Tagged by Christina

I've been tagged by Christina to do this blog thingie.

** 7 Random Facts about me (as if you all are interested or didn't know already!)

1. I smoke. I know...i quit for two months in January 2007, but i took the easy way out and started up again, after a much stressful situation that just rocked my nerves out of the solar system. I WILL quit again and soon!

2. I swear. I am more conscious about it now and am trying to curb the nasty, filthy, vile, disgusting habit...but i really do have a trucker's mouth. Me sweet???? Ummmmmmm...not always. :-)

3. I love sweets. I'd rather eat a chocolate pie than a steak and I'd rather sit and eat ju-jubes than a bag of chips. It's a girl thing.

4. I have pudgie, fat toes. I hate them.

5. I haven't had my period for 2 months. I'm not pregnant...just loving this Depo Provera shot!! WOOHOO!

6. I have nearly two unopened KITS from Life Preservers - I think I'm hoarding. I sometimes feel like I'm going to have a stroke when I actually cut the paper. Waaaaaaah!

7. And lastly, but not leastly...I can handle people in small doses. UNLESS your name is Dennis Cameron and You GET ME (the real me)...I don't want to spend more than one hour with you. LOL! I just don't have the patience to chat about your shopping trip. People tell me I'm extrememly patient and tolerant (and I am!) but...I am secretly cringing if you are blabbing away about useless nothingness.

2007!

I can't believe it's 2007! I was telling Dennis, I was right where I wanted to be on New Year's Eve...after shopping, and visiting Mom and Dad C, we made a delicious home cooked steak dinner, had a few drinks, and watched The Soprano's. We went into town Sunday afternoon and splurged on Season 3, it was the only one we hadn't watched yet. Man...I love that show!

The freezing rain! Glad it melted this morning.

Kids got back home tonight. They are pleased with their new video games, Dad bought them. I'm uploading pictures right now to the online photo lab. I'm gonna make Luce a scrapbook for her birthday and I've only got till Saturday...so i betta bust my butt. Not sure i'm gonna use all 80 pictures I'm sending in to get developed. That'll be one big scrapbook! HEHEHE. Yay...another scrapbook week. :-)

Generally, I make a Resolution NOT to have a NEW YEAR's RESOLUTION but this year I have a few:

1. Quit Smoking
2. Lose Weight
3. Wash Make up off before I go to bed
4. Pay off Credit Card
5. Take lots of pictures and scrapbook more often

Hopefully soon...

Tuesday I reviewed my offer for final settlement on this dang divorce case. I am hoping the 'other side' takes the offer so I can finally put this crap behind me. I feel good about it. :-)

It's been a long week so far. Work is hectic.

Kids are doing well in school. In fact, Kayla got 96% on her Geography test. She was so excited, as she should be. As i stood in the bathroom this morning, helping her put on her black mascara, i was remembered when she was just a wee one, and I would brushing cheerios out of her hair. (She had nasty morning hair - ha! the back would fuzz up in a big ball, it was so fine.) She was such a doll.

Jory too. He was just a pudge. I could squeeze his legs for hours and rub his fat little arms and nibble his chubby toes. How I often wish, they were little again. (Well...okay just for a minute...cuz i like that they are more independent now! - ha!)

Lost is good eh? Poor Sawyer got quite the beatings last nite. It was nasty. And they went and changed the time for "THE NINE". I can't stay up past ten. Grrrr!

Getting to know you thingie.

GIRLIE TIME!!! I got this from Laurie this morning, and thought I'd blog it. Why the heck not? hehe!

1. FIRST NAME? Sandra

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I have no idea... (mom, dad, was i?)

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? About two weeks ago, when I felt 'suckered' into making a decision I didn't want to make. I cried because I'm too nice and I wish I could be tougher sometimes. (I hate it when people take advantage of my good nature).

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It is becoming more and more messy the older I get, but when I take my time, I think it's kind of fluffy and cute. YA.

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCHMEAT? I love bologna (i know it's gross)...but it's one of those comfort foods.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Oh why of course! I'm soooooooo nice.

7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Yes. I have more than one.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Never!

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I don't have tie up shoes...just running shoes. AND NO i do not tie them or untie them. I hate laces.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Not always. I think I am generous, and thoughtful and usually think of other's before I think about myself and I think it's one of my weaknesses. But then again, some people would find this attractive. I suffer for it sometimes. I do think I can take more than I think I can. I wish I would speak up for myslf more - I guess I'm not that confident about myself.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR? Vanilla. (I love to throw chocolate chips on it).

14. SHOE SIZE? 7.5 (Flinstone Feet - I don't like them much)

15. RED OR PINK? Red - Deep Red. Pink is for girls. Red is for women. :-)

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I need to lose weight. I am not happy with my body at the moment.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Dennis - always.

18. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Blue Jeans and brown heels/slip ons.

19. LAST THING YOU ATE? Cadbury's chocolate fingers.

20. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The Radio. Some Gay song...that's what you get for listening to Majic 100.

21. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Silver, or Brown...maybe Burnt Orange.

22. FAVOURITE SMELL? Dennis' natural smell. (We call 'em phermones.

23. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Guy - My lawyer

24. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes and then hands

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Friggin Right - Laurie is my home girl!

26. FAVOURITE DRINK? Spumante Bambino Wine or Rye and Ginger

27. FAVOURITE SPORT? I hate sports - but the only one I sort of enjoy is Hockey.

28. EYE COLOR? blue

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No

30. FAVOURITE FOOD? Salmon, anything with garlic, and pasta

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings

32. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? brown sweater

33. SUMMER OR WINTER? Fall....fall...fall (the forgotten season!)

34. HUGS OR KISSES? I like both.

35. FAVOURITE DESSERT? chocolate

36. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Toxic Relief/Dr. Colbert; The DaVinci Code/Dan Brown

37. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? my hand and my black mouse. (hehe...my mouse pad is blue)

38. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? The Nine

39. FAVOURITE SOUNDS? Dennis playing acoustic guitar, and NOTHING...absolutely nothing.

40. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? I don't know!

41. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? I can cook, clean and bake and I am creative. I am good at decorating too.

42. AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Leominister, Mass. USA

43. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Laurie

What I'm thankful for

We were watching CSI last night, focusing on the coroner stitching up a deceased body, and we sat there wondering why this woman on the table had a red beanie cap on her head, then we realized it wasn't a hat, it was her scalp peeled back onto her face. I almost puked. HA! Man, we friggin' laughed for like a half hour. I guess maybe you had to be there. Strange episode last night. Disappointing.

Kids have their first PD day today. Kayla was up before I left - I told her to get back to bed, but she wanted to grab the computer before Jory got up. Typical. Hehehe.

So...it's Thanksgiving this weekend. Couldn't help but remember how much I love this time of year. So much I decided to get married 15 years ago yesterday. That's right, I'm still officially/legally married, so i celebrated my 15th wedding anniversary yesterday. 3 years on my own...and although at the beginning of my 'loneness' i would have cried the whole day, I sat and thought about how much I just didn't care about him. I didn't think I'd ever get to a point where I'd not be sad that I was almost divorced, but I thought about that day I officially will be and I smiled. I wish it would hurry up. We're almost there. Lawyers are working on the final stages...HURRY IT UP!

I thought of all the things I am grateful for last night, as I lay in bed praying my heart out. Prayed for my kids - thankful they are both healthy (spirit, mind and body) and thankful that they recognize I am their ROCK. Thank you God for my kids.

Thankful for my home. Even though I don't like the circumstance around it, I am thankful that God blesses me with it, and that I can afford it. I am thankful for the 'other' family recognizing that I need 'their' help to make it through. I am thankful to be alive. 3 years ago...I spent many nights wanting to leave this world, and am thankful that I didn't. :-)

Thankful for my family. My mom and dad and sisters/brother who love me and care about me. I am thankful for my neices and nephews and thankful that I will yet again, be an aunt to another little one in April. Thank you God that she/he will be healthy and will be a blessing to our family.

And of course, I am so thankful for Dennis. At a time i felt that NO one could relate to me, that no one could understand me, know me and I had no one to share my soul with, he came along. The past two years I have felt like I finally had the other part of me that I had been looking for all of my life. I can share my deepest thoughts and feelings with D, and know that I am understood, accepted and loved. It is the most amazing feeling knowing that someone out there loves you just the way you are, faults and everything.

I am thankful for all the things that are yet to come. I am mostly thankful that in spite of all my shortcomings and failures, God still takes care of me and loves me enough to let me love these people back.



HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Been a while...

It's been a while since I posted, so thought I'd give a quick update. Ain't much to tell...it's been the same old routine that it has been since school started. I get up in the morning, take out the trash, sweep the kitchen floor, make a pot of coffee...go to work...sit at my desk for 8 hours staring at the monitor and punching in #'s, then i go home make supper, clean house, do laundry, make lunches, help kids with homework, make tea...crash on sofa around 8, fall asleep...get up and go to bed.

Fun eh? It's so friggin' exciting I can hardly stand it.
In a twisted sort of way though, my routine gives me comfort. At least I have my kids and a roof over my head and I have a job so I can feed them. Some things you simply can't help but be grateful for, even though there ain't much joy in the routine.

I'm having an off 'sleep' week. It goes in patterns. Some weeks i sleep really well, and other weeks, real crappy. Well this week is a crappy one. Can't fall asleep and even though I eventually do I can't seem to stay asleep. I wake up feeling like a zombie. GET ME SOME MORE SLEEP! I had a migraine yesterday from about noon until i went to bed. I still have a slight ache this morning, but it ain't nearly as bad. Maybe if I take some tylenol now it will curb the escalation. Who knows.

Lost is on tonight...season premiere! Been waiting all summer...the kids can hardly wait. Should be a good one.

I browse Post Secret every Sunday...this is the one that I liked.



I'll make sure I buy a couple of lottery tickets this week.
When you feel like you got no hope, it kills ya...
i'm sort of there...
no hope...
no life...
and who really gives a ***k. (Because everyone else has problems of their own...who has time to care about someone elses's?)

/i dunno

Heroes

You guys watch the Series Premiere of Heroes? Man...what a great show! Finally...got something to watch on Monday nights. LOL!

Tickle Me Elmo Part 2

The new toy for Christmas 2006. Cute.

CSI Was Awesome

CSI last night was cool! What a cliffhanger at the end of the show. Katherine doing the self investigative rape kit thing. To be continued...

Survivor this time round is a little more interesting, but still dying a slow death in my books. Only cuz there's nothing else on to watch. That crazy oriental man should win, he's hillarious. Billy, the heavy metal musician, who got voted off last night, what a psycho..."She loves me!" hahahaha....

Heard Three Days' Grace is coming to Ottawa, November 14th at the Civic Centre...Kayla and Jory will want to go to that! So will Mommy. :-)

Cutest Kid Ever

This kid is munchable....arrrrrrrrr...so friggin' cute.

Apple Picking

We went apple picking at the orchard on Sunday with Sarah and the boys. What a hoot! The Macintosh apples are absolutely delicious! The kids spent an hour in the corn maze, while Sarah and I stood in the hour plus long line up to get apple donuts. Worth the wait (dunno), but they sure were good! Nice and hot!

Jory has come down with a cold...poor little fella, feels like crap. I've got a bit of the sniffles but not nearly as bad as he does.

Sarah...send me those digitals you took...i'll post them here. When i get my roll developed i'll send them to you. (Yeah, I still use ancient photography). *Hopefully get a digital camera for christmas (i'll buy it for myself). {hehehehe}

Going apple picking reminded me of 'our' date two years ago...tomorrow...(anniversary)...it was sweet! "Wanna play with my apples?" LOL!

Lukas wins Supernova

Now all this....I didn't know. Those are some pretty impressive gigs he's had...including Big Wreck....mmmmmmmm...and working with those producers...
Too bad Dilana didn't win, i'd been cheering for her from the beginning. Lukas was my second pick....seems that always my second pick ALWAYS wins these damn reality tv shows. Hope that doesn't say anything about me...HAHA!

Lukas Rossi

Jeff Buckley meets Freddie Mercury? Though you probably never thought you'd hear such a unique merging, this is exactly how mega evocative, ultra versatile and vocally gifted singer songwriter Lukas Rossi has been described.

The distinction has served him well during his 15 years in the world of music. Lukas has recorded, written, produced and played with his own band, the incredibly popular Cleavage, as well as co-written, sung and gigged with various Canadian bands, including Papa Roach, I Mother, Tea Party, Edwin and Big Wreck. He also took on the impressive opportunity of working with producer and Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, as well as and Jay and John Levine from the Philosopher Kings and Prozac.

You would think that would be enough for any rocker on the rise, but not for Lukas. Proving to be a natural talent as well as a hard worker, after acquiring a publishing deal with EMI Music Canada in 2004, Lukas worked and wrote with producer Dave Tyson (Alana Miles & Amanda Marshall) in Los Angeles. After that, he recorded demos with producer Gavin Brown (Billy Talent, Three Days Grace), leading to the formation of the band Rise Electric.

His own personal work, tenacious talent, able contributions and general musical know-how have served Lukas well and, as such, he has elicited the attention of both fans and major label interest. From that, he's had several showcases in New York City for Atlantic Records and Arista.

But with Lukas, there's always more. A notable, soulful standout all his own, Lukas also contributes vocal work for television and radio, singing on national ad campaigns (including McDonald's) and even animated cartoons during which he sings the intro song to the shows "Rescue Heroes" and "Beyblade."
Phew! That's a lot of work. And respect. Lukas' credentials, experience and finally, magnetism make for a performer as exceptional as he sounds.

The cutest kittens on earth

Kayla and Jory this one is for you. You gotta check out the kittens on this webpage: (Cuteoverload - Kittens)