Sunday, February 19, 2006


Napping on Dad again... Posted by Picasa

Friday, February 17, 2006

At last - some vindication!

About Role-Playing!

Lisa looking lovely, but Owen looking stoned again... Posted by Picasa

Is this a great shot or what? Posted by Picasa

In response to Lisa's friends asking for more pictures of her, here we go... Posted by Picasa

Gleefully stolen from Mrs Bismuth (Erin)

is this neat site. What do you think of me?

Or, conversely, what do you DISLIKE about me?

Monday, February 13, 2006


Higgy and Owen hanging out in the office. Just ignore the mess behind me.... Posted by Picasa

Update du jour...

Well, another small list of lessons learned and various facts:
1. Owen had his two-month checkup today. He weighed in at 10lbs 14 oz and 24 inches long! My incredible expanding son.
2. Finally getting that privet stump out of the ground has opened up all sorts of new plans for the backyard. All we need now is to keep this string of fabulous weather going.
3. Unfortunately, at the 2 month checkup, you also get the first round of innoculations. 5 shots, all in the thigh muscles, one right after the other. He cried so hard he shed his first tear. I also got pretty misty-eyed. Good thing Lisa was there or I'd have punched the doctor!
4. I'm amused beyond belief at both Freecycle and Craigslist (the free stuff.) Apparantly, spelling and punctuation are unnecessary if you're giving something away for free..
5. We bought some Children's Tylenol after the doctor's visit, because we were told to give Owen .6ml every 4 hours if he developed a fever or was in pain from the shots. Lisa thought he prescribed 6ml every 4 hours and bought 2 bottles of the stuff!
6. I got devoured by mosquitoes while digging that damn stump. I swear, blood (from the saw and pick), sweat (obviously) and tears (well, when the sweat gets in your eyes it stings) went into getting that thing out of the ground. The victory dance and muscle-man posturing that went on was both necessary and embarrasing.
7. Owen has 7 more sets of innoculations to go! Sheeesh. I might have to send Lisa alone on those doctor's visits. Nahh, I'll go. I'll just look away as they use my son for a pincushion.
8. The weather is so nice, I've been in shorts for over a week. Not the same pair! Give me a LITTLE credit!
9. Owen has already outgrown all of the 0-3 month socks, and several of the 0-3 outfits. He's in the 3-6 month socks because of his massive feet!
10. Next up in the backyard - planting the lemon tree, levelling the rest of the dirt, laying down the ground cover fabric, and running the rest of the irrigation. Then the planting can begin! WOOT!

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Short Update

Our neighbours, Don and Liz, had a little baby girl on Saturday, 2/11/06 at 12:01pm. Sydney Ann was 7lbs, 6oz and 20 inches long. Don actually got to deliver her! I'm astonished and amazed at him - I don't think I would have trusted my hands at that point in time!

Grandpa using Elena as a pillow..... Posted by Picasa

DING DONG THE STUMP IS DEAD! This is after my 5 minute victory dance around the yard and repeated yells of "Who's da man!?!?!?!" Posted by Picasa

Me all sweaty and nasty dealing with my nemesis.... This has only been the weekend activity for what, 4 months? Ok, so we had a baby in that time, but still... Posted by Picasa

My nemesis, the privet stump.... Posted by Picasa

Fast asleep on the couch - talk about your milk coma! Posted by Picasa

Thursday, February 09, 2006


How comfy am I? Posted by Picasa

In the Pack N Play with my buddy the dragon.... Posted by Picasa

Taking a nap on Dad.... Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

I went to the dentist today...

And I'm all numbed up. I hate feeling like this - in case I bite my tongue or cheek, I don't know if I'd know it. Anyway, some more lessons that we've learned in the last couple of days:
1. If Owen doesn't poop for 3 or more hours, he's liable to have an atomic-bomb diaper at 4am. Lucky Lisa got that honor this morning.
2. The privet stump has almost got me beaten. I borrowed a come-along from Frank (my father-in-law) over the weekend, and if that doesn't work, I'm calling in the professionals. I worked on it Saturday and I'm still buggered today.
3. Laundry can really sneak up on you if you don't watch it. All of a sudden, we had like a bajillion clothes to wash all at once. Lisa has bravely tackled the mountain today.
4. Our neighbors, Don and Liz, are moving. The "For Sale" sign went up recently - they're asking 15% more than what we paid for ours. Just goes to show how much house prices have gone up in 2 years. We're going to miss them.
5. I'm now up over 600 pictures of Owen. 9 weeks, 600 pictures, hmm...
6. For Xmas, I got a Best Buy gift certificate - I used it yesterday to buy 4 DVDs. There was a great sale going on, so I snorked them up!
7. Dear Lord, it's Wednesday already. Time has really flown this week/month/year. Oddly enough, I didn't have any trouble this year changing from 2005 to 2006. I wonder what that means.
8. I mowed my grass the other day. I felt guilty that it was so shaggy next to Don and Liz's. If you want to see the front of my house, then according to Tamara, you have to ask me and I'll send you a picture. Telling folks to go to a site with my neighbour's address is apparantly bad. Who knew?
9. We ordered a blind for the kitchen window. With 75% off, it still came to $150! Obviously I'm in the wrong business!
10. It's gotten so warm here, I'm wearing shorts! WOOHOO - roll on summer!

Monday, February 06, 2006


I'm getting used to this car seat gig. Let's go! Posted by Picasa

Have you ever tried taking a picture of your baby when he's in the baby bjorn on your chest? It's harder than it looks! Posted by Picasa