Summer is almost over...

Summer is almost over and that sucks really bad. I am not looking forward to the winters here at all but I heard that they are pretty close to the Maritimes without the cold sea air (I heard this from a Newfie).

We had a fire a couple of weekends ago in our new fire pit. You can't buy wood around here so we were just burning every cardboard box and twig we could find. Fun times!




















Our kitten Allie is getting big really fast, but she still loves getting into things!















Dana celebrated his 27th birthday last week and we also had our 2 year anniversary.















We will probably take a weekend trip to Winnipeg next month and I can't wait to go shopping at some real stores. Unless you live in a place like this, you will not know what it is like not being able to go shopping!! It is terrible! :(

Blueberry Festival!

Well, the Blueberry Festival is in full swing here in Sioux Lookout. With activities taking place all over town for the next 10 days there is so much to do!

I went on an air tour of town in a little 9 seat water plane and it was awesome! I got some great pictures of town even though it was a little bumpy!
















We also went to a dance, a blueberry pancake breakfast, BINGO and a multi-cultural festival. This weekend there is a book sale, trade show and fish fry. I will post more pictures as I do more!

From everyone here, including Blueberry Bert, have a great week!

Our new baby!

This is Allie, the new addition to the family! She is 12 weeks old and loves to climb curtains!

Pictures from Sioux Lookout, ON!

This is the main street in Sioux Lookout "Front Street"

This is our house that we will be in for the next 4 years.

This is the water tower near the grocery store.

This is the movie theatre that play 1 or 2 movies per week. Next to it isthe ice cream shop.

This is the town beach. Across the water is Sioux Mountain.

100 Things About Me (Part 1)

1. My favorite fruit is peaches.
2. I have developed an allergy to dust mites since being in my current office.
3. I am not too fond of chocolate.
4. I would rather read a good book than watch a movie.
5. I think I am addicted to the Game Show Network.
6. I am an only child, which I hate.
7. I can't whistle.
8. My grandmother passed away 10 years ago and I miss her as if it was yesterday. I feel her with me all the time.
9. I am afraid of the dark.
10. I would rather meet my favorite author than my favorite actor.
11. I love 80's music.
12. I am a night owl.
13. I usually only drink coffee on weekdays.
14. I love black olives.
15. I hate swimming in the ocean (jellyfish scare me).
16. I wish everyone could just get along.
17. I am fascinated with true crime stories, one of my favorite websites is crimelibrary.com
18. I would love to write a novel.
19. I would love to live on a farm.
20. I want to own a goat.
21. It annoys me when people talk down to other people.
22. I have a problem with trusting people (I think I get that from my mom).
23. I have never had a cavity, broken a bone or had stitches (other than from surgery).
24. I want to go back to school and take something to do with animals.
25. I think Britney Spears is disgusting.
26. I love to paint, but can't find any inspiration.
27. I never feel like I've had enough sleep.
28. I think people that hurt animals should be punished just as bad as if they had hurt a human.
29. I met my husband at work.
30. My favorite author is Maeve Binchy.
31. My favorite color is blue - any shade.
32. I procrastinate ALOT!
33. I hate being bored at work, but it doesn't bother me at home.
34. I have too many favorite books to list!
35. My favorite actress is Sarah Polley.
36. I hate it when people cut other people off when they are talking.
37. I love reality shows.
38. I used to love tuna, now I hate it!
39. My favorite actor is Josh Hartnett.
40. I wash my feet every night before bed - or I can't sleep!
41. My cat is bigger than my dog.
42. My favorite alcoholic drink is vodka and cranberry juice.
43. I want to take guitar lessons.
44. I love Skittles.
45. I would like to have 2 children (at least).
46. My dream trip would be to Ireland.
47. I hate to cook.
48. I am moving to Sioux Lookout, Ontario in 7 weeks!
49. I can't drive a standard.
50. I HATE spiders.

TO BE CONTINUED.... (at some point!)

Lonely...

My husband is away at the Ontario Police College for the next few months so I made him this picture and sent it with a care package...

I am really missing him, but the good news is that I am going to be meeting him Toronto on February 17th for the weekend... I CAN'T WAIT!

Why me?!

So... I went down to the garage to get in my car this morning to go to work and my drivers side window was smashed out! As were the two cars next to mine. Nothing was stolen, everything was just messed around in the car. I was not impressed, to say the least. I didn't get into work until 1:30 in the afternoon because I had to wait for the police to come, clean the glass out of my car and go get the window replaced. This is a picture of what my car looked like this morning:



My day brightened up when I went to visit my cousin in the hospital right after work tonight and to my suprise, he was sitting up and eating! He is doing so well! He is even able to get around a little bit with a walker. We went for a walk through the hospital to get a coffee and he walked the whole way, slowly, but he did it! We got him a wheelchair for the way back but he did awesome! He is able to go to his friend's funeral tomorrow as well! He is still in a great deal of pain, has ALOT of bruises and still has a broken pelvis and leg, but each day will get better! His head is no longer bandaged and he is off the IV so everything is going great. Here is a picture I snapped while I was there, the other guy in the picture is his brother, my other cousin:



Tonight I will sleep better knowing that Chris is on the mend. Now I am praying that tomorrow I will wake up and NOTHING will go wrong....

Not a good month...

WOW! I haven't posted anything in a month. It doesn't feel like that long. A lot has happened in the past month.. mostly bad stuff though...

1. My friend's baby passed away on October 31st. He was only 2 months old. It was a great shock for all of us. The funeral was very sad. My friend and her husband are getting through it and they know that there are a lot of people that love them and are there for them.
2. My cousin was in a very bad car accident. His friend died at the scene, he was 18 years old. The driver and my cousin were taken to the hospital and my cousin was in serious condition. His head is cut, his brain is bruised and they had to drain the fluid out of his head, his pelvis is broken in the front and the back, his leg is broken and he has numerous bruises and cuts. He is very lucky to be alive. I was/am so worried about him... I saw him on Sunday (the accident happened at 1:00am on Sunday) and I also went in to see him tonight, but he was sleeping so I didn't get to talk to him. I am going in again tomorrow night to see him and give him his gifts that I got him. I was going to just leave them by his bed, but I want to give them to him in person. He will be ok.

These two tragedies have really opened my eyes to how fragile life really is and how we should cherish every moment we have with our family and friends. I don't see my family enough, especially my cousins and I am going to change that.

On a happier note, today is my father's birthday.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! Anyway, I got him a present last night, a dvd, and got home, exhausted, and realized that I didn't have any wrapping paper.. so I made my own wrapping paper and a bow too!... Here is a picture of it... Dad really liked it so I am posting a picture of him holding it (this is for you Shelley... hee hee hee)... As you can see, it has my face, Dad's face, a heart and a birthday cake on it... it almost looks like real wrapping paper!

Hopefully the next month will be better! (But I will post before that!)