Rainy Day Fun....

First I have to say ENOUGH of the rain already.... where the heck did summer go??? I know we live in Alberta but this is getting ridiculous already BLEH.

So another boring day at home... we decided it was time to do a little fixing up of the old blog :) We removed some blinkies and added a few new ones. I was really happy to find ones on awareness for several causes that are close to my heart :) We updated the furbabies pics on the sidebar and lastly we decied to add a touch of Music. We chose "Amazed" by Lonestar... one of the many we used for our wedding and one of our very favorite couple songs :)

Hope you enjoying the little fixer uppers... we enjoyed doing them :)

Have to do a happy dance......

I had a checkup today with my diabetes specialist. He is VERY happy with how well my sugars have been controlled... and the best part.... my a1c is 5.8 WOO HOO. He said they consider that perfect for a NON diabetic. I am so proud of me!!!!! He told us to go home and have lots of fun trying to make a baby because my body right now is perfect for it as far as he is concerned :) :) Some days I hate the hassles being a diabetic brings but in the end knowing I am doing a good job and controlling it instead of it controlling me makes it all worth it. My next appointment with him isn't for 3 months unless I get pg then its in to see him right away and then every two weeks after... ick to that but boy I can't wit till I have to make all those appointments :)

Other than that life has been pretty boring around here. Work, home, work home... ya know the usual hum drum lol. We did go see Fast and Furious Toyko Drift tonight. I was one of only three women in the theatre lol. It was actually a pretty decent movie. Excellent action with a story tosed in on the side ...Jay says thats for the women :P I say the glimps of Vin Disel at the end was totally for the women and left the movie set up for a possible number 4... guess we will have to see.

So thats our boring world... whats new in yours?????

ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!

So Jay and I decide to have some ice cream.... then along comes Belle looking to share, next thing I know the dogs are there too. Well Jay puts his ice cream down to snap a few pictures and Taz saw his opportunity to sneak in and help himself.... lol what a bunch of spoiled furbabies. They all got more of my ice cream than I did !!!

Starting My Next 35 years.....

Wow that just seems unreal lol... as a kid I could never imagine being 36 and yet here I am. Never thought I would be married by now... but I am. Never in a million years would have thought I would be a great-aunt many times over before being a mommy and yet lol I am and loving it :)

So I had the best birthday weekend I think I have had in years :)

Friday was a typical day... work, errands, the usual. Jay decided to take me out for supper and a movie since we knew we had plans with Kathy for my actual birthday. We fully enjoyed a treat of KFC and then went to the cheap theatre and saw Silent Hill . We really enjoyed the movie and both have decided its one we need to see a few times to catch all the stuff we had missed. I would recommend it to anyone who likes scarey movies with a twist... definately have to have your thinking cap on. Though I think even without it you could still enjoy movie :)

Saturday my day started off going to a baby shower for Katy and Jayda.... what a hoot! It was a fun filled afternoon of name the poop( melted chocloate in diapers) and bottle drinking races :) And of course lots of munchies and generally awesome "girl" time lol. Saturday evening we went to my cousin Maureens for a family BBQ....to enjoy some awesome family time combined with celebrating birthdays for Maureen, my cousin Patricia and of course me :P ... all of us born with in a three day span... though years apart. It was blast!!!! We always tease and say that part of the family are the crazy ones... but in all reality we love them to bits and wouldn't trade them for anything and as always I just love anytime at all I get with our family :) I have to admit my favorite part of Saturday was seeing my favorite three girls in the whole world :)

Sara

Jayda

And of course Hannah

Sunday.... happy birthday to me lol. We slept in and relaxed for a bit before heading out for lunch at the mall. Yum nothing like McDonalds for a birthday lunch lol. Home for a nap and then we headed out for the evening with Kathy. For my gift she took us on a dinner cruise on the Edmonton Queen . It was a wonderful evening and the food was sooooooo yummy. They had BBQ ribs on the buffet ( one of Jays favs) and he packed away 5 racks lol. I loved dessert the best... CHEESECAKE lol... though that was right up there for Jay as well.

I got to enjoy a night off WITH PAY... I work for the best company ever :) And we just relaxed and had a LONG sleep in this morning. It was needed after our busy weekend. :)

Nothing overly exciting happening today. Just lazed around and played a few games of Yhatzee and of course did the dreaded grocery shopping. God its expensive to eat healtthy... and speaking of expensive the stinking cost of my insulin has gone up. Its just insane the money we are spending to keep my body healthy. We tallied reciepts and in the 6 months since I have been diagnoised we have spent 1800 bucks on insulin and diabetes supplies UGH UGH UGH. Thank goodness I start benefits for my job in August... regardless it will make a difference but the jury is still out on whether my actual supplies like test strips and needles will be covered... guess we will see. The only other update is that the PG test was negative... just as we thought it would be. I phoned the OB/GYN today and I have to wait until Aug 15th to see him.... UGH but oh well at least I have an appointment and who knows what will happen in the mean time :)

I will end my babble fest here lol. Hope everyone else had a weekend as amazing as me :D

We See You

Hello out there :) Hope everyone is doing well. Not to much exciting going on in our world... the typical working and walking lol. The pics you see above we took while walking on the Whitemud Nature Reserve Trail.... who knew we even had that. I must say having Jay to go exploring with has sure made me more adventurous :)

We went to see Click a couple weeks ago and LOVED it. I would highly recommend it to everyone! I went expecting to have a few laughs and was shocked a the story that developed and the tears... yes tears that it caused me to shed. It made me think about how often we want things to go by or how we would like to go back in time.... after watching the movie I decided I really like the here and now and my memories are safe being just that memories.

Not much happening in the up coming days either. We will be going to a family BBQ on the weekend to celbrate the birthays of two of my cousins and me... all within a few day span SCAREY lol. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone :) I think the nicest thing will be the 3 countem 1,2,3 nights I get to sleep at home in a row next weekend... our company gives us the day off with pay for our birthdays WOO HOO

I have to visit the DR this week for a PG test. We don't think I am but the OB wants it done so we can proceed with meds or preferably prenatal care. I really was sure we would be PG again by now... but no such luck... at least I think lol. Who knows maybe we will get another surprise call like when we were blessed with Peanut :) I'll be sure to let everyone know one way or the other :)

If I think of some words of wisdom I am sure I will be around to blog... if not I'll be here next week after the dreaded GULP 36th birthday lmao :P

What the hell are you looking at!?!?!?!?

Don't you know the drowned rat look is the latest style right now?!?!?!?!

Our past week......

Well hello out there :) Hope everyone is enjoying these first wonderful weeks of summer :) Jay and I have been busier that all get out but we are having a great time doing it. So heres a run down and a bunch of pictures of what we have been up too since our last post :)

Thursday and Friday we basically hung out at home and did a bunch of cleaning and reorganizing and of course took the time to enjoy our new furniture... it is soooooo comfy :)

Saturday Lynne picked me up at work and we went and hung out at the mall with Jayda :) What a fun afternoon that was :) I had extra fun getting to snuggle up with Jayda and feed her... got to love all her little noises when she eats :). jay spent the morning with cliff getting rid of all of our old furniture and the stuff we just wanted to get rid of... got to love downsizing lol. After my trip to the mall and Jay's furniture hauling we met back at home. We stretch out on the coucha and love seat and we both zonked... oh man are we in trouble lol... this stuff is awesome to sleep on. Woke up and flew around the house to get ready for work lol and out the door I went.

Sunday Lynne and Cliff picked us up and we were off to meet Katy, Steve and Jayda and Dan, Carmen, Hannah and our newest family member Sara-Lyn at the Valley Zoo. We had a fun filled afternoon in the sun and enjoyed looking at all the animals. Of course the best part was seeing our 3 beautiful great nieces :) and spending time with the family :)

Monday I worked overtime woo hoo lol. That evening we BBQ'd some burgers and then headed out to the Legislative grounds to walk around. We spent time sitting with out feet in one of the many wading areas and dreamed about the days to come when we will be able to bring our kids down to play in the water :) We both also love looking at the various flowers on the grounds :)

Tuesday dawned super hot so we decided to hit an outdoor pool. We had a great afternoon... though Jay is sunburned :( We just had a relaxed evening last night and enjoyed being at home lol

Finally today we headed downtown to the Works Festival. We walked around downtown on the hunt for Tim Hortons so Jay could get an ice cap then back down to city hall to enjoy wading in the fountian and to check out the various vendors on display.

....and theres our tootsies,LOL

WHEW... what a week lol. But such an awesome one. Well off to BBQ some chicken then fly out the door to work... the time just goes to fast these days :) And what have you all been up to?????

Look what we bought....
For the first time in my life I actually own new furniture WOO HOO. Jay and I finally bit the bullet and bought new living room stuff... no more handy me downs... at least not in that corner of the room lol. It was an adventure to say the least. We had originally picked other stuff and when they tried to deliver it on Saturday it was too big to fit in the elevator or stairwell... ain't that just the luck. So back to the store we went and we decided to go with our original second choice. Its so grown up looking lol and its very comfy. We just have to investigate if we can scotchguard faux suede... becasue knowing us we will spill in to time ACK lol. Anyways here's the pics....


Couch

Love Seat

Coffee table( we bought the matching endtables too)

Check out the storage in the coffee table WOO HOO

Planning for that next BFP...

I got a call from my OB tonight to give me lab results and make a plan of action. The call went as follows.

1) I definately have PCOS. Not a shock but nice to have it offical with all the speculation over the last few months. he said my Progestrone is pretty much non existent.. woo hoo but hes not worried about that because it can be fixed

2) he wants me to continue with the 1000mg of Met for now and see how my levels go and if my body kick starts itself like it did before

3) if I don't have AF she her ugly face within a month from now he wants me to go in to my family Dr for a PG test then follow up with him for a) prenatal care if its a BFP or b) going in to arrange further tests and medication to bring AF on

4) we talked about temping. he personally doesn't see the benefits of it when it comes to PCOS and finds it stresses his patients out and feels I shouldn't bother and just let nature take its course. he thinks that there are too many environmental factors that can cause the temp fluctuations and the post O rise is to late to BD anyways... so basically don't temp and just have fun with my hubby he said. He did agree that checking CM isn't abad idea but again not a 100% sign adn can again cause stress

When I think back the Met at 1000mg and no temping and just letting things be is what got my PG the first time so I think I am going to do that again. Its been a pain temping anyways between work and home.. esp when my sleep schedule can get so messed at work.

I do feel better after talking to him and the DR that called tonight is the one I met in the hospitial... not the jerk I saw at my appointment after my miscarriage... even though it was the same man lol. Its wonderful to have a clear plan of action and when I think of the time lines when we got PG with PG it is possible that we could have a BFP for my birthday if not Jays... wouldn't that just be great!

Share your love story....
A member on one of the boards I belong to has started up a new blog. She is looking to share stories of love from all around the world. Jay and I sent ours in today and I encourage everyone to join us. Go check out How I met... and email Christina your love story :)

Happy Birthday Taz..... Yet another birthday for the furbabies lol. Taz turns 9 today... or rather one day this week we just picked today for his birthday because no one knows for sure when he made his appearance in the world. He was born out on my BIL's land and found by my niece when he was a few weeks old. His scrawny little butt( I wish I could show you a pic of his big bat ears lol) combined with my nieces crocodile tears and "but Auntie Kerri he'll die" helped him find a cushy life lol. As you can see by his pic he doesn't get to stressed about much lol

Just have to share....
I made the BEST rice tonight for supper lol. The other night Jay and I were watching some home improvement show on TV and they suggested a new way to cook rice to make it simpler. Well we tried it and woo hoo does it ever work. You use long grain rice but instead of boiling then letting it steam you add extra water and cook it as thought it was pasta then drain the extra water. It cooked up faster, fluffier and tastier than any other time I think I have made rice. Why can't cooking always be that easy?????

Oh our aching feet.......

So it is another beautiful day out and we decided to head out and enjoy the warm summer sun. We took the bus down to the river valley found a nice picnic spot overlooking the river then headed out on a trail walk. I have lived in the city forever and have been to Fort Edmonton Park more times than I can count... yet I have never been on the trail we walked today. It was so pretty and peaceful we saw hardly anyone... not to mention we got some great exercise doing a huge loop that involved its fair share of hills. We snapped a few pictures as we always do now when we are out adventuring lol.....

One of the bridges we walked across

Wild Roses- Albertas Provicial Flower

View of the trail we were walking on

Shot of the River Valley

If you look close you can see a squrriel :P He sure gave us a piece of his mind lol

Breakfast in bed ...











...Teddi Style

Jay and I always laugh at Teddi when she settles in to eat and he finally got a picture of her... not many dogs laydown and relax while chowing down... but it certainly is Teddi's style lol. We think its probably becasue of her age and the arthritis in her hips combined with a little... no a lot of laziness in her old age.... no matter the reason its cute and uniquely her lol :)

Introducing....

The newest additons to our happy little family LOL. We brought Ben and Jerry home on Wednesday and were finally able to get some pictures to share today. They were buddies at the petstore and we didn't have the heart to seperate them lol. We are going to be working at taming them over the days/weeks to come so wish us luck... our first session tonight actually went really well... at one point they both escaped and ran to each other on the floor and had a little chat... we could almost hear them saying "Oh Crap what did we get ourselves into" lol.

I'm Ben...

and...

....I'm Jerry

Saying Goodbye to Peanut......

Today we attended a Memorial Service for families who have lost a baby. It was a very simple service and I think just what we needed to say a final and offical goodbye to our precious Peanut. The service started off with a candle lighting...

Then moved on to some poems read by families. The poem were very heart touching and so very true to how I am sure everyone in the room feels. During one of the poems called Pebbles they passed around little rocks for each person to take in rememberance of their baby. They also gave us all bracelets that say Remembering Our Babies ( I was unable to get a pic of the pebbles or bracelets... they just didn't turn out) and a Baby Teardrop plant

Once the candles were all lit and the poems were read we moved on to a cemetery for a balloon release. We each were give a card, the front of the cards said:

With these Balloons, We remember our babies who have died.

Death has forced us to say let go of the children we would hold.

But as we let go of our balloons we send forth a message:

To our community, Our babies were wanted, were real, are loved and remembered.

To one another as bereaved families, You are not alone.

With Support, we survive and grow.

To our beloved babies, We remember you.

We miss you.

And most of all we love you.

The back of the cards allowed room for each of us to write our own special message to our baby. Then as one group we said goodbye to our babies and set our balloons free... click balloons to see a video of the release

The service ended with a special prayer and each of us sprinkling rose petals on a special grave in the baby section at the cemetery...

I left the service feeling so much better. I had such anxiety on our way there and I was so scared about the feelings that may erupt but in the end the service helped to free my heart from the grief and allow me to simply remember my Peanut with Joy :)

Lilac Hunting....

I so love this time of year and seeing all the flowers start to bloom. Like my mom I totally love lilacs and can't wait each year for them to start showing themselves :) Jay and I went walking around the neighborhood to see how all the various trees were doing and we got a few really pretty shots

When we are out walking I love to see what people have done with their flowers. We came a cross one yard that was FULL of them! I love the flower towers this person had created so we took some pictures of them too

Across the street from us we have an extended care home. They have a really nice garden area so we decided to go over and try out the timer feature again to take a pic of the two of us since we have so few. When we got there one of the residents started chatting with us and she commented on the lilacs that I had picked and how pretty they were. She then asked for assistance from us to push her wheelchair back up to her room since the nursing staff was too busy at that moment to come out for her.... we did. She was a very sweet lady and was very happy when I offered to share the flowers with her.... how could I not. It was such a simple gesture for us to wheel her back to her room and leave a few flowers... but it sure made her smile. If I see her out on the garden again I will have to pop over and have a chat :) When did head back out and take a pic and woo hoo Jay even has his hat off :P Not a site people other than me see very often lol

Overall it was nice simple walk through our neighborhood. I love adventuring out to see new places but there is just something about staying close to home, walking hand in hand chatting about everything and anything while enjoying the things that are right at our fingertips :)

Just popping by to say a quick hello and say we are still alive :) Its been a hectic few days. For the most part it's fine to not have a car but times like this past few days where we have a bunch of running to do it really SUCKS lol becasue we waste sooo much time. Oh well at least the weather has been spectacular and we can soak up the sun.

It would appear that Buster is getting over the Shake and Bake trauma.... we made some the other night and he made it through just fine lmao. All the furbabies are quite enjoying the warm weather and all the windows being wide open... its entertaining watching Taz and Belle compete for the window in the bedroom lol.

A happy belated Mothers Day to everyone. I hope you all had special days :)

Off to gather my stuff and make a run for the bus so I cna make it to work on time. I must say the night shift is going to make for a fun summer if the sun time we have had the last few days is any indication WOO HOO :)

Jayda Rain Winjet arrived May 6, 2005 at 1:38pm weighing in at 7lbs 7ozs and was 20 inches long

Dear Jayda,

Welcome to the family sweetie... we might be a little crazy at times but I guarentee there isn't a group of people on this earth who would love you more :)

I have been wondering about you for it feels like forever... from the moment your mommy told me she was pregnant I loved you. I couldn't wait to hold you and on Monday I got that chance... and wow what a feeling when you looked at me and then drifted right back to sleep in my arms. I remember clear as if it was yesterday the first time I held your mommy.... where did those 24 years go.

We hope that you grow up to be as amazing as she is and more importantly as strong as she is. We hope you grow up knowing that your parents are going to be your two very best friends and that you will have the support of all of us any time you struggle. We will all be there to pick you up if you fall and we will be there to celebrate even your smallest accomplishments. We hope you realize that you are beautiful in more ways that you can possibly imagine. I could go on an on about our hopes for you.... but the song I Hope You Dance really sums it up :) Uncle Jay designed a little slide show so we could share your pictures with all our friends and we picked that song because it truly does send a message to you as you begin this adventure called life.

Love you for now and for always,
Auntie Kerri & Uncle Jay

Click On Picture For Slideshow

EWWWWWWWWW......

so I am outside with the dogs feezing my butt off just wanting them to hurry up and do their business when suddenly my toes get warm. I look down and discover Buster is PEEING on my foot!!!!! GROSS!!!! LOL I have been walking him for over 10 years now and NEVER has he done that before. Oh well guess there is a first time for everything lmao :P