you can wait that long or you have a reasonable snack before hand. I thought the best part of the dinner was they served mini jugs of your choice of drink. So many of us had iced tea and pop in a mini jug. It was truly the best idea!!!! My family are big drinkers so this worked fabulously!!!!!

Would I do this again, probably not! It can be a rather expensive evening. Regular price Saturday night tickets are 70.00 per person.....so for 5 of us - 350.00 not including our drinks - non alchoholic or not!  I would reccommend using the Jubilations Dinner vouchers you can purchase at Costco, this will greatly reduce the expense for the evening and make it more affordable and enjoyable.

All in all a nice evening, and a good experience!!!!!

Waving the Magic Wand

Today I realized it is THURSDAY!!!!! OMG!!!! The shower is SUNDAY!!!!! YIKES!!!!!
So I am frantically waving my magic wand AND trying to get my poop in a group!

I have made a list and have more direction where this shower is going. I decided keeping it simple was the best solution for me. Yes, I would love to see Martha and Sarah come to my home and help but lets be real!  I am neither of those people, I can barely dress myself in a co-ordinated way!

So, it will be "famous brownies", balloons, flowers and a little diaper cake....One that I will be attempting to create by myself. I will be going to buy diapers tonight, do you realize how many sizes and styles there are? I am still unclear on what size I need for the diaper cake, but I have watched the you tube videos! That should make me a professional, right?!?!?! Then I will be stopping at our local craft store in search of the perfect pink ribbons. (keeping in mind I have a hard time matching things) Then off to find the perfect cake accessories.  ie: rattles, baby socks, etc....this should be a lot of fun!

As I feel panic settle in once again, I realize I can hold tight to my carefully made list! I will follow it through purchase by purchase and stop by stop. I will conquer this once and for all.....while frantically waving my magic wand!!!!

The "C" word

Everyone knows the "c" word is a horrible aweful, no good for nothing word. The "c" word that I am talking about today is CANCER!!!!! Everyone dislikes and dare I say HATES that word!!!!

There are not many people who have not been touched by this word/disease in some way, I wish we could erase it from the vocabulary forever. Just last Fall my own Mother had a brush with it! We are the lucky chosen few and I do mean few who came out unscathed! More and more people are unable to tell that tale.  My Husband's Father passed away from cancer 13 years ago already! He was only 58! How terribly sad that was!!!!

What do you say to people who either have the dreaded disease or are helping a loved one go through all the pain and discomfort? I am at a complete loss for words.  My dearest girlfriend's Father is going through this aweful mess now.  How do we comfort someone who knows the dreaded outcome?  How do you tell a friend it will be ok, when you know it really won't? How do you tell someone how much you truly love them and wish you could literally take all the pain away just for one more healthy happy day? How is my question????

I am always trying to make lemonaide out of lemons, and trying to see the bright side of things.....Today, is an unusual day for me, as I am unable to see the positive!

 But I will suggest to everyone -
- Always tell your loved ones how much you  truly love them, and MEAN it
-NEVER leave angry, always make amends
-NO regrets (this one is hard)
- Always make time - NO MATTER WHAT - everything else can wait
- If you see something positive or someone doing something that brings joy don't wait to tell them
- Our Family NEVER says "good bye" we leave that for the final time....we always say "See you later"

so, see you later my dear friends and family XX

You just never know when your number comes up, I love all of you passionately, fearlessly, and unconditionally...this I know for sure.

Poop In A Group

First, a little history to the "poop in a group" saying....My co-worker thought this was the funniest saying EVER!!!! It was said to me....."who says that?"  sooooo funny - we ended up laughing so hard we had tears. So yes, I do have my own language as most people who are close to me know. We call them "Sueisms" it's just a fact of life!  It only gets scary when you actually understand them and know what I am talking about....lol

So back to getting my "poop in a group" - I really need to figure out this baby shower thing this weekend. I sometimes wonder why I choose to do these things. I LOVE hosting them, I just don't like organizing the food and cleaning the house part of it...If I could wave a magic wand and it would all look like Martha Stewart stepped in or Sarah Richardson came and decorated etc....perhaps I could wave the wand and they could BOTH come...Wouldn't I be the hostess with the mostess.....

I get all these grand ideas and never actually impement them....This time I cross my fingers and hope that I will follow through with my many ideas of how to host the perfect most awesome best hostess in the world shower....Now to figure out how to become incredibly creative and crafty, along with a really really good cook..or should I say chef????? Wouldn't it be awesome to have many pink themed foods, not in a gross way but in a really cool way.....hmmmmm here I go again with all these grand ideas...

I think I will have to settle for what I am capable of doing, ordering trays from the local grocer and perhaps baking my "famous brownies" that my dear friend loves so much! I could even throw a pink punch together....that sounds more like my style....Stay tuned, we'll see how that magic wands works!!!!

Girls Rock!!

After a busy day of doing chores.....Sunday proved to be more interesting!

We went to see our sweet niece play hockey! As luck would have it she was in net. Remember she is only 8 and they still rotate net responsibilites.  She definately has the makings of a truly great goalie!!!!!! They won their game 9 -3. GIRLS ROCK!!!!!! WAY to GO!!!!!

Then we ventured on down to the Boat and Sportsman Show....Lots of fun things to see.....Met up with our very bestest friends and had a nice time dreaming about the 100,00.00 boats we saw...Granted there were less expensive ones - we just happen to LOVE the $100,000.00 ones!!!

All in all a fun weekend, can't wait for this weekend coming up....Jubilations Theatre and a baby shower for a dear friend...speaking of the shower,  I really should get my "poop in a group"

Blogging is......

So I've blogged once today, and am feeling the need to blog about a thousand other things...All of a sudden everything should be blogged....This could get boring for those who choose to read.....

My Dad's birthday is coming up in March. My parent's are retired and they were going to go down South for another mini vacation....

My Sister thought it would be a good idea to go to Jubilations to celebrate his birthday! What a grand idea....
Here's where the boys are dumb part comes in to play.....I texted my oldest son, to ask if he wanted to go- should I say that I was expecting him to go and was advising of the day and time. Also, to see if his dear girlfriend wanted to join us. He texted my back  - "dinner theatre"....what is that?!?!?!? OMG we really don't get out much!!!  I explained the dinner and the theatre part, he thought the buffet sounded fabulous!!!!! This should be an interesting night!

Boys are Dumb throw rocks at them

Ok, so I am a follower, girls at work are blogging and I wanted a piece of the action.

 I have 2 boys who are almost 17 and 18!!!! I figure I have enough stories to fill a book. They pull all sorts of shinanigans and keep me laughing, crying and losing sleep...not to mention the mass amount of grey hair that has appeared....

I will figure this blogging thing out and post some adorable pics of the boys - Hang on for an interesting ride - it should be interesting.