Calgary Stampede 2009

Normally Lair & I could pass up on the Stampede. Way back when he always got free admission tix - so we would go walk around, but since Quinn's been here/we moved to BC, we haven't been.

This year, at first I was thinking - baa hum bug. Let's save the $ and go to Calloway Park. But then I got to thinking of how much FUN FUN FUN the Stampede always was for me as a KID. I can't take that experience away from Quinn because I'm jaded and cheap! (lol), so last monday, off we went to the Stampede.

We got there shortly before noon. Paid $20 to park and headed straight to the kiddie section. W O W - was Quinn ever excited! First he and I went on the Ferris Wheel, then he went on some Jeeps, helicopter, mini drop of doom, bumper cars, played a midway game and won a little stuffed dog. We needed some food - so off for a corn dog, then it started to rain. Doh! Looked at some horses then went to the hall where they sell stuff. Quinn was so good - we walked through the whole thing! Got some mini doughnuts, ice cream and beer nuts =)

It seemed to have stopped raining so we went on the skyride. The idea was take the ride to the other end of the park so we could walk back and show Quinn all the big rides..... Well, a few things happened... No sooner do our feet lift into the air - it starts to rain again... Meh, not a big deal. We level out, then the team stops for a minute; so we swing a bit, the go forward, again swinging a bit.... Hmmm, well, it seems that Lair isn't so comfortable with his feet not on the ground! Not being a ride person to begin with, this totally sucks - oh, wait - let's turn on the Monsoon rain storm... yep - that's the cherry on top! Not much you can do but cuddle and wait for the slow ride to the other end of the park.

The rain was so crazy! Like flash flood crazy. People ran for shelter so not too many people were on the mid way. We had to walk back to the car on the other side of the park....

So - no point in running... can't avoid puddles, are already soaked (literally ringing out water out of my hoodie and pants), so - make the best of it and PUDDLE JUMP! Man can Lair ever make a big splash! We had a ball! Quinn was thrilled to jump, splash, kick, stand in the water.



It was fun. Rides, junk food, and rain. A perfect Stampede. lol


I can't wait to take him to Calloway park! Perhaps in early August!!! And if he's lucky maybe a few times in August!

The Mighty Quinn is F O U R ! ! ! !

Where does the time go?? It seems like just yesterday I was telling Lair we were pregnant...



... We didn't know if "Jellybean" was a girl or a boy, nor did we care - we just wanted a healthy baby - mind, body & soul, and that we got!





8 Weeks

6 Months

AGE ONE

Such a good kid! Started walking the day after his 1st birthday =) He adjusted well to the move to BC.


1.5 yrs old.




AGE TWO


Wasn't talking yet - had a few words - he spoke "Quinnese" which thankfully, I am fluent in!; he was the Strong silent observer - and SO very smart.

We were devastated when he had his mini-strokes, but after our blessed stay at the BC Children's Hospital, we were happy to bring home a healthy boy. We now deem it to be a Stroke of Genius!

Finally started talking in October 2008 upon our return from 2 weeks in the Mayan Riviera - he loved it! As did we, an amazing trip to celebrate life & family.

2.5 yrs. old

AGE THREE

Finally potty trained 2 months after he turned 3 - woo-hoo!


3.5 yrs old. Back in Alberta, staying with mom. He did so well in the chaos of moving. Again, getting to stay home with Quinn was so amazing!



And now here he is - FOUR! (We still have to go for our annual family photo)...






I am so thankful for his health and am amazed every day by his bright soul. I am so thankful I was able to be home with him for over 3 of his 4 years with us. Time you can not put a price tag on.


He is Mighty indeed. Thanks for taking the time to walk down memory lane with me.





PS - MOM, click on the pics if you want to see a bigger version.=)

Quinn's First Camping Trip!

Last weekend, while Lair was working, Quinn and I went on an adventure with Katie, Kevin, Janine, Mike, and his dog Karma.

Q, Katie and I went out earlier and the rest met us in the early evening. Right when we arrived it started to rain, so we quickly got my tent up (Kevin was coming with Katies later) and Katie used her magical Tarp and tarping skills to keep us dry!



Quinn had a ball the whole weekend and he was such a good boy! He LOVED peeing on a tree - he thought that was greatest thing in the whole world LOL. The first night I decided to let him stay up as late as he wanted.... Whoops - time sure flies when you're sitting around a fire - it was midnight when he asked me to put him to bed. What a trooper. He had no problem sleeping in the tent by himself. When I finally crawled in, I just could not get warm! I snuggled him as much as I could but I think he sucked the heat out of me; but he felt warm and didn't complain the next day, so I guess as long as he was good, it was good!



Day two was filled with relaxing, walking, drinking, Quinn riding his bike, playing, eating, a trip to the River.

Day two I put Quinn to bed around 9pm. Again, he went down with no trouble at all. (Amazing!). This time I bulked up and dressed warmer and was warm all night and had a great sleep. Quinn even slept in an hour later than usual!

Day three we cleaned up camp and left in the afternoon. We were home by 6pm and in the shower.

It was a super great time and I really look forward to going again. In July we will be camping at Motion Notion, then a week later at Dinosaur National Park, and will hopefully get out once or twice in august.




Quinn & Karma Quinn and Mike




Quinn and Katie.... Is it me, or is that a large ORB near the van!?


{P.S., (MOM) If you click on the photo it will enlarge it}


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We joined the gym!

We joined the gym and we're feeling pretty awesome.

We signed up earlier this month at Goodlife Fitness in McKenzie Town. We even hired a trainer to get us started. They have child minding (!!!) which Quinn loves, a full gym, plus many many classes which are included in our membership. So far I've tried Yoga and a yoga/ti chi class.

It's cool to do it together. We are both Highly motivated to get back to our wedding weight!!! Look out word - maybe not this summer, but NEXT summer we're gonna knock your socks off!

Vegas getaway!

Saturday May 25
Lair worked. I drove Quinn to Bassano where Lair's mom met us at the big gas station/restaurant and bid farewell to them for their trip to Medicine Hat then came home. Lair go home shortly after ... We did a little Happy dance at being kid less. We have not had a full 24 hours away from Quinn TOGETHER since August 2007! It was such a relief to just know we had only ourselves to look after!

We took full advantage of our time and went and saw Terminator at Chinook. Afterwards we went to visit James & Christy in their new condo they just bought and moved into earlier that day. We went out for Indian then came home as we had to get up early.

Sunday May 24
We were up around 3:45am, at the airport by 4:30am, on the plane by 6am and were fast asleep, I'm sure, before the plane leveled out from take off. We awoke about 20 minutes before we landed :)

We stayed at the Luxor. We loved it - I would gladly recommend it as a great place to stay :) We were booked to stay in a Pyramid room (with slantey wall) but they didn't have one with a King bed available, so we took a room in the tower, which apparently are much larger and nicer than the Pyramid room. We were satisfied. We didn't spend much time in the room anyways!

Please note, in between anything I note here, we were finding a drink and walking, walking, walking checking out everything there was to see!!!.... a smidge of gambling, but not much, and more walking, walking, walking..... and walking....



We explored our hotel, Mandala Bay and Excalibur (the two beside us). I was most pleased to see a Mexican restaurant in the middle of our hotel - I'd been craving Mexican for weeks and man - BEST tacos I have ever had!

We went to a dinner show at Excalibur - The Kings Tournament, It was Awesome! Really enjoyed the show! You dine in an arena where Kings joust and fight, many actors, many horses! Good how, lots of energy - like a medieval hockey game LOL The food was good. A Cornish game hen, potatoes, broccoli and a bun. No utensils! You eat with your hands.

Since we'd been up since 3:30am, we decided to get a good nights sleep and conked out (me with the help of many Corona's and my 32 oz pina colada's ).



Monday May 25
After a greet sleep, we were up and headed out around 9:30am . We went to the Bellagio buffet for brunch. It was quite the impressive spread! Too bad you can only eat so much in one sitting! We got all you can drink campaign for an extra $6. Since Lair doesn't drink campaign, I drank his for him... lol so I was a little tipsy on our way out.


After brunch we headed off to the indoor skydiving center. It was a long hot walk; we should have taken the monorail.

It was really cool. I went in with 3 other people. We put on a special jump suit and entered the wind tunnel. I went first. You start by laying on the net over the jet/fan. They turn it on, I raise. I held my (skydivers) arch and the instructor holds on to you and helps keep you center (if you get out of the stream it shoots you out!). The instructor was probably 6'5" - Lair figures I was hovering around 5-7 feet. It was a cool feeling. It was like free falling, not as exhilarating but same physical sensation.

We all had a turn. Then a second turn. This time the jets were on full - I Loved this part - I just JUMPED into the wind and was held up (Like jumping to do a belly flop, without the flop).

The 3rd jump was super cool. Being the first of the group on each jump - I thought each turn was - Jump, fly, stop... Well the 3rd jump I just got settled when the instructor flipped me over so I was on my back in the air! WHOA! It scared the hell out of me at first, then I looked up and saw a big mural of the sun and just relaxed as he swirled me around. Fun times.

We ended up having lunch at the Rain forest Cafe at the MGM grand. What a beautiful restaurant. Truly felt like we were in a Rain forrest. Impressive animatronics. Super cool. I am glad we stumbled upon this!

We went to the Blueman group at the Venetian. We had pretty good seats and REALLY enjoyed the show. It was worth $130/each! So unique. Humorous, fantastic music, great social commentary. SO very happy we got to see them on their turf. My guess is it wouldn't quite be the same at a road show.

Afterwards we headed back to our hotel to have some awesome Tacos. We were in bed by midnight.

By the way. Lair has a pedometer in his phone - we walked 31 KM this day! Our feet were SO SOAR! Oh my gosh. By the time we got back to our room, we were walking like a little old man and lady! I took full advantage of the awesome full super deep soaker tub - best bath ever!



Tuesday May 26
We had breakfast at the Buffet at the Luxor. We checked out the pool. At 10am it was packed! It was also sweltering hot. We decided to not lounge around the pool. We headed over to the NYNY so I could ride the Roller coaster. Loved it! Wish it went around twice.

We went to the M&M store. WOW, what a store! FOUR stories! Crazy.

We also went to the Wax Museum. The only one I've been to is the one in Victoria, and it's old, dilapidated and ghetto! So this was a real treat! You could stand with and touch the figures. They are life size exact replicas of the movies stars and such. We had fun.



Me and Nicolas CageWAX

Mom - this ones for you!




What the!?!?!...... ... ha ha... Wax!


So after another day of walking and exploration we freshened up and went for a lovey dinner in our hotel at 'Tender'. It was quiet and romantic ( & expensive). It was nice to escape the non-stop people & noise!

We then went to Chris Angel & Cirque's BeLIEve. We had bad seats :( (last row!). Lair absolutely loved it. He thought it was dark, twisted, brilliant, amazing, etc, etc.... Me, not so much. Maybe if we had better seats? It's not one I will fully recommend, but it was an interested dark twisted show.

I was feeling pretty tired so drank an energy shot. Lair didn't want one.

We went to Mandala Bay (next door) to go to their Ice Bar where everything is Ice. We got there and found out it's $25. That gets you a Parka, a drink, and 15 minutes (? don't quote me on that) in the sub zero bar. YA RIGHT! I can do that at home 6 months a year! So instead we stayed in their normal pub and watched UFC. We ordered a Pint of Heffenviser (Pyramid brand).... MMMMMmmm - this beer was SO GOOD! I downed my 1st pint, got another, then another.... If I did that at home, I would have been 2 sheets to the wind.... Oh Ya - American beer - it's like water! Oh well, it tasted great! I hope to find something comparable at home. It was delicious and sweet that you can drink many and not get too drunk (or hung over).

Anyways - we headed back to the Luxor to see a Topless show called 'Fantasy'. Geared towards couples, so all in good taste. At first I felt a little out of place, a little awkward, but then the MC turned on his comedic side and the show was a hoot.

Remember that energy shot I mentioned? Well, by the time this show let out, I was just ready to go go go go! .... Lair, not so much. In fact, he went to bed... ='(

I didn't want to waste my last night in Vegas/kidless freedom, and I was completely wired... so I grabbed the iPod and headed out for a walk. I got a 20 min aqua massage (you don't get wet) then wandered around for an hour. I didn't want to gamble. Didn't want to sit in a bar by myself. The night club in our hotel was Closed! wtf!? I totally would have gone and danced... but I didn't want to wander too far away from our hotel.

So I ended back at our room, and laid WIDE AWAKE until about 4am.... sucky.


Wednesday May 27
Just before we checked out, we called Quinn. It was so good to hear his voice! He sounds like such a big boy! I tried calling several time every day but there was no answer; they thought it was a tellemarketer so didn't answer!! But probably for the best as Quinn had gotten the flu!

We checked out at 11. Checked out bags. Went back for more of the best Tacos ever then went to the Outdoor outlet mall. I wanted shoes and shoes I got! New cross trainers, dressy sketchers, and sandals :) Lair got new gym shoes, shorts and a shirt, plus a few clothes for Quinn. We were satisfied with our shopping trip.

Made our way back to get our bags, then the airport. Duty free rocks! 40 pounder of Rum, $14!!! But we could only buy 2 :( It felt like forever to get home. We were home by midnight.


I can honestly say, I won't go back to Vegas for at minimum 10 years - or better yet, make it 20 - I can go with Quinn. By then it would have changed so much!


Thursday May 28
We went to pick up Quinn at Bassano. It was so nice to see him. I really started missing him tuesday night and wednesday all day I couldn't stop thinking of him.

I'm really glad we didn't get a hold of anyone earlier as sunday night/monday morning Quinn had gotten really sick - barfing and dry heaving. So bad Goldie took him to the ER. They sent her home with some advice and they managed to get through it and still had a good time. Goldie - thank you so much for not calling us - it would have put a huge damper on my trip!!! and THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for watching Quinn. He had an awesome time, as did we.



Lair and I have decided that at least once a year, probably between Mothers Day & Fathers Day, we are going to go away for at least 2 nights/3 days to just go be 'Melanie & Lair', not mom and dad.

A tragic, yet beautiful day....

Farewell my dear friend... Friday was a long day. I do not believe I have Ever cries so many tears in one day as I did this past friday....

We dropped Quinn off at my moms in the morning and headed to the Airdrie cemetery where Dave's ashes were to be put away. It was a beautiful day. Family and a few close friends only.

Darcy did an amazing job. Caleb (3.5 yrs old) was on his best behavior (all day I might ad).

The ceremony was moving... after wards we headed to their church for the service. We were absolutely honored to be considered family - given the privilege of being with and sitting with the family.

Kevin was there as he worked with Dave and knows a few of his friends. It was so nice to see his face and get his hugs; especially for Lawrence. I was good to see My pillar of strength hold onto his as he hugged Kevin...

The service was very well done. Planned by Dave I might ad... I bawled through the whole thing... a few times I wondered if I would be able to get myself back in control. Immense waves of emotions through out... After the service was a Tea at the church.

We picked up Quinn then stopped at Kevin & Katie's before the wake. As per Dave's request, Darcy held a Wake/Shindig at their place the night of the funeral. It was actually a lot of fun. It was tough at first, but I held my composure, as did Darcy. Many drinks were had. Food was eaten. Stories told. Man, we told/heard many many good Dave stories! We ended up staying over. The night finally ended around 2 am...

We went for breakfast with close friends of Dave. Solem, but nice.


This has been a weird death to process, as it has been the first one where we had warning - not that it made it any easier. When we got word, we were honestly relieved for him as we know how much pain and suffering he endured. He has left a legacy with a gorgeous wife and 2 beautiful boys. We are thankful to be a big part of theirs lives...

Darcy was proud to announce that his corneas were donated and transplanted a few days ago.

We didn't know how o tell Quinn so have been mulling it over/procrastinating. A few times yesterday en route to breakfast he asked where Uncle Dave was and I sluffed it off not ready to answer. So last night after dinner, we went and sat down at the computer and watched our 'Lymburner' photo file. We then sat down and told Quinn. We tried our best to leave is as simple as possible. In time if he asks about death we will expand on the explanations. So for now, in brief, we both started crying pretty hard. He was worried why we were so upset. We told him that we were sad because Uncle Dave passed away; that he had the bad Cancer and has died.... We were sad because we would never ever ever get to see him again. He asked where he was and we said he was gone, but now he is in our hearts. We explained that Caleb & Noah do not have a daddy now. And that Auntie does not have her husband. Because he has passed away and is now in our hearts. Quinn actually seemed to understand (?) what we were saying. He told us that we need to give hugs and kisses to Auntie & the boys, that we need to play with them so they are not sad.... So I think that went well.

A few hours later, when I tucked him into bed, he came downstairs about a 1/2 hr later crying. He said he was so sad that me & Lair were so sad. It took a big family cuddle and some gentle words before he was ready to go to sleep.

I woke up quite depressed today but tried to hide it as best as I could. My heart aches for Darcy & the boys. I pray for them for much strength to start their new lives without Dave...

A dream with Dave.

I dreamt I was in a church gym or something, at a dinner fundraiser for Pediatric medicine.

We were at a long table. At the very end was Dave (healthy). Sitting there looking at Darcy, who was to my left. She wasn't paying attention. I didn't see that anything was out of the ordinary at this point.

Everyone was given a song sheet and everyone started to sing a hymn for the babies.

I just stared at the page - I didn't want to sing. I was too sad to sing.

I could hear Darcy singing, very well.

I felt a Pain of sadness in my heart and was thinking 'How can she sit here and sing???'....

Then she stopped and just started to sob and cry....

I felt such sadness, my heart twisted missing Dave - I looked up from my song sheet and He was gone. It was just me and a distraught Darcy...

I woke up crying... =(

We lost a good friend today... R.I.P. Dave.

Good bye my dear friend, we will miss you so much.

David "Dave" Mark Lymburner of Calgary lost his courageous battle with cancer on Friday May 22, 2009. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Darcy Lymburner and a few close friends. While Dave's time with us was far too brief, he touched many lives. Dave leaves behind his wife of 6 years, Darcy and his two beautiful sons, Caleb(3) and Noah (1), his parents, Lorne and Sharlene and brother, Jeff. Dave will also be lovingly remembered by his extended family and many close friends."Friendship is the only choice in life you can make that is yours. We chose each other". The many of us with whom Dave chose to share his life feel truly blessed.Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced as soon as finalized. Tentative date of Friday May 29, 2009.



Darcy has lost her husband this day, while mourning the loss of her father who passed away on wednesday. His funeral will be on tuesday....




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In a Funk - and not the fun butt shaking kind.

So, I've been in a bit of a funk. There are a few things I can attribute to the way I've been feeling, but I just can't shake it. Crazy moods swings, wanting to be chipper but having a hard time pulling it out from within.

Went to the Dr. today for routine visit - talked to him a bit about it. Thankfully he's not quick to prescribe chemicals. I have some ideas on how to work around things and I'll give it a few weeks to see if things change. If they don't - I think I will consult with a Naturopath before going back to the doctor. I just feel out of balance...

I'm thinking this trip to Vegas will certainly be a quick temporary fix. Lair and I have not been away together from Quinn since August 2007... In fact, I don't even think we've had a solid 24 hours away together Quinnless - so this is LONG overdo and very very needed for us.

I need to focus on myself a bit; Need to start doing Yoga again at home. We are going to look at our finances and see if we can sign up at the Gym. In the grand sceam of things, It's very reasonable - IF we utalize the facility (w/ childminding!). I think it would be a very positive step toward inner happiness for myself - not to mention it would be nice to have a smoking hot body to go with my awesome personality! LOL ;-)


Lots to think about. Lots to commit to. lots to do.

We're going to VEGAS!

So it wasn't a hassle afterall! Lair filled out his forms, got his pics and headed to a passport office in the Deep South. For and extra $30 he will have it in his hands on or before next friday.

We leave May 24!

Bowling, frozen Yogurt and the merry go round

Bowling, frozen yogurt and the merry go round. That pretty much sums our terrific afternoon.

Lair is pulling MAJOR over time right now - like 40 hours OT. Today (day 10 of 21 in a row) he needed to get out and about to feel like he's had a day off. So we decided to go to Chinook Centre & take Quinn Bowling as He's never done it. It was fun. Played one game, had the gutter rails in (even with the rails we still only bowled 100! lol).

Afterwards went for frozen Yogurt, then took Quinn on the Merry go round. Lucky for me I didn't get dizzy!


It was a nice afternoon that's for sure :)



Lair and I want to go to Vegas - we've been talking about it for years. We've both been, but not together. We figure his over time will cushion a trip, he wanted to go after this crazy long haul stint. We got the time off, Lairs mom said she'd watch Quinn, we were planning the trip, narrowing down what special to jump on..... but, Lair's passport is expired.

DOH! Not worth the hassle trying to get a passport in one week with a stat holiday.

Repect.

Went to see Dave today. I arrived to not one, but Two signs saying No visitors and family only.

I talked to a nurse about it and she said he has very specific instructions for Darcy Only.... I honor and respect that, however it does make me sad.

Talking to a close friend of his yesterday, he said he's had moments (very few and far between) of alertness. In this alertness is coming reality hitting him like an acme mallet. Friends from all over BC, AB & Sask are converging on his little room. I believe, when he's not sleeping or sedated that he is having a hard time emotionally, which is to be expected!

I can't even fathom myself in his situation; I just wish I could go hold him.



Darcy, whose father is still on the brink of passing (was expected to pass a few weeks ago) is still hanging on. Only time will tell for Dave; and she just got word that a friend/co-worker was killed in a car accident. Their funeral is friday. She plans to attend. In my humble opinion, I do not think it's a good idea for her to go...

My strength is beaming out to her at quadruple warp speed. I hope she absorbs it and it helps her get through one more day.

I said my goodbyes.

We saw Dave on Thursday. He is not responding to pain and is pretty much in a Coma - BUT, I know he can hear us, he does have a subtle reaction to touch and voice.

I had my cuddles, bathed him in all the love and energy that I could muster and said my goodbyes. I know he could hear me. His eyebrows raise, he tried opening his eyes, he squeezed me hand, and I know he was trying to talk. I wish I knew what he wanted to say.

I treated this visit as if it were the last, just in case; by the next visit, he may slip farther away I wanted him to hear what I had to say; wishing I said it 4 days prior when he was up and walking and alert. Regardless, I am at Peace with saying everything I said to him, and if/when I see him again, I will say more...

I just wish I could have him wrap his arms around me one more time and hear him say 'hey kiddo - I love you'.

Firsts and lasts.

Last thursday Quinn and I headed to Edmonton.

Before we left, while Quinn was in school I stopped in to see Dave, knowing her would be moved to the Hospice soon - this visit was defiantly different. I spent about an hour there. I had a chance to say some things I wanted to say. Then we just held hands and cuddled...

Our drive was great, Quinn travels so well! We got to watch Maxmillion play in a Lacrosse game. Afterwards, Albert (and all his awesomeness) watched the kids and Ursula & I had a few Martini's then headed downtown to meet her classmates to celebrate year end exams as DONE.

We went to a nice pub (The Druid) and slammed a few drinks/shots. We had an outrageous conversation with some 20 year old boys and we knew the evening was just beginning.

We then went to a Top 40 (?) bar with the classmates. Did I mention the majority of these students are 18-20!? lol More shots for the ladies! In fact, enough shots to get us out on the dance floor. Ursula and I had a blast. Too much fun!

We got home around midnight (?) and woke up Albert. He and I ended up staying up all night gabbing while Ursula passed out. HOW much did she drink?! Who knows, but she deserved every ounce... errr., Litre(s)!


Friday day was a write off. We laid low. Hung out. They let me nap most of the day! (Bless their souls). Friday night was ladies night - 11 of us went for dinner and had great time and great food.
Quinn had his first open flame roasted hotdog and his first ROASTED MARSHMALLOW! He loved them!

Saturday we spent all day outside -I believe it hit 24 degrees! Man I wish we had a yard like the Parenteau's!! Nice to be able to run around! Quinn rode his first two wheel bike with training wheels! We're going to buy him one soon! He loved it! I almost wept a few times watching my baby do such a big boy thing!

People started arriving through out the day, as evening set we had a great BBQ and Albert started the fire pit. Since Quinn was outside all day - he went to bed with no problems and I chillaxed! Another great evening surrounded by wicked peeps and hilarious conversations. I actually went to bed early (1:30am!) as I was wiped from all the merry making and knew I still had to drive home.

Sunday we were up and gone by noon.



Seeing Dave in the Hospice really brings it home. The visits are getting shorter and shorter; so far he's been up and alert (always a blessing) but I've just been told he is rapidly deteriorating... We're off tonight as well; I don't even know if he will be conscious; nor if he ever will be... =(

Good visit, now off to Edmonton

This morning I asked Lair to take Quinn to school and I headed to the hospital at 8am, knowing it would take forever in rush our I wanted to give myself time.

I got there by 8:45am. He was sleeping when I got there so I just cuddled up to him. He was rather dazed and nonsensicle and barely audible for the 1st 15 minutes. He talked a lot, but I honestly couldn't hear or understand him. What I did hear didn't make sense. BUT once he woke up, had some water and got out of bed, he was good. Dazed, but good. We hung out, held hands, cuddled, went for a walk, hugged.



Quinn and I are packing, eating lunch then hitting the highway to Edmonton.