Another Dr. Appointment

Today went well. Blood Pressure is normal, I am up one pound, baby's heart beat is 155 (totally girl) and I have my next ultrasound August 26th at Meadow lake Hospital in Saskatchewan. When I came to Edmonton for my ultrasound in June they were supposed to book my 20 week scan before I left and they didn't and I had no idea the requisition was for both...grrrrr. I called them and the earliest they could get me in was October sometime and I would be 28 weeks or so. I got the number to another place and they could get me in ASAP...so I get to tour Saskatchewan at the end of the month. I guess it takes about 2 hours from here to get there so it is less time than coming to Edmonton.

Air Show Day 2

yummmmmmmy buns.

Hornet (CF-18) demo.

Air Show

This was our table...best seats in the house...first row...that was lucky.

Kailey pointing out something in the sky...lol.

Avro Lancaster - the last 'flyable' one. Sooo cool to see.

What a great...fabulous...awesome time today. We all were wondering how the city was going to pull off an event this huge at the lake versus the base. I have to say seeing the aerobatics over the water was nothing shy of amazing, I didn't miss the take offs or the static displays like I thought I would. We had a few VIP passes thanks to Cubic sponsorship. They put the VIPs in the MD park down by the water. Catering, a live band, tents, free alcohol (obviously didn't matter to me) and tents set up for shade was a perfect combo. :-) Kailey was thrilled from the shuttle ride to the grounds to the enormous amount of food and juice at her disposal. She is having a blast with Nan and Grandpa (actually has become Grandpas cling-on). I have honestly never seen her pack away so much food. She didn't even flinch when the fast jets were over head...you can tell this is a way of life for her living in Cold Lake. She was 2 and a half hours past her nap and she didn't notice. So cute seeing her clapping for the acts. She really liked the little civilian stunt acts...she was all over the yellow jelly belly 1946 'Taylorcraft'. We missed the snowbirds though so I am hoping to catch that show tomorrow along with team rocket.

Pic of the day

I see she still has some stickers left on her from Kailey's doggy 'makeover'. She also put fake make-up on her and tried to keep her Princess high heels on her. Bridget fell asleep while this was all going on. Imagine what this dog will be like when she is a senior??? I will have to hold a spoon under her nose to see if she is still breathing.

Tall order for first thing in the morning...

She wakes and up tells me she wants to wear a, 'Twirly Twirly and dancing Shoes'. Translation: Dress and strappy shoes.
On another note...at 3am I heard a loud thump and then a cry. I ran into the bedroom and she was standing on the floor with her blanket wrapped around her like a towel and she says, 'Oh-No, Kailey fell down'. She has never fallen out of bed until now. I hugged her and asked her if she was OK and she says...'yeah' in a tone like duh?, of course I am you over-protective freak. Nice. I checked on her a couple of times and she was fine. She is pretty excited about the airshow this weekend even though she think that she will be riding in a 'holly-copter' and an 'areoplane'. hahaha.

Been Busy

The reality of baby #2 hit me like a ton of bricks this week. With that comes the need to move things around to make room. Essentially Kailey's play room had to be ripped apart and re-located. I felt major guilt over this and the reality of the situation is that she is much happier with the new arrangement and doesn't miss the old room at all. So I guess I need to get over it now. I cannot believe how fast the days are flying by compared to when I was pregnant with Kailey. The next ultrasound we should be able to tell (fingers crossed) if it is a girl or boy and then Jack will be busy designing a room. My next Dr. appointment is Aug. 07. Seems like I was just there.
Here are some pictures of Kailey's new play area. All her books were rounded up and in a book case in her room along with some baskets of toys. Her table and chair set is in the kitchen again. Her beloved Pirate Ship is on the the side of the basement by the TV.

Cool Dance Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AohSzvBr4cA

I just loooved this strange routine from last night's 100th episode of 'So you think you can Dance?'.

'mommy you are big there'

There being my tummy area. hmmmmmm.
I was getting ready for work this morning and she came up for hug and all I was wearing was my undies and she tapped my stomach and told me that I am bigger. She kept poking me and looked confused. I told her for the first time that there was a baby growing in there. Kailey says, 'Get it out'. Hmmmm, maybe should have worded it differently. I said, 'No Kailey, this is how babies grow until they are finished and can come out.'. She is thinking: Like a flippin pop tart or the Waffles Mom just made for me in the toaster. She said, 'all done, can come out now'. So I tried this approach: 'Kailey you are going to be a big sister like Robbie is a big brother to Lana'. 'oooooooo, ok Mommy, Lana in there?'. So needless to say I abandoned ship on this one for now and we played with her mag'na' doodle. YIKES.

What is AdSENSE - adds on my site?

A lot of people are asking me what is with the adds on my BLOG now. I signed up for this so they are allowed/supposed to be there. Basically what google offers is a way for people to make money by allowing companies to advertise on your website. This is legit and if there is a link to the right that interests you click it and you will be brought to the article or site and I will make some money for every click you make. At the top of my site is a google search engine so you can surf while keeping my site up. The sites advertised are geared toward the main content on my site....so kids and dogs. You may see the odd Septic tank add since I have posted about the dream acreage. lol

Hormones=Hairy Cows & The Sound of Music

Believe it or not, the above equation not only makes sense, but is the bizarre reality of my life right now. By the end of this post the above title will be crystal clear, or maybe you will think me insane. I have been feeling antsy, like the walls are closing in on me here...here can be anything from the living room where I am sitting right now to Cold Lake as a whole. Not sure why I feel this way, but it is as real as the pimple on my nose. I have had these crazy bursts of energy and want to re-model and re-organize to make more space. All this while Jack sits there with this, 'Oh dear God' look on his face the poor fella. Kailey loves these short lived energy bursts since she is always charged up and wanting action. So for whatever reason I decided to check out the mls site to see what our house is worth now since there has been a slight decline in the market here. While looking at this site I can across this lovely acreage down below. I was drawn to it immediately. Jack was watching TV while I was on a 'virtual tour' of this house he says: 'Ummm, what are you doing? Looking at other peoples houses and wishing?.' Yeah pretty well. Well the curiosity got the better of me and while we were out and about Saturday I decided to drive by this property....Jack is a patient man. Country roads are a LOT different than easily navigated city streets and avenues. We finally found it and unfortunately I loved it more. Poor Jack. I drove by it again later with him, once with Jackie and once with Brad. Do I hate my house...OH MY GOODNESS...NOOOOO!!!! on the contrary, I love my house and am very proud of the work we have done around here. So why then? That was Jacks question? I told him that I don't really like having neighbors, like the freedom of open space, love the size of the house, love the outdoors, feel congested here. I drive out to the fields almost everyday and love walking with Kailey while she picks wild flowers and watching the dogs run free...ahhhhh....my Zen. He sums up my explanations and says, 'So, you want to have 5 acres to walk around while singing the hills are alive with the sound of Mu-usic.' I died laughing. I guess if you have land you need a purpose like horses, crops and livestock. Somehow this all came up at work and one of the guys lives out that way and told Jack that the neighbours have Bison and that explains the other selling feature - hardcore fencing that would keep all my hounds safe. hahaha...Jack says to me last night, 'so while you are walking and singing you may come across a hairy cow in the field.' Hairy cows? I was talking to Brad at work and was wondering why the sudden unexplained need to break 'free' and FINALLY, with his help, I figured it out...PREGNANCY HORMONES!!!! His sister moved three times all while she was pregnant. While I love the idea of living in the country, it is not a smart move for us at this point. Jack being away and me alone in the woods with 2 little kiddies having to somehow remove snow and cut massive amounts of grass and pray the septic/sump stays working (seems that is always an issue with country living). Maybe now I can give it up and start dreaming about other things for Jack to renovate...tee hee.

http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=8442168