so sick

holy moley.  a week of hell has passed in my world.  i have been so sick with a stomach bug.  i'm finally at the point where i'm (kind of) eating again, but definitely not up and about or doing anything more than watching movies on my laptop.  this blows.  thank god for John, he has been my saviour this week.  he's done my errands, fed me, got my mail, made sure i'm well medicated and rested and has worked two jobs between taking care of me!  the man is wonderful!

so i've missed a bunch of days of the Month of Blog.  i'll try to catch up now :)

Day 7 - a picture that shows your true self:

Day 8 - a picture that makes you laugh (there are so many, so i'll go with the most recent... from a post on Ravelry this afternoon that cracked me up):

day 9 - a picture of the person who has gotten you through the most (i'm using a photo of my immediate family from my brother's wedding, because they have all been there for me through many things):

Day 10 - A picture of someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future:

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate:

Month of Blog. day six.

day 6 - a picture of somewhere you've been.

Amsterdam:

i have been to Holland twice.  both times i stayed in Amsterdam with family.  i went once when i was 13 and spent the summer between grade 8 and grade 9 in Amsterdam.  and then i went back when my children were very small.  Jake was 6 months old, Juliet was 2.

i would LOVE to go back again.  i would love to go back, spend a few days dedicated to visitng family and then do a lot of the usual tourist-y type things there are to do, and i'd also love to spend a few days wandering the city with no real destination.  i find the canals and the buildings along them incredibly fascinating.  i love the history.  there are buildings in Amsterdam that are older than my country and they're still being lived in as it they were built yesterday :)  it's mind boggling :D

Month of Blog. day five.

Day 5 - a picture of your favourite memory.

there are really too many to chose from.  the births of my children rank up there at the tippy top, but i don't have any digital-form pics of either.

so i'll add some pictures of more recent wonderful memories.

making soap with my kids back when we did the homeschooling thing:

playing around at the skateboard park when it wasn't quite finished:

Jake with our cat Burban (i really love this picture).  he was so sweet to that cat (she is no longer with us):

crashing my daughter in as my guest an "adults only" family wedding (that was 6 or 7 years ago):

Month of Blog... day four

Day 4 - a picture of your night.

will a mental picture do??  tonight i went to Ikea with my love.  we bought some lighting for the living room, so i can see better when i knit in the dark.  i have no pictures.  and i'm too tired to take pictures right now.  how about some pictures of the lights when they are installed?  will that suffice to make up for my lack of picture blogging tonight?  :)  

we laughed and laughed all night long together.  he is just so much fun to hang out with.  he's such a good sport.  he's not embarrassed when i plunk down on the display furniture, i laugh when he makes comments about how "ikea" it all looks, he goes along with me when i start talking in funny accents to see the reactions of shoppers around us (and he always always always one ups me in that department... the man is talented when it comes to accents), he lays next to me on the beds, says he doesn't care what the bed looks like as long as i am in it next to him, and we mess up the pillows, he's okay with me dragging in poor unsuspecting shoppers in colour choices for the new Lack side tables for the kids' rooms... he's just so great to spend time with :)  i think i love this man.  a lot.  

Month of Blog, day three

"Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show."

hrmmm.  this is a problem.

i don't really watch tv.  i don't subscribe to cable, or satellite, or any other means of receiving a television signal through my tv.  i don't have a favourite tv show.  i do watch a lot of documentaries.  there is an entire website filled with them, all yours to watch for free!  i spend a lot of time on that site and watch on my laptop while i knit.  

i also watch freebie ghost/haunting type shows here from time to time.  and sometimes i pop over to History Television's video page and watch a little there (hey... they have some new "Museum Secrets" up.  guess what i'll be watching while i knit this afternoon).

Month of Blog day two

it's 3 a.m. and i just can't sleep.  so here i am posting day two of the Month of Blog challenge.  today's challenge is "a picture of you and the person you're closest to"

this is John and I at my brother's wedding reception.  pardon my messy hair... i was dancing a little too hard for my own good ;)   to be clear, this is my new John, not my ex husband John.

Month of Blog. Day One

a picture of yourself with ten facts.

1. apparently i am slightly vain, because i chose to use two pictures of me.
2. i don't like brown chocolate.  blech.  i like white chocolate :)
3. i hate talking on the phone.
4. i have a mental illness... i enjoy depression, anxiety and panic attacks on a frighteningly regular basis.
5. i have a few tattoos and a few piercings.
6. i like black.  and purple.
7. i like my eye makeup dark.
8. i buy a lot of lipstick but rarely wear it.
9. i don't have a car. 
10. i drink a lot of milk.  white.  skim.  banana flavour when i want to change it up. 

Month of Blog

i was reading a friend's blog and she's participating in something called "month of blog".  basically, every day has a theme you post about, and it lasts for a month.  i'm going to give it a try.  the experiment is currently on round 3 (i wish i knew who started it).   round 3's theme is photos!

here's a breakdown of what you can expect to see from me in the next month, if i follow through with ease and finesse ;)...

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts.

Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you are closest with.

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.

Day 04 - A picture of your night.

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory.

Day 06 - A picture of somewhere you've been.

Day 07 - A picture that shows your true self.

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh.

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

Day 10 - A picture of someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future.

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.

Day 12 - A picture of something you love.

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.

Day 16 - A picture of you and your friends.

Day 17 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.

Day 18 - A picture of your favorite place.

Day 19 - A picture of a habit you wish you didn't have.

Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget.

Day 22 - A picture that confuses you.

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book.

Day 24 - A picture of something you crave a lot.

Day 25 - A picture of you last year and how you've changed since then.

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you.

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member.

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of.

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile.

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss.