still the one

Cool layout I created for a design team I work on. Love this picture. Definitely one of my favorites. Sterling says Craig has "Zac Efron" hair. ** click on to enlarge

Anxiously waiting for the arrival of all our company. Mom and dad will be here tomorrow and Jessica and Emma on Thursday. Can't wait to see everyone. It's going to be crazy here!

soccer, trampolining and earth day oh my!

Last day of soccer yesterday. "B" Finals. Unfortunately Kaedo's team got their butts kicked but were still thrilled to get medals, pop and donuts as a reward. They proudly hold 4th place for their age group. Kaedo is now hanging up his cleats until the Fall.

The trampoline made it's debut yesterday. Sterling was desperate to have it set up so he and Craig spent the afternoon and most of the early evening getting it set up. Sterling was so happy. He and Kaedo stayed in there, jumping and giggling well after dark. Don't know actually how they found their way out of the netting! Unfortunately, today it is pouring rain, so no trampoline for now. Sterling wanted to make sure it was set up for when Emma came. She will be here on Thursday! Ya!

Earth Hour was last night - 8:30-9:30pm. We participated by shutting off all the lights and pulled out every candle we could find and some board games and spent an hour laughing and having a great time. We played Disney Wheel of Fortune. I kicked ass, as usual! Ha! Yes, I do need to get a life.

The evening ended with us piled onto our bed watching Two and a Half Men, laughing our heads off. I'm sure the show is too old for the kids, but Sterling absolutely loves it and thinks Jake is hilarious.

Sad to report that my gramma fell on Friday and has been in the hospital since then. She was taken by ambulance on Friday evening and as of 11am this morning, she is still in emerg. She has a room, but has not yet been moved to a ward. I have visited her through the weekend, and while she is in pain, they are managing it with Morphine. I am hoping they get her into a ward soon, although I must say they are treating her well and her care has been excellent. My first visit with her was a little hard as she didn't know who I was and once I reminded her, she thought I was my cousin. A little heartbreaking, but totally understanding. She looks so tiny (heck, she is tiny). She is hoping to be out before mom and dad arrive on Wednesday, but I don't see that happening.

Well, that's it for now. Hope you all had a good weekend.

445

This is my (our) 445 post. Bored yet?
So, my life as a juror has come to an end. Yesterday, do to another juror, a Mistrial was called by the Judge. Sucks. I was enjoying myself and it was very interesting to see how the Court process works. One of my co-jurors was sick throughout the three days we were together and as I was sitting next to her, she coughed all over me repeatedly. Needless to say, I got home yesterday afternoon feeling none too good. Went to bed at 7pm. This morning I got up, got the kids to school and went to the doctor. Bronchitis. At least we know where Kaedo gets it from. So now I am off work today and tomorrow - Doctor's orders. I had to get a note for my job and guess what...$20. God! $20! For a note. Now I have no voice, can't kiss and hug my kids and am $20 poorer. Such is life. How's your week been?

Strange Names

While I have never been able to buy personalized items for my kids without special ordering them, I am happy to report that I would never go this far in my quest for the original - Jessica, take note!

Celebrity Off-spring Names:

Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q - Bono/U2
Jermajesty - Jermaine Jackson
Audio Science - Shannyn Sossaman - Actress/Knight's Tale
Fifi Trixibelle and Peaches Honeyblossom - Bob Geldof/Singer
Seven Sirius - Erykah Badu/Singer

Yikes!

I do remember a certain pregnant woman batting around the names Hamish and Lola Faloola. Craig is still hoping for Lola Faloola. Any chance???

(Jury) Duty Calls

First day of Jury selection -
picture this, if you can...100s of people packed into a cramped room all talking at once, the dull roar of indignance. People chattering on their cell phones, angry that they have to perform their civic duty.
After watching a hilarious video (propaganda) everyone is told the rules of the game. Having sat in the back of the room, I thought I could just blend in. No such luck. Quickly enough, myself and 99 of my closest friends were ushered into the courtroom. The court clerk stood up and welcomed the crowd and the judge explained the process. The first 30 were called, many of them excused. I however, was not one of them.

They now call me Juror #5

After being affirmed - I was the only one affirmed rather than swear on the Bible - I took my spot in seat 5. All was going well. I sat, watched the rest of the process and waited for the Jury to be presented.

After that, everything went to hell.

As we were being ushered out of the Jury Box, I neglected to watch for the stairs and quickly took a tumble, landing directly in front of the witness box. A collective "gasp" went through the courtroom and I jumped up proclaiming, "I'm fine". I then quickly walked out of the room and sank into a chair in the Jury Room.
After a 20 minute break, my ankle throbbing, we returned to the courtroom.

Luckily for me, the first thing the Judge said was,
"I should have mentioned it before, but watch your step!"

Thanks for that.

this is what Sundays are all about

A great afternoon spent walking the 3km Waterfront Trail at Hydro Park today. We had a terrific time. We walked, talked, had races, took pictures, played on the exercise equipment and had a great time just being together. We have made a pact to continue doing this. We are going to search out some other areas we can go to and look forward to those adventures as well.
In other news, Kaedo got his 3rd goal yesterday and it was awesome!
Hope you had a wonderful weekend. We sure did.

ahh, cute!

Tuesday night I had an 87 year old gentleman call me at work, here's how it went:

ME: "Good evening, thank you for calling ..., this is Shannon, how can I help you?"
HIM: "I have a joke for you"
ME: "Great, let hear it"
HIM: "Why did the M&Ms go to school?"
ME: "I don't know, why?"
HIM: "They wanted to be Smarties"