Valentines Day Before

I am not a Valentine's Day fan...I think it's a scam from Hallmark and florists...!!

Mike did give me beautiful roses for a combo birthday/valentines day thing. They are beautiful. He's was smart and threw in the birthday thing because flowers for Valentines Day are a waste of money to me. Give me the cash and tell me it was for flowers -- haha....

(Did I mention my husband Mike and the fact he gave me beautiful flowers...)

Kids are home again today from school. They are over their limit of quality time together.

40 yrs + 1 day

That's right! I'm that old!! Today, I feel it. I have not been able to shake this cold yet and my throat is raw, although I do sound a little 1-900'ish. If you call, I can charge 3.99 per minute. Mike (did I mention my husband?) was going to take me to the pub in Coldbrook (I love their pan fried haddock) but with the snow yesterday it was closed, the roads were not the greatest so we had hamburger helper...hey, don't knock it. The night before we had Chinese food, so trust me, I wasn't lacking.

I had a long chat with Lynn last night. She used to babysit the kids in Halifax but she was more of a babysitter to our family. Our kids had really bonded and they miss each other.

Anyway...must get to work!

Blizzard

Well, it's official, I now know that the snow plows do not come up this far, I was following one up from the hospital and it did turn off, how disapointed was I...

I would looooove to be a meteorologist, they are wrong all the time and still have jobs...they said all of 5 cms and then rain. We had about 15 cms and then rain, so Mike and I shoveled last night. I didn't bother to get up any earlier but I should have...there was probably another 15 cms down and high winds, now there is a blizzard warning on for King's county. Needless to say, the kids are home. Thankfully their mother got groceries yesterday.

Finally feeling a little better. I had this cold/flu settle in last week. I was home Thurs and Fri (I have never been home two days in a row before) and Sat wasn't a whole lot better. As my freind Janet said, now that I am turning 40 my warranty is up...

Yucky Day!

I am home today, that cold/flu going around the office finally caught up with me...not feeling too hot. I just picked Graham up from school. He says he wasn't feeling well, I think he had the "my mom is at home" flu. Anyway I was suppose to have Margarita night tomorrow night but I am delaying it until the 22nd, don't want to infect everyone in the neighborhood.

I did try to blog yesterday but it wouldn't save-who knows?!

Speed Record

I left my house a little late this morning (I know you Russel Metals people cannot imagine that) and I think I set a land speed record, even with my Tim Horton's stop (cause there's no reason to come to work if I don't have my Timmies), I made it here in 18 minutes...good thing there were no RCMP on Brooklyn St this morning.

Last night it was after 10 and Graham was still awake in his bed, he was waiting for his father to get home because he had not seen him in the morning and it would be 24 hours without him seeing Mike...too cute (PS did I mention my husband, Mike?). Elysia on the other hand, was curled up in a ball on her unmade bed...not too happy about that. I guess she spilled something on the sheets but didn't put new ones on and didn't ask for my help. That will be remedied tonight, I don't like that!

Well, my house is wrote off and I am hosting the nieghborhood ladies (?) for Margarita night on Friday, better get my poop in a group.

Party

Well, my mother and sister had a "surprise" party for my non existent birthday Saturday night. Let's just say I was suspecting, I guess it would have been a surprise if it hadn't been for me! I know everyone always says-I don't want a party but I tell you, it was a ball!

My friends from Halifax came down-Patti and Tim, Reta and Bruce, Jane and Todd...Dawn-Marie and Chris from Berwick and Janet and David from our subdivision. Ann and Doc were there, Liz and Ed...Josee and Jeff and my wonderful mother and my loving husband, Mike (PS...did I mention, Mike). The kids were there as well. Elysia even gave up a weekend in Halifax to be there (I sure feel special now).

My good friend (maybe not so much anymore) Reta, felt the need to bring the most hideous picture of me and of course, she had made it into an 8" x 10", cause that's what everyone needs to see when they are eating. Lots of good food, lots of good drinks (I think everyone loved Ann's Butterball shots). Janet had hers and said it tasted like "more". I still think Ann and Janet were separated at birth.

Thanks to everyone who came, it may not have been the great surprise they were hoping for but it sure was fun.

PS I will never forget the look on Sarah and Elysia's faces when they learned what "ManT Hose" were...(they are panty hose for men with an extra "leg" in the front). I thought I was going to pee my pants I laughed so hard.

Friday

Okay, husband, I will go to the movies with you. I would like to see the "Bucket List" movie. The early show of course, since I am almost 40, I cannot stay up that late.

Elysia went to her school dance last night, when I picked her and her friend up, it was cute to listen to them--"So and so danced with so and so". She said she had fun. I tried to trick her father into believing that a boy was picking her up for the dance...you should have seen the look on his face, I thought he was going to lose it...hahaha.

PS Did I mention my husband, Mike who does not live in the shed!