Another week done, but nothing too exciting to report. Steph had a two day retreat about an hour from here at a cute cottage place. He said that he had a great time - good to mingle with the local people so to speak. And he said that the view was unbelievable. Waking up on the edge of the ocean was breath taking.
So it meant that i spent my first night alone here with the girls. Went as well as expected.
Kat is really enjoying school. She brings home several french words each day. And talks about this friend or that friend.
We found out this week that our house is under new management (rental management). So we will be sending them an email about the work that has to be done around the house. And hopefully they are speedier than the last management. It's nothing major though, but just stuff that would be nice to get done. And we will be waiting to hear from them regarding how they will "pay" us for the painting that we will be doing.
If i can get a picture of a recent visitor to our bird feeder, we will be playing a "who is it?" game on here. Very beautiful bird nonetheless.
I've started on some basic craft projects to keep me a little busy (when i am tired of cleaning the house). Right now i'm working on a shelf for Dani's room. :) Hopefully it will turn out really cute :)
Weekend plans revolve around our usual stuff.. shopping around at the sales, cleaning the house, making the house more like a home.. and a trip to the library! :) Girls are pretty excited to get some new books. We got a chapter book about Arthur last time that we would read at bedtime. Took us probably 6 nights to read it, but it was always something to look forward to.
TTFN! :)
Friday, September 28, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
A Newfie Car.
LOL Couldn't resist the title. But our car has Newfoundland Plates on it now. (because it's a lease we had to wait for a Power of Attorney letter from GMAC since technically they own the car).
The weather is getting chillier. The birds have found our feeder. Last night there were several Blue Jays plus several little birds that were visiting the feeder. The girls are loving it. And Azzie is "loving" it too. ;)
Kat and Ellie have been missing their families back in Ontario, and they would really appreciate any snail mail letters that anyone would like to send. And maybe adding little tokens (stickers, pictures, magazine clippings, etc) would be very nice too. They get to check the mail every day because that is where the bus stops to pick Kat up.
The weather is getting chillier. The birds have found our feeder. Last night there were several Blue Jays plus several little birds that were visiting the feeder. The girls are loving it. And Azzie is "loving" it too. ;)
Kat and Ellie have been missing their families back in Ontario, and they would really appreciate any snail mail letters that anyone would like to send. And maybe adding little tokens (stickers, pictures, magazine clippings, etc) would be very nice too. They get to check the mail every day because that is where the bus stops to pick Kat up.
Monday, September 24, 2007
A little more "home"
After a busy Saturday of running around getting some good deals on things, we spent just a little bit of Sunday shopping. And spent the rest of the day doing some house stuff.. Got all the stuff hung up in the dining room (pictures, shelves, etc).. Got some pictures hung up in the hallway.. Got a birdfeeder installed on our deck (which was visited by 2 bluejays this morning). Got a coat rack installed for the girls. Got a shelf installed in the girls room. And we started getting the stuff installed in the livingroom.. So while the walls are not painted in the colours that we would like, it starting to feel more like Home. :)
In our good deals on Sunday we got a great little thing for Ellie. A kindergarten learning kit which included about 8 learning books, a DVD, a CD, a CD-Rom, a Bingo game, 2 sets of flash cards, and markers - all for only 24.99$!! That's enough to teach Ellie all of the kindergarten stuff.. and there was a grade 1 set too, so if we finish the kindergarten stuff, we can move onto the Gr. 1 stuff. :) Good stuff! :)
We went to see our Ducks at the pond last night. A short visit. Either they were already fed, or It was too cold for them to come out of the pond, but we didn't get a greeting outside of the pond. So we threw their treat into the pond for them to enjoy. I don't know if we will see them much longer though. But i'm glad they were still there last night. The girls will be very excited to have them back in the spring!
In our good deals on Sunday we got a great little thing for Ellie. A kindergarten learning kit which included about 8 learning books, a DVD, a CD, a CD-Rom, a Bingo game, 2 sets of flash cards, and markers - all for only 24.99$!! That's enough to teach Ellie all of the kindergarten stuff.. and there was a grade 1 set too, so if we finish the kindergarten stuff, we can move onto the Gr. 1 stuff. :) Good stuff! :)
We went to see our Ducks at the pond last night. A short visit. Either they were already fed, or It was too cold for them to come out of the pond, but we didn't get a greeting outside of the pond. So we threw their treat into the pond for them to enjoy. I don't know if we will see them much longer though. But i'm glad they were still there last night. The girls will be very excited to have them back in the spring!
Friday, September 21, 2007
Just a quickie
Everyone here seems to be getting over the cold.. so you know what that means, it's mommy's turn. I've had the starting symptoms for the past day or so, so guess that means i'll be hit hard soon enough.
Dani is going for naps and going to bed without a single tear. (yah) and she hasn't asked for
"num nums" in 5 days now (during the day that is). She just "asks" for her cuddles with mommy, and will quickly find a comfy spot and fall right to sleep on me. so sweet! :)
Kat has school pictures today. We have ordered the biggest package, so i'm sure there will be plenty of pictures there for the family.
One thing i am having the most trouble getting use to over here is the time change in relation to the tv shows. For instance : Prime Time shows start here at 9:30 pm. So last night's survivor starts at 930, and with my being exhausted (due to the cold starting), i wasn't even able to watch the end. geez.. and forget about the normal 9pm shows.. they start at 1030! Guess we either have to get a PVR or i'll have to start downloading the shows so i can continue to enjoy my favourites. LOL
Dani is going for naps and going to bed without a single tear. (yah) and she hasn't asked for
"num nums" in 5 days now (during the day that is). She just "asks" for her cuddles with mommy, and will quickly find a comfy spot and fall right to sleep on me. so sweet! :)
Kat has school pictures today. We have ordered the biggest package, so i'm sure there will be plenty of pictures there for the family.
One thing i am having the most trouble getting use to over here is the time change in relation to the tv shows. For instance : Prime Time shows start here at 9:30 pm. So last night's survivor starts at 930, and with my being exhausted (due to the cold starting), i wasn't even able to watch the end. geez.. and forget about the normal 9pm shows.. they start at 1030! Guess we either have to get a PVR or i'll have to start downloading the shows so i can continue to enjoy my favourites. LOL
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Wild Kingdom
A blog all about the animals..
Let's start with the family pets. Inka, well Inka is her regular self. Steph and I see her after the girls go to bed. Sometimes we will see her sneak downstairs, avoiding the girls at all costs. Sometimes she will forget, and let the girls *gasp* get close to her.
Azzie, now he has a whole other story to tell. Something happened between the time that he left in my parents car, and when he arrived here. He is still the loving, social, needy cat, but something is different, and yesterday, we found out what. He is Brave! He ventured OUTSIDE! In the late afternoon while i make dinner, i leave the kitchen door to the deck open. The girls are free to play out there, stay inside, or make laps from the livingroom to the deck and back again. They love it. While i was watching them, Azzie went up to the door. This is something that he has done before. He will sniff the outside air, but will quickly head back inside again. So i thought nothing of it, until he slowly crept out the door. Okay, fine. He got to the end of the door, got spooked and bolted back inside. I thought for sure it was the end of that, and went to make dinner.
Several minutes later, Steph went out to make sure all the light toys were in, and lookie lookie who was coming up the stairs!!! *gasp* he had gone outside without us seeing and gone to the bottom of the stairs.
Tonight, i tried to keep a close eye on him while the door was open - and how could i not open the door - it was a beautiful 18C out there!! Didn't see him go out, but thought for sure i had missed him, but he came out of our room when Steph got home. I didn't think much of when he went on the deck a little later.. Thinking, he may be brave, but he's not that brave. We would keep an eye on him while he explored the deck and stairs. Well the little bugger not only went to the bottom of the stairs, but he got off, wandered around the bottom of the stairs and then headed through our back yard. We tried to coax him back, but fearing he wouldn't come back, and with Dani and Kat freaking out at him from the deck, i went out to get him. He had left our property and was in the neighbour behind us smelly their fence. Geez.. just what we need, a brave cat. It was better when he was fearful of the outside. ;)
Azzie's Adventure Pics
So now you are asking yourself.. what other animals could i possibly talk about? Did we make a trip to the ocean and see wildlife there? Nope. These next animals live just two streets down from us. A very easy walk through the park on beautiful pathways.
But i think i'll let the pictures do the talking, so take a look at these!
Our Local Gang
And now since it's almost 11pm local time, i am heading to bed, and will write about our local gang tomorrow. LOL
Let's start with the family pets. Inka, well Inka is her regular self. Steph and I see her after the girls go to bed. Sometimes we will see her sneak downstairs, avoiding the girls at all costs. Sometimes she will forget, and let the girls *gasp* get close to her.
Azzie, now he has a whole other story to tell. Something happened between the time that he left in my parents car, and when he arrived here. He is still the loving, social, needy cat, but something is different, and yesterday, we found out what. He is Brave! He ventured OUTSIDE! In the late afternoon while i make dinner, i leave the kitchen door to the deck open. The girls are free to play out there, stay inside, or make laps from the livingroom to the deck and back again. They love it. While i was watching them, Azzie went up to the door. This is something that he has done before. He will sniff the outside air, but will quickly head back inside again. So i thought nothing of it, until he slowly crept out the door. Okay, fine. He got to the end of the door, got spooked and bolted back inside. I thought for sure it was the end of that, and went to make dinner.
Several minutes later, Steph went out to make sure all the light toys were in, and lookie lookie who was coming up the stairs!!! *gasp* he had gone outside without us seeing and gone to the bottom of the stairs.
Tonight, i tried to keep a close eye on him while the door was open - and how could i not open the door - it was a beautiful 18C out there!! Didn't see him go out, but thought for sure i had missed him, but he came out of our room when Steph got home. I didn't think much of when he went on the deck a little later.. Thinking, he may be brave, but he's not that brave. We would keep an eye on him while he explored the deck and stairs. Well the little bugger not only went to the bottom of the stairs, but he got off, wandered around the bottom of the stairs and then headed through our back yard. We tried to coax him back, but fearing he wouldn't come back, and with Dani and Kat freaking out at him from the deck, i went out to get him. He had left our property and was in the neighbour behind us smelly their fence. Geez.. just what we need, a brave cat. It was better when he was fearful of the outside. ;)
Azzie's Adventure Pics
So now you are asking yourself.. what other animals could i possibly talk about? Did we make a trip to the ocean and see wildlife there? Nope. These next animals live just two streets down from us. A very easy walk through the park on beautiful pathways.
But i think i'll let the pictures do the talking, so take a look at these!
Our Local Gang
And now since it's almost 11pm local time, i am heading to bed, and will write about our local gang tomorrow. LOL
Monday, September 17, 2007
First day of "normal"
Steph headed to work this morning at 8am. And by noon, he already had his email address, phone number and parking spot all set up. So sounds like his first day is going well.
Here, it means that I am home alone with the three girls, trying to find the best routine for us. Kat has started her two weeks in the afternoon schedule at school, so she gets picked up at about 1245, and is home at about 315. She is starting the signs of the cold (sore throat and some coughing), so fingers are crossed that it goes away as quickly as it did for the other girls, and Steph. We will be discussing the possibility of starting her on the inhaler treatments sooner rather than waiting it out.
We started Dani in the crib last night.. And boy, does that girl ever have a temper. But good news, is she cried a lot less in the crib than she did in our arms the previous few nights. She only cried for about 20 minutes, but the poor thing fell asleep standing up in the crib, so we had to endure another few minutes of crying after i put her back onto the mattress. But she slept a good 5 hour stretch, so we will keep at it. She hasn't nursed before bedtime in a week now, and hasn't nursed for naptime in 5 days. Today will be the ultimate test for nap time since i can't count on a car trip at nap time. But she slept in til 9am this morning, so maybe she can make it to 730/8pm without one.
The weather in the evenings have been quite nice the past couple of nights, so we have been enjoying a nice walk as a family. We have found a few paths close by that lead through the park (baseball, soccer, tennis, and basketball there), and through some forests. Very pretty with all the streams, and bridges, and whatnot. I'll have to remember to take my camera next time.
Here, it means that I am home alone with the three girls, trying to find the best routine for us. Kat has started her two weeks in the afternoon schedule at school, so she gets picked up at about 1245, and is home at about 315. She is starting the signs of the cold (sore throat and some coughing), so fingers are crossed that it goes away as quickly as it did for the other girls, and Steph. We will be discussing the possibility of starting her on the inhaler treatments sooner rather than waiting it out.
We started Dani in the crib last night.. And boy, does that girl ever have a temper. But good news, is she cried a lot less in the crib than she did in our arms the previous few nights. She only cried for about 20 minutes, but the poor thing fell asleep standing up in the crib, so we had to endure another few minutes of crying after i put her back onto the mattress. But she slept a good 5 hour stretch, so we will keep at it. She hasn't nursed before bedtime in a week now, and hasn't nursed for naptime in 5 days. Today will be the ultimate test for nap time since i can't count on a car trip at nap time. But she slept in til 9am this morning, so maybe she can make it to 730/8pm without one.
The weather in the evenings have been quite nice the past couple of nights, so we have been enjoying a nice walk as a family. We have found a few paths close by that lead through the park (baseball, soccer, tennis, and basketball there), and through some forests. Very pretty with all the streams, and bridges, and whatnot. I'll have to remember to take my camera next time.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
A catch up
A few days since a good blog post, so here goes it. Girls are quiet eating their snack, Steph is Cnd Tire getting a good deal on a oil change, and hopefully i can type fast enough to get this done before i need to do something else. ;)
On Thursday, the weather was just gorgeous, so after picking Kat up at school, we headed to Signal Hill. Wish i could say that the adventure went great, and the girls enjoyed themselves, but even though the sky was cloudless, the wind was strong. So strong in fact that the observation deck of the tower was closed! Yikes. So the girls were freaking out about being blown away, Kat was freaking out any time that i got close to the wall. So the trip wasn't as planned, so we will try it again in the spring. One really cool thing about the trip there was apparently we timed it really well cause the boat that was carrying our car was coming into the harbour!! So we got to watch it from the ocean and watch it go into the harbour from Signal hill! Too cool!
On Friday, Kat got to take the bus to school and back home again! She was definitely excited! The morning bus was pretty full, but the bus bringing her home at lunch had all of 2 kids on it! So out of 2 kindergarten classes (one english and one french - probably a good 24 students) only 2 kids take the bus back home! WOW!
Friday morning, we got the wonderful call - our car was being delivered within the hour! phew. got our car back. Got all the carseats installed (very well too).
Friday afternoon after Kat got home and everyone had some lunch, we decided to take a safer adventure - no wind, not cold, no chances of mommy falling off a wall. We went to the public library and got everyone (except Dani) a library card, and took out 6 kids books. We are making it an every two week trip there to exchange their books. The library is very nice. a whole floor dedicated to the Children's library. Lots of selection, a cute little play table, a nice fish tank. So the girls had alot of fun there and are enjoying their new books.
Today.. Well getting back into a normal weekend routine since Steph is going back to work on Monday. Did a normal Zellers trip, though failed to get drapes for the kitchen - the morning sun is blinding through that window. Oh well, we will try again. We made a short, unproductive trip to the local surplus furniture warehouse, cause they had listed chairs available that would match our dining room set, but they were not available, but we did get a cute chair for the den.
And while we didn't see it at the store, how cute is this bed? And surprisingly only $400. But i could see arguments of who got to sleep in the bed with the slide. LOL But i'm sure we could figure out a rotation schedule for everyone to enjoy it.
Oh.. met another neighbour yesterday. They are an older couple, but we only have them as neighbours for another 5-6 weeks, and then they head down to Florida for 6 months. Guess they won't mind too much if they girls use their snow in their backyard this winter. LOL
On Thursday, the weather was just gorgeous, so after picking Kat up at school, we headed to Signal Hill. Wish i could say that the adventure went great, and the girls enjoyed themselves, but even though the sky was cloudless, the wind was strong. So strong in fact that the observation deck of the tower was closed! Yikes. So the girls were freaking out about being blown away, Kat was freaking out any time that i got close to the wall. So the trip wasn't as planned, so we will try it again in the spring. One really cool thing about the trip there was apparently we timed it really well cause the boat that was carrying our car was coming into the harbour!! So we got to watch it from the ocean and watch it go into the harbour from Signal hill! Too cool!
On Friday, Kat got to take the bus to school and back home again! She was definitely excited! The morning bus was pretty full, but the bus bringing her home at lunch had all of 2 kids on it! So out of 2 kindergarten classes (one english and one french - probably a good 24 students) only 2 kids take the bus back home! WOW!
Friday morning, we got the wonderful call - our car was being delivered within the hour! phew. got our car back. Got all the carseats installed (very well too).
Friday afternoon after Kat got home and everyone had some lunch, we decided to take a safer adventure - no wind, not cold, no chances of mommy falling off a wall. We went to the public library and got everyone (except Dani) a library card, and took out 6 kids books. We are making it an every two week trip there to exchange their books. The library is very nice. a whole floor dedicated to the Children's library. Lots of selection, a cute little play table, a nice fish tank. So the girls had alot of fun there and are enjoying their new books.
Today.. Well getting back into a normal weekend routine since Steph is going back to work on Monday. Did a normal Zellers trip, though failed to get drapes for the kitchen - the morning sun is blinding through that window. Oh well, we will try again. We made a short, unproductive trip to the local surplus furniture warehouse, cause they had listed chairs available that would match our dining room set, but they were not available, but we did get a cute chair for the den.
And while we didn't see it at the store, how cute is this bed? And surprisingly only $400. But i could see arguments of who got to sleep in the bed with the slide. LOL But i'm sure we could figure out a rotation schedule for everyone to enjoy it.
Oh.. met another neighbour yesterday. They are an older couple, but we only have them as neighbours for another 5-6 weeks, and then they head down to Florida for 6 months. Guess they won't mind too much if they girls use their snow in their backyard this winter. LOL
Thursday, September 13, 2007
More pictures
Taking alot of time today to upload as many pictures as i can to share with everyone. I'll do my blog about what we did today later tonight.
During uploading, alot of pictures ended up going in backwards chronological order, so if it doesn't make sense, that's why.
Alright.. Starting at almost the beginning :
The Ottawa Hotel stay - the Albert at Bay hotel
The Downtown Ottawa Tour
The Airport
Phew...
Middle Cove Beach
Move in Day
Rainy Day in St. John's
I hope all the links worked. *fingers crossed*
During uploading, alot of pictures ended up going in backwards chronological order, so if it doesn't make sense, that's why.
Alright.. Starting at almost the beginning :
The Ottawa Hotel stay - the Albert at Bay hotel
The Downtown Ottawa Tour
The Airport
Phew...
Middle Cove Beach
Move in Day
Rainy Day in St. John's
I hope all the links worked. *fingers crossed*
Cape Spear Pictures
:)
Click here
Enjoy! Lots more pictures to come. Uploading them as fast as the computer, and the girls let me!! ;)
Click here
Enjoy! Lots more pictures to come. Uploading them as fast as the computer, and the girls let me!! ;)
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
One room organized...
Many to go.
But the kitchen is organized. Counters are cleaned off.. The stuff is in the cupboards where we think it should go. So much more counter space than the townhouse. We can actually fit the toaster oven, the kettle, the knifes, the paper towels, the "food film" (the huge costco one), pluse 6 canisters, and a wicker basket for my pills, and still have PLENTY of space. It's wonderful!! :) (and believe it or not, we still have several shelves in the cupboards empty LOL).
It's a rainy day today. A rainy day here puts almost any other city to shame. Our usual view outside out kitchen window is the mountains.. now i can barely see 2 houses across from ours and then nothing but gray fog. Today was suppose to be Kat's first day on the bus, but a mutual decision has moved it to tomorrow, because she wants it to be a family event.
At our house in Ottawa we had a family of morning doves that always visited.. Here, we have some crows, some sparrows, and one beautiful big blue jay, that comes and sits on our deck every evening. I'm trying to get a picture of him, but he flies away easily, so it's going to take some time.
Ellie's cold is completely gone. Dani got it, and it only lasted for 2 days, and 1 night. And now Steph woke up with the sore throat, so we can only hope that it lasts as long as Ellie & Dani's cold, and he will be all better in a couple of days. But for now, he isn't talking much, and i think he would rather stay in bed. (too bad the bed is full of folded laundry ;))
That's it for now. Next really nice day Kat wants to head to the "castle on top of the mountain".. also known as Signal hill. So hopefully tomorrow or Friday afternoon we will be able to head there. I would also love to visit the "underwater lake" before Steph goes back to work on Monday, but we will have to wait and see. Besides, we will be going there on the 26th (i believe) for the duck race, so might just wait til then.
But the kitchen is organized. Counters are cleaned off.. The stuff is in the cupboards where we think it should go. So much more counter space than the townhouse. We can actually fit the toaster oven, the kettle, the knifes, the paper towels, the "food film" (the huge costco one), pluse 6 canisters, and a wicker basket for my pills, and still have PLENTY of space. It's wonderful!! :) (and believe it or not, we still have several shelves in the cupboards empty LOL).
It's a rainy day today. A rainy day here puts almost any other city to shame. Our usual view outside out kitchen window is the mountains.. now i can barely see 2 houses across from ours and then nothing but gray fog. Today was suppose to be Kat's first day on the bus, but a mutual decision has moved it to tomorrow, because she wants it to be a family event.
At our house in Ottawa we had a family of morning doves that always visited.. Here, we have some crows, some sparrows, and one beautiful big blue jay, that comes and sits on our deck every evening. I'm trying to get a picture of him, but he flies away easily, so it's going to take some time.
Ellie's cold is completely gone. Dani got it, and it only lasted for 2 days, and 1 night. And now Steph woke up with the sore throat, so we can only hope that it lasts as long as Ellie & Dani's cold, and he will be all better in a couple of days. But for now, he isn't talking much, and i think he would rather stay in bed. (too bad the bed is full of folded laundry ;))
That's it for now. Next really nice day Kat wants to head to the "castle on top of the mountain".. also known as Signal hill. So hopefully tomorrow or Friday afternoon we will be able to head there. I would also love to visit the "underwater lake" before Steph goes back to work on Monday, but we will have to wait and see. Besides, we will be going there on the 26th (i believe) for the duck race, so might just wait til then.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Slowly getting there
After a busy day yesterday shopping, we are taking it pretty easy today. It's amazing how much you can spend when you first move into a new place - between food, cleaners, drapes, etc, it certainly adds up, and we are constantly remembering things that we should get, or things that would make organizing a new place easier (and trust me, with three young girls, and a ton of clothes, and a ton of toys, any organization is a wonderful thing).
Kat started her first full week of school today. She impressed her teacher by already knowing the "Bonjour, mes amis" song that he was teaching today. And of course our enthusiastic little girl was singing louder than the rest of the class. ;)
We are making progress in each of the rooms. This afternoon we have been working on the girls' playroom. All the cardboard boxes have been unpacked. The new Ikea storage shelves have been built. The toys are slowly getting sorted, but it seems the girls want to play with each of the toys before they get sorted and put away - who would have guessed. ;) So after we got the boxes unpacked, we let the girls just play - why work all day, right. Steph and I can always sort while the girls sleep.
No word yet on the whereabouts on our car. We kept our rental for another day, but taking it back tonight.
Of course more pictures will be loaded soon. I just need to sit down with the computer after the girls go to bed, and just upload a ton of them.
Kat started her first full week of school today. She impressed her teacher by already knowing the "Bonjour, mes amis" song that he was teaching today. And of course our enthusiastic little girl was singing louder than the rest of the class. ;)
We are making progress in each of the rooms. This afternoon we have been working on the girls' playroom. All the cardboard boxes have been unpacked. The new Ikea storage shelves have been built. The toys are slowly getting sorted, but it seems the girls want to play with each of the toys before they get sorted and put away - who would have guessed. ;) So after we got the boxes unpacked, we let the girls just play - why work all day, right. Steph and I can always sort while the girls sleep.
No word yet on the whereabouts on our car. We kept our rental for another day, but taking it back tonight.
Of course more pictures will be loaded soon. I just need to sit down with the computer after the girls go to bed, and just upload a ton of them.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
A trip to the east
Yesterday, we went driving east, and only stopped when we couldn't go any more east. ;) We went to Cape Spear, the most east point in North America. Steph, Kat, and Ellie went into the original lighthouse (Dani and I stayed outside, because Dani, and old artifacts just don't mix). And then we walked the boardwalk around the newer lighthouse. The girls did great. And i was called a "trooper" by another tourist because I was walking all those stairs with a 25lb weight on my hip. LOL
We also got a lot of shopping done yesterday.. out fridge and cupboards are nicely stocked now, and I have pants to wear - as oppose to Capris. LOL
Today more shopping. We are returning our rental van tonight, so we may be a few days without a car, so we need to make sure we have everything we need for the next few days until our car arrives.
House is coming together nicely. Steph has been working hard in the den, and the desk is now together, and the computer set up. I have been working on the girls' rooms trying to get their clothes organized. Slow work, but its getting done.
We also got a lot of shopping done yesterday.. out fridge and cupboards are nicely stocked now, and I have pants to wear - as oppose to Capris. LOL
Today more shopping. We are returning our rental van tonight, so we may be a few days without a car, so we need to make sure we have everything we need for the next few days until our car arrives.
House is coming together nicely. Steph has been working hard in the den, and the desk is now together, and the computer set up. I have been working on the girls' rooms trying to get their clothes organized. Slow work, but its getting done.
Friday, September 7, 2007
A different type of blog
Since move wise, and excitement wise, things are slowing down quickly, and the blog would be very short, thought i would update in a different way.
I guess i will start with the littlest one. Dani. She has had a rough night here and there due to the fast food we were eating, and the fast food industry just isn't all that dairy free. So she has had more milk in her diet than she should, but considering, she is doing good. She is adjusting well to the new house, and has mastered going down the stairs since getting here. We are hoping that she is going to be an easier than Ellie potty trainer since she already tells us that her bum is dirty, and she has started asking to sit on the potty like her big sisters. LOL Her vocabulary is blooming, and even though we are still lacking the "Mommy" word that i so desperately want, she is saying plenty of other words that keep us amused. Our latest favourite is "Ding" from the van dinging when the seatbelts aren't buckled fast enough. LOL
Ellie.. well Ellie is Ellie. Like Dani she is adjusting fine to the new house and what not. Unfortunately she was struck with the first cold of the season, but considering all the *public* things she has touched between here and Ottawa, it's not all that surprising that one of them would end up sick. Right now its just a runny nose, and the medicine is doing the trick for her at night, so hopefully it will run its course with little disturbance.
Onto the oldest. Kat is really enjoying school. Already made a friend yesterday, but didn't remember her name. She is the type of girl that can make a friend anywhere though, so no worries about her making friends at school. She is a little "bored" around here, but i think she thought that we would move, and everything would be done.. none of this unpacking, and organizing, and setting up, and cleaning, and shopping. And while i'm not getting the reactions that i expected from her, i think she is enjoying herself and the little trips that we have taken.
As for me and Steph.. we are taking everything in stride, and trying to get the girls onto a schedule that works for everyone, at the same time as getting a house the is clean, organized and functional. So we are tired of course, but things are going well. Slowly each room is coming together. I started the laundry today, we should have the closets organized by the end of the weekend, and hopefully the playroom will start looking more like a playroom and less of storage room soon.
So that's the blog for today. This afternoon, we head out to do the mattress shopping, the food shopping, the drapes shopping, etc.. Should be fun (if all 3 kids cooperate LOL).
I guess i will start with the littlest one. Dani. She has had a rough night here and there due to the fast food we were eating, and the fast food industry just isn't all that dairy free. So she has had more milk in her diet than she should, but considering, she is doing good. She is adjusting well to the new house, and has mastered going down the stairs since getting here. We are hoping that she is going to be an easier than Ellie potty trainer since she already tells us that her bum is dirty, and she has started asking to sit on the potty like her big sisters. LOL Her vocabulary is blooming, and even though we are still lacking the "Mommy" word that i so desperately want, she is saying plenty of other words that keep us amused. Our latest favourite is "Ding" from the van dinging when the seatbelts aren't buckled fast enough. LOL
Ellie.. well Ellie is Ellie. Like Dani she is adjusting fine to the new house and what not. Unfortunately she was struck with the first cold of the season, but considering all the *public* things she has touched between here and Ottawa, it's not all that surprising that one of them would end up sick. Right now its just a runny nose, and the medicine is doing the trick for her at night, so hopefully it will run its course with little disturbance.
Onto the oldest. Kat is really enjoying school. Already made a friend yesterday, but didn't remember her name. She is the type of girl that can make a friend anywhere though, so no worries about her making friends at school. She is a little "bored" around here, but i think she thought that we would move, and everything would be done.. none of this unpacking, and organizing, and setting up, and cleaning, and shopping. And while i'm not getting the reactions that i expected from her, i think she is enjoying herself and the little trips that we have taken.
As for me and Steph.. we are taking everything in stride, and trying to get the girls onto a schedule that works for everyone, at the same time as getting a house the is clean, organized and functional. So we are tired of course, but things are going well. Slowly each room is coming together. I started the laundry today, we should have the closets organized by the end of the weekend, and hopefully the playroom will start looking more like a playroom and less of storage room soon.
So that's the blog for today. This afternoon, we head out to do the mattress shopping, the food shopping, the drapes shopping, etc.. Should be fun (if all 3 kids cooperate LOL).
Thursday, September 6, 2007
First night at our house
And while it could be better, i'm still very happy to be home!!
Where to start with this day... Early rise again, to get everyone dressed and out the door by 8am
(plus with all our stuff since it was check out day as well). Drove by the house to pick up Kat's backpack, and then headed to her school for her first day of school! OMG is she ever cute!
And a unique situation calls for a unique picture of course.. wish i had remembered to take one when she got home infront of the house, but guess i could always fudge it this weekend. ;)
Headed back to the house after getting Kat settled into her classroom, but she is a pro at this. And waiting for us was the unpackers. Great team they were - efficient plus very friendly. So with their help, got the kitchen, nursery, master bedroom, livingroom, diningroom, laundry room, and den ALL unpacked. Not all put away, but heck they are out of the boxes!! So it's a great start. And all of this done by shortly after noon! Amazing!
The afternoon, we were suppose to get the satellite installed, but apparently they were having one of those days that nothing was working, so we didn't see him until about 6pm. and unfortunately, that meant that we had waited around the house until it was too late to do anything outside of the house, but luckily we had leftovers from the hotel for the girls.
And can i just add a *brrrrr* unseasonably cold weather around here tonight.. actually have a frost warning tonight. geez. and since Steph and I are sleeping on the floor - since we didn't get anything done outside of the house, we didn't get a new mattress, it might be a tad chilly.
And as you can tell, found my charger, and the pictures will be added soon, so keep an eye on the other posts for pictures! :) (though don't expect them to be edited yet LOL)
Where to start with this day... Early rise again, to get everyone dressed and out the door by 8am
(plus with all our stuff since it was check out day as well). Drove by the house to pick up Kat's backpack, and then headed to her school for her first day of school! OMG is she ever cute!
And a unique situation calls for a unique picture of course.. wish i had remembered to take one when she got home infront of the house, but guess i could always fudge it this weekend. ;)
Headed back to the house after getting Kat settled into her classroom, but she is a pro at this. And waiting for us was the unpackers. Great team they were - efficient plus very friendly. So with their help, got the kitchen, nursery, master bedroom, livingroom, diningroom, laundry room, and den ALL unpacked. Not all put away, but heck they are out of the boxes!! So it's a great start. And all of this done by shortly after noon! Amazing!
The afternoon, we were suppose to get the satellite installed, but apparently they were having one of those days that nothing was working, so we didn't see him until about 6pm. and unfortunately, that meant that we had waited around the house until it was too late to do anything outside of the house, but luckily we had leftovers from the hotel for the girls.
And can i just add a *brrrrr* unseasonably cold weather around here tonight.. actually have a frost warning tonight. geez. and since Steph and I are sleeping on the floor - since we didn't get anything done outside of the house, we didn't get a new mattress, it might be a tad chilly.
And as you can tell, found my charger, and the pictures will be added soon, so keep an eye on the other posts for pictures! :) (though don't expect them to be edited yet LOL)
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
A full house!
This will be a short blog since it was mainly a day focusing around one thing - a big truck and a lot of boxes. The truck was sitting in front of our house when we got there a few minutes before 8:30am. While the 3 girls and I watched, and Steph played Bingo with the numbers on the items as they brought them in, the 3 movers moved all our stuff in.. over 200 items brought in, and several things assembled in less than 3 hours. It was really amazing seeing them work.
So by noon our house was filled. Each room had stuff in it.. some rooms were overflowing, others had only a few boxes. Only one thing (so far) was damaged - our mattress has some water get into the plastic covering - how who knows, but it might mean a brand new mattress for us (bonus!!).
After they left, we got to get our kitties from the airport! Missed them! And they seemed alright despite being at the airport at 630am Ottawa time. Got them back to the house and set up in the laundry room. Azzie was more than happy to be out of the carrier and getting loved on by us. He is probably sad at the house all alone, but at least this is the last night at the hotel! :)
We got a few boxes unpacked.. got Kat and Ellie's beds made.. But with the unpackers coming tomorrow morning, we just worked on the clothes and such.
So tomorrow... the unpackers come.. the satellite installer comes.. the maintenance guy comes to hook up washer & dryer and to check other electronics. And Kat starts school!!!! :) :) It will be a weird first day of school picture with her heading to school from the hotel, but oh well, unique circumstances call for a unique picture. ;)
That's it for today!! I cannot wait to find my battery charger and get a ton of pictures on here!! :)
So by noon our house was filled. Each room had stuff in it.. some rooms were overflowing, others had only a few boxes. Only one thing (so far) was damaged - our mattress has some water get into the plastic covering - how who knows, but it might mean a brand new mattress for us (bonus!!).
After they left, we got to get our kitties from the airport! Missed them! And they seemed alright despite being at the airport at 630am Ottawa time. Got them back to the house and set up in the laundry room. Azzie was more than happy to be out of the carrier and getting loved on by us. He is probably sad at the house all alone, but at least this is the last night at the hotel! :)
We got a few boxes unpacked.. got Kat and Ellie's beds made.. But with the unpackers coming tomorrow morning, we just worked on the clothes and such.
So tomorrow... the unpackers come.. the satellite installer comes.. the maintenance guy comes to hook up washer & dryer and to check other electronics. And Kat starts school!!!! :) :) It will be a weird first day of school picture with her heading to school from the hotel, but oh well, unique circumstances call for a unique picture. ;)
That's it for today!! I cannot wait to find my battery charger and get a ton of pictures on here!! :)
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
An Amazing Day
I can only wish that i trusted my battery for my camera enough to download the pictures from it, because there are probably some great pictures on there, but since our stuff is arriving tomorrow, i guess by Thursday night, this blog will be filled with pictures.
Our day started out pretty normally.. well at least normal for us these days. The girls slept in a bit. After everyone was up and went through the typical battle to get everyone dressed, we headed out. Kat was cranky, so after we picked up Tim's for breakfast, Steph and I decided to take a little detour from our plans.. Instead of doing the mall thing, we headed out of the city for a change of scenery. We head along the coast in Torbay, and then headed to Middle Cove beach. We brought all three girls to the Ocean! I was 27 years old when i saw the ocean for the first time. The girls are very lucky that they were 5, 3, and 1 when they saw the ocean for the first time.
They loved it! That's the easiest way to describe it. They loved it. We stood there, stared out at the vastness, we threw rocks, we searched for pretty rocks, and of course we took pictures. Kat found a tiny starfish that i guess had washed up on shore. We saw 2 jelly fish close to the edge, and one washed up, so Steph got to help it back into the ocean. (which is difficult when you don't want to actually *touch* the jelly fish.).
Both girls got to touch the water, but i think Dani won in that field since the tide rose all of a sudden when she was sitting on the rocks, so she got waist deep in the water. LOL She took it all in stride, and luckily we had clothes in the car that i could change her into. Kat and Ellie got up to the calves wet, and although cold, both loved it, and went back again and again. Ellie of course was testing her limits and seeing how far she could go in. So her pants ended up quite wet on the bottom even though she had rolled them up to her knees.
After that, we headed back to the hotel to get changed, and then almost immediately headed back out. Our intention was to head straight to Kat's school and get her enrolled, but got a call on the way from the Rogers guy, so headed to our house instead. Wandered from room to room figuring out our colour scheme. Got our internet connected - found out the previous renters had taken liberty with the cable and split it in 6 cables. Lawn maintenance guy came by while we were there, and since we haven't officially taken possession, he went ahead and cut the lawn for us. (yah!)
Finally headed out to Kat's school. Got her enrolled, met her teacher, saw her classroom, had the usual comments about Ellie, etc. Her teacher is very nice, and he is looking forward to working with her since she already has a year under her belt (he feels that she will be ahead of several of the students in some depts). She starts school Thursday morning - she was in the afternoon class, but he switched her to the afternoon after clearing it with us so the classes would be completely even with the girl/boy ratio - 6 to 6!! wow!! Much better than the 5 girls to 11 boys that Kat had last year. So 12 kids in her class with 1 teacher and 1 teachers aide, and the classroom is huge with lots of activities to do. She is definitely looking forward to it! :)
We headed to the mall, and were quite surprised that it was SOOO busy there! Like line up busy. After searching the lot for a spot for about 10 minutes, we gave up (we give up easily in those situations), and headed to a McD's for lunch. And then headed to Zellers to pick up some essential kitty supplies before our kitties arrive tomorrow night (thanks again Mom & Dad).
After such a busy day, we headed back to the hotel for a rest, but saw that nobody was in the pool, so a quick change of clothes, and we headed to the pool. Kat is still very uncomfortable in the pool, so while we thought she would eventually warm up, this is the second time in there, and she still hasn't gotten her shoulders wet. Ellie is becoming braver! She is learning to hold her breath and her nose and go under water for split seconds! And of course our little fish, Dani, is happy in any amount of water. Both me and Steph went down the waterslide today. We didn't give Ellie enough credit yesterday.. that slide is fast, and it gets pitch black at one point in there! but it's fun!
And now, Supper is done, kids are relaxing (Kat, Ellie, and Daddy are playing the Xbox.. Dani is listening to the Backyardigans on tv while she plays with a t-shirt and ziploc bag).
Tomorrow shall be busy. Stuff will be arriving between 830 and 9am, and it will probably take all day to unload the truck and get the stuff assembled. Wish us luck that everything was well taken care of.
A good news phone call..
Amazingly enough, our stuff will be arriving tomorrow morning. WOOHOO!!! So we will not be changing hotels, but rather toughing it out here until our stuff get unpacked. Sounds like a good deal to me. And considered they estimated the earliest time would be the 6th, they are a whole day early.
And it's a good thing too.. Ellie slept horribly last night, just could not get comfy on her bed, so was up pretty much on and off from 9pm til midnight, and then again once at 4am. But she is awake and happy this morning, so we will see how long it lasts. And i would love to get Dani from our bed again, and into her crib (there is literally no room for a playpen in this "suite" so in our bed she stays).
Now onto a fun and exciting Tuesday!!! :)
And it's a good thing too.. Ellie slept horribly last night, just could not get comfy on her bed, so was up pretty much on and off from 9pm til midnight, and then again once at 4am. But she is awake and happy this morning, so we will see how long it lasts. And i would love to get Dani from our bed again, and into her crib (there is literally no room for a playpen in this "suite" so in our bed she stays).
Now onto a fun and exciting Tuesday!!! :)
Monday, September 3, 2007
Why buildings should not be built in days
The soundproofing in this place is just horrible. It's 9:17pm, and we can hear people in the halls, we can hear kids in the pool, we can hear footsteps on the ceiling. We can hear kids running in the hall, even yelling in the hall. God, i can only hope that i never become a parent like that. I don't care if you are vacation, it doesn't mean your kids can be loud and obnoxious in the hallways past 9pm. My young kids go to bed by 830. They are absolutely exhausted, and need their sleep, and the only thing we can do is hope that the noise does not wake them up.
And as for the title of this post : we found out today that this was one of those buildings... one day it's not there, the next : Poof : it's there. Built very quickly, so maybe they just missed a step - like insulation. ;)
And as for the title of this post : we found out today that this was one of those buildings... one day it's not there, the next : Poof : it's there. Built very quickly, so maybe they just missed a step - like insulation. ;)
We are no longer homeless
though we continue to be "stuff"-less. We drove around today. The girls were not that excited as i had hoped they would be, but i guess in the mind of a 5 and 3 year old, the pool in the hotel is much more exciting than trees and mountains and houses. But Kat got to see her new school (just the outside and the playground).
And we got the keys to our new house!! :) House has new carpets throughout, and unfortunately slightly to our disappointment, no painting has been done. But we are getting all the paint for free, and some sort of credit for the labour, and bonus of course we get to pick the colours, so the girls get to have pretty pastel walls rather than white. So I guess that means more house renos in our future, but painting is better than flooring any day.
All three girls are exhausted as are mommy and daddy. So i imagine there will be no movie night tonight for the family. And despite the size (horribly small), and the lack of soundproofing (we were hearing kids in other rooms, in the pool and in the hall until after 11pm), we are staying in this hotel (Super 8) for another night. We will decide in the morning if we move to a different hotel. The girls got to enjoy the pool this afternoon. Ellie was the brave girl and went down the 80ft Slide!!! OMG!!! She went completely underwater at the bottom because she was going too fast and too awkwardly for daddy to catch her. She recovered very quickly though, but wouldn't go down again. Kat went up the stairs 5 times, but came down via the stairs 5 times. Dani would have loved to go down the slide, but much too narrow to fit daddy and her. But our little Fish, Dani, had a blast as usual when she is in water.
Now, off to figure out supper.
And we got the keys to our new house!! :) House has new carpets throughout, and unfortunately slightly to our disappointment, no painting has been done. But we are getting all the paint for free, and some sort of credit for the labour, and bonus of course we get to pick the colours, so the girls get to have pretty pastel walls rather than white. So I guess that means more house renos in our future, but painting is better than flooring any day.
All three girls are exhausted as are mommy and daddy. So i imagine there will be no movie night tonight for the family. And despite the size (horribly small), and the lack of soundproofing (we were hearing kids in other rooms, in the pool and in the hall until after 11pm), we are staying in this hotel (Super 8) for another night. We will decide in the morning if we move to a different hotel. The girls got to enjoy the pool this afternoon. Ellie was the brave girl and went down the 80ft Slide!!! OMG!!! She went completely underwater at the bottom because she was going too fast and too awkwardly for daddy to catch her. She recovered very quickly though, but wouldn't go down again. Kat went up the stairs 5 times, but came down via the stairs 5 times. Dani would have loved to go down the slide, but much too narrow to fit daddy and her. But our little Fish, Dani, had a blast as usual when she is in water.
Now, off to figure out supper.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
A new city.. A new hotel..
Nearly 3000km later, we are in St. John's safe and sound. We had a few bumps along the way, but nothing that us experienced calm parents couldn't handle - yeah right, who am i kidding. ;)
Started the day with the girls awake by 8 - early start to a long day.. Had our Timmies, and got the rooms empty one by one. The girls got to ride with just seatbelts in the taxi van - you can just imagine how happy they were about that. Two airport trolleys to carry all the stuff - 2 huge suitcases, 1 small suitcase, 3 carseats, 2 backpacks, 1 briefcase, 1 stroller, purse, camera, and 3 kids!! It probably looked like we were moving with all that stuff. Got everything checked except the stuff coming on the plane. Definitely lightened the load quite a bit. And having the stroller with a babe that would rather walk makes carrying all the goods easy - put it all in the empty stroller.
The girls got to watch the plane we were going to board land, and then watch all the baggage get unloaded. You would never think a sight that simple would keep 2 little girls completely amazed for so long. Too bad the littlest one could care less, and she would rather go her own way.
The first flight went completely uneventful. Daddy got to sit beside never ending questioning Kat. And Mommy sat with Dani on her lap and Ellie beside her. Dani fell asleep nursing shortly after take off.. Ellie fell asleep about 40 minutes into the flight.. So mommy's one arm was holding lying down Dani fast asleep.. her other arm, stretched out across the seat to Ellie - who had both arms wrapped around mommy's arm, and her head nestled nicely just above the elbow. Mommy was quite stuck.
Play time when we landed, and got some food in everyone. And of course, leave it to our girls to meet a new friend during the short time between flights. A little girl, probably a little older than Kat played with them, and then ended up sitting infront of us on the plane.
Can i just add here, that we had absolutely perfect flying weather. it was a shame that the girls (especially Ellie) were too short to really enjoy the fabulous view from the plane, but Kat enjoyed it every time we turned.
Second flight.. Had doubts that it would go as well as the first.. Dani refused to nap, and at several points refused to even nurse.. I'm sure if she was the boss she would have been touring the aisles talking to everyone that smiled in her direction. Too bad mommy wouldn't agree to that plan. But finally got her to sleep about 50 minutes into the flight - phew. unfortunately, that was just the start of the fun. Starting to descend, and oh poor Ellie belly.. The gravol just didn't last long enough. Threw up.. not once.. not twice.. but three times. Poor girl! The flight attendants were great, and had dry and wet napkins there quickly. And luckily I had a sweater in her bag so as soon as we landed, got her out of the tshirt, and into a clean dry sweater.. The pants would have to wait though.
Then the next pit fall. Got two carseats, and one suitcase when the whole carousel stops. Completely! we had time for 2 bathroom breaks (Kat and then Daddy), and then get the car keys for the rental before the rest of the baggage from the flight was delivered by HAND to the carousel. So it was a long wait. But luckily the first suitcase we got had the girls clothes in it, so i was able to get Ellie out of the stinky clothes.
Finally have all our stuff, and out to the van.. Yup, VAN! To those who know Steph well enough, this is basically a prison sentence to him. This will be the one and only time that we get to enjoy the space of a van.. Unless they change an SUV into a van that is. ;)
I cannot emphasize this enough - before leaving the airport, make sure you know where the hotel is, and how to get to it. LOL Enough said about that. We did make it though, me posting makes that obvious.
What a disappointment this hotel "suite" is though. They call this a suite.. but really it's the size of a normal 2 bed room, but with walls built around the second bed to make it into 2 "rooms". So one room has the bedroom (double bed), livingroom (tv center), dining room (table with 2 chairs), and very little space to walk between any of them. The girls "room" has the bunk beds (2 single), and a desk, with no space to walk. Then of course the bathroom. I would definitely not call this a suite. We will probably scout other hotels to see if we can find a bigger suite to allow some space so we don't go insane with absolutely no personal space to be found in this one.
And now, even though the laptop says 1030.. i believe it's nicely past midnight, and it's time to hit the sack.
We get to go to our new house tomorrow (today?), and get the keys!! So another exciting day tomorrow!!
Bye for now! ;)
Started the day with the girls awake by 8 - early start to a long day.. Had our Timmies, and got the rooms empty one by one. The girls got to ride with just seatbelts in the taxi van - you can just imagine how happy they were about that. Two airport trolleys to carry all the stuff - 2 huge suitcases, 1 small suitcase, 3 carseats, 2 backpacks, 1 briefcase, 1 stroller, purse, camera, and 3 kids!! It probably looked like we were moving with all that stuff. Got everything checked except the stuff coming on the plane. Definitely lightened the load quite a bit. And having the stroller with a babe that would rather walk makes carrying all the goods easy - put it all in the empty stroller.
The girls got to watch the plane we were going to board land, and then watch all the baggage get unloaded. You would never think a sight that simple would keep 2 little girls completely amazed for so long. Too bad the littlest one could care less, and she would rather go her own way.
The first flight went completely uneventful. Daddy got to sit beside never ending questioning Kat. And Mommy sat with Dani on her lap and Ellie beside her. Dani fell asleep nursing shortly after take off.. Ellie fell asleep about 40 minutes into the flight.. So mommy's one arm was holding lying down Dani fast asleep.. her other arm, stretched out across the seat to Ellie - who had both arms wrapped around mommy's arm, and her head nestled nicely just above the elbow. Mommy was quite stuck.
Play time when we landed, and got some food in everyone. And of course, leave it to our girls to meet a new friend during the short time between flights. A little girl, probably a little older than Kat played with them, and then ended up sitting infront of us on the plane.
Can i just add here, that we had absolutely perfect flying weather. it was a shame that the girls (especially Ellie) were too short to really enjoy the fabulous view from the plane, but Kat enjoyed it every time we turned.
Second flight.. Had doubts that it would go as well as the first.. Dani refused to nap, and at several points refused to even nurse.. I'm sure if she was the boss she would have been touring the aisles talking to everyone that smiled in her direction. Too bad mommy wouldn't agree to that plan. But finally got her to sleep about 50 minutes into the flight - phew. unfortunately, that was just the start of the fun. Starting to descend, and oh poor Ellie belly.. The gravol just didn't last long enough. Threw up.. not once.. not twice.. but three times. Poor girl! The flight attendants were great, and had dry and wet napkins there quickly. And luckily I had a sweater in her bag so as soon as we landed, got her out of the tshirt, and into a clean dry sweater.. The pants would have to wait though.
Then the next pit fall. Got two carseats, and one suitcase when the whole carousel stops. Completely! we had time for 2 bathroom breaks (Kat and then Daddy), and then get the car keys for the rental before the rest of the baggage from the flight was delivered by HAND to the carousel. So it was a long wait. But luckily the first suitcase we got had the girls clothes in it, so i was able to get Ellie out of the stinky clothes.
Finally have all our stuff, and out to the van.. Yup, VAN! To those who know Steph well enough, this is basically a prison sentence to him. This will be the one and only time that we get to enjoy the space of a van.. Unless they change an SUV into a van that is. ;)
I cannot emphasize this enough - before leaving the airport, make sure you know where the hotel is, and how to get to it. LOL Enough said about that. We did make it though, me posting makes that obvious.
What a disappointment this hotel "suite" is though. They call this a suite.. but really it's the size of a normal 2 bed room, but with walls built around the second bed to make it into 2 "rooms". So one room has the bedroom (double bed), livingroom (tv center), dining room (table with 2 chairs), and very little space to walk between any of them. The girls "room" has the bunk beds (2 single), and a desk, with no space to walk. Then of course the bathroom. I would definitely not call this a suite. We will probably scout other hotels to see if we can find a bigger suite to allow some space so we don't go insane with absolutely no personal space to be found in this one.
And now, even though the laptop says 1030.. i believe it's nicely past midnight, and it's time to hit the sack.
We get to go to our new house tomorrow (today?), and get the keys!! So another exciting day tomorrow!!
Bye for now! ;)
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Exploring the Capital
5 years old, and in awe with all the buildings around her. Asking questions left and right - "what's that building"; "How old is it?"; "Can we go closer?".
3 years old, and while amazed at the buildings, she was more interested in the blocks on the sidewalks.
and finally the youngest of the bunch... alternating between happy in the stroller, and wanting to walk.
All three were amazing. We started from our Hotel, and went down to Wellington, and then to the parliament buildings. We saw the river, we saw the statues. We went to the Rideau center for lunch. We saw the Canal, and the locks in action. We walked back to the hotel via Sparks St. Dani napped the entire length of Sparks, and woke in the lobby of the hotel. The older two got to get a treat in the Quickie in the lobby of the hotel, so now, they are on a sugar rush in the room with still close to 2 hours before supper. Sounds like fun. LOL
Unfortunately the pictures will have to wait. I still have 117 pictures left on my camera to take, but it looks like my battery charger probably got packed with the house stuff rather than the hotel stuff, so until we get to the new house, i have to save my battery power, or I may miss important things. But i will get the best pictures up in relation to our hotel stays as soon as I can.
3 years old, and while amazed at the buildings, she was more interested in the blocks on the sidewalks.
and finally the youngest of the bunch... alternating between happy in the stroller, and wanting to walk.
All three were amazing. We started from our Hotel, and went down to Wellington, and then to the parliament buildings. We saw the river, we saw the statues. We went to the Rideau center for lunch. We saw the Canal, and the locks in action. We walked back to the hotel via Sparks St. Dani napped the entire length of Sparks, and woke in the lobby of the hotel. The older two got to get a treat in the Quickie in the lobby of the hotel, so now, they are on a sugar rush in the room with still close to 2 hours before supper. Sounds like fun. LOL
Unfortunately the pictures will have to wait. I still have 117 pictures left on my camera to take, but it looks like my battery charger probably got packed with the house stuff rather than the hotel stuff, so until we get to the new house, i have to save my battery power, or I may miss important things. But i will get the best pictures up in relation to our hotel stays as soon as I can.
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