Baby Stuff

Everyone has been asking what Jeremy and I need for the baby. Today, I went to my friend Jean's (a coworker) and she had a bunch of baby stuff ready for me, but won't give me a price as to what I should give her for all the goodies she had ready. I felt like I was coming home from a baby shower today! lol

I took some pictures of what I have for the baby so far, but I'll try to list everything as well, as the pictures are a bit overwhelming. Or at least I find them to be! lol

Jeremy loaded up the car today with all that stuff and said..."Yeah....We need a mini van!" lol Finally he's realizing what is needed for a baby.

So far we have:

1 Car seat with base (Jeremy's uncle is sending us another infant car seat. The one we got today will mostly be used for going for walks and such as it clips right onto the stroller)

1 Stroller

3 Infant hats

3 Sleepers

8 Receiving Blankets

1 Sweater (might be too big sized at 3 months)

1 Crib Mobile

1 Crib Bumper

1 Diaper Changing pad

1 Night light

1 Baby Carrier

1 Bouncy/Vibrating Chair

8 Washcloths

1 Hooded Towel

1 Baby Soap (pack of 3)

1 bag of Cotton Balls

1 package of Baby Wipes

1 Travel Container for baby wipes

1 Diaper Bag

1 Nursing Pillow

1 Baby Monitor (has video too!!!)

2 Teething toys

1 Baby Bath tub

3 Bottles

2 Bibs

1 Small Can of Formula

And a whole bunch of baby toys....lol As if the baby won't have lots of those anyway Jean gave me whatever her kids aren't playing with anymore....lol

Almost Forgot

Ok I forgot a few things.

While Jeremy's mom was home we went to an Imax movie called Hurricane on the Bayou. It was a good movie. Almost all Imax movies are Documentaries and this one was about Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans and the Wetlands. It was quite informative and brought back the rath of Katrina. I still feel for that city and them having to put everything back together.

We see this at the Telus Science Center. Which is where we spent the rest of that day. We had a great time playing with all of the exhibits. We got to see the stars as they would appear over Edmonton that night, however it was too cloudy to really see them.

The next day we took Jeremy's mom to the airport and then went back that night to pick up a puppy for a friend of Jeremy's who lives in Winnipeg. She drove all New Years Eve to come get this puppy. The airlines would only fly the pup this far. The dogs name was Quest. She was cute, a mix between a husky and a german shepherd. Tucker was still cuter of course! lol

Speaking of Tucker, he was not impressed that we brought another dog into the house. He was mad at me at first, because I was carrying the puppy, and he was mad at the puppy. Poor girl. We kept her locked up in the bathroom all night, as she was stressed from the travel and we didn't want Tucker to hurt her. I worked the next day and by the time I got home, Tucker and Quest were good buddies. They played the day away! Jeremy and I went to the fireworks that night, and when we got home, and decided it was bed time, Quest protested by crying all night. Which kept, me, Jeremy and Tucker up all night. The next day Jeremy's friend arrived to take her dog. Both Jeremy and I were relieved to have some peace and quiet and celebrated it by doing NOTHING all day. It was great. Tucker was a little sad to see the puppy go as he had a great time playing with her, but he was happy that he didn't have to leave too and that he got to stay here with us.

Here are some pictures of Tucker and Quest playing.

28 Weeks

I know it's been awhile since I have posted on here with a picture of me. I did have my webcam hooked up on christmas day for mom and dad and Jen. I tested it on Jen to make sure it works properly. Thank you Jen!

See what happens when I don't post in forever?! lol I just haven't had time lately to post anything or to even think about what to put on here. But I think I'm pretty much up to date now! lol

Ohh yeah I suppose you want to see the pictures now eh?! ok I'll get on that.

Painting Frenzy!!!

Jeremy's been very busy this last week. Painting up a storm, trying to get things done. So far he has the back entry and the livingroom has one wall done and one wall waiting a second coat on the walls, but no trim done yet.

This is the livingroom wall that he has finished. he put the last coat on it today and then hung everything back up while I had a nap.

Here is the back entry way. Tucker always wants his picture taken when he sees the camera come out, so I figured I would make him take his picture where it would benefit me too! lol

New Years Eve

I know most of the people who look at this were pretty snowed in on New Years Eve, however I had no problem getting out and going to look at things.

Jeremy and I went to the events in Downtown Edmonton. There was live music and crafts for the kids, out door skating and a bunch of other things, ending with Fireworks.

Jeremy didn't take any pictures of the fireworks, however I have found a video on youtube of them. I added them here incase anyone wants to have a look at them. It is a 7 min long video, and there is a "part 2" on youtube as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_XbQ3LLr5E

Flowers For After Christmas!

Beulah got me a nice vase for christmas. (this is one of mom's cousins who lives out here) I didn't have any flowers to put in it, so I wanted to buy rocks to put in it so that we could still use it as a center piece on the table. Jeremy said in a sarcastic tone "You and rocks. Now you want to buy them?!" Which is fine by me, baby and I will just collect our own rocks this summer and probably for the next 10 years or so! lol

So while Jeremy's mom was here, I went to work and came home to a bouquet of flowers already in the vase for me. Jeremy took the picture o f this flower but there were others in the vase I swear. Some orange roses, which were very pretty!

Edmonton Snow

Everyone from back home has given me lots of oppurtunity to see how much snow they really did get out there! I have to say WOW!!! I haven't seen that much snow since I was a kid!!! The kids out there must be having a great time with snow forts and tunnels and sliding!

This is my backyard. Quite the difference eh?!

I thought these two trees in the next picture were pretty so I snapped a picture and decided to put them on here too. To give you an idea of how little snow we have (not that I am complaining!), twice today we have had to clean the mud off Tuckers paws before he could come in the house! He's dug through the snow into the mud, somewhere in the backyard.

This picture actually shows the garage, we need to put real siding on it...it kind of reminds me of an old barn back east. and I do mean old! lol

You can see our neighbours house in this one. These ones are to the left if you are looking at the house. They have two dogs, who Tucker likes to play with by running up and down the length of the fence with them. They seem to have a good time, hard to say how things would go if we let them play together where there was no fence. He'd probably love it and play the dogs out!

Christmas Bed!

Mom and Dad helped Jeremy and I purchase a bed for Christmas! Here is what we got at Ikea...It's so nice to not sleep on the floor anymore!

Step One: Let Jeremy and Margo do all the hard work! I just took pictures, until I handed that job off to Jeremy as well! lol

Step Two: I did help with this a little bit, but really I was a spectator!

Step Three: The bed with out a mattress, again I was a spectator! lol It's great to just be able to watch!

This is the finished product!! All we need now is a queen sized mattress to fit the queen size bed frame we bought! LOL ohh yeah and some queen sized sheets and blankets!

Random Pictures

Here is Tucker's Christmas Photo...and you would not believe how hard it was to get him to sit beside the tree like that so I could snap a photo, everytime I turned my back he was gone! lol Ahh Well patience paid off because itj's a pretty good picture. I think his tongue is even hanging out! lol

Do you see the bunny? This bunny lives in the parking lot that I park in. I park beside his sleeping place. I've named him Fluffy, however he doesn't come to me...lol

Our Christmas Tree this year.Isn't it cute?! lol I think it's hilarious that we have a christmas tree against the same wall as a beach picture where it looks warm and inviting...lol

The boy....how he has grown eh?! Still handsome tho!!!

Almost a Month Since my Last Post?!?!!

Wow, it's hard to believe that it's been almost a month since I last posted on here. I do have good reasons tho. Jeremy and I have been very busy getting settled in and getting his Military Christmas stuff out of the way.

Nov. 30th - I got to meet the other officer wives at the Wine and Chocolate party. What a spread of Chocolate, there were chocolates, cheesecake, other cake, and other chocolately goodness there waiting for us. Lisette, the CO's wife was very nice and she really enjoys my email address. I think she remembers me by my email not my name. lol, either way I left an impression. I think it's all because I emailed her in regards to attire for certain events. I needed an explanation of all the different types of formal...lol Did you know that casual does not mean jeans unless specified?! I did not know this! I met quite a few people at the party, it was nice...kind of a sophisticated evening. I felt out of place because I had sneakers on. I figured if I could wear jeans that must mean sneakers are ok too right....WRONG!!!! lol try hiding your feet for two hours with a bunch of women! LOL

Dec 1st - Jeremy had a party with the guys. I dropped them off at a strip club (yes it was all clothes off...someone had asked me if it was). Jeremy said it wasn't too bad of a club, but he's been to better. I was supposed to go hang out with Andrew Gray and his girlfriend (friends from UPS), however I wasn't feeling well, so I cancelled and decided to stay home and make the christmas balls I had bought the stuff for. I stopped at walmart on my way home and purchased a bone for Tucker and a few other things. At 5pm I got a call from Jeremy, who said he was having a great time, but that he would want to come home at the end of the evening and wanted to know if I would pick him up if he called me at like 1am. I told him that I would, as next year I would probably be a little less likely with the baby. As both of us would have to get dressed to go outside. I puttered around the house, not in a big hurry to get the chores done as Jeremy wouldn't be calling until late. WRONG! He called at 9pm asking me to go get him. He wasn't feeling well. I told him that in order to go get him I needed to know where he was. He told me he didn't know. I said well someone there should know where they are. He was in St. Albert. I headed in that direction and just before the lights to go straight to St. Albert or turn left to go to Edmonton, Jeremy called again to tell me he wasn't in St. Albert and that he was going to Tony's house. As if I know who Tony is...lol. I spoke with Tony and got directions. However, his directions sucked and I ended up on the right street, but one of those weird streets that starts then stops and then picks up again....so I was not in the right area. (this is what happens when you take directions from a drunk person...lol) 2 hrs after I left the house, Jeremy and I were on our way home, he was passed out before we even got out of Edmonton. He did have a good time, he just had a little too much to drink.

Dec. 2nd - Jeremy and I went into Edmonton and met up Andrew and Sarah to go to the Festival of Christmas Trees. It was a good time, it was really good for me to see a familiar face. Jeremy and Andrew hit it off well and spent a good amount of time chatting. Later, Jeremy told me that he had a better time on Sunday then he did on Saturday.

Dec 8th - Christmas Galla on base. Jeremy and I got all dressed up (and there is no proof..lol) and went into the Officers Mess for the dinner. It was a good time. I seen some familiar faces as I had met them at the Wine and Chocolate, however there were more unfamiliar faces! lol I met some of the guys that Jeremy works with and for...I met the CO and spoke with Lisette again, who remembered my email address...but not my name...lol. It was a pretty good evening, I had lots of comments on my hair and I did it myself...lol and it didn't take me too long to do either. It was a really nice dinner and we sat at a table of interesting folks. One lady was trying to help Jeremy and I name the baby, no conclusions were made that night...lol...but she did have some good names. I was pretty tired by the time we got through all the toasts, so we searched out his boss and excused ourselves. It was still past midnight by the time we got home.

Dec 9th - Jeremy and I decided to take Tucker hiking on a 3km trail we found in the near by National Park. This turned out to be a bad idea for two reasons, one we hadn't brought Tuckers booties, so his feet kept icing up on us so we were always picking the snow out of his feet..poor little guy...two...pregnant women have to pee a lot, and there are no bathrooms in the middle of the trail. I've decided that from now on I will be unable to go hiking, walking around town no problem, walking in the woods with out a bathroom, bad idea...lol I had to pee so bad it hurt by the time we got to the car, there is a bathroom by the car, but still I thought we would never make it there.

Dec 14th - Starting at Noon, Jeremy is on his month christmas leave. I felt good leaving work, so Jeremy suggested that we go see a movie at the cheapy theater. But by the time, we cooked supper I was exhausted and opted for going to bed rather then pay for a movie I'd sleep through.

Dec. 15th - Jeremy and I went to the West Edmonton mall with JP and Kelly (friends of Jeremy's). I think we were there too long and I was really tired. I was cranky too...ok REALLY cranky! We were in and out of stores and we watched the Sea Lion show. It was pretty cool. I was looking at maternity clothes and Jeremy was looking for a suit. I didn't buy anything, and Jeremy came home with treats for the dog and a new keychain for him. We met back up with JP and Kelly and they weren't ready to leave yet (but I was past due...lol...damn this whole tired thing!) Jeremy wanted to go back to a hobby store we had passed to see if they had a model he wanted to do. I browsed the shop for a bit, and then went to sit down and watch the people skate at the indoor rink. Jeremy came out and we started to leave when he found the keychains. He asked if I wanted one, but I didn't really have a need for a keychain, as I have one or more already. While Jeremy hung out at the keychains, I wondered around to other stores and eventually ended up in a Jewellery store, where I was looking at the sapphire rings. I tried a couple on and talked to the sales lady, and then she cleaned my rings for me and then Jeremy called looking for me. Jeremy asked what I was looking at, I told him Sapphire rings, he said how come, and I replied with...that's a stupid question, why do you think I was looking at them? lol See cranky! He laughed because when he's cranky and I ask a "stupid" question that's the exact same response he would give me. We headed towards the door when Jeremy wanted to stop and look at mens rings in Peoples. He's been trying to decided if he is a ring kinda guy or not. We went in and looked and sat down (loved that they had chairs!). Jeremy was trying to figure out if he is a plain ring or a stone ring kinda guy. No one came to ask if they could help. Eventually, Jeremy said let's go. So we started out of the store, when a girl behind the counter said have you been served? I shurgged and Jeremy said nothing we continued walking (I should mention that the store was kind of busy) the girl asked again, to which I replied "Too late now". Jeremy said you didnt have to say that Lisa. I said she didn't have to wait until we were leaving the store to ask if we needed help either. Jeremy replied with well I'd rather this mood be directed at her then me. lol. So yeah, I think we stayed too long at the mall yesterday. It was fun as it always is when we go to the mall, but we really needed to leave a few hrs before we did...lol

That catches us up to today, where I have nothing to report. It's almost noon, I'm still in my PJ's and I'm rather liking the relaxing day. I've done some laundry, I've swept the stairs and kitchen and I've made breakfast. Later on Jer and I are going to head into The Fort to get some baking supplies for me to make cookies, as I have to make them for work, and I really want something sweet to eat!

Evening Gown Shopping.

On Saturday, I went evening gown shopping with Beulah and Jen my cousins who I don't remember meeting before. It was a fun day meeting them and having lunch and then the dress shopping began! I tried on probably 20 dresses or more.

I ended up buying two dresses. One from Mariposa and one from Sears. I really like the Mariposa store, it's got some gorgeous dresses and lots of other great clothes as well.

I had Jeremy take some pictures of me in the dresses, and I have added them below. I even had him take a profile shot to prove that there is no belly to be sending to everyone! LOL

This post will make Melissa happy as she has been asking for pictures with people in them!

This is the Sears dress. I paid 50 dollars for this one. But it's not what I was thinking of...and look at the cleavage!!! UGH!

This is the Mariposa Dress I paid 95 dollars for this one! This is the one we are going with. I like it, it fits well, and well I'm allowed to look a little fat in it, I'm pregnant afterall! lol

Here is a profile picture. See not really any baby belly to show off! I told you all so! lol but there consider this the first month of a picture, me at 21 weeks.

My Office Place

I thought I should take pictures of my office today to give you an idea of where I work. So there are pictures of the inside and outside of the building.

I work in the Melton Building on Jasper Ave in Edmonton. This is the back of the building in the smoking area.

This is the front of my building from across the street. Pretty big eh?!

This is the view from the smoking area.

This is my work group part one. Teri and Jean sit at these desks. I took the picture at lunch time so they were both gone.

This is the other part of my work group. This is Jennie's desk and an empty one, or at least I think it's empty, no one has sat at it since I started working there.

And last but not least, this is my very own desk. I do not share it with anyone, and everything on it is my very own! lol. I have my own phone with my own extension and my own voicemail. That's just to rub it into any UPSers who read this! haha!

A Pittance of Time - The Fallen Heroes Foundation

On Saturday night, I had the privledge to attend my first military function. It was a banquet for the Fallen Heroes Foundation. The night included a meal, and entertainment, as well as a few speeches from different officials.

I was a bit reserved going into this, as I hate being forced to mingle with strangers. There was a debate on what I was required to wear (just between Jeremy and I) and I was really dreading the whole damn thing! I emailed Jeremy's CO's wife to get the in on what I should wear, she gave me a lovely breakdown of what is required for most events. It's been rather cold here so I elected to go with a pant business suit and of course my poppy. I fit in pretty good in the attire side of things.

The appetizers/h'orderves were amazing. I especially liked the cheddar crisp with pear and chicken, but they also had cheddar topped with apple and pork and a cranberry. Jeremy loved those ones best, but I'll stick to my cheddar crisp. Even though the name is deceiving as the cracker thing is not actually crispy. lol

Jeremy and I met an older gentleman and he had just retired recently from the military. Just before he retired he had been working with the rehab and helping soldiers get back on their feet after injury. I am sure his job was both enlightening and heartbreaking.

While we were out in the lobby, having our h'orderves and trying to mingle a little, I was quizzing Jeremy on the hooks, rings, crests and other things that many of the service men and women wore on their uniforms. I also learned the difference between the blue, green and other color uniforms. I am afraid that I will not remember all of the information, I do know that a corporal wears two hooks, a master corporal wears two hooks and a maple leave, people with more rank don't have hooks or rings at all, but they have crests on their sleeves. I tell you it'd be nice to know this incase I do need this information some day.

Once we got inside and seated at a table we were joined by two other couples who were all in the military. I felt a bit out of place being the only civy at the table, as I did not understand half of the abreviations they were using or did I have much of a care for what they were talking about. Everyone at our table was a corporal, except for one and she was a master corporal. They were all supporting people, like clerks or what not. But soon I learned that they were all from the east coast! Phew! I didn't feel so out of place after that. There were two Newfies, and two Nova Scotians at my table. What a relief that was, we could talk about home!

For our meal we had: for starters a garden salad with saskatoon berry dressing (kinda...sour dressing, wasn't something I would rush out to by). Then we had a pumpkin soup...mmmm sooo good!. Main course was Alberta Steak (yes there is a difference), potatoes, a mix of veggies, some tomato thing, which I am sure was more of a decoration. For dessert we had a personal cake with a digital image, the cake had vanilla like shavings on the outside and oranges in the middle. Very good meal.

For entertainment, we heard from Terry Kelly. He wrote the song and video I'm going to try to link to this, but the name of it is Pittance of time and if you go to You Tube, it's the only song that comes up under Terry Kelly.

Before he started his skit/singing (as it was a delightful mix of the two) he told a few stories that I thought I would share here. One will help explain his video and the other is just a meaningful story.

When Terry was in high school/junior high he was made to attend the assemblies that we all had to attend on Rememberance Day. One year he and his friends were behind some Vets for the ceremony. He and his friends were grumbling about the two mins of silence that were coming up, probably discussing what they would rather do with their two mins. The Vet turned to the boys and said "I want you to take the next two mins and think of all the good things in your life. This will show you number one, the two mins will fly by and number two, you cannot think of all the good things in your life in two mins. We gather on this day to honour the men and women who have helped us to have our country the way it is."

Terry said that since that day he has always taken those two mins at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to reflect on all the good things in his life.

A few years later, Terry was in a store on Nov 11th. The store announced that they would be recognizing the two mins of silence and that they hoped their customers would join them as well. Terry thought what a great thing for the store to do, how respectful of them. At 11am they started their two mins of silence. There was a man and his daughter who looked to be about 8yrs old. The man continued talking to his daughter, she backed away from him and Terry eventually turned around and put his finger to his lips and said "Shhh" The man grumbled some more and continued to talk. Eventually he left the store before the two mins were up, but the daughter stayed to respect the two mins. He came back afterwards to finish shopping and what not, his daughter looked at him and said "Dad, that was really embarassing". Terry was annoyed that this mans daughter knew more about respect then he did. Shortly afterwards, he wrote the song.

Ok, I can't do the whole add a video thing, since it's not mine, I'm sure there is a way, but I'm not that interested to learn right now...lol so here is the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYlrrAWCTRg

The entertainment itself was a skit about a couple during WWI. He leaves without saying good bye to his new wife as she is away when he gets his notice. She finds out she is pregnant, he keeps saying he will be home at christmas. Unfortunately, he never gets home. After each little segment, there is a song or two played to fit the mood of the segment.

Overall, it was a great evening, and I hope that Jeremy and I will have the chance to go again next year.

1st Week at Work

Let me tell you, parking in downtown Edmonton is much different then parking in Downtown Fredericton!!! LOL

I started my new job on Monday, November 5. Since my car had not yet arrived from Oromocto (surprising I made it before the car and the car came by train!!!), Jeremy took me to work and dropped me off and then had to come pick me up again.

Jeremy dropped me off by a Tim Horton's which was great because I had some place to relax before starting work, even though my belly was a little knotted up from the excitement and anticipation of starting my new job. When I got out of the car and walked a couple of feet I was handed a newspaper called Metro....for free!!!! I was kind of excited about that because I had nothing to read and figured that the newspaper would have something in it to entertain me. I went to Tim's grabbed a hot chocolate and settled in with my newspaper for work. It didn't work much really, because I looked up everytime anyone got close to me, crazy I know...not like I would know who anyone was! lol

I did read that Halifax got hit pretty bad by Tropical Storm Noel...or something. A lot of people without power. Either way the hour went by pretty quickly and then I headed off to my new job which was a block away. I took the front elevator up to my office which is on the 5th floor. I don't think I'll be taking the stairs much, 5 flights sure seems like a long way up!!!

Upon arrival, I'm handed paperwork that needs to be finished filling out so that they know I work there! Then Phyllis comes to train me. I had one full day of training and have been on my own for the rest of the week. Well I work in a team, so I'm not really alone, but I've had to ask probably 100 questions.

I did pretty good all week, seems that the ones I get back with mistakes are the ones that the girl who trained me helped me with. I've well with all the ones I have done on my own!

On Tuesday, Jeremy and I went to get my car afterwork. What an adventure that turned out to be! Let's just say I am glad I do not have to cross the river to go home at night! It's really busy and conjested in the evening! Everyone out here seems to work 8 to 430. It's great, but makes for a long day when I leave the house at 615am and I don't get home until 6pm.

On Wednesday, I had to find my own directions to work and find a parking space. This did not go well. There are 100's of places to park downtown. The problem is the cost of them. I didn't want to pay 12dollars for the day, so I drove until I found one at 6 dollars a day. I parked there, and was running a bit late so I rushed off to work. After work tho, I couldn't remember where my car was! LMAO! Yeah so I walked around for like 10 mins trying to figure out exactly where the car was. I felt so dumb. Jeremy called to see how my day went and I said ...in my very sarcastic tone...can you hear it?? "ohhhh....Just GREAT" LOL....He wanted to know what went wrong, so I told him. He offered to come help me look for it, but I wouldn't let him. I said "I'm the idoit who didn't take in the surroundings this morning, I should have to find it on my own." I knew I was on 108 st...but I had no idea where. LOL After a little more walking I learned that I had not walked far enough up the street. Who loses their car?!?!?! UGH!

Jean a girl that I work with said to me on Friday that everytime I have a dumb spell, it's ok to blame it on the baby, as it's just the baby inheriting my smarts. At this rate the child will be a genious and I will be a moron. lol.

Thursday and Friday I parked in a 3 dollars a day lot, by the downtown Casino. I figure if I can find the Casino, I can find the car! LOL Here are some pictures I took from the lot that I have been parking in.

Tucker and Snow

Jeremy and I took Tucker for a walk the other day and happened apon an arena. Which had a pile of snow out back. We then let Tucker off the leash to let him experience the snow! He had a blast!

He was bitting it and jumping in it, he really had a great time playing in the snow! I'm sure he'll b e a great help for when we decide to build a snowman! lol

In Winnipeg until Saturday October 27

We got here on Friday morning, we drove straight through!! Ohhh my was it ever a long drive and did I ever get cranky at the end, I was very glad to get here and go to sleep. Winnipeg is a nice city and I think that if you haven't ever been here, it should be make it on the list of things to do sometime. It's a big city, I think Fredericton would fit into like 3 streets! lol

Saturday Jeremy hung out with his buddies, and I relaxed at home still recovering from the driving. His mom seems nice. I briefly met some of Jeremy's friends, Mason and Hippy Dave. They are odd people, but that is what I had expected from the stories Jeremy had told me about them. Jeremy went out to the bar on Saturday night and was hilarious when he got home. He couldn't get the door unlocked so he banged on the window to get me to let him in, then he complained about why people would lock their door when other people, WHO HAVE A KEY, can't get in. he was just being drunken silly. That and he said babe know how I said we have 4000 dollars saved? Well, we need to change that to 3900 dollars. LOL...he's so funny.

Sunday, Jeremy took me out to show me his old house where he grew up, and his high school, where his friends lived and those such things. Then we went for supper at Grandpas house. It was a good meal, and good times. Altho his grandpas house is like steping into the 70's. Seriously it's like an episode of That 70's Show. OMG I so wish I could better describe the wallpaper, as the house has absolutely no paint, it's all wallpaper! LOL it's a huge house for an older man, however, Grandpa seems quite content with his house.

After supper we went to a pond across the street to see the Geese (that seems to be spelled incorrectly). There sure are a lot of them!!!

On Friday we went to the forks after we woke up. The Forks are quite tourist attraction, however I was more interested in the candy store that was in a train! LOL I had a Willy Wonka Chocolate bar...Yummy!! But my bar did not have a Golden Ticket in it, therefore no tours of Wonka Chocolate Factory for me! LOL

Apparently there is a bigger candy store, which Jeremy has promised we can go to before we leave, and I hope so because I could really go for some peanut butter fudge.

Sunday evening we went to the University of Manitoba, it was quite the trip, I enjoyed walking around the campus and seeing the buildings that Jeremy had his classes in.

Ohhhh and Saturday evening jeremy to me and his mom to OLIVE GARDEN!!!!!! IN CANADA!!!!!! I was too excited about that!! I really wanted to go there, from the time I seen the sign all the way to Saturday so like 2 days! LOL It was delicious!

Last Day at UPS

After 7 years of employment at UPS, Friday, October 5, 2007 was my last day. I will miss the people I have met and built relationships with and even some of the ones that I haven't.

The girls at work are awesome, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the most sentimental and thoughtful people I have ever met.

Thursday, we had a potluck at work and the workgroup got me a few things as going away gifts. I got a picture of Fredericton in a frame, it's so beautiful, I love it. I also got a little outfit for the baby on the way in the color green with a little green hat to go with it. I also got a heart monitor, which will let me listen to the baby's heart beat at home, I can also record it and email it to friends. They took a group picture and had everyone sign a card and the group picture they are holding a sign that says "We'll Miss You" that made me cry a little bit. I'm very lucky to have worked with such fine people!

So Much News

Most of the people who read this already know all my news, but I guess it's time to share it with the people who might not know. LOL

Let's see where do I start,

Moving to Edmonton.

As of October 19th, I will no longer be a resident of New Brunswick. Actually on that day, I will be in limbo between provinces, so it'll be a bit like I don't have a home. LOL On October 9th, I will be flying out to see Jeremy and to go on our house hunting trip. It will have been 3 weeks since I had seen Jeremy last, can you say wonderful reunion?!?!?! And because he's in the military, my life will have lots of those wonderful reunions!!

We fly home together on October 15th, and after 5 hectic days of last minute things, we will be heading out by car towards Edmonton. The dog will be driving out with us, however the kitties get to take a plane ride. I'm not so sure they are excited about it though, I took them to the airport today to make sure the Kennel we have is sufficient by Air Canada standards (which it was...phew!!!). and they weren't impressed with the car ride. Ohh well, let's just hope that Air Canada doesn't lose them in the travels!

My last day of work at UPS is October 5th. This kind of saddens me, as I have made some amazing friends there, and I will miss them all greatly. So many people there have touched my life in one way or another, that I will never forget my 7 years at UPS. By the way, October 5th is NEXT FRIDAY!!! Ugh, the time went by really fast for me.

I have a job once I get to Edmonton. It's with another broker. Russell A. Farrow. I'm excited about this, as it relieves the stress of moving without work. It's doing pretty much exactly what I am doing now at UPS, just in a different city and with different people.

Unfortunately, during all of this, my dad was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. That "C" word certainly is a scarey and stressful one. My poor mom and dad have had quite a bit on their minds lately, needless to say. He's started Chemo treatments in Fredericton, and I'm praying to God they work. On a side note here, let me add that the people in my hometown continue to amaze me, even though I do not live there anymore. The local Home Hardware (which my dad worked for, for 32 years) donated shingles, and two screen doors, and about 12 people from the community showed up to do the work, how wonderful is that?

In other good news, I'm 13 weeks pregnant. Jeremy and I both are excited about the baby, however the timing could have been a bit better. Since we are in the process of moving and what not, it makes things a little stressful for me, since he is away in Alberta on a tasking, which leaves me to tie up the loose ends.

That is all my news for now. Eventually I'll post belly pictures, one a month so you guys can see the progress of the belly. And I'll be sure to post about my trip across to the west!

Family Photo

Jeremy, Tucker and I took a family picture while we were in Cape Breton. I liked this one the best. But we have a different one up in the house right now.

Tucker Has A Puppy Friend!!!

I have been so excited on Wednesday myself, Dawn and Joy went to the dog park in Fredericton. Liam and Rascal had a great time playing, however Liam didn't like it when Tucker tried to play with Rascal. He would bark and chase Tucker away. Dawn said she will work on that for next time.

But on Wednesday, a little boxer puppy named Tyson was there. He's about 3.5 months old, brown in color, he's really cute. Tucker and Tyson hit it off pretty quick and they played most of the time both doggies were there! It was nice to see Tucker engaging in play with another dog. Mostly he hides under the bench, and that is where most of the play happened, but it was cute and very exciting for me.

Today, Jeremy and I took Tucker to the dog park again, as we usually do on Sunday afternoons if we are home. I didn't see Tyson coming to the park, but Tucker sure did! He went to the door to greet him. I see Tucker going to the door and thought that's odd, Tucker never goes to the door to meet new dogs. At the time all I could see was a white dog named Ozzy. In through the door walks Tyson, then it all clicked in for me. Tucker met Tyson at the door, however, would not let him into the park very far, so I had to go get him off Tyson. The person who usually brings Tyson to the park is a male, however this time he was with a female. Of course she doesn't know that the two of them played on Wednesday so I explained to her that they had become friends on Wednesday. Of course, she seems like the over protective mother type. So I'm trying to make Tucker behave, of course he just wants to play with Tyson and can't understand why he is not allowed this time. Eventually, the "over protective mother" backed offa bit, when she realized that Tucker wasn't going to hurt Tyson. So the two of them played again today, and Jeremy got to see him play. Which is good, because it is an exciting thing to see. For those of you who have kids, it's like your kid going to school and coming home with a friend for the first time. It's that kind of exciting, like a relief of some sort. "Phew, my kid isn't going to be a loner" kind of relief. LOL

I'll try to snag a picture of Liam, Rascal and Tyson to add to the post here so you can see what kinda puppies I'm talking about.

Ohh, Wednesday was Rascals first time to the park, and Joy said he quite enjoyed himself and he keeps running to the car everytime they go outside. She said it's like he's saying "maybe this time she'll take me to the park to play with the puppies!" LOL We've decided to make the Wednesday thing a regular thing, which is good because Tucker needs the socialization and Rascal really enjoys playing with all the puppies!

Our Yellow House

So for the people I have worked with I have been talking about my yellow house. Even some of my family has not seen my house yet.

I told Jen forever ago that I would take a picture of the Yellow House and post it on my blog. Sorry it took me so long, but here it is!

Welcome Kaylee Jennifer Marie Grant

My friend Jennifer and her husband Jamie are the proud parents of their first baby girl. Riley, who is Jennifer and Jamie's first child, is very excited about the new addition of Kaylee.

I must say she is perfect! At 6 lbs 1 oz she is gorgeous! She has 10 finger and 10 toes and is healthy, which is all a person can ask for.

I got to hold her when she was less then 2 hrs old! What a little darling!!!! I'm not sure how long she is as no one seemed to know the length of the sweetheart, but that's ok I'm sure I'll learn that at some point!

Congrats to Jennifer, Jamie and Riley! Kaylee sure is lucky to have a family like you three!

So Bad at This!

Seems I suck in the world of blogging! I have done so much in the last little while and have not blogged a word of it. If Jeremy ends up posted to Manitoba, I'm going to have to learn to be better at this because for some people it will be one of the only ways to stay up-to-date in my comings and goings.

So let's start with the May long weekend. Jeremy, Tucker and I went to PEI to help mom and dad open the trailer up. Dad wasn't feeling well so Jeremy did most of the outside work. I really suggest going to the island for the long weekend in May...why you might ask...well if you aren't into touristy stuff...ie Anne of Green Gables, and the other amusement parks over there, there is no one else on the island. Cavendish was like a ghost town, but I have to say it was very nice to be able to pull out from the campground and drive up the road at the speed limit. Normally, I'm stuck behind one tourist or another and going like 30km/hr through Cavendish..when all I really want is a Timmy's Coffee! LOL We took Tucker to the beach and had a blast playing with him. He was chewing on everything and picking everything up in his mouth. He really enjoyed it. However, at that time he was still just a baby and he got tired really quickly. So I picked him up onto my knee so he wouldn't be cold. (I know he's baby'd so much, but the cats get it just as much!) That is when Jeremy snapped this picture of me and Tucker.

Now let's move on to I dunno what went on next... We'll move forward, I don't think anything exciting happened in June. Ohh, unless you count puppy classes. Jeremy and I signed (actuallly it was more me) Tucker up for Puppy Class at Pawsative Rewards here in Oromocto. One thing I have decided is that if I'm going to have an 80lb dog that I need to walk and take care of, he better damn well listen to me and know his commands. I also wanted to socialize him with other puppies, so that he will know how to behave around other dogs. Thursday, July 5th was his graduation. Unfortunately, Tucker did not really play with the other puppies that much. He would rather sit between Jeremy and I and watch the other puppies horse around. However, on Thursday, he was much more interested in the other puppies. Go figure, the last night of class and he decides he wants to play with them! LOL Ahh well, they don't offer any courses for the summer so there will be no Grade 1 in Tuckers near future, until Jeremy finds out where we will be moving, at that time we will be back in contact with our trainer to find out where a good spot to go would be. I emailed her for a class picture, and will add it when I get it.

I only know the dogs names, I have no idea on the owners! LOL but from left to right we have Sophie, Rosie, Maggie, Boss, Zeus, and my little Tucker! lol...missing from the picture is Trigger who was a bit of aggressive.

For the July 1st weekend, I sooked my way to the Cabot Trail. haha! I told Jeremy that if there was a possibility of us not being on the East Coast come September, then I wanted to see the Cabot Trail before we went. He had just come out of the field after spending 5 days out in the wilderness with the guys, sleeping on the ground and what not, here I was convincing him that camping would be awesome! lol but I won and Jeremy, Tucker and I headed out to the Cabot Trail on Friday. After about 5 hrs of driving we got stopped because the Natives had the road blocked. We were stopped there for about 45 mins before we could continue on our travels. We arrived at the campground at about 845pm and quickly checked in, and headed to town to get some food. During the weekend, we decided to hit all of the waterfall trails and then Jeremy seen the Skyline Trail and he wanted to do that one. However, no dogs were allowed on this trail. We thought about just taking him anyways, however the trail seemed to be quite busy and there were always people around. We didn't know why we couldn't take Tucker, so we stopped at information and asked. It was because there are a lot of moose on that trail and Tucker might bark, which would cause the moose to charge. Not exactly my idea of a nice Sunday hike. Jeremy had pretty much decided he wouldn't go, but I had drug him there and this was the only thing he had asked to really do. So I suggested that he hike it alone and that I would take care of Tucker. He was game for that. So Sunday morning we got up, had breakfast and then I dropped Jeremy off on the trail so that he could hike it and take tons of pictures for me. We drove home on Sunday and got a late start leaving so it put us home about midnight. We missed the fireworks, however we did see some from the highway as we drove past cities and towns along the way. Our trip home was a bit longer because we decided to do the whole cabot trail and ventured all the way around it on our way. Jeremy got some awesome shots of the waterfalls and the other various scenery along the way. We stopped at Green Cove to take a family picture. Jeremy used his tripod to take it. It turned out ok, a little dark, but really not that bad.

That brings us to today, hopefully I will get my act together and start posting a little more often. I finally got batteries for my camera so I can actually take pictures too. LOL Jeremy thinks I'm a little too dependent on him in the picture department. However, I did take some pictures on the Cabot Trail...mostly because he was in the picture! LOL

First Vet Visit

Tucker had his first vet vist today. Poor puppy got his first needle and his first deworming. He cried when the Vet put the needle in. and continued to cry for a bit afterwards and tried to bit the needle that the vet was using. I got a little teared up too...as I was worried about the puppy! He's a good boy and I felt bad for him, however things were soon made better when the vet put food in front of him and he gobbled it up.

Jeremy was a bit upset too about the needle and him crying. The vet just said "he does have shepherd in him" which means I guess that they are a bit whimpy and she said he will be quite vocal with whines and grunts to let us know what kind of mood he's in. I think it's kinda cute, however, Jeremy does not....he thinks....."ohh boy a whimpy dog"

The vet and Jeremy had a big talk about worms and what not, the vet said most puppies have worms, as they get it from the milk of the mother. This of course grossed Jeremy out and he's been walking around ever since saying "I feel the worms in my shoulder/neck/head/arm (insert any other body part)" LOL I laugh at him because I know he's being funny. The vet said not to worry if he happens to poop out any worms that it would be normal and that is the deworming stuff working.

Since Jeremy did the Puppy Plan at the Vet we got some samples and some free toys for Tucker. Well they aren't really free, but anyways, Tucker is now the most spoiled puppy on the planet. LOL I'll have to take a picture of all his toys and him...now would actually be a good time because he's sleeping! lol Jeremy bought him two toys, I got him two toys and the puppy plan had two toys in it...for a grand total of 6 toys, and two more if you count Jeremy and I because we become Jungle Jeremy and Jungle Lisa when we are on the floor with him! lol It's cute now, but in a little while it won't be so cute when he's knocking us both over because he's so big!

Introducing.....Tucker!!!

Jeremy and I got a dog on Tuesday. Rather a puppy, one who is not housetrained, and pees everywhere. He's still cute tho! I have to admit I do enjoy teaching him new things. But what I wouldn't give for a whole night of sleep with out him waking up at all! with no pee breaks, and no whining ohh and no chewing on my fingers and other parts of my body while I'm trying to sleep! lol

Tucker's been coming to work with me, so that we can make him a sociable dog. So far so good, he'll go to anyone who bends down to his level and says his name. It's really rather cute. However, the peeing and pooping...not so cute! LOL

Ohh and to answer the question, that I know is on all your minds. The cats are ok with him. Nellie grew up with mom and dad's dog Lady, so she's ok with the puppy and I think she feels a bit motherly towards him. She follows him around some, and gives him kisses once in awhile. Wink however, growls and hisses when he gets to close and sometimes swat at him. Her and I had a huge talk today about her attitude toward him, she was a bit better tonight he walked up to her as she was standing by me and when I seen they were close I said "Wink...be nice" and she meowed. I'm not sure what she was trying to say...but at least it wasn't a hiss or growl. I'm also not sure if it was directed at me or Tucker...but as I said..either way it was all good.

Ohh...I taught Tucker to chase things and bring them back to me today...not too bad for a 9 week old puppy eh?!?!! Ok...so he doesn't always bring it back to me, but he does bring it back to the area....LOL He won't do it in front of Jeremy so of course I'm sure he doesn't believe me. LOL but I swear it'st true.

And those are my toes in that picture!