We've been inked.....

Yep we finally made our appointments and let Steve at us with needles lol. It's been many many years in coming for me to get this first tattoo... and Jay well he had some but wanted a few homemade ones from his teen years covered up. We headed down to Steve's shop tonight and WOW I am soooooo impressed. It hurt yeah but not nearly as bad as I expected it to and I am already so thrilled with the results. I can't wait to see how they look all healed.

As I said in a previous post Steve had found me a perfect cherub to honor my babies :)We left it as is tonight with the possiblity after its healed to go back in and add a bit more white to the wings. I will leave that to him to decide as I trust him totally :) Jay got a awesome image of his favorite animal... the wolf.

So here are the pics... remember these are just a few hours old and are all red and irratated still. I will repost pics once they are all healed up :)

Mine














Jay's

We are both already planning our next tattoos LOL... wonder how long it will be before we catch up to Steve :P

Ever wonder how grocery carts get in weird places????

Ugh I hate this weather but hey at least we are the poor suckers getting the SNOW already ICK!!!!!!! But weather whining wasn't my real reason for the post. Nope thought I would come and give you a little chuckle or possibly a moment of sympathy for us lmao.

So there are days like today when it truly SUCKS to not have a car... but Jay and I headed off to pick up my pay cheque get it cashed and get on with running errands. We finished our day off at Safeway. Run through, load up on groceries and stop dead in our tracks when we see the CROWD of people waiting for taxies... some claiming to be there upwards of an hour already. Oh well we say and make our call

Well 15 minutes later and the person waiting an hour still has not recieved her taxi and we are like well its not that far. I mean we seriously walk this route all the time... just not with this many groceries. The rain has let up though it is still cold but nothing we can't handle and we decide screw it, grabbed our grocery cart and start trucking home.

Yes we became some of those people...we ran away with a grocery cart. We walked 20 minutes home with a cart load of food and had people that we passed on the way laughing at us... oh well lol. The rain was nice enough to hold off til we were 5 minutes from home... just encouraged us to walk that little bit faster

Never thought I would do it but guess there is a first time for everything lol.

Time for a quick update....

Boy time sure does fly ! Nothing too much exciting going on around here. We just came through the long weekend EXHUSTED but happy.

I spent the weekend with Lynne, Carmen, Hannah, Sara and Jayda... what a blast. It was great spending time with all the babies. I had a few sad moments when I would think about my little angels and wishing there were still here with us... but then one of thew girls would grin at me or need something and I would jump back to the here and now. Jay stayed busy with the guys working on eves and fencing and totally enjoyed himself.

This weekend was a different experience for us. In all the time we have been together the most time we have spent apart was a few hours. With me working and the boths of us being busy with different parts of the family when I wasn't working we maybe had a total of an hour together from Friday evening when I went to work til all the work was done Monday evening. It certainly isn't something we are used to doing but we got through it lol and it made coming home Monday evening that much more enjoyable lol ;)

Today we went to see Dr.G for followup after losing Trouble. UGH sitting in that waiting room was torture... thankfully it was only for a few minutes. He was super nice and very sympathetic. At this point he thinks it was jsut another fluke of nature :( Not what I wanted to hear but then I didn't want to hear something was wrong either... though in someways that would make it easier than thinking it was somehow my fault :(

We did discuss various tests and he can't do anything thing until we lose a third confirmed pregnancy... god forbid it happens again. He did say that he will run every test imaginable right down to a biopsy of my uterus if we do lose another baby... good to know but I am praying for all I am worth that we won't have to ever run those tests. He did give us some positive information. He said that the Dr who id my d&c took a good look at my "stuctures" lol and everything looks really good... I guess sometime the shape of the uterus can casue miscarriages.

He also said that the pathology report for Trouble came back good. He reviewed the one for Peanut again while we were there too. He said that for some of the antibody tests I asked about it would have been apparent as the cause of both miscarriages... so that was a relief. We discussed trying again and he wants us to go ahead after one cycle( typical for post miscarriage) We have a plan in place if things don't start on thier own but he's pretty confident that they will.

He also started me on the metformin again... my miracle drug it would seem :) We talked a bit about using progestrone supplementation becasue of the PCOS and he explained a lot of the research to us and how its mostly used if there is a luteal phase defect... not likely I have that so until it becomes evident he won't supplement. We did talk about staying on the Met as well when I become PG again... he disagrees but did talk a little bit more about the research and some data gathering a Dr here in the city is working on. Jay and I will be doing more research and we will talk in more depth with Dr.G when I become PG again. Ultimately he might not like it but the final decison will be for me and Jay to make.

So there we have it. Not a ton of news but then it wasn't all bad either. Its just gonna be a long few weeks before we can try again. In someways I am ready to try this very minute and in another the break even if for a few weeks will do us good and allow a bit more time for our heart's to heal. And on the plus side if I am not PG I can still get my tattoo lol. I finally have a plan in place with Steve... now we just have to make an appointment. I can't wait! He found the most perfect cheub for me :) :) When its all said and done I'll be sure to post a pic.

Well off to do a bit of scrap booking and relax before work :P Its gonna be a LONG day tomorrow... I work OT and then we have a company BBQ to go to and we are on the clean up crew... me and my big mouth lol so I best relax while. I can TaTa for now :)

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Happy Birthday Jay! I sure do love you and feel so very belssed to be your wife :) I know its been a rough year but maybe today can be a turning point for smoother sailing for both of us :)

Was it a sign?????

The reality of losing my second baby finally hit me full upside the head last night. All throughout the day yesterday I was feeling rather unstable. I kept trying to push it away. I stayed busy playing on the computer, reading, napping, watching tv/movies... anything to not think. By 2am I was feeling exhusted and finally gave up and tried to go to bed.

And then it hit. The tears, the overwhelming pain, the emptiness, the feelings of horrid betrayl to my husband and my precious babies. I cried so hard and Jay being the amazing man he is was just there for me. He let me cry it out and encouraged me to do so. I know it had to come but I guess I just didn't want to accept the reality that once again I have failed to provide life to one of my babies. I laid there wondering what was wrong with me. Why can't I do this? What am I doing so wrong? I would make such a good mommy and I know Jay is going to be an amazing daddy and once again it is my fault that his dream has been ripped away from him. What is wrong with my body that it can't sustain a new life? Its just not fair!

So as my tears were finally coming to pass after an hour of sobbing... I heard the rain. And it was POURING. It made me think of a song by Steve Wariner called Holes in the Floor of Heaven. The chorus says...

...'Cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven

and her tears are pourin' down

that's how you know she's watchin'

wishin' she could be here now

And sometimes if you're lonely

just remember she can see

there's holes in the floor of Heaven

and she's watchin' over you and me...

I turned to Jay and asked him if he knew of the song... he didn't so I played the whole thing for him today and he agreed it was like a sign. I wondered if it was a sign from our parents sharing our grief with us? Was it a sign from our babies that they are up there and okay? It gave me a little comfort thinking that I was getting a message from someone up there and I was able to drift off to sleep... listening to that wonderful rain.

In the past days I have done lots of searching for music and have found a few knew ones that have really touched me. One I came across is called God Only Cries by Diamond Rio.. again it seemed to speak to me. The chorus is....

...God only cries for the living'

Cause it's the living that are left to carry on

An' all the angels up in Heaven

They're not grieving because they're gone

There's a smile on their faces

'Cause they're in a better place

than, mmm, baby, than,

oh God only cries for the living

'Cause it's the living that are so far from home...

I am trying to let that one guide me to not be so sad. When I lost Peanut I went through grief all over again for my parents and I find its happening again. I love my brothers and sisters and family to death... but I want my Mom....I want my Dad. I want to feel their arms around me... I want the comfort that only a parent can give. I know they are in heaven resting peacefully and I am grateful that they are free from the pain of this earth... but I still doesn't change the fact that I miss my parents always and at times even though its been 21 years for dad and 11 for mom the pain can be as fresh as the days we said goodbye.

I thought I was handling losing Trouble better than when I lost Peanut and I supposed in some ways I am and in others its worse. I know I ned to give it time... but right now I feel like this emptiness in me will never go away... only now its times two. Two precious babies that have become angels becasue I failed to give them life. Two precious babies who will never take a breath on this earth because I am a failure as a woman. Two precious babies who I will never forget.

Labor Of Love.....

Its been a tough couple days for us... but so different from before. The loss of our first baby followed so closely by our second is rather overwhelming. Instead of sitting and wallowing in grief we decided to do something productive. We decided to design a new site called Angels Among Us . Please pop by and visit and leave us a message in our Guest Book. It is dedicated to our two angels and we have put some basic information about PCOS and pregnancy loss on there and in additon we published all my poems plus ones that have touched us. We will be adding to it as time goes by so please keep going back :)

We also have a blog for Trouble... started the moment we learned I was expecting just as we did for Peanut. You will find the page under our links... or you can get to it through Angels Among Us

Trouble didn't make it...

I am just numb right now

4am I woke up with this awful pressure in my belly. I got up and wandered the house a little bit and tried to keep my nerves calm. At 530 I had a horrible wave of cramps and felt like I was passing something... when I went to the bathroom I had passed a fairly large clot and was bleeding quite a bit. I woke Jay up and we headed back to the er. I had the same dr as whem I lost Peanut and she was so wonderful. She examined me and said I am so sorry... my cervix was fully open and I had tissue pushing through. She contacted the ob/gyn oncall and they decided to do a d&c asap. I was in OR before 10 amd was just released from the hospital about a half hour ago.

I don't even know how to begin to describe how I am feeling. I hate myself so much and have wracked my brain for everything little thing I have done wrong... drinking too much coffee before I knew I was PG, forgot my synthroid a couple times, forgot my folic acid and vitamins a few times. I could go on and on all I can think is what kind of horrible mother am I that I can't even protect a baby long enough for it to take a breath on this earth. I jsut want to curl up and in a ball and die along with my babies. I just don't understand and I don't think I ever will

We had a scare :(

Last night (friday) I headed off to work as usual feeling just fine. I went to the bathroom about 930pm and discovered I was spotting( red turning to brown ). My first thought was oh no not again. I called Jay then called my boss to arrange for someone to come in and cover for me. My brother came and picked me up and away we went to the hospital. They were all so nice but man did we have hours and hours to wait. By the time I saw the dr the spotting was gone. He examined me and said everything looked good and booked me for an ultrasound this morning.

So back we went at 1015am. The tech wouldn't tell me anything or let me look at the screen. I kept flipping back to how much this was like when I lost Peanut... it was so hard to stay positive. Back to the er to wait. The Dr who saw us was the same one that told us we lost Peanut. I was instantly relieved when she called us into the fast track room instread of a gyn room.

So... Trouble( the baby's nickname and so EARNED) is still with us. The ultra sound showed a fetal sac and a good fetal pole and they estimate I am just coming on 6 weeks so while they didn't see a heart beat they aren't worried about it either. I had a moderate subchronic bleed and there is a little blood evident around the sac but not in the sac... more good news :). I am on bedrest for the week and if the spotting comes bcak or i start cramping I am suppose to go to the er right away. She said at this point it looks like all is fine but its still to early to tell if I am 100% out of the woods. I am supposed to see my OB ASAP and schedule another ultrasound though she thinks as long as I dont have any symptoms I should still be fine until the 29th.... the question is what will my OB think.

Please send out lots of P&PT's and super strength sticky vibes.

Yep the blinkie tells it all!!!!!!! So the story lol. Tuesday we had an appointment with my ob/gyn. We discussed the issues I was still having as a result of the PCOS and he decided it was time to move on to trying Clomid.... but first he wanted to do a test just incase lol. So Jay and I left the appoinment feeling very happy that we had a plan. Now over the past couple weeks I have been having symptoms much like when I was pregnant before but I had myself convinced it was all in my head... I think really it was self-protection incase we were going to hear that the test was negative.

So fast forward to this morning. I called Dr.G's office like he had asked me too. He said Tuedsay that he would talk to me if I had to take Clomid so he could explain it all to me. I told the nurse why I was calling... get put on hold for seconds though it felt like hours and hours lol. Then the nurse comes back and says she is transfering me to to Dr.G so right then I was like I am not pg... but its all good. WRONG ... he just wanted to tell me himself.... it went like this

Dr.G: Hi Kerri
me : Hi
Dr.G: SO looks like you wont need to take anything afterall
me: Really??
DR.G: Really you are pregnant
me: NO WAY!!!!!!!!
DR.G oh yes... and you are good and pregnant your hcg is already over 7000

Well the tears were instant and Jay clued in right away what was happening. I then had to talk to the nurse to arrange an ultrasound... I go on August 29th. I swear this is going to be the longest two weeks in my life. Dr.G needs to see how far along and wants to extra sure that everything is okay... though he assured me several times today that it is.

I think we are both still in shock. I am feeling very optimistic because I have such great Dr's and I know that they will do all they can to help us carry our little one to term.

I am struggling some with my emotions. I want this baby so so very much... but I want my Peanut. Will that ever go away? Will there ever be a time that I can fully accept losing the baby that should have been my first child? I am surprisingly feeling very calm and not worrying about losing this newest little one... I guess because I know its all out of my hands. I am worried about my emotions the day of the ultrasound... but jay will be there beside me and I know we will get through whatever is tossed our way.

LOL Jay just came back with some chocolate milk for me... yes the cravings are starting again already... chocolate milk and of all damn things HOT SAUCE. I actually was pouring the stuff on my taco tonight. UGH lol. We are off to work on a new blog once again for our new little one :) We will share the link once we have it up and running.

Love to everyone... please send Semitruck loads of sticky vibes to us :)

21 years....

Dear Dad,

I can't believe its been 21 years since we said goodbye. Where has the time gone? As always as the time for you anniversary approachs thoughts of you stay foremost in my mind. My memories pop right back to the surface and I love all the smiles they bring. So so many things have changed in this past year. You have 3 new great- grandaughters bringing your total to 4 and they are all so beautiful. Just yesterday Lynne and I were looking at Jaydas hair in the sun and seeing so many red highlights... we know they come from you and we wondered if she might grow up to have the same shade of red hair as you did. How neat would that be :) You would have loved these precious so much. Come November you will be blessed with yet another great grandchild... all of the grandchildren you left behind have grown up and are such amazing adults. You would be so proud!

I accepted so long ago that you were gone and yet my my wedding day arrived last October it was just wrong that you and mom weren't here to share the day with me. I felt your presence and I know that in spirit you were there... as you both always are. I hope you are both happy for me. Jay and I didn't meet in the most traditional sense but we are so happy and I am sure you both would have loved him to death. I wonder how often in these last 4 months you have heard my prayers. In March when we lost the baby that would have been your 8th grandchild we were devestated but one of the few things that brought me comfort was knowing my little Peanut would be safe in heaven with Grandpa andGranny till I get there. So one more time I ask you to take care of our precious little baby and tell him or her how much mommy and daddy loved and wanted them. Did you hear us talking about names...a little boy would have been Grant ... for you.

Through the years I often think of you. I go back in time to fun we had and places we visited... especially as I visit them now as an adult with a new perspectives. I catch myself doing things like you... like chewing my pinky finger and have to give a little chuckle. Its neat knowing that a little habit we shared allows you to live on :)

Well out the door I go. I am off to spend the day with Jay, Lynne, Katy and Jayda... no better people to be with on a day of rememberance. I love you dad and always will. Say hi to mom for me and give her a big hug... and give my Peanut a few extra snuggles tonight.

Missing you always
Kerri

HI..........

I know it has been awhile since i have posted anything on here,but here goes nothing...LOL As far as any projects i have started(including the IBM server) has pretty much stalled out for now,but i guess i needed a break from computers and the internet and focus my attention elsewhere...

And today was one of the most emotional days i have had in a longtime..We went to see World Trade Center and i must say it was one of the best movies i have ever experienced so far...brought back many memories and horrors that to this day i have totally blocked out.

Its amazing to see what human beings are capable of...and all to make a tiny statement,2500 people died....FOR NO DAMN REASON!!!!!!

Never Forget,Never Forgive.

A step back in time.....

To September 11, 2001. We went to see the movie World Trade Center this afternoon. To say the least it was an experience. The second we saw the first trailer Jay and I knew we wanted to go and see how Oliver Stone would depict one of the worst days in the world's history. It was was incredibly moving, it was tasteful... it made us relive the day all over again. There is not a person in this world who was not effected by September 11 and the aftermath that followed... though so many were forever changed in ways we can not even begin to imagine. Oliver Stone did an amazing job of placing the audience in the middle of it all, in the shock and horror as it happened, as the families prayed for answers of their loved ones. I have seen many many movies...none has touched me the way this one did and I doubt there is one in the future that will even come close. I hope you all see it, I hope you all take the time to remember those who died, I hope you all can step back in time and remember the heros of that day.I hope none of us will ever forget the evil that came to be that fateful morning.

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