This one is for my kids.

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My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all

The morning rain clouds up my window and I can't see at all

And even if I could it'd all be grey, but your picture on my wall

It reminds me that it's not so bad, it's not so bad

I drank too much last night, got bills to pay, my head just feels in pain

I missed the bus and there'll be hell today, I'm late for work again

And even if I'm there, they'll all imply that I might not last the day

And then you call me and it's not so bad, it's not so bad and

I want to thank you for giving me the best day of my life

Oh just to be with you is having the best day of my life

Push the door, I'm home at last and I'm soaking through and through Then you hand me a towel and all I see is you

And even if my house falls down, I wouldn't have a clue

Because you're near me and

I want to thank you for giving me the best day of my life

Oh just to be with you is having the best day of my life

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Listen to it here.

http://www.streaming-clips.com/videoclips/1140/Dido/-Thank-You.php

And another week has passed and another week of the inconsequential. I cooked yet another roast for dinner. It is Sunday. That is what one does on a Sunday. Same as last weekend only this weekend I set the clocks back.

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Here is the latest picture of my niece. She now weighs 7 pounds! And... she has red hair like her mommy! I may be biased but I think she is so cute!

I am finally getting the pig sty known as my home back in order. It has been such a mess! The laundry never, ever ends.

Little girl is sick with a fever so we will be staying home this weekend. No problem. Some days it is nice just to stay home.

I am off to watch Princess Bride with the kids. Anybody want a peanut?

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I will leave you with something I have posted before but it still makes me laugh!

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Excerpts From A Dog's Diary

Day number 181
8:00 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
9:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
9:40 am - OH BOY! A WALK! MY FAVORITE!
10:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
11:30 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
12:00 noon - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
1:00 pm - OH BOY! THE YARD! MY FAVORITE!
4:00 pm - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
5:00 pm - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
5:30 pm - OH BOY! MOM! MY FAVORITE!
Day number 182
8:00 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
9:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
9:40 am - OH BOY! A WALK! MY FAVORITE!
10:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE!
11:30 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
12:00 noon - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
1:00 pm - OH BOY! THE YARD! MY FAVORITE!
1:30 pm - ooooooo. bath. bummer.
4:00 pm - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE!
5:00 pm - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE!
5:30 pm - OH BOY! MOM! MY FAVORITE!
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Excerpts From A Cat's Diary

Day 752 - My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another houseplant.

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Day 761 - Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded, must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair...must try this on their bed.

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DAY 765 - Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was...Hmmm. Not working according to plan.

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DAY 767 Slept all day so that I could annoy my captors with sleep depriving, incessant pleas for food at ungodly hours of the night.

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DAY 770 - I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason I was chosen for the water torture. This time however it included a burning foamy chemical called "shampoo." What sick minds could invent such a liquid. My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth.

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DAY 771 - There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the foul odor of the glass tubes they call "beer". More importantly I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage.

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DAY 774 - I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and may be snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The bird on the other hand has got to be an informant, and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room his safety is assured. But I can wait, it is only a matter of time...

So many of you had such great posts this evening! I started out commenting but I must go to bed! I worked from 8:15 - 4:30 then a workshop from 5:15 - 9:00. I need sleep! I will be back tomorrow in a better state of mind and leave some comments.

Thanks to all of you for your comments on my last post. The questions was rhetorical and you are all so sweet! ((((hugs))))

I seriously think I must lead the most boring life of anyone I know. All I did today was clean the kitchen and do laundry. For dinner I made a roast. Could it get any less exciting? I think not.

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In case I haven't mentioned this site before. It plays meditation music around the clock. It is unwind.com. We can all stand to unwind a little can't we?

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And yet again I am going through the tired of being single phase. About once a month I get that lonely feeling. It always goes away but it sucks going through it. The thing is I do get asked but I just can't get myself interested in "dating" again. You know, shaving my legs and wearing clean non-granny style underwear. I would have to actually keep my house tidy. And I would have to pay attention to another human-being and I don't have it in me right now. I don't feel depressed, in fact I feel quite happy but I am not interested in anything right now. I suppose it has been a tumultuous year with my Nana dying and my Mom having cancer. Then Kin broke up with me. But I got through all that stuff. {sigh} Ok maybe not. I am glad Kin is not in my life anymore but I still miss my Nana even more than when she died. Everyone has told me that it gets easier but as time goes on I just miss her more. I always have the underlying worry that cancer will show up again in my mom. I don't want to go through that again. I don't want her to face that again.

I don't know what is wrong with me. When I was dating I was at a point where I felt I needed a man in my life to validate me. Now I am single and I don't want any part of dating and I don't know why I feel this way. What is wrong with me?

I am sitting colouring my hair. The grey was getting bad and announcing to the world that I am no longer a young woman. (Not that I am by any means old!) I like colouring my hair. I like to experiment though this time I am using the other half of what I used last time. I used to have to use at least 2 bottles but since I shaved my head I only need half a bottle.

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I took the kids to the "corn maze" today. It was so much fun! It is fairly easy to find your way out but when your are 9 it is most difficult. We also went on a hay ride and picked out pumpkins! I love the fall. It is my favourite time fo the year!

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I am off work tomorrow and going to finish cleaning my house. I am in the process of tearing apart my desk. I finally bought a shredder yesterday and have a few months worth of paper to shred. I need to finish the last of the dishes (yes there were that many) and a few loads of laundry then the house should be back to passable. Tonight however I am going to have a hot bath and hit the sack early.

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Upon reflection, it was a little sad to be out at the corn maze today because I was the only single parent there. All the other moms were there with their husbands and I am trudging through the maze solo. I am still really enjoying being single and given the choice I would not want to be in a relationship right now but some days are a little harder than others. All in all though I am happy.

The Most Boring Post Ever Written

I know I already complained in my last post about how exhausted I am but because this is my blog I am doing it again! I am wiped out. I worked a 50 hour work week and I am so drained. At my job we don't get 15 minute breaks but work right through with a just 30 minute lunch break. Anyway, blah, blah, blah. I just want to sleep! My laundry is overflowing, dirty dishes are all over the kitchen, my bedroom is a pigsty, and the living room looks like it was hit by a bomb. And I have no energy to clean.

My computer is still not up and running to full capacity so if I haven't stopped by your blog in a few days I will soon. I did get myself one of these!

Whoopee. A mouse. But not just any mouse but a cordless mouse! Ooooo! Ahhhh! It is very cool. I have always found that stupid cord always got tangled up in my very small desk so this is an exciting addition in my mundane life.

What does one write about when there is nothing to write about? Same ol' same

ol' around this lovely island paradise. I am so tired from work. Do you get cold when you get tired? I do. I am so tired and cold now I am shivering. I need to take to my bed and turn on my electric blanket.

Tonight, as every Friday is Family Fun Night at Barbara's house. We watch videos and get pizza and eat junk food. Last week we watched the Back to the Future Trilogy. I enjoyed it so much I bought it! If you haven't seen it in awhile I recommend you watch it.
That is all. Brrrrrrr!

My uncle is GENIUS material because I am back baby! I thought I would be gone for several days at least. He is so smart he saved all of my pictures of my kids even! It is like I have a brand new computer. Only teensy problem is all of my favourites are gone so I will have to re-add you all. A small price to pay for what could have been a major cost.

Nothing else is new in the 48 hours I was offline. I am working about 50 hours this week so I am a little tired. Well. A lot tired actually but only 2 more days to go then I am off for 2.

I am off to read your blogs.

Posting at work because my computer bit the dust. I am getting it fixed but will be off line for awhile. Hopefully not too long but the only thing left is my desktop! I am not kidding. There is nothing left! {sigh} So think of me staring at my screen while the tower is at my uncle's being fixed. I better go. Lots of co-workers around and I am getting nervous! Love all of you!

My computer is going totally wacko on me. I am trying to read your blogs and pages won't load. I finally get to a page and everything freezes up. It is just happening with blogs. I have no idea what that is all about. Anyway, if your stats are showing me visiting you several times or only getting half comments I am not stalking you!

In other news I bought two lamps tonight. The lamp I had was so ugly and made of all glass. I have a hardwood floor in my bedroom and kept waiting it for it to fall and smash into a million pieces. Anyway that isn't what this post is about. While buying the lamps I found this!

I have wanted a lava lamp since I was about 5. My cool Nana had one and I was fascinated by it. I have seen them around from time to time but they were too expensive. I found this one tonight at Wal-Mart and bought it thinking it would be a lame version of the old ones. It works great and I love it! I was only $7.98! Yay for a good find at such a great price. I am going to go back tomorrow and buy my brother one.

It is now midnight and I should have been asleep a couple of hours ago but I started cleaning because I have to work on my day off this week. Grrr! I am now off to bed. Hope you are all having a great weekend!

1. I am 34.
2. I am a mom of a son and a daughter.
3. I am single mom but started out married.
4. I have learned that some things are not forever.
5. I am happy being single.
6. I get asked out a lot but I always say no.
7. I own my own home.
8. My favourite flowers are Sweet Peas.
9. I like bugs.
10. And spiders.
11. Snakes too.
12. I used to have panic attacks around snakes.
13. My family has lived in the same city for 151 years.
14. I enjoy my job.
15. And all the people I work with.
16. Except the accountant.
17. I am an avid reader.
18. I love cats.
19. I am afraid of all dogs.
20. I was attacked by a dog in the summer.
21. Before that I loved dogs.
22. I am not used to being afraid of anything and I don't know how to deal with it.
23. My daughter was born with a genetic disease.
24. I am a born-again Christian.
25. I don't go to church.
26. I have S.A.D.
27. I use light therapy.
28. My favourite drink is skim milk.
29. I shaved my head and raised $1400.00 for the Cancer Society.
30. I did it for my mom and my Nana.
31. I pray daily for people I have met through blogging that have a family member or have cancer themselves. If I told you I would pray I am.
32. I believe in the power of prayer.
33. I tend to isolate myself.
34. Because I am afraid of intimacy with both men and women.
35. I don't know why.
36. Ok, yes I do but I am not ready to say it here.
37. I was raised by my step-dad and mom.
38. My step-dad is my hero.
39. I get along with everyone in my family and we express love freely. (Which makes me question # 34.)
40. I see the good in everyone. (Alright not everyone - #16)
41. My favourite show was Seinfeld.
42. I will eventually own all 9 seasons on DVD.
43. I hate television and don't have cable.
44. My favourite movie is Muriel's Wedding because it changed my life.
45. I have never met anyone who has even seen Muriel's Wedding.
46. I love Tim Horton's French Vanilla but get it with half coffee.
47. I suffer from depression.
48. I take Effexor.
49. I had Post Partum Depression.
50. Tom Cruise is ignorant.
51. I have a crush on a man 14 years my junior.
52. I would never, ever follow thorough with those feelings.
53. I don't answer the phone without checking the call display.
54. I do not like talking on the phone.
55. I take over 100 phone calls a day at work.
56. Autumn is my favourite season.
57. I don't like being hot.
58. I can't stand socks on my feet and have taken them off at dinner parties because I feel like I am suffocating with them on. (Cuckoo!)
59. I love butterflies.
60. They remind me of my Nana.
61. I wish I could live on chocolate.
62. I have done some very bad things for a woman that calls herself a Christian.
63. I collect groundhogs.
64. I have a stuffed lion named Buzzy.
65. He teaches me courage.
66. My home is always a mess.
67. I spend as much time as I can with my kids.
68. I have a learning disability in math.
69. I excel in English.
70. My favourite line from a movie is "I wish I had the courage to get it over with and get really fat!"
71. I think that is hilarious!
72. My favourite holiday is Thanksgiving.
73. I have a lot to be thankful for.
74. My least favourite is Halloween.
75. Halloween scares me.
76. I have learned that if you think everyone around you are idiots, very likely you are the idiot.
77. I would like to move to the country.
78. I am a terrible cook.
79. I am obsessive about organizing at work and my boss loves me for it.
80. I created my own job because I like to organize.
81. I always drive the speed limit.
82. I have never received a speeding ticket or even been pulled over.
83. I have had a near death experience and saw my life flash before my eyes.
84. My favourite colour is pink. Then purple. Then yellow.
85. If you value your life don't ever touch my feet.
86. My best friend and I were nearly abducted by 3 men as a teenagers.
87. God was watching over us and that is the only reason we are still alive today.
88. If I know winning is really important to someone I will lose a game on purpose.
89. I should be in bed sleeping instead of doing this.
90. My favourite bible verse is "Whatsoever you have done to the least of these, you have done it to me."
91. I try to live my live by that verse.
92. Coworkers call me when they are out of the office just to talk to me because I am always happy.
93. I have a bath every single night of my life. Sometimes two!
94. I love to swim.
95. My favourite artist is Enya.
96. I subscribe to National Geographic because it feeds my inner nerd.
97. I have learned a lot of about the way other people live through blogging.
98. I am a better person because of it.
99. I am stopping at 99 just to be different.

Bad Kitty!

but so cute!

Gaggle O'Cousins Reunite!

I posted earlier this year on cousins. Read the link to appreciate the following post. I have 4 cousins and we are all the same age. We had a lot of fun growing up. I remember laughing. A lot. Tonight we reunited for Thanksgiving dinner. The adults aka our parents should have separated us at the dinner table but I guess they thought we had grown past the silliness. They were wrong.

Sitting at the dinner table across from fun cousin #2 always gets me going. She was sitting beside cousin # 1. The three of us are a toxic combination. I dared cousin # 1 to break the stem off the gourd. It was too much for him to resist so he snapped it off. This set the rest of us off and we spent the night in hysterics.

Because all the cool kids are doing it...

-Go into your archives

-Find your 23rd post, 5th sentence, and report what it is.

"I am tired today."

There you have it. Not the wisdom of the ages but a sentence everyone can relate to!

This was the actual post.

Girl-N is sick and wanted to sleep with me last night. This is what I heard all night long. cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough No sleep at all. I am tired today.

Thankful for so Much
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If you don't know already, this weekend is when we Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving I am blessed for so many reasons.
First off I am thankful that my mom is with us. When she was diagnosed with cancer in February I didn't know if she would be with us by Thanksgiving. I am truly thankful that God has decided to let us keep her.
I am thankful for my new baby niece (still without a name!). She came into the world 6 weeks early but God has had His hand on her as well. She came home from the hospital today and will be spending Thanksgiving at home with her mom and dad.
I am thankful for my children. They are my reason for rising each day. They bring me joy inexplicable and have taught me love impenetrable. I thank Jesus for every one of these blessings.

What are you thankful for?

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Update - Just got word that my sister and bother in law finally named my niece Alexis. I love the name! I might even get to see her for a little bit tomorrow!

What is new in my world? I am off tomorrow because I worked a stat holiday last month and I banked a day off. I get a day off right in the middle of the week! I am intending to stay up late reading then sleep in just a little then spend the day with my kids! I love spending a day with my kids out of the blue.

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I have decided to add a section to let you know what I am reading. I am always reading something and you can let me know if you have read any of the books I post and your thoughts. No spoiler posts!

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My brand new baby niece is being released from hospital tomorrow if all goes well. She is still very small and still without a name. (still!) I could never go two weeks without giving my kids a name! I had my son named before he was born and had my daughter narrowed down to two names. She was named within 10 minutes. Let's have a poll. How long did it take you to name your babies?

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This was my attempt at having a green thumb. I love plants but they hate me, my home, my kids and my cat. I bought this beautiful Jade plant in the beginning of the summer. This is what is left of it. I tried to keep it healthy, I really did. I don't know if it is the lighting or that I forgot to water it for a month and a half. Maybe it didn't like the cat biting it's leaves off. Maybe it was distressed by at the many times my kids knocked it over. At any rate it is dead. RIP dear Jade plant and know that you were loved.

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What is it with Sunday? I always have so much I want to do but I end up just being tired and shuffling around my pajamas. I usually go back to bed and read then have a nap. My job is very demanding and I work very hard 5 days a week but by Sunday I have no energy to do anything. I end of feeling guilty. I want to be one those women that get up, have a shower, do their hair and makeup and DO stuff. It is 3:16. Tell me. What do you do on your day off work?