After I posted, I had glanced at the time stamp. What?!?!? 6:54?!?!? I was completely unconscious at 6:54. I think I need to dig around and see if I can find a place to change the time stamp.
(But for a minute, I bet you were all impressed!)
Monday, February 11, 2008
Blog quizzes
I've been doing some surfing this morning (as is my routine on my days off - after the kids get on the bus, I spend about and hour [okay - who am I kidding, closer to 2 hours!] on the computer before I start the rest of my day) checking out some other blogs I've come across recently, and I came across this little quiz. It was called "What city do you belong in?" I thought it might be fun, so I took the quiz. Here are my results:
Some days, I'm not so sure about the "energetic, ambitious" part, but I'm not surprised that I belong in New York City. I've often told Ray that if I could see myself living in New York. Not with kids, mind you, but if I were just starting out on my own, I think I'd really like it there (this spoken by a person who lives in the booming metropolis of Lavenham!!!)
So I thought the quiz was kind of fun, and there were some other interesting ones on the blogthings site, so I took a few more. Here's how it went:
Old fashioned name generator
Michael and Eric, just in case you're reading this, and decide that I should be called Philippa until the day I die, here are YOUR old fashioned names!!
Michael:
and Eric:
What decade diva am I? (any guesses?)
How messy are you? (Okay, I may have fudged this one a bit, those of you who REALLY know me might think this one's a bit off)
Okay, that's enough for today!!!
Gotta get off the computer and get some work done. I was all set to do some stamping last night, but I'm in the middle of organizing my pictures, so started to work on that instead. My pictures are mostly organized already, but when I need some for a specific purpose or project, I have a bad habit of pulling out a stack and not putting it back right away. Plus I want to pull out all the left overs from scrapbook pages I've already done and store the extras in a seperate area. Got started last night, but didn't quite get finished, so that's first on my list for today. Then I need to get ready for our Kindergarten field trip to the post office tomorrow and our Valentine party on Thursday. If I get all of that accomplished, my kitchen and living room could use some attention after being basically ignored last week!
Hope you all have a great week.
| You Belong in New York City |
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http://www.blogthings.com/whatcitydoyoubelonginquiz/">What City Do You Belong In?
Some days, I'm not so sure about the "energetic, ambitious" part, but I'm not surprised that I belong in New York City. I've often told Ray that if I could see myself living in New York. Not with kids, mind you, but if I were just starting out on my own, I think I'd really like it there (this spoken by a person who lives in the booming metropolis of Lavenham!!!)
So I thought the quiz was kind of fun, and there were some other interesting ones on the blogthings site, so I took a few more. Here's how it went:
Old fashioned name generator
| Your Old Fashioned Name Is... |
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http://www.blogthings.com/oldfashionednamegenerator/">Old Fashioned Name Generator
Michael and Eric, just in case you're reading this, and decide that I should be called Philippa until the day I die, here are YOUR old fashioned names!!
Michael:
| Your Old Fashioned Name Is... |
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http://www.blogthings.com/oldfashionednamegenerator/">Old Fashioned Name Generator
and Eric:
| Your Old Fashioned Name Is... |
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http://www.blogthings.com/oldfashionednamegenerator/">Old Fashioned Name Generator
What decade diva am I? (any guesses?)
| You are a 1970s Diva |
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http://www.blogthings.com/whatdecadedivaareyouquiz/">What Decade Diva Are You?
How messy are you? (Okay, I may have fudged this one a bit, those of you who REALLY know me might think this one's a bit off)
| You Are a Little Messy |
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http://www.blogthings.com/areyoumessyquiz/">Are You Messy?
Okay, that's enough for today!!!
Gotta get off the computer and get some work done. I was all set to do some stamping last night, but I'm in the middle of organizing my pictures, so started to work on that instead. My pictures are mostly organized already, but when I need some for a specific purpose or project, I have a bad habit of pulling out a stack and not putting it back right away. Plus I want to pull out all the left overs from scrapbook pages I've already done and store the extras in a seperate area. Got started last night, but didn't quite get finished, so that's first on my list for today. Then I need to get ready for our Kindergarten field trip to the post office tomorrow and our Valentine party on Thursday. If I get all of that accomplished, my kitchen and living room could use some attention after being basically ignored last week!
Hope you all have a great week.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
PS - It was a good mail week this week!!
A couple of weeks ago, Carter got his first issue of "Dogs for Kids" magazine. (Can you tell that he's the dog lover in our family?!?!?!?) This week, Drew got the latest issue of Sports Illustrated for Kids. Riley was a bit miffed because he didn't get a magazine ("It's not fair. Why Drew and Carter get a magazine and I don't?")
It was a good mail week for me too! Earlier this week, I got a stamp set called "Season's Greetings" that I bought on ebay. On Thursday, I got another stamp set "Little Layers II" and some Creative Memories stuff (also bought on ebay). Next weekend is a four day weekend for me (Friday's an inservice day, which I'm not attending, and Monday is our new provincial holiday), so I hope I get to "play" with my new stamps.
It was a good mail week for me too! Earlier this week, I got a stamp set called "Season's Greetings" that I bought on ebay. On Thursday, I got another stamp set "Little Layers II" and some Creative Memories stuff (also bought on ebay). Next weekend is a four day weekend for me (Friday's an inservice day, which I'm not attending, and Monday is our new provincial holiday), so I hope I get to "play" with my new stamps.
Pictures of Lucky?
Our new "baby" - Carter is totally in love with him. Actually, everyone here is in love with him!
The boys and Ray think that Lucky should be let into the kitchen every so often. I happen to disagree, but so far, I've been over-ruled. They let him in for 10 or 15 minutes at a time, and Carter loved nothing more than "teaching Lucky tricks."
Meanwhile, Drew and Riley were otherwise occupied:
(after all, the lure of a new puppy can only last so long over the lure of PlayStation!)
Yay - I figured out how to post pictures!!
Wow - what a crazy week!!
This past week has been absolutely crazy. Now, at around 8:30 on Saturday night, I'm finally feeling like I can sit back and take a breath!! Here's what our week was like:
MONDAY - I hate working on Monday. I know, those of you who have to work 5 days a week are wondering what I'm complaining about. But the truth is, I get quite spoiled through November and December. Officially, I work every other day (not including the weekends, of course) but in November, with extra days off for Remembrance Day, parent teacher etc., most weeks I worked Tuesday and Thursday. I have to admit that I'd much rather work on Friday than on Monday. But this past Monday, I had to work. But the story doesn't end there. I'd asked my friend Rhonda if the boys could go to her house after school. Usually they stay at school with me, but I had a bunch of stuff I needed to get done, and it's always easier to get things done when my boys are somewhere else!! On our way home, I decided to take a road that LOOKED nice and clear. After going about a mile and a half, I promptly got stuck (in four wheel drive, no less.) Drew was okay with it (well, as okay as a person could be when his mother does something dumb!), but the younger boys were definitely not happy. Riley was convinced that we were going to die of starvation. He just kept crying, saying, "We're gonna die," and nothing I said could comfort him at all. Of course, by this time it was dark, and none of my boys do really well in the dark. Fortunately for us, one of Doug and Rhonda's neighbours saw us and called them, and Doug brought his truck out to rescue us (thanks, Doug, if you're reading this - sorry I had to drag you away from your supper table!!). But we did end up having to drive about 3/4 a mile in reverse, which Carter did NOT like (every time he felt a little bump, he was sure we were heading for the ditch). Of course, I had called Ray when I first got stuck, but he had to wait for our neighbour to get home with his 4 wheel drive truck before he could come to help. We met him on the road heading for home.
TUESDAY was "veg day" - I didn't do much of anything, but in retrospect, I should have tried to be more ambitious and get some stuff done at home.
WEDNESDAY was school again. Drew likes to go to the Hub on the Wednesdays that I work. The Hub is a teen drop in center in MacGregor, but they open if for kids in grades 5 - 8 on Wednesday afternoons, and Drew goes every chance he gets. He likes to stay right until they close at 5:00, so I stay at school to get a few things done, but that means that by the time Drew gets back, and the boys get their stuff cleaned up, it's usually around 6:00 before we get home.
THURSDAY was right back to school, subbing in grade one (note to self - don't agree to sub on my three day weeks). I did enjoy my time in grade one, because a lot of the kids were students I had last year. But it was still a lot of work. AND I had recess duty (which I don't like in the winter) and I must not have dressed well enough, because I came home with a wicked cold. After school, we went to Portage because I needed to get my glasses adjusted. Last Saturday, I knocked them off the vanity when I was getting ready for a shower, and I stepped on them. Luckily, I felt them under my foot (I thought they were one of the boys' toys) so I didn't put my full weight on them, but they were pretty wonky when I tried to put them on. I sort of bent them back into shape myself, but all week, they've been hurting my ears and my nose. It was such a relief to get them adjusted properly. We did a few other errands while we were in town, and didn't get home until after 9:00. The boys were not impressed that they had to go to bed right away as soon as we got home.
FRIDAY was school, AGAIN! We're going to the post office next week, so I wanted the kids to make a Valentine card that they could mail to their parents. I picked a really cute card, but it turned out to be more challenging than I thought. Even with a parent to help, it took most of the day to finish (thanks, Rhonda, for your help!!!) To top it off, the kids were a bit more "loopy" than usual - very busy, very loud, doing things that I haven't had to remind them not to do for a long time. At the end of the day, one of the Grade one teachers said, "There must be a storm coming in - my kids were kind of crazy today." Sure enough, after dark the snow started coming down, and the wind was quite blustery.
Oh yeah, and our big news from Friday - we have a new addition to our family!!! After Lazer went to doggy heaven, the boys (and Ray) have wanted a dog for quite a while. When I started this blog, my friend Loretta sent me the link for HER blog, and I read that her family had puppies that they were looking to get rid of. So as soon as we got home from school, we turned around and headed to Henry and Loretta's. We didn't tell the boys where we were going, or what we were doing. Carter was actually quite annoyed because he didn't know what was going on, but when he got to see the puppy (we've named him Lucky) and realized that we actually got to take him home and keep him, he turned to me and said, "Mom, that was a pretty good surprise!" When I figure out how to upload pictures, I'll show you a couple of our new "baby!"
Today was extremely laid back. Ray took the garbage to the dump, and we had intended to go to Portage (the boys think Lucky needs some toys) but when Ray got home, he said it the weather was too bad, and we stayed home. And that's where we've been all day.
Oh yeah - one more bit of "news." Drew was quite a happy camper today. We watched the first NASCAR race of the season.
MONDAY - I hate working on Monday. I know, those of you who have to work 5 days a week are wondering what I'm complaining about. But the truth is, I get quite spoiled through November and December. Officially, I work every other day (not including the weekends, of course) but in November, with extra days off for Remembrance Day, parent teacher etc., most weeks I worked Tuesday and Thursday. I have to admit that I'd much rather work on Friday than on Monday. But this past Monday, I had to work. But the story doesn't end there. I'd asked my friend Rhonda if the boys could go to her house after school. Usually they stay at school with me, but I had a bunch of stuff I needed to get done, and it's always easier to get things done when my boys are somewhere else!! On our way home, I decided to take a road that LOOKED nice and clear. After going about a mile and a half, I promptly got stuck (in four wheel drive, no less.) Drew was okay with it (well, as okay as a person could be when his mother does something dumb!), but the younger boys were definitely not happy. Riley was convinced that we were going to die of starvation. He just kept crying, saying, "We're gonna die," and nothing I said could comfort him at all. Of course, by this time it was dark, and none of my boys do really well in the dark. Fortunately for us, one of Doug and Rhonda's neighbours saw us and called them, and Doug brought his truck out to rescue us (thanks, Doug, if you're reading this - sorry I had to drag you away from your supper table!!). But we did end up having to drive about 3/4 a mile in reverse, which Carter did NOT like (every time he felt a little bump, he was sure we were heading for the ditch). Of course, I had called Ray when I first got stuck, but he had to wait for our neighbour to get home with his 4 wheel drive truck before he could come to help. We met him on the road heading for home.
TUESDAY was "veg day" - I didn't do much of anything, but in retrospect, I should have tried to be more ambitious and get some stuff done at home.
WEDNESDAY was school again. Drew likes to go to the Hub on the Wednesdays that I work. The Hub is a teen drop in center in MacGregor, but they open if for kids in grades 5 - 8 on Wednesday afternoons, and Drew goes every chance he gets. He likes to stay right until they close at 5:00, so I stay at school to get a few things done, but that means that by the time Drew gets back, and the boys get their stuff cleaned up, it's usually around 6:00 before we get home.
THURSDAY was right back to school, subbing in grade one (note to self - don't agree to sub on my three day weeks). I did enjoy my time in grade one, because a lot of the kids were students I had last year. But it was still a lot of work. AND I had recess duty (which I don't like in the winter) and I must not have dressed well enough, because I came home with a wicked cold. After school, we went to Portage because I needed to get my glasses adjusted. Last Saturday, I knocked them off the vanity when I was getting ready for a shower, and I stepped on them. Luckily, I felt them under my foot (I thought they were one of the boys' toys) so I didn't put my full weight on them, but they were pretty wonky when I tried to put them on. I sort of bent them back into shape myself, but all week, they've been hurting my ears and my nose. It was such a relief to get them adjusted properly. We did a few other errands while we were in town, and didn't get home until after 9:00. The boys were not impressed that they had to go to bed right away as soon as we got home.
FRIDAY was school, AGAIN! We're going to the post office next week, so I wanted the kids to make a Valentine card that they could mail to their parents. I picked a really cute card, but it turned out to be more challenging than I thought. Even with a parent to help, it took most of the day to finish (thanks, Rhonda, for your help!!!) To top it off, the kids were a bit more "loopy" than usual - very busy, very loud, doing things that I haven't had to remind them not to do for a long time. At the end of the day, one of the Grade one teachers said, "There must be a storm coming in - my kids were kind of crazy today." Sure enough, after dark the snow started coming down, and the wind was quite blustery.
Oh yeah, and our big news from Friday - we have a new addition to our family!!! After Lazer went to doggy heaven, the boys (and Ray) have wanted a dog for quite a while. When I started this blog, my friend Loretta sent me the link for HER blog, and I read that her family had puppies that they were looking to get rid of. So as soon as we got home from school, we turned around and headed to Henry and Loretta's. We didn't tell the boys where we were going, or what we were doing. Carter was actually quite annoyed because he didn't know what was going on, but when he got to see the puppy (we've named him Lucky) and realized that we actually got to take him home and keep him, he turned to me and said, "Mom, that was a pretty good surprise!" When I figure out how to upload pictures, I'll show you a couple of our new "baby!"
Today was extremely laid back. Ray took the garbage to the dump, and we had intended to go to Portage (the boys think Lucky needs some toys) but when Ray got home, he said it the weather was too bad, and we stayed home. And that's where we've been all day.
Oh yeah - one more bit of "news." Drew was quite a happy camper today. We watched the first NASCAR race of the season.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Super Bowl fever hit our house today
Let me begin by stating a few facts:
1 - We (and by we, I mean the boys and I. Raymond, not so much) are HUGE football fans.
2 - As a rule, we are not NFL fans. Our game is the CFL.
3 - The CFL season ended in the middle of November.
And so, we've turned to watching the NFL. Not a lot, but we managed to catch several of the playoff games. Just enough to kind of know what's going on, and to decide who we liked, and which team we were going to cheer for. I chose several teams for reasons that would make a true die-hard football fan cringe (for example, I really wanted San Diego to go to the Super Bowl, because my favourite TV show as a young teen was set in San Diego.) Drew wanted Indianapolis to go to the Super Bowl, because they won last year. In the end, obviously, our teams didn't make it. For today's game, we all decided to cheer for New York. (Again, my reasoning for choosing this team was very scientific - if Peyton Manning couldn't win again this year, then another Manning should!!)
I also have to tell you that Raymond doesn't really like watching sports with the rest of us. He likes to sit back, watch quietly and occasionally say (in a calm voice) "Yeah - good play." The boys and I are jump around, scream our heads off, yell at the players kind of spectators. (Ray always wants to know why we're yelling at them - they can't hear us anyway!) So for most of the game, he escaped to the neighbour's house, where he could actually carry on a conversation while watching the game. But he did come back to our house for the last quarter or so.
And what a great game it was!!! We were all excited that New York won, and we may just have to watch more NFL next year. Of course, we are still true-blue CFL fans (and I MEAN "blue" - our favourite team is the Winnipeg Blue Bombers), but this bit of football fever will tide us over until the CFL season starts in July.
Speaking of the season, Drew and I were SO excited to hear that Milt Stegall will be coming back to the Bombers for one more year!!!!! This is our year for the Grey Cup!!!
So football is over in our house for a while. And just in time, too. NASCAR starts next Saturday.
1 - We (and by we, I mean the boys and I. Raymond, not so much) are HUGE football fans.
2 - As a rule, we are not NFL fans. Our game is the CFL.
3 - The CFL season ended in the middle of November.
And so, we've turned to watching the NFL. Not a lot, but we managed to catch several of the playoff games. Just enough to kind of know what's going on, and to decide who we liked, and which team we were going to cheer for. I chose several teams for reasons that would make a true die-hard football fan cringe (for example, I really wanted San Diego to go to the Super Bowl, because my favourite TV show as a young teen was set in San Diego.) Drew wanted Indianapolis to go to the Super Bowl, because they won last year. In the end, obviously, our teams didn't make it. For today's game, we all decided to cheer for New York. (Again, my reasoning for choosing this team was very scientific - if Peyton Manning couldn't win again this year, then another Manning should!!)
I also have to tell you that Raymond doesn't really like watching sports with the rest of us. He likes to sit back, watch quietly and occasionally say (in a calm voice) "Yeah - good play." The boys and I are jump around, scream our heads off, yell at the players kind of spectators. (Ray always wants to know why we're yelling at them - they can't hear us anyway!) So for most of the game, he escaped to the neighbour's house, where he could actually carry on a conversation while watching the game. But he did come back to our house for the last quarter or so.
And what a great game it was!!! We were all excited that New York won, and we may just have to watch more NFL next year. Of course, we are still true-blue CFL fans (and I MEAN "blue" - our favourite team is the Winnipeg Blue Bombers), but this bit of football fever will tide us over until the CFL season starts in July.
Speaking of the season, Drew and I were SO excited to hear that Milt Stegall will be coming back to the Bombers for one more year!!!!! This is our year for the Grey Cup!!!
So football is over in our house for a while. And just in time, too. NASCAR starts next Saturday.
Friday, February 1, 2008
It's me. And I'm here.
Well. I've finally done it. I've entered the world of blogging. I've been seeing, looking at, reading (when I get a chance) and bookmarking blogs for the past day or two. And I got to thinking that it's time I started my own. It's funny, too, because every so often in the past few months, I'd catch myself "composing" in my head. "How would I say what happened today if I had a blog." Crazy, I know.
So "TeacherMom" doesn't really fully describe who I am. I am a teacher, and I am a mom, and those are two of my most important jobs. But I'm also "ScrapperMom" and "StamperMom." I'm "Involved-in-my-churchMom" and "DaughterMom" (hi Mom or Dad if you're reading this!). "SisterMom" and "WifeMom." In another few months, I'll be "FootballFanMom" (go Bombers! This is our Grey Cup year!) and if my oldest son has his way, "NASCARfanMom." Oh, and a big one for me - "FriendMom.
It's me. And I'm here.
So "TeacherMom" doesn't really fully describe who I am. I am a teacher, and I am a mom, and those are two of my most important jobs. But I'm also "ScrapperMom" and "StamperMom." I'm "Involved-in-my-churchMom" and "DaughterMom" (hi Mom or Dad if you're reading this!). "SisterMom" and "WifeMom." In another few months, I'll be "FootballFanMom" (go Bombers! This is our Grey Cup year!) and if my oldest son has his way, "NASCARfanMom." Oh, and a big one for me - "FriendMom.
It's me. And I'm here.
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