W + K

I think they are lovely together.

I am happy they are starting a family.

I hope the world leaves them alone in their joy.

Public service is one thing but they deserve privacy as well.

I love it, I Love It, I LOVE IT!!

I started reading this book last week:

I LOVE IT!  I'm not even 100 pages in yet.

We don't have HBO so I've not seen any episodes on TV.  I did not know anything about it or the author.  I haven't watched more than a few clips on YouTube. It is a genre I enjoy so I went to Indigo to pick it up to see what all the fuss is about. The fuss, in my opinion, is warranted!  Wow, I am a nerd.


I am off work from Dec 22'12 returning to work Jan 2'12.   Apart from my traditional Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter marathons, we are going to get Game of Thrones on DVD.

SO EXCITED! 

The Season Has Arrived

I arrived home from work tonight late (7pm), tired, hungry, and ready to drop my bag and turn right around to take Crockett out for a walk.

Adam met me at the door. He had to, I'd hollered his name from the street in the direction of our open window as my keys were sitting in the kitchen on top of the microwave where I left them this morning. He had Christmas music playing.  Santa arrived.

Yearly, Adam decorates the apartment and surprises me with, " Santa came today!"  Thank you my love, it means alot to me & I love how happy it makes you.

The photo below is a ceramic tree Adam's Mother made. To the left is a toilet paper roll, Styrofoam ball head ornament Adam made when he was a kid.  We are nostalgic 'round these parts.

It was EXACTLY what I needed today.  It took awhile for the agitation of the day to leave me but when I finally was able to breathe without awareness, it was wonderful to see all our decorations and get in the Christmas spirit.

We've moved our bedroom out of the front room and it has turned into my very own personal space! Adam has his man cave and I have my craft room!  I still haven't put up any drapes so I went to see what goodies were left in our boxes marked "Christmas Decorations".  This is the result.  I'm hoping it lasts more than 12 hours as I put it up using scotch tape! We'll see.

Happy Christmas.

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New Windows

With an ownership change of the building we live in, there have been quite a few upgrades. We finally got one to our unit.  New windows.

I did like the old windows they had charm, but they were old, drafty, and dirty.  They hadn't been cleaned on the outside since forever and we didn't have access to do it ourselves.  Living on a busy street with buses going by every 5 minutes, well, they got grimy & dirty.   I literally had to wash the kitchen windowsill daily or it looked like it had a year of grime build up.  I hate to think what our lungs look like. But I digress.

These windows make a real difference to the noise level.  They are super fancy in that the can open up top as well as like an average window.  They have an easy clean feature where they open on an angle. I can also keep the top open a smidgen without fear of our water heater/radiator freezing and pipes bursting!

Now, I need to figure out curtains. I like and need light so I have to find sheers that let light in but keep nosy buggers out.

Old windows.

New windows.

I LOVE that they open at the top!

When It Rains, It Pours.

My Adam was taking the garbage out and he fell. How did he fall? Well, taking the garbage out here is like being in an obstacle course. The bins were moved a little over a year ago to the space in between our apartment and the building next door.  There is no official path. The ground is uneven with a few rock slabs placed here & there, grass, dirt and when it rains, mud. There are grates under windows that jut out to half the width of the path.

There are little bombs of dog poop from a lazy ass owner from next door who doesn't pick up after their dog. (Ya, I know it's you kid with the little white Bichon Frise. I hear you out there encouraging your dog to, " Pee. Pee........Pee. Pee. Pee.......Pee")

Living next to a park with a creek, there are also critters.  We hear the Raccoons opening and closing the bins at night.  Random food that missed the garbage cans has little critter teeth marks in it.  I never take the garbage out without coming back in & scrubbing my hands like a surgeon preparing for surgery.

Once Adam opened a big bin and there was a baby Raccoon in it.  He opened it & placed it on its side so the little fella could escape back to the safety of his house in the trees with his Mommy.

Anyway, back to Adam.  So he fell and went head/shoulder first into the wall of the building next door.  He had a bump on the back of his head and a really sore right shoulder. It was his foot that hurt him the most.  We called TeleHealth Ontario and followed their instructions to ice & elevate it. After 3 days he couldn't walk.  We woke up super early to make it to the ER Dept at 6am to beat the rush.  He broke his right foot in 3 places!  Metatarsals # 2, 3 & 4!  Holy Jebus Cripes! He came home with a big ass cast and an appointment at the Fracture Clinic the following week.

Source

Adam also cut his lower left leg.  After getting the cast and hopping around on his left leg, it blew up. It got swollen and red and hot.  We thought he had the flu.  He was feverish, nauseous and all around felt like a bag of shit. He delayed his Fracture Clinic appointment for 2 days to get over the hump of the flu.  By the time he went, his left leg was causing him severe pain, he could hardly walk.  After the Fracture Clinic appointment for his right foot, he went right back to ER for his left leg.

Turns out it was a nasty infection. Cellulitis to be exact. So bad that he needed to be put on IV medication for 10 days.  He got a Homecare nurse visit daily being that he was pretty much a gimp & couch/bedridden. She was great and it made me appreciate even more than I already do, our amazing Healthcare system here in the Great White North eh!

The IV came out on Saturday so now he's on oral meds for 10 days.  His broken foot is healing well. The Cellulitis is healing but really gross. He has a section the size of a fried egg that looks part zombie rotting flesh and parts sunburn peeling skin. To add to it, it's itchy as hell. He mocks me as I tell him that's a sign it's healing!

Note to Self et Al:  Your Health is your Wealth.

The Big Bang Theory Flash Mob!

Bazinga!

An Unexpected Briefing - Air New Zealand

If all in flight safety review was like this!

Real Talent

Pure Talent Is:

A lady in her living room accompanied by a piano

and a lady on stage accompanied by an acoustic guitar.

Around Here

Today was what can be called a perfect Fall day.  The sun was shining and there was a crispness to the air.  Throw on a turtleneck or a sweater and you're good to go.

Crockett had a walk and he LOVED tinkling on leaves.  Parents, unless the leaves are from your tree, in your yard, and you can confirm that no dogs or critters have been in your yard, please DO NOT let your kids jump in leaves. Crockett and every other dog I've ever loved ALWAYS tinkles on piles of leaves. ALWAYS.

I love this time of year. Love it.  What makes it even better is anything pumpkin flavour.  I made us a kick ass pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, I've enjoyed 2 Pumpkin Spice Lattes, and I've lost count how many Pumpkin Muffins I've had from Tim's.

This weekend will be spent relaxing, sleeping, reading, watching a couple of movies, and taking 2 hot baths.