frustrating

I got a chance today to use my skills of getting what I want out of businesses. It's how we got our van, and many other things. On the 13th, Chad had a bad conflict with our bank, they corrected the problem (after I insisted upon it) then offered Chad a pre-approved VISA. Everything was fine, he called about it, got the limit on the card, the confirmation number and was advised it would be 7-10 business days before the card would come. (Note- all this information came from the bank manager at our branch and the VISA rep. on the phone) He phoned yesterday to enquire about the card and was advised it was still on its way.

Today, when I got home from pre-school, I was shocked to find out we were declined the VISA card. I could not understand how a PRE-APPROVED VISA could be declined. Now, being the person that I am, (I don't take a lot of crap from anyone except from my family) I phoned to complain. After my conversation was done, I had a manager's direct phone number for Chad to call and a huge formal complaint filed. I ended up driving the cell phone to Chad so he could call with in the hour. He called and the manager already was aware of the situation and profusely appologized to him for the mix up and assured him the card is approved with the limit that was already discussed and is being mailed today.

I feel much better now! Another fight against a major corporation successfully complete.

Going to the dentist

Well, after 10 years, I am finally going to the dentist. I couldn't afford to do it before, but now with Chad's medical coverage, I am finally going. Pooky Bear is going to come with me for her first check up too.

Last night I had a huge migrane which was clearly brought on by my wisdom teeth trying to come out of a false pallet, they were squishing what I am pretty sure is 2 cavities. Needless to say I was in a lot of pain yesterday. Right now, I am ready for them to pull the teeth rather than fill them. Then maybe my mouth won't be so crouded with teeth. Oh well!

I have been talking to Pooky bear about the dentist, she is excited about it. I sure hope she doesn't have any cavities. I think I am more nervous for her. She hasn't complained about her teeth, but you never know. I just don't want to see her in pain.

Fall

I know it's that time of the year again not only because the leaves are changing and the weather is colder, but I have my usual fall cold sore. I have always not liked them, but since I have had children, I really dislike them. I can kiss them as much as I want them to. What's really frustrating is I now have to wear a band-aid on it so Little Monkey doesn't touch it. It's rather uncomfortable, but it is better to have a band-aid than not to.

Pooky bear woke up this morning and saw the band-aid on my lip and asked why I have it. I explained I had a cold sore and that I don't want anyone else to touch it, she quickly ran into her room and gave me "Boe, the bear" to make me feel better, aren't children sweet!

Found a spark

I discovered I have a deep passion for the women ministry, esspecially for those women with young children. Based on that passion and understanding, I spoke with a friend of mine, who runs mom2 mom with me, and I told her about the desire I had to do something for the low-income families who live accross the street from our church. My suggestion, after discussing with her how much spare clothes we have, was to have a clothing give-give-away. We are actually going to do it in October. I am so excited about it! I have been wanting to do something for our community in need for a long time and now I have the chance to participate in it. It will be a lot of work, but it doesn't seem like it to me because I want to do it. I have found a spark, one day soon it will be a flame again!

Littlest pet shop

My little girl made a fort out of pillows and is sitting in it reading her poster for "Littlest Pet Shop" http://www.hasbro.com/littlestpetshop/ picking out everything she would like. I have never seen her like this before. She likes Barbies, My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake, dolls, little people, etc., but not as much as she loves her Littlest Pet shop animals lately. Chad and I have decided that if anyone asks what she wants for Christmas, we will tell them about Littlest pet shop. She is already wanting to write a letter to St Nicholas about what she wants for Christmas. It's still September! We kind of brought that one on ourselves because we told her earlier, when she asked for the Pet shop animals, maybe she could get them for Christmas. We didn't expect to get such enthusiasm from her about Christmas though!

Final update for Super cleaning week end!

Well, I wasn't able to complete my whole list of cleaning by Sunday night, however, I am happy to say I finished most of it. Today, I am going to work on Kitchen organization and clean the bathroom. I feel that will be adequate for the day. Cleaning is such an endless task. My goal for getting a cleaning routine is still in reach, but still needs fine tuning.

Super Cleaning Week End!

My updates on my cleaning progress Sat at 7:30pm is in purple:

My update on my cleaning progress Sun at 1:00pm is in Green:


My cleaning jobs for this week end are:

- Go through the girls clothing and pack away clothes which no longer fit and are not in season anymore. Go through Pooky bear's baby clothes and take out what Little monkey can wear. Little monkey needs this very badly done as she gained almost 2 1/2 lbs in one month! I am half done this. I did pooky bear's drawers, now I need to do Little Monkey's 3/4's finished. The hardest part was going through all of the rubbermaid bins of clothing. I actually sorted them now, so when she needs another size, I can just grab one rubbermaid bin. Yeah for that, now the only thing I have left to do is fit the clothes in Little Monkey's drawers and closet...Yeah!

- Laundry, including putting it away! I am half done this too. Only 4 more loads to do. It sounds like a lot, but I never actually caught up from last week. I am still pluggin away at it, I regret to say I did not do anymore laundry last night, but am very confident I will complete it today.

- Recycling paper and glass done and done

- Sleam cleaning my living room carpet, I keep putting it off Yeah, I'm still putting it off. I discovered I can get Chad to do it, so now, I am no longer procrastinating, just waiting for someone else to do.

- Pack up bassinet, mental note to remember to pack the linen with it. It is all ready to be taken down, I have the box sitting beside it with the linen in the bassinet waiting. The rest is Chad's job Chad is just waiting for Little Monkey to wake up from her nap so he can put it away.

- Dishes (that's a given) I am very happy to say I have only 2 more loads to do including our supper dishes from tonight, yeah! The dishes were done yesterday, but of course there are still dishes to wash from today. I really dislike the fact that there are always dishes to wash.

- Organize cupboards again, fitting in baby food is hard in a very small kitchen! I must do this tomorrow Still have not started this one, I thinnk I am going to tackle this one when the girls are in sleeping.

- Clean the girl's rooms, including steam cleaning their carpets I have decided to officially give Chad this job to do tomorrow. I really dislike steam cleaning. Chad and I talked about this one and decided, he is going to clean Pooky bear's room and I am going to clean Little Monkey's room.

- sort my "pile-o-junk" on top of my fridge. This is definitely a job I am going to do tomorrow with the sorting the cupboards. This is going to be another task to complete when the girls are sleeping.

- go grocery shopping Hee Hee I just added this one because we did this today too.

I feel a little sad because I have been cleaning what seems like forever, but have not finished much, here's hoping I complete a few more things on this list tonight and still have time to watch Extreme Makeover: home addition http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/ We'll see!

This is a huge list to do, hopefully I can accomplish most of it, if not I will add it to my list to do Monday.

Fall cleaning, HERE I COME!

A busy week

The week for me has been over-whelming with emotions. Pooky Bear started her first day of Pre-school. I can't believe it. I took her out on the weekend and got her a new "pack-pack", new runners, lunch bag ("mommae! It's not a lunch box it's a bag"), and a new outfit for the first day of school. (I am getting more school clothes this weekend).

It seemed so wired having a child in pre-school. I never expected to feel this way. I took 7 pictures of her with in 5 minutes. I was so excited about her starting school I completely forgot that I volunteered to be the parent helper for the first day of school. Oh well, it worked out beautifully because I have the best baby in the world! Little monkey slept and sat in the car seat for an hour, then enjoyed sitting and watching all the kids play with and around her. It was a wonderful day!

I found myself only wanting to talk to people who were actually excited about Pooky bear starting school. I didn't quite understand why some of my friends weren't excited. It is a big milestone in her life. But then I realized some of my friends don't have kids that age, so they don't quite have the realization that their baby is no longer a baby anymore. They'll soon learn.

Aside from that excitement, I FOUND MY CAMERA!!!! I have been missing it for a month now, and have already ordered a camera from e-bay to replace it. (It's my birthday gift) But I found it! It was in Little monkey's room in the bottom basket of her bassinet. A place I wouldn't have even thought to look for it, but I did look there this morning trying to find little monkey's fleece suit. I always seem to find things when I am looking for something else. I was so happy I found the camera, I forgot what I was originally looking for! Oh well.

In other news, I am now officially a soccer mom! I have been waiting to be a soccer mom since before I had kids. Auntie Mary and I used to go to my brother and sister's soccer games and I secretly wished one day I could be a soccer mom, complete with the chair and the ability to know every name on their child's team. Right now my chair can't be used as it is indoor soccer, but you better believe I will know all of Pooky bear's teamate's names by the end of the first game! She starts beginning of November and ends at the end of March. She will be playing in my old stomping grounds at Dr. Hanna gym. I can't wait. I

It's funny when I see parents who are sad when their children grow up, but I am the opposite, I am loving every minute of it, well, almost every minute of it. I want to be that parent who is driving their children to all these activities and participating when ever I can because I never had that. My parents were too busy with my siblings and still are busy with them. I always told myself, "if I ever have children, they are going to be treated equally, loved, respected, valued, trusted, and given all the support I possibly could." And that is what I strive to do.

Another thought

Sometimes I feel the more I learn, the more confused I get. I remember when I first became a Christian; there is a God, He loves me so much he gave His only son for me. I wish I had that passion again. I am surrounded by people who, I believe, still have that passion. With me, I still know there is a God, and in Him I have my trust in, but I feel there is no passion. I read my bible confused with all it's contradictions in it.

There is a youth book I have that takes teen yes or no questions, like whether or not to have sex before marriage, and gives you a yes and no answer with supporting bible verses for both. Granted the verse for "yes, it is OK to have sex before marriage" was a stretch because essentially focused on the idea that "Adam and eve did it with out a formal wedding". However, it bothers me that such a book can exist. This is why, I feel, there are so many different Christian denominations. I sometimes feel that books with this much contradiction should be burnt because it is like looking for an answer from God that you like, not actually what God would want from you.

I remember first really reading the bible, I started with the book of John. As I was told from the alpha course it was the best book to start with as a new Christian. Now I am reading other books of the bible and find myself confused because of something I read earlier. The old testament is definitely the hardest read, but is helpful to remember that God through Jesus changed some of the "old rules", but I still find it hard.

I would give anything to have that spark again, I have a lot to be thankful for, I know I would not be where I am today without God. I have lost my niche I guess. Youth is no longer my passion, I don't know where it lies anymore. I think I am going to start reading purpose driven life again to see if I can get on track again.

I am mokey

I did a "which Fraggle are you?" and I am mokey, does it surprise anyone?





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Fraggle Rock

I love how, as a parent, I get to relive my childhood through my children. I just discovered Fraggle Rock http://www.fragglerocker.com/media/pics.asp?galleryName=group is back on the air mornings on BBC Kids at 10:00 a.m. I was overjoyed! Kira actually sat with me this time and did not get scared of the Gorgs! I was so happy. I love how T.V and toy companies are using what I used to play/watch as a child and mainstreaming it back because it's my generation who are having children. Extremely smart marketing as far as I'm concerned.