isn't she just so cute..

and I'm not just saying that because I'm her mother.

Birthday Birthday Birthday..........

and so we start a string of September birthdays.  

Kaikoa is 15 today, hard to believe 15 years ago I was living in Maui and in labour pains at Wailuku Hospital.  His birth was by far the easiest of three.  In fact he came so quick the doctor didn't even have time to gown up.

Harrison is 19 tomorrow.  He was born in our hometown which we are residing in once again.  He was a long hard labour.  19 where we live is legal drinking age,  I have given the talk repeatedly about not drinking and driving and calling home and I will either pick him up or pay for a cab...

My mom is 76 on Thursday.  She was born in St. Louis Saskatchewan and grew up in a convent.  I love my mom, and am glad she is staying with us for the week : )

Saturday is my best friend Traci's bd.  She is the same age as me only a few months younger as she is so quick to point out.  We might go to the Loverboy concert at the Nooksack Casino.

Next Tuesday is my Niece Shawna's bd she is 29 this year.  She has 4 kids and is living on a remote island with her hubby, care taking for a camp.  She was the flower girl for Harry and I's wedding 26 yrs ago.

Lots of food to eat and drinks to drink and prezzies to buy but I love it...

thursday thirteen

Just 13 more random crap from my life lol.

1. Today I get to go on a hike to Lindeman Lake with the grade 4 5 and 6's from Nevada's school.  I love this hike and have done it with Kaikoa when he was those grades.
http://www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/lindeman-lake/

2. Last Thursday I had to go to yet another funeral : (  Harrison's friends mom died of breast cancer.  She was 47 and left behind 3 kids and her hubby.  She lived barely 5 months from the initial diagnosis.

3. I am finished the sod moving and almost finished moving the lava rock.  Then I will have to prepare the ground for the new seed and will be done my summer landscaping project.

4.Next week its both my boys birthdays and my mom's.  I am so excited she is  coming to stay for a week.  We haven't seen her since a year ago june.

5.About the oldest son I don't know if I mentioned he totalled his car a week before he was to start university.  I was so angry and happy at the same time.  I wanted to hug and hit him.  thank the lord him and his friend weren't hurt but still mad that he was driving so fast.

6.The deep cleaning on the house is going rather slow but I have did another big room this week. I need more bookshelves and a china cupboard. 

7.You know those big blue blow up pools.  Well a person I know has just thrown their second one out.  They are too lazy too clean it at the end of the season and store it away.  It makes me angry to see such a waste.  You know where all that vinyl and rubber crap is going to sit in the land-fill for eons.

8.Have I ever told you how I love Tiger Woods.  I don't even like watching golf if he is not playing.  This is probably a repeat but I am drawing a blank.

9.Nevada's cheer-leading is going amazingly well.  After every practice or game the coach keeps asking me if for real that it is her first year.  She had all the cheer memorized by the second time and is doing just awesome. Go Nevy Go Nevy!!

10.One quick political note here.  Give Obama a break its going to take alot longer then a few months to fix the mess Bush did to the country in his 8 yrs in office.

11.Rudeness in sport and in everyday life is the way it is because the media gives it so much air-time.  Don't show that Kanyecrap ass or the tennis person on tv,  don't put them in magazines.  Didn't people learn this from teaching their children,  don't reward bad behavior.

12.I am trying to talk Hubby into a quick trip to Vegas before the winter but the fishing is so hot  right now I am not having any luck.

13. Glad I made it here finally as I should be making our lunches and getting ready for the hike.  Oh yeah, for all you Survivor fans the first show is on tonight : )

09-09-09

I had to blog today so I could use the cool title.   They say today is a lucky day well so far it's been pretty good for me.   I haven't won the lottery or found a long lost relative or mismatched sock but overall I've had a happy day.  Nothing special today, drove Nevada to school and then came home and started a major clean-up of the house.  I've been slacking over the summer so really had to get down and do the super super clean.  I only managed one room as I was doing a very thorough job.   I think I will just do one room a day.  That way I can de-clutter and sort everything at the same time. 

All the kids were in high spirit with the start of school each starting a new milestone.  Nevada is out of the primary grades and is now intermediate.  Kaikoa is in high school with a new school to attend.  ( not new as in new building no its an old dump that's been standing much too long and is in dire need of being torn down but our government feels the funding should go to earthquake proofing the government run liquor store).....  OK got that out of my system, what was I talking about?   OH yeah and Harrison is starting his second year university at a different campus about 30 miles out of town.

Even the Hairball was in a happy mood.  Might be him catching his salmon limit daily the last few days.  The freezer is being replenished : )

On another happy note a Quebec judge gave a prolific drunk driver a life sentence in prison.  you can read about it here http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hyK0Z4IH7e2JcH5BcWvC-DdQTQzA

So go and enjoy however much lucky 09-09-09 you have left.