Thoughts of Christmas entered my mind this morning at around 4:32 A.M. as I looked out my front window to see the lawns and streets covered in a thick layer of fresh snow! Now for all of you who do not know where Winnipeg is, you can appreciate that it's nickname across Canada is Winterpeg. Yes it get's down to -45?Celcius and with the windchill it can get mighty cold, and feel like -50?. And get this, we still go out!
The city does not stop working because it get's a little chilly, and we do not call in the national guard when it snows 20 cm ( That's like 8 inches of snow for you not on the metric system)---ahem I'm looking at you Toronto.. national guard because a little snow. shameful really. LOL
So I decided to take my little man out in the snow for the first time, and this is his first time in a snow suit. humm what do you think? Maybe next year it will be more fun?
This time of year always makes me think of my favourite Christmas movie, A Christmas story (they've even turned the original house into a museum)
You know it's not so much the winter I dislike, it's the wind. When it get's to be freaking a little cold you can always dress up for it, head to toe, and still be warm, but if that wind picks up, you're done!
I know people say you can still look fashionable in winter, and I'm sure in many cities that's true. BUT it is not true here. Most people look like that kid from A Christmas Story.. and those who don't look ridiculous because they're freezing.
Mind you when I was a cool teenager, I never did up my jacket, because I thought it made me look fat. So glad those days are behind me now.. I don't think I'd go back to be a teenager again!
Man were people miffed :) I then wrote we thought we were expecting kittens and low and behold it was a human baby! go figure!
So i thought a cute thing would be for people to guess, so I came across something called expectnet.com
Here are the guesses from my poll called BabyC08
Any ways my due date was March 29th.. and I ended up going into labour March 4th! But besides my business partner I was the closest!
It lets you select if you think it will be a boy or a girl, what day, what time and how much baby will weigh. It's quite neat. After you have baby you can update it and it emails everyone!
Happy guessing! I was reading my Google reader this morning catching up on some blogs I follow when I stopped at The Young and Relentless's post that she was a Katherine. I share her love of quizzes so I thought, what the hay! If you want to find out who you are click here!
What would be interesting is if they asked you what birth order you fell into (ie. Only, first, second, third etc) because I have a feeling that it plays a role in who you become.
Marilyns are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid to outspoken and confrontative.
- Be direct and clear
- Listen to me carefully
- Don't judge me for my anxiety
- Work things through with me
- Reassure me that everything is OK between us
- Laugh and make jokes with me
- Gently push me toward new experiences
- Try not to overreact to my overreacting.
What I Like About Being a Marilyn
- being committed and faithful to family and friends
- being responsible and hardworking
- being compassionate toward others
- having intellect and wit
- being a nonconformist
- confronting danger bravely
- being direct and assertive
What's Hard About Being a Marilyn
- the constant push and pull involved in trying to make up my mind
- procrastinating because of fear of failure; having little confidence in myself
- fearing being abandoned or taken advantage of
- exhausting myself by worrying and scanning for danger
- wishing I had a rule book at work so I could do everything right
- being too critical of myself when I haven't lived up to my expectations
Marilyns as Children Often
- are friendly, likable, and dependable, and/or sarcastic, bossy, and stubborn
- are anxious and hypervigilant; anticipate danger
- form a team of "us against them" with a best friend or parent
- look to groups or authorities to protect them and/or question authority and rebel
- are neglected or abused, come from unpredictable or alcoholic families, and/or take on the fearfulness of an overly anxious parent
Marilyns as Parents
- are often loving, nurturing, and have a strong sense of duty
- are sometimes reluctant to give their children independence
- worry more than most that their children will get hurt
- sometimes have trouble saying no and setting boundaries
There are a few things up there, that just aren't me, but it's hard to be spot on with a quiz. One thing I know that I'll be good at is saying no and setting boundaries with my kids. I'm not going to be the nice guy. That's my husbands department. He surprises me when he says he doesn't want to do something because my son doesn't like it and cries. oh lord help me when he get's older.
Again thanks to The Young and Relentless for this wonderful quiz sharing!
Since having my son, I've had no choice in the matter. I'm a night owl, that's my thing. Going to bed early is just not an option.
There are certain things that I now do when I'm forced to wake up at 5 or 6 am to make my day better:
1) I drink a wonderful tea that I enjoy: some of my choices include Yogi tea: green tea and goji, or the daily green tea (with ginseng and honey).
2) I also never used to eat breakfast but now that I get up early, I need some energy so egg whites and two pieces of toast keeps me going
3) Checking my email, websites and message boards, and then looking over at my son who looks up and smiles at me, kind of makes it worth it.
The silver lining in my cloud is that two hours after my little man gets up, I get to go have a nap for at least an hour with him! Ahh the benefits of being home with children! This morning I woke up thinking, I'm so happy I don't have to do anything today besides take care of my little man!
I'm working on some product reviews of baby gear that is useless and/or useful for babies 3-7 months, i've got my list, anyone have any products they'd like me to include?
Its going to be my son's first Christmas this year. The Christmas lights are already up and turned on. I love Christmas, I love the lights, the cheesy music, I love sitting in the dark with my hubby and looking at our Christmas lights. But I hate doing Christmas Cards. I should correct myself, I hate doing Christmas cards and getting none in return!
It's going to be so exciting to have my son introduced to our holiday traditions, even if he won't really get it! I don't plan on getting him much else besides a jack in the box because I know that he'll be more interested in the paper and the boxes!
So as I sit here and write this I've looked up a countdown to Christmas and apparently there are 52 days 4 hours and three minutes until Christmas. Do you think that it will make me shop any faster? No. I'm not one of those organized persons who is done in September, October or November. It's usually me in the mall those last few days before the big day. Oh well!
I had posted on twittermoms about the lost art of Christmas cards, how every year I send about 60 out and get a handful back. Part of my issue is the postage I spend every year. I actually don't like spending the time to write out the addresses and write out the cards, but I love knowing I'm doing the "right thing." How sad is that?
So to all of my readers, do you or your significant others send out Christmas cards? Why or why not? Did your family send out cards when you were a child? I think that's why I feel compelled to send out Christmas cards, because my mom and my sister always do. Oh well, I'm off to address some envelopes!
I clicked on this link by accident (I was looking for images of babies and this came up). I then thought it was a link to those babies some people get in family studies classes (usually in high school to teach about caring for baby). it was not!
Please check this out:
http://www.channel4.com/video/my-fake-baby/index.html
It's a documentary about UK women who buy these fake babies, to fill some void in their lives, or to collect them. The creepiest thing is that they LOOK real! The artist Deborah King sells them on Ebay for around 400 GBP-which is called adopting the baby. If you would like to take a look at her gallery click here, it is quite amazing how real these little dolls are.
Once you get past the fact that it's a little creepy, she's very talented. These babies are amazing works of art, I just wonder if people are not buying them for other reasons. I'm sure not all of them are buying them to have one in their collection, getting attached to an item like this seems a little unhealthy if people treat this doll as a real baby. But I'm not here to judge, to each their own.