Hockey Hair

The twindom has not had a hair cut since before Christmas. Needless to say, they are getting quite shaggy. I really should put a picture up. It is long but stick straight. Not an ounce of curl anywhere. They also seem to be darkening up, hopefully they will lighten with the summer sun. I think that I may leave thier hair until early May or so and then buzz it off, shock everyone!

On another note, the twindom will be getting another playmate in September. NO I AM NOT PREGNANT! My bud Amie is. The boys are so cute, telling everyone that "Amie has a baby in her tummy and not Mommy."

Taking in T.O

Ethan and I had a little break this past weekend. We traveled to T.O for a convention at the Royal York Hotel. It was an Ag convention so I won't bore you with details.

The Royal York is a wonderfull place to stay when you don't have to pay for it. We had a great room, it didn't feel like a typical hotel room and was full of old charm. Unfortuantly, the pool was closed so I did not get to soak in the hottub as planned. I did go shopping, but bought little for myself, a few things for the boys, nothing spectacular. Walked on the PATH, people watched and so and so.

The boys have been somewhat clingy since we got home, Liam more than Cole. It was hard to leave him at daycare today but I sneaked out. While we were away, I noticed that the boys are getting very clear on the telephone and you can have a conversation with them no porblem.

Ethan and I are so tired from our break that we have been asleep by 9pm the two nights since. What party animals we are!

Read my mind

Ethan and I had pre-Valentines day conversation a few days ago. It went something like "we don't have money right now, don't worry about Vday." It's just a day right?

Now I sit here at work and there are chocolates and flowers, cards and gift flowing through the doors for some of the other women here. Jealousy... maybe, what's the harm with spending $5 on a card and some small gift like a bottle of body wash or a little trinket. Do you think that even though I have told Ethan not to buy anything that he will? Chances are no. I am going to head into Exeter at lunch, maybe buy him a card, some date squares (his fave) or something. Although it may be just as easy to pull into the Beer Store and buy him a pack of Kilkenny, to him, that would equal a dozen roses! We will see what awaits me tonight.

The boys are at daycare today. I had to write their cards out last night and make some heart topped cupcakes for them to share with their friends. They are keen to celebrate.

Winter White

Well, we got away without winter for a few months, but it has caught up to us. It snowed about a foot this morning already, add that to the two feet from the weekend and it is fun out there! This morning I had to shovel a path out the laneway for the boys to walk over to the daycare. I almost had to shovel across the road too. When I got to work, the highway closed behind me. Now I am stuck here, and no one else is here because they were smart and didn't come in.

Yesterday was fun though. As part of the perks of my job, I was paid to go snowmobiling. We took about 40 growers on a 300km tour around the area, finished off with wings and beer. Very fun, but, I now hurt alot. I have not been on a sled for 8 or 10 years, it took me a bit to be comfotable but I kept up with the group. Since the trail goes right by the farm, I stopped in to show the boys that I was on a snowmobil. They can't quite master saying "snowmobil" so Cole told everyone that I was on a snowblower and Liam says I was on a bulldozer. Too cute! They are so vocal now. They insist on saying "Good night, Sleep tight, don't le the bed bugs bite." to me before they will go to sleep. I luv em.

They shot a movie once, in my hometown. Everybody was in it, from all around.

Taking cue from Christielli, I will title this blog with lyrics.

It had been a long 11 years, but, last night I enjoyed the Hip live once more. I was a little hesitant. Yesterday was a snow day in the area, and as the afternoon ticked by, Ethan and I were really unsure if we would even make it to London. I was almost more motivated to spend the night curled up on the couch the way it was blown' and snown' out side. But we ventured out and it was clear in London.

Buck 65 opened, not bad... almost like a young Gord. Give him time and I think he will get there. We had great seats, 1/3 of the way back on the floor. I tried to take some pics with my camera phone but it's not so good for the distance shots. The Hip were great. Gord jumped around that stage like a mad man... I think that he is certifiable. They played most of their new stuff to start and then finished with the old. I really do like their old stuff better and I think that the crowd did too. They even played the not so politically correct "New Orleans is Sinking".

Most interestingly, I had never seen the Hip indoors before. I quickly came to the conclusion that the JLC was easily hot boxed. Seriously, as soon as the Hip went on, it was like a green cloud settled down on the crowd. I did not inhale :)