November 21, 2011

I can't believe that we will be half way home in a month, although I'm pretty sure we will still be driving at least we will be close to where we will be staying that night.  I'm so excited to be coming home.  I'm sure that December wont go as fast as November seems to be because we have something to look forward to, actually we have a ton to look forward to in the next month.  Can any one else believe that Christmas is right around the corner?  It wont feel like Christmas until we get home because we aren't decorating or having a tree out here.  And there probably wont be as much snow as there is back home.  I'm excited for getting home and seeing all the usual decorations that have always been put in the same spot.  I'm excited for the same 6 CD's of Christmas music that will be playing non-stop, including that awful rendition of "Angels we Have Heard on High" that always gets skipped.  I'm excited for seeing all sides of the family and friends.  I'm excited for the meals and the togetherness, the laughs and the fun times.  It's going to be a great time.

But since there is still a month till that all happens, let's get into today's adventures.  Maybe if I call them adventures today wont seem as boring as it really was for me.

Tyler is now on call for a month so he got to sleep in until 8.  He got out of bed and fell back asleep for another hour and a half.  I got out of bed, ate some tasty breakfast and watched some news from Edmonton.  I didn't know what I had in store for myself today but it wasn't looking super promising that anything exciting was going to happen.  The weather was gloomy and windy, the kind of wind you would expect if the Wicked Witch of the West was coming to visit.  Calico and TK came for their food and were soon gone again.  I'm being used by them but it's okay, they are so cute.

I did the dishes and made Tyler some lunch and then went to go watch some Vancouver news.  Tyler came home for lunch and enjoyed his sandwich and we enjoyed some conversation about his morning.  I made myself some tomato soup and ate that while Tyler headed back to work.  I also did a load of laundry - bed sheets, towels and a few clothes that were spilt on in the last few days.

I was feeling pretty unmotivated to do anything so I curled up on the couch and was reading a book to Baby J, which I slightly censored because babies don't need to be hearing some of the things those characters were saying.  I think I'm growing a reader because my belly was moving the whole time and I loved it.  Baby was also moving a ton this morning and right now.  It's pretty much the coolest feeling ever.

Once I was done reading, I put on a movie for some background noise and worked on my cross stitch.  It's starting to actually look like something now and I'm nearly finished.

I started on dinner, which was cheese topped steaks and mashed potatoes, and soon Tyler was soon home to enjoy it with me.  I'm not a huge fan of when he's on call only because I like to have dinner ready for 5 and I have no idea if he will be on time or late coming home at the end of the day.  It's not a big deal if he is late, he can't help it.

I went onto the deck to feed the deck cats the fat and really pink portions of meat leftover from our steak.  They really enjoyed that.

After dinner, Tyler sat down to do some reading while I worked on my cross stitch.  Tonight is Dexter night and we were just about to watch it when Tyler's on call phone started ringing.  He is now at work and says he will be home shortly.  In the mean time, I'm going to try and get this garlic taste out of my mouth.  I think a piece of Toblerone will do the trick.

Sonja