Long time no...well...blog.

It's been crazy since I last updated, which was what, almost a month and a half ago. I'm sorry. :o/ I didn't mean to be so long, but I've been....occupied.

Quick recap of my brief disapperance from my blog(s):

• Had a pregnancy scare - still don't know what to make of what is going on with my body, as I'm in CD39 and still haven't gotten my friend yet. Concerning, yes, but the OB/GYN says "You're fine. Everything looks normal." Yea, whats normal about waiting ever so eagerly for the unwanted monthly guest? Hah!


• Been uber busy at work with all the hiring that we are doing. Yes, even in with the current economical state that the US is in, we are hiring technicians AND engineers. Figures that I have to be the one to do some "selling" of the company to get guys on, but it's well worth it. My review will look pretty nice, for all the work I've done. Haha.


• Been crazy at home. Trying to handle everything is a big chore, but it's also well worth it.


• I am waiting ever so patiently for my best friend and his wife (Tim & Lisa Brown) to have their 2nd child. She's due on Tuesday and I can tell she is impatient and wanting Kenneth to be born like, NOW! Here's hoping she goes this weekend. If not, she'll be induced on Wednesday. Wish her luck!


• Jonathan won 3rd place in the Sparing competition at his "In-school" tournament at Hamilton ATA. I've very proud of him. He made a few mistakes, and even tripped/fell, but he still got 3rd place!!!

Ahh, it's all been extremely nerve racking. No wonder why I'm so occupied both at home and at work. :oP

Here are a few pictures of Jon with his medal.

Isn't he cute?? Here he is with Mr. Kevin Bebe. I couldn't get the picture of him actually getting the medal, because my memory card was full. Figures that it waited until TODAY to say that it was full!! Thankfully, I was smart and used the internal memory instead. :o)

Here's Jonathan with his "3rd Place" medal. Can you tell how happy he is? I was so excited for him. He was really nervous during the whole competition, and we could tell, because he kept touching his right eye. Hopefully with the next in-school tournament, he won't be so nervous.

My little boy is growing up too fast. Is there a way we can reverse time and have him be a newborn baby again???

Ice Hockey?!

So, while waiting ever so patiently for Jon to take his sweet little time walking up to the front of the school yesterday evening, I saw a flyer for Lawrence Flames, the area's Ice Hockey team. Jon has been playing "street hockey" with his Dad for the past few years, and his Dad has said that he'd like to see Jon play Ice Hockey. So, seeing this flyer, I figured I'd pick it up and show it to Jon to get his input.

After we got home, and somewhat settled, I showed Jon the flyer. He was a little confused by it and asked me what it was for. I told him to read it and as he read it, he started jumping up and down saying that he wanted to join. I had already figured that I would get that type of reaction, but I was hoping he wouldn't be so enthusiastic about it. I told him I'd talk to his Dad and see what his thoughts were on the sport. I know all too well that his Dad will be just as enthusiastic about the sport as Jon is.

Being that Jon was so excited, he showed Pat the flyer and said that he was going to play Ice Hockey. Of course Pat looked at me with the look of "Don't you realize what you are getting yourself into? It's an expensive sport...more expensive then Soccer or Baseball or Basketball, hell even karate." I just smiled and mouthed "If he's lucky he will join." We then dropped the act of reading each others minds about the subject and put Jon to bed.

This morning during breakfast, Jon was super excited. He was bouncing up and down in his chair saying "I'm going to play Ice Hockey! I'm going to play Ice Hockey!!!" I told him to relax as I hadn't spoken with his father about the subject yet. He relaxed...for about 30 minutes. Once we picked up my 2nd boss, Jon immediately said "I'm going to play Ice Hockey!!" Of course my boss gave me the same look that Pat gave me the night before and responded to Jon with a "Oh really?! Cool."

Once I got settled here at work, I quick glanced at their website and held my breath for the fees of registering Jon for the sport of Ice Hockey. $700.00 for registration!?!?! What does that include, an gold hockey stick and diamond encrusted ice skates?!?! I started to search for what the fee includes to find that the uniform is a whole other fee altogether! This sport will be the death of me.

Thinking of Ice Hockey actually reminds me of Kelly who was the goalie of our High School Hockey team. She was the first "girl" goalie on an all boys team. I can only hope that she'll read my post and hopefully help me make the best decision for my son and the thought of him playing Ice Hockey. :o)

Anyone else out there, have or will have a child(ren) (especially their son(s)) play Ice Hockey? Can you give me advice on this? I'd appreciate it greatly, and I'm sure Jon will too!!

Thanks!!!!!

Question of the day...

Why does it have to rain on my food shopping day??

Of course it will only happen to me. I sat down and wrote out my food list last night...for all 3 stores - Sam's, Acme, and Halo Farm. I then figured out how much moolah I would need, and of
course, figured out my plan of carrying out this shopping extravaganza!

Now, it's thundering outside and it started to spit. So the only thing that would add the cherry on top, is for it to pour the exact second Jon and I arrive to Sam's. Or when I'm loading the car from our shopping trip to Sam's. Or when we're arriving at Acme. Or when I'm loading the car from our dealings with Acme. And so forth. Then of course, the second we arrive home, it'll be a monsoon and I won't be able to do a dam thing to get the stuff out of the car. Then my parishables will subsequently go bad and I'll be S.O.L for food!!

Oh well. At least it wasn't raining on Monday or that would have been a great reason for the crazy but serious accident that happened about 5 doors down from me. To watch it all unfold was jaw dropping. Plus, you know how people said that it happened so fast that it was almost going in slow motion? Well, that's exactly what it looked like. It happened so fast, that it took a minute for it to sink in. Of course with in seconds of me calling 911, I heard sirens in the distance and emergency response crews were there with in 2 minutes (if not faster) of me hanging my cell phone up and running to check on the guy in the flipped over truck.

It was very scary to say the least. I was expecting to see alot of blood but there was little to none at all. I seriously thought that the guy was dead until he answered my "ARE YOU OK" screaming question. Of course, the little bit of simpathy that I did have for him, was overwhelmed with the knowledge that he caused this accident because he was going far too fast on the road. The speed limit is 25 mph. He was doing well over the limit! Especially since he was in front of me on Parkway Ave, making the turn onto our street about 2 minutes before the accident and when I was able to turn on to the street, it was already half way to that intersection. I bet he'll deny it though. We'll see......

The 2 hours it took for everything to be done and cleaned up, it felt like forever.



Jon was constantly asking questions about how they were going to get the truck back up on it's wheels and if the guy would be ok. He thought that watching the fire fighters, other emergency personnel and of course the tow trucks, was exciting. He wouldn't stop talking about it all night!

Doesn't beat the fire that we saw over the summer, practically around the corner from our apartment. He was in awe then too...

I'm happy to know that Jon thinks that fire fighters (like his Uncle Bryan), Police men, and hospital staff (EMT's and the like) are Heros. They certainly are.

Ok. Enough of the depressing stuff. Luckily everyone that was involved with the car accident are ok. Or so I've been told. Here's hoping that they are all ok. I'm praying for them...especially the guy in the truck. He lives down the road from me and I used to constantly see him driving down the road to go home, every day.

Although I know he's guilty, I will still pray for him and the girl that was driving the White Corolla....

Wordless Wednesday...

This is from Monday afternoon...on my street...like 5 houses down. I witnessed the whole thing....

Aloha Friday!

According to Kailani over at An Island Life, today is Aloha Friday. Here's the scoop.

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

So here's my question:

Whats the one thing on your bucket list? (The list of things to do before you die)


One of the things on my list is see Niagara Falls. Nope, I've NEVER been there and I so want to see it!

Remember that joke about Cherry Hill?

I got woken up this morning at 9:00AM by my cell phone ringing. The music that is set as my ringtone, made it seem like my alarm was going off, so I had rolled over quickly to smack the alarm only to realize it was my cell. I looked at the caller ID, and Aunt Irene Home was flashing across the screen. I scratched my head and asked myself out loud, why my aunt would be calling me this early on a Sunday morning. I answered with a "Hi Aunt Irene." Only to hear my mom's voice come across. I propped myself up on my right elbow and was like "Oh, ok, Hi Mom. What's up?" She said with out any hesitation, "Aunt Irene is in the hospital." I of course asked her why my godmother was in the hospital and she told me that it was her heart. Of course, my heart stopped for a brief second, because it is all too familiar to me. I think my heart started back up shortly after I heard that "She is OK." Ok, well if my Aunt was ok, she wouldn't be in the hospital, now would she? Of course we chatted a few minutes about how she was really doing and of course I asked if she needed me to come sit with Thomas. Of course she needed me to come down. I knew the answer, but I thought I'd ask anyway. So, when she replied yes, I told her I'd be there by 11:30.

Down to Cherry Hill I go...

I practically raced my way through the non-existant traffic on 295 to get here. Exciting. I know. The only traffic I actually had to deal with was a few slow pokes in the left lane. Non-existant traffic is hard to come by on a Sunday morning at 11am.

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I dispise left.lane.dicks and 18 wheelers. I'm more afraid of a jack knife tractor trailer then the left.lane.dicks. But this L.L.D. really got me mad...blood boiling mad. She was doing 60 in the left lane, with a huge 18 wheeler right next to her, probably doing about 60 as well. They were "pacing" each other. I pulled up behind her and had to slow down from doing 75 (yeppers...75) to the crawling speed of 60. I did the wonderful Jersey jesture, of both hands off the wheel in the what the f gives arm raise, as I noticed that this was an out of state driver - Pennsylvania to be exact. She finally sped up enough to get past the 18 wheeler. As soon as there was enough room for me to squeeze between her and the front of the 18 wheeler, I sped past and looked at her. She was on her god dam cell phone!!! HELLO!!! If you are going to be in the left lane and on the cell phone, at least have the common courtesy to either A) move the hell out of the way or B) stay in the "fast" lane by doing about 65...preferrably above 70 would be nice. If you aren't going to do either, beware of being run the hell off the road, or run over. After that brief encounter with a L.L.D, I approached an accident in the right lane (which was closed of course) before exit 36a. It looked like a tractor trailer when off the road...or some kind of truck hauling plywood and sheet rock. There was crap ALL over the dam road. People were rubber necking. I however, was not. I am not one to be messing around, especially when it has to do with coming down to Cherry Hill. Needless to say, after a nice 35 minute drive, I arrived.

I was informed to answer any of my cousin Thomas's questions about Aunt Irene saying it's "her heart" as that was what broke on my Uncle shortly before he passed away a year and 9 months ago. Freaky, his birthday was on Sept. 15th. ;o(

So, here I sit at my Aunt's computer. Thomas is sitting...I mean laying...watching Toon Disney. I'm worried about my Aunt. I just hope that she will get better and stay better. I do not think we would be able to deal with anything major. As it is now, I can only think about the bad things that could happen. I should stop thinking negatively. :o/

On to happier things. Pat and I went to Jessica and Ray's wedding on Friday night. We missed the ceremony but that's ok. We were there for the bigger party! We had a little bit of concern and worry when we noticed that we could be sitting with people that we didn't get along with at all, but we found out shortly there after that they were sitting on the complete opposite side of the room, far away from us. Thank god for that. We enjoyed ourselves. Jessica looked like a princess in her dress. She said she wanted to look like a bell, and she definitely pulled it off. She was beautiful. I'm a bit jealous because she can pull of the bell look. I unfortunately can't. I'm not the right "shape" for a bell dress. Plus, her boobs are bigger then mine. Heh.

When we left, I started wondering how our reception is going to be. We plan to do something different and out of the ordinary. See, we aren't ordinary people who follow the crowd in wedding receptions. We both want something intimate but extraordinary. So, I talked with my Aunt a few months back, and we have the ability to use her back yard for our reception. 2 big white tents in a "L" shape, DJ, Cake, Photographer, Caterer (buffett style). Typical "reception" items, but with a southern farmboy/girl feel. A PIG ROAST!! Yep. We're going all crazy with it. Pig roast, barbeque chicken, burgers, hotdogs, corn on the cob, chips, and all the other makings of a big barbeque.

I've asked numerous people if they thought an out door pig roast barbeque reception would be tacky, they all said "Oh my god, that would be so cool Michelle! It's unique and it's so you and Pat." I seriously can't wait to start planning it....in time Michelle...in time!

Ahh. I better get back to doing stuff around my Aunt's house. I pulled Thomas's laundry out of his room so I'll do that. And I'll do the sheets that are sitting on the chair in the family room. I'll even sweep and swiffer mop. I am going to do stuff that my Aunt would be doing. I have to help out somehow......

Keep my Aunt in your prayers, please...

Gotta get it done.....

So, I'm working on this cross stitch project for our friend Jessica, as a present for her wedding.

This is what it's supposed to look like (below). I haven't even gotten that far...but I'm sure if I work on it hard enough...well....it'll look like this before 9/19!!This is what MY piece looks like right now (below). It's getting there....or so I think!
Can you see the blue bow, flowers and 2 wedding bells?? Yea, I do! (see below)
On a fuzzier note - I caught some cute pictures of my babies while they were sleeping.

This here is Baggs (Aka: Adrian, bag boy, fatty)

Here's Rocky and Girly. They were too cute...of course I had one missing...she was under Rocky and Girly!

Last but not least, here is Girly 2 (aka Piper). She was trying to get out since I had woken them all up (with the exception of Baggs as he is a deep sleeper!).

Ahh, I'll get the finished project up once it's done. Hopefully this weekend. Wish me luck! Hugs to all...

The house is DONE!!!

I can't believe it. We were able to see the house on Sunday morning, and let me tell you, it blew me away. It's beautiful! I didn't expect it to look this great, but I was proven wrong. I really think that they did a wonderful job getting it "sale and move in ready."

There isn't a thing that I would change. Well, actually, there are a few things, but it's nothing major. Just some minor stuff, like taking down the wall paper in the bathroom and kitchen, putting a sliding door where the big picture window in the family room is, and extending the front porch so I have a porch to "people watch" on. (see previous post from my mom's shoppe)

The bathroom is updated, and looks AWESOME. The partial bath on the main floor is neat and just right (unfortunately no picture of the partial bath was available). But I'm sure that just from seeing the main full bath, you can take a gander on what the partial bath looks like. Same decor. Very neutral, which is good. I like neutral. :o)

Here's a view of the vaulted ceiling where the dining room and family room combo is on the 2nd level of the home. The hardwood floors are all original. You can tell by the line of flooring nails in the boards. They refinished the floors, and when you stand on them, you can actually see your reflection!!!

Here's another view of the family room from the 3rd level "balcony" as they call it. I think it really shows the height of the ceiling. Plus, it gives a nice view of the picture window (that I would love to blow out and put in a slider or french doors).

Here's a view of the Dining area, and stairs to the 3rd level. I love the light fixture. You'd have to see it to understand why I love it so much!

You can see where the stairs leading down to the 1st level (aka main floor). The cast iron railing was re-painted to white (instead of black) and the paneling was removed, which is a great plus!

Here are the stairs, leading from the main level, the partial bathroom and door to the laundry and side entry door, to the 2nd level family/dining room combo.

There is wall to wall carpeting in this area including the laundry room, as it's a concrete slab underneath. I really think that it's a good feature as it's considered the "high traffic" area. Plus it'll be good for when Pat and I have kids (should we buy this house). Not to mention, Jon would have a blast playing in this room. :o)

Here's another view of the partial bath door and the door leading to the laundry room and side entry way.

There is a nice big window to the left facing the street which would be perfect to put a Christmas tree in front of. Ahh, Christmastime! I can picture it now!!!!

Here's the kitchen. It has nice green tiling. I wasn't too thrilled with the color when I first saw it but it grew on me as I stood in the kitchen. There is a nice looking wall paper throughout the kitchen that can probably stay for a while after moving in (if we buy of course), but it would eventually be taken down for a nice painted color. Not sure what though. It's still nice. Built in dishwasher, which matches the cabinetry, which is a definite plus!

Here's a downward view of the stairs from the 3rd level. All hardwood. WONDERFUL! The whole house (with the exception of the main floor, bathrooms and kitchen) is hard wood flooring. Awesome, I know!!!!

The final view from the balcony, over looking the dining area, awesome light fixture and window. Nice right? I thought so too!!!

I can't wait to be able to walk through it at least one more time. I really like this house and can picture us living in this home. The bedrooms are decently sized, and the back yard is perfect. You can so fit a nice sized deck (or patio), a swing set/play area, and a new shed (as the one that is presently there looks like it was hit by a truck).

This house is what I would consider "Home" for our little family. Now, if only I can get Pat to see it the way I see it. Maybe this house is the one. Maybe this house isn't the one. We will see what happens in the next few weeks.

The past week or so has been pretty hectic with Jon starting school and all. He's loving 2nd grade and I've only gotten 1 phone call home that had me upset for the rest of the afternoon. Other then that, the other 2 phone calls I've received, have been good news calls. Which is awesome. Now, let's keep our fingers crossed that I'll only be getting those types of calls from now til June!!

Christmas is coming. It's 3 1/2 months away. Can you believe it? Yes, I know, I'm talking about Christmas, today - September 1oth! Why do I worry about it now you ask? Because I am making a promise to myself to get Christmas shopping done early. Like before December 1st. One can dream, right? Well, I'm going to try and make my dream become a reality. Crossing fingers yet again.

Oh, gosh. Sept. 10th? Crap. I have 9 days to finish the wedding gift for Jessica and Ray. CRAP!! Here goes never ending stitching nights! Wish me luck! I'll post a picture of the finished product when I'm finished of course!! :o)

Leave me some love...I need it!!

Long weekend...

Ok, so I haven't updated since Wednesday...Shoot me! I promise to update at lunch time...or even tonight before I head home.

Much to tell, no time to tell it..

More soon...PROMISE

I'm the Mommy of a 2nd grader!!

OH MY! My little boy just started 2nd grade today. I couldn't be more proud. I am surprised he didn't jump out of bed the second he heard my alarm clock radio go off. It actually took me going in there to swat the "lump" out of the bed. Haha.

He was a bit excited after we got him dressed and ready for breakfast. He loves his new converse sneaker/hi-tops. Pat calls them "bobo's" and I have yet to understand where that nickname comes from.

After breakfast, we got cleaned up (teeth brushed, faces washed), and we left. I had made his lunch and packed his school bag with his supplies, the night before, so all I had to do was put his lunch box in his bookbag. We took a few pictures before leaving, and one at the school when we arrived. Being the "new kid" on the block, we were allowed through the main doors (even though they were locked!) to get to the before school care program. I got him signed in, and I even got to meet 2 of his teachers - Mrs. Bartlett and Ms. Stratton. I seriously can't wait to see what goodies they send home with him tonight. :o)

With today being the 1st FULL day of school, I sit here, reminising about my school days. I can not remember my first day of school being a full day. I always had a 1/2 day. Well, at least I don't have to worry about how he is doing from a 1/2 day dismissal to when I pick him up at the after care program. With the full day, I know that he'll be ok for the hour and a half before picking him up. :o)

My little boy is getting TOO big. I swear, he was in diapers about a month ago, and starting kindergarten yesterday. Where does the time go???

Check the comparison - here is the 1st day of Kindergarten not knowing what to expect.

And here he is, this year, knowing what to expect and a 2nd grader!

I'll fill you all in tomorrow, on how his 1st day went.

Enjoy!