I had a job interview today at StarTek, a local call center. I left thismorning at 11:00 am and didn't get home untill 4:00pm. LONG freaking day! But I got the job.
I'll start training on Sept. 25 at 7 am and that will take 3 weeks. So I'll be up at 5 am YUCK! After that though I'll be starting at 8am the earliest and done around 5:30. Pay is $10.00 an hour. Not the most I've ever made, but better than a kick balls.
When I finally got home I found out that St. Lawrence College sent me a letter of acceptence. If I take it I'd start school in January. I think I'll stick to work for now.
I think it's time to buy me a lotto ticket. Good things happen in 3's. Maybe I'll get REAL lucky.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Curse the luck!
The local radio station was doing a contest for the summer, 96 days of summer. Twice a day they would annouce "Be caller X". If you were lucky enough to be the right caller you won a gift certificate and a ticket to the radio party at the bar. Winners to the party had a chance to win a grand prize worth $10,000.00.
A few weeks ago my wife lucked out and was the right caller. She got a $25.00 gift certificate at a nice restuarant and her ticket to the party.
Two weeks later I got in as well. My gift certificate wa for a women's clothing store. GAH!
Last night was the party. We arrived at 5:30, if you weren't registered by 6:00 too bad for you. We register, watch them put our names in the ballot box, fill out the stub for door prizes and look for a seat.
They announced that through out the evening they would draw door prizes and a "Final 10" for the grand prize.
during the second set of door prize draws I won. This time a Gift certificate for home furnishings. As the night wore on I ended up being the LAST name for the big prize.
They called the 10 of us up on stage did the last of the door prizes. The wife won $100 certificate for rustproffing of a car, we don't have one.
Now the way the Grand prize was decided was all 10 names go into a bag. First person called draws a name and that person is out, pick your own name too bad. I was the 5 make pulled out. But I still got a parting gift......
$50.00 for any auto repair at a local garage. I still don't have a car
Hopefully my parents can use them before they expire.
A few weeks ago my wife lucked out and was the right caller. She got a $25.00 gift certificate at a nice restuarant and her ticket to the party.
Two weeks later I got in as well. My gift certificate wa for a women's clothing store. GAH!
Last night was the party. We arrived at 5:30, if you weren't registered by 6:00 too bad for you. We register, watch them put our names in the ballot box, fill out the stub for door prizes and look for a seat.
They announced that through out the evening they would draw door prizes and a "Final 10" for the grand prize.
during the second set of door prize draws I won. This time a Gift certificate for home furnishings. As the night wore on I ended up being the LAST name for the big prize.
They called the 10 of us up on stage did the last of the door prizes. The wife won $100 certificate for rustproffing of a car, we don't have one.
Now the way the Grand prize was decided was all 10 names go into a bag. First person called draws a name and that person is out, pick your own name too bad. I was the 5 make pulled out. But I still got a parting gift......
$50.00 for any auto repair at a local garage. I still don't have a car
Hopefully my parents can use them before they expire.
Monday, September 04, 2006
End of the Summer
Yeah. I know, it's not that original, but I don't care.
It's the last long weekend of summer vacation. At least here in Canada it is. Many of the paintball forum members have been back to school for a few weeks already.
Logan is looking forward to his first day of Grade 1 tomorrow. As are Carrie and I. More for the bit of piece and quiet it means. Don't get me wrong, we do love him but 3 months of "Can we go to the park?" 95 times a day can wear you down.
Carrie's looking forward to her first day back as well. She's only 4 credits short of getting her grade 12. She's got 2 books left in her English and World History before she gets those 2 credits. She plans to take Co-op and Art: Photography for her last 2 credits.
What am I going to do? Well, since Logan is in school full-time I'll keep looking for work.
In the meantime, I'm looking forward to Wed. Carrie and I won tickets to a party by a local radio station. There are going to be prizes handed out, grand prize is worth $10,000.00 total. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
It's the last long weekend of summer vacation. At least here in Canada it is. Many of the paintball forum members have been back to school for a few weeks already.
Logan is looking forward to his first day of Grade 1 tomorrow. As are Carrie and I. More for the bit of piece and quiet it means. Don't get me wrong, we do love him but 3 months of "Can we go to the park?" 95 times a day can wear you down.
Carrie's looking forward to her first day back as well. She's only 4 credits short of getting her grade 12. She's got 2 books left in her English and World History before she gets those 2 credits. She plans to take Co-op and Art: Photography for her last 2 credits.
What am I going to do? Well, since Logan is in school full-time I'll keep looking for work.
In the meantime, I'm looking forward to Wed. Carrie and I won tickets to a party by a local radio station. There are going to be prizes handed out, grand prize is worth $10,000.00 total. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
Monday, August 28, 2006
Corrupted?
One of the guys on the paintball forum, Tyger, produces a FPS of paintball.
I was trying to watch them on line one day and Logan asked if he could watch too. Silly me I said sure. Next thing I know he;s asking ot watch them over and over again. So I burned some to SVCD and he wathes them regularly.
I thought that was the extent of the "corruption." I was wrong.
This morning as I'm checking my emails Logan is busy running back and forth from his room collectng army ment and other bits and pieces. Eventually he comes out with acouple of astronaunt figures. He asked me one question about them, "Are thses the refs?"
Good thing I wasn't drinking my coffee yet, I'd have a big mess to clean up from laughing.
Here's a couple of pics of him playing paintball.
Setting up
Playing "paintball" with army men!
Ready for the next game!
Notice the slightly larger white figures? They are the refs! LOL
I was trying to watch them on line one day and Logan asked if he could watch too. Silly me I said sure. Next thing I know he;s asking ot watch them over and over again. So I burned some to SVCD and he wathes them regularly.
I thought that was the extent of the "corruption." I was wrong.
This morning as I'm checking my emails Logan is busy running back and forth from his room collectng army ment and other bits and pieces. Eventually he comes out with acouple of astronaunt figures. He asked me one question about them, "Are thses the refs?"
Good thing I wasn't drinking my coffee yet, I'd have a big mess to clean up from laughing.
Here's a couple of pics of him playing paintball.
Setting up
Playing "paintball" with army men!
Ready for the next game!
Notice the slightly larger white figures? They are the refs! LOL
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Time keeps on slipping, slipping slipping into the future.....
Tuesday Aug 15 was Logan's last soccer games. Yes games.
It was finals. For the first half they played one team, had half time then wne on and played a second team. The kids had no idea who actually one, but as parents go Logan's team lost and won. Not that it matters. It's more fun to watch them out there then anything else.
At the end of the game each player on every team got a trophy.
Logan's Soccer Trophy!
On won hand I think it's a bad idea to give them a reward jsut for playing, but since no official score was kept you can't really deny them a reward either. Logan is very proud of himsefl for getting the trophy.
He's also super proud of himself for learning to ride his bike and scooter. The training wheels are off and he just goes!
Carrie and I are stressing a little right now. September 5 is the first day back to school. Logan starts grade 1. He's very excited about, it means he's a big kid and can cross the street on his own. We've been trying to get him to be more street safe. He's getting there but sometimes i think I'm having a heart attack. trying to get him to look both ways doesn't seem to be a problem. It's getting him to do it properly and all the time. just as often as not he'll just snap his head back and forth and say it's safe to cross, meanwhile there's a freaking city bus 10 feet away and closing! GGGGGGGAAAAAAHHHH!!!!
My mother's been stressing a bit too. They've got thier house up for sale. Seems that the realtor has set up views form the place a couple of times and has shown up 2 to 3 hours late. It wouldn't be so bad but the idiot doesn't keep thier cell on. If the parents don't sell soon they'll be taking it off the market untill next spring.
It was finals. For the first half they played one team, had half time then wne on and played a second team. The kids had no idea who actually one, but as parents go Logan's team lost and won. Not that it matters. It's more fun to watch them out there then anything else.
At the end of the game each player on every team got a trophy.
Logan's Soccer Trophy!
On won hand I think it's a bad idea to give them a reward jsut for playing, but since no official score was kept you can't really deny them a reward either. Logan is very proud of himsefl for getting the trophy.
He's also super proud of himself for learning to ride his bike and scooter. The training wheels are off and he just goes!
Carrie and I are stressing a little right now. September 5 is the first day back to school. Logan starts grade 1. He's very excited about, it means he's a big kid and can cross the street on his own. We've been trying to get him to be more street safe. He's getting there but sometimes i think I'm having a heart attack. trying to get him to look both ways doesn't seem to be a problem. It's getting him to do it properly and all the time. just as often as not he'll just snap his head back and forth and say it's safe to cross, meanwhile there's a freaking city bus 10 feet away and closing! GGGGGGGAAAAAAHHHH!!!!
My mother's been stressing a bit too. They've got thier house up for sale. Seems that the realtor has set up views form the place a couple of times and has shown up 2 to 3 hours late. It wouldn't be so bad but the idiot doesn't keep thier cell on. If the parents don't sell soon they'll be taking it off the market untill next spring.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Oddness
So yesterday was Tuesday. My mother came down to see Logan's soccer game. She arrived around 10:00 am to take me golfing.
Golfing was fun. It was a 9 hole course, par 36. I shot a 55. I might have done better except for a few inhibiting factors.
1- this was my second game of golf. EVER.
2- I was using borrowed clubs. From my mohter. Yes, ladies clubs. They were about 4 inches too short.
3- I had no practice time. If I had hit a bucket of balls at the driving range I could have gotten used to the clubs and maybe did better.
On the other side of the coin I could have had a higher score if we included the loss of 5 or 6 balls.
I also "broke" a club. it was on the 7th hole. I was using the 3 iron. I head the crack of a perfect hit and lost sight of the ball as I tracked the club head in a mild hook.
Grandma alos bought Logan a new bike which was nery much needed by Logan. His old bke is way too small.
I also came across a face recognition website thanks to one of the guys on the SpecOps forum (link is on the right). Face Rcognition The results will vary depending on the quality and expression on your face.
I used the 2 pics below and got the following results:
Do I really look like Chretien?
Jean Chretien 66%
Hugo Weaving 62%
Robert De Niro 62%
Hary Houdini 61%
Alfred Jodl 59%
Alexander Lukashenko 59%
Terence Stamp 58%
Or do I look like Mr. Bean?
Rowan Atkinson 66%
Leonardo DiCaprio 60%
Carl Nielsen 60%
Stanley Kubrick 58%
Karl Szymanowski 57%
Ingrid Bergman 56%
Golfing was fun. It was a 9 hole course, par 36. I shot a 55. I might have done better except for a few inhibiting factors.
1- this was my second game of golf. EVER.
2- I was using borrowed clubs. From my mohter. Yes, ladies clubs. They were about 4 inches too short.
3- I had no practice time. If I had hit a bucket of balls at the driving range I could have gotten used to the clubs and maybe did better.
On the other side of the coin I could have had a higher score if we included the loss of 5 or 6 balls.
I also "broke" a club. it was on the 7th hole. I was using the 3 iron. I head the crack of a perfect hit and lost sight of the ball as I tracked the club head in a mild hook.
Grandma alos bought Logan a new bike which was nery much needed by Logan. His old bke is way too small.
I also came across a face recognition website thanks to one of the guys on the SpecOps forum (link is on the right). Face Rcognition The results will vary depending on the quality and expression on your face.
I used the 2 pics below and got the following results:
Do I really look like Chretien?
Jean Chretien 66%
Hugo Weaving 62%
Robert De Niro 62%
Hary Houdini 61%
Alfred Jodl 59%
Alexander Lukashenko 59%
Terence Stamp 58%
Or do I look like Mr. Bean?
Rowan Atkinson 66%
Leonardo DiCaprio 60%
Carl Nielsen 60%
Stanley Kubrick 58%
Karl Szymanowski 57%
Ingrid Bergman 56%
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
I think my underwear melted....
Yeah it's that hot. As I write this it's 31°C, and withthe Humidex it's 43°C.
What's the Humidex? {quote}A calculation combining air temperature and relative humidity, given in degrees Celsius. It represents the heating effect felt due to a lack of body moisture evaporation, and gives the average person a "feeling" for how hot and stuffy the air is. Humidex is reported only during the summer months.
In Canada the area most affected by this combination of very high temperature and high humidity is southern Ontario and Quebec as moist tropical air pushes up from the Gulf of Mexico in the summer.{unquote} Think of it as the opposite of the Wind Chill Factor.
For those of you that aren't familiar with the Metric System 32°C is 87.80°F, 43°C is 109°F
Here's a quick refernce table:
So not only is it damned warm but it's sticky. Add a smog warning into the mix and the weather is down right shitty. All I can say is I'm glad I have an air conditioner. It's not too bad inside, but that instant sheen of sweat all over the second you walk outside is annoying.
Logan was supposed to go to his soccer game tonight but we said no. With his asthama this weather is a huge concern for his health.
This morning we all had appointments at the eye doctors. Logan needs new weaker lenses, carrie and I both need stronger one. On the plus side none of us show signs of eye disease.
What REALLY sucked is the fact that Carrie and I ended up getting those stupid eyedrops. You kow, the ones that dilaite your pupils? Not fun on a sunny day.
I also found out I have "dirty eyeballs", at least that's what Logan says. Seems the redness under my eye is caused by clogged pores at the base of the eyelashes. All theses years i thought it was because I had allergies!
Basically my tears aren't mixing properly. So to fix that I need to use a warm compress on each eye for about 5 minutes, to loosen the guck, then I need to use water and a bit of baby shampoo to clean it and a good rinse. After doing that for the next 2 weeks I should notice my eyes being less light sensitive and no more redness. WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!! No more itchy eyelashes!
What's the Humidex? {quote}A calculation combining air temperature and relative humidity, given in degrees Celsius. It represents the heating effect felt due to a lack of body moisture evaporation, and gives the average person a "feeling" for how hot and stuffy the air is. Humidex is reported only during the summer months.
In Canada the area most affected by this combination of very high temperature and high humidity is southern Ontario and Quebec as moist tropical air pushes up from the Gulf of Mexico in the summer.{unquote} Think of it as the opposite of the Wind Chill Factor.
For those of you that aren't familiar with the Metric System 32°C is 87.80°F, 43°C is 109°F
Here's a quick refernce table:
| C | F |
|---|---|
| 0 | 32 |
| 10 | 50 |
| 20 | 68 |
| 30 | 86 |
| 40 | 104 |
| 50 | 122 |
So not only is it damned warm but it's sticky. Add a smog warning into the mix and the weather is down right shitty. All I can say is I'm glad I have an air conditioner. It's not too bad inside, but that instant sheen of sweat all over the second you walk outside is annoying.
Logan was supposed to go to his soccer game tonight but we said no. With his asthama this weather is a huge concern for his health.
This morning we all had appointments at the eye doctors. Logan needs new weaker lenses, carrie and I both need stronger one. On the plus side none of us show signs of eye disease.
What REALLY sucked is the fact that Carrie and I ended up getting those stupid eyedrops. You kow, the ones that dilaite your pupils? Not fun on a sunny day.
I also found out I have "dirty eyeballs", at least that's what Logan says. Seems the redness under my eye is caused by clogged pores at the base of the eyelashes. All theses years i thought it was because I had allergies!
Basically my tears aren't mixing properly. So to fix that I need to use a warm compress on each eye for about 5 minutes, to loosen the guck, then I need to use water and a bit of baby shampoo to clean it and a good rinse. After doing that for the next 2 weeks I should notice my eyes being less light sensitive and no more redness. WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!! No more itchy eyelashes!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Training wheels!
2 days ago I took the training wheels off of Logan's bicycle. He wasn't overly impressed with the idea.
That same day I took him and his bike to the park. we spent about 15 minutes there trying to get him to ride. His best was about 30 feet before he crashed.
Good try!
Yesterday we went again. This time we spent a good 30 to 40 minutes practicing. Best distance: 300 yards, no crashing.
I'm UP!
Today we went again. Thanks to the heat and humidity we only stayed about 15 minutes again. We worked on learning to turn the bike. He basically ran the bases onf the ball field on his bike, first clockwise then counter clokwise. After that we went over to the basketball court to ride on the pavement. We also practiced using the breaks. Although not 100% successful he did great.
Just a little help!
Afterwards he rode his bike home on the sidewalk. I only had to grab his bike twice to keep him from going off of the curb!
SUPER PROUD!
LAst night was soccer. Logan's team was there in full force. Thier opponents on the other hand only had 5 members show up. That could have been a forfeit. But the Coaches talked about it and as long as 2 memnbers from the Red Ants went over the game would continue.
The coach asked and Logan stood up and said he'd go. We didn't have to tell him or even try to convince him. We had explained to him sometime ago about what would happen if there weren't enough players on a team. We explained to him about what being a good sport was about. None of the other kids were willing to go untill Logan stood up and volunteered. No matter how much we complain that he doesn't seem to listen to us, when he does something like that we feel like we ARE doing a good job of being parents.
That same day I took him and his bike to the park. we spent about 15 minutes there trying to get him to ride. His best was about 30 feet before he crashed.
Good try!
Yesterday we went again. This time we spent a good 30 to 40 minutes practicing. Best distance: 300 yards, no crashing.
I'm UP!
Today we went again. Thanks to the heat and humidity we only stayed about 15 minutes again. We worked on learning to turn the bike. He basically ran the bases onf the ball field on his bike, first clockwise then counter clokwise. After that we went over to the basketball court to ride on the pavement. We also practiced using the breaks. Although not 100% successful he did great.
Just a little help!
Afterwards he rode his bike home on the sidewalk. I only had to grab his bike twice to keep him from going off of the curb!
SUPER PROUD!
LAst night was soccer. Logan's team was there in full force. Thier opponents on the other hand only had 5 members show up. That could have been a forfeit. But the Coaches talked about it and as long as 2 memnbers from the Red Ants went over the game would continue.
The coach asked and Logan stood up and said he'd go. We didn't have to tell him or even try to convince him. We had explained to him sometime ago about what would happen if there weren't enough players on a team. We explained to him about what being a good sport was about. None of the other kids were willing to go untill Logan stood up and volunteered. No matter how much we complain that he doesn't seem to listen to us, when he does something like that we feel like we ARE doing a good job of being parents.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
WOOT!
Been busy. Lots of useless crap going on .
Still haven't sold my kid to a sweatshop. I'm still willing otaccept offeres.
Logan's been busy with Tuesday night soccer. His team, the Red Ants, has beenon a winning streak. Last night Logan started the game off with the opening kick. And even though his team won, 2-1, Logan had no goals or assists.
Last week he played goal for the first half. There were 3 shots against him and all were stopped. He also scorred a goal in the second half.
He seems to have found a girlfriend there too.
Outside of soccer we've been busy with friends. Mostly on account of kids. WE found out that on the base there's a little water park for the kids to play at.
Roleplaying games are taking place on Friday and Sunday nights. There have been trips downtown just for the hell of it.
Today though is going to be laundry/house cleaning day. GAH! At least it's raining outside.
Oops.... Time to go put the laundry in.. I'm getting the "look". I think I;d like to get laid tonight.
Still haven't sold my kid to a sweatshop. I'm still willing otaccept offeres.
Logan's been busy with Tuesday night soccer. His team, the Red Ants, has beenon a winning streak. Last night Logan started the game off with the opening kick. And even though his team won, 2-1, Logan had no goals or assists.
Last week he played goal for the first half. There were 3 shots against him and all were stopped. He also scorred a goal in the second half.
He seems to have found a girlfriend there too.
Outside of soccer we've been busy with friends. Mostly on account of kids. WE found out that on the base there's a little water park for the kids to play at.
Roleplaying games are taking place on Friday and Sunday nights. There have been trips downtown just for the hell of it.
Today though is going to be laundry/house cleaning day. GAH! At least it's raining outside.
Oops.... Time to go put the laundry in.. I'm getting the "look". I think I;d like to get laid tonight.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Would I go to jail if....
I sold my kid to a Tiwanese sweatshop?
Logan's friend spent the night last night. That was all weel and good. They went to bed around 2330hrs and we neer head a peep from them until after 0700 this morning.
Logan was good inthat he made them both breakfast. They were both nice and quiet, playing in Logan's room or watching TV.
When I climbed out of bed that's when I noticed the smell and then the can. A can of Deep Woods Off. I picked it up knowing it wasn't there last night and to the best of my knowledge it wasup on a shelf out of reach. I noticed that, what was once a full can, was nearly empty.
As I approched Logan's room to find out who had used it and why the sweetish stink of it got stronger. When asked neither of them admitted to using it. Then both siad the other did it. At the time only Logan got a swat on the ass, and a good hard one too, because he has been told tie and time again not to touch it and why. His friend got a smack on the backside as well but not untill his father showed up to give it.
Both of them were give damp clothes and made to wipe down the floors in the bedroom, living room and kitchen.
As of right now Logan is sitting on the couch without access to his computer untill July 3. He's not allowed to watch TV for the rest of the day, play outside or even play with his toys.
And this happens the day after I get rejected by the Commissionaires Corps. I did the tests but failed in filling out the reports. Basically they sid I'm an idiot and can't use me. At least I can accept that as a reason. Best Buy a few months ago said they wouldn't hire me because I was unemployed.
If I sell Logan to a sweat shop at least I would accomplish 2 things: I'd make some money and redue my stress levels.
Logan's friend spent the night last night. That was all weel and good. They went to bed around 2330hrs and we neer head a peep from them until after 0700 this morning.
Logan was good inthat he made them both breakfast. They were both nice and quiet, playing in Logan's room or watching TV.
When I climbed out of bed that's when I noticed the smell and then the can. A can of Deep Woods Off. I picked it up knowing it wasn't there last night and to the best of my knowledge it wasup on a shelf out of reach. I noticed that, what was once a full can, was nearly empty.
As I approched Logan's room to find out who had used it and why the sweetish stink of it got stronger. When asked neither of them admitted to using it. Then both siad the other did it. At the time only Logan got a swat on the ass, and a good hard one too, because he has been told tie and time again not to touch it and why. His friend got a smack on the backside as well but not untill his father showed up to give it.
Both of them were give damp clothes and made to wipe down the floors in the bedroom, living room and kitchen.
As of right now Logan is sitting on the couch without access to his computer untill July 3. He's not allowed to watch TV for the rest of the day, play outside or even play with his toys.
And this happens the day after I get rejected by the Commissionaires Corps. I did the tests but failed in filling out the reports. Basically they sid I'm an idiot and can't use me. At least I can accept that as a reason. Best Buy a few months ago said they wouldn't hire me because I was unemployed.
If I sell Logan to a sweat shop at least I would accomplish 2 things: I'd make some money and redue my stress levels.
Friday, June 09, 2006
The Tooth Fairy is a coming!
Logan is now a gapped toothed hill-billy. He pulled his tooth out today at school, on his own.
Some of the kids in his class think he's real brave for doing it. The boys from upstairs think it's really cool that Logan did it. Guess I have to go to the store and get some change for the Tooth Fairy.
Tuesday Logan had his first soccer game. It was a hoot! 2 goalies and 12 kids "fighting" for the same soccerball. Before he got asigned to a team Logan said he was going to be Number 10 on the red team. He was right.
He was supposed to go last week, but with things the way they were we didn't go. Logan's team, the Red Ants, won the game 5-1. Logan didn't score but he did get an assist!
Some of the kids in his class think he's real brave for doing it. The boys from upstairs think it's really cool that Logan did it. Guess I have to go to the store and get some change for the Tooth Fairy.
Tuesday Logan had his first soccer game. It was a hoot! 2 goalies and 12 kids "fighting" for the same soccerball. Before he got asigned to a team Logan said he was going to be Number 10 on the red team. He was right.
He was supposed to go last week, but with things the way they were we didn't go. Logan's team, the Red Ants, won the game 5-1. Logan didn't score but he did get an assist!
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Wiggle it! Just a little bit!
Wiggle it just a little bit, I wanna see you wiggle it just a little bit, as it grooves
Wiggle it just a little bit, I wanna see you wiggle it just a little bit, as it grooves
Can you guess what's happening now? No?
Well yester Logan went to his friends house to play. He was there less than 20 minutes when we get a phone call. As parents we're thinking he's had an accident of some kind.
That was sort of right.
Turns out he had a popsicle and "Broke his tooth". No he didn't really break a tooth on a popsicle. He's got his first loose tooth. It's his bottom front on his right.
When we went to pick him up we took a look at it. The thing is pretty danged wiggly. I'm thinking it'll will be ready to come out by Weds.
Hope the Tooth Fairy is ready for this mission. How much is a tooth worth these days?
Wiggle it just a little bit, I wanna see you wiggle it just a little bit, as it grooves
Can you guess what's happening now? No?
Well yester Logan went to his friends house to play. He was there less than 20 minutes when we get a phone call. As parents we're thinking he's had an accident of some kind.
That was sort of right.
Turns out he had a popsicle and "Broke his tooth". No he didn't really break a tooth on a popsicle. He's got his first loose tooth. It's his bottom front on his right.
When we went to pick him up we took a look at it. The thing is pretty danged wiggly. I'm thinking it'll will be ready to come out by Weds.
Hope the Tooth Fairy is ready for this mission. How much is a tooth worth these days?
Thursday, June 01, 2006
We got a call
The Doctor finally called.
First bit of good news I've had all week. NO CANCER
I can actually breath again. The doctor is still considering doing a hystorectomy but we'll know more in September after Carrie's next appointment.
First bit of good news I've had all week. NO CANCER
I can actually breath again. The doctor is still considering doing a hystorectomy but we'll know more in September after Carrie's next appointment.
More waiting.
We finally got a hold of the doctors office today. But still no news. The secretary said she can't/won't read the results in case she reads something wrong. The doctor is busy and may not be able to get back to us untill next week.
Nothing like draging shit out.
And now I have a freaking head cold. GAH!
Nothing like draging shit out.
And now I have a freaking head cold. GAH!
Monday, May 29, 2006
Scared
Yeah. I am.
I've had people come at me with knives, swords, bats, crowbars and fists. I've nearly been hit by trains, cars, transports, bikes, skateboards. I've nearly gone over the side of a 400 foot cliff.
None of that bothered me.
The last time I was afraid was when Logan was seriously ill and could have died.
Today I, we, found out that Carrie may have some serious health problems. She went to her gynocologist appointment today. I'm glad she did.
For the last several years she has had problems with her period. Very irregular, very heavy, very painful. She had been diagnosed with polycystic overies and told that that was the source of the problems. Today we found out that was mostly true.
The doctor has seen many cases of polycystic ovary syndrome that have turned into cancer. She took a biopsy sample from Carrie. Based on the look of the sample the doctor doesn't think it looks good. Now we have to wait a few days untill the results come in to confirm it.
All I can do is hope. And I feel so small and angry becasue that's all I can do.
I've had people come at me with knives, swords, bats, crowbars and fists. I've nearly been hit by trains, cars, transports, bikes, skateboards. I've nearly gone over the side of a 400 foot cliff.
None of that bothered me.
The last time I was afraid was when Logan was seriously ill and could have died.
Today I, we, found out that Carrie may have some serious health problems. She went to her gynocologist appointment today. I'm glad she did.
For the last several years she has had problems with her period. Very irregular, very heavy, very painful. She had been diagnosed with polycystic overies and told that that was the source of the problems. Today we found out that was mostly true.
The doctor has seen many cases of polycystic ovary syndrome that have turned into cancer. She took a biopsy sample from Carrie. Based on the look of the sample the doctor doesn't think it looks good. Now we have to wait a few days untill the results come in to confirm it.
All I can do is hope. And I feel so small and angry becasue that's all I can do.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Death in the family
Yup. There was a death.
Harvey Hamtaro Hamster passed away last night. We had him for about 4 years and he was BIG. Many of our friends mistook him for a baby Guinea Pig.
Compared to most of the hamsters I've met he was extremely gentle and well behaved, never bit ANYONE. Except the Carrie, but that's because she had been eating sunflower seeds before she picked him. She didn't bleed so it wasn't a hard bite, he just wanted to tase the food. LOL
We now have a sad 6 year old boy. Harvey was his first pet and the first pet to die. But we all must learn about death at some point. Best to tell him up front what happened instead of shielding him from it by buying a replacement hamster with out telling him. Logan seems to be taking it well though. He help dispose of the body and just asked if he should through the hamsterfood in the trash. "Harvey won't need it now", he said.
Now all that's left to do is sterilize the tank that was Harvey's home. Hot water and some bleach will take care of that. Once it's clean we're going to look into getting another snake. I'd like to get a Califonia King Snake. If not that then maybe a bearded dragon.
Well, we'll have to look around and see.
Harvey Hamtaro Hamster passed away last night. We had him for about 4 years and he was BIG. Many of our friends mistook him for a baby Guinea Pig.
Compared to most of the hamsters I've met he was extremely gentle and well behaved, never bit ANYONE. Except the Carrie, but that's because she had been eating sunflower seeds before she picked him. She didn't bleed so it wasn't a hard bite, he just wanted to tase the food. LOL
We now have a sad 6 year old boy. Harvey was his first pet and the first pet to die. But we all must learn about death at some point. Best to tell him up front what happened instead of shielding him from it by buying a replacement hamster with out telling him. Logan seems to be taking it well though. He help dispose of the body and just asked if he should through the hamsterfood in the trash. "Harvey won't need it now", he said.
Now all that's left to do is sterilize the tank that was Harvey's home. Hot water and some bleach will take care of that. Once it's clean we're going to look into getting another snake. I'd like to get a Califonia King Snake. If not that then maybe a bearded dragon.
Well, we'll have to look around and see.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Reeeee.....Jected!
I applied to College. I waited patiently for an acceptence letter. I checked the online servie for confirmation regularly. Nothing.
I emailed the college to see if there was a delay due to a strike. There was no delay. All letters of acceptence were posted on March 31. So that means I'm not going to school.
It hurts. I am so tired and stressed out form being rejected. I can understand why people commit suicide. It's such an easy road to go down. It certainly seems as if evrything in life is doing it's damnest to push me that way.
My mother keeps telling me that "one door closes, another opens" . But right now I feel like there are no other doors.
With luck (HA! this proves I don't have any) I should be back to "normal" in a day or two.
Wish I had the cash to go play paintball and vent my frustrations by shooting at people....
I emailed the college to see if there was a delay due to a strike. There was no delay. All letters of acceptence were posted on March 31. So that means I'm not going to school.
It hurts. I am so tired and stressed out form being rejected. I can understand why people commit suicide. It's such an easy road to go down. It certainly seems as if evrything in life is doing it's damnest to push me that way.
My mother keeps telling me that "one door closes, another opens" . But right now I feel like there are no other doors.
With luck (HA! this proves I don't have any) I should be back to "normal" in a day or two.
Wish I had the cash to go play paintball and vent my frustrations by shooting at people....
Monday, April 17, 2006
Ouch part 2. OR The Hazards of Easter
So 10 days ago I had a tooth ripped out of my face becasue it broke. I was ok with that.
Yesterday was Easter and we got some chocolate.
This morning I'm enjoying a bit of it before I head off to the dentist to begin my cleaning. I'm letting the chocolate melt a bit before it chew enjoying the creamy texture. I start to chew when I feel a crunch.
At first I thought "neat a bit of un mixed cocoa or a random nut." Then I realized the nut wasn't chew able.
Turns out another tooth broke. I just called the dentist to let them know that I may not be getting a cleaning done today.
I've been expecting this to happen for the last 10 years. My dentist in Calgary warned my some of my teeth were more filling than tooth and they would eventually break. I ws hoping it wouldn't happen untill I had full dental coverage again or I could afford to cap my teeth. All I can do now is hope that I can get through school, get a job and coverage before any more break.
With luck this one can be saved instead of pulled.
Let's add to the suffering now. Carrie's mom and dad are coming for a visit. the'll be here untill Thursday. It's not that I don't like them, but since our bedroom is still in the dinig room we won't be able to have sex for a while.
Wel, you know what hey say: Things happen in threes.... LOL
Yesterday was Easter and we got some chocolate.
This morning I'm enjoying a bit of it before I head off to the dentist to begin my cleaning. I'm letting the chocolate melt a bit before it chew enjoying the creamy texture. I start to chew when I feel a crunch.
At first I thought "neat a bit of un mixed cocoa or a random nut." Then I realized the nut wasn't chew able.
Turns out another tooth broke. I just called the dentist to let them know that I may not be getting a cleaning done today.
I've been expecting this to happen for the last 10 years. My dentist in Calgary warned my some of my teeth were more filling than tooth and they would eventually break. I ws hoping it wouldn't happen untill I had full dental coverage again or I could afford to cap my teeth. All I can do now is hope that I can get through school, get a job and coverage before any more break.
With luck this one can be saved instead of pulled.
Let's add to the suffering now. Carrie's mom and dad are coming for a visit. the'll be here untill Thursday. It's not that I don't like them, but since our bedroom is still in the dinig room we won't be able to have sex for a while.
Wel, you know what hey say: Things happen in threes.... LOL
Friday, April 07, 2006
OUCH!
Went back to the dentist last night. They removed the temporary filling that was put on last week. After a bit of grinding he gave me some options.
1- Put a couple of pins into the tooth and rebuild it. No garantee as to how long it would last. Becasue of it being a molar and how the break was normal chewing could shear the pins and I'd be back in the chair.
2- Do a root canal and install a post. A post is thicker and stronger than the pins. Root canal would need to be done to make room for the post. My coverage would allow the root canal, but no the post. Since I had no money to cover the post it wasn't an option.
3-Pull the fucker out of my face. Cheap, covered and only one visit. So that was what I went with.
At this point I'd had 2 needles just to remove the temp filling. I got 3 more to go with them, 2 in the roof of the mouth. OUCH!!! He waited a couple of minutes and stared to pull. It felt like he was pulling the upper jaw right out of my head. No pain but lots of pressue. After five minutes or so he stopped. He siad it was too stubborn and he was going to cut the tooth into 3 pieces. Five more minutes of drilling followed by 10 minutes of pulling and I was done. Install one disovable stitch sit me up and kick me out. DONE!
I have a mild headache, minor swelling and the belleding stopped sometime last night while I was sleeping. I would like to eat but I'm a bit ill feeling from swallowing all that blood. I'm not allowed to eat or drink anything hot and I hate piss warm coffee.... Oh well, what can you do?
1- Put a couple of pins into the tooth and rebuild it. No garantee as to how long it would last. Becasue of it being a molar and how the break was normal chewing could shear the pins and I'd be back in the chair.
2- Do a root canal and install a post. A post is thicker and stronger than the pins. Root canal would need to be done to make room for the post. My coverage would allow the root canal, but no the post. Since I had no money to cover the post it wasn't an option.
3-Pull the fucker out of my face. Cheap, covered and only one visit. So that was what I went with.
At this point I'd had 2 needles just to remove the temp filling. I got 3 more to go with them, 2 in the roof of the mouth. OUCH!!! He waited a couple of minutes and stared to pull. It felt like he was pulling the upper jaw right out of my head. No pain but lots of pressue. After five minutes or so he stopped. He siad it was too stubborn and he was going to cut the tooth into 3 pieces. Five more minutes of drilling followed by 10 minutes of pulling and I was done. Install one disovable stitch sit me up and kick me out. DONE!
I have a mild headache, minor swelling and the belleding stopped sometime last night while I was sleeping. I would like to eat but I'm a bit ill feeling from swallowing all that blood. I'm not allowed to eat or drink anything hot and I hate piss warm coffee.... Oh well, what can you do?
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
har har har!
Here we are. April 4, 2006. A bit disapointing weather wise seeing as on Friday I was able to spend the day in shorts and a t-shirt. Saturday wasn't too bad. Sunday was cold, Monday added rain and today is the same. Sigh.
I'm still waiting to hear back from St. Lawrence College about my application. Acceptence letters were supposed ro go out on friday. Even thought the stike is over I doubt they'll be out on time. So I have to worry and wait.
Last Sunday I was eating a roast beef sandwich at lunch. Broke a molar. Good thing I had a dentist appointment on that Monday. Got a temp filling put in and go in this Thursday to get the real one done.
We've had a couple of problems on the paintball forum the last couple of days. Seems some of the memebrs feel that the new mods are a tad over zealous in handing out warnings. One member (signed up in June '05 and has under 200 posts) has gone so far as to sell off all of his Special Ops Paintball gear and quite the foum. All becasue he felt he was above the rules. Stupid is as stupid does. He's also vowed to go on a Quixote quest to thwart the tyrany of the forum.
I did something on the forum I've never done before. I read a members tea leaves. HERE is the full thread. My nmae on there is Puzuma (Duh)and the target for the read is JKLNHYD. aside from couple of comments on the forum we've never spoken. I drank the tea while focusing on his photo he uplaoded in his profile and posted my results. He's copied them and is adding his comments as things go by. I've already given him the willies. I hope it turns out to be accurate. I may have a new online business.
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