He said...she said...

Its becoming quite apparent that Guliano is having a more prominent influence on our youngest daughter Fiorella, now that he is on parental leave and is home all day. Especially with her vocabulary.
Here is what Fiorella has been saying this past week:

"What the hell is on his face dad?!?!" - Watching Diego "bugs" & seeing a bug with large mandibles coming out its face

"Geez...its Frikken cold out here!!!" - getting into the van at -36

"Jesus Christ thats hot!" - after being served homemade cheese pizza

"Holy shit mom...you're up!" - Seeing Nicola & I out in the living room already at 7am...we usually get up later

"Crap...I dropped it." - after she dropped her sammich

"Holy shit....my legs are tired. Can you carry me?" - walking around the hospital trying to find her lil brothers' Dr's office

"What the hell is going on down there??" - yells down the stairs when I asked her to call downstairs & ask what her sisters were arguing about

"Goddamn my nose hurts." - telling me her nose still hurt after she fell

"Where the hell are my barbies?" - after Mercedes & her friend snuck off with her barbies

"Christ....who farted?" - after our dog Bugzy let out a rank fart

*sigh* I just hope she isn't saying these things in preschool.

And this one time.....

I have a confession.



I'm still a frequent lurker on a wedding-planning chat forum from back when I was planning our wedding. I joined this wedding forum called Weddingbells back in either Dec 2005 or Jan 2006. We were married Aug 2007. Yet...I....*deep breath* STILL visit this forum daily. We're going to celebrate our 2nd anniversary this year....and I'm still on this forum.





Its bad...well....no...its quite good actually. The addiction is bad. The feeling like a loser is bad. I need to leave & not go back.....and I can't!!!!! When I was in the hospital giving birth to my son...and the few days we stayed in.....I kept wondering what was going on in "WB-land".



Its crazy. I need to let go. I've signed onto other forums & yet....I keep going back.



So to help me let go.....I'm going to do a Pros & Cons list.



Pros:

-I can go to any city in Canada, or go to San Fran, NYC, Austria, Australia and a few other countries....and meet up for lunch with strangers...yet 'know' them quite well from my years on WBs.

* I met up with ladies already from Saskatoon, Regina, Toronto, Edmonton & PA.



-I can get a good cross-canada opinion on any topic, at any time.

* Like when I was thisclose to being suckered into blue velvet swag living room curtains.



-There's a great support system on WBs.



-There's usually good entertainment that can kill an hour or so.



-There's a few book clubs, mommy clubs, fitness clubs, ect..its not just about weddings.



-I can 'shop' in another city with the help & trust of a WBer who will ship my purchases to me...and we've never met & yet I have no issue sending her money to shop for me.



-I've met great friends there.



-I get a gift & card mailed to me every month from one of the other ladies on WBs





Cons:

-I start too many sentances with: "And this one time on WBs...."



-I call ladies I've never met or talked to in real life, my 'friends'.



-I have more 'friends' on WBs than I do in real life.



-I think my opinion really matters on WBs, when really it doesn't....they'd be just fine without me



-I'm too involved in people's lives....and I've nver met these people



-My wedding was 2 years ago



-I feel like a loser when I make reference to something that has happened on WBs to the people in my life



-Its embarassing telling a seating hostess that you need help finding your friends' table at a luncheon....because you don't know what these friends actually look like



-My Husband asks me: Do you mean your real friends, or your WBs friends....when I tell him a story.



-As I'm typing/chicken-pecking....I have WBs open on another window....just in case.

So there you have it. My secret confession of the day. Which reminds me.....this one time, on WBs...there was a 'secrets' thread & then someone started a not-so-secret-secret thread where they told secrets under their real names....LOL...jk...sort of.

Ponder of the day...

Is it just me......or is the theme song on Dawson's Creek different on DVD than it was on TV??

I'm almost positive it is different. Mind you...for all I know they actually changed the song starting in Season 3. I bought myself seasons 3 & 5....which totally cleaned out Walmart of their selection. So its killing me....did they change the song on TV...or just the DVDs?? Why???

I was just going to ask this question & sign off.....but while I'm here....I'll let you in on a few secrets. Dawson has always driven me nuts.....its his constant whining & how he feels the world revolves around him. I don't like him.....yet I love the series. I just put up with him. I think Jen sort of walks like a man. Yet she's so cute. Joey is my fav....I love her constant bad mood....lol....she makes me think of a line from Steel Magnolias "....I've just been in a very bad mood for the last 40 years." Bwa-hahahahhaha....gotta love the sarcasm of the series. And...lastly....I've had a secret crunch on Pacey for ever. He's kinda homely & self-defeatist....and yet...I still crunch after him. LOL....and as 30 something year old....& him a teen in the series.....it kinda makes me feel like a pervy.

So back to my original quest....whats with the song?? Anyone know?? Uhhh....does anyone actually read my blog besides my sister Amanda & myself?? LOL....Amanda....I know you don't know either so don't call me & tell me you don't know. LOL.

A new post for a new year

Its now January 2009.

Amazing. Since I've become an adult, I'm not sure where the time goes. It still feels like I just turned 20. In fact I am 32...and a housewife with 4 children. It totally blows my mind sometimes. I'm not sure when I became an adult....but surely I am. My drivers licesce say so.

I will say that being an adult is not the same as being a grown up. Because sometimes I still wonder what I will do when or what I want when I grow up. LOL....yah...I know...sound slike denial right? Well maybe it is. Whatever. I look around my house and I think about how I would like to decorate when I'm a grown up. I have all these ideas about nice ornaments, nice wall hangings, nice furniture.....right now my house is decorated in the style of: exploded toy box. Just as a nice added touch we've also decorated with a touch of: never-ending laundry & dishes.

Martha Stewart would walk in my house & have a heart attack.

Anywhoo......I'm not really sure what I'm talking about...I just like to rabble. Which is nice for this because I'm sure I'm the only one who reads this....so I can be as lame as I want to be right? Oh speaking of lame....I only just figured out the spell check. Doesn't mean I'll use it. But I found it.

I guess I should reflect on the past year...what I've learned, the good-the bad-the ugly...and as per usual...I'll do a list!



Here is my list of what I've learned this past year:

• No matter how much you beg, they will not put an epidural in your neck.


• There comes a time when your breasts hit the bed before you do when you lay down


• Just because the lady at the green house assures you that the bedding plants you just bought are hardy & will survive..does not mean they will


• Your neighbours will not say anything if you have tons of dead big potted flowers all over your yard & landing..and you leave them there all summer & fall


• People will tell you how huge you are when pregnant


• People will ask if you are done having kids when you reach a certain number


• A wrap around skirt WILL blow away on you


• No one appreciates that you took on a moth & won


• Your children can & will amaze you all the time with their sheer genuis


• These same children will lick a spoon clean & place it back in the drawer
• No matter how conservative you dress, there will be some parent out there who considers you the hussy


• There is such thing as a One Horse Town


• No matter how you spin it or how desperate you get, A & W coffee still tastes like crap
• You can walk around all day in town with a dryer sheet stuck to your butt & no one will say anything to you
• An orange that has rolled under the TV stand will not get moldy & mushy...it actually shrivels & turns into the Crypt Keeper.
• If a dog shreds a towel & eats it....it will not digest & comes out whole...with some help from hubby (barf & LOL)
• It is possible for your husband to slip & slide right UNDER the van
• A husband will get mad if you laugh hysterically at him being under the van
• My daughter does NOT find it funny if you tell her there's a suprise out back waiting for her....and its a doggy poo picker upper
• This same daughter is a genuis in school & yet at home can't remember why she was sent to the storage room (6 times) for a can of soup
• It is possible to get beaned in the head 3 times in a row at a youth volleyball game (by the same kid)
• It is IMPOSSIBLE to try to sneak Toffifee out of the box without being heard
• My BFD does NOT stand for My Big Fat Dyke
• In the series 'Buffy'....Angel is (wait for it.....) a VAMPIRE!! OMG...this totally blew me away
• Sour cream does in fact get sour...and it doesn't taste good
• Labour & delivery STILL hurts...they haven't cured this yet
• No matter how many times I offer, my husband is not interested in tasting my milk...yet will drink milk from a COW

This is all I got so far. I'm sure I've learned much more...but I'm having a brain fart. I'm starting to wander....and my baby is waking up for his 8 millionth feeding tonite.

Good night everyone & hope this year brings you happiness & joy.

Dr Deb

I used to see the midwife here in my town, but she tranferred my care to an OB/GYN because of some health issues. *shrugs* I've seen this OB before, she was my care provider when I was pregnant with our last daughter, so no biggie. I'm used to her. I knwo what to expect & what not to expect.

I've been taking my youngest daughter, Fiorella, with me to my appointments...mainly because there's no reason to hire a sitter for her...when she can just come with me.

At the last appointment, Fiorella was asking a million questions & talking a mile-a-minute. Now Dr Deb doesn't have any children & her place (ironically) is not child friendly. There are no toys or kids books in the waiting room, nor in the exam rooms. She's not very....child friendly herself. But whatev........she's just there to give me the proper care...she's not a pediatrician...so I don't really care.

Anyways, this is the conversation from our last apt:
F: What's your name?
Dr: Dr Deb, whats your name?
F: Fiorella. Whats this?
Dr: Its a stethescope.
F: What does it do?
Dr: I use it for checking on your mom.
F: Is that my mom?
Dr: Uh..yes.
F: I'm a girl. Are you a boy?
Dr: No. I'm a girl too.
F: I'm a big girl.
Dr: Me too.
F: Your breath stinks. Are those your shoes?
Dr: Uhm. Yes.
F: These are my shoes.
Dr: I like the lights.
F: Your breath stinks. I like Dora.
Dr: I don't know Dora.
F: How come?
Dr: I don't know who she is.
F: Oh. Your breath stinks. Do you know Boots?
Dr: No.
F: (singing) D-d-d-dd-d-d Dora.....I like Dora. Your...
Dr: (cuts her off) Do you want to listen to the baby's heartbeat?

LOL....OMG...I had a hard time not laughing each time Fiorella just casually slipped in how the Dr's breath...wasn't fresh. I mean....to give Fiorella credit....the Dr did have stinky breath. It was like.....teacher breath......remember when teachers used to drink coffee all day & smoke at every break....so they had this awful....'pea-soup' smelling breath?? Well....thats what was going on. All I could do was pretend that Fiorella hadn't said it. Dr Deb did the same.

On the way home I told her it wasn't nice to tell someone they had stinky breath.

On the plus side......the next apt we went to.....Dr Deb had minty fresh breath & a jar of mints on the counter.

OH. MY.GAWD. Bwa-hahahahaaa

Okay, today my youngest & I watched Peter Pan.
It was quite the eye opener. I was emabrassed. I was horrified. I laughed my ass off.

There are some scenes that had my jaw just hanging open....and I had no words. (OMG...I have no words. Thats never happened to me before *Josie Grossie*) All I could do was stare at the screen. I wasn't sure if I should laugh....sing along....turn it off...I mean really....as a parent and you come across some absurdly racist material in a kids movie....what do you do? Do I take the time and explain to my three year old what was inappropriate? Do I leave it and bring it up again when she's older and more able to understand what was wrong?

Sooo....I laughed and then just said that it was just a movie and that real Natives don't act like this.



So after my brief horror at the movie.....I was able to sit and laugh at how crazy & absurd it was. I mean come on!! LOL......the best was the song that explained how the red man became red. It was all because of how one guy was blushing. So of course....that explains how Natives changed from "Normal" white skin to "Different" red skin. *rolls eyes*
And....what is with Tiger Lily's hussy dance??? I've never seen any native girl dance like that at a pow-wow....maybe at some bar....LOL....and I've never in my life...ever heard a native woman refer to herself as a Squaw.....I've heard some refer to other women they don't like as a Squaw...LOL!
*sigh*
Its just crazy.
I bet if I watched more of our older Disney films, I'll find racial over-tures as well.

Priorities

You know what bugs me? Being a grown up. Okay....not all the time...but there are times when I just hate having to be responsible.

I can't buy a fabulous handbag or a fabulous pair of boots because that money should be spent on groceries to feed my ever-growing family. **in case you were unaware this is a rant** I mean, not that I was ever the type of woman to be able to drop a couple thousand dollars on a purse.....but you know....it would be fun to be frivolous once in awhile.

I have a bad shopping problem. I love to shop. I shop whenever I can....I buy whatever & where-ever. Its a bad thing. Its like a disease. I even spend a good portion of my evening browsing online and making up lists of what I'd buy. Of course......this is probably the reason my Hubby took away my credit card and we only have the one....which is now under his name only. *rolls eyes* So since my credit card is gone.....my shopping has become limited. But I will admit, I would have had that baby racked up in 3 days. No problem. Well....to me it would have been no problem...but for US it would have been a big problem.

See.....I'm married to an accountant and economist. Not 2 different men...the same guy. He's very money savy. He's very responsible.....if it wasn't for him, we probably wouldn't have a savings account, over-draft, credit cards, line of credit, money in our chequing account....or have our bills paid on time. Needless to say we have very different views on money handling....which...probably works out best this way, as he manages the money. I'd probably spend half on the way home. But whatev....at least I can admit my faults. I'd have us in the poorhouse in a month.

But back to this priorities thing......I hate having to prioritize things we need. We need to save money to renovate our basement as our family is growing and our basement is undeveloped. We plan on adding a big full bathroom, a family room & 2 bedrooms...as well as a storage & laundry area. We also need to budget in money to redo our shingles sometime in the next 3 years....and we need to put in new windows in the next 3 years as well.....not to mention we plan on redoing our kitchen next spring/summer & tearing down the fugly deck & put in brick patio. Our fugly bathroom could use a bit of botox as well.

I just spent the last 2 hours putting together a 7-day family cruise on a Disney Cruise line and I even went as far as budgetting out how much we need to save each month so we could go. As an alternate plan, I also put together a plan complete with meals, hotels, flights, daily spending & shopping to Orlando for 10 days. I was gleaming with pleasure at my brilliance and took the computer to show my Hubs my plan. What was he doing? Budgetting out our renovations and putting together a plan for the next 5 years so we could save each month and get everything done within our planned time frame. Guess which plan we're going with? I'll give you a clue....the only water we'll be playing in, will be in a brand new tub.

I know, I know.....I should be happy we're renovating....and I am....I really want our place to be renovated....the problem is....I would like my fairy godmother to show up and do it for us, so we can go on vacation. I'm a dreamer & Guliano is a realist. I have all these ideas of places I want us to go & I like to push the reality of paying for these ideas on the back burner. Juliano does it the other way.....its amazing that our marriage actually works....we're so very different.

But anyways.....since I like shopping so much....we're going on Sunday to RONA to go look at kitchen cupboards, counter tops, tubs, showers & toilets. Yay!