Wednesday, December 31, 2008
The Last Day of the Year
Goodbye 2008.. I will write more later on (maybe tomorrow?)about this year. Right now i have a nasty head cold so all i want to do is lye down for the time! This is just a holding spot!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Twas the Night Before Christmas
And just when i thought things were busy, it's going to be one hective day tomorrow. I'm going to have Don's side of the family over for a turkey dinner! Who will be here? Nannie, Grandpa, Aunt Lydia, Don's cousin Alex, Alexander, Vitalia, Lisa and James... Andrew is sooo excited he can hardly contain himself... I will be having dinner with my side of the family on Saturday, i can't wait. Tonight, besides getting prepared for the dinner event Andrew and i will be making peanut butter cookies for Santa, (Santa's request).
Here are a few pics we took when his grandparents came over! And some other ones taken from yesterday while we were at Sick Kids Hospital getting his ultrasound.
This is the way he smiles for the camera lately, what a little faker!
Here are a few pics we took when his grandparents came over! And some other ones taken from yesterday while we were at Sick Kids Hospital getting his ultrasound.
This is the way he smiles for the camera lately, what a little faker!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Busy Busy Busy
I haven't had the time to post much lately. Way too much to get done around here. Christmas shopping still not done. I do finally have all the decor up and it doesn't look too bad if i say so myself, I'm going to have to post some pictures later on. Were going to be having Christmas dinner here this year, Andrew's pretty excited about that. And talking of whom, he is so worked up about Sir Santa coming. I don't think i've ever seen a kid so excited about it in my life. He giggles when he talks about him. It's cute.
Talking of Santa, never tell your children to only ask for one gift from him when they go and sit on his lap. I did that with Andrew and he asked him for something that doesn't even exist. He asked him for a remote control car that digs into the earth, i told him that he and the elves may not be able to have enough time to do that this year, maybe he'll forget about it by next Christmas.
Lots of snow falling today, looks like it's going to be a very white Christmas after all.
Well gotta run, I will try and post pics up later of the Christmas decor and some snow pics as well.
Talking of Santa, never tell your children to only ask for one gift from him when they go and sit on his lap. I did that with Andrew and he asked him for something that doesn't even exist. He asked him for a remote control car that digs into the earth, i told him that he and the elves may not be able to have enough time to do that this year, maybe he'll forget about it by next Christmas.
Lots of snow falling today, looks like it's going to be a very white Christmas after all.
Well gotta run, I will try and post pics up later of the Christmas decor and some snow pics as well.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Mother/Father
Andrew and Don were working on Andrew's computers hardware today and Don was explaining to Andrew the names of all the part in it. When he started explaining to him about the mother board he looked up at Don and said, "does the computer have a father board?"...
LOVE IT....
LOVE IT....
Friday, December 5, 2008
Happy Birthday Nannie
I hope you had a fun day. I will be getting a video up that Andrew made for you today for you birthday... When i get back from kitchener, it's all packed away. We love you very much! xoxoxo
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Happy Birthday Christina
My daughter Christina is 24 yrs old.I had her when i was only 17 yrs old, i raised her as a single mom. Her and i have been through lots over the yrs. Sometimes she feels like my best friend. The bond between us is so strong. I feel her ups, her downs, sometimes we get along like sisters. Twenty four years ago at this exact moment i was in labor, screaming in pain, so unsure what was going to happen. I can remember me telling the nurses that i didn't want to go through it anymore (give birth), they laughed at me and said "too late honey, there's NO turning back now", i was so scared. About an hr later they brought a new born baby boy into my room and said "see? in just a little while you will be holding one of these", that was what gave me the strength to go on that night, i often wonder about that baby, even to this day. I remember it snowing outside, it was the first snowfall of the year and it became a blizzard, it was beautiful out there. Finally at about 1:30 on Dec 5th they said that i was ready to push but i had to wait until the Dr got there. At those times you didn't get the Dr that was on call they actually called in your OB or GP at their home or office (where ever they be). So i had to wait until he woke up and got to the hospital, he must have lived close because he got there pretty fast. I push for about 10 mins and Christina Helen-Joyce came into my life at 2:02 am, weighing 5 Ibs 12 oz and 18 1/2 in long. She had a full head of blond hair. My life changed forever that morning. I love her so much. Happy Birthday Christina!
Then
Now
5 December 1984
Your date of conception was on or about 14 March 1984 which was a Wednesday.
You were born on a Wednesday
under the astrological sign Sagittarius.
Your Life path number is 3.
Your fortune cookie reads:
One who admires you greatly is hidden before your eyes.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 2, 5 & 11.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 4, 7, 8 & 22.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2446039.5.
The golden number for 1984 is 9.
The epact number for 1984 is 27.
The year 1984 was a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/2/1984 and ending 2/19/1985.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Owl; your plant is Mistletoe.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Menchir, the second month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 11 Kislev 5745.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 12 Kislev 5745.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.11.9.15 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 11 tun 9 uinal 15 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Wednsday, 11 Rabi'u'l-Avval 1405 (1405-3-11).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 22 April 1984.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 22 April 1984.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 7 March 1984.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 10 June 1984.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 17 June 1984.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 25 September 1984.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Sunday, 15 April 1984.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 6 March 1984.
As of 12/5/2008 5:53:58 PM EST
You are 24 years old.
You are 288 months old.
You are 1,253 weeks old.
You are 8,766 days old.
You are 210,473 hours old.
You are 12,628,433 minutes old.
You are 757,706,038 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Frankie Muniz (1985) Gary Allan (1967) John Rzeznik (1965)
Morgan Brittany (1951) Jim Messina (1947) Little Richard (1932)
Otto Preminger (1906) Strom Thurmond (1902) Walt Disney (1901)
George Armstrong Custer (1839) Martin Van Buren (1782)
Top songs of 1984
Like a Virgin by Madonna When Doves Cry by Prince
Jump by Van Halen Footloose by Kenny Loggins
What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner Against All Odds by Phil Collins
I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.4320939334638 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
Your lucky day is Thursday.
Your lucky number is 3.
Your ruling planet(s) is Jupiter & Neptune.
Your lucky dates are 3rd, 12th, 21st, 30th.
Your opposition sign is Gemini.
Your opposition number(s) is 5.
Today is not one of your lucky days!
There are 362 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 25 candles.
Those 25 candles produce 25 BTUs,
or 6,300 calories of heat (that's only 6.3000 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.86 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1984 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1984 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1984 in the US there were 2,487,000 marriages (10.5%) and 1,155,000 divorces (4.9%)
In 1984 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1984 the population of Australia was approximately 15,677,282.
In 1984 there were approximately 234,034 births in Australia.
In 1984 in Australia there were approximately 108,655 marriages and 43,124 divorces.
In 1984 in Australia there were approximately 109,914 deaths.
Your birthstone is Blue Zircon
The Mystical properties of Blue Zircon
Zircon helps one be more at peace with oneself.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Blue Topaz, Ruby, Lapis Lazuli
Your birth tree is
Hornbeam, the good taste
Of cool beauty, cares for its looks and condition, good taste, tends to egoism, makes life as comfortable as possible, leads reasonable, disciplined life, looks for kindness, an emotional partner and acknowledgment, dreams of unusual lovers, is seldom happy with her feelings, mistrusts most people, is never sure of its decisions, very conscientious.
There are 17 days till Christmas 2008!
There are 30 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waxing gibbous.
Click on the picture
for more information.
Then
Now
5 December 1984
Your date of conception was on or about 14 March 1984 which was a Wednesday.
You were born on a Wednesday
under the astrological sign Sagittarius.
Your Life path number is 3.
Your fortune cookie reads:
One who admires you greatly is hidden before your eyes.
Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 2, 5 & 11.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 4, 7, 8 & 22.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2446039.5.
The golden number for 1984 is 9.
The epact number for 1984 is 27.
The year 1984 was a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/2/1984 and ending 2/19/1985.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Owl; your plant is Mistletoe.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Menchir, the second month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 11 Kislev 5745.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 12 Kislev 5745.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.11.9.15 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 11 tun 9 uinal 15 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Wednsday, 11 Rabi'u'l-Avval 1405 (1405-3-11).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 22 April 1984.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 22 April 1984.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 7 March 1984.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 10 June 1984.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 17 June 1984.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 25 September 1984.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Sunday, 15 April 1984.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 6 March 1984.
As of 12/5/2008 5:53:58 PM EST
You are 24 years old.
You are 288 months old.
You are 1,253 weeks old.
You are 8,766 days old.
You are 210,473 hours old.
You are 12,628,433 minutes old.
You are 757,706,038 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Frankie Muniz (1985) Gary Allan (1967) John Rzeznik (1965)
Morgan Brittany (1951) Jim Messina (1947) Little Richard (1932)
Otto Preminger (1906) Strom Thurmond (1902) Walt Disney (1901)
George Armstrong Custer (1839) Martin Van Buren (1782)
Top songs of 1984
Like a Virgin by Madonna When Doves Cry by Prince
Jump by Van Halen Footloose by Kenny Loggins
What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner Against All Odds by Phil Collins
I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.4320939334638 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
Your lucky day is Thursday.
Your lucky number is 3.
Your ruling planet(s) is Jupiter & Neptune.
Your lucky dates are 3rd, 12th, 21st, 30th.
Your opposition sign is Gemini.
Your opposition number(s) is 5.
Today is not one of your lucky days!
There are 362 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 25 candles.
Those 25 candles produce 25 BTUs,
or 6,300 calories of heat (that's only 6.3000 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.86 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1984 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1984 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1984 in the US there were 2,487,000 marriages (10.5%) and 1,155,000 divorces (4.9%)
In 1984 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1984 the population of Australia was approximately 15,677,282.
In 1984 there were approximately 234,034 births in Australia.
In 1984 in Australia there were approximately 108,655 marriages and 43,124 divorces.
In 1984 in Australia there were approximately 109,914 deaths.
Your birthstone is Blue Zircon
The Mystical properties of Blue Zircon
Zircon helps one be more at peace with oneself.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Blue Topaz, Ruby, Lapis Lazuli
Your birth tree is
Hornbeam, the good taste
Of cool beauty, cares for its looks and condition, good taste, tends to egoism, makes life as comfortable as possible, leads reasonable, disciplined life, looks for kindness, an emotional partner and acknowledgment, dreams of unusual lovers, is seldom happy with her feelings, mistrusts most people, is never sure of its decisions, very conscientious.
There are 17 days till Christmas 2008!
There are 30 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waxing gibbous.
Click on the picture
for more information.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
BIRTHDAYS, BIRTHDAYS and BIRTHDAYS
There have been SOOO many lately, and i keep forgetting to post them. Sorry guys, it's not like i'm not thinking of you, it's just i'm not thinking period....
I'll post some pictures tomorrow :)
First off it was Lisa's Birthday on the 20th, she turned 26, She's Andrew's big sister!
Then it was his brother Alexanders Birthday on Dec 1st, he turn 28.
And then my niece Tiffany's big 16th Birthday.
I'll post some pictures tomorrow :)
First off it was Lisa's Birthday on the 20th, she turned 26, She's Andrew's big sister!
Then it was his brother Alexanders Birthday on Dec 1st, he turn 28.
And then my niece Tiffany's big 16th Birthday.
Max and Ruby and Window Displays
On Sat there was a Winters Fest at Dundas Square, it was packed. Andrew and Ethan got to see Max and Ruby perform live on Stage, they were pretty excited about that! After that we took a stroll down Young St and looked at the window displays, they were GORGEOUS. I took many more pictures but they did not turn out :( I'm planning to go back this week and take some more but here are a few... And believe me they are MUCH prettier awe mouth dropping in person. Many of the displays were animated. Oh and everyone had really nice music to go along with it and a little story to tell. It fit all so well. I highly recommend going to see them if your in Toronto.
Lots of people, and good music.
Andrew's expression when Max and Ruby came on stage, with his friend Ethan.
Max and Ruby
A guargantuan Christmas tree in the Eaton Center.
My fav display
Closer shot of her
Lots of people, and good music.
Andrew's expression when Max and Ruby came on stage, with his friend Ethan.
Max and Ruby
A guargantuan Christmas tree in the Eaton Center.
My fav display
Closer shot of her
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Life is Great
What could be any better then having your child rest on your lap and looking up at you with those beautiful big eyes?
Thursday, November 20, 2008
First Snow of the Year
Yesterday we got our first snow of the year here in Toronto. Andrew was so excited...
He thought that he could make his own sled... (note to self, it's time to get him one, what a great Christmas gift idea :) )
Notice there are know mitts on him? He HATES them.
His first snow angel of the year
Where there's snow, there must be a snowman.. (his first snowman of the yr)
He thought that he could make his own sled... (note to self, it's time to get him one, what a great Christmas gift idea :) )
Notice there are know mitts on him? He HATES them.
His first snow angel of the year
Where there's snow, there must be a snowman.. (his first snowman of the yr)
Monday, November 17, 2008
Santa Claus Parade
Yesterday we went to the Santa Claus Parade making this Andrew's first parade that he's been to. We met up with his friend Anika and Christine. Besides it being really cold they had a great time. I will post some of his favorite floats...
-My little Rudolph-
He really wanted one of these cars.
Andrew LOVES snowmen.
He became pretty excited when he saw Cliffard the Big Red Dog
The Salvation Army Marching Band, Andrew's daddy belonged in that when he was younger. That's also the church he belongs too as well as his Grandpa and Nannie S.
This picture has a funny little story to go with it.. All the kids are to write a letter to Santa and at the parade postal workers collect the envelops and mail them to Santa. Andrew saw the mailbox and started after him to put his letter in it, ignoring the mailmen all together, i wish i could have gotten it on video it was the cutest thing, here all the kids were handing theirs off to the postal workers and he was running off to make sure it got into the actual box...
The letter to Santa
Andrew and Anika
Happy Birthday Ethan
The cake your mommy and daddy got for you...
Wow you are now 5... I hope you had a great day on your birthday little man. We sure did.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Remembrance Day
Hopefully someday war will be something of the past. Hopefully someday know man or woman will die from the hands of an enemy. I hope that day will be in our time, or my kids time. This day brings sadness and anger to my heart. I wish know body had to die or fight, past and present. I won't ever forget, and i will teach Andrew to know his history so that it doesn't have to be repeated. I want him to remember. I want him to love and learn that it's ok to have our differences and to except them know matter what. Hate and conflict is not the way to resolve them.
Although Andrew is still quite young to comprehend what this day means, i was able to explain a wee bit about it to him. He colored a poppy (i colored the words), and he colored and glued together an angel in remembrance. Too many lives have been taken away so young, let it stop.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Trains, trains, trains
We had the pleasure of being able to watch Ethan Saturday evening while his parents went to a wedding and the boys had a BLAST being train operators... They never seem to tire from trains!
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