workin' in

I know, it's been a bit quiet around these parts. Between gearing up for our big announcement with HCJB Global and me working again part-time (I know, I know  I said I was done. I really thought I was going to be too! Why am I so naive?!) there hasn't been a lot of extra time. And lately blogging time seems to be going to writing reviews. I love writing reviews... Sigh.

My parents were visiting too, did I mention that?! The visit was awesome. Even awesomer is us coming to Manitoba for a visit again real soon.  Like next week real soon!

awesome weekend

I had a fantastic weekend. Most weekends around these parts are great, but this one just took the cake. Participating in a Guinness World record and sporting a bridesmaid dress (again!) makes for a pretty good day.

Friday - sushi date night with Tom. I love paydays. 

Saturday - The Great Cloth Diaper Change! Thousands of parent-baby pairs from 16 countries participated in an effort to break the world record of number of little bums simultaneously changed into reusable diapers. Why? To promote the environmental alternative to disposable diapers of course. All around the world at 12:30pm (EST) on April 21, 2012 we attempted to break the record... I can hardly wait to find out if we did! It was load, a bit chaotic, and loads of fun. We all received great loot bags too. I love free stuff.

Can you spot Waldo? I'll give you a hint, you can't see Waldo's mommy.

And here's Global TV's raw footage of the event:

Saturday night we had a fabulous dinner. One of the youth from our church had a class project of hosting a dinner party. She researched dishes to make, cost of ingredients, how to properly set the table, make and serve a meal, etc. Tom and I were honoured to be the guests of honour! So we dressed up for the occasion. 

Yes, that's a Winnie the Pooh tie. No, it's not really his.

A huge thank you to the crew of baby-sitters that tagged team so Johnny could stay home and sleep. You guys are awesome! And so was the food. 

Sunday was church and family day. Days of sticking around home and spending time with those you love the mostest are the bestest.

And now it's Monday. If April showers bring May flowers, May is going to be very flowery!

We're moving

For those of you who resist change, I'm warning you now: We're moving. 

I started to find blogger to be a bit boring so I tried the exciting and new dynamic view... Which apparently sucks because it isn't compatible with some products (such as the iPad) and looses some features that some readers really enjoyed (like spying on our friends). Soooo.... After 5 years with Blogger we've decided to ditch loyalty and head on over to WordPress. It will take us a while to get things set up over there, so I'll continue blogging here in the meantime. I'll be sure to invite y'all on over when we're all settled in.

Have no fear, we'll be taken all the content from here with us, or at least Tom tells me so.

path of least resistance

Jonathan usually gets up early. Like early. 5:20am to be exact. He wakes because he is one regular boy these days. Yup, he poops at 5:20 (or maybe it's 5:19?) and can no longer sleep. And if mommy comes to change him he figures it's time to SOCIALZE! Alas. It's time to start the day.

A baby that wakes at 5:20 takes early naps and, of course, an early bedtime. 6:30pm to be exact. I've tried putting him to bed later but each time it resulted in an overtired baby who coulnd't fall asleep and a super tired baby the next day when he woke at exactly 5:20am.

Because pushing his bedtime/wake-time hasn't worked, and mommy thinks she should sleep in more than that, I wrote to the leaders of the nations requesting that maybe it be easier to change everyone else's schedule instead of Jonathan's. The leaders obliged. So this Sunday we are to all change our clocks by one hour. This way Johnny can keep his same schedule but instead it will be 6:20am waking, 7:30 bedtime. Another hour of sleep, another hour to spend with daddy after he gets home from work. Life will be grand! 

 I thank you all in advance for being so accommodating. You're such good sports.

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

This quote has been resonating with me a lot lately. Even if it's uncertain who actually said it first.

looks like mama ain't the only one

who loves the new washer!

home appliance witness protection program

Someone around here may need it.

Apparently the fridge told the washer that if you conk out, you'll get some extra lovin' from the Mrs and a visit from the appliance doctor. Unfortunately for the washer, she's not worth saving.

So here I sit on Monday morning frantically looking up washing machine options as the laundry continues to pile up... Add to this the fact that I forgot to renew my license, which expired last Friday, and you can image the happy Monday I'm having.


On a MUCH brighter note, my bestest friend is at the hospital this morning to have her BABY!!!

fortunately, unfortunately

Unfortunately I haven't been blogging a lot lately

Fortunately I have friends with easy blog post ideas (and they don't mind me plagiarizing)

Fortunately the heater in the kitchen hasn't acted up again like it was last week post-power outage.

Unfortunately the fridge hasn't fully recovered from the power outage/surges and she ain't keeping things cold anymore.

Fortunately the (usually awesome!) fridge was free from a friend so it's worth the dough to see if we can get it fixed.

Unfortunately until the repair man comes tomorrow we are throwing out spoiled food everyday.

Fortunately we are getting take out for dinner tonight.

Fortunately I introduced dairy into Jonathan's diet last week and so far there have been no ill effects, so...

FORTUNATELY we get to order PIZZA!!!