Updatedness

Here is my update.
We had a long winter and a crap spring and summer isn't off to a much better start. I think I'm ready to move. Halifax, you have been fun but this year you aren't impressing me much.

I went to Ontario last week to see friends and attend a 40th anniversry party. It was the most fun I have had in a good 6-12 months. I need to get away more often. I'm a better mom and a happier person when I've had a break.

I love my job and get to start wearing scrubs next week. Ahhh, to feel like a professional again.

Evan is smarter than I knew a child this age could be, and has a memory like a steel trap. He's learning to read and grasps concepts that I don't think I figured out until college. He scares me.

My sister and BIL are coming up for a nice long visit over Christmas, wahoo!

I want more tattoos but am running out of easily hide-able places to put them. I'm sure I can come up with something. Where there's a will.....

/end update

My Little Smoker

This is for my mom (hi mom!) who says she always checks my blog and there is never anything new ;)

Ev went to the doctor for his flu shot today and did great! He got a sticker, a camo band-aid and Dr. T said he was her favourite patient of the day (of course!). She also weighed and measured him; he's 38 inches tall and 32 lbs. Perfect! He turns three next month, can you believe it??

As we were getting into the car this morning to head to the doctor's, it was still quite cold and you could see your breath. Evan turned to me and said, "Mom! There's smoke coming out of my mouth!". I love his Evanisms!

Time to bath and jammify him, then DWTS! Goodnight!

WORD QUIZ
You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

Not as easy as you might think.


1. Where is your cell phone?
Table

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend?
Love

3. Your hair?
Wet

4.Work?
Tomorrow

5. Your father?
Awesome

6. Your favourite thing?
Family.

7. Your dream last night?
Bad

8. Your favourite drink?
Lemonade

9. Your dream car?
Reliable

10. The room you're in?
Open

12. Your fears?
Alone

13. What do you want to be in 10 years?
Mom

14. Where did you hang out last night?
Parents'

15. What you’re not good at?
Waiting

16. Eyebrow rings on the opposite sex?
Sure!

17. One of your wish list items?
Ink

18. Where did you grow up?
Kingston

19. The last thing you did?
Shower

20. What are you wearing?
Pajamas

21. What aren’t you wearing?
Socks

23. Your computer?
Mac

24. Your life?
Busy

25. Your mood?
Contemplative

26. Missing?
Squared

27. What are you thinking about right now?
Ontario

28. Your car?
Blue

29. Your work?
Ocular.

30. Your summer?
Gorgeous

31. Your favourite color?
Pink

32. When is the last time you laughed?
Tonight

33. Last time you cried?
Yesterday

34. School?
Done

35. Song stuck in your head right now?
Airplanes

Requisite Update

I am really liking my job. I have settled in and figured most stuff out and am testing/examining my own patients before they see Dr. L. I really like both her and Fred (today she brought Hagen Daaz bars and we all stood around eating them and talking between patients. I could get used to that!). She talked with me today and told me she would like me to take over the training of patients who are new to contact lens wear. I will admit that is not my favorite thing to do, however we seem to get far fewer patients using contacts here than I did in AZ. Also, people here seem to have an easier time with them. I used to get so many "Like, ohmigawd I have to put this in my eye??" annoying teenagers in AZ. Here people just seem to know what they need to do and do it. Thank goodness. The GOOD thing about talking with Dr. L today was that she told me that she would like to train me to fit patients into contacts. As in, to decide what brands, powers, curves, adds, etc. I realize this may not sound like a big deal to most of you, but in all my years of doing this I have never worked for a doctor who turned that responsibility over to a tech (me) before. It's a big deal and a big responsibility and I was surprised and flattered that she thinks that much of me to feel comfortable turning that over to me. Next thing ya know I'll be doing refractions myself too! ;)

Evan is growing like crazy and says smart and funny things every day! I would enumerate them here but I think you just have to actually be there for most of them.

My sister left on the 16th and I miss her like crazy. We had so much fun while she was here. She and Evan became best friends (and she doesn't much care for kids, so that's saying something!) and did so much together. She loves him so much she even snipped off one of his famous curls and took it back to Oz with her! She keeps it in her wallet until she makes a scrapbook page for it.
My aunt and uncle were here from the 6th-20th and it was so nice to see them again (they live in Colorado). I hadn't seen them since 2006 when my dad and I went out there to visit them for Memorial Day weekend. And we realized we hadn't ALL been in one place together (with Kim too) since I got married 10 years ago. Crazy! My aunt and uncle had an absolute blast with Evan, and I'm so glad they finally got to meet him!

Ya think?

Maybe I should do something with this thing. Maybe.

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Oh El Dee

On Saturday I turned 31

Today Kim turned 26.

When and how did we get so old?? I still feel like a kid but then I see that big 3-1 when I fill out forms and stuff and I think, Damn! I'm getting OLD.

Other than getting OLD everything is good. Evan is great and has too big of a vocabulary to list here.
Dan is going to San Francisco Oct 11-15 for business. Thanksgiving is the 12th but we'll celebrate in on the 10th (Saturday) so Dan can be here with us. We celebrate U.S. Thanksgiving too since we're half American so he always has that to look forward to as well!

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