1st day of Spring!

Spring has sprung !

While I was out feeding rabbits (a little past 11am) the air was filled with the song of birds and there was a flock of Robins under my neighbour's front tree! They were going between their yard and our bird feeder in the apple tree.

Yaa!!

There was also a black headed, yellow beaked finchy type bird..... and some brown stripy birds too..... I'll have to get a book about birds so I can put names to all those wonderful spring birds! I love watching them now but come summer, when I'm putting in the garden and hanging wash on the the line, I'll be cursing them all!

Surgery date pushed back

I'm on the verge of tears, Anna's surgery date for her lump has been rescheduled.

I know her lump isn't life threatening and it's not an issue to her but I just want to get it over and done with! I already asked the Metabolic clinic to set up appointments for all her other yearly tests for the few days before the surgery and now that the date has changed it means rescheduling all those appointments or make 2 trips to Vancouver! Arrrgg, which is the lesser evil of the 2.....I hate all this!
I can't stand going to Vancouver, I hate having my daughter poked and prodded and made to feel like a lab rat, hate this disorder that there are no definite answers for, hate that Lump!

So the new tentative date for the surgery is May 11, Monday, day after Mother's day.....I hope it doesn't get changed again!

I just want to curl up in bed.....the girls are yelling at me from their room, I put them in there for quiet time, cuz Ivy is sick and needs rest....and to give me some space....
I hate this feeling of frustration, being out of control, it feels like depression all over again, I won't let it take me over, I want Mike here, NOW!

I need a hug

bunnies, 5days

The mornings are so nice and sunny, chilly but sunny. Then the afternoons are chilly, dark and miserable. *sigh* It's been a long winter.



The bunnies are now 5 days old, they haven't changed much. They are half again bigger and have a little bit more fur. Their eyes should open in a few days and then the fun begins I love playing with new bunnies. I let the girls hold and pet them but they were too squirmy for Anna, she only wanted to pet. This is Ivy holding a bunny, she did good, not to loose, not too tight!

Our visit on Sunday to my Mom's was very nice. Good to see everyone again, Cam is getting cute! Even though he is a big boy, he's not that heavy! I think I offended my future SIL, in joking I said Cam's ears stuck out....I know never say anything wrong about a mother's child....She said that Cam takes after her....I felt so bad! I hope she doesn't hold it against me.....

Mom also gave us the (like new) Carpet from their living room, they put down laminate wood flooring. Also I spied a bird feeder in Mom's yard that she said was heading to the dump, so I claimed it along with some cool metal hanging baskets. I can't wait for spring!!!!

Post 100!

Wow, my 100 post!
Time to celebrate, what would make my blog's 100th post special?

I know New Bunnies!!

Thursday morning while feeding the rabbits I noticed Pinky's nest box had fur in it! and so I gently moved the fur and sure enough there was some warm, wiggling, naked little bodies in there!


















Baby Bear and Pinky are proud parents to 9 bunnies, half are solid gray and half are black. Thankfully they are not albino like Pinky, I'm glad Bear's genes are dominate, the pink/red eyes are freaky on the albino rabbits. They are less then 1 day old! I'll be posting more pictures as they grow and change.

Tonight we are going to Mike's friend's surprise party for his 40th B-day. I don't really want to go, as I don't really know what to expect but I shall work past my nervousness and be happy for Mike.

Sunday we are going to my Mom's, Robert and his little family are out for a visit! Mom is planning a big dinner for everyone: Rob, Jamie, Baby Cam, Jen, Murad, Me, Mike, Ivy, Anna and Dad. It will go nice!

Argg, I just looked outside and it is SNOWING! The weather was calling for rain, I was looking forward to rain washing away all this ugly, dirty snow....maybe it'll change in a bit

99 ~ Ivy's weekend

Ivy and I haven't been getting along lately, constatly argueing and making faces at each other...not good. usually when things get this bad I send her to S&K's for the weekend but it doesn't do any good. So I thought it would be better to send Anna off to Grandma's and Ivy and I could have bonding time.

Mike had to work on Saturday (logging truck broke down in the woods) so Ivy and I lazed around for awhile then went for a walk uptown, rented some movies, got some candy from the ol'candy Shoppe, checked the mail and took the long way home. It was nice, not too cold or windy. When we came home we sewed some on her pillowcase quilt and watched her barbie movie.

Later that evening when Mike came home we planned on going to dinner before picking up Anna, but when I called K to let her know, she said no! NO? K wanted to keep Anna another night! Cool! So we went uptown to the new restaurant an paid an arm and leg for a nice but small meal.

Sunday we lazed some more, went and visited the neighbours A&J and borrowed his skates for Ivy to use today at her class trip. I didn't feel like cooking (again) so on the way to get Anna we stopped at the Cafe and had dinner, which was our original plan for Saturday, had a nice big meal for little amount $$. When we reached S&K's, S had called all over the country trying to find us as he and Anna were not getting along, Anna wouldn't listen to him, *surprise, surprise* K said S was grumpy cuz he missed his nap and Anna was just tired and wanted to go home. S makes me soooo mad!

So it was a bit of a grumpy end to a good weekend!

Anna and I off for playgroup, pickup some friends along the way!

98 ~ Excited!

OMG, I am excited to come across this blog/site: One frugal Foodie

I haven't read too much yet but I have bookmarked it for later, She wrote a Dairy Free cookbook!! and has tons of links and info! Eeeeee, I feel like a school girl. I can't wait to get some recipies and products for Anna and to pass along to other CG families!

Check out the site, she also is doing a contest for Erin Baker’s Wholesome Baked Goods and it's dairy free and organic! Yea!!

Post 97 ~ In like a....

Everyone keeps saying " March-in like a Lion out like a Lamb " Well March is 2 days old now and so far it's been like a lazy, drooling, slobbering ol' Lion.



It's been melting and drizzling and sunny and it feels like spring!!


...no Lion in sight