It was Alex's third birthday yesterday - I can't believe how the time has passed and my sweet little baby has grown up into such a big girl!  She started the day by crawling into bed with us (I had the day off) and snuggling in close to me.  It's such a great way to wake up - her little hand circles around my neck and she snuggles her cheek into ( Read more... )

Things have been really hectic recently, but good hectic.  We had Alex's birthday party on the weekend - we took her to Butterfield Acres which is a petting zoo here in Calgary.  She had a few little friends come along and had a great time despite the cold and rainy conditions.  I had one pair of mini gloves in my pocket (that Mike insisted I take ( Read more... )

My cousin Marci welcomed a handsome little boy into their family on August 31st, 11 days early.  And, ironically, on her nephew's birthday ( Read more... )

This year for the Johnson Christmas the "parents" have decided that no one's house is big enough and they rented a hall.  Then they proposed a few ideas for spending a little less this year on presents so we'd all agreed to discuss it all at Heather's.  Well, I'm downstairs with Alex and Trina's kids, and they start discussing it.  Instead of ( Read more... )

Mike got his wisdom teeth out on Thursday, and of course, that's the day that my abdominal pains seemed to kick it into high gear, and I wanted to weep from exhaustion.

I broke down, put aside my feelings of inadequacy, and phoned my parents to ask if they'd consider taking Alex Friday and Saturday night, and then bringing her back to Calgary on ( Read more... )

Well, our summer holidays are over for the year!  We headed out to Saskatchewan after work on the 24th of July.  We took the Taurus out because we're selling it, so Mike drove it out and was about an hour ahead of Alex and I.  I listened to comedy on the satellite radio for most of the drive which was nice, considering it's usually just me and my ( Read more... )

I'm a planner for the most part and have been feeling out of sorts because we have taken days off while Daulton is out but have no actual plans.  Finally, I've managed to nail down what  we're doing for at least the week we're off.  I have this need to have activity for him to ensure he has a good time and will want to come back for at least ( Read more... )

Things have been so busy in our household over the last few weeks.  We ripped out the back yard and re-sodded, and painted everything in sight (outside at least).  That combined with the early rounds of BBQ season, birthday parties and the like has made for the feeling of never stopping.  There are times when I don't realize how tired I am until I ( Read more... )

Well, after coming to terms with being diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrom, and my 2 - 5% chance of ever having another child.....I'm pregnant ( Read more... )

Exhausted! I’ve been battling a sinus cold for a week - and seem to be on the mend for that. It’s been frustrating because I feel fine other than the fact that I can’t breath and my nose feels like it’s been punched repeatedly because of the barrage of blowing! I HATE breathing through my mouth! And to top that off, I’ve been so dehydrated (because ( Read more... )