Happy Mother’s Day, Silently

Blogging with nature!

Today I have the whole house to myself. Hubby took SweetiePie out to get me a mother’s day gift. What a great opportunity to take the laptop outside into my screened gazebo and enjoy my new patio furniture!

Ah the sweet sounds of nature…the neighbour sawing, the neighbour yelling at his kid, the kid whining, some baby screaming, and of course…a dog barking!  Oh and let’s not forget the sweet sounds of the police cars and fire engines every hour, but in their defence, I do live near a police and fire station!

Oh the joys of townhouse living!

But at least it isn’t snowing!

Not Free for me Friday

Stop!  Bullet Time!!

• Instead of trying to go out for dinner on Sunday, I want my dinner out tonight.  Will save the hassle of every place in the city being PACKED!
• Got my ultrasound report today and everything looks good with baby!
• Got a quote from a web designer to do a flash website for me for my photography business - between $4,000 to $8,000 - uh vague much?!  I think she just doesn’t want my business!  LOL!
• I need to learn flash.
• I have no clients…one for next week canceled but will reschedule in June after her son’s wrist heals!
• Does anyone have $8,000 for me?
• Blowing bubbles with SweetiePie is fun and relaxing!
• Anyone wanna take pity on me and design a flash website?
• Anyone?
• Bueller?

Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for:

• SweetiePie’s sense of humour - because sticking a barrette in your belly button IS hilarious y’know!
• My husband agreeing to empty the dishwasher every morning so that I can fill it up during the day.
• Oven baked pizza from Fortino’s because I had a huge craving while grocery shopping!

What are you thankful for today?

So I was thinking…

God help us all, Jen has been thinking!

Seriously….I was thinking about something Sodapop said in her blog today. She said:

What I find ironic (not really tho) is that in my real life circle of friends there were (besides GA people) two people constantly praying for me and sending me positive thoughts, as well as calling me regularly to check on me. In the blogging world? I had countless people supporting me. Emails, comments, prayers, even posts on their own blogs. How blessed I am to have you people in my life. Thank you

I find this true also. There are certain people in my life that I know will always be there for me but I can count those people on one hand. In the blogging world there are many more. I got to thinking - why is this? Is this because we share more with the blogging world than we do in real life? I know that I have shared certain things on my blog that I have never shared with my family. I’m more at ease sharing things with total strangers on the internet than people in real life.

I’ve been asking myself why this is. The only thing I can think of is that there are some people in my life that are extremely judgmental. In the blogging world, the bloggers that comment do so in a way that is supportive but also will tell me when I need to shove my head up my ass, but it’s done in a constructive way. If someone posts a comment I disagree with, I take the time to consider it instead of immediately getting mad and retaliating.

I like to think that IRL that I take the time to consider those opinions that disagree with mine (especially my mother’s opinions….) but I find I get upset easier when I’m having a face to face conversation. I don’t have a chance to take in what the person is telling me because they are expecting a response from me immediately. When you sit there silently, you can end up looking like an idiot sometimes!

I’m very happy to be a part of this wonderful blogging community. This year in particular, I’ve been blogging every day, and not because of Blog365. I’m doing it because I feel inspired to do so. It just sort of happened that way. It’s been a great outlet and is allowing me to grow as a person. Yay me! :)

Thank you, husband.

Current Mood: Happy

I love my husband so much.

He has been great the last couple of weeks.  I have not been feeling great and my energy level is in the pits.  He has been wonderful helping me around the house with the “chores” I should be doing, like the dishes.  Since stopping work in January, I had taken on that responsibility on a daily basis and it’s been nice to see my kitchen clean on a regular basis for a change.  When you have two working parents, house chores tend to go by the way-side.

Anyway, I know I’ve posted a few private posts lately because I wasn’t ready to publicly announce my big news.  Some have already figured it out (you smart cookies you), but the reason why I’ve been feeling so yucky is because I’m pregnant again!

Last Wednesday I went for an ultrasound and got to see and hear my baby’s heartbeat!  I’m 8 weeks pregnant today and due around December 16.  I actually hope I’ll have the baby a little bit early because then there will be more time between it’s birthday and Christmas!

So, a huge thank you to my husband for being so wonderful and taking care of me while I am busy building a baby, and thank you for providing the sperm to allow me to do that!  I knew there was a reason to keep you around!  :P

Nice weather, will play.

Sorry, Jen and SweetiePie are outside enjoying the beautiful weather. Please leave comment at the sound of the beep. Oh, and go say congratulations to Sodapop on her job offer!

BEEP!

Silent Sunday, Part 2

Silent Sunday

Current Mood: Relieved

Blame it on the eggs!

This morning got off to a bad start since there was no coffee in the house!  Hubby went out to Tim Horton’s to save the day but I think the damage had been done!

As I was cooking the eggs, I realized I had the burner turned up to high and they were starting to burn on the one side.  I tried to separate them so I could flip them over, but the eggs kept sticking to the spatula.  I was getting more and more pissed off.  Finally, in a fit of rage, I flipped them over as best as I could and told hubby that they were ruined and that I wanted to go out for breakfast.

Hubby came over and examined the eggs.  He said he thought they were fine and had his breakfast.  I went off in a pout and ate some peanut butter on toast instead.

Talk about a lesson in serenity.  Just yesterday I post about accepting things I cannot change.  Obviously I did not do a good job of that this morning!