Light at the End of the Tunnel

OH MY GOD I hate the actual moving part of going to a new place. I think we're almost done...PLEASE let us almost be done. I'm pretty sure we can do this with one more truck load plus whatever we can get into our car (did I mention we bought a car...thanks J&S). Of course as of tonight we have no phone, internet or cable until Wednesday but at least we'll be out of this hellhole. Oh yeah I found out yesterday that there are people moving in to various suites here (this after we were all evicted so the new owners could do renos...what's up with that?) On a sad note Vancouver could not pull of a win last night...they better win tomorrow or I'll be super sad. Anyway everyone please keep your fingers crossed that we do not end up having to move again next year on our birthdays (this is the second year in a row, although this time around we'll have extra money to do something nice and buy gifts (thanks mom and Banana --we opened your cards last night, B., seeing as how we'll be pretty busy for the next couple of days -- we totally appreciate the money and gift cards, and yes they will be spent on us, not necessities).

And So It Begins

We start moving today. I'll post again when we're settled (about a week)! So since we'll be busy, A HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LOVE, MEIO (tomorrow) AND MY MOM (next Friday)!

This and That

Kudos to our new premier, who is appearantly quoted as saying he would not follow federal gov't imposed environmental laws if such laws will affect Alberta's economy. My children and any future grandchildren thank you for putting their financial well being first. I mean they're going to need money to buy bottled oxygen and hazmat suits when we completely destroy our earth. What a putz!
What a crappy game last night, I guess Vancouver didn't feel like playing well (I know you guys were tired but suck it up, that's what you're paid the big bucks for). Hopefully they do better tomorrow (I'll be phoning a certain person to gloat everytime they win, ha,ha).
We're down to the last few days at this crappy apartment. Last night the one person we know in this building came to inform us that one of the tenants that moved out last month had her security deposit cheque bounce. Uh, yeah, there's a lawsuit waiting to happen. Anyway I know we won't be accepting a cheque.

Heroes and Hockey

What an AWESOME Monday night last night. First the Canucks played a terrific game (I loved the last 2 minutes). We even had Rosie cheering "Go Vancouver!". Then ten minutes after the game ended Heroes started. Wow these last 5 episodes of the season are going to be spectacular!

Finally!

After over a month of Heroes withdrawl, my absolute favorite show comes back on tonight. Unfortunately that means we're gonna miss the end of the Canucks game tonight but we'll catch the score tomorrow. Speaking of hockey HA HA to all you Flames fans.
Yay! We're going to get a free trial month of digital cable when we move. How cool is that? A week from tomorrow we'll be in our new place, I'm too excited!

Spring...Calgary Style

I just took this picture from my dining room window. Ikes!

Not Long Now

Yay...12 more days until we move to our new place. No more lugging laundry and groceries up multiple flights of stairs! No more worrying if the stupid laundry room door is going to be locked (although J fixed that while he was here...thank you!). Starting tonight I have to get serious about packing, just as soon as Meio gets home from work. This move shouldn't be so bad seeing as how we got rid of a ton of stuff when we moved here last year. Plus we're not moving the loveseat (you wouldn't believe how easily and cheaply you can get furniture here). The Bargain Finder is a wonderful thing.
Oh, and I have a quick little complaint for Jason...you took our nice weather back to the Okanagan. That was soooo selfish. It started snowing last night, bleh!

Birthday & Anniversary

A big hug goes out to our birthday girl, Brenda. Happy birthday to you!
And congratulations to Paul and Karen. Happy anniversary!
My goodness what a busy day for Spencer, hope everyone has fun.

New Operating System

Meio and I both REALLY want a Mac but can't afford one right now so Meio has figured out a way to put OSX on the laptop (as close to a Mac as we'll get for awhile). I love it, easy to use and it's NOT Microsoft.
18 more days til we move into our new, spacious 3 bedroom basement suite. Yay! Walking distance to shopping and a library plus a washer and dryer in the suite (totally a necessity with 2 little ones). Oh and a backyard for Rosie. And only a short commute to work for Meio.

Happy Feet

Here is a vid of Rosie dancing to her fave movie, Happy Feet.

Easter

Thanks to my SIL for this absolutely amazing turkey dinner last night. I ate entirely too much and enjoyed every minute of it. And everyone ran Rosie ragged and she slept til almost 10 this morning.

MMMM....YUMMY

This is what I made for dessert for Easter dinner. If anyone wants the recipe, let me know.

A Message For a Little Mama

HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! May your day be filled with laughter and fun! And may the weather gods smile upon you and turn this crap into warm, sunny skies.

It's official....

...I f*#@ing hate it here! It's April 5 and it's cold and snowy here (did I mention it's April, supposedly spring). Meio and I are totally depressed. If it's like this by my birthday I'm going to go stark raving mad.
Speaking of going crazy, if I have to watch Happy Feet one more time I might have to stab my eyes out and pierce my eardrums. Rosie friggin loves that movie. Everyday she asks for the "penguin" movie.It was cute the first few times but yeah I can totally recite it now. Oh can you guess what Rosie is watching right now? Why do kids have to watch the same thing like a bizillion times?
The search for a new place is going pretty crappy. Not sure what we're going to do if we can't get a place. We've found a few places but have been rejected for them all (obviously they did not check our references, which are all great). When I'm a trillionaire I'm going to build affordable housing JUST FOR FAMILIES. None of this 3 bedroom rentals for single people, what a load of crap! Calgary is totally anti-children when it comes to rentals. So what I would like to know is where the parents of the 16000+ babies that were born in Calgary last year are living. You can't tell me they all own their own houses. BLAH!!!