Weekend Recap

So I do not have tooo much to blog about today, so I figure I will recap my weekend! As I previously mentioned (I think), I had baseball starting Wednesday night and Thursday night for catch up rain date games at the end of the season and our end of the season ball tournament on the weekend! So that included Friday night and Saturday. Of course we lost, but we did play great games all week!

Mike and I ran into town for a few things... which may or may not have included a brand new washing machine and dryer! Which will arrive in approximately 2 weeks! I am sooo pumped about this! My washer and dryer are only 6 years old and they are great, but the washer is a top-loader and that means it has a center agitator and that is exactly what I don't want! So, they will be up forsale soon!

We had stopped for some gas and slushies and pulled in the driveway, opened our doors and sat there for a minute enjoying our slushies and "Beep Beep Beep Beep", (yes I did just imitate) Mike's pager goes off. So we shut our doors and down to the firehall we went. Dropped him off, waited for all the guys to arrive and leave in the fire trucks before heading back home by myself. I never have any clue how long Mikes calls are going to be, so I had to try to decide if I should make dinner or wait and fend for myself. With it being a structure fire, I knew it would be a longer call, but also figured that they were the secondary department, so who knows... I eventually decided to fend for myself and put the meat I had planned for dinner in the fridge for tomorrow night. We were supposed to go to our ball banquet that night, however that slowly slid out the plans, as hubby still was not home by 9:00 PM. 10:00 turned into 11:00 and I was just not up for staying up for him to get home after that, so I figured I would crawl into bed, with the TV on and the cats at my side, dogs on the floor at the foot of the bed and see if I could fall asleep without him. I find it hard to sleep when Mike is not with me, crazy I know, and I don't know why it is, could be for many reasons including that he is fighting a fire and that always includes some risk, or with him just being around, I feel protected and safe ( I will call it the little kid in me).

Well, either way, little did I know that there was no way I was going to settle in for a quiet nights sleep, thanks to a party that was happening in the village. Don't get me wrong, I love a good party and I was once young too (not that I am that OLD!), but I can honestly say that I never and mean NEVER disrespected other peoples property! There were TONS and I mean TONS, in groups of 20, 30, 40 or more of teenagers walking (though with that amount, they sounded as if they were marching) down the street. Now.. you would think that you would use the side-walk, that is how I knew that they were not locals, because, number 1 - the village I live in does not have THAT many teenagers in it and number 2 - we just got sidewalks in the village and we all use them! Party or not! These kids were walking down the middle of the road, which led to cars almost hitting them and honking at them. That just added to the noise that was about to happen, the later the time, the rowdier (sp?) they got! The shouting, the swearing, and then began the smashing of bottles and beer cases thrown. The dogs are at the door, upset by what was happening and the cats were in the windows with their hind hairs raised and I am crawling out of bed at this point and heading to the front porch. My bedroom is at the front of the house, so I knew there was no way I was going to sleep through this! I stepped on the front porch to find a group of girls on my front lawn, in front of my bedroom window. I asked them first and for-most if they were ok, and after finding out that they were, I suggested rather strongly for them to get off my property! Why didn't I call the police? Well, our village is under a new contract we'll call it, with OPP and no longer the city police. I did not want to call 911 for a noise complaint/ask them to do a drive by in the neighbourhood and the only number in the phone book for OPP is a 1-800 number. I have since learned to call the 1-800 number! I crawl back into bed, try calm all the critters that the noise will soon pass and lay in bed wide awake! 12:30 comes and hubby is finally home and exhausted! Which I knew he would be, since we had been playing ball all week and just had a really busy week and when he woke up on Saturday, he was still tired! So he hopped in the shower and then snuggled into bed next to me. Not even 3 minutes had passed and his pager was going off again! Up and gone he goes! This is now about 12:45 AM. He was back around 1:15 ish, crawls back in to bed and the pager is going off AGAIN, for can you guess what? The damn teenagers! Someone called in that there were large crowds of teens puking all over the place! Hubby was home after 1:30 for good and our whole household slept the rest of the morning away, even with a bit of a sleep in!

I will not get started on my opinion of the party and party goers.... as I am sure you can only imagine my thoughts already!

Sunday we had a lay low perfect family day! We made fresh bread for the FIRST time! Which was delicious at dinner time! We had a traditional Sunday night dinner and it was great. We ended the night with a walk in the village and a visit with Matt and Jenn!

High hopes for a nice relaxing week ahead, and more of my TV shows start this week too!!

Oh and a big congrats go to M & M!!! I missed a beautiful wedding on Saturday, but congrats guys!! Wishing you all the best!!

Freebie Friday!

No I am not going to personally give you free things, but I will inform you of the free things available right now, that I may or may not have already taken advantage of!

Enjoy!!

Free tub of Cottenelle Fresh wipes (- saw this one on the commercial!) Get fresh with a friend! Refer a friend and not only will you get a free coupon for these wipes (which I have not tried), but your friend can too!

http://www.getfreshwithafriend.com/Default.aspx

PG Brand Sampler! This is one of my favs!! I already signed up for this! But hurry fast because it is a limited time offer! You get to try out a bunch of great free samples from various PG products!

http://www.pgbrandsampler.ca/en_CA/

Crystal Light! Oh how I love Crytsal light! My water is never boring now! Although I am beginning to like water on its own, it is nice for a new splash of flavour in a healthier fashion! And no, you do not have to be a facebook fan for this one!

http://www.facebook.com/CrystalLightCanada

Ikea Catologue is out now for 2011. Here is the link to order your new catologue!

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/virtual_catalogue/online_catalogue_splash.html

Free Breathe Right Samples.... well can guess who might need these? ME! Thats right! Not for snoring, just for breathing!!

http://www.breatheright.ca/default.aspx

Purex 3-in-1 Laundry Detergent Sample - got mine and I have not tried it yet!

http://www.trypurex.ca/splash/

Free Recyclable Bag - don't know too much about this one... just did it myself, but its a bag to store your hazardous waste in (batteries, paint, etc.)

http://makethedrop.ca/content/orange-drop-order-bag

Free Keychain Bottle Opener - a pop up pops up shortly after, but you can close it!

http://ozzytshirts.com/free-keychain-bottle-opener/

Free Candle - a pop up pops up shortly after, but you can close it!

http://ozzytshirts.com/free-aromatherapy-candle-serenity/

Well that is all for now folks! Hope that made your Friday!!

Um... Michael Bolten!?!? Excuse me?

OK... I may regret announcing this... but what the hell happened to Michael Bolten? My mom has been an ALL-TIME favorite fan for as long as I can remember and we have ALWAYS made fun of her for having a crush on this guy... his music isn't horrible!  My mom will be soo proud of me for admitting this and I just might be a tad bit ashamed! haha

What I am about to show you... may suprise you in a good way... sorta... here it goes:


Photo Credit: Andrew Macpherson from website:
http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/season-11-stars/ThemeGallery/543833


Why does he look kinda good looking? I won't say HOT.... I am not at that point.. and as I said I may regret even saying he looks good! Amazing what cutting your hair does eh? He is not really my "type", but I would say he has come a long way! I am kinda looking forward to seeing him on Dancing With The Stars! Is anyone else out there going to watch it too? What are thinking of Michael Bolten?
(PS: you do not need to sign in to comment... so comment away)

It Might Kill Me to Complete This:

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
WHAT TIME IS IT NOW? 7:28 PM

WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I don't have one here at home, but at work it is an eco-friendly big black thing.
FAVOURITE BOARD GAME? Monopoly.... but I hate playing with CHEATERS....
FAVOURITE MAGAZINE? Does US weekly count? lol I don'ty usually buy magazines, unless I am going on holidays

BABIES? Fur babies: Lily, Gracie, Jazz and Binx

FAVOURITE SMELL? Secret Garden by Victoria Secret right now.. changes often tho!

WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Saying your final goodbye

FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING? What time is it?

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Two usually, unless I am expecting a call.

FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? So... I will admit I used to LOVE the name Virgil.... and I still like it, but could never actually name my child that... and as for what my names are... I cannot say... or I will not say! You'll find out ONE day, when I have a kid!

FAVOURITE COLOUR? Well I love PINK... but it all depends what the color is for.. cuz I obviously won't paint every room in my house pink... I think it all depends

WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIFE? Being in love and content, friends and family!

FAVOURITE FOOD! Well... this is a tough one.... because it depends who is cooking! Are we talking desserts? Breakfast? I LOVE lasagna and I have FOREVER! I also love brownies! If I had to pick one... that would be it, but I like a whole lot more!

IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Guitar, I tried to learn it when I was young and wasn't determined enough, but I would love to learn now, I even have a guitar!!

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? I don't know that I like to... but I do!

SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Does hubby count? JK I do sleep with my blanket still! I have tried soo hard to stop and have for months at a time, but I keep going back to it! I even try to use a different one, it may be sentimental because my Grandma made me the baby blanket in the first place, but I cannot break the habbit!

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1995 Dodge Stratus, fully loaded, and RED

WHO IS THE PERSON FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO? Ummmm, the first person to come to mind would be Dorothy who was my Grandma's best friend and neighbour. We used to go over to her house every day for mints and gingerale! If she was still alive, I would stop in and visit her!

FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? This changes often as well, but I have been liking Bacardi Breeze - the pineapple flavour

WHAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR? Well I have a hatchback and it has dog beds in it right now from our last trip down to the lake.

DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Only if they are attached to the flower (is that what that is called?), if they are on thier own, then no.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? A Vet with my own animal shelter

EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yup and I still am

GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full

FAVOURITE MOVIE? hmmm I have a few: Marley and Me, Sweet November, P.S I Love You, and The Blind Side to name a few.

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Definately NOT!

WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Bins full of hubbies clothes because I hog the closets!

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS? Taking on too much and letting little things get to me, hubby is always telling me "Don't sweat the small stuff"

IF YOU COULD BUILD A HOUSE ANYWHERE WHERE WOULD IT BE? On a Farm, outside of a bigger city, but not to far from family!

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING? Sweat pants/ Yoga pants!

BEACH, MOUNTAINS OR CITY? Beach

TECHNOLOGY OR ART? Art

COMEDY OR HORROR? Comedy
FAVOURITE PHYSICAL FEATURE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX? Eyes and Muscles

FAVOURITE TIME OF DAY? Going to bed! haha.. sleep is soo important to me!

THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT? Glee Soundtrack

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE TO BE MASSAGED? Back and feet... but only by Mike for my feet...

WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, STRONG IN MIND OR STRONG IN BODY? Mind

WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? 7:00 or 7:30... sometimes 9:00 on weekends, but can't usually sleep past that.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE KITCHEN ITEM? My Kitchen Whiz... although I don't personally use it, because I don't do much in the kitchen! Hubby does most of the cooking!

WHAT MAKES YOU REALLY ANGRY? Seeing bad things happen to good people

WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV?  SUV definately.. with a sunroof!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTERLIFE? I don't think so

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SEASON? Spring, Summer and Fall, all for different reasons... I HATE WINTER!

IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT
BE? read minds

DO YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT? Nope!

CAN YOU JUGGLE? Probably not! Haven't tried for years!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE DAY? Saturdays

WHICH DO YOU PREFER SUSHI OR HAMBURGER? Hamburger... I do not eat fish!

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE SOAP? Softsoap lately!

IF YOU COULD TAKE A VACATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
WHERE WOULD IT BE? Africa, but I would totally need a new camera!

DONE! I did it!

Fall TV

So I could totally say that I am one of those people who does not watch TV and that I prefer to do something more intellectual like reading or something. But that would probably be the biggest lie I have EVER told, not that I tell a lot of lies! Infact, that is one thing that I sorta miss about summer-time is all of the TV shows that are not on, not that I would have time watch them, but I do hate the cliff hangers they leave you with!

I hope my PVR has rested up, because it is gunna be a busy fall! The shows that I PVR in the daytime include: Days of Our Lives, and General Hospital (all year long). And I do, for some unknown reason, get caught up in The Bachlorette, The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance (sometimes) and of course the series finale of Bachelor Pad which ends tonight! I don't know what it is about reality  TV....

My weekly line up will be:

MONDAYS: 90210, and Dancing With the Stars for now.
TUESDAYS: One Tree Hill, Life Unexpected, Glee
WEDNESDAY: Nothing so far....
THURSDAY: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice
FRIDAY: Nothing
SATURDAY: Nothing
SUNDAY: Heartland

That's all I have planned for now... I am sure that there will be a few more added! AND all the shows are either starting this week or next.

This week is gunna be 4 nights in a row of baseball and then that is it for the year! We have catch up games Wednesday and Thursday and then our end of the year tournament! Plus tonight Mike has fire practice, so we really only have Tuesday night free to ourselves!