GARNETTE'S RAMBLES: January 2007

mating trip!

Well about the end of november beginning of december some friends of ours Ariana and Eduardo went on what I call a mating trip. They took 1 months vacation around guatamala in the purpose of creating a child. Looked like a beautiful trip, for they sent me photos of there trip. Well I just found out tonight that it actually worked, Ariana is Pregnant and due in Augest. So who knows maybe we will catch the birth of the baby, that would be awsome. When ever I hear of these things it usually doesn't work on the first try, but good job Eduardo you have good swimmers.

First Day of Vacation!

I talked to my sister Gerri-Anne which was nice. It's always good to hear her voice.

Well today is the 1st day of vancation, and I'm very happy about that. My last day at work was just a gong show. I spent hours going over the schedule and the when everything was fixed and done, of course there was a mistake on it and another employee hadn't added hours that should have been added. Got that all figured out and then again same thing, ahhhhhh. I pritty much spent the whole shift calculating things over and over again.

Well I just got in trouble for not following someone elses agenda. I will be calling everyone today with thank you's for everything. I know it was not on Sanora's day but our focus was on her and making it special for her. I teld to get tunnel vision when it comes to Sanora, I love my kid what can I say. Talk to everyone soon.

Congrats Erica and Carlos

Well long ago I worked at Bojangles and 2 of my friends I worked with where pregnant at the same time. One had her baby 2 days ago and was in labour for a total of 7 hours. When Erica got to the hospital it was a total of 2 hours before she had the baby! That is absolutely nuts, I know I should not be so lucky. Their baby girl Aiana was a healthy 6and a half pounds, and looks like the biggest sweet heart. I guess I am next,lol.

Happy Birthday Sanora

Well my little girl is 5.....ahhhh it's very scary. Not only is she learning everything like crazy, but she's acting so mature. I have to shake my head at times at things she says. Man that kid though has sass, today Bryan said to her "Sanora your tired!" well her reply was "actually daddy I'm not, you can't tell me that, only I know if I am tired or not!" I just burst out laughing, becuase she is undenyably Bryan's kid sass and all.

Other than the fact that Bryan is at work right now, we had a good family day. I made Sanora Breakfast, then went out shopping and let her pick some things out. We had a Birthday lunch, and told Sanora to pick any place that she wanted to. Only my kid would have a hard time deciding between sushi, subway and Ricki's (Her choices) but we ended up going with Ricki's......they have pink milk! Sanora is one spoiled girl, she got tones of stuff and a nice variety to between everyone. She got crafts, cloths, and games. Sanora loved everything and was equally excited about everything that she got.

I keep going over and over in my head..."I have a 5 year old....and another one on the way!" It's very wierd for me to think that Sanora is getting so big and I am starting over again from square one. I spend years in disbelief that I was a mom, but now a mom of 2! We're all excited about the new arrival, and we're are so different this time around. We're so relaxed about her coming and about everything in general. Mind you we're just more relaxed in General up here. Tomorrow is my last day of work and I am very excited about that. I already miss working but I don't miss the chaos that surounds it.

1 shift left

Well work is coming to a close and i am very happy about that. I learned alot from working at Reitmans, alot about people and more about running I business. Some things have not changed though, I still don't care about fasion and I know now that I probebly wont be happy working in anything but forestry. So it will be off to school for me! I'm just happy not to worry about sleeve length, colour stories and department numbers.

Work aside I'm very excited to be able to really spend time with Sanora. I use to do tones of crafts, games and activities, but between the pregnancy and work I haven't had the energy to do much. I'm going to make a sling for the baby and some things for Sanora, maybe make her a big sister dress. Sanora has been asking me every day "when are you going to not work anymore?" Now it's the countdown to have the baby, and just the car seat left to get. My friend Erica who I worked at Bojangles with (there are 3 of us that are pregnant that worked together from there) and just got induced and she is probebly in labour as I'm writting this.

Attack of the Sienna Alien!

Well, that pants are definantly getting tighter and the shirts are creaping up. I may not have much cloths left, but that is ok, my leave starts soon. So, as long as I have 2 outfits that I can fit into for work, I am set. After my leave starts it will be PJ's....Pj's.......more Pj's and Bryan's t-shirts,lol. Soon Gerri will be home in canada, I will sigh my sigh of relief and throw that weight on my sholder out the window. I'm thinking of you Gerri, I love you!

Perfect house / Maternity leave

Well I had found my perfect house.... log house, big back yard, shop for Bryan, double garage, 3 bedroom, fruit trees and bushes. Well I phoned the realestate about the house and they told us there was an offer on the house on the second day up. So today we got the papers for pre-approval for a morgage at the yukon housing corperation. The company offers lower morages with a cap of $190,000 with much lower interest rates. So having the down payment that we do it's perfect for us. So we will be ready if anything comes up again.

On top of the talk that I had with my manager, I also get 1 week vacation. Sooooo, that means I get to go one week earlier than originally planed. January 27th is when I actually start my vacation and then February 3rd for my leave. I am really excited to spend more time with sanora, especially since she wont have to bounce around houses while we are at work.
Wile I am on Maternity leae I will beable to take her swimming more often, take her snow shoeing and just more activities in general. It's actually very wierd that I am going to be going so soon. Emagine that!

work drama

Well things have been crazy at work. I have been getting really warn out, and I am definantly one that doesn't like to admit when I can't do something. needless to say that i have been having problems with my manager. So it came to the point that I went to our district manager right before my manager was going down to vancouver. Well I worked with her the first time since and we sat at Starbucks for over an hour talking out every issue. I did't want to leave on a bad foot as well as there was issues that needed to be talked about. I feel good about things now, and I also know that I stood up for myself and did what was right. It funny because I have had imployeers spitting in my face and I don't even flinch, but have bad communication skills and it drives me absolutely bonkers.

Happy Birthday Bryan!

It is crazy how time flys by. My neice Jazmine was 2 on the 11th, Bryan today and Sanora will be 5 on the 26th.

Well Bryan your day may have gotten off to bad start but I hope it gets better. I love you bryan with every ounce of my heart and I feel like the luckiest woman alive to be your wife. I guess I can all us Siamese twins. I say that because we are 2 completely different people fussed together into a beautiful family. I wouldn't want it any other way. I look at these families where one person wears the pants and the other just follows like a lost puppy dog, and I could never be happy in that either way you look at it. I love you babe, I hope you have the best year of your life.

Baby Kicks

Bryan always talks to my stomach, and then feels the baby move around. Often she starts moving as soon as she hears his voice. The other night, when we where lying in bed Bryan was talking to her. When he does this his lips are directly to my stomach, and he happened to say some smart ass comment. Sienna kicked right where bryans lips where on my stomach, i wouldn't have believed if i wasn't watching. I started laughing so hard, already she's not taking any crap, that's my girl. That will be something that we'll have to tell her when she gets older for sure.

NIce start to the new year

Well today started with snow shoeing, it was awesome. I tried some different trails with a lot of large hills, and man did it take a lot out of me. I am thoroughly impressed at the full body work out though, especially with poles. Needless to say I have passed out for a little bit and now I am listening to Manu Chao to get me going again. I love it, I got one CD in my stocking and one from Bryan! I'm always listening to it now, I love dancing to it in the kitchen when no one is home, heh heh. I also talked to my grandmother today, which was nice, good to hear her voice. Bryan has described her voice as the ultimate grandma voice! I think it's cute, but she might not. It was very nice to hear from Gerri-Anne as well. It's always a relief to hear from her after a while of hearing nothing, especially when a lot happens during that time there. Gerri-Anne is planning her trip when she gets back, I am so excited that she will be here, in march some time. I'm going to have to show her off to everyone, I'm so proud. Every time she comes I'm always meaning to have a house party while she is here, that would be a prime time to make some more Sangria, yummmmmm.

Self Portraits!

5 years

well it's been 5 long years and so much has happened since. I celebrated this day with some snow shoeing and solitude. There's nothing better than you, the air and bright blue sky and silence..........then a skido goes by,lol. I think my mom would have really liked it up here, I can't wait till my dad comes up and we can do it together for her. A couple of month before my mom got sick she started her own e-mail address, i wonder if she was alive now if she would be like a fierce sponge like my mom's sister aunty Jan. I love you mom and I miss you every day!