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So our son is here, he has been for almost a week, last monday to be honest.  He was born on Thursday but had to be kept a couple of days w/ sever jaundice, but...everyone is healthy and finally home together where they should be.  So parenting life has been fun so far.  Taeghan is, has to be the most easiest going babies I've ever seen.  If I told you what this kid has done, if you were a parent you'd hate me.  Now not being naive I know that it probably won't last...but while it does we can relish in it.  Every night but one he has had his evening feed around 11 or so, then went to sleep only to awaken us at oh 6:30 OR 7 am w/ nothing in between, at firs we were worried but we did some reading, some people told us that if he was hungry he would tell us.  So in our first week as much as it's been a new learning experience it has been relatively stress free.  But for all you other parents out there who are hoping for our parenting wonderland to colapse, we're prepped for it, there is no way a newborn can stay sleeping all night, it's too good to be true and too good to last.  So our experiences in parenting, have made us laugh, go what the hell, and basically just made us fall more madly in love w/ that beautiful son of ours.  My god though, did you ever think a newborn could poop so much?  6 - 7 diapers a day, and we're not talking a little bit of poop, we're talking an explosion like mount vasuvius. (side not I just got laughing thinking of that Friends episode where Joey read the encyclopedia for letter V?  That was hilarious)

Anyways (yeah i have A.D.D. LOL) He is so funny, when he first wakes up and stretches and makes these funny faces, and funny noises I could just sit there and watch him all day.  A beautiful angel our beautiful son. 

I love you Taeghan,

Daddy

 

 

 

Follow the blue light?

 

Well it appears at the moment this place is due for an update.  I know I know youre all waiting for an update.  Well here goes. Oh and for the record sit back, grab a drink and get comfy, youre in for a long ride.

 

So as youre all aware my wife and I are expecting a baby.  For the longest time the Drs had told us we wouldnt even be able to have a child.  So expecting one at this time is like a god send.  A total blessing.

 

So our son (Taeghan pronounced Teegan) was due July 8, 2006.  Since Im only writing this now you are safe to assume he most DEFINITELY didnt arrive on his due date. 

 

Monday, July 17, 2006 my wife went w/ her mother to the baby ward at the Civic Hospital to have an ultrasound, typical procedure when a mother is this overdue.  Previously that morning we had taken her blood pressure, it was elevated.  So when they took it again at the ultrasound and it was still elevated they the medical professionals decided to admit her (seeing as her induction date was slated for the following day).

 

So she was admitted to a private room, and were told that possibly that she might be induced on Monday instead of Tuesday ( um just a word of caution, possibly in the medical field means you are going to be waiting a long time)

 

She was told that it was very busy on Monday and was bumped off the induction list so we waited and sat around, talked, joked, imagined what our son would look like and then went to bed as Monday had expired and she had not been taken to be induced.  So we stayed overnight in the hospital, her in her bed, me on one of those pull out chairs, I wonder who had the worst bed.  Tuesday they finally called my wife, it was around 2:30 pm and they moved her over to the delivery department of the hospital.  The suites there are really nice, so are the nurses, they were all about our age and there was ALWAYS a nurse at my wifes bedside.  Finally @ 5:45 pm, they induced my wife.  They used cervidil, its  a slow acting drug.  Or so we assumed as the doctor told my wife, they would do this round, it would probably last about 12 hours and then do another round tomorrow.  Well my wife had a hypersensitivity to it and had contractions w/out breaks in between them for 5 hours, she eventually had to quit this round.  They flushed her w/ saline to no avail, and at 3:45 am they had to put her on an epidural.  Apparently she said it wasnt bad. 

After all was said and done, my wife was in labour for 34 hours, and it was not a pleasant labour.  She had 3 epidurals, the third one froze her diaphragm and caused her to stop breathing, then they had to give her general anesthesia and when the baby was born he wasnt breathing either, so like his mother he had to be intubated, and then he was resuscitated for 7 mins, finally starting to breathe again.

 

My wife was so strong throughout the whole time.  She is totally my idol, someone who persevered, through pain, suffering, who showed extreme patience and a desire to push on like no one Ive ever seen. 

 

It really is too bad, my wife had planned and hoped for a completely natural child birth.  Making up her birth plan was like that episode of Seinfeld where everything George did was backwards, well my wife shouldve planned her birth plan like that and then maybe she wouldve had the natural child birth shed hoped for.  The doctor was quoted as saying if anyone ever says they have a birthing story for you, you totally have them trumped.  Im just happy that we are all finally home,  my son had extreme jaundice and had to stay in the hospital an extra couple of days. He was in special care for a few days, stuck practically 24/7 in an incubator, surrounded by blue lights, it looked like he was at a tanning studio. I never thought I would have to do something so hard like the decision we made, especially in the first 3 days of my sons life.  We had to decide to leave the hospital and leave him there, so Sunday, when my wife was discharged, we went to visit him and say hi.  Then we had to leave and go home, going home knowing your child is at the hospital is one of the hardest things any parent will ever have to do.

 

So Taeghan Conor ONeill-Reid you are here I couldnt be happier.  You are undoubtedly absolutely the most amazing experience of my life.

It's now July 14, 2006 and my son, our son, probably the most anticipated thing in either of our lives is LATE.  Late by 6 days LOL.  I think the last 6 days have been longer, than the entire previous 10 months. Got 40 weeks has NOTHING on 6 days after the due date of your first child.  So today we went to the hospital for our 4th ultrasound of my wife's pregnancy.  Apparently, our son, has grown more than the typical 1oz / day.  On June 6 (38 days ago) when we went for our last ultrasound, it was approximated that Taeghan weighed 6lbs 4oz and since a baby typically gains 1 oz / day then at that rate, by today (38 days later) he should've weighed 8lbs 8 oz but NOOOOOOOO my son couldn't help me out so my wife doesn't kill me.  LOL  Taeghan weighed in @ 8lbs 14oz almost 9lbs ...9 frickin pounds. Now the technician also stated that number could also go 6% either way.  So add another 6 % to 8lbs 14oz that makes 9 lbs 7 oz my god that's almost 10lbs my wife is so gonna kill me LOL.  The technician said all is ok w/ him.  Heart beating well, he's practicing breathing, his movements are good, he has plenty of amniotic fluid so everything is fine.  SOOO...we wait, we wait until Monday, and then we go for another ultrasound, if that says she is fine we wait until Tuesday and if she hasn't gone into active labour by then, they begin induction.  If that becmoes the situation then at the latest Taeghan will be born next Saturday.  Another 8 whole days and with the ratio he has put on weight up till this point that would put him at, at least 9lbs 6 oz not including the 6% variation in either direction.  Please hope they're wrong, or I am soooo dead.  HAHA

So we sit and wait.  With another update to come shortly...

My god, I can't believe 9 months has gone by so relatively quickly.  9 months, wow, it's crazy how fast that time frame can really fly by.  Seems like just yesterday we were rushing out to get pregnancy tests, to see if Kelly was actually pregnant.  The winter was gone, then the spring, all of a sudden summer is staring right down at us and wow the baby will be here in 10 days.  10 FREAKING days.  There was supposed to be 40 weeks in there somewhere but along the way it just kind of hopped off said "you're on your own kid" and delivered us to this point. It all seems so surreal. 

 

Everywhere you look now, you notice them, cute little, tiny people, whether they're being pushed in a stroller, carried in a sling, or slowly developing that new found freedom of WALKING.  You notice them more, you're almost looking for them now, to smile at, wave to, admire.  Hoping that soon, you will be able to hold your little bundle and care for them :)   God I am such a suck to this already.

 

I can't wait to see Kelly with the baby.  She is going to be such an amazing mother,  she is going to bring such light and love to that child.  She is going to guide him to where he's supposed to be, energetically speaking.  She has the way of teaching him to be so intune w/ his surroundings.  We all believe he will be so strong with energy work he will totally amaze us.  I just hope he likes skating and plays hockey, even if for only a little while. 

 

Well July 8th is almost upon us and with it one beautiful baby boy :)

 

Can't wait to meet you son,

 

Taeghan Conor O'Neill Reid

Your parents await.

 

Love you,

Dad :)

 

So today my wife is left w/ 2 weeks 4 days (18 days for all you non mathematicians)  God I think that everyday that passes I get more and more nervous.  If thats possible, god this day has taken forever to arrive but yet arrived in day, all at the same time.  It's amazing to feel her and watch her stomach, it is almost like an alien life form has inhabited below the surface.  You can totally watch him move under the skin, it is so neat. When you put your hand on it you can feel him, his arm, his back, his leg so close almost touch him, grab him.  God I can't wait for him to be here.  This time is so surreal.  Kelly has been so amazing.  She has done so well during this pregnancy.  She went to the gym right up until the 8th month, she looks fantastic, totally ALL baby.  I am so proud of her, I hope this birth goes as easily as it can.  She deserves it soo much she has totally worked for it.  The nursery is ready, baby Taeghan, whenever you're ready little buddy, you're parents, not to mention a WHOLE TON of other people are dying to meet you. 

 

You're coming soon, so very soon,

Our lives you

Will change, Forever, never to be the same again

With much love we anticipate your arrival,

Through us we hope you grow and learn and prosper

We will hold your hand as each

day you grow, stronger,

smarter, more caring, understanding,

Taeghan Conor O'Neill Reid

 

With much love we wait. And hope

 

 

Love Dad

I was just viewing my statistics and there is almost nothing there, apparently my lag in posts has diminshed my following.  Originally when I was posting more frequently there were about 100 - 200 visits / week, this week, 4, 4 measly viewers.  God that's pathetic.  So... I will start posting more frequently if you start viewing more often.  K so we have  a deal, like a handshake, if you're reading this post than you MUST make an effort to visit more often.  So I'll have to make sure entries are entertaining enough to keep people coming back for more.  First off, my wife and I are expecting a baby.  He is due in, oh say today, tomorrow, anyday now!!! God what it feels like to be an expectant father.  It is joy, excitment, nervousness, anxiety, sheer horror.  I was telling a friend the other day, the adjustment wouldn't be that big of a deal, as I'm 31, I've done alot in my life, and was time to have a child and it would be ok, easy to deal with.  Well for one WRONG!!!  For another thing, a complete and utter LIE!!! LOL.  This isn't easy, think about it, you've had your wife and yourself to take care of.  You've been selfish, only doing what you want, when you want.  All of a sudden for the rest of your life there is going to be a little person there relying on you, needing you.  Your life will change dramitically, completely.  But all in all in a good way.  A great way.  This is a great experience. Needless to say I'm a little nervous.  I'm sure as everyone says, we'll be great, I'll be great, the whole experience will be great.  I'm sure of all that, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm nervous, will be nervous, probably will be for a long time to come.  It isn't just something that people say don't be nervous, well allright, since YOU say not to be nervous, I'll not be nervous. LOL Ya i don't think so.

 

So I'll keep a post on how it's going.  And we'll build a little journal of our adventures in raising a baby.

 

 

So, my wife and I went swimming and to dinner at the in-laws (her parents) last night.  It was a great night, all the kids and spouse's were there.  Afterwards we headed for home, and the wife (pregnant) wanted to stop at DQ. For all you non ice cream lovers that's Dairy Queen.  So we go through drive thru, yes DQ has drive thru.  As they should, what's the point of getting ice cream to cool down, if you have to get out of your a/c'd car to walk through 35 degree heat.  ANYWAYS.  We get up to the voice box and my wife suggests getting something for the dog, so as a treat I order the dilly bar, he rings everything thru tells me to drive up to the window.  He comes to the window with our stuff then says that they don't have dilly bars.  I'm like do you have anything similar, in a very fast, un able to understand french (i am bilingual) he asks me if i want an ice cream cone dipped in chocolate ( i know now cause this is what i ended up with) I say sure.  So we drive away, we are in our jeep w/ air conditioning (liberty) and driving home, my wife asks if it will melt just as we're leaving, we live 3 mins from DQ so I'm like no we'll be fine.  No sooner do I open my mouth, (there goes my mouth speaking w/out talking to my brain first, for those of you that are now lost, read previous post - Brain Freeze )  then the icecream starts dripping down my hand, so i take a lick, and then I have the BRILLIANT idea to put the ice cream cone in front of the breeze from the a/c.  Smart idea dummy, as ice cream blows all over my wife's lap.  Ok so that doesn't work.  So I speed up faster, then I mention that I could get a speeding ticket, oh great!  And so the self conversing begins, yes out loud, yes w/ my wife in the car.  Ok son, do you realize you were speeding, why officer of course I do, are you aware that my wife is pregnant, 5 weeks from her due date, and I am eating the ice cream for our dog, she is not very impressed, do you KNOW what emotion levels are like during pregnancy.  Tell me officer, are you married do you have kids?  Yes, well then you can certainly compassionately understand where I'm coming from.  So officer, unless you would like to detain us any longer, have my wife's neck extend have her head slip out my window and bite YOUR HEAD OFF, you will let us continue on our way.  So all the while my wife is howling in the car, laughing her a$$ off.  So a notice to all husbands who are / will be expecting a child w/ their wife.  Do as they ask, demand, request whatever, keep them happy at all costs, police are chasing you....KEEP going, have to pee, HOLD it, want sex, TOO bad, unless requested, demanded or asked.  All of you will thank me in the future for heeding this previous warning.

 

Husband, still alive and kicking has learned valuable lessons,

 

Cyph

Once a woman was in labor; she was having a really tough time dealing with the pain. The doctor came to her husband and her and told them of a new experimental drug that allows the woman to transfer 25% of the pain to the father. The husband feels really bad for his wife so he decides they will try it.

The wife takes the pill and a few minutes later the husband says, "I don't feel a thing. You women are babies. Take another pill I can handle this." So the wife takes another pill. Same thing happens. Her husband tells her to take another pill. Same thing. By now she has transferred 75% of her pain to her husband. She is feeling a little pain but her husband is still feeling nothing. He is convinced that women are complete wuses. He tells her, "Take another pill. This isn't hurting me at all. Let me take all the pain away." So she does. Now they are both feeling great.

A few hours later, the wife gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The next day they take their newborn son home, and there they find the mailman dead on the doorstep.

GOD!  It seems like forever and a day since I've written here.  Things are just super hectic, at home, at work, everywhere, and the weather is starting to get nice so the last place I really spend anytime is the computer.

There was the brain freeze.  Kelly and I had gone shopping, and we bought a slushy to share, and they use those 1" wide straws, so when you suck you take in 1/2 the slushy and at first nothing really happens, then slowly you feel your esophagus start to get colder, then slowly your brain begins to freeze, you can feel the pain rising, getting stronger and soon your brain is completely frozen, your eyes have tears running out of them.  Your in so much pain and nothing you do can ease it.  You've got to stick it out you've got to get control, force more WARM blood to your brain, in hopes that shortly it will thaw out so that mind numbing pain will go away. God that pain, that excrutiating pain.  There is nothing like brain freeze.  Nothing at all.  So Kelly has this happen to her, and we get a good laugh, hers is so bad she's practically bawling from 1) the pain and 2) from laughing so hard.  So after she's done and gets control she hands me the slushy and says you try.  Um excuse me, why would I want to do that, brain freezes hurt.  No they don't just try.  OK.  Um hello brain talking here, are you stupid mouth.  What's wrong w/ you, why did you answer that request w/out consulting w/ the brain, the BRAIN first.  Lips shouldn't echo sounds unless consulting w/ a trained professional first, as in the BRAIN.  So again I pose the question mouth are you retarded.  So away we go, and take a huge HUGE sip (god my brain is freezing just thinking about it) So it goes down w/ out a hitch, and slowly my throat starts to get cold, my stomach is starting to freeze I can feel it on the inside.  I've taken in so much cold liquid that regardless of my stomach acid and the internal temperature of my body (98.6 degrees) it overwhelms all that heat.  The ice is winning and slowly my brain starts yelling at me from the inside, why? Why have you done this, have you been broken, has the stress of becoming a father finally become too much, an slowly the freezing builds up, my eyes start squinting, my brain has practically JUMPED out of my ear in fear of becoming completely frozen.  The pain has totally increased to the point that it has not exceeded breaking a limb.  God I am laughing so hard at what a dumbass I was in agreeing to do this.  My wife sits in the seat next to me in the car laughing, Laughing her ass off, at how dumb I was to do that after watching her pain.

 

God what fun.

Last night Kelly and I had a few errands to run after work.  After we were done we went to the new Mexi's that just opened.  So after we're done eating, we head over to Loblaws to do some groceries (we're having some people over tonight for the game (Buffalo vs. Ottawa - NHL)) So we finish groceries and head back to the car just as Kelly gets up into the Jeep she yells oh my water....bottle wasn't closed.  Literally there was that pause, but being overcome w/ the overwhelming feeling of water while she was pregnant she couldn't expel the first syllable of bottle and said buh...as in botttle, as in BROKE  so here I was left hanging w/ my wife yelling oh my water...buh, buh what? What about your water, um water, why are you talking about your water, don't say water buh anything, nothing, you can't say that.  30 weeks that could happen anytime.Buh NOTHING.  Keep those kinds of similar comments to yourself, if your going to say water bottle, say it like one word waterbottle (say it really fast) so that there is no discrepancy as to what could be said in that 2.5 millisecond pause.

 

So needless to say we had a good laugh, and NO my wife's water hasn't broken yet.

 

 

Ciao,

 

Cyph

So as I once explained before my pregnant wife has dreams, very BIZARRE, strange dreams. Inexplicably they happen almost every night.

 

Well last night, as in most nights, she had another dream.  She didn't get too much into details but in the end, the gist of this dream was that I had a new girlfriend, hmm interesting hunnie, so you're dreaming of me dating other women.  Wow um that's a change of events LOL.  So this new girl, has different features, 1) She has no body 2) She has no skin, just a skull, nothing else, so now I'm dating a skull, K if there is anyone out there that reads into dreams can you please explain this to me.  I'm dating a woman in my WIFE's (pregnant) dreams who is a skull.

 

God, I don't even want to TRY and read into this, the fun and imaginitive in pregnancy.

 

 

Cyph

 

 

As  you are all aware, I've made a shrine to all things Leafs sucking.  Well today I've just added the second installment of that series, More leafs sucking, you can view all proof of leafs sucking in the newest photo album, just posted today.

 

Cyph

Well it's here, FINALLY.  After two years, 1 lockout, 82 regular season games, injuries beyond belief.  THE Stanley cup playoffs.  I have been waiting for this for a long time.  I think the Sens can go all the way.  I believe that with the depth they have and if they can stay focused, than in June we will have found the promised land and Stanley will once again meet Ottawa.

 

GO SENS GO!!!

 

Ottawa will win the series in 5

 

Round 2 - Bring on the Habs.

BABY, man it was unbelievable.  Chris and Edita stopped by yesterday w/ their new born baby, Adrian.  He is so adorable.  He has a full head of hair, his skin is so smooth.  Little?  Man I can’t believe how small he was, he could’ve fit in the palm of both of my hands.  What an amazing experience that must’ve been for them.  Totally made it real for me, our baby will be here in 11 weeks, god Taeghan, I can’t wait to meet you.

 

It was unreal, so amazing to see, the creation of life.  So precious, gentle sweet.  Amazing is really the only word that can express it.  11 weeks seems like a long time, but if it goes by anywhere near as fast as the last 7 months have, it will be like being here tomorrow.  We’re going to be parents babe.  WOW

God, lately, I haven't felt like I have much to write, or can write what I have to say.  It's not like things aren't going on or happening.  I mean we're having a baby.  12 weeks to be exact.  In 12 weeks we will have our first child.  God I am scared, nervous, excited, nautious, extremely happy, overjoyed, thrilled to say the least.  It is amazing how two people who are in love can create life.  The most precious thing on the planet.  The way we as humans survive.  Creating life.  It is so awe inspiring.  To see my wife walking around w/ that tummy getting bigger everyday.  Knowing and feeling there is a little person in there, a tiny baby.  It brings tears to your eyes.  I cannot wait to meet this little bundle of joy, who will love us and look up to us.  Who will be depedant on us for survival, for protection, and love. 

 

I honestly never thought I would experience this.  For the longest time, I hadn't had the want or desire to have children.  Didn't believe in bringing them into a world that is filled w/ hate and anger, war, disease and worse.  But then I met my wife.  She showed me love, true love.  That made me start to think that maybe our son could help chance those things.   Who shows people compassion instead of hate, love instead of anger, peace instead of war.  Maybe that is naive or a pipe dream.  Maybe it's not, but whose to say it's not worth believing in.  Who's to say that you can't think your child will help better this place we call earth...HOME. 

 

I myself could not deny the chance to raise a child w/ my wife, the love of my life, to hope and dream that he would make a difference, be a difference.   Now when I look back on a time when I didn't want children I think of that as being a time of uninformative decisions.   We can't protect our children from all harms, or all downfalls.  But .  We can teach them and raise them w/ the tools necessary to deal w/ these situations.   And I for one, want to be a parent who will be proud to brag about his son at a hockey game, or an accomplishment at school, or if one day he becomes a focal point in society.  I will stand up and say THAT is my son.  Without those dreams, nothing will ever improve.  Without those dreams, war will always be, hate and anger will always ring out.  But w/ those dreams we can help  raise those who might make a difference who might make people say, lay down your weapons, make peace.  And in the end, are we not all one person anyways?

 

 

 

Treading water, been a long time, don't know if i can keep going, getting...tired...soo tired...

 

*3 hours previously*

 

Kel and Bob are getting ready for work.  Bob "that doesn't look horrible"  oh F*#k did i just say...horrible in a sentence talking to my PREGNANT wife.  Are you a RETARD.  My god man what were you thinking.  Oh wait you WEREN'T thinking.  My god how could you possibly even let that slip past your lips.  I am amazed that I am here right now writing this.  And the worst thing, it was a nice outfit.  It was cute.  It made her look good.  So why I didn't just say that's really nice honey!  No you have to go and say "that doesn't look horrible"  um yeah BRAIN FART.  It's amazing how a man can utter 4 words and have it dramatically change the atmosphere so fast.  Anyways w/ the patience of my wonderful, loving caring wife.  And my ability (new found) to admit I was wrong and apologized right away.  The matter was resolved fairly quickly not to mention (thank you for those looking out for my well being) Christiano called to say that Edita was in labour.  My wife quickly forgot I was a retard and got excited about the baby.  THANK YOU CHRIS!!! You're timing is impeccable.

 

 

Man you've all had them, you know THOSEdays.  Those friggin days where nothing goes right.  You feel like a fat kid in a candy store ALREADY on a sugar high.  You can't settle down, you can't even see straight for that matter.  You've got 1500,000,000 things on the go and everything is a priority for everyone else, but you're own stuff.  My god I hate those days.  I hate not being able to grab 5 seconds.  It's my own fault, I need to learn to walk and take a breath.  Sometimes I feel like I enjoy being stressed out to no end, running around like your head's going to EXPLODE!!!!!!  Anyways things seem to have settled down for now.  Maybe later on tonight I'll write about the weekend.  But for now I'm going to go fetal and rock back and forth in the corner. 

 

Ciao for now

 

B

So my wife's blog spaces.msn.com/bridgidluminous has someone linking to her site through a search of ghost whisperer + boob.  And it is really funny.  So today I'm going through my stats and looking at refering sites.  Well I come across this link http://technorati.com/search/vacuum%20cleaner%20nozzle on my stats page, so I go there and scroll down the page, you come across this title A dog named Rhea and the Technicolor Vacuum which is a blog title on my space.  That's too funny that my site is being found through a search of vacuum cleaner nozzles.

 

haha

 

B

Man what is w/ people keeping their sites private?  I mean people come to your site and when  you check stats and try to check out their link .... WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (Access Denied) please request access.  WHY why should I, why go around leaving your site address that you visited if you're not going to allow people access??? 

 

And another thing, why don't people sign your guest book?  I mean I know  you were here, I can see the stats page and the page counter.  but yet there's only like 9 commments on my site.  My sites funny, it has something for everyone, it's versatile, music, pictures what else could you ask for, I even poke fun of people.  But no you're too gooooooooooooooooooood to leave your signature well :P fine then, be that way, but i won't sign your site the next time I'm there.  LMAO  just a bored rant.

 

B

Today is a great day and it started when I got up @ 6:15 to take the dog on a walk.  Headed out and was about 1/2 into the walk and there it, sorry they were.  Dancing around their little spring time dance, their little mating ritual.  In Canada you wait to see this every year, you hope that each year the sighting is sooner, than later.  You watch for them to see them.  To know that it has finally arrived.  In Canada we have a bird, that has a very symbolic meaning to us.  Probably more than any other bird.  It is the robin, and to most people in other countries you've probably never even heard of a robin.  To Canadians robins are our priority this time of the year.  To see a robin means that spring is officially here.  More so than the 20th of march.  That's a date.  This is a bird that has decided that it's now warm enough in Canada to return, to mate, to nest and to feed.  So today is officially the first day of spring.  Seeing those two robins was  a GREAT site. 

 

Thanks Robins

 

B

The Chicago Tribune reported in March that dozens of blind students in Chicago public schools are nonetheless required to take driver education classes. One sightless but otherwise optimistic student told the Tribune she resented the requirement because it made her uncharacteristically dwell on something that she cannot do.

 

Are you kidding me, what sick, twisted, demented nimwit thought up this brilliant plan to put blind kids behind the wheel of a car.  Um sir, excuse me sir, but I don't know if I can participate in this class.  There seems to be some qualifications that will cause me not to complete this class successfully.  Why Timmy would possibly could that be?  Well sir, the problem is,  I can't SEE you dumb A$$!!!

K now, I'm as open minded as the next person.  But sometimes people just go too far.  Lately I've been seeing commercials for new restaurants serving live insects like Fear Factor.  Other places have been serving quite exotic meals.  But the following article takes the cake.  Now first off it's not about eating anything, so don't worry about that.  But it is BIZARRE.  First off why would you spend the money to do this.  And secondly how could you ever keep it in place.

 

A new line of jewellery that uses roaches for brooches is making its debut just in time for the spring fashion season.The live jewellery is not for the faint of heart.

 

I don't know if I'm the strange one for finding this bizarre.  But who would've ever thought of gluing jewels to a Roach put it on your sweater and let it climb around and hitch a ride. 

 

People are STRANGE.

 

 

 

 

 

Been a while since I wrote about working out, so here goes.  Been going at it for quite a while, about a month straight.  And for me lately that's quite the accomplishment.  Try to go at LEAST 3 days per week, lately I've been able to go 4 - 5 so that's really helping at all.  I'm really starting to notice changes.  Chest is larger, neck as well.  Those two muscle groups always bulk up faster than everything else.  I just want to keep in shape, I know way to many people that grow w/ their wives when their wives get pregnant.  And then it's that much harder to get in shape afterwards.  So today was chest and shoulders.  I did a new high for Benchpress 245lbs.  7 reps.  Quite impresses w/ my self.  That was AFTER I had done, 2 other chest exercises, 3 sets each.  So I am starting to notice a signifigant increase in strength.  I've started working on my diet as well. For starters trying to drink 4L water / day.  Eating better carbs, like a sweet potato instead of white potato, tuna on whole grain insted of white bread.  My diet hasn't always been horrible, I just want to make it that much better.  My biggest problem is that I never eat enough.  I should be eating 3000 calories / day and I'm lucky if I make it to 2500.  Oh well, gotta start somewhere.  Anyways that's long enough for today.  Probably gonna get some roller blades so I can start doing cardio everyday.  When I'm looking close to where I want to be, I'll put up some before and after pics.  For right now, not that confident yet LOL

 

Ciao for now!

 

B

This weekend, was good.  Relaxing, fun, chill.  Everything a weekend should be. Friday night some friends came over we made fajitas, salad, black beans and rice.  Dinner was killer.  After dinner we had dessert (Ash made this crazy, ass wickedly good mint dessert ~ (don't ASK me to explain it I can't LOL)  Then we had coffee, oh sorry memory failed me, don't know WHY.  We had BAILEYS with coffee flavoured cream.  I swear my cup had about an inch of coffee.  At least I felt like it the next day.  Or that could've been the bottle of rye Mark and I almost polished off.  Needles to say, Friday was a high alcohol consumption night. 

 

Saturday was spent recoupping.  Watching movies, eating, vegging, taking the dog for a walk.  Saturday night Kel's folks came back from Florida.  We went and picked up beer & wine and ordered chinese.  We talked about their trip and watched the hockey game (Stupid Flyers beat the sens 6 - 3).  We got some pwesents.  Woohoo pwesents.  Kel and I got lots of baby gap clothes, she got more maternity wear, I got a really nice shirt.  And then, the BIG pwesent.   Since we are having a baby, I guess they felt the necessity to buy us, the one thing that EVERY parent needs to have.  A video camera!!!! Woohoo, it's great, so small, takes amazing film. And even still photographs.  The coolest features, touch lcd screen and night vision w/ infrared.  Boys and their Toys LOL Thanks B & K you guys are WAY too generous, much appreciation:)  Glad you had a great trip.  We missed you though glad you're home.  As I know it would've been much easier just to stay there LOL.

 

Sunday, SAME as Saturday.  Vegging, more movies, more eating, chilling.  Then we headed out to the dog park w/ Rhe rhe, she had much fun, it was such a gorgeous day.  What a blast (sorry no pics, didn't feel like bringing the camera and have it fall in a great big puddle)  Maybe when it gets dryer.   Rhea has so much fun there she always passes out when she gets home.  You can see her sleeping and dreaming :) it totally makes you smile.  Sunday after the dog park, we went shopping, picked up some more maternity wear for Kel and did grocery shopping.  Man I never realized how much organic stuff that loblaws actually carries (and you can't use the excuse that it's more expensive we bought everything we needed in organic (that we could get) and the grocery bill was less than last time when we barely got anything organic) Kel you're right too, you can totally tell the difference in food, when it's organic and not laden w/ chemicals. 

 

So that was our weekend.  Nothing overly exciting, just good company w/ friends, good food, relaxing and exercise. 

 

I'm so glad the nice weather is here, spent a couple days outside and you feel completely regenerated from the sun and being completely couped up all winter.  Thank you spring LOL.

 

Ciao for now!

 

B

 

 

My god and it couldn't have gotten here any sooner, this week was a drag, not in a bad way.  Just in a way that it took forever to get through.  This weekend will be good, tonight some friends are coming over (A & M) to have dinner and watch the Sens vs. Buffalo game.  M n I will be drinking rye (crown royal that is) should prove to be an interesting night.  Tomorrow, I am sleeping in, I am so tired.  I just really need a good nights sleep.  I've had enough of these getting up @ 6:20 for this week. Five in a row is enough. C'mon w/ the long weekend season.  There are no stat holidays in Canada between New Years (jan 1) and Easter, which fluctuates, but this year it's the weekend of April 17, so that makes for an even longer time than usual.  The spring summer and fall is good, it's just winter has no holidays.  Seeing as it's the coldest, darkest and most depressing time of the year, you'd think they'd crank up long weekends to boost  morale.  But noooooooooooooooooooooo just make people work work work. People probably wouldn't take the time off anyways, they're still trying to catch up from christmas.

 

Saturday, will be fun.  Probably try and head out to the dog park (Bruce Pit) w/ Rhea.  Then we'll be going to her regularly scheduled training session.  She is advancing so well.  That dog learns so fast, it is unreal.  Saturday evening, we'll probably go over to Kel's parents as they are coming back in from florida that night.  Will be good to see them.  They left last saturday.  Hopefully they had a good time.  They really needed / deserved a break.

 

Sunday I can pretty much guessing we're going to vegetate, watch a couple of movies, eat nap and watch more movies, maybe some 24.  But you get the picture, a whole lot of nothing, this weekend we'll take some pictures of Rhea at the dog park and other dogs, post them on monday. 

 

Have a great weekend.

 

cyph