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Well.. another exciting morning in the life of Sheri.. for starters.. I stayed up WAY too late last night.. Matt's buddies came over.. and I was sewing Cabbage Patch Kid clothes until about 10..(I stayed home from work cause I had a sore throat and tummy ache and headache and had intended to go to bed around 9) and then me and matt stayed up talking until about 2... which is really stupid when I've gotta be up at 7:30...... blah We wouldn't have been up so late.. in fact I WAS in bed at 10 ish.. but then Matt came up and told me that he had loaded the bread machine backwards.. and now our bread for tomorrow has a big hole in the middle of it... which is not exactly helpful for making sandwiches.. So I was determined that I would not have to get up at 7 and bike to the store to buy bread to make sandwiches... so I got up and made biscuits.. so the kids would have something resembling bread in their lunches.. Matt thought I was nuts baking at that hour.. so I told him to ...

Well... the date was mostly good...We went for dinner at Harveys...and then we ended up playing mini gold.. which I think I beat Matt by about a million points.. and then we went to Chapters.. The mini golf was fun.. I think I've realized why Matt's putting takes so many strokes to get the ball into the hole... the more times he misses... the harder he hits the ball.. the farther away it gets.. I don't know what the REAL rules are.. but he had me playing where if my ball fell off the fairway I had to start over and take the shots taken as penalty.. but he had a MAX of 10 strokes per hole... (which he actually had to use three times... teehee) Anyways.. I seriously hope it helps his gold game that we had all that practice putting.. :) When we got to Chapters there was a Jazz band playing 1940's classic Jazz tunes.. They were really good.. but what shocked the heck out of me.. was when I looked at them and realized that I don't think a single one of them had...

Today was Grape Day... for anyone who doesn't live in St.Catharines.. this might totally perplex you.. actually.. I'm from Hamilton.. so it totally perplexes me too.. Everyone around here has this big deal about the Grape and Wine festival... (They've really changed the name to the WINE FESTIVAL it's better for tourism) Where mr.Grape wanders around and plays with the kids.. and the adults get smashed... and watch really crappy (and sometimes good so I hear but has yet to be proven) bands.. (maybe they like it cause they're drunk??) The whole city is in an uproar because they're kicked grape out of the title.. and in doing so have alienated anyone under the legal drinking age.. and those people allergic to alcohol.... (like me) So in junior kindergarten each year.. the teacher has a little grape party.. where the kids get to try all these different grape things.. white grapes, purple grapes, seedless grapes, seedy grapes, purple grape juice, white grape...

"Time to go to work, work all night search for underpants hey! We won't stop until we have underpants Yum tum yummy tum day!"

Well, it's been an interesting week, to say the least. Joey is now in school every day.. YAY and the co op student in his class is someone whose parents are good friends with another of my good friends... so hopefully I will have one spoiled little monkey this year.. lol. I've started another babysitting job.. which is cool.. a few afternoons a week just during the afternoon when Joey is home alone with no one to play with.. Drew's friend Jordan's little brother Riley.. so that works out ok. I took them swimming on wednesday last week.. and I guess this kid has never used water wings... only life jackets.. so we're on the way to the pool and he keeps asking "but how will we cloat?" the kid has a bit of a speach problem.. and I keep telling him that the water wings will make him float.. and he keeps asking "but how will we cloat?" and we get there and throw the water wings on him.. and he has no clue.. really doesn't beleive th...

This morning was nice... I took Joey to the park.. We walked over to the market... and then to the library... It's good to be busy.. though I don't know why the market decides to charge more for veggies that look to be seconds.. than the grocery store charges.. seriously people.. if I can get a basket of peaches from Zehrs for 2.99$ what makes you think I'll pay you 4.50$??? Idiots... same thing with tomatoes.. at the market.. she'd give them to me CHEAP for 10$ a bushel.. IF I buy 3 bushels.. (never mind that I don't have enough jars to can 3 bushels.. or time in a week) But I saw bushels at Zehrs as low as 7.99$.... and I only had to buy ONE!!!! I bet you can guess where I got my tomatoes from... On with the story... all we ended up getting at the market was a cookie and a spinach pastry... (funny story in this too..) We went up to the bakery guy.. and he's got these plastic dome lids over his wares... (good wares too.. a tad over priced.. but goo...

I must say... what a cool idea for a party!!! We just got back from swimming.. and before that a swingset warming party at Matt's cousins.. The fun part was the 2 hours we spent looking for Drew's ID before going over the border... didn't find it.. and ended up going over and they didn't even ask for it.. figures.. We got there and they had quite possibly the largest swingset I've ever seen... and one of those bouncy tents that they usually have at carnivals.. and a horse and donkey for the kids to ride... all this in addition to their pool!!!! So we had a great time.. Joey's best quote of the day was "I rode a pony, and a horse, and I'm going to ride the donkey, and one day I'm going to ride a PIG!!" He ended up riding the donkey twice!! no pigs though... Honestly you can't take me anywhere... It took me less than 5 minutes to spill pizza sauce on my shirt... (I really shouldn't have been eating pizza in the first place.. ...

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Just a little advice to all you people who, like me, have no idea just how badly out of shape you really are.... Don't ride a bike to work.. especially when someone warns you that the seat is loose... A friend gave me a bike this week.. so I can get to work and avoid some of the high gas prices... (more on that later) So I, idiot that I am, hop right on and off I go.. (matt did warn me that the seat needed tightening).. and about half way there I realize that it's just not going to work for me to actually sit down.. and I can't remember how to bike standing up.. much less with my purse in my hand.. by the time I got to work I was pouring sweat (well not pouring really.. but I WAS fairly damp and breathing hard) and barely able to stand... Ran straight for the fountain (well hobbled really) and took a huge drink of the best tasting water I've had in ages... I must say the cafeteria at work is not exactly helpful when you want to eat something decent for dinner... a bunch...

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: Sheri Birthday: July 29th 1977 Birthplace: Hamilton Ontario Current Location: St. Catharines Ontario Eye Color: Dark Brown Hair Color: brown Height: 5'2" Right Handed or Left Handed: Right Your Heritage: CANADIAN (that means all mixed up) The Shoes You Wore Today: leather topped sandals Your Weakness: food Your Fears: losing my family Your Perfect Pizza: anything as long as there's no cheese Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Lose weight, and pay off debts Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: lol Thoughts First Waking Up: Why does morning have to come so early Your Best Physical Feature: My eyes or my lips. Your Bedtime: supposed to be midnight. but more often 2 am Your Most Missed Memory: the summer I was 15. Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi, but presidents choice puts out a cheaper one. MacDonalds or Burger King: McD's. Single or Group Dates: neither.. I'm going out with my buds!!! Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: h...

Well.. it's saturday.. almost 2 pm.. I've given up the search for yummy food... I've settled for cream of wheat... at least it's not stale... Took Joey out swimming last night.. Drew had said he didn't want to go.. and Joey discovered how much fun it is to run and jump into the pool.. It was kind of funny though, cause he'd climb out of the pool.. wander over to the edge like he's going to jump.. and then remember that he likes to run and jump.. and he'd turn around and run over to the wall and then run back to the side of the pool STOP and then jump in.. lol.. it was hilarious.. He lasted an amazing 20 minutes in the pool last night... then he was all about the hot tub.. I told him it was ok for him to sit on the edge and just put his feet in.. So I swam around the pool a bit longer, but when the other people who were in the hot tub got out I went over there to keep an eye on him.. I went in for as long as I could stand.. started getting diz...

Ok... I've finally done it.. I've finally listed some of my doll stuff on ebay.. not a lot.. just a few outfits.. nothing I made.. just bits and pieces of original coleco outfits.. I wanna try to get myself an Xavier Roberts original soft sculpture doll.. and the only way that's going to happen is if I sell some of my cabbie stuff.. soooo... it begins.. I've got 10 listings up right now.. 9 vintage and 1 new outfit off of a new doll.. that I didn't like the color on her.. not my favorite outfit.. and I've bought her others.. check here if you want to see my listings... if you feel like making a donation to my softie fund.. buy something :)

We ended up going to find the trail we couldn't find at night... turns out we were in totally the wrong neighbourhood.. so that would explain it.. the trail wasn't on the island... more like across from the island.... and not so much a trail.. as a level spot between peoples yards and the lake... but still .. an incredible view... and we found some wild grapes and acorns... I collected the grapes and made juice out of them for the kids.. not bad really.. but a bit of an aftertaste.. kinda like when you eat wild grapes.. only not as strong.. and we got a bag full of acorns to bring to the park for the squirrels... Last night we had friends over for dinner and watched some Penn and Teller DVD's ... we ended up at the creationism episode of "bullshit"... and that's pretty much where it god weird... myself.. I have very little faith in science... my hubby and friend both seem to beleive in science... I figure science has been proved wrong enough times.. and the bi...

I ended up going out with a friend last night... and going for a walk down on henley island... which struck me as really dark and scary.. so we left... I kept seeing dead bodies everywhere... (which kept turning out to be piles of other stuff...) So we're headed back out today to look at the park in daylight... So I called Matt last night to let him know I was going to be a bit later than I thought because I had to go get Drew's prescription... but when I got home he hadn't gotten the message.... so he's throwing baited comments out at me... and I responded with ... gee you oughtta check the messages on the phone sometime... Maybe I should just totally get rid of the voicemail... it doesn't seem to be getting messages across for either of us lately...... (I waited dinner for 2 hours the other day waiting for him to come home, when he had left a message that he was eating at his aunts)... I think Joey set me up today... that little kid I think may be ...

Well.. what a fun trip to the doctors... can't say I didn't see this coming... but still a little... I dunno .. feeling a bit trampled.... It took dr. under 15 minutes to come to a diagnosis of ADHD for Drew.... We get to try medication now.... he's prescribed a slow release.. one tablet a day.. which is cool.. at least he doesn't have to take pills at school.. and man it's a good thing we have a drug plan.. cause these little suckers are 4$ each... ACK...I gotta find some way to get some cash together to cover the part of it we pay... 10% or something... should be under 20$.. maybe I can borrow it from my checking account... maybe my payment has hit the visa... I'll have to look into that... I'm feeling a little rough about the diagnosis... kinda like a failure.. I've given up on trying to do this like "normal kids"... I really didn't want to admit to myself that he might be ADHD... I was hoping we'd get a breakthrough.. and...

ok. I guess it's 10:26 am... that's not exactly early... but it sure was when I woke up... 7:30 am is just too early after working until 12:01... and not being able to get to sleep until 2am.... ACK... Man I need sleep... I got to thinking today... about men... and dishes... I thought last night I'd be nice and cook dinner for the Matt man... (which in reality means ... I throw the meat in the oven..with the best intentions.. and when he gets home he cooks the rest) So I pull out the corningware... and can't help but notice how badly in need of a washing it is... I don't get how someone can put away dishes that are that glaringly filthy... I don't care if it's already been through the dishwasher... it's still dirty.. clean it... BLAH mutter mutter mutter... stupid men... blah I say.. I took Joey to the park this morning.. Met up with Darcy and read the paper... spent about 1/2 an hour watching the city workers cut dead branches off the...

Guess it looks like I have about 18 minutes to post.... then time to pick Drew up from school... It's been a good day.. Took Drew to school.. Joey was upset that he didn't get to start today.. he has to wait to meet the teacher next monday.. Drew has a Dr's appointment tomorrow... I want to get an assessment on him to see why he has so much trouble learning.. the kid just can't focus... constantly distracted... by the simplest things.. like his pencil.. After dropping Drew off I took Joey to play group... I finally got to return the book I borrowed 2 months ago... "you just don't duct tape a baby" which was an excellent book.. I highly recommend it to anyone with kids.. and I ran into this guy from high school... not one of those people you really want to run into.. especially when you see that they haven't really improved at all with age... ick.. and he had to remind me of the time that we skipped class and went exploring in the sewer pipes...

What tree did you fall from? Find your birthday, find your tree and then scroll down... This is really cool and somewhat accurate, also in line with Celtic astrology. Jan 01 to Jan 11 - Fir Tree Jan 12 to Jan 24 - Elm Tree Jan 25 to Feb 03 - CypressTree Feb 04 to Feb 08 - Poplar Tree Feb 09 to Feb 18 - Cedar Tree Feb 19 to Feb 28 - Pine Tree Mar 01 to Mar 10 - Weeping Willow Tree Mar 11 to Mar 20 - Lime Tree Mar 21 - Oak Tree Mar 22 to Mar 31 - Hazelnut Tree Apr 01 to Apr 10 - Rowan Tree Apr 11 to Apr 20 - Maple Tree Apr 21 to Apr 30 - Walnut Tree May 01 to May 14 - Poplar Tree May 15 to May 24 - Chestnut Tree May 25 to Jun 03 - Ash Tree Jun 04 to Jun 13 - Hornbeam Tree Jun 14 to Jun 23 - Fig Tree Jun 24 - Birch Tree Jun 25 to Jul 04 - Apple Tree Jul 05 to Jul 14 - Fir Tree Jul 15 to Jul 25 - Elm Tree Jul 26 to Aug 04 - CypressTree Aug 05 to Aug 13 - Poplar Tree Aug 14 to Aug 23 - Cedar Tree Aug 24 to Sep 02 - Pine Tree Sep 03 to Sep 12 - Weeping Willow Tree Sep 13 to Sep 22 - Lime Tr...

Just pondering a few more things...... it's been a weird day.. My son Drew lost his second tooth today... as in lost it... did he swallow it?? did it leave?? who knows.... either way.. I don't have a toonie to put under his pillow... will have to rob his piggy bank for a quarter to put under there.. lol.. not like he ever notices.. I got home saturday night after an 8 hour shift.. I had asked Matt to get done what he could to get us closer to ready to spray for the fleas... I got home and he's whining that he spent 3 hours folding laundry... Now get this.. now I know why men don't get anything done... he had ONE basket of laundry folded... which I put away for him.. cause I thought there was more... and after I did that .. I realize that in the 3 hours he folded laundry.. that was all he got done.. and ... in between folding shirts.. he watched a movie... that's men for you.. My cat has hidden her babies in the kids closet... where I can...

Thought I'd start myself a little blog... since everyone else seems to be.. Feeling a bit sick today.. my nose is running.. We've been spending the last couple days trying to kill off the massive flea population in my house.. I guess that comes with 2 dogs and 2 cats and 5 kittens and a bunny... We spent all day yesterday cleaning and spraying and this morning.. what do I find on my dogs.. but more fleas.. guess more baths and Advantage for all.. The cleaning was mostly uneventful.. only a couple temper tantrums.. one smashed up keyboard.. and a broken jar.. It could have been worse.. I hate cleaning the basement.. There's still a mound of laundry to rival mount everest in the basement that needs folding.. and another even bigger that needs washing.. Today the kids seem intent on killing each other.. Joey fell head first off the couch this morning.. and for some reason Drew just hurt Joey in the basement... Matt's just sent him to bed.. ACK.....