Back luck comes in 3's?

Ok, so they say bad luck comes in 3's?

1. I've been feeling under the weather (stomach aches and yuckiness, won't get into details)
2. I fell on the ice and hurt my knee

and # 3 happened today.

I was getting Quinn settled in to watch a show while we visited with a friend and as I bent down to set it up he jumped up in excitement and *BANG* my mouth met Quinn's head. Luckily Quinn was OK, didn't even cry.... me on the other hand, ran to the bathroom with a mouth full of blood! (I don't do too well with blood, especially my own!)... I wasn't sure how bad it really was but man it looked bad!

After a few minutes once the bleeding stopped I'm left with a plump cut bottom lip. Guess one of my top teeth went deep into the bottom one (not right through it thankfully!).

But I gotta tell you; In my whole adult life, I do not recall ever hurting my lip this bad! (I'm sure it must have happened at least a few times as a kid?)...

Fall down go boom...

On thursday, I went to get the mail. It's right across the street from our house.... I told Quinn to stay on our step as it's icy and didn't want him to fall....

Got the mail. Turned around, took a step and WHAM. In the blink of an eye I was down! On my knee/hip/wrist.... A few deep breaths - try not to cry - try to get up....

Quinn's coming - "Don't cross the road baby! Mommy's fine"....

"MOM.... YOU FELL DOWN!"

"I know baby, just give me a second..."

Finally get myself up, check for blood (none) and hobble into the house.


:( Stupid ice.

My knee is only a little bruised but something inside hurts (muscle? ligament?) It even hurt to drive the van yesterday.

Feeling better today, but will probably take a week or 2 until it's 100%.


Oh well, at least I didn't hit my head!

Quinn: "Mom, what's my bum doing?"

So things aren't so hot here for Quinn and I. We seem to have some sort of Tummy ache bug. This morning, Quinn said, with a very concerned look on the potty: "Mom, what's my bum doing?" ...

I know - TO MUCH INFO! lol... but it was cute.

I've had waves of Lethergy (?) take over, it's making it hard to parent! Quinn seems to have NO issue with his energy, but he's not eating much.

I'm supposed to go out for a goodbye coffee gathering for Heather but fear I won't be able to make it :(

Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Wonderful weekend!

This weekend was another stellar friend filled weekend. We were SO_STARVED for this kind of interaction when in BC! :(

Ursula & the kids arrived from Edmonton around 8:30pm on friday night. After an hour of the kids playing we started the sleeping part of the sleep over. It took awhile, but by 10:15 they were out. We were going to head to the Regal Beagle to meet up for Heathers going away party, but they partied themselves out before we had a chance to make it over, so we had a few drinks and a visit here.

Saturday was David Allans big 5.0. party. Urs & I got him 50 Coronas. It was a Beautiful day - like, OMG wow, spring is finally here! Windows down, short pants on, no jacket! :) We went for the afternoon with the kids and got to meet some of his family. That was nice, I always like meeting the parents of the friends I love! After dinner we took Quinn to moms for a sleepover and headed over to Dave Lymburners for his 36th birthday celebration. It was a small gathering and we were so honored to attend. He's looking pretty good, but still feeling it; He had to retire early as he was in pain. We bid farewell and headed back to David, Quinnless, and enjoyed the celebration with amazing friends. A fantastic evening and had a great visit with everyone there. We finally headed out at dawn and went home and slept till noon. Did I mention, from 10pm till 6am about snowed a FOOT+ !!? So much for spring...

Met up with Ursula, picked up Quinn and went to Vietnam for an early dinner. She made it home safe and sound, nerves shot, but in one piece.

After we put Quinn down, we watched Marley & Me. We thought a light hearted comedy would be great.... till it turned into an emotional drama... Holy, lots of Kleenex was needed! Such a good movie. The characters were so real; the situations were very believable. Two thumbs up (and a box of Kleenex!).


Well, another Epic weekend has come and gone. Getting our taxes done tomorrow - praying for a big return as our move is a major write off.


Cheers.

Wow, two more weeks have flown by

Wow, another two weeks has gone by - where does the time go!?

We're unpacked and settled; wouldn't know we are new to the house other than the lack of decorating/art. That will come together in time.

Finally got around to decorating Quinn's room - we bought Curious George decals, One large one and bunch of small ones. It's cute - he likes it a lot. It's not as grand as his Jungle scene we painted in his room in Abbotsford, but we figured his taste will change a lot over the next year or two, so using something that is easy to remove/replace would be the way to go.

Have I mentioned lately how much I love our washer & dryer? Only been doing 2 loads of laundry a week - one dark, one light :) Awesome.

Life with Quinn has been incredibly wonderful. He adjusted amazingly well to the move and the house. I really enjoy shopping with him (if we have a shopping cart). It's been quite cold for the past while so we've been making the best of our indoor time with crafts, painting, coloring, etc. The weather is warming up, so I'm hoping to go explore the parks in our area.

Last week I perused the job boards for a part time job. I actually found a few that sparked my interest and applied. I got a call back the next day on one, been playing phone tag, will call them tomorrow. I think my E.I. is good till July but should start looking soon. If my E.I. ran out before I got a job, we would be absolutely screwed. It's hard though because once I start working, when you factor in child care, I'll be bringing home a fraction of what I get on E.I.

We had a busy week with family. Had mom & Guiseppe over for a big dinner. Lair's folks were in town, then Lair's sister & her boyfriend came in and we had surprise visit from Uncle Dwayne & Dwight (from Grand Prairie) in High River for a wresting competition.

Friday night there was a psy party. Lair had to work at 5am so he didn't go. If it weren't for Kerri, I wouldn't have been able to go. I had SO_MUCH_FUN! I haven't been to a psy party in cowtown since 2006!! I was a little nervous walking in by myself, but it felt like we were never gone. I had a mental list of people I wanted to catch up with and saw all but two. Many smiles, many hugs, so nice to see people in the flesh, face to face, not just 'facebook'. David, Vik and Kurt arrived shortly after I did and I spent most of my night by their sides on the dance floor. The music was pretty good; Not as hard as I like it, but dancable. And I pretty much danced all night.

I got home around 4:30; Lair was in the shower getting ready for work. So he greeted me hello and good night, I greeting him hello and told him to have a good day.

Kerri & Jay were going to watch Quinn for the morning; so nice all night knowing that I could actually get some sleep once I got home. I had a lovely sleep got up, had a shower, and started my day at noon, somewhat refreshed.

Kerri & Jay had to leave, but Uncle Dwayne & Dwight were in town so we got to have a visit with them.

So this week was family family family! Awesome!

So happy to be back in Calgary.

Friends and food = love and happiness

Alex was in town last night so we had another potluck. Again, a wonderful success. Great food, but better yet - a fantastic visit with everyone. Quinn was so excited all week that he would get to see everyone. He even managed to give everyone a big good night hug. He was just stalling, but it was worth it - he's really opening up and enjoying all the attention! Things were pretty quiet in BC, I think he's on board with this whole social life thing!


Our door is ALWAYS open. Come on over to play a board game, or watch a movie. Quinn goes to bed around 8/8:30 then we're just hanging around here!