Thursday, April 30, 2009

4.30.2009

got up today after a bit of a struggle overnight, getting up at around 5 in the morning with el gigantor of a headache after a crazy dream about being in a dark hospital for an operation; got back to sleep in less than an hour, only to wake up again shortly after 7 for work.  in spite of that, the sleep was good, with janice finally finding meds for her cold she can take, and she slept sitting up in bed without making a sound... work was very busy; in the last 48 hours, i've investigated a chemical used there called 'perc' for dry cleaning, and was stunned at what i unearthed; i'm now actively checking out my options for both my safety and what i might be able to find for a different job, while i possibly appeal to other co-workers and management about health concerns... co-worker marshall came over with his electrician friend joel, and checked out our electrical at the house to eventually give us an idea what it will cost to get the house rewired with a new panel; marshall himself will do construction work around the house to get it up to snuff for resale, hopefully sometime in the fall... alexandra has a four day weekend, with thursday to sunday off; she's been going to the y every day for cardio training... had a very delicious steak dinner tonight made by me on the bbq, then the three of us watched survivor, did some more perc research and now it's bedtime.  on deck:  more perc research, and whatever comes our way after work.

Janice says:

Yup, I finally found some meds for my cold and they work pretty good, but does it ever make me tired.  I was fairly busy at work today because of income tax deadline.  I can not believe how many people wait till the last minute.  I guess if you know you owe money, why give it up until you absolutely have to, right?  Lex came to see me at work today and they put her to work in the cosmetics department.  We have a spring Gala in that department on Sunday and she packed up the gift bags that they give out as gifts.  Well with spring clean up this coming week, we will be doing some cleaning this weekend.  Well time for sleep.  Night all.

Janice 

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

4.28.2009

it was a lousy sleep last night for both janice and me, as janice has come down with a cold and it's making her snoring issues even worse; we didn't get a whole lot of rest as a result... work was rather slow today; staff got news that beginning next week, our hours will be 7-3:30 instead of the current 8-4:30, for the summertime; our vacation will be booked for the week of august 10, and we may try to take in a game or two at fenway in boston during that time, but not sure if we can afford it; time off will at least be nice... suffered a 'perc headache' at work today, got another jolt from my errant tooth and my back acted up today; healthwise it wasn't the best day... janice didn't do that well either, with the onset of her cold, the first few days being the worst of it; she came home shortly after i got home, and lex was home, and we brought lex to the y to do some cardio while jan and me went to sobeys to get some things for a casserole that we had for supper... watched the rest of a wwe pay per view, then wwe raw, and now the sox are on tv as the night is winding down.  on deck:  BELL GETS THE HEAVE-HO, aliant comes in to hookup, janice works 5-9.

Janice says:

I am looking forward to Aliant to come in to the house tomorrow.  I will be proudly calling Bell for the boxes to send their stuff back.  We have been waiting for Aliant to come out with their version of a pvr and they have, so good bye bell.  I have a cold so, tonight I am going to sleep kind of sitting up so as not to snore as much.  Last night I guess I snored a lot and I kept Mike up most of the night.  It was a beautiful day out, not that I got to see any of it.  I worked till 5pm  today. Tomorrow I only work 5 till 9pm.  Time for the weather got to go to watch it and then try to get some sleep.  Night all.

Janice

Monday, April 27, 2009

4.23.2009

Janice says:

It was a fairly quiet day at work and I was actually able to read a few chapters in the Bret Hart autobiography.  What a good read, I have a hard time putting it down when I really get going.  I am probably about 3/4 of the way through it.  I would recommend it to anyone.  It has been a rough 24 hours or so for me.  I was not feeling all that great last night and I feel a bit like shit at the moment.  I do believe I may have the onset of a cold coming on.  Oh well what can you do when you live in a shoe?  We move on, that's what we do.  I am about to go to bed and try to sleep some of the rotten feeling off.  Lex and I went to the Y tonight and we did a 1/2 hour sweat session on the tread mill.  I am going to try to bring her to the Y at least 3 or 4 times a week.  I have to do something and she can help me by coming with me.  K, time for me to hit the sheets--night all.

Janice 

the wife isn't feeling the best, so she had the first go of it tonight to get 'er done.  sleep's been tough lately, and i believe it has to do with changing our bedroom around.  for most of the past 10 years, it's been the same, and the change is a bit jarring to our mindsets.  work was a typical monday today, pretty blah and let's-get-it-over-with type.  had a ham and swiss on kaiser for lunch... came home and lex was doing her homework, janice came home shortly after and then her and lex headed out to the y, and i stayed back and then cooked supper on the barby when they got home, chicken potatoes and veggies.  the three of us watched most of wwe backlash except for the end, lex went to bed and we took in another episode of 24, i witnessed my bosox win their 11th in a row now possibly tying for 1st, and my sick wifey headed to bed ahead of me while the news started and barked about the 'murderous' flu coming out of mexico.  BE AFRAID.  cnn demands it.  on deck:  not a lot...more work, more school, same stuff and nothing special.

4.26.2009

after watching the sox come back and beat the yanks friday night, went to bed and woke up saturday relatively early due to noisey neighbours; janice headed out to sdm to get lexy's gift, thanks in large part to her mom lending us optimum points, and i headed to the farmers market to get some goodies from nick the dutch baker in the form of sausage rolls, dream cakes and almond cookies; lexy's friend court spent the weekend here, and when i came home, janice, me, court and another of lexy's, jordan, and lexy of course went to crystal palace, where we staged her little birthday, getting each kid a bracelet, including sabrina who showed up a little later, and they spent the afternoon on rides having fun and playing games... the kids came home and i barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs on a beautiful warm and sunny day where we took out the patio furniture and had the kids eat outside on the deck while they also played in the yard; lexy got her third birthday cake and her wii present, and as all the kids except court headed out, lex and court went swimming at the ymca for the evening... they came home and they played the brand new wii game, and janice and me even tried, having some fun with the tennis, baseball, boxing and bowling features on it that actually make you move as if you were really playing the sport.  then it was bedtime as court was being picked up early sunday morning....... sunday morning came, court left and we slept a little longer until it was time to get up for mass; we went to church, the three of us rather groggy, and janice served host and lex served the altar; all the kids and even adults up there seemed a little tired this morning... came home and while lex played her wii, janice and me napped; woke up and we took off to friends pete and doriane's place where pete and me hashed out music ideas, while pete's kid spencer and lexy chummed around and doriane and janice conversed and shared wine... came home close to 9 and we opted to get diangelo's pizza from up the road where we live, as we'd heard about how it's good and relatively unknown; turns out the 'word' is more than true - best take out pizza we've had in a while, and we'll be getting it again; the three of us watched the amazing race, entertaining again, then tuned into another red sox vs yankees game, where my sox took the third game and a sweep.  bedtime now, janice had some digestive problems late in the night and now we're in bed, and she'll chime in tomorrow.  on deck:  start of another work week and lex back to school, nothing on the agenda just yet.

Friday, April 24, 2009

4.24.2009

a rough sleep last night was followed by a reasonable day at work, though somewhat of a stress-laden situation persists there that i don't believe has a remedy to it; hard to not be pessimistic... went to get janice at her work after her day shift was done and we went home, and as i played all headachey, janice handled a second meeting from 'monavie' reps, effectively shooing them away for good; monavie is a pyramid-schemed sham no one should have anything to do with... lexy and courtney went to the movies tonight with court's mom lisa; in the meantime, janice and me took the car to canadian tire to change the winter tires to all seasons, while we had baconator combos from wendys across the street; baconbaconbeef, baconbeef... came home to watch a ball game on tv, still going on with the sox relief pitcher throwing balls everywhere but the strike zone, with lex and court downstairs in bed as the night nears the end.  on deck:  lex doesn't know it, but she's getting a wii for her birthday, for whom we're throwing a party at crystal palace with a few friends; court's staying over again tomorrow night; we'll take whatever comes at us tomorrow evening.

Janice says:

Baconbaconbeef baconbeef  That was a good supper.  I really enjoyed it and when I have my open heart surgery I hope you all come to visit.  Ha ha ha.  I cant wait to see the look on Lexy's face when she gets her gift.  She will be some excited.  A weekend off and it is supposed to be really nice.  Wow I cant believe it!  What a baseball game going on on tv at the moment.  Cross your fingers folks, let's see Boston kick New York's ass.  Time to watch the game... Night all.

Janice

Thursday, April 23, 2009

4.23.2009

a relaxing night tonight as alexandra, janice and me headed out to costco and got a few groceries, then came back and janice cooked a lovely chicken fajita supper for us; we then kicked back and watched an episode of 'survivor' that renewed my faith in the show with a holy shit moment to end it... the day was fairly quick at work with a busy shift; janice worked the daytime, lexy of course at school; felt a little antsy at work and somewhat anxious though... looking forward to a decent sleep tonight hopefully, after janice was a bit unvoluntarily noisy last night.  on deck:  lexy goes to the movies, then comes home with her friend courtney who's staying over this weekend, hopefully take in a ballgame, might get the tires changed.

Janice says:

Well supper was good if I say so myself.  I do not cook all too often, but when I do I am glad that Mike and Lex like it.  I am looking forward to it being 4pm tomorrow because of a two day weekend.  I can not wait till I have my appointment with VitalAir so as to have a new mask for my breathing machine.  Mike is having a tough time dealing with my snoring.  I am having a rough time sleeping as well.  Survivor was really good tonight and I am digging it.  I was so happy to see Tyson go and next get rid of the asshole himself Coach. He is such a pompous ass!  The sooner he is gone the better. There is not much else on tv at the moment for programs that we watch.  It is going to be a long spring time with no programs for us to watch.  Oh well what can you do?  Well time for the news.  Night all.

Janice

4.22.2009

it was a reasonably good birthday for alexandra today, being only part of it really, as she was treated to one of her favorite meals as well as a s'mores birthday cake, and janice and me gave her a custom made pillow case (we'll have to supply a pic for anyone interested) and miley cyrus's bio book; my super-kind brother rick and his lady may gave her $20, her friend courtney gave her a $15 itunes card, her grandma gave her $20, friend greg gave her $15, and that's the start, as on the weekend she gets her party along with a couple of friends, where we give her THE gift... work was better today, there was more to do; i'd be lying if i didn't say i was a bit bored with my job though, and yearning to make more $$, but in these troubled times i'll take what i have... janice worked the daytime today; it seems her new worker she hired is working out fine, which means more time home with her hubby and munchkin... lexy hit the ymca gym for the first time, since now she's 13, and she and janice went there and did some cardio training; i can't just yet as my back is still tender... sleep wasn't bad last night - we got to bed earlier and slept quite well; i'm still taking anti inflammatories for my back, but shelved the muscle relaxants, where i'm not a big fan of taking many pills.  on deck:  janice works the day, as well as me, maybe lex and janice will go to the gym again.

Janice says:

It was good day today Lex was happy with her gifts and she was some excited for the money she got.  I went to the gym with squirt and she was so happy to be aloud to into the gym and not worry about anyone asking her age it was funny. I fully intend on making her and I sweat. We both ned it with no TKD at all lately. Time for sleep more tomorrow night. Night all.

Janice

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

4.21.2009

sore back again when i woke up this morning, but gradually getting better; we all headed to work or school and got on with our day... work was kind of a drag, with not a lot to do which makes time crawl; cut out early though at 2:30 for my appointment with the mad scientist who checked out my teeth to try to find out which one was causing problems; it would appear now we know, as now i have a root canal (JOY) scheduled for july 7... got some things at rinzlers (where i ran into my old buddy wayne) and came home to cook up a casserole with janice while lex did her homework; we're plotting a small birthday gathering with lexy and a few friends this weekend, but it's really her birthday tomorrow; we'll get her a cake and a little gift for the time being, before giving her a bigger gift on the weekend... finally made a disc for the car with these titles on it:  sometime around midnight, life in technicolour 2, love hurts, comin' home, glass of water, stars, rusty cage, drive my soul, #1 crush, federal pen, something in your mouth, troublemaker, ladies and gentlemen, being here, i love you, the times they are a changin', the sound of silence, all along the watchtower, hold tight, and chick habit.  on deck:  hump day, and lexy's birthday!  might bring her to the gym for the first time, and not the last; we'll see what else.

Janice says:
 
K take two. I hit a button and the first couple of lines they went into oblivian.  Lexy's birthday tomorrow.  I am anxious for the end of the day to give her a small cake and a small gift.  All kids love it when they get more than one cake and this year it will be that way for her. It looks like Court and Jordan for the birthday at Crystal Palace so far, we will see if Sabrina can come tomorrow.  It is going to be a really nice weekend I guess.  Cindy Day says we may be getting +21 on saturday and sunday.  Oh please let us have it.  Did a bit of tidying up and now we are in bed.  Time to relax. Night all.

Janice

Monday, April 20, 2009

4.20.2009

pretty sore getting out of bed today; showering was a lot more challenging than it usually is thanks to the back problems; talk about a rough go of it... janice worked till 5 today, and alexandra came home early from school because she fell on her arm and was having a rough time with it; queen elizabeth school doesn't have a nurse there so no one looked after her, and janice called and insisted she come home; after some debate between her and the staff at school, she did... was sore today at work - i just about told them that i couldn't take it anymore and that i have to go home, but, i stuck it out; it was a long, long day... came home after work to find my old friend natalie waiting for me, with her main man phil; they came in and we all chatted for a little while, as she's home visiting her ailing mother... after they'd left, i stretched out on the couch for a bit because my back was sore and stiff, and no sooner did i do that than did our church friend show up with two others, and as it all turned out, it was nothing more than a pitch to get involved in a pyramid scheme called 'monavie', some kind of snake oil thing; needless to say, i'm not interested in the least... we ate soup tonight for a quick fix, then lex was off to bed and we watched another intriguing episode of '24', and now it's just about bedtime.  on deck:  going to see a orthodontist about checking nerves in my teeth to find out which one's been giving me grief, beyond that, hopefully more rest for this nagging back injury of mine.

Janice says:

Well to say the least I was not to impressed with the thought of  entertaining a few people to have them pitch us starting up selling Monavie.  I would like to know what the church would think about them using our names to give us the pitch about this stuff, I think is what Mike said, and I would like to know?  Mike has had a rough evening with his back and all.  I wish I could help. I had a fairly decent day at work.  It was not too terribly busy.  I had lots to do though, I only work till 2pm tomorrow.  Lex and I have to make some birthday invitations tomorrow afternoon.  We are going to bring her and a few of her friends to Crystal Palace and let them run around for a few hours.  We will have to feed those monsters afterwards.  I believe that we are doing her birthday on Saturday afternoon.  I still have a hard time thinking she is going  to be 13 years old.  How wild is that? Well, I guess it is time for bed.  Night all.

Janice

Sunday, April 19, 2009

4.19.2009

well, this morning i slept right into 11am, which means no church; janice took the liberty to let me sleep in, not that that was a bad idea since i couldn't really hardly move once it came time to actually get up; my back got worse, to the point where i could only take baby steps... i made the decision, or maybe really janice did, to see a doctor this afternoon yet again; i've seen more doctors for more different things this year than the whole decade i think; anyway, he told me point blank that i shouldn't work for a week - when i said that wasn't possible, he said at least wednesday; i was prescribed anti inflammatories and muscle relaxants that are all supposed to lay me out, so work's gonna be tricky to say the least... came home after that and napped awhile; janice made supper and woke me up and we all ate; more relaxing ensued, and the three of us watched a pretty entertaining 'amazing race'; now we're all in bed, and the good wife and me are waiting for the news.  on deck:  a tricky week at work, a church person is coming over for an opinion on something, janice works all days this week, which im glad for.

Janice says:

Well, I did bring Mike to the doctor because he could barely move and I was worried about maybe him having a slipped disk or a pinched nerve, and I was wrong I am glad for that.  I am glad that I was wrong but I sure do not like seeing him in that much pain for so long.  He has had a rotten year so far and I sure hope that it gets better soon.  I am really curious about this lady coming over to the house tomorrow night from church.  I would like to know what it is that she wants our opinion  on.  I do believe I may be going to the school to talk yo the VP about the accusation of Lexy stealing Megan's stuff.   It was a nice day out today, I hope it continues like this and only gets warmer from there, but be warned... mother nature can be cruel.  I am sure we will be getting more snow.  The only saving grace is that it will not stay for any length of time.  Anyway, time for the news and then sleep.  Night all.

Janice

4.18.2009

bit of an odd sleep last night, couldn't really pass out until about 3:30 because of a long evening nap; trick is i had to wake up early to pick up squirt... was up at 8, janice went to work for the day and i had to go to the church to pick up alexandra after her participation in thinkfast, where she was one of the best earners for the fundraiser, if not the best; came home and showered after that, shaved and bent down to pick something up and my back went way out, major pain, and it's stuck with me since, gotten worse in fact; so that's the new crazy malady i now have to face down... went to the farmers market anyway; we got some stuff from nick the dutch baker and came home; boy it was some fun getting in and out of the car and walking around, i'll tell you... briefly stopped home to get pop for janice at work and ran into sister cindy, who honored her donation pledge dropping off $20 for alexandra; brought janice her tea and treats from the baker and promptly came home and took meds and rested; attempted to master the vinyl to mp3 turntable software and just got frustrated after an hour plus of effort; got up from the chair i was working on it with and realized my back froze up even more... janice came home, we relaxed for a bit and i made homemade burgers on the barbecue; back just never got any better.  on deck:  a whole lot of nothing to try to get over this before i have to go back to work.

Janice says:

It was a long day at work, it was extremely slow.  The whole store was slow though not just us. It is a bit odd when you think about it because it is a 15x bonus points weekend.  Anyway, I came home to find Mike in bed relaxing with an extremely sore back and resting.  I really think he should see a doctor, but at the same time I understand why he may not want to because he has had so many things wrong as of late.  I just worry and I would like to know if there is something seriously wrong.  I know that tomorrow he will be relaxing so as to give his back a lot more rest before work on Monday.  The count down is on for Lex and her birthday.  Only three days.  I am not sure if Mike will be going to church, but I will more than likely be going.  Time for bed, night all.

Janice

Janice

Saturday, April 18, 2009

4.17.2009

after a reasonable sleep, got home from work a bit early today after things were done early; came home and janice and lexy arrived shortly thereafter, then after trying big mac snackwraps, we sent her to st bernard's church for her thinkfast retreat, where she raised $83 for the poor thanks to family; at the church, she discovered she wasn't allowed her nintendo ds or ipod, amenities that aren't afforded to starving people abroad, so it could be a challenge for her... janice and me promptly came home and went to bed since we're so drained and slept the evening away.  on deck:  janice works tomorrow 9-5, i pick up alexandra at church at 8:30am, maybe go to the farmers market and visit nick the dutch baker for some goodies, we'll take what comes in the pm.

Janice says:

What a relaxing night we had.  We sent Lex to church and just relaxed in bed only to fall asleep and sleep for 3 hours or so.  It feels weird to be able to sleep in the evening and to relax .  We so do not often get to do that.  One more day of work and then Sunday off.  Lex has a birthday coming up this week and it should be a good week for her.  I am hoping for some nice weather soon. I want summer to arrive now.  Could someone please call mother nature to ask for sunny hot weather.  Time for some more sleep and relaxing.  Good night all.

Janice

Thursday, April 16, 2009

4.16.2009

busy day today at work, after a moderately good night of sleep; work was very steady; janice worked a day shift till 3 before she walked lexy to edith cavell school for a wrestling meet, at which i joined them after work, where alexandra won silver for her weight division against opponents that were all bigger than her - janice and me are two extremely proud parents.  courtney, lexy's friend, also won silver in her division.  the meet was l o n g... about five hours, even though our kid only fought twice... came home after that around 9 and cooked spaghetti and garlic bread, for the first time since before lent when we swore off red meat; watched 'survivor' and then 'iron man' on the movie network... after a quite long day it's just about bedtime.  on deck:  alexandra's got her 'thinkfast' activity tomorrow at church for the overnight with father carroll and other church folks and kids, janice and me have day shifts.

Janice says:

Well it was long, but she won silver and it was earned.  I am talking about the wrestling meet that Lex and Court had today.  We are very proud... I am tired.  I was at work all day and then at the school all evening.  It makes for a long day.  Tomorrow night Lex will be at the church for the thinkfast retreat and I think Mike and I will catch up on sleep.  Six more days till junior becomes a teen.  I can not believe it!  She has grown up so fast.  We will be celebrating her birthday the following weekend though in light of the busy weekend already.  Not much else new to talk about today so I will bid you good night.

Janice

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

4.15.2009

after a bit of a hiatus--resuming 'ragnar' duty... kidney stone and dental trouble had me missing time at work (1 day anyway) and staying overnight at the hospital last week, visited dentist yesterday to try to determine what was causing persistent intense pain that isn't related to wisdom tooth extraction; seeing a orthodontist/nerve specialist next week to try to find out... sleep is once again a rare commodity, but after making major changes cosmetically to the bedroom things should turn around... alexandra is a bit stressed from school after a 'best friend' changed schools and, on the way out, accused alexandra to the school authorities of stealing her things; the school found them today and did not apologize after accusing her; we may take action and demand it... lexy, by the way, is taking part in a 'thinkfast retreat' where she fasts for a day and overnight with friends and church folks at st bernards church, and is taking any donations to raise $$ for the poor... janice has been a saint towards me throughout my troubles - God bless her. on deck: two days till the weekend, might once again try tackling my vinyl turntable mp3 converter after a false start when mr. mac broke down after he swallowed a dental pick.

Janice says:

We are back in business on Ragnar Station. It was a few days off because of Mike being sick and all but he is on the mend now and I could not be happier.  Things are going a bit better for Lex at school except for an incident where she was accused of stealing a pencil case, a pair of sneakers and a few other small odds and ends from a girl in her class. I know Lex and I know she did not take it, but the young girl's mother is convinced it was her.  The vice principal and her teacher questioned her on Tuesday and she was pretty upset about it.  All is ok now, they found her stuff and yes, you guessed it, they did not apologize to Lex.  I am pretty disappointed in the v/p of the school  for this.  She will not be out of that school soon enough.  Things are looking up at work, I hired a lady to work in the post office.  Let's cross our fingers that everything works out well.  I am hoping anyway.  Time to get some zzzzz's.  Nighty night.

Janice

Thursday, April 9, 2009

4.8.2009

K I do not know how to sign in to this blog site... It is Mikes job to do that but at the moment he is higher than a freaking kite half way to the moon.  Mike had a sore side tonight and suspected that it was a side effect from the drugs that he was taking for his dry socket. He called me at work to ask me what I thought it was.  I was suspicious of a kidney stone or appendicitis.  He said that he did not want to go to the hospital.  When I got home we watched the rest of wrestlemania and shortly after he put his jacket on and we went to the hospital.  He is now there and is staying overnight and in the morning going to have a CT scan to find out what kind of kidney stone he has or if it is blocked.  He was in quite a bit of pain and they pumped him with some heavy duty drugs, like Dilaudid.  Lex and I are going to go see him before I go to work in the morning to check in on him.  He is in good hands.  Lex and I felt pretty guilty just leaving him there but the only way he will get any sleep is if we left.  If anything changes overnight they will call me to let me know.  So Mike is staying home from work tomorrow if he gets out of the hospital and Lex will be the nurse for the patient (Daddy). Mike will probably chime in here when he gets home. Night all and I will keep you all up to date on Mike. 

Janice

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

4.7.2009

it was a cold night last night, both of us waking up at various times shivering, but janice wore her cpap machine/darth janice mask and it was a better sleep than either of us have had in a bit... work was busy and uneventful; janice had a normal shift working only till 3 this time... made a broccoli casserole for supper; lex was late coming home where she actually babysat after school, and the three of us watched a little over half of 'wrestlemania'.  on deck:  janice is working 3-9, i work the usual.  not much to report today.

Janice says:

Yup it was a regular day and what a treat to only work 6 1/2 hours.  All of the work related issues should be resolved soon I think.  It has been a quiet day, really not much to report.  On deck for me is house cleaning in the morning and work in the afternoon.  I am hoping to watch the rest of wrestlemania tomorrow  night when I come home. It has been pretty good so far. The news is on as I type this and it is almost time for lights out.  Lets hope that the weather picks up in temperature a bit.  The rain is starting to get to me.  Cross your fingers. K night all.

Janice

Monday, April 6, 2009

4.6.2009

rotten sleep last night, as the wife had a tough time with snoring issues; so did i as a result; that's two straight nights of a grand total of upwards of 4 hours of sleep each night, but we're actively looking for solutions to this problem.  woke up at 4am to find the bed empty on her side and marched downstairs and ordered her back, snoring or no snoring, as i can't sleep at all without her with me... work sure was busy today, as we have to do five days worth of work in four days this week with Easter weekend up ahead of us; janice worked an overbearing 13 hour shift today where she's still short staffed - this can't go on much longer... made chicken rice and veggies for supper and brought it to the wifey at work; lex, janice and me came home and the punkin went to bed and we watched '24', another great episode; the new characters on that show have really found their stride; bedtime is upon us.  on deck:  watching 'wrestlemania 25', a shorter work day for janice, another hectic workday at vail's.

Janice says:

Yup, it was a long day but I do not find it that hard though, believe it or not. I guess I snored a lot last night.  I know that I only have to work a short shift tomorrow but I can not help but wonder if the girl who gave her notice at work will actually show up to work her shift.  I sure hope she does.  On deck more work and a night with the family.  I look forward to being home with Lex and Mike.  Can you tell I am tired! Enough said... Ok time for bed, 'night.

Janice

Sunday, April 5, 2009

4.5.2009

went to church this morning but left a sick little girl home, where she was sneezing her head off with the onset of a cold; it's Palm Sunday today, making for a longer mass with recital of the Passion; next week on Holy Saturday, all three of us will be serving the 6 o'clock Easter Vigil mass, with me reading, janice serving host and lex will be altar serving... came home and while janice and lex cleaned a little, i took a nap since sleep last night wasn't good at all; wife snored quite a bit and lex was up a lot of the night sniffing and sneezing; but i did wake up refreshed... we had a veggie pizza and garlic fingers from mcbuns; the pizza sucked, but the garlic fingers were good; i also bought a choc cream pie since our friend greg was supposed to come over for 'wrestlemania' but... come to find out, we try to order it and bell won't give it to us because we cancelled their service, effective april 30, because the service SUCKS, even worse than rogers, which is hard to imagine; plan b was to go see it at the theatre; that plan was scotched when we found out ticket prices, upwards of $33 A PERSON; absolutely insane, so we passed on w/m altogether... the three of us stayed home and just enjoyed one anothers' company, no tv, no nothing; i looked through my record collection to figure out which albums i'll use to get music from for the turntable mp3 player and came across some vintage pics i'd long misplace from the ancient cook days, which i'll get on facebook and get some help from the fam for some id's... amazing race isn't on this week, so we watched 'rocky III'; and here we are about to head north.  on deck:  a four day work week (hallelujah!!!), '24' logs on for another killer week, janice has another gruelling 11 hr shift.

Janice says:

Well  it was a good family day for the little Cook family. After church we (Lex and I) went to my mom's to see the family and to also let them know that Lex is out for money for a fund raiser for the church.  She will be taking part in a Thinkfast Retreat at St Bernard's Church where they will be fasting and talking about people who are starving in Africa.  It is going to take place in the basement of the church on the 18th of April.  It was a good day off even though our plans for Wrestlemania were thrown out the window.  We made the most of our time together as we usually do.  I love those times we have.  It is now late evening, the news is on and we are about to go to bed.  On deck I have a long shift again. I only have one shift like that this week I hope.  I need to hire someone to work part time evenings.  If anyone knows anybody who is looking please tell them to come in and see me. Well folks it is sleepy time. Night all.

Janice   

4.4.2009

had a quiet day here at the house today, as i woke up and we went to the moncton farmers market and i picked up some stuff from nick the dutch baker and the three of us came home, in time for janice to go to work for her 1-5 shift... lex and me chopped up some ice in the driveway which, if you've ever visited, is actually a drive-through driveway; not clear yet but getting there... came in and watched a couple of star trek films on tv; janice came home and we then shortly after ventured out to champlain mall and walked around; went to superstore to get a chicken and we had hot chicken sandwiches and fries for supper; then we watched 'the wrestler' with mickey rourke, a very good film.  on deck:  church in the morning, i'll probably play with my mp3 converting vinyl turntable, take it easy to try to put another nail in the coffin on this wisdom tooth socket trouble still plaguing me.

Janice says:

Another day is done and another weekend is almost over. Wow how time flies.  It has been a beautiful weekend out. I wish i could have enjoyed a bit more of it. Church in the  morning and one more week till red meat and it will not come soon enough. I am getting pretty tired of chicken. I think that next year I will pick something else for lent. I am working a lot of extra hours and  I think that it will be that way for a bit, till I hire someone for part time evenings and weekends.  We will see though. I am glad to see that Mike's tooth is getting better. I mean lack of a tooth.  I think that it will  get better soon.  I sure hope anyway. Well time for bed folk. Night all.

Janice 


Friday, April 3, 2009

4.3.2009

temps are getting milder in the mornings heading off to work, no defogging the car or scraping; still been tough getting through the days sometimes, especially upon awakening in the mornings when my mouth is throbbing until meds kick in around noontime... janice has been working 11 hour days the last couple of days, 8am to 7 because of staff problems, one is leaving and another is sick... tonight we had egg salad sandwiches toasted with my own recipe that rules, if i do say so myself; pretty well taking it easy tonight due to janice working all the time and me and my friggin' mouth problems... bought some songs on itunes tonight, from the 'watchmen' soundtrack: 'the times they are a changin' from bob dylan, an ost song called 'i love you', 'all along the watchtower' by hendrix, 'the sound of silence' by simon and garfunkel, and a song on the radio i like that i've heard by airborne toxic event called 'sometime around midnight'.  on deck:  lex has a swimming lesson and some y activities, janice works 1-5, day off for me, probably watch 'the wrestler' tomorrow night.  btw, previous message was april fool's dig.  no truth to it.  ;)

Janice says:

I am a working a lot, but I am getting a lot of recognition for my work and if I do say so myself, I am doing a damn good job. Ok enough of my tooting my own horn. I tell you Mike spoils me a bunch. He makes sure i have my lunch when I do these marathon shifts and he even brings me a tea and a treat for afternoon treats. What a sweetheart he is. I love him. He and Lex stayed with me at work while I finished my shift.  It was nice that they stayed with me.  It made the time go by a bit faster.  So if anyone fell for the april fools gag laughs on you. Ha Ha Ha KIDDING! I would never leave Mike. He is stuck with me for good. I have to admit it was a good one though. Time for some R and R.

Janice

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

hard times

shutting down. due to loss of my job and being forced to have to move out (not knowing where yet), janice will be living at her mom's house with lex for the time being till we figure things out. we should know more hopefully tomorrow and i'll post it here.

thanks for visiting.

Mike & Janice