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Caveat Emptor?

PREVIEW: AVOID HSM PLUMBING EDMONTON
Yeah. It’s true. Buyer beware.
Last week we took posession of our new dishwasher. A nice Kenmore high end washer that we acquired for a damn good price.
Me being handy, but not THAT handy started to install the dishwasher on the weekend. Once 3 liters of water filled my […]

Back To work!

This Picture shows what a cheeky boy Ben has become. He is doing so much more than even a couple of weeks ago. Like clapping, climbing stairs(Joy), showing his temper(with pursed lips), dancing (sort of), and even giving (sloppy) kisses. He gets into everything, including the dog water and coconut (a long story), […]

Back to work!?!

This little boy has been my world for the last 11 months. Soon, I have to go back to work.
Now, I know that for my sanity (and my bank account) I need to go back, but it’s really a hard thing to do. Not just finding childcare and organizing the return, but allowing […]

Canada Day Fun!

This was Ben’s first Canada Day, and I have to say, as far as days go, it was pretty darn near perfect.
We first got up a little late had breakfast, played, all our usual morning stuff. Then we packed up a small picnic lunch and went off for a day of geocaching. We […]

I’ll Have the Steak…..

I know that as parents we are supposed to protect our children from danger and guide them through their childhood safely. I also know that at times, we have to take a few risks. So, for dinner on Saturday, we had steak. All three of us. I cut off a one inch by three […]

The tooth, remember the tooth…

Our son is a rock star. He cut another tooth the other day with barely a whimper. The fourth isn’t far behind. In a world of babies screaming in pain and teething gels, our kid needed nothing. He is currently jumping in his Jolly Jumper right now blowing raspberries like there’s no tomorrow. I personally […]

Time is flying - and I didn’t get airmiles.

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Originally uploaded by ‘Scratch’.

Ben will turn 4 months on the 12th. I have now conceded the fact that he is my entire universe which does scare me at times. My day is filled with saying aaawoohh, aguh, and blowing spit bubbles. When I’m not with him, I’m thinking about him or what I […]

Back from the edge…

I haven’t blogged in quite a while. Since the day before Ben was born, to be exact.
The last 8 weeks have been an absolute blur, and I can’t believe so much has changed. My whole brain has shifted, and I have learned so much, you would not believe.
First, the amount of love I have for […]

Oy Vey

My brain is addled. Maybe it’s from lack of sleep, stress from work, I don’t know, but I think I must be going senile. A lot of women told me that I would get “Baby Head” where I would lose brain cells from being pregnant, but you hear a lot of things when you’re pregnant. […]

Things I Like (and/or hate) about being pregnant

I love:

Feeling special. Not everyone gets to experience this.
Adventure. This is all very new and scary, but I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.
Feeling him move and kick inside of me. It is a feeling […]