Approach with caution- Mess in progress

The time has come... almost. 

Where I am from it is a big day. A tradition if you will. 

But this isn't Quebec and it's not July 1st. And we're not moving into a rental.

We got official word to the completion date of our house. Now I have to start getting organized. Gulp! I'm so discombobulated as of late. I'm going to see the house this weekend, that should be enough to kick my ass in gear. AND my hubby will have help moving that insanely heavy treadmill and that beast of a gun cabinet. One weighs an excuse-me-do-I-look-like-a-fork-lift-to-you pounds, the other just shy of excuse-me-do-I-look-like-a-sumo-wrestler-to-you pounds. For the first time ever I don't have to lift, strain, grunt,hurt or rip my arms out of their natural habitat for this move. I'm stupid giddy at the thought. Yeah!

A new house, a new area, a small town feel. Time to slow down. ( harummpff yeah yeah I know, the bets are on as to how long it'll take me before I get bored and start nosing around for a job )

Space to create culinary masterpieces on a wide kitchen island,(a new kitchen is so inspiring)  a home gym complete with a kickboxing corner , an infrared sauna, why hello babyyyy, his and her bathrooms, (contain your envy people muahahah) a lot of space for my lil spitfire to rule and dominate her empire run around when she comes to visit.

I will also have access to a brand new recreation facility at 1/4 of the cost, (Alberta advantage, it's not about what you know but who you know. I say this with both gratitude and frustration) 4 acres of fenced land for the monsters mutts to run around going ape shit in and the absolute pleasure of discovering brand new little coffee and breakfast haunts. :-)

I can add more but by now you're probably sticking your tongue out at me. Or in some cases flipping me the bird. ;-)

The number of times I've moved? Just with hubby and I it will be our 11th or 12th move in the 23 years we've been married. Hey not bad, I have a girlfriend who's on her 35th move in just about the same amount of time. So I consider me fairly lucky. As a child we moved around A LOT though so this isn't foreign territory, it's just been a lifelong event in Jamie's world. But the times are fewer and farther in-between. It's just reached a point where I hate the sheer amount of work it entails. That being said, time for me to get at it.

Now... where in the beegeezus is my packing tape and markers?!? 

My drug of choice

I. SAW. THE. SUN.
If you live in my neck of the woods, you understand my awe and wonder of today.
Today was a such a GOOD day.
The sun came out to play, and so did I.
Since the new year I can count on one hand missing a couple of digits how many times the sun's been out.

People, I don't suffer seasonally affected disorder easily. And I type that testily and with a growl.
 It's been, by far, the worst year ever for it.
Do you know what the sun is to me?

It's my drug of choice. It's what helps level me out, well along with food, exercise, water blah blah blah all that healthy jazz stuff I do.

I went to the dog park with the monsters mutts,snagged my daughter and grand baby along the way. Pit stop at Timmy's ( cause you know, it's a long walk around the park in the snow and well it's Canadian eh! ) and off we went.

Hellooooo Sun! 

My lil spitfire of a beauty had a great time chasing those monsters mutts. Had a great time making me follow her through some pretty low lying brush, giggling as the branches whipped me in the face. Had fun making me "RUN NAMMIEEE RUNNNNN' after her. But ohhhhh the heat of the sun,beautiful,warm..ish, healing.

I needed that fix.
Still smiling here :-)
Now... hurry hurry Spring, I'm waiting waiting waiting for your arrival.

P.S.
A shout out to one of my bestest gal plas Mary, aka Magoo, for knowing me to a frikken 'T'.
She knows when I'm in the grips of this crap and doesn't take it to heart. Eternally grateful for that Magoo. She knows just how much to reach out, how much room to give and when it's time to give me the proverbial smack down.

So.. What made you smile today?

P.P.S.
Correction: Mary knowing me made two 'happys' today.
Bonus  :-)

I believe...

...Cabin fever is running rampant. I notice it's not only me presenting symptoms. 

...Sundays are not a day of rest, the laundry sees to that.

...An old dog can learn new tricks. It just takes a bit more time. 

...My dad. 'When it rains, it pours' he's always maintained. 

...Most people are good, but a few leave you shaking your head in wonder.

...entertainment comes in many forms. You fall, I laugh, I'm entertained. 

...in the zen moment of a really good cup of coffee. 

...I will ignore the housework for just one more day. Pffftttt

...the magic of a child's belly laugh.

...organic is worth the cost. 

...I'd like to tar and feather some people. Starting with dead beat 'dads'. ( I use that term loosely) 

...I haven't seen the Northern Lights this winter. Huh.. weird.

What do you believe?

February's random thoughts

● Having a two year old take her favorite 'binkey', arranging it just so on you and falling sleep while you rub her back is the ultimate, bar none.

● For the chef is due who was willing to part with a recipe, I thank you. I won't manage to make it exactly like him but I appreciate him ten fold for parting with it.

● Working out in the evening really zaps a morning person. But then again, slept like a baby afterwards. Or is it because of my cold? Starve a fever, suffer through exercise when sick. Whatever, it was hard 7:30 at night. BLAH

● New found respect for my daughter who works out even later than that. 

● Those woods this weekend with the moss covered trees, I loved the visual aspect of being taken to another realm.

● I love the patience my husband shows me while I discover my new hobby. Men truly get better with age in more ways than one. :-)

● A few years ago, I heard from an old school friend. He wanted to thank me for the friendship I had given him. Wasn't hard, he was such a nice person. Yet the kids teased him mercilessly for his weight. I hated that time period and it looks like some things never change. sigh

● I HEART weight loss yoga. I like anything form of exercise that can make me hurt in new places. 

● Can I tell you how much I HATE the Facebook 'copy and paste if you have a mother/sister/father/aunt /second cousin twice removed and if you do this right now you'll really be cool and click on 'like me' because I have to show everyone how popular I am blah blah blah'. It drives me bonkers.People, we're not in high school anymore so cut that stupid shit out. Or take it over to My Space or where ever it is crap like that resides. GEEZUS

● Yeah! Just checked the weather network for the next 14 days. It's not going to be cold enough to freeze the brass you know what off a bull. Now this kinda weather I can swallow, thank you very much. 

● I really like the dogs after they've been clipped and their daggers nails cut. They look pretty. :-)

So... What random thoughts are running through your mind?

Rain and fog but NO SNOW!

  Went away for the weekend to the coast. Lousy weather overall, came back with a loverly sinus cold but that didn't deter us from doing anything. I don't think I could do long without the sun but still managed to see some pretty cool stuff. I LOVED getting away from the cold and mountains of friggen snow even if it meant rain and fog.

                                  


                                This was the weather for our weekend. UGH

 

But we did some beach combing  anyway.

  

Came across a whole lot of these.

  

That set out every day to do this. A few oyster traps.

  

Try scraping that off the bottom of boats. Algae and zebra mussels.

  

Mother Nature and the Tide having a bit of fun. You think if that bird comes over and perches the log will tip?

  

Ahh, that's what I call sunning and preening oneself. Show offs.

  

Rock bling.

  

Bella, X-Files, ya?!  

  

The Islanders have a cute sense of humor. 

  

This carving reminded me of my youngest and her daughter. :-)

  

This reminded me of my eldest daughter. She likes the colour purple. Looks blue but wasn't.

  

I found hubby's next DIY project, yeah! Ha 

  

 Ate some really good food. Chowder, yum.

  

But I didn't eat that. Bloody thing crawled off my plate and crawled on hubby's steak, I swear!

 

Didn't eat that either although some people do. Ew

Drank some of these. Islanders free pour I tell you. Ha Ha 

  

Needed some of this after drinking some of that above.

                                   

                                  How's this for an entrance to a graveyard? Creepy

 

  

Lord of the Rings Forest? 

Almost ethereal.

  

You are in a different world when standing in these woods.

  

 Land cousin to that X-Files thing. How big do you think it's mouth can open?

  

Hubby couldn't operate the camera so I took a self picture. If you zoom you can see my reflection bottom left of the droplet. ;-)

 

And there you have it, folks. My weekend on the coast spent in the fog and rain. Had fun in spite of the crappy weather. 

And for my peeps, the rest of the pictures are on facebook.