Saturday, November 13, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
I'm really bad at this
I'm really bad at this whole blogging thing. Unless I have some kind of purpose to it other than personal reasons. I know that I was going to do the whole Feckless (which means pointless by the way) Friday thing, but I haven't updated in a couple weeks.. Again.
As usual, we have been SUPER busy. I suppose it's just life. We moved out of our cozy home in our little fishing town, to the only city on the island, which was over an hour away.
The place we are renting now pretty much sucks, but it was the only thing available immediately and would take our two dogs! But, it's a roof over our heads, in a place with much more oppurtunity for Merlin, Lily and I.
I have actually just expanded my business. Well I am in the process of it. Just got officially licensed as a federal and provincial, trademarked business!! And put in orders for a bunch of new products today, so I am SUPER stoked to launch these new products in early November.
I am also trying to find a web designer or team who I can work with at a reasonable price. I may have found one, just waiting on her reply. The site isn't terrible, but there are definitely some major changes that need to be made, it doesn't really reflect anything original about myself or my business right now. I also need a logo, and as I am not really the artistic type, I need someone to do that for me asap.
Apparently my birthday is in a couple days, I will be 22. I just never expected to be where I am today on my 22nd birthday. I am thankful that I am here though, with my best friend and my daughter.
I am also gearing up for Lily's birthday on November 13th. I have no idea what to do for it, as we don't really know anyone well enough to invite them to her party, let alone enough people to call it a party. I suppose it will be just the three of us, which should be nice. I need to learn how to bake a cake from scratch and decorate it nicely for my little bug. I want to make a ladybug cake...I hope I'm able too.
As Halloween is fast approaching as well, I want to leave you with a couple pictures that I couldn't wait until Halloween to post! I don't think we will be having three kids, but if we do, this will be our family Halloween costume, I love it! A BLT!!
I also couldn't wait until Halloween to post this:
As usual, we have been SUPER busy. I suppose it's just life. We moved out of our cozy home in our little fishing town, to the only city on the island, which was over an hour away.
The place we are renting now pretty much sucks, but it was the only thing available immediately and would take our two dogs! But, it's a roof over our heads, in a place with much more oppurtunity for Merlin, Lily and I.
I have actually just expanded my business. Well I am in the process of it. Just got officially licensed as a federal and provincial, trademarked business!! And put in orders for a bunch of new products today, so I am SUPER stoked to launch these new products in early November.
I am also trying to find a web designer or team who I can work with at a reasonable price. I may have found one, just waiting on her reply. The site isn't terrible, but there are definitely some major changes that need to be made, it doesn't really reflect anything original about myself or my business right now. I also need a logo, and as I am not really the artistic type, I need someone to do that for me asap.
Apparently my birthday is in a couple days, I will be 22. I just never expected to be where I am today on my 22nd birthday. I am thankful that I am here though, with my best friend and my daughter.
I am also gearing up for Lily's birthday on November 13th. I have no idea what to do for it, as we don't really know anyone well enough to invite them to her party, let alone enough people to call it a party. I suppose it will be just the three of us, which should be nice. I need to learn how to bake a cake from scratch and decorate it nicely for my little bug. I want to make a ladybug cake...I hope I'm able too.
As Halloween is fast approaching as well, I want to leave you with a couple pictures that I couldn't wait until Halloween to post! I don't think we will be having three kids, but if we do, this will be our family Halloween costume, I love it! A BLT!!
I also couldn't wait until Halloween to post this:
Friday, October 1, 2010
Feckless Friday
To get things started I hope someone at least gives a smirk over these, some of them had me actually laughing out load, the following are accounts from official court records. Showing that court recorders really do write down everything you say, even when you wish they hadn't. Check back next week for more.
Lawyer: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "Did you check for blood pressure?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "Did you check for breathing?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?"
Witness: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar."
Lawyer: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
Witness: "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."
Lawyer: "Now sir, I'm sure you are an intelligent and honest man--"
Witness: "Thank you. If I weren't under oath, I'd return the compliment."
Lawyer: "How many times have you committed suicide?"
Witness: "Four times."
Lawyer: "You say that the stairs went down to the basement?"
Witness: "Yes."
Lawyer: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"
Feckless Organization/Article of the week:
Now I'm going to take down a path much more serious. Velociraptor Attacks. And luckily for us this being the first day of October, since October is Velociraptor Awareness Month
No seriously, Velociraptor attack is the 3rd leading cause of death for men age 27-29. It is quickly becoming a pandemic. Haven't heard of it? Well at www.velociraptors.info they do not take this lightly, and I am here to help educate you a little more about raptors and why they are a danger to YOU.
The velociraptor is a bipedal carnivore with a long, stiffened tail and can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout. It bores a relatively large, sickle-shaped claw, typical of dromaeosaurid and troodontid dinosaurs. This enlarged claw, up to 67 millimeters (2.6 in) long around its outer edge, is a predatory device, used to tear into the prey, delivering a fatal blow.
Velociraptors are often found on tropical islands, converted to millionarie amusement parks, but are commonly being sighted in the Pacific Northwest. Of the essential facts you should know about velociraptors:
Please see their website for more info and how to check your home for Velociraptors.
Lastly, I want to introduce my Random Product of the Week.
This week we have the Zaky. The award winning therapeutic, bonding and positioning pillow. Ergonomically designed to help the baby feel comfortable and protected while assisting parents and their children feel closer to each other.
It is a soft but weighed pillow, partially filled - so that it conforms to the baby's body - that imitates the look, feel, weight, scent, and warmth of the parents’ hand and forearm.
-Upon further research, I did find out that apparently this ridiculous thing actually does have some background info as to why it could be beneficial. But really?? I think maybe, you should just hold your baby.
And I know, that as a mom myself, you don't always have the energy or the patience left to hold your baby, but I think this is just creepy.
Lawyer: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "Did you check for blood pressure?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "Did you check for breathing?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?"
Witness: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar."
Lawyer: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
Witness: "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."
Lawyer: "Now sir, I'm sure you are an intelligent and honest man--"
Witness: "Thank you. If I weren't under oath, I'd return the compliment."
Lawyer: "How many times have you committed suicide?"
Witness: "Four times."
Lawyer: "You say that the stairs went down to the basement?"
Witness: "Yes."
Lawyer: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"
Feckless Organization/Article of the week:
Now I'm going to take down a path much more serious. Velociraptor Attacks. And luckily for us this being the first day of October, since October is Velociraptor Awareness Month
No seriously, Velociraptor attack is the 3rd leading cause of death for men age 27-29. It is quickly becoming a pandemic. Haven't heard of it? Well at www.velociraptors.info they do not take this lightly, and I am here to help educate you a little more about raptors and why they are a danger to YOU.
The velociraptor is a bipedal carnivore with a long, stiffened tail and can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout. It bores a relatively large, sickle-shaped claw, typical of dromaeosaurid and troodontid dinosaurs. This enlarged claw, up to 67 millimeters (2.6 in) long around its outer edge, is a predatory device, used to tear into the prey, delivering a fatal blow.
Velociraptors are often found on tropical islands, converted to millionarie amusement parks, but are commonly being sighted in the Pacific Northwest. Of the essential facts you should know about velociraptors:
- Velociraptors hunt in packs, and are known to form an equilateral triangle around their prey.
- Velociraptors can accelerate 4 m/s2, with a top speed of 25 m/s on open terrain, 10 m/s while wounded, and 10 m/s in indoor laboratories.
- Velociraptors can open doors, but are slowed by them. They can open an initial door in approximately 5 minutes, and will take half that time for each subsequent door.
- Velociraptors do not know fear.
Please see their website for more info and how to check your home for Velociraptors.
Lastly, I want to introduce my Random Product of the Week.
This week we have the Zaky. The award winning therapeutic, bonding and positioning pillow. Ergonomically designed to help the baby feel comfortable and protected while assisting parents and their children feel closer to each other.
It is a soft but weighed pillow, partially filled - so that it conforms to the baby's body - that imitates the look, feel, weight, scent, and warmth of the parents’ hand and forearm.
-Upon further research, I did find out that apparently this ridiculous thing actually does have some background info as to why it could be beneficial. But really?? I think maybe, you should just hold your baby.
And I know, that as a mom myself, you don't always have the energy or the patience left to hold your baby, but I think this is just creepy.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Missing In Action
I've been totally MIA for the last few weeks. We've been super busy!
Firstly I have been trying to secure a small business loan for my business, Snaps & Snails. Which has actually proven to be much more headaches that I had anticipated with the company I chose to go through. Which is ironically a national company that is supposed to be there to help small businesses, ah well, c'est la vie I suppose. It's just annoying, because they gave me this little fill-in-the-blanks business plan to fill out. And I came back 2 days later with my own 30 page, 5 year business plan, which was above and beyond their expectations, but I am obviously the only one who is on the ball here, as it has been almost two months and I have heard nothing, and I call back nearly every day. I love how when people want money from you, there are all over it, but as soon as it comes to them giving it to you, they take their sweet time.
We've also been very busy helping my mother and brother in-law re-building a home they bought in New Brunswick. They bought a foreclosure and it is very obvious why. When we got there, there was no running water, no heat, no electricity, no toilet, no appliances. There were holes in every single wall, the tiles on the kitchen floor with glued on with wood glue, there was garbage stuffed into the holes in the wall. There were scratches in the wall paper, and it was just a mess in general.
My father in-law was called down to help with the plumbing as he is a plumber, so that helped a lot. He also helped with getting the electricity back on. And after he left, Merlin and I got to work while Grandma took baby out for fun and brother in-law went to University. (They moved to this dump so he wouldn't have to stay in student res like every other student in the world.) Anyways, we knocked down walls, put walls up, ripped out cabinets, put new ones in, ripped up floor tiles, layed new ones down. Tiled walls, ripped down wall paper, put new wall paper up, painted, cleaned, put in new light fixtures, put in wainscoting, helped them move their stuff inside, and now it's fairly nice and liveable.
There are still some smaller things that need to be done, we need to build a closet in the bathroom, put the trim around the floors and windows and put up crown molding in the living room, but it's turning out to be a nice little home finally.
Merlin has also started his own little business of picking and selling wild mushrooms. Something he's been doing since he was a little kid. And baby and I love it too. It's exciting when you find a big mushroom, and it's such a great reason to get out of the house and be active as a family. The dogs love going out into the woods and being able to be off leash. It's pretty win/win, as we are actually making some money off it, so it's a little more rewarding than simply hiking.
I'm also going to be heading to Regina, Saskatchewan for Thanksgiving, to get a little break and see my family there. Merlin has decided to sit this one out and spend it with his family in New Brunswick. I'm a little apprehensive to go on the plane with my almost 11 month old! It was A LOT easier when she was 1 month old (our first flight) and again when she was 4 months. As she didn't move much and was still breastfed at those times, so she nursed the whole flights. If anyone has any tips for flying with an older baby it would GREATLY appreciated, let me know in the comments!!
I'd also love to hear how you guys stay active with your families!!
Firstly I have been trying to secure a small business loan for my business, Snaps & Snails. Which has actually proven to be much more headaches that I had anticipated with the company I chose to go through. Which is ironically a national company that is supposed to be there to help small businesses, ah well, c'est la vie I suppose. It's just annoying, because they gave me this little fill-in-the-blanks business plan to fill out. And I came back 2 days later with my own 30 page, 5 year business plan, which was above and beyond their expectations, but I am obviously the only one who is on the ball here, as it has been almost two months and I have heard nothing, and I call back nearly every day. I love how when people want money from you, there are all over it, but as soon as it comes to them giving it to you, they take their sweet time.
We've also been very busy helping my mother and brother in-law re-building a home they bought in New Brunswick. They bought a foreclosure and it is very obvious why. When we got there, there was no running water, no heat, no electricity, no toilet, no appliances. There were holes in every single wall, the tiles on the kitchen floor with glued on with wood glue, there was garbage stuffed into the holes in the wall. There were scratches in the wall paper, and it was just a mess in general.
My father in-law was called down to help with the plumbing as he is a plumber, so that helped a lot. He also helped with getting the electricity back on. And after he left, Merlin and I got to work while Grandma took baby out for fun and brother in-law went to University. (They moved to this dump so he wouldn't have to stay in student res like every other student in the world.) Anyways, we knocked down walls, put walls up, ripped out cabinets, put new ones in, ripped up floor tiles, layed new ones down. Tiled walls, ripped down wall paper, put new wall paper up, painted, cleaned, put in new light fixtures, put in wainscoting, helped them move their stuff inside, and now it's fairly nice and liveable.
There are still some smaller things that need to be done, we need to build a closet in the bathroom, put the trim around the floors and windows and put up crown molding in the living room, but it's turning out to be a nice little home finally.
Merlin has also started his own little business of picking and selling wild mushrooms. Something he's been doing since he was a little kid. And baby and I love it too. It's exciting when you find a big mushroom, and it's such a great reason to get out of the house and be active as a family. The dogs love going out into the woods and being able to be off leash. It's pretty win/win, as we are actually making some money off it, so it's a little more rewarding than simply hiking.
I'm also going to be heading to Regina, Saskatchewan for Thanksgiving, to get a little break and see my family there. Merlin has decided to sit this one out and spend it with his family in New Brunswick. I'm a little apprehensive to go on the plane with my almost 11 month old! It was A LOT easier when she was 1 month old (our first flight) and again when she was 4 months. As she didn't move much and was still breastfed at those times, so she nursed the whole flights. If anyone has any tips for flying with an older baby it would GREATLY appreciated, let me know in the comments!!
I'd also love to hear how you guys stay active with your families!!
Check out this sweet give away from Heavenly Hold!!
Babywearing is an ancient method of carrying your baby. Used in almost every culture in the world and recorded throughout history it has many, many positive effects. And whether you're doing it for the attachment and benefits, or just because it's convenient, and much more affordable than a big bulky travel system and stroller, babywearing is awesome!!
Heavenly Hold is an awesome resource for babywearing as well as babywearing products and right now they are giving away an ERGO baby carrier! One of the hottest baby wearing products on the market!
The contest closes tomorrow!! So if you want to get in on it, make sure you enter ASAP!
Click here to enter.
Heavenly Hold is an awesome resource for babywearing as well as babywearing products and right now they are giving away an ERGO baby carrier! One of the hottest baby wearing products on the market!
The contest closes tomorrow!! So if you want to get in on it, make sure you enter ASAP!
Click here to enter.
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