This weekend we purchased a new Dyson vacuum! We took the plunge and bought a brand-name, high-end vacuum cleaner, and it felt kind of like Christmas at our house (for the adults). Yesterday, we unboxed our lovely vacuum and proceeded to test it out in our basement. It was a family event, with Kid N looking on, and Hubby and I taking turns. It was quite exciting. And to my surprise, Hubby made a comment that he's always wanted one ever since he saw the first Dyson commercial many years ago. Really?? Well darn-it! We should have bought a Dyson many years ago, then!! And who knew that husbands could get all excited about household appliances! But I suppose that anything that makes chores easier, is a good thing!
The next test will be to vacuum the upstairs. We have colonies of dust-bunnies hiding under our couches, and flaunting us under-foot! We also have stubborn lint that refuses to lift off our carpet, due to our poorly-suctioning old (and now, dead) vacuum cleaner! For the last few weeks, we've been living vacuum-less, since our old (and weak) vacuum broke. Since then, I've been randomly picking up dust-bunnies with paper towels whenever I get tired of looking at them. Well, my dear dust-bunnies...you can't run or hide from the Dyson. You can't even stubbornly cling to the carpet due to poor suction, anymore. The Dyson will find and get you.... MUAHAHAHAHAHA... well, as soon as I pick up all the toys from the floor... We can't have the toys being sucked up now!
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October 07, 2015
April 30, 2014
Thrills
I'm the Queen of Procrastination, as my husband will tell you. If something needs to be done by the end of the month, I will wait until it is the end of the month, and do it the day before. This includes buying and wrapping presents, washing dishes and general cleaning of the house... and taxes. Oh taxes, how you are my frenemy! I enjoy doing taxes... it's quite easy to do, especially with all the various tax software that you can choose from. Doing my taxes on my own, makes me feel like I can sort of do Math (something I've never been very good at). You might have guessed by now, that we've waited until the end of the month to complete our taxes... officially done and sent! Yippee?? Another year done... decades more to go of filing taxes (or at least, I hope I live for a few more decades!).
I'm in a shrugging mood. Dishes done? Small yay. Laundry done? Meh, okay. Taxes done? Okay, now we wait for next year again. What I really need is a thrilling, unusual accomplishment. Putting your head inside the head of a lion?? WOW, now that is super-cool!
Life is not dull, though in the frodowm-household. There are thrills and joys here, but not the same type of thrills and joys that my younger-single-no-family-self would have dreamed about. "OMG, the toddler is WALKING", does not have the same ring as "OMG, I'm spelunking in a cave in Hawaii!" This is the path that I've chosen though, and I have zero regrets. A path with a husband and two kids, living the suburban day-to-day life with a mortgage and minimal spending power.
How strange it seems, to find accomplishment in being able to file your own taxes, though. Menial, dull, and satisfying. Alas, that's the way of life!
I'm in a shrugging mood. Dishes done? Small yay. Laundry done? Meh, okay. Taxes done? Okay, now we wait for next year again. What I really need is a thrilling, unusual accomplishment. Putting your head inside the head of a lion?? WOW, now that is super-cool!
Life is not dull, though in the frodowm-household. There are thrills and joys here, but not the same type of thrills and joys that my younger-single-no-family-self would have dreamed about. "OMG, the toddler is WALKING", does not have the same ring as "OMG, I'm spelunking in a cave in Hawaii!" This is the path that I've chosen though, and I have zero regrets. A path with a husband and two kids, living the suburban day-to-day life with a mortgage and minimal spending power.
How strange it seems, to find accomplishment in being able to file your own taxes, though. Menial, dull, and satisfying. Alas, that's the way of life!
March 21, 2014
A Long-Awaited Post (sort of)
It's been months since my last post. Since then, my oldest Sis has returned from New Zealand with tales, and souvenirs from Middle Earth. Sis #2 has also returned for a 1 week visit, sporting a fashionable belly bump! And Twin Sis's family and my family are suffering and/or recovering from a miserable virus that is mostly affecting the kiddos. Oh Joy!! Oh, and last but not least, BIL and family have returned from Japan, with many pics and videos of a family wedding/reunion.
On the home-front, we've had our confirmation from our Allergist, that Baby N is indeed allergic to cow's milk protein. Recently we've also learned of his allergy to eggs when we fed him scrambled eggs, one evening, for dinner. The results were miserable. The solution - avoid feeding the kiddo any cow's milk or egg - and carry an epipen and Claritin/Benadryl at all times as these are "life-threatening" allergies. Sadness for all of us.
The bright spot to this, is that cooking the proteins at high temperatures, for a lengthy period of time, alters the protein enough that Baby N will tolerate it. This means, he can have baked goods, with no reaction. However, stove-top cooking is NOT enough to change the protein. It must be at a high temperature for a lengthy period of time. At least Baby N is not allergic to wheat/gluten! We have not tested him for any additional allergies, though, including strawberries, shellfish, or nuts. We'll just play it safe for now, since his older sis B was allergic to strawberries and shellfish when she was a babe.
At least we now have answers, and we know what can be safely fed to the little guy. We also have hope that these allergies will be outgrown, eventually. When, exactly, is a mystery, but hopefully he will outgrow them before he reaches 2-digit numbers in age!
On the home-front, we've had our confirmation from our Allergist, that Baby N is indeed allergic to cow's milk protein. Recently we've also learned of his allergy to eggs when we fed him scrambled eggs, one evening, for dinner. The results were miserable. The solution - avoid feeding the kiddo any cow's milk or egg - and carry an epipen and Claritin/Benadryl at all times as these are "life-threatening" allergies. Sadness for all of us.
The bright spot to this, is that cooking the proteins at high temperatures, for a lengthy period of time, alters the protein enough that Baby N will tolerate it. This means, he can have baked goods, with no reaction. However, stove-top cooking is NOT enough to change the protein. It must be at a high temperature for a lengthy period of time. At least Baby N is not allergic to wheat/gluten! We have not tested him for any additional allergies, though, including strawberries, shellfish, or nuts. We'll just play it safe for now, since his older sis B was allergic to strawberries and shellfish when she was a babe.
At least we now have answers, and we know what can be safely fed to the little guy. We also have hope that these allergies will be outgrown, eventually. When, exactly, is a mystery, but hopefully he will outgrow them before he reaches 2-digit numbers in age!
October 09, 2011
A Canadian Thanksgiving
Monday October 10, 2011 is our official Thanksgiving Day. What this means to me is having a big turkey dinner with family members.
This year, I'll be cooking the turkey on Sunday (today). I actually enjoy hosting my families together. It makes things a lot less complicated and a lot easier in terms of planning. This will be year 2 of hosting (and cooking) Turkey. The only thing I don't have down-pat is the stuffing/dressing. My MIL will be cooking that this year, just as I had asked her last year. She is probably the best cook I know when it comes to Turkey/Dressing/Stuffing./Roast Beef. She's had many years of practice, and hopefully I will have a good number of years to perfect the art of roasting meats in my oven.
There will be fewer people at this dinner this year, than last year. A friend of mine and her baby are away overseas for the month, and my SIL and her two babies are away overseas for two months. It will still be a lively crowd though, with guests of big appetites!
Thanksgiving, to me, is a mark of more turkey dinners and holidays to come... Remembrance Day, Christmas, Boxing Day, New Years... One long weekend a month until New Years... And then the Long Weekend Draught... none from New Years until Easter.
Last year's turkey was bigger than our little Baby. This year, no such luck. Little B has grown beyond turkey weight (mostly)... I'm sure that if we looked hard enough we will find a turkey that weighs just as much as her, but we definitely don't need anything that large to feed our guests.
In any case, the roast will go in the oven soon, and several hours later, our guests will begin to arrive. Looking forward to it!!
This year, I'll be cooking the turkey on Sunday (today). I actually enjoy hosting my families together. It makes things a lot less complicated and a lot easier in terms of planning. This will be year 2 of hosting (and cooking) Turkey. The only thing I don't have down-pat is the stuffing/dressing. My MIL will be cooking that this year, just as I had asked her last year. She is probably the best cook I know when it comes to Turkey/Dressing/Stuffing./Roast Beef. She's had many years of practice, and hopefully I will have a good number of years to perfect the art of roasting meats in my oven.
There will be fewer people at this dinner this year, than last year. A friend of mine and her baby are away overseas for the month, and my SIL and her two babies are away overseas for two months. It will still be a lively crowd though, with guests of big appetites!
Thanksgiving, to me, is a mark of more turkey dinners and holidays to come... Remembrance Day, Christmas, Boxing Day, New Years... One long weekend a month until New Years... And then the Long Weekend Draught... none from New Years until Easter.
Last year's turkey was bigger than our little Baby. This year, no such luck. Little B has grown beyond turkey weight (mostly)... I'm sure that if we looked hard enough we will find a turkey that weighs just as much as her, but we definitely don't need anything that large to feed our guests.
In any case, the roast will go in the oven soon, and several hours later, our guests will begin to arrive. Looking forward to it!!
June 03, 2011
Mommy's first day away...
...from Little B.
Today is my first day at work, and I'm sitting at my desk, on my lunch break wondering how Little B is. Does she miss me? Is she having a good day?
Her day away from her parents will only be a half-day, since Husband took a half-day off.
Tomorrow is B's First birthday party, and I'm quite excited. Husband will be cleaning and tidying a bit, and I'll have to start preparing some of the food tonight, after work.
The only thing about the house, though, is that we wanted to mow the lawn before the party, but it was raining all week, this week, so we'll have to leave it. The lawn is quite a mess, though. It will take some time for us to get it nice again.
In any case, her party will be both indoors and outdoors. We will be using our charcoal barbecue in the backyard, and setting up some seating both in and outside the house. It works out quite nicely since the weather will be very nice tomorrow!
Now back to work! :)
Today is my first day at work, and I'm sitting at my desk, on my lunch break wondering how Little B is. Does she miss me? Is she having a good day?
Her day away from her parents will only be a half-day, since Husband took a half-day off.
Tomorrow is B's First birthday party, and I'm quite excited. Husband will be cleaning and tidying a bit, and I'll have to start preparing some of the food tonight, after work.
The only thing about the house, though, is that we wanted to mow the lawn before the party, but it was raining all week, this week, so we'll have to leave it. The lawn is quite a mess, though. It will take some time for us to get it nice again.
In any case, her party will be both indoors and outdoors. We will be using our charcoal barbecue in the backyard, and setting up some seating both in and outside the house. It works out quite nicely since the weather will be very nice tomorrow!
Now back to work! :)
October 06, 2010
The Atheist Thanksgiving
I have two upcoming Thanksgiving dinners this weekend, both of which hubby and I will be hosting at our house.
Saturday will be with my family.
Sunday will be with husband's family.
Saturday = Salmon and chicken wings... super-easy!!
Sunday = Turkey.... ummm more challenging...
Turkey... it will be my first time cooking a turkey!! Yikes!! So why am I cooking Turkey this time, and hosting Thanksgiving at our house?? Well... MIL was going to volunteer her other son to host Thanksgiving dinner... they just finished renovations on their basement and she was hoping they would want to host everyone. However, they have a cat and Baby B has not been exposed to pet dander of any kind... so I kind of jumped the gun and offered to host it at our place. Hubby and I were hoping to delay exposing Baby B to pets, so that was our solution.
So umm... now I'm cooking a large Thanksgiving turkey. Hopefully all will turn out well!! :)
And why did I throw in the Atheist bit in my blog title?? Well... all my family members are Atheist... Thanksgiving is just an excuse for us to get together, eat, and enjoy discounted Turkey from the supermarket. :P
Saturday will be with my family.
Sunday will be with husband's family.
Saturday = Salmon and chicken wings... super-easy!!
Sunday = Turkey.... ummm more challenging...
Turkey... it will be my first time cooking a turkey!! Yikes!! So why am I cooking Turkey this time, and hosting Thanksgiving at our house?? Well... MIL was going to volunteer her other son to host Thanksgiving dinner... they just finished renovations on their basement and she was hoping they would want to host everyone. However, they have a cat and Baby B has not been exposed to pet dander of any kind... so I kind of jumped the gun and offered to host it at our place. Hubby and I were hoping to delay exposing Baby B to pets, so that was our solution.
So umm... now I'm cooking a large Thanksgiving turkey. Hopefully all will turn out well!! :)
And why did I throw in the Atheist bit in my blog title?? Well... all my family members are Atheist... Thanksgiving is just an excuse for us to get together, eat, and enjoy discounted Turkey from the supermarket. :P
September 07, 2010
Follow up re: ferry trip
I promised a follow-up re: our ferry trip to Victoria, but I'll have to keep it short for now.
Everyone had a lovely time that weekend, little B had her first ferry trip, and her first visit to the province's capital. She slept REALLY well in the hotel (she slept through the night!!) and she wore ALL her pretty dresses during those few days.
Hubby and I fared very well too. Traveling with baby wasn't as difficult as we imagined it, especially since our hotel room was at the same location as the reception dinner.
The church service was small and very nice. Little B got the hiccups in the middle of the ceremony so I had to take her out into the lobby. I thought it was actually quite cute!
In any case, here are some photos... I have to cut my post short since little B just woke from her nap...
Later!!
*Photos Deleted*
Everyone had a lovely time that weekend, little B had her first ferry trip, and her first visit to the province's capital. She slept REALLY well in the hotel (she slept through the night!!) and she wore ALL her pretty dresses during those few days.
Hubby and I fared very well too. Traveling with baby wasn't as difficult as we imagined it, especially since our hotel room was at the same location as the reception dinner.
The church service was small and very nice. Little B got the hiccups in the middle of the ceremony so I had to take her out into the lobby. I thought it was actually quite cute!
In any case, here are some photos... I have to cut my post short since little B just woke from her nap...
Later!!
*Photos Deleted*
February 13, 2008
Another Newly Wed Couple
Last weekend, Bro-in-Law was married! Yay!
There were hitches in the morn, but it all worked out since the most important couple of the day said "I DO!"
The entertainment was fun, especially the band of cousins! They never rehearsed together before, but they all played their parts in time, and in tune!
SHC and I also sang a little ditty - "Skinnamarinky-doo". Both of us couldn't remember all the actions, but we found some funny videos on YouTube to help jog our memories!
There were hitches in the morn, but it all worked out since the most important couple of the day said "I DO!"
The entertainment was fun, especially the band of cousins! They never rehearsed together before, but they all played their parts in time, and in tune!
SHC and I also sang a little ditty - "Skinnamarinky-doo". Both of us couldn't remember all the actions, but we found some funny videos on YouTube to help jog our memories!
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