This morning I woke up around 7 and had to go to the bathroom. Unfortunately for us, this woke up the cat. She then proceeded to annoy the crap out of us for the next hour and a half. It was terrible. Sonja finally got fed up with it and went into the other room and immediately the cat settled down. I was able to sleep until 9:45 before having to get up and go into work. I went into work and did my time. Just as I was leaving I was corralled and had a x-ray to do before escaping. Unfortunately that wasn't an easy thing to do. I did the x-rays and then my reader jammed and I couldn't fix it right away. I eventually figured it out and came home.
I came home and found Sonja just waking up. After she got out of bed we started to clean the house. Sonja started with the dishes and I took out the garbage, and recycling. We have had been stockpiling the recycling for a while. Since February. So there was a lot for me to move out of the storage room. I finished that up and came back in. We started the vacuuming.
Eventually the house was clean and I got called back into work for more blood work and x-rays. After I finished up at work I came home. We had made banana split dessert this afternoon for tonight and until its gone. It turned out very sweet. Almost too sweet for me. We went to the store and tried to finish up the shopping list from yesterday.
We got back to the store and just relaxed. We watched some Parks and Recreation. I put our supper of chicken wings and curly fries in the oven and waited. They were really good when they were done.
The rest of the night has been the same as before supper. No plans for the night. Just excited for not actually having to go into work tomorrow for a real day.
Tyler
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Sleepy Saturday
Unfortunately, tonight's blog is going to be pretty boring for one main reason. I slept pretty much all day long.
My guard shift was pretty boring also, because my prisoner was stupid drunk so he slept all evening and night, except when he decided to pee all over the floor. That made me so angry. That was less then an hour into my shift. He didn't even try to get it in the toilet either as he was standing on the opposite wall. The worst part was that he then decided he would sleep in it. Actually, the worst part was that I would have to clean it up after that guy went home.
The nice thing was the officer who released this guy said I didn't have to clean up the cell because of how gross that is. I really appreciated that.
I got home at 4 am and slept until around 12pm. I got out of bed and was still super tired. We played yahtzee for a few hours and then went for a nap. We both then slept for about and hour and 45 minutes. It was an okay nap but I was still sleepy after waking up. I feel really pathetic that I'm always so tired but at least I'm able to sleep.
After about an hour of being awake, we headed up to Kendra's for a card game. We played one round of Phase 10, which Tyler kind of wiped the floor with us. He pretty much owned it and won it in the end. What a turkey!
We are now at home again, watching one of my favorite movies, "Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs". It's such a cute movie.
Off to bed soon though because I'm still tired.
Sonja
My guard shift was pretty boring also, because my prisoner was stupid drunk so he slept all evening and night, except when he decided to pee all over the floor. That made me so angry. That was less then an hour into my shift. He didn't even try to get it in the toilet either as he was standing on the opposite wall. The worst part was that he then decided he would sleep in it. Actually, the worst part was that I would have to clean it up after that guy went home.
The nice thing was the officer who released this guy said I didn't have to clean up the cell because of how gross that is. I really appreciated that.
I got home at 4 am and slept until around 12pm. I got out of bed and was still super tired. We played yahtzee for a few hours and then went for a nap. We both then slept for about and hour and 45 minutes. It was an okay nap but I was still sleepy after waking up. I feel really pathetic that I'm always so tired but at least I'm able to sleep.
After about an hour of being awake, we headed up to Kendra's for a card game. We played one round of Phase 10, which Tyler kind of wiped the floor with us. He pretty much owned it and won it in the end. What a turkey!
We are now at home again, watching one of my favorite movies, "Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs". It's such a cute movie.
Off to bed soon though because I'm still tired.
Sonja
Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday finally. It is nice to know that I can sleep in tomorrow. Unfortunately I do have to go in eventually tomorrow, but it won't be early like a regular day. Today I went into work and found the lab empty. My co-worker was going to Ocean Falls. It turns out that they left a lot earlier than I thought they were going to. So ihad a steady pace by myself this morning. I came home at lunch and it was nice to be able to relax for a bit.
Going back to work was much different this afternoon than this morning. It was really slow. I didn't do anything until after coffee. I came back from coffee and saw that Brad had come back from Ocean Falls and was plugging away at his collections from the morning.
I came home from work and it was starting to cloud up in what looked like it was going to be rain. I got home and we just relaxed and watched tv for a bit before deciding on something to eat. We ended up having chicken burgers. However we only had two so I ate some hamburgers.
About 8 o'clock Sonja got called to gaurd. Unfortunately she was the last one called and no one else could go in so she kinda had to. She went off to work. I decided that I would try some fishing down at the ferry terminal. So I hopped in the car and nothing happened. The lights would come on but nothing else would happen. It wouldn't turn over. So I went into the hospital to see if I could find some jumper cables or a battery charger. I did find a charger after getting a boost with a rusty pair of cables didn't work. I'm hoping it is the battery and it will hold a charge. I will plug it in tomorrow and see what happens. Hopefully it will hold a charge. Shortly after that I was called into work for a quick callback. I came back and our friend Kendra is back in town so I went to visit her a bit. I just came home and have been trying to blog on my phone.
Tyler
Going back to work was much different this afternoon than this morning. It was really slow. I didn't do anything until after coffee. I came back from coffee and saw that Brad had come back from Ocean Falls and was plugging away at his collections from the morning.
I came home from work and it was starting to cloud up in what looked like it was going to be rain. I got home and we just relaxed and watched tv for a bit before deciding on something to eat. We ended up having chicken burgers. However we only had two so I ate some hamburgers.
About 8 o'clock Sonja got called to gaurd. Unfortunately she was the last one called and no one else could go in so she kinda had to. She went off to work. I decided that I would try some fishing down at the ferry terminal. So I hopped in the car and nothing happened. The lights would come on but nothing else would happen. It wouldn't turn over. So I went into the hospital to see if I could find some jumper cables or a battery charger. I did find a charger after getting a boost with a rusty pair of cables didn't work. I'm hoping it is the battery and it will hold a charge. I will plug it in tomorrow and see what happens. Hopefully it will hold a charge. Shortly after that I was called into work for a quick callback. I came back and our friend Kendra is back in town so I went to visit her a bit. I just came home and have been trying to blog on my phone.
Tyler
Thursday, July 28, 2011
What a strange dream I had last night. It all had to do with me going to school for a nursing/modeling program and getting kicked out of it by Kevin Spacey. It was all just strange.
I woke up this morning after sleeping in. I was really tired this morning but I got out of bed and ate some breakfast. I'm into Cheerios these days. They are pretty good. I was on the internet so a while and since I slept in so much, Tyler was soon for lunch.
It wasn't a great day outside so going for a walk was more or less out of the picture. It was misting really hard outside. It might as well of been real rain but it wasn't. It seemed like fake rain and it was annoying. I did walk to the post office and got my shoes and the bottom of my pants soaked.
I came home to shower to warm up and did some exercises to work my legs and arms out. It was a pretty boring day. I made dinner and Tyler actually came home on time today. He cooked the rice and we enjoyed chicken with rice together. It was pretty good. 15 minutes after we cleaned up, Tyler was searching the kitchen for more food. That guy is an empty pit. We don't have a lot of food in the house to just snack on either so he was looking in vain.
Our evening has been pretty boring as well. Tyler had a call back right when we started a movie. He came back and now we are just watching a movie while I cross stitch. I picked up an old project again and I hope to get it done by the time we come back home.
Enjoy your evening.
Sonja
I woke up this morning after sleeping in. I was really tired this morning but I got out of bed and ate some breakfast. I'm into Cheerios these days. They are pretty good. I was on the internet so a while and since I slept in so much, Tyler was soon for lunch.
It wasn't a great day outside so going for a walk was more or less out of the picture. It was misting really hard outside. It might as well of been real rain but it wasn't. It seemed like fake rain and it was annoying. I did walk to the post office and got my shoes and the bottom of my pants soaked.
I came home to shower to warm up and did some exercises to work my legs and arms out. It was a pretty boring day. I made dinner and Tyler actually came home on time today. He cooked the rice and we enjoyed chicken with rice together. It was pretty good. 15 minutes after we cleaned up, Tyler was searching the kitchen for more food. That guy is an empty pit. We don't have a lot of food in the house to just snack on either so he was looking in vain.
Our evening has been pretty boring as well. Tyler had a call back right when we started a movie. He came back and now we are just watching a movie while I cross stitch. I picked up an old project again and I hope to get it done by the time we come back home.
Enjoy your evening.
Sonja
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The week is half over now and the weekend can't come soon enough. I woke up exhausted. Having an annoying cat does that to a person. She was running around and scratching on everything. She was taking up all my side of the bed. At first I thought Sonja was just being a bed hog, but no it was the cat making me sleep on the very edge of the bed. I kinda went back to sleep, but soon it was time to get out of bed anyway. So I got out of bed and started the morning routine.
I went to work to find that there was nothing happening. Nothing continued to happen until well after lunch. And by well after lunch I mean 4:30, when I am getting ready to wrap up the day. I wanted to get out on time at 5 because I was supposed to have a call back at 5:30. However, since the doctors didn't decide to do any work until 4:30, I was still busy at work until 5:30, when I was supposed to be going back in. Just as I was finishing up the bloodwork I stayed for. Then the doctor who went to Klemtu today showed up with a cooler of more work to do. So I didn't get out of work until almost 6:30, as well as missed two potential callbacks.
I came home and we had stir fry. Sonja didn't enjoy it but I thought it wasn't too bad. I was looking forward to having popcorn, but we didn't have any. So I made curly fries instead. After supper we watched The Proposal. It was a pretty funny movie. We enjoyed it. Now we are just relaxing and winding down the night.
Tyler
I went to work to find that there was nothing happening. Nothing continued to happen until well after lunch. And by well after lunch I mean 4:30, when I am getting ready to wrap up the day. I wanted to get out on time at 5 because I was supposed to have a call back at 5:30. However, since the doctors didn't decide to do any work until 4:30, I was still busy at work until 5:30, when I was supposed to be going back in. Just as I was finishing up the bloodwork I stayed for. Then the doctor who went to Klemtu today showed up with a cooler of more work to do. So I didn't get out of work until almost 6:30, as well as missed two potential callbacks.
I came home and we had stir fry. Sonja didn't enjoy it but I thought it wasn't too bad. I was looking forward to having popcorn, but we didn't have any. So I made curly fries instead. After supper we watched The Proposal. It was a pretty funny movie. We enjoyed it. Now we are just relaxing and winding down the night.
Tyler
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
12 Weeks!
Well, today marks 12 weeks into this pregnancy and if I remember correctly, 195 days till the due date. Pretty crazy that there's a little baby growing inside of me right now, moving around and doing stuff and yet, I can't feel a thing. I don't really feel all that pregnant besides my regular jeans being slightly uncomfortable. The only big change in my life so far is that I'm not allowed to eat black licorice, so it's been going pretty great. I had a doctor's appointment today and he said that everything was normal and fine. I was really hoping he would look for the heartbeat because I read they might be able to hear it by now but he didn't. He said that probably next time. Oh well. I guess there's that to look forward to now.
My day was normal. I got out of bed and headed to my appointment right away. Since that only took about 15 minutes at the most, I was soon back at home enjoying some breakfast. I've been eating a lot of these crackers that look a lot like cardboard. I forget what they are called but they are very similar to Ryvita, if anyone of you knows what that is. But, I smear butter on them and usually cut up some thin slices of cheese and enjoy. It's pretty awesome. I'm looking forward to grocery shopping again because I want to buy peanut butter and I'm just imagining that it will be the greatest thing ever.
Tyler came home from work and left again after lunch. It always goes so fast. I stayed inside most of the day. It's been pretty nice here, not really hot but not raining to bad either. It's been cloudy and grey every day but warm.
I started making home made mac and cheese for din din and Tyler was home on time to enjoy it with me. It was good. We went for a walk around town after finishing din din. It was a really great walk and great to spend time with Tyler.
Once we got home, Tyler did a bit of studying and I read a baby book that was lent to me by my sister. It's pretty crazy what's about to go down inside my body but I've heard it's a great thing so I'm looking forward to it all.
We are now eating popcorn and resting on the couch. Making Tyler share popcorn is always a challenge. He loves it so much that it's gets so ridiculous.
Horray for 12 weeks!!! I will have pictures up on facebook some time either tonight or tomorrow.
Sonja
My day was normal. I got out of bed and headed to my appointment right away. Since that only took about 15 minutes at the most, I was soon back at home enjoying some breakfast. I've been eating a lot of these crackers that look a lot like cardboard. I forget what they are called but they are very similar to Ryvita, if anyone of you knows what that is. But, I smear butter on them and usually cut up some thin slices of cheese and enjoy. It's pretty awesome. I'm looking forward to grocery shopping again because I want to buy peanut butter and I'm just imagining that it will be the greatest thing ever.
Tyler came home from work and left again after lunch. It always goes so fast. I stayed inside most of the day. It's been pretty nice here, not really hot but not raining to bad either. It's been cloudy and grey every day but warm.
I started making home made mac and cheese for din din and Tyler was home on time to enjoy it with me. It was good. We went for a walk around town after finishing din din. It was a really great walk and great to spend time with Tyler.
Once we got home, Tyler did a bit of studying and I read a baby book that was lent to me by my sister. It's pretty crazy what's about to go down inside my body but I've heard it's a great thing so I'm looking forward to it all.
We are now eating popcorn and resting on the couch. Making Tyler share popcorn is always a challenge. He loves it so much that it's gets so ridiculous.
Horray for 12 weeks!!! I will have pictures up on facebook some time either tonight or tomorrow.
Sonja
Monday, July 25, 2011
FISH!
As I posted yesterday, we went fishing. We got the text and left town at one. It was cloudy, but warmer than it has been the last few times we have gone out boating. We went over to Shearwater to fill up before taking off officially. We went around Denny Island to the east side and circled down a bit until we were at the desired fishing grounds. We lowered the trolling gear and away we went. We were going and suddenly we were on the fish. The side I was in charge of started vibrating, so I jumped onto the reel and started turning. Sure enough, on the middle line there was a nice coho swimming and fighting my grip. I got him on board and then it was high fives all around. It was a nice 8 pound fish.
My second fish.
I quickly checked the last hook to make sure there wasn't something on it and sure enough, there was a rock cod hooked onto it. So I unhooked him and re-set the gear. The fishing slowed down a bit and then suddenly the other side started ringing and vibrating. So up came the gear and the fish. Soon after it was my turn again. The line was ringing and up he came. This time it was a 11 pound coho. As I was putting the gear back in, my hook was still just floating on top as I was trying to undo a knot in the line, when I felt a tug on the line in my hand. To my surprise I had another fish on my hands. So I pulled it back in and brought the fish into the boat. That brought my salmon total up to 3. Through out the rest of the day we caught another 5 salmon, for a grand total of 9.
We also did some jigging for rock fish and trying for a halibut. Part of the reason for wanting rock cod was for crab bait. Once we had some we set the trap and found a shallow, flat area and set the trap.
Crab trap ready to go.
While we were waiting for it to fill we kept jigging. After about 45 minutes, we went to pull the crab trap up. Nothing was in it. So we went across the channel and dropped the pot over there. Then we trolled some more. Eventually it was time to go back and pull up the crab trap. This time we got lucky and it had 6 crabs in it.After pulling up the crabs it was time to come back home. Along the way we took a picture of our catch as well as one of the fish I caught.
The catch of the day.
The fish I pulled in.
We got back to Bella Bella about 11:30, just in time to shower and go to bed.
I woke up this morning tired from the day and late night last night. But the morning was kind of steady for a little bit. However all good things come to an end and it slowed right down after 11 until 2. Then it got a little bit busy again. Soon though it was time to come home. We were going to have some crab tonight. We didn't do anything fancy with it, we just boiled it and dipped it in garlic butter. However, just before we were ready to eat I was called into work. I always hate getting called just before supper. The crab was good, not my favorite, but still good.
The rest of the night has been relaxing. Probably going to head to bed soon, as I am kinda tired still.
Picture of where we were fishing at in relation to Bella Bella
Tyler
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Boring day ... surprise
Well, the reason behind why this is being posted so late is because I thought it was Tyler's turn to blog. And he was out all day so I only just learned that it was my turn to write.
I woke up this morning to a fuzzy little Kitty making herself comfortable on my stomach, and then beside me and she also walked all over my face in the process as well. I think she missed me because she hasn't left me alone yet. I managed to get comfortable but then all I could hear was Tyler's heavy breathing. It was a little after 8 am so I wasn't too upset if I couldn't get back to sleep, but I knew I could if there was silence for me. So, I moved into Kittens room. I only go in there so I don't wake Tyler up with my tossing and turning. I pretty much fell asleep right away again but was soon woken by that same little fur ball wanting to snuggle up to me. What a brat!
Any way, Tyler soon got out of bed and started reading a magazine. I soon joined him with breakfast and we enjoyed our morning together. I made the grocery list for the week. I only got about half the week done as we were kind of rushing. Tyler got a text saying he could join our friends fishing at 1pm, and it was already past 12. We got to the store and got all of our food items, plus some other things we grabbed off the shelves.
Once we got home and unpacked the food, Tyler was soon off fishing and I was home alone. It pretty much felt like every other day for me. I was trying to now figure out how to spend my day. I had laundry to take care of, chicken to thaw out, and a few other chores but all those take very little time and energy. I didn't really have a great day because I was bored the whole time. I know I could have gone fishing but those trips always take forever and I have no interest in peeing in a bucket, which is the on board bathroom accommodations. I might go tomorrow to save myself from another day of looking for stuff to do.
I also watched a movie that wasn't very good so all in all, my day wasn't nearly as exciting as Tyler's. He saw a bunch of cool things, like seals, dolphins and a deer. I'm sure he will tell you all about it tomorrow.
He finally came home at around 10:30pm. He showered and ate some dinner and now we are just getting ready for bed. I'm pretty tired and bored so sleep will save me from having to come up with anything else to do.
Sonja
I woke up this morning to a fuzzy little Kitty making herself comfortable on my stomach, and then beside me and she also walked all over my face in the process as well. I think she missed me because she hasn't left me alone yet. I managed to get comfortable but then all I could hear was Tyler's heavy breathing. It was a little after 8 am so I wasn't too upset if I couldn't get back to sleep, but I knew I could if there was silence for me. So, I moved into Kittens room. I only go in there so I don't wake Tyler up with my tossing and turning. I pretty much fell asleep right away again but was soon woken by that same little fur ball wanting to snuggle up to me. What a brat!
Any way, Tyler soon got out of bed and started reading a magazine. I soon joined him with breakfast and we enjoyed our morning together. I made the grocery list for the week. I only got about half the week done as we were kind of rushing. Tyler got a text saying he could join our friends fishing at 1pm, and it was already past 12. We got to the store and got all of our food items, plus some other things we grabbed off the shelves.
Once we got home and unpacked the food, Tyler was soon off fishing and I was home alone. It pretty much felt like every other day for me. I was trying to now figure out how to spend my day. I had laundry to take care of, chicken to thaw out, and a few other chores but all those take very little time and energy. I didn't really have a great day because I was bored the whole time. I know I could have gone fishing but those trips always take forever and I have no interest in peeing in a bucket, which is the on board bathroom accommodations. I might go tomorrow to save myself from another day of looking for stuff to do.
I also watched a movie that wasn't very good so all in all, my day wasn't nearly as exciting as Tyler's. He saw a bunch of cool things, like seals, dolphins and a deer. I'm sure he will tell you all about it tomorrow.
He finally came home at around 10:30pm. He showered and ate some dinner and now we are just getting ready for bed. I'm pretty tired and bored so sleep will save me from having to come up with anything else to do.
Sonja
Friday, July 22, 2011
The week is over and I am ready for the weekend. It was tough getting up this morning. I just wanted to keep sleeping like Sonja gets to. But that is what tomorrow is for. I pried myself out of bed and made my way into the shower to wake myself up more. It finally stopped raining sometime last night, which is a nice change. Unfortunately it was still cloudy and not nice looking.
I went to work and found myself with a little lineup started. I had three people trickle in and 2 inpatients I had to collect blood from first thing in the morning. It was nice to have things to do. The morning went by pretty quickly and before I knew it, it was coffee time. After coffee I went into the office and did my manager duties, since I am the in charge for a couple weeks. I pretty much spent the rest of the morning in there.
Lunch came and I had some leftover lasagna and spent the time with Sonja. However as time usually goes, I had to go back to work before I was ready. I went back and it was slow in the lab. I went back into the office to finish off my work. We have to calculate how much work we do, so the cutoff was yesterday so I was busy today counting up all the numbers. It took the rest of my time at work to do it.
At 4 I was just wrapping up for the day, when Brad came needing some help collecting blood from one of the patients. I had no problem getting blood from him yesterday or this morning, so I thought it would be easy. I was wrong. Between the two of us we tried and tried and just couldn't get anything out of him. We went to the doctor and told him that we are unable to get the sample. So he said it could wait until tomorrow. So hopefully Brad doesn't have to much problem getting blood from him, because I told him to call me if he needs a hand. I don't feel like going in, but I will if I have to.
I came home and we just decided to clean up the fridge a bit. I had a chicken burger with bacon and cheese, because it was just so good the other day when we had them. Since supper we have just been relaxing. We are getting ready to watch a movie, Battle Los Angeles.
Tomorrow I am hoping to go out fishing either by kayak or maybe real boat. We'll see what happens. I want to land a salmon and apparently they are biting.
Tyler
I went to work and found myself with a little lineup started. I had three people trickle in and 2 inpatients I had to collect blood from first thing in the morning. It was nice to have things to do. The morning went by pretty quickly and before I knew it, it was coffee time. After coffee I went into the office and did my manager duties, since I am the in charge for a couple weeks. I pretty much spent the rest of the morning in there.
Lunch came and I had some leftover lasagna and spent the time with Sonja. However as time usually goes, I had to go back to work before I was ready. I went back and it was slow in the lab. I went back into the office to finish off my work. We have to calculate how much work we do, so the cutoff was yesterday so I was busy today counting up all the numbers. It took the rest of my time at work to do it.
At 4 I was just wrapping up for the day, when Brad came needing some help collecting blood from one of the patients. I had no problem getting blood from him yesterday or this morning, so I thought it would be easy. I was wrong. Between the two of us we tried and tried and just couldn't get anything out of him. We went to the doctor and told him that we are unable to get the sample. So he said it could wait until tomorrow. So hopefully Brad doesn't have to much problem getting blood from him, because I told him to call me if he needs a hand. I don't feel like going in, but I will if I have to.
I came home and we just decided to clean up the fridge a bit. I had a chicken burger with bacon and cheese, because it was just so good the other day when we had them. Since supper we have just been relaxing. We are getting ready to watch a movie, Battle Los Angeles.
Tomorrow I am hoping to go out fishing either by kayak or maybe real boat. We'll see what happens. I want to land a salmon and apparently they are biting.
Tyler
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Sweet sleep!!!
Last night was a great night of sleep for me. Before we went to sleep, I switched pillows with Tyler just to see if that made any difference. My pillow is a foam one and his has something much softer in it. I just asked Tyler and he said that there was "pillow stuffing" in it. Any way, I thought that switching pillows would make a difference because the past few nights I have been waking up and my ears would hurt from laying on my side. And I was right. I only woke up one time last night, even though Kitten was still walking all over me and sleeping beside me. I was pretty much past right out most of the night. And then I even slept in this morning. What a great change up.
I got up this morning and ate some fruit for breakfast. I hadn't been eating enough fruit while we were home so I added that back into the diet. I had a banana and was planning on also eating some peaches and mandarin oranges but then got distracted by probably baby stuff on the internet.
Tyler came home and we ate some lunch together. I've been eating sesame seed bagels a lot lately and they are so good. I wish we had some cream cheese but as far as I can remember, the store doesn't have any good kinds. Oh well, butter is good enough for me.
Tyler went back to work and I started on the few dishes we had. I've promised myself that I wont let the dishes pile up like I use to. It's way easier to get 10 dishes done then it is to get 30 dishes done. After dishes were done, I went on a walk. I had to pay the internet bill and pick up a few groceries so I made it a round trip. I headed south on the main road in town and circled back to the internet place and then down to the store. I bough milk, grapes, bananas and some fruit gummy things which are so good. As I was coming out of the store, I was stopped by this pretty creepy guy. He asked if I was a nurse and I told him I use to work at the RCMP. I actually knew who this guy was as I have guarded him many times. He was just really creeping me out. He went to give me a hug and since he was already way to close to me, I couldn't stop him. Eeeewwww, it was so creepy. I didn't hug him back because he was also hitting on me and he's just a gross person. And then I hightailed it out of there and came home. That's why I don't like going to the store by myself. There is always at least one drunk person who wants to say rude things and always people just watching. It's just not fun.
I came home and played some boxing games on Wii. That walk really made me pretty tired so I spent the afternoon doing very little.
I cooked some ground beef right before Tyler came and once he did, he assembled our din din - we had lasagna and garlic bread. And wow it was so so so good. Tyler is the designated lasagna maker because he just always does a great job at it. We enjoyed dinner together.
After dinner, Tyler was looking outside and saw a bunch of eagles on the shore by our place. We went outside and saw that they were feasting on something, we assumed a dead fish. We looked down the beach and saw a rib cage. We wanted to see what it was so we headed down to the shore. As we walked to the skeleton, Tyler pointed out big pieces of fur floating in the water. He knew it was a deer and as we approached the bones, he was right. There was no head but it's back bone was intact. We came back inside and now Tyler is doing some homework. I've been trying to win at least one game of solitaire but I've failed every time. It's getting pretty annoying so I just quit.
Our evening will be short lived. I'm exhausted and I'm sure Tyler is too.
I have another doctors appointment next week so hopefully we'll get to hear our babies heartbeat for the first time. Tuesday will be a good day :)
Sonja
I got up this morning and ate some fruit for breakfast. I hadn't been eating enough fruit while we were home so I added that back into the diet. I had a banana and was planning on also eating some peaches and mandarin oranges but then got distracted by probably baby stuff on the internet.
Tyler came home and we ate some lunch together. I've been eating sesame seed bagels a lot lately and they are so good. I wish we had some cream cheese but as far as I can remember, the store doesn't have any good kinds. Oh well, butter is good enough for me.
Tyler went back to work and I started on the few dishes we had. I've promised myself that I wont let the dishes pile up like I use to. It's way easier to get 10 dishes done then it is to get 30 dishes done. After dishes were done, I went on a walk. I had to pay the internet bill and pick up a few groceries so I made it a round trip. I headed south on the main road in town and circled back to the internet place and then down to the store. I bough milk, grapes, bananas and some fruit gummy things which are so good. As I was coming out of the store, I was stopped by this pretty creepy guy. He asked if I was a nurse and I told him I use to work at the RCMP. I actually knew who this guy was as I have guarded him many times. He was just really creeping me out. He went to give me a hug and since he was already way to close to me, I couldn't stop him. Eeeewwww, it was so creepy. I didn't hug him back because he was also hitting on me and he's just a gross person. And then I hightailed it out of there and came home. That's why I don't like going to the store by myself. There is always at least one drunk person who wants to say rude things and always people just watching. It's just not fun.
I came home and played some boxing games on Wii. That walk really made me pretty tired so I spent the afternoon doing very little.
I cooked some ground beef right before Tyler came and once he did, he assembled our din din - we had lasagna and garlic bread. And wow it was so so so good. Tyler is the designated lasagna maker because he just always does a great job at it. We enjoyed dinner together.
After dinner, Tyler was looking outside and saw a bunch of eagles on the shore by our place. We went outside and saw that they were feasting on something, we assumed a dead fish. We looked down the beach and saw a rib cage. We wanted to see what it was so we headed down to the shore. As we walked to the skeleton, Tyler pointed out big pieces of fur floating in the water. He knew it was a deer and as we approached the bones, he was right. There was no head but it's back bone was intact. We came back inside and now Tyler is doing some homework. I've been trying to win at least one game of solitaire but I've failed every time. It's getting pretty annoying so I just quit.
Our evening will be short lived. I'm exhausted and I'm sure Tyler is too.
I have another doctors appointment next week so hopefully we'll get to hear our babies heartbeat for the first time. Tuesday will be a good day :)
Sonja
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
I woke up to find out that Sonja had another difficult night trying to get to sleep. When I got out of bed I found that she was up already watching the news. She had another rough night sleeping. I think it is the cats fault as she was pretty annoying this morning.
I hopped into the shower and got some breakfast. We watched some TV together before I had to go into work. It was looking like it was about to rain this morning as I walked to work. I got to work and had surprisingly nothing to do. So the morning went by pretty slowly. After coffee I was able to study until lunch. I came home at lunch and it was pouring, as I expected it would. Sonja went to sleep for a nap at 10 and wanted me to wake her up when I came home for lunch. So I did. I had the last leftover pizza and shared it with Sonja. It was tasty again.
Unfortunately I had to go back to work. Again it was slow. I did more studying in the afternoon to fill my time. After coffee this afternoon the last 45 minutes went quicker. There were a few things to do to end off the day. I came home just after 4 and it was still pouring. I threw some dinner in the oven. We were having some chicken bacon burgers, with real chicken. They were super good. After supper we just have been relaxing. Watching TV, surfing the internet. We made some popcorn as last night's was just so good we needed more tonight to fill the craving.
The night is almost over, as we are tired and Sonja is hoping to be able to sleep through the night.
Tyler
I hopped into the shower and got some breakfast. We watched some TV together before I had to go into work. It was looking like it was about to rain this morning as I walked to work. I got to work and had surprisingly nothing to do. So the morning went by pretty slowly. After coffee I was able to study until lunch. I came home at lunch and it was pouring, as I expected it would. Sonja went to sleep for a nap at 10 and wanted me to wake her up when I came home for lunch. So I did. I had the last leftover pizza and shared it with Sonja. It was tasty again.
Unfortunately I had to go back to work. Again it was slow. I did more studying in the afternoon to fill my time. After coffee this afternoon the last 45 minutes went quicker. There were a few things to do to end off the day. I came home just after 4 and it was still pouring. I threw some dinner in the oven. We were having some chicken bacon burgers, with real chicken. They were super good. After supper we just have been relaxing. Watching TV, surfing the internet. We made some popcorn as last night's was just so good we needed more tonight to fill the craving.
The night is almost over, as we are tired and Sonja is hoping to be able to sleep through the night.
Tyler
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
So tired
So, I'm thinking that my body is now trying to prepare me for getting no sleep as I didn't sleep well at all last night. I hope it's not true because baby isn't due until February and I have a lot of sleeping to do in between now and then.
It started when I woke up at 11:30pm. You know it's going to be a bad night when you wake up an hour after you go to bed. Once I got back into bed, it was a short sleep when I woke up again at 3:31am. This time I wasn't sure why I was awake. Kitten was in the room and had scratched a bit on the bed, but I don't think it was that. I do think that she heard I was awake and took that as a sign that I wanted her to sleep on me. She hopped up on the bed and made herself comfortable right on top of my bladder. I did move her so I would be comfortable but I still couldn't get back to sleep. I laid there for an hour just thinking about pretty much everything. I know that was probably my problem but I couldn't shut my mind off. I then realized I was really hot. I made the decision to move into the other room so I could cool off and not wake Tyler up with all my tossing and turning. Kitten joined me. And I still couldn't get to sleep, and it wasn't her fault. And I didn't feel super tired either. This has never happened to me before. So, I got out of bed, curled up on the couch and played on the internet for a while, then I turned on the news because it was now 5:45 in the morning and I didn't feel I was getting to sleep any time soon. Kitten once again joined me in my arms and we finally both fell asleep. I woke up to Tyler looking down at me. He showered and I went to the bed and fell right asleep and I stayed that way until 11:16am. It was wonderful.
I got out of bed right before Tyler got home for lunch. He had leftover pizza. We enjoyed our time together before he had to head off to work again. When he left, I did the dishes, folded some laundry and did a few other household chores.
Tyler came home and we ate some dinner. We forgot to take out meat for dinner so we substituted popcorn. It's a little embarrassing but it tasted oh so good so I don't really mind. I think tomorrow we will have a real meal to make up for tonight.
We just got home from a walk that took everything out of me. It was only across town to drop off some meat but I'm just exhausted now. I hope I sleep well tonight.
We are now just sitting around doing nothing and I love it. I'm going to eat an apple and maybe a carrot while Tyler plays on his phone.
Sonja
It started when I woke up at 11:30pm. You know it's going to be a bad night when you wake up an hour after you go to bed. Once I got back into bed, it was a short sleep when I woke up again at 3:31am. This time I wasn't sure why I was awake. Kitten was in the room and had scratched a bit on the bed, but I don't think it was that. I do think that she heard I was awake and took that as a sign that I wanted her to sleep on me. She hopped up on the bed and made herself comfortable right on top of my bladder. I did move her so I would be comfortable but I still couldn't get back to sleep. I laid there for an hour just thinking about pretty much everything. I know that was probably my problem but I couldn't shut my mind off. I then realized I was really hot. I made the decision to move into the other room so I could cool off and not wake Tyler up with all my tossing and turning. Kitten joined me. And I still couldn't get to sleep, and it wasn't her fault. And I didn't feel super tired either. This has never happened to me before. So, I got out of bed, curled up on the couch and played on the internet for a while, then I turned on the news because it was now 5:45 in the morning and I didn't feel I was getting to sleep any time soon. Kitten once again joined me in my arms and we finally both fell asleep. I woke up to Tyler looking down at me. He showered and I went to the bed and fell right asleep and I stayed that way until 11:16am. It was wonderful.
I got out of bed right before Tyler got home for lunch. He had leftover pizza. We enjoyed our time together before he had to head off to work again. When he left, I did the dishes, folded some laundry and did a few other household chores.
Tyler came home and we ate some dinner. We forgot to take out meat for dinner so we substituted popcorn. It's a little embarrassing but it tasted oh so good so I don't really mind. I think tomorrow we will have a real meal to make up for tonight.
We just got home from a walk that took everything out of me. It was only across town to drop off some meat but I'm just exhausted now. I hope I sleep well tonight.
We are now just sitting around doing nothing and I love it. I'm going to eat an apple and maybe a carrot while Tyler plays on his phone.
Sonja
Monday, July 18, 2011
Back at it
Today was back to work and back to the grind. I was woken up early by the cat scratching at the bed. It was kind of annoying as it was 4 in the morning. I was fortunately able to get back to sleep until the alarm went off. Then it was off to work. One of my class mates from NAIT has been here the last couple weeks filling in for me. He is still here as the boss is taking off tomorrow and we still need the replacement body.
It was a slow day, as apparently it was most of the time that I was gone. So the day was spent catching up on the goings on that I missed while away and finding myself things to do. The day went by surprisingly quick for being the first day after a vacation.
I came home on time at 5 and finished making supper for us. We decided on pizza tonight. Sonja had already had the crust ready when I got home so it was my job to make the chicken, bacon and assemble the pizza. It was one of the best pizzas yet, buffalo chicken lovers. It was packed with chicken.
After supper I did a little bit of homework to get back into doing it. Sonja watched some TV while I did that. I finished up and joined her. The rest of the evening has been relaxing and I think I will be going off to bed shortly as my tiredness is catching up to me.
Tyler
It was a slow day, as apparently it was most of the time that I was gone. So the day was spent catching up on the goings on that I missed while away and finding myself things to do. The day went by surprisingly quick for being the first day after a vacation.
I came home on time at 5 and finished making supper for us. We decided on pizza tonight. Sonja had already had the crust ready when I got home so it was my job to make the chicken, bacon and assemble the pizza. It was one of the best pizzas yet, buffalo chicken lovers. It was packed with chicken.
After supper I did a little bit of homework to get back into doing it. Sonja watched some TV while I did that. I finished up and joined her. The rest of the evening has been relaxing and I think I will be going off to bed shortly as my tiredness is catching up to me.
Tyler
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Wowza!
And with that, we are home again. It's going to be tough to sum up what we've been up to for the last 17 days but I think I can try. It was a pretty fantastic trip home. It was full of family and friends, late nights and early mornings, tears and lots of laughs.
We spent the first few days out in Ponoka, spending time with Tyler's family and our friends who live around that area. And it was so much fun. During the days, we hung out around the homestead, sunbathing, swatting mosquitos, and just enjoying the days. Tyler's parents recently set up a pool in their yard but it's always freezing cold so I never went in it. Even on the hottest days, that would be too cold. It was nice just to put my hands in there every once and a while.
On July 1st, Carolyn and Terral invited the family over for a BBQ so we could spend time with everyone. This was the first opportunity to tell the family that we are expecting a baby. We told Tyler's parents before everyone else showed up and then leaked the news as everyone got there.
Our evenings were usually spent hanging out with friends. We went to go watch some fireworks and just sat around and talked. It is always so awesome to hang out with good friends again.
Our plans for Sunday were to go up and visit my Opa who was in the hospital. It's been since Christmas since we saw him and we really wanted to spend some time with him. But then those plans changed as we learned Sunday morning that my Opa passed away. It was really tough news to hear, even though it was expected and we all know he's in a much better place now, it's not easy losing someone you love. Even right after my mom called with the news though, I knew everything was alright. My first image of him was that he was now dancing and singing up in heaven, which is more then he could do down here. That made me smile right away and it keeps me going. We didn't go to Edmonton that day and stuck with our original plan.
We went up to Sherwood Park to visit with my family on the Tuesday. It was a really good week, even though we were all grieving in our own way. Tuesday night, my family gathered so we could all hang out again. It was really awesome. It's been so long since we've been home, and so long since we've all been together like that. My brother Tyler had recently came home from a trip across the ocean and I got to re-meet my niece Madison. She is just a little cutie pie. While my siblings were outside, Tyler and I decided to let my parents in on our little secret. We handed them a bag and said we got them a gift from Bella Bella. My mom opened it to reveal little sleepers with an Oilers theme. There were hugs and it was awesome. After we ate din din, we showed the rest of my family the little clothes and that too was really great. So, in the midst of a not so great week, we got to provide our family with a little good news.
The whole week in Sherwood Park was truly awesome. It's what I needed, to spend time with my lovely family, laughing and crying together. That Friday was Opa's funeral which showed me what a great man he was. He was a little crazy but he is a great example of a life I would like to live as well. He was so Christ-like and it was nice to hear stories of his life and all the things he was.
The next Tuesday it was back down to Ponoka area to get ready for the wedding we came to Alberta for. We did take a special delivery down with us. We brought 3 sweet kittens down to be mousers for the Jarretts. And they are just the sweetest little things ever. I love them already. I spent so much time with them, making sure they got accustomed to their new home. We introduced them to Jack, the family dog. There is a little grey kitten who I think actually really liked me. She would never run away and always curl up in my hands or on my shoulder. She just was so cute.
And it was a crazy week. There were lots of things that were going on but it was still fun. We got to hang out with another friend, the friend who was getting married.
This past Friday, we spent the day decorating the reception hall. There was a bad case of "Too many cooks in the kitchen" and that slightly irritated me so I took a step back. It ended up being such a beautiful hall for them. And such a great wedding yesterday. The weather fully cooperated (which brought out all the mosquitos) but it wasn't too hot, too cold or too windy, so it was perfect. I got to hang out with a really good friend of mine that I didn't know was going to be there and who I haven't seen in so long. It was an interesting reception, something that I wasn't really use to. After a fabulous dinner and great speeches, the dance was only 5 songs long and then the couple left, the hall dismantled and we went home. I'm just not use to such a short little dance so it was a little strange. The funniest thing about all weddings is that all the hard work that goes into decorating the hall is all undone in about half an hour the night of the wedding.
And now we are home. On the plane trip, I grew so tired and almost fell asleep so many times. I just wanted to be back in Bella Bella again. I knew the mountain of chores we were facing once we got home, but I just wanted to be here. And now we are and I want to be back at real home. Oh well, soon enough I guess. The clothes are being washed and Kitten is being loved again. I missed her a little.
It's early to bed for us tonight. Time to get back to reality.
Thanks to everyone who spent time with us.
Sonja
We spent the first few days out in Ponoka, spending time with Tyler's family and our friends who live around that area. And it was so much fun. During the days, we hung out around the homestead, sunbathing, swatting mosquitos, and just enjoying the days. Tyler's parents recently set up a pool in their yard but it's always freezing cold so I never went in it. Even on the hottest days, that would be too cold. It was nice just to put my hands in there every once and a while.
On July 1st, Carolyn and Terral invited the family over for a BBQ so we could spend time with everyone. This was the first opportunity to tell the family that we are expecting a baby. We told Tyler's parents before everyone else showed up and then leaked the news as everyone got there.
Our evenings were usually spent hanging out with friends. We went to go watch some fireworks and just sat around and talked. It is always so awesome to hang out with good friends again.
Our plans for Sunday were to go up and visit my Opa who was in the hospital. It's been since Christmas since we saw him and we really wanted to spend some time with him. But then those plans changed as we learned Sunday morning that my Opa passed away. It was really tough news to hear, even though it was expected and we all know he's in a much better place now, it's not easy losing someone you love. Even right after my mom called with the news though, I knew everything was alright. My first image of him was that he was now dancing and singing up in heaven, which is more then he could do down here. That made me smile right away and it keeps me going. We didn't go to Edmonton that day and stuck with our original plan.
We went up to Sherwood Park to visit with my family on the Tuesday. It was a really good week, even though we were all grieving in our own way. Tuesday night, my family gathered so we could all hang out again. It was really awesome. It's been so long since we've been home, and so long since we've all been together like that. My brother Tyler had recently came home from a trip across the ocean and I got to re-meet my niece Madison. She is just a little cutie pie. While my siblings were outside, Tyler and I decided to let my parents in on our little secret. We handed them a bag and said we got them a gift from Bella Bella. My mom opened it to reveal little sleepers with an Oilers theme. There were hugs and it was awesome. After we ate din din, we showed the rest of my family the little clothes and that too was really great. So, in the midst of a not so great week, we got to provide our family with a little good news.
The whole week in Sherwood Park was truly awesome. It's what I needed, to spend time with my lovely family, laughing and crying together. That Friday was Opa's funeral which showed me what a great man he was. He was a little crazy but he is a great example of a life I would like to live as well. He was so Christ-like and it was nice to hear stories of his life and all the things he was.
The next Tuesday it was back down to Ponoka area to get ready for the wedding we came to Alberta for. We did take a special delivery down with us. We brought 3 sweet kittens down to be mousers for the Jarretts. And they are just the sweetest little things ever. I love them already. I spent so much time with them, making sure they got accustomed to their new home. We introduced them to Jack, the family dog. There is a little grey kitten who I think actually really liked me. She would never run away and always curl up in my hands or on my shoulder. She just was so cute.
And it was a crazy week. There were lots of things that were going on but it was still fun. We got to hang out with another friend, the friend who was getting married.
This past Friday, we spent the day decorating the reception hall. There was a bad case of "Too many cooks in the kitchen" and that slightly irritated me so I took a step back. It ended up being such a beautiful hall for them. And such a great wedding yesterday. The weather fully cooperated (which brought out all the mosquitos) but it wasn't too hot, too cold or too windy, so it was perfect. I got to hang out with a really good friend of mine that I didn't know was going to be there and who I haven't seen in so long. It was an interesting reception, something that I wasn't really use to. After a fabulous dinner and great speeches, the dance was only 5 songs long and then the couple left, the hall dismantled and we went home. I'm just not use to such a short little dance so it was a little strange. The funniest thing about all weddings is that all the hard work that goes into decorating the hall is all undone in about half an hour the night of the wedding.
And now we are home. On the plane trip, I grew so tired and almost fell asleep so many times. I just wanted to be back in Bella Bella again. I knew the mountain of chores we were facing once we got home, but I just wanted to be here. And now we are and I want to be back at real home. Oh well, soon enough I guess. The clothes are being washed and Kitten is being loved again. I missed her a little.
It's early to bed for us tonight. Time to get back to reality.
Thanks to everyone who spent time with us.
Sonja
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