New Mommy

Clearly, I am pregnant
here, just days before
becoming a new mommy!
June 2000

So there have been three times in my life where someone has asked me if I was pregnant, and I was NOT.  I remember each experience vividly, right down to what I was wearing and what I was doing.  The first time, we were at a family gathering on my hubby's side, and someone-who-shall-not-be-named innocently said that they did not I was expecting again.  Now...on this occasion, I was wearing a very long and baggy sweater (i.e., had no fashion sense), and I was a bit....shall we say....larger than I am now.   The second time it was again on my hubby's side of the family and another "someone-who-shall-not-be-named" asked me when I was due.  We were at a Christmas gathering AND I was drinking a goblet of wine.  I know, right?   I responded that I was not pregnant, and the person then had the gall to ask me if I was serious (twice!)  SERIOUSLY?  (A) I was clearly drinking wine, and (B) Don't ask that question unless you are 1000000% sure!

Today....it happened again!   This time, at work, and the hardest part is that I have been working out at bootcamp, eating okay, and I think I look okay (despite the fact that I am still carrying a bit of summer weight).

.....but perhaps it was the style of shirt I was wearing.  They just looked at me in a friendly way and asked if I was going to be a "new mommy".  I politely responded that I was already a mommy and that I was indeed not preg-o.

Oh well.   Had to vent that out.  Now if you will excuse me, I have an odd craving for pickles and ice cream.  And no...I am not pregnant!

My day as a taxi driver (and chef, but not the maid....)

So not all these things were neglected...I exercised and walked the dog...

Today was a day "off" for me.   Off.   But not really.  here is how it went:

• 5:30 am: alarm went off for bootcamp. 
• 7:35 am: left the house, dropped off kids, dropped off hubby, went to my eye appointment 
• 10:30 am: home again; round up the puppy for her grooming appointment
• 12:00 noon: home again, but now the grooming place called...."your dog is ready to be picked up" Back to PetSmart!
• 1:00 pm: home again and played with my puppy.  
• 1:30 pm: off to pick up my daughter early from school...orthodontist consultation. She needs a jaw appliance and braces.....8K later......
• 3:30 pm: home again.  Son is home from school. Time for after school snacks, practice piano, make a quick dinner, as we have to leave for piano, take buddy to hockey evaluations, and are not home for good til 8:30 pm
• 4:45 pm: dinner is in the works...chicken and pasta with a sundried tomato sauce from Lina's Italian Market, served with  sauteed mushrooms on the side.  Eat if your hungry...if not, eat at 8:30 when we get home.
• 5:25 pm: load up the hockey gear, everyone get in the f#$%in' car! We have to leave for piano (which starts at 5:30 pm...good thing it is only 5 minutes away)
• 5:30 pm: piano drop off;  5:45 pm: rink drop off for my son and his friend
• 6:15 pm: pick up daughter from piano, head home for a 5 minute pasta dinner and to pick up hubby from home....then it's off to the rink
• 6:55 pm: We have arrived at the rink. It is FREEZING. And we still have 45 minutes to go (yes, we were a bit late).
• 8:30 pm: DONE.....walk dog.....kids have a snack and a shower. Brush your teeth!!!  
• 9:30 pm:  I see that there is a bottle of wine open and half full from the weekend....Goodnight kids!
• 10:00 pm....everyone is asleep...and I have my wee-bit of wine, and am sitting here, in total silence......ahhhhhhhhhhhh............

All in all, I probably drove over 100 km today, but got a lot of necessary stuff done and made a delicious dinner.  It was a good day, except for the part where my eye doctor said I'd need bifocals fairly soon....   WHAT??????

Back to School, Back to Reality

Ah September.  The end of summer vaycay; the end of camping and trips to the lake, but the beginning of a new school year (hurrah!).  Time to get back to school lunches and healthy-ER eating (compared to the summer, which for me was full of mouth-watering appies, drinks in the afternoon, sunset Caesar's, followed by wine, dinner, port....the list goes on!).  But before we move forward, full speed ahead...it is important to reflect on what we did this summer...

Rafting....my first time!

Whhoooo-hooo!

Mara Lake 2013

A bit of water-skiing! 

My LA trip...Rodeo Drive

We made it!!!!

First day of Grade 8 and Grade 6

Now the first week of school come and gone, and we are in fine-fall-form!  The kids (so far) like their teachers, they are happy to see their school friends AND their hockey/ringette friends, and they are happy to be back to the routine of it all!

And even though it is sad to see the summer go (winter is coming), there are fun things to look forward to on the home-front...bootcamp (6 am!), finger food fridays (wings and ribs!), hockey and ringette tournaments (!!), home reno's (we'll see how that goes), painting walls and cleaning out closets (fun winter projects) and last, but not least, let's not forget that in a few weeks, I'll be eating turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie!

Here come's the fall!  Bring it on!