Boring British Banter

Sparkly Stamping Spot now live..

2009-04-25T22:25:00.002-04:00

So... I've been updating my sparkly stamping blog lately...check out the link on the side if your feeling brave & creative.

Cheers Sue

So... it's true...

2009-03-15T22:20:00.004-04:00

Last week I was officially a bum :} I am no longer attached to A-L and I can gladly say I'm feel great!! Some people would be sad if they got laid off... not me. I'm pretty happy... I'm able to stay home with my little munchkin for a little longer....and possibly enjoy the summer. Plus I can hopefully find a job I will enjoy more... who knows...the world is my oyster!!!!!

In meantime.... I've been updating the house with some painting/renos.... Purchasing the long awaited King Size bed :) Plus.. I've signed up to be a Stampin Up demonstrator....I'm doing it to keep me busy....plus it's a little passion of mine... crafting... hehehe. Null is a little worried I'll get carried away with the spending $$ on the craft....but for now... he's happy because britgal is happy....which in turn makes munchkin happy. Okshh!!!! she is a munchkin. I suppose I should update everyone with some new pics of her ...... incase you don't check out my web albums regular. Who's her daddy?? hehhee..

Ok... so...now I've updated this blog...I'd better create a new one for my Stamping & Classes I intend to hold...Wanna stamp??... Watch this space...!!!!

Cheers Sue

Coupons...and work update.

2008-10-14T22:55:00.002-04:00

So... I watched Oprah the other day and decided I was going to try and save some $$$ by finding couponsonline for stuff we buy. It's not that easy.... trust me. I suppose the problem is I have an attention span of a fly when it comes to searching. I normally ask my Newfie friend "m" to find them... or my hubby Null. Anyway... I found a few good websites... save.ca and canadianfreestuff.ca.

Anyway... do you have any good websites you know of to get money off coupons - for groceries.

LMK!

Ok...update on my work... It seems work wants to me back.... ;{ doh! I've now had to change my return date back to the original date in Jan 09 seems my work was able to find me a job for Nov. Bummerr!!! Show me the money. I had to lie

I did it...

2008-09-27T23:24:00.003-04:00

So... I finally did it. I emailed my work with the long awaited return date. For those of you who are not caught up in the life of BritGal... I've been on Mat Leave for 8/9mths now and I'm expected back to the dreaded churn of corporate life. I used to love my job... but in the last 2years I made a silly mistake and transfered to a division of the big corporation and my life has been hell ever since. I worked long hours, had a few run-in's with people which is soooo not like me ;} if you know me.... and I just dreaded work seems I was pulled in many directions with no sign of a pat on the back for a good job. Anyway... when I left to go on mat leave I was happy...but in the last few months every time I think about going back to work.... I can't sleep for days :{ So... Last week I popped into work to announce my early return...knowing full well they don't have a job lined up for me. hehehe... I have been told that I will more than likely receive a layoff package on my return (even though they tried to convince me to wait out till Jan09).

Anyway.... cross your fingers for me....By Christmas /Jan09 I will be a free woman... looking after my baby ;} and Dev Null.

Photos...

2008-09-10T21:58:00.008-04:00

I love photos... infact I can spend hours taking them...and hours preparing them. Then I spend even more hours scrapbooking them. Anyway.... he's a few I've taken... over time. Maybe I'll start a photo blog....like my friends brother has...hmm....

BTW... some feedback on my fellow bloggers who probably think I've fallen off the face of the planet... ;} I'm back...

WWJD - I loved your photos from your holiday/honeymoon...keep it up!

Darklight - where are you photos??...shame on you!

DevNull - shame on you for not uploading the best of the best photos of your daughter ;} to your blog.

The Singer & Serdic - You'd better post some piccies of your UK trip... I wanna see my homeland... I'm homesick ;} well kinda..for the fish & chips, curries and chocolate...and the lush green countryside.

Haven't blogged in ages...!!! Time to Catch up...

2008-09-10T21:13:00.006-04:00

I haven't blogged in ages!!! not sure why seems I always have something to 'natter' on about. So...what's been going on? let's trace the steps back to my last blog... Dec 07.

Firstly.. I was planning on going to Darklight's New Year's Eve party but managed to end up in the hospital ready to have my baby early. I spent from Monday - Thursday without food :(... I suppose that was a New Year Resolution Diet I didn't know I was on :) Anyway... the end result was fabulous... out came baby girl Eryn on January 2nd. Sadly I didn't make it to Darklight's party.....sorry ;{

So.. the next few months we were busy getting ourselves acquainted with our new gal in our lives. It was quite an emotional time....but I wouldn't change a thing. Over time I've seen a new side to my guy (DevNull) ..he's been a rock!!! He's a great dad...and a loving hubby. We've had our ups and downs (mainly when we're tired) but at the end of it all he's been a rock... did I mention that ;} He's also super crazy for his girl...I suppose you can't help it seems she is cute. It must be her mum she takes after eh? hehehehe

Ok...so what else has happened.... well we got a new car in December 07.....finally got rid of the cr*ppy Ford. Never again!!! It's still hard for me to only have one car... but my parents have lent me their van to get around once in a while. For some reason I hate not having a car....

What else? Hmm... so I'm going back to work for Oct 6th.... it's a few months early but it's hopefully only going to be 2wks...seems I'm hoping they (work) lay me off seems my position is no longer needed in my old group...and there's no similar jobs out there. I'm just hoping they don't call my bluff on this one... it's a risk I'm taking....i just hope it doesn't back fire on. If it does I have a back-up plan. Wish me luck!

Yesterday we had to put our 4yr old cat Kobie down :{ that was a tough day. He wasn't sick for long....but we had to make the decision fast. I know DevNull took it bad seems Kobie was really his cat....Kobie was a pretty laid back cat...kinda like (DevNull) he was better than my cat Dibley with Eryn. It was sad to see him go so soon :(

In Loving Memory of Kobie (Black cat).

Anyway... that's all folks..not sure if it's worth a smiley....but I finally put fingers to the keyboard and typed something. Maybe I'll do it more often if I knew someone out there in the big wide WWW was reading. I'll try to stay on top of it...

L8r Britgal.

Wow! I've been lazy...

2007-12-13T23:26:00.000-05:00

I know, I know... I haven't blogged in months...infact ever since I got pregnant I've been too tired to do anything.... especially blog. Besides... I never knew who read my blogs....seems the men out there only comment on each others blogs...

Anyway...what's new with me? Well.... anxiously awaiting the arrival of Baby M. Only a few weeks now.... less if my BP goes thru the roof again. Null has read up on the "how to be a fab dad guides".....me...not so much. It comes natural right? :) Actually.. I'm am starting to get nervous.....it's suddenly dawning on me that soon I'm gonna be a mum. Crazy really..... but exciting too. Now...I'm back online again...I'll "try" and blog a few times a week. Maybe give you a short run down of what I've/we've been doing the last few months I've been offline.

For now... I need to sign off so I can get my evening snack...babies hungry!!

Mmm.. love this song...

2007-12-13T23:19:00.000-05:00

Nice Video..hope this works..

Yummy Car..

2007-06-24T00:46:00.000-04:00

Should work..

Hormones..& my dad

2007-06-17T01:13:00.000-04:00

So my hormones a have been all over the place lately....

The other night I decided to PVR an old show I used to watch..Dawson's Creek. I used to watch this show when I first arrived in Canada and for some reason I loved it. It was about a group of friends who hung out together...the main plot though was about 2 friends who eventually fall for each other. I loved the "will it happen/ will it not" between these 2 friends.... anyway..over the years I stopped watching it. The other day I watched it for the first time...and for some reason I was crying thru the whole thing. Today...I watched the other episode...I cried again. Holy smokes...I'm a bl**dy mess. I love Dawson's Creek... I'm considering getting them on dvd.

Anyway... tomorrow I will be spending the afternoon with my dad. My dad is great! He's a true trooper..and has a big heart. I thought & thought on what to do for him....I finally decided I'll cut his grass plus I have a few gifts to give him. This year I found it hard it get a gift for my dad...normally I have a problem.

Loved the Fat Rant!!!

2007-06-01T00:27:00.001-04:00

Wow! I loved this rant...I nearly cried when I heard her say she only brought socks and hair clips in the skinny stores. ME TOO!!!! or sunglasses and earings. You go girl!!!! As long as your fit...and happy...sod everyone else.

Super Hubbie!!! Super Weekend!!!

2007-05-22T00:01:00.000-04:00

So..this long weekend has been great for me. The first weekend where I have really sat back and relaxed...well for most of it. My hubbie (Null) started off the weekend on a great high for me. He completed a long awaiting "honey-do list". What's a honey-do list I hear you ask? Well..it's a list of things that I can't do around that the house that only he can do. This list has been building slowly...and I've been pretty patient :) seems it's been ongoing since we moved into our house. Some of the stuff could of been done when he was off on his month vacation...but I figured I wouldn't bother him seems it was "his vacation". Then...with having to travel for work...plus family trips/events we've not stopped in the last few weeks. So... Null mentioned the other day to put them all on a "honey-do list" and he would do them Friday night while I was out at a friends house scrapping. When I came home... I was Wow'ed!!!! Null did everything and more....even things I didn't put on the list. He even installed a new tap for our en-suite on Sunday. I have been sooooo excited all weekend. Like a little kid in a candy store. A big hug & kisses goes out to the man of our house. :) what a guy!!!

All in all...we've had a good long weekend. I've even taped up the loo on the main level in preparation for my new paint colour. Spring is in the air... Whhhooooo!!

I hope all is well with everyone else.

PS: I am now compiling a new list ;P

MMMMmmmm Monster Munch.....

2007-05-21T10:18:00.000-04:00

I love Monster Munch.... for those non Brits out there it's a British crisp/chip. My fav flavour is Picked Onion. MMmmm... Childhood Memories. This weekend I popped into the Brit store in Bells Corner.....and picked up some Brit treats.

***Small note to self..... don't eat MM before you go to a footie game/soccer. Seems I spent the whole game thirsty....I must of drank 3 bottles of water...and was busting for a pee by the time I got home.

Here's a new Ad aired in the UK....The guy is Gary Linekar - England Footie Player

BTW... we lost our first game 4-0 :{

What Breed of Puppy are you? I'm a beagle..

2007-05-18T00:15:00.000-04:00

You Are a Beagle Puppy

Cheerful, energetic, and happy go lucky.
And you're sense of smell is absolutely amazing!

What Breed of Puppy Are You?

The Value of Drink..UK Joke

2007-04-17T22:55:00.000-04:00

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this wine and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver." ~ Jack Handy

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra and panties.
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"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, That's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~Frank Sinatra

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." ~ Henny Youngman

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." ~ Stephen Wright

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!" ~ Brian O'Rourke

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza." ~ Dave Barry

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.
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To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group. Salvation in a can! ~ Dave Howell

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin, of Cheers. One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the " Buffalo Theory" to his buddy Norm. Here's how it went: "Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is a good thing for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells,making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

"WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

Just incase anyone else is interested in my answers...

2007-04-12T23:33:00.000-04:00

Seems no-one has faith in me to complete this.....I'll answer these questions before anyone else does....

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Kitchen Hand aka:- Dishwasher for an Army Mess House
2. Receptionist
3. Customer Service Rep for Asia Pacific
4. Admin Asst for R&D

B) Four places I have lived:
1. BF - Rinteln, West Germany
2. BF - Cyprus
3. BF - UK..lived all over
4. Canada

C) Four TV shows I like to watch:
1. Lost
2. The Class
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Amazing Race

D) Four places I have been on vacation
1. Tenerife, Canary Islands
2. Rome, Venice, Tuscany, Capri, Italy
3. Bangkok, Koh Chang Island, Thailand
4. Tokyo, Japan

E) Four of my favorite foods:
1. Old Cheese Sandwich on a Baguette, slither of raw onion - Null's Specialty
2. Spag Bol - Cooked by my mum
3. Pad Thai - Another Null special
4. Fish & Chips - from The Glen

F) Four places I would like to be right now:
1. Planning a trip to CA to visit Iggy & Ash
2. Anywhere travelling with Null
3. On a beach in the Greek islands
4. Visiting my mate Jo in NZ

Little Miss Newfie, Alex & Darklight...let show the boys how it's done...

DON'T FORGET TO WISH NULL A HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2007-04-12T22:37:00.000-04:00

It's his birthday on Saturday April 14th.....and last year....on his 30th...no-one took him out for a beer...or even lunch. Typical men.... ;}

Hah! found it...

2007-04-05T00:24:00.001-04:00

So....seems none of you Blogspot bloggers answered my question below...I found it out myself. Pffttt! At least i comment on your blogs...

Random Thoughts
- The man is coming home in less than a few hours...so excited, it's only been a few days...feels like weeks.

- Met Dutch Nasty at the Mall today...looks like he was taking out Mrs Dutch Nasty out for a birthday shop. Yapped for a while...even mentioned maybe hooking up in Germany the next time the both men get trips out there... who knows! anything can happen.

- Watching Babel...very messed up movie...all over the place (Japan, Mexico, etc) lots of captions...I'm not a captions gal. When will it finish....

- I'm staying up late seems i have a ton of laundry to do before we leave 6am Friday to NYC. 3rd load done..just waiting for it to finish before I pop it in the dryer and head to bed. Good thing i'm working from home in the morning tomorrow.

- Spent the night updating my Facebook profile..It's cool...but I'm too busy to learn how to use it.

Toodle pip...

Long Day.....1 more sleep to go.

2007-04-03T23:47:00.000-04:00

So..I finally got my arse outta bed this morning to go to the gym. As usual..I find it hard to get out of the bed in the morning..but once I'm out and @ the gym I'm pretty glad I got up early. I used to go in the mornings last year but once I moved to my new group at work I threw it out the window and worked my ass off (for very little appreciation) and managed to gain about 20lbs. Anyway..I'm glad I went. I ran and walked (2min run, 1min walk for 30 mins - 2miles) felt good at the end of it. Just wish I could commit more often seems I know I feel fab all day at work...and I need that.

Once @ work I just plodded on...I'm not that busy @ the mo!. I also have a co-op that's been doing most of the main churn..so I'm taking advantage of it while I can seems he leaves in 3wks. Since I was at the gym...I was also at work early, which worked out well seems I had to make sure a training session started off well. Null emailed me with some good news! Wow! I married well...my man is so smart and I'm extremely proud of him. Can't wait till he gets home..1 more sleep ;}

I left work early to get my hair done...just a few highlights to hide the creeping grey hair ;} While @ the hairdressers I got some gossip (as usual) on my old hairdresser. It seems my current HD and my old HD fell out @ New Years over my old HD's jealous husband. I've known my old HD for about 8yrs...and I only stopped going to her because her controlling husband wanted her to stop hairdressing. Anyway...I had a good HD appt. I walked away from the HD's..minus grey hair..and with a semi-fringe/bangs which I'm not sure if Null will like or not. eh! I'm sure he'll love it.. My highlights were red/blonde..kinda like Lindsay Lohan's..see below.

Once home I cooked up a mean Spag Bol...and then decided seems it was still early I would pop upstairs and take a nap for an hour (it's all that getting up early and working out makes a tired Britgal)...3hrs later at 10pm I wake up. Oppss.. Now I'm wide awake typing my blog and catching up on my PVR.

Tomorrow I plan to go shopping with my mum...I need new jeans seems my others are getting baggy :) plus I wash my clothes so often...so my dark jeans are no longer dark. Once I get back home I will have to do a bunch of laundry including ironing in prep for our early morning departure to NYC on Friday.

Bring on the long weekend!! woohoo.. an extremely long weekend for us seems we both booked Mon & Tues off work.

Quiet weekend..

2007-04-03T22:30:00.000-04:00

Friday was a little slow. After I got home from work I cooked dinner for Null & I (curry in a jar ;). Null spent the night @ the pub...I decided to get the car and shop around a little..plus I popped to my parents for a quick chat and to check out the bathroom reno.

Next weekend we will be NYC to attend my little nephew's christening. I'm looking forward to see his growth..plus take tons of pics. Did I show you the beckham pic I was sent. Here it is below.

Saturday - I woke up a little groggy and down. It must of been the looming trip that Null was taking. For some reason this is Null's shortest trip...but it's bothered me the most, I'm normally supportive and understanding about his work trips...not sure why this one bothered me. Maybe it's cause it feels like he just got back...ahwell! "absence does make the heart grow fonder" :} To pick me up....Null spent some quality time with me before he left...seems I was feeling a little fragile (what a sweetie). Then once packed..I drove Null to the airport. Afterwards I managed to meet some couple friends (P&R & M&B) @ Lone Star for dinner..I then provided them with a tour of the house. I still have to have a house warming...I'm hoping maybe late April.

Sunday - I just drove around and brought a few things for the house (frames,duvet covers, vase). I didn't know Bouclair had alot of house stuff...it's just like Pier One now but cheaper. After shopping I dropped off a baby shower gift for an old friend. I supposed to go on Saturday but wasn't feelin up to it. I also picked up some movies from Rogers (Babel, The Prestige, Men of Children and the Pursuit Happyness). I've only managed to watch 2 outta 4 so far. Men of Children..loved it! Pursuit of Happyness was nice..but not as motivating as I thought it would be.

Took off to soccer/footie around 6pm..played an ok game. Lost 3-2 :{ we played a hard game against one of the top teams in our league.

BTW: Why is blogger not uploading my pics when I draft. When I draft now it's all html..not the pic. Only when I publish it turns into pics... how annoying. I'm not a geek so I like the pretty buttons..not the ugly html ;{ even Null brought me a book once on HTML..still haven't read it. I like GUI buttons. ;}

Random Thoughts..

2007-03-31T00:18:00.000-04:00

- I wonder if cats can be de-haired...?? I've noticed lately..well ok...since we got the new house and furniture... that my cats hair is everywhere it's really driving me nuts. I'm becoming a little obsessive about it really...where's my swiffer vac ;}

- My cat is strange...she purrs like a pigeon.

- I wish I could write a blog as good other bloggers..

- I wonder what I should get Null for his birthday...? it's 2wks away.

- I noticed latley that Null is not updating his blog..I wonder why? He's had loads of time on his hands most of this week. It must be that DAMMM Stargate again. It destroys any conversations. I HATE IT!

Dedicated to Darklight.....

2007-03-26T00:07:00.000-04:00

What I'm grateful for...

2007-03-25T22:42:00.000-04:00

So...I'm going to be positive. I have always struggled with being positive...I suppose it all boils down to what you think you deserve. If you think you don't deserve anything....then you don't think good thoughts. Now...I could go on for ever about how or even what made me this way...but that's another story. I acknowledge it..and that's what matters most. So..here goes.. I'm going to update on a weekly basis....

- I am grateful for having a loving and understanding partner

- I'm grateful for having a great family and friends

- I'm grateful that everyday I can stand up and walk on my own two feet...

- I'm grateful that I have had the opportunity to travel and have seen some wonderful places in the world.

The Secret - The Laws of Attraction.

- Energy flows where attention goes....

- Celebrate what you have..not what you don't have.

- Your wish...is your command.

Big Hugs...

2007-03-18T23:50:00.000-04:00

A Big Hug goes out to Darklight ...just cuz... Your taking baby steps on improving you ....Love it!!! We all deserve it...

Congrats on the weight loss too girl ;}

The Weekend...

2007-03-18T22:01:00.000-04:00

The weekend flew by fast...but it was a great weekend.

Friday - After I left work I popped to the supermarket to get some fresh mince beef to make my famous 'Burp Burgers' aka Frikadella's. Once home I cooked the famous meal...and ended up eating them on my own :{ seems the man was still at the pub (unbeknown to me that he txted me to pick him up). So..I headed over to Darklights house to scrapbook... I got 2 pages done on my NYC Hen Party weekend. I love doing this album seems it reminds me of the good times I had with all my friends and family in NYC. Always makes me smile :} After I got back around midnight I headed out to pick up Null...the roads were starting to get snowy. Made it back safe...

Saturday - I woke up around 10am and decided to shovel the snow....from our driveway before the in-laws came. Yes..Brit buddies...it snowed here again...just when we thought it was spring time. How many wks till spring? Then I popped to the supermarket to pick up some fresh bread & cheeses for the lunch... We then welcomed the in-laws to our new home....and did a house tour. We'll try and do a house warming party for friends in the spring....plus once we've got some of our pic's on the walls ;} Watch this space for a date. After opening all our house warming gifts (thanks for thinking of us..even Kobie & Dibley say thanks for the Mat) we served lunch for the masses....sandwiches & soup ;} mmmm.... Just before 3pm everyone had to hit the road....we cleaned up the lunch kitchen mess...and then sat down to relax. We managed to watch a few new movies we brought...(Casino Royale & The Holiday) Which meant... some good quality time was spent :) which is good seems I have been 'whining' to Null that we needed to spend some time together. It seems the PVR and Stargate series has been driving a wedge between us lately :{. I tried watching Stargate..but the acting is sooooo bad.

Anyway...while watching the movies I also decided to pull out every sticker I have owned since moving to Canada 10yrs. Yes..I've been here that long people! Anyway....for those who know me well...Stickers is an addition/hobby I have. I felt very overwhelmed going thru all my stickers and sorting out what I was keeping and what I was not. But...at 2am..I finally got 95% of my stickers sorted. Oh! I also have a lot to donate to my fellow scrapbookers....

BTW: Does anyone have a Michaels Coupon this week? I need to pick up more sorting sleeves for my sticker album. Trust me..no more stickers for a while...

Sunday - Slept in....Did some laundry...then headed to the shops with Null on our everlasting search for a coffee table for our family room. We checked out a few...but I don't seem to like any either due to colour of wood...or style. All we want is a brown/black basic coffee table to match another unit we have from Ikea. The one table we want from Ikea is sold out... ahh! Anyway...we ended up picking a few accent carpets for our 2 main areas plus some odds & sods. Once home I had to head out to play footie (Loss 3-0)...for the last few weeks we've done really well....even tonight we played brilliantly against a team who was half our age. I told Null....either that...or we just feel old. ;} Took a bath...chilled out. Perfect weekend.

Oh! I also picked up some fresh tulips on Friday during my trip to the shops. See below pic's....

How do you add sound bites?

2007-03-15T23:59:00.000-04:00

I have a mp3 sound bite I want to add to my blog for people to listen too...but it doesn't seem to work...??? or let me upload thru the picture import.

just curious...

Swiffer Vac...

2007-03-08T22:13:00.000-05:00

So...last night I finally put together a new swiffer that a mate recommended we get for our hardwood floors....SwifferVac

Wow! I love it....I used it last night and I didn't know we had sooo much cat hair on our floors.

I know Null won't be happy i found a new cleaning toy....hehehe

Finding the beauty within..

2007-03-08T20:55:00.000-05:00

So..I'm going to rant...seems Darklight needs to hear it all over again....

Many, Many, Many years ago..in my dating years (between 18-25) I found that meeting guys was never hard.. especially when I arrived in Canada....something about an accent :).

Anyway....I always found that guys were very friendly / flirty but nothing more :{ something was holding them back. I always knew that they would become nothing more than friends because of my weight/size. I know, I know...but I truly believe that if I was 25-50lbs lighter..these guys would of considered dating me. Anyway...I eventually got sick of being every cute guy's Brit friend...and decided to do something about it for me. No one else..just for me. So...in 2001 I started looking after myself and focusing on just me. In turn I starting losing weight and feeling good about myself ....I then started meeting guys...(or snogging them on the bus ;}). Luckily.....after years of searching I found a wonderful, smart, kind, handsome guy who saw beneath all that...and I married him :) Love You Null!

I know, I know...I suppose we all do that at first..seems you have to be partly attracted to the person. But I believe once you get to know them ..your attraction could change to a more inner beauty. I used to fancy pretty boys...but I found that their too into themselves...then I liked guys that were chunky like me....but for some reason they like super skinny girls. So then I started looking for guys that covered the following criteria.

- Smart, Intelligent
- Funny
- Good Talker
- Blue Eyes (sorry..I'm a sucker)
- Kind & Good Hearted
- Passionate about their job
- Short Hair ;}
- Treats me like I'm a queen
- Makes me feel like I'm the only beautiful woman in the room
= Perfect Man = Null

So..the reason for this rant...is because I am trying to get Darklight to stop settling for anything... and spend some time on herself....cause once she starts looking after herself...she will attract good things in her life.

Not sure why...

2007-03-04T01:37:00.000-05:00

But i've been caught up with the whole Anna Nicole story... For some weird reason I'm mesmerised about her life & death. I suppose it's because she wasn't that much older then me....and she seemed to have everything she wanted. The saddest part is her leaving her 5mth old daughter...it's soooo sad.

It makes you want to go and write a will....so sad...

Weight update..

2007-03-02T00:29:00.000-05:00

So....Just wanted to give everyone an update on my weight loss.... I started WW again at work 4wks ago.....I know the WW plan by heart...but I wanted to go so I could get motivation and support...plus my mate M was going. It's great when you have friends & family supporting you..

Anyway..in the last 4wks I've lost 9lbs... my first goal is I want to lose another 11lbs total of 20lbs..when I lose the 20 I will get my hair permed... I haven't started increasing my excerise yet (currently my exercise consists of once a week football/soccer)... but I will make a goal to go to the gym 3 times next week. You heard it here first...

Updated Pic's of the house..

2007-03-01T21:55:00.000-05:00

So...finally I've gotton my bum around to taking some photos of the house. I haven't taken pictures of all the rooms yet...seems we still have to unpack the boxes.

Main Bath - Guest Bathroom

Master Bedroom

En-Suite Bathroom

Hall - Great Room

Kitchen

Family Room - Basement

Sick again!!

2007-02-27T23:13:00.000-05:00

What the heck!! After I got back from NYC... I caught a cold..was off work for 2 days and felt like cr*p. I managed within a week to kick the cold...and just when I started to feel better I started to sneeze again. The sneezing started yesterday and this morning I woke up with a stuffed nose again... ahhh!! I hate getting a cold... darn it!!!

Besides...my man isn't home...so I have no one to look after me when i'm sick. :( ;}

I miss you cutie! ;( for more reasons than you know.....

Couch Blues....

2007-02-25T19:09:00.000-05:00

So... when Null & I moved into our new home we knew we would need to get new furniture....so we headed to The Brick to see if there was anything that we fancied. Anyway...to cut a long story short we found a couch set we liked and we were lucky that it came in 3 colours (sage,cream,red). Anyway....we ordered 2 sets of furniture in 2 colours (sage & red)...the salesman got back to us saying we couldn't get delivery for this furniture till mid-march. Seems..that was a crazy timeline (2-3mths) we changed our order so that we could get 1 set earlier.

Anyway...we've been waiting patiently for our furniture...finally The Brick called last week (after we hounded them why we did not get a delivery the week before) to arrange delivery of the first set of couches. When they called they said they only had the 1 love seat to deliver...WHAT!! the rest would not arrive till mid-march. After I calmed down.. I managed to draft up a nice email to the salesman asking what happened to the rest of the furniture....seems the whole reason we spent a little more $$ was to get a more comfy / durable couch..plus the delivery date was 6wks earlier. Anyway...we heard nothing. Yesterday we got a phone call arranging the delivery time...when the couch arrived it was the whole set. Yippee!!...or so i thought. When the guys were trying to squeeze the couch down the basement i noticed the pillows were not the dark red I thought it was...we only saw the sample online seems they didn't have any at The Brick store. See below sample picture..... This has to go back...it's the wrong colour and texture...grr..

In the meantime.... I went back to The Brick today with my mum to see what I could replace it with...and I found this.

Now..I just have to wait for the salesman to get back to us to see when we can get rid of the orangie couch.

BTW...The couch that we were told we'd have to wait till mi-march for...is arriving on Tuesday now. Funny eh?

Cute blue eyed kitty...

2007-02-20T23:42:00.000-05:00

Saw this on kinjji and thought he was cute....expensive though. The funny thing is...I used to HATE cats... but our 2 kitties have really turned me into a big softie. Don't get me wrong..I still want a Staffie...but can't get one. :{

Belated Valentine's Day Poems - Thanks Da!

2007-02-20T22:59:00.000-05:00

This Woman's Poem is dedicated to Darklight ;}

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WOMAN'S LOVE POEM
Before I lay me down to sleep, I pray for a man, who's not a creep, One who's handsome, smart and strong. One who loves to listen long, One who thinks before he speaks, One who'll call, not wait for weeks. I pray he's gainfully employed, When I spend his cash, won't be annoyed. Pulls out my chair and opens my door, Massages my back and begs to do more. Oh! Send me a man who'll make love to my mind, Knows what to answer to "how big is my behind?" I pray that this man will love me to no end, And always be my very best friend.

MAN'S LOVE POEM
I pray for a deaf-mute nymphomaniac with huge boobs who owns a bar on a golf course, and loves to send me fishing and hunting. This doesn't rhyme and I don't give a shit.

Gotta get......

2007-02-11T01:54:00.000-05:00

I'm watching Oprah...and I now want this DVD. It's all about positive thinking...I'm sure you men will mock this...seems your all Dr Phil know-it-all's.

Too many pics...so little wall space :)

2007-02-11T01:26:00.000-05:00

So...i've finally been going thru our honeymoon pics... 700+ and trying to pick a few to change to black & white and get developed...and posted on our walls of our new home. Here's a few of my fav's..... now just gotta decide which ones to print and post. I love photos...

Back to the Grindstone... :(

2007-02-08T12:58:00.000-05:00

Been a while since I've updated my blog...shame really.. seems I was getting good at it :) So..here's what's been happening in my life.

Updates

House
So far we've managed to paint 3 rooms. Basement, Living Room and Bedroom. I'm thinking of next weekend doing the geek room... just need to empty out the boxes and get set-up. Besides I want a weekend doing nothing...and hopefully this weekend will be it. Our new furniture should arrive in the next few weeks so once that's here we should be able to settle in better...and put some pics on the walls. Once we're a pit unpacked...I'll post more pics on the blog.

Friends
Congrats goes out to my mate Elaine in the UK...she just had a little baby boy called Cameron on Feb 3rd.....a healthy 10lbs 6-1/2ozs WOW!

Trips
Just got back last weekend from NYC using my airmiles. My mum and I decided to pop down for a long weekend to visit the new parents and visit my new nephew & grandson!
He's sooo cute.

Mmmmm... Shortbread

2007-02-01T00:28:00.000-05:00

Just a quick note... when we arrived in our new home we got a small gift basket from Minto....inside the basket was some yummy shortbread. I liked it alot...not sure how many points it is (for those of you how don't know yet...I joined Weight Watchers). Anyway...if you want good homemade shortbread..then check this out.

http://www.crumblecookies.com/index.html

Anyhow...I'm keeping this short seems I have to finish off some laundry...before I hit the sack. Tomorrow I head off to NYC to see my Bruv, Sis-in-Law and my new little Nephew Alex :)

We're here....

2007-01-25T22:39:00.000-05:00

in the new home. Alot has been going on over the last week.... everyday/night my feet ache.... Unpacking, painting and shopping till we drop :) But everything was all worth it...

Now we have a place we can call home ;) I'll try and take pictures once the dust settles....it maybe a week or two.

More pics from Our House Visit...

2007-01-07T00:57:00.000-05:00

So..I took more photos.... when we did the pre-walk about on Friday. It's still hard to decide what to put where...

It's now 12days to go.....and counting ;} The only daunting thing is...everything is WHITE...it feels like a nut house.

Here's our walk out basement - aka Movie Room!!

Staircase....

Main Bathroom Pics

Kitchen

Great Room

I'm an AUNT!!

2007-01-01T02:10:00.000-05:00

Yes....believe it or not...but my bruv and his missus were in the hospital on New Years Eve morning seems the little bugger wanted to come out in 2006. So... I'm an Aunt to a little baby boy.... whoooo!!! :) my little nephew!

DOB: Dec 31st 2006
Time: 6.06pm
Lbs: 6
Length: 19cm..or is it inches ???
Name: TBC...but I think it's going to be Alexander Hudson

See pic
Warm wishes to my bruv and his missus....mom and baby doing fine.

I must of been on the good girl list...

2006-12-26T23:46:00.000-05:00

Seems this weekend I was given a lovely gift from Null.... a Jewelry box to store my sparkly stuff in ;} Oh! how my man knows me so well......

Check it out!!

I also got a ton of gifts from friends and family...loads of prezzies to enjoy! Infact sometimes it's sooo overwhelming and we have no where to put the stuff.. especially right now seems we're packing for the move in 3wks..... Thanks everyone....

Merry Chrimbo to my Mates!!!

2006-12-26T23:32:00.000-05:00

So... we're back from Kingston...arrived back at 6.39pm tonight. Since I haven't been on a computer since Christmas Eve I thought I would send a quick message out to my mates all across the world... "Merry Chrimbo!!"

Love BritCanadagal

PS: Thanks to Dutch for the shortbread cookies....I love shortbread...again another Christmas fav :P

To go curly or not to be....

2006-12-24T01:38:00.000-05:00

So...while I'm still limited to the bedroom.. I'm having a conundrum. What do I do with my hair? It's been around 14mths since my last perm...and my hair now is looking more natural day-by-day. For those of you who don't know it by now...my hair is naturally straight. I know, I know...most of you have only seen me with curly hair. Anyway...I'm not sure what to do.... Shall I re-perm? or try and go straight. The problem with my straight hair is that it is very thin...plus in the winter it gets very dry/static so I can't do anything with it :{ The reason I started getting perms was to give my hair some umph!! What do I do????

Here's a pic of me when i was 7 with straight hair....I look like a cutie eh? I wish my hair was still that long..then maybe I would go with the straight look.

Tis the season to be Jolly...

2006-12-24T01:15:00.000-05:00

I love Christmas.... I don't mind the crazy shoppers...or the cr*ppy tv...I just love Christmas cause I love anything shiney, sparkley, the glowing lights all down the streets and in the stores..it's so colourful. I love the spirit in the air...it's wonderful. The only thing missing this year is the snow, seems since we came to Canada we've always had snow...so this will be the first green Christmas :{.

Right now....I'm writing this blog in the bedroom seems Null is wrapping all of 2 gifts he has to wrap ;} while watching the Chevy Chase Christmas Vacation... MMmmm!!!! Christmas.

Tomorrow we hit the road for a 2hr drive to Kingston to spend time with the in-laws. Should be fun...and cosy.

CRUISE UPDATE

BTW...My parents are having a great time on their cruise. They said the food is fabulous....I'm missing them already. It's weird not to have my parents around for Christmas....even though they will be back on the 28th..or is it the 29th...I'll have to check seems I have to pick them up from the airport ;}

Christmas Kitties

2006-12-24T00:58:00.000-05:00

So...I captured a good picture for my scrapbook the other day. Dibley staring at our sparkley tree.. It's a silhouette of Dibley...it's soo cute.

Here's the picture with the flash on the camera.

Kobie on the other hand has made friends with one of our stuffed toys.

Final Picture of the Outside of our House - 4wks to go!!

2006-12-19T12:33:00.000-05:00

4weeks and counting before we move into our new home :) Minto must of known RED was my fav colour...it's all Chrimmssy

1 year Anniversary....

2006-12-10T21:14:00.000-05:00

So...who would of believed it.... it's been one year since Null & I first got married. I can't believe it. Time flies when your having fun :) .

Firstly....I'm glad we got married in 2005, because the day was perfect...ie: the right ample amount of snow on the ground. Not too cold..not too warm. Perfect!!

Secondly...It was about time ;}. We had been dating for 4 and half years when we got married and some of our friends and family jumped the queue and got married ahead of us. I figured the timing was perfect for us seems a year later we're buying a house...yeah!!

So...what did we do on our anniversary?? Can't tell ;} But as an anniversary present my hubbie got me a nice sparkly necklace that has a diamond pendant that sparkles... and looks like a snowflake. How sweet... he's definety earned some brownie points ;P. I got Null a electric shaver so when he's on the run he can shave quickly.... The 1st anniversary is supposed to be themed on"paper"....ahwell... I'll settle for the sparkley necklace :)

Rant...

2006-12-05T20:58:00.000-05:00

So... I need to rant about something. The last few months at work has been tough....Not so much the job...just a person around me is really poisoning my work environment. For the last few weeks I've tried avoiding this person....and it really has made a difference in my attitude. Today...it was squished again :(. This person reminded me on how alienated I am... even with my own bosses. I feel like I don't fit in anywhere in this group.... I'm the forgotten admin.

Grrrrrrr... it makes me feel like I'm back at school again...

Oh!!! did I mention the zero appreciation I get too.

Latest and Greatest House Pic - Dec 06

2006-12-05T20:19:00.000-05:00

We have a red door :) my fav colour

Going over the border...

2006-12-03T01:24:00.000-05:00

So..my plans were foiled on Friday...seems we had a lovely rainfall of freezing rain. For those of you reading this in the UK....freezing rain is pretty bad. It's worse than snow. It took me over 45mins to get home on Friday...whereas normally it takes me 15mins. Anyway... cause the roads were bad I asked my hubby to take a taxi home from the pub...seems I didn't want to drive. Not sure my hubby was happy about that.....but I felt safe. I spent the rest of Friday night cleaning.

Today I spent the day doing laundry...and lounging around seems I had a kink in my neck giving me a slight headache :( Null had a hangover.... not too good seems he had to board a plane to Germany again at 7pm. After dropping off the man at the airport I hung out with D&M we went for a Dinner & a Movie.

We went to see Deck the Halls" - I love Christmas movies. This one was ok..not that great.. I still love Miracle on 34th Street and Love Actually. Ahh....Christmas is in the air....

Movie Review...

"Matthew Broderick plays optometrist Steve Finch, a sweater-wearing suburban family man who's nuts about Christmas and married to Kelly (Kristin Davis). Broderick, a straight man for the ages, is thrown off his wave of yuletide adulation when car salesman Buddy Hall (Danny DeVito) and his family move in next door."

Today I'm off to Bath and Body Works which is about an hour away from my house. We have to go over the US border NY state to go to the store. I love the soap there!!! ....let's hope I make it back :]

Google UK Videos.

2006-12-03T01:10:00.000-05:00

Just a quickie... One of my UK friends sent me a video....and I realised that UK google has videos... why doesn't normal Google have it. Check it out...

http://video.google.co.uk/videoranking

Pic of our house...2wks old

2006-11-27T00:29:00.000-05:00

Before I forget...here is a picture of the house. We went by last weekend and noticed our door / garage has now been painted a cranberry red...I'll update with a photo shortly.

Weekend Rush..

2006-11-26T23:31:00.000-05:00

Why is it when your at work...the week just drags by....but the Weekend's go by so fast. :{ This weekend was one of them. I hate that... so what did I/we do you ask?

Well....

Friday - Null went out for a well deserved beer or two with the blokes from work... I took off work at 3pm and wandered around the mall looking for new christmas dec's. Then I popped in to see Dutch's Missus and new kid. Chatted for a few hours....and then headed home to get my Christmas Tree up. Yes..that's right. It was time to put the tree up. And seems Null was out of the house...I had time to make a mess and put up the tree. Some people think it's too early to put them up...but I wait until the lights start showing up on home. Plus my mate D told me she put her's up....so I was envious :} Whilst putting up the tree the cats were having fun ....see below.

Dibley with her Stocking ----- Kobie with his Tinsel

Saturday - We got up late....and packed up and drove to Kingston to celebrate a b-day with our friend K. She's a few years younger than us.... lucky lady! Anyway...spent the day eating good ole Moxie's and thenwe went to the movies to see Dejvu. Not a bad movie...

Sunday - Our friends made us a yummy breakfast....we had a few laughs about sausages. I doubt Outraged will eat a sausage for a while ;} Once we got home I had decided to try my hand at some Holiday treats. I managed to make some truffles...

Showers, Showers, Showers....

2006-11-12T22:06:00.000-05:00

So... this week I thought my week would be laid back and relaxed seems Null is in Germany. But not so... :( my feet hasn't touched the ground since he left. This week was the week of Baby Showers... Phew! I had to supply 3 baby shower gifts within 3 days. The first shower was for a co-worker N... The shower was supposed to be on over lunch on Friday...but N went in on Thursday night for a check-up and ended up having a baby boy a month early...Yeah!!

The next shower was for my s-i-l in NY on Saturday afternoon. I ordered the shower gift from Target.com...the gift supposedly shipped on Thursday...but she still didn't have it by Saturday. Ahwell... she wouldn't be using the gift till mid-Jan anyways :)

The final shower was today at noon...it was quite funny seems most of the husbands, boyf's attended and we made them play the "diaper/poop game". Basically each male had to guess the contents of each diaper....it was sooo funny. My jaw aches so much seems one of my friends man kept smelling the diaper and even tasted it (seems the contents were all foodie: chocolate & peanut butter...etc). Oh! how funny....

After all this action I headed to my parents place for dinner...and then over to the Oz for my football game. We drew 0-0 which was great seems we played against our summer team.

Anyway... last week was hectic...and rained everyday :( hopefully this week is better. I had the car in Frisby to get the winter tires on, I also had to clean the house. This week all I have to do is get a quote for house insurance...and feed myself :}...oh! and go to the gym.

Signing off now...seems I need my beauty sleep to get up in the morning for the gym. First day back is always hard...

Sick of being Sick....and Movies, Movies, Movies

2006-11-05T00:08:00.000-05:00

So... as mentioned in my last post. I have slowly caught a cold from either Darklight or from a Geek from work. Anyway..I'm hoping Null hasn't got it...seems he left for his trip to Germany with a sore throat :{ekk!

Yesterday Null and I went on a date night seems we won't be seeing each other for 10 days. It was a great night... we went for dinner at my fav Fish & Chip place. We then trolled over to the Centrum to pick up the new MI:3 movie and a German phrase book for Null. I ended up guilting Null into getting me a RED fleece hot water bottle and a Gund Cuddly moose :). After the casual shopping trip we headed over to watch a movie @ the local cinema. I teased Null that he "had" to watch the Santa Clause 3 movie or The Queen ....I was only kidding :) I'm going with the girls while he's outta town. So... we went to see "Flushed Away". If you want to watch a funny cartoon....with some British humor...this the movie for you. Null & I laughed all the way thru... Great night!! Thanks cutie.... ;} Safe trip!

Well...for the rest of the week I'll be trying to keep myself busy...so I'm scheduled to hang out with a few mates, watch a few movies. And maybe get myself ready for Christmas...and slowly pack up...seems it's 11wks before we move into our new home...yeah!!

Yeahhhhh to Darklight!!!

2006-11-05T00:01:00.000-05:00

So....I just came out of my cold infested coma and found out that Darklight sold her home...and she'll probably be moving into the suburbs before me ;} Lucky Bugger!!!!! Congrats Mate!!!

Wish List Ideas # 2...for my craft room

2006-11-02T19:20:00.000-05:00

So..I've been thinking. When we get the house it looks like I will have a craft room/space. Yeahhh!!

So...The biggest problem is to try and find a nice storage system to organise my paper and hide my other stuff. I've tried searching the web...not found much..just this cart on ebay. It's the closest to what I'm looking for....I guess.

Hopefully when we move in...I'll be able to set-up our computer nicely...I might even treat myself to a wireless keyboard and mouse :) heheh It's only $50 from Future Shop. Not bad seem it'll keep the "New Craft Studio" neat & tidy.

MMmmm Shortbread...

2006-10-29T21:26:00.000-05:00

It's one of my fav foods. I love shortbread. Only the good old scottish stuff. It also reminds me of Christmas... mmmm I always want a cuppa of tea or milk. Mmmm.....

Things to buy....WishList #1

2006-10-29T01:29:00.000-04:00

So...since buying the new house Null & I have been looking thru flyers every week...and it's pretty tempting not to go out and buy all the stuff we'll need for our new home now... especially since it's on sale ..who can resist that! :)

Anyways...Today I went to good ole CT and tried to find a wooden desk that was supposed to be for crafting on sale. I walked for miles...but I still couldn't find it. :( Ahwell..maybe it was a sign. While walking the aisles I did see some good ideas for clearing clutter/better storage systems. For instance... I've been watching a show on HGTV that's called "Neat". It's all about de-cluttering your clutter...and organising your house better. I love the show!!! Most of her storage solutions and furniture is from Ikea. "Love that store!" never used too. Damm Null!!

Anyway.. while cruising the flyers I came across something I think we'll need for the new house/garage. A Garage Organiser.
So... I considered buying it seems I had approx $10 bucks in CT money...but I resisted seems we need to get the big stuff first (Damm Null again..he's in my head even when he's not around).

So...I figured if I post it on my blog...I'll remember to get it once we move in and seems I know Null will have a tons of garden utencils :) extention cables and a snow shovel or two ;} we may need it.

Wow! just thought... there's gonna be alot of $$ spent in the next few months...yikes! I'd better start crunching the numbers...2mths and 3weeks and counting....

Yikes!!! Photos from Breast Cancer Run

2006-10-28T01:14:00.000-04:00

Courtesy of PhotoHogs.
Sunday Oct 1st 2006
Time : - 9.41-9.42

Yuck!!! picture of me....Boy I look tired.
http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/prsm.dll?eventorder?photo=0CO00024060081&start=0&album=0&adjust=-1

My old Dad...who did wayyyyyy better than me. He was my cheerleader
http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/prsm.dll?eventorder?photo=0CO00024060080&start=0&album=0&adjust=-1

My fav pic of me and my dad
http://www.photoreflect.com/scripts/prsm.dll?eventorder?photo=0CO00026090025&start=0&album=0&adjust=-1

I've ordered them from photohogs seems it's a different picture than what my mum took..in action ;} - Mum...You can copy mine when I get them so we can scrapbook them ;P

We did this run in honour of my mum and all breast cancer survivor's

Floorplan of the Our Manhattan Townhome

2006-10-28T00:33:00.000-04:00

Just thought I'd post the floorplan for those of you who haven't seen the plans already.

Calendar Girls... Support a good cause.

2006-10-27T22:15:00.000-04:00

So......as some of you know...I used to have 2 Staffie dogs (Staffordshire Bull Terrier)... until about a year and half ago when Lucy & Tammy both passed away within 3mths of each other :(

Tammy (11yrs) is the Brindle - Lucy is the Red (13yrs).

Anyway I was always hopeful that when we got our own home I was going to get my own Staffie puppy. Well... since the Ontario Gov banned Staffies for "NO REASON" I have been supporting local Staffie club. The reason I say no reason is because the number of Staffie bites in Ontario and Canada was very low. Infact there was a report that showed there was more Jack Russell, German Sheppard, Rottweiller bites than Staffie bites. The confusion is that people think Staffies look like Pitbulls...their not!! Besides...it all starts with the owner.

Anyway...back to the point of this blog.....So..recently i cruised the Staffie Club of Canada's site and found that the lovely staffie ladies decided to do a Calendar ..kinda like the movie Calendar Girls Movie.

For those of you who don't know what happened in the movie... the women wanted to collect money for their womens club...so they posed naked with their fav hobby. So... guess what... the SBTC ladies bravely posed with their best friends.... Their Staffies :)

Here's a quick sample from the calendar.... This Calendar is for a good cause and it is very tastful...all the money collected for the calendar goes towards fighting the Ontario Ban132. Please help support this great cause. Click below for more info.

http://www.staffordcanada.com/index.html

I Felt like the day.... gloomy

2006-10-23T00:55:00.000-04:00

So.. the say was gloomy and so was I. I need to spice up my life. I've been on this search for a while now...but today I may have found my saviour. I little ole book RR I picked up while slowly walking around the GCSS today. It only cost $15 and it just thru itself off the shelf at me. I've been reading it since I got home and it's making me do some serious soul searching (ek! girlie stuff). Wow!! it's already shown me the light... ;} The good news is I think I will share this with a few of my friends seems I know they are feeling the same way I am right now.....

Anyway... apart from the gloomy day outside. I managed to take a bath. No..I'm not stinky. But it's normally my first sign of winter...and today was one of those days..the snow is fast approaching...

I just wish I could take a few weeks off...and focus on me....the real me. Maybe I will....we'll see. :}

Where did Saturday go... :)

2006-10-21T23:46:00.000-04:00

today went by fast... I got up....showered...dropped off Null for his Magic meet...and then I chatted for a few hours with my mate S about her Minto house, her wedding.. etc.... Then after I left I realised I was late..oppss. .. I then skooted over to Little Miss M's for a girl gab and to look at the new MK stuff . The rest of the day flew by... I must of had too much fun!! :). Anyway...We ended up chatting for hours...then after Little Miss M got out her coupon book we headed out for dinner to my fav place. We were originally thinking of watching a movie afterwards.....but seems we had soooo much to chat about we didn't even bother.

I love days like today. No men in sight...and a good girl catch up where no-one needs to run off and meet up with their men.... Plus a stop off at DQ....mmmm....DQ. A PERFECT DAY OUT WITH THE GIRLS......

Ciao!

Note: Thinking seriously about getting one of those coupon books... Little Miss M has used it twice with us now and it's saved her $25 and it only cost $35.. Hmmm.. I know M is gettin one. Should I? maybe an excuse for date night more often..heheh

Let's hope the weekend is better....

2006-10-21T00:51:00.000-04:00

So...tonight I got dumped by Null...and had to find a back-up plan fast. You see..... I normally like to make plans when Null is out hanging out with his mates...seems I'm a social person. But seems tonight was unexpected I didn't have time to make plans. So...I figured I would have a night at home watching 3 rented movies. I sometimes like these nights along so I can watch all the movies I want :) Anyway....The first one was good "a chick flick" and worth the $5..cause it made me cry & sigh...and that's always a good sign of a good chick flick...well for me anyways. The second movie...was cheesy...and I started to get bored nearer the end. So I started scrapbooking ;} Then...after I picked the hubby's merry butt up from the Pub.....I put the other movie on...which I watched half way and got bored and turned off. Anyway.... all in all I've had a pretty disappointing evening. No Thai food, No Date Night with the Hubby...and 2 out of 3 movies I rented were cr*p. Let's hope my weekend is more exciting. It should be seems I've planned it with friends...and their pretty reliable/fun/entertaining.

I may even pop by to check out the house again ;} I just can't stop... Hopefully the brick work is finished and the house looks completed on the outside. I've saved all my pics so I can scrapbook. Oh! how I love scrapbooking...it totally chills me out. I just need to find a better paper organiser that can hold ALL my paper colours. I got one from CM but it's still swishy. Tonight I popped to Michaels and looked around and found one I liked.... but it's $99...if I have the Michaels coupon I could probably get it for $55-60!! but I'm not sure it's the one I want.. I'll have to google around I suppose.

Apart from that...this week at work has been better than the last few. Infact on Thursday night I came home...watched a bit of TV and then fell a sleep at 8pm... I woke up this morning feelin like a million dollars... and totally re-freshed. I think that's my problem during most of the work week...I go to bed late :{ and suffer in the morning. I'll try and go to bed earlier next week....

Anyhoot...gotta go...I need to get up early tomorrow..around 11 ;}

Sneaked in...and took some more pics

2006-10-17T00:02:00.000-04:00

So... we were able to sneak in...and check out the inside of our house. The front door was locked...but we trotted round the back to snoop thru the basement window...and the sliding doors were open!! wooo!!. Null wanted to see what was between the walls in the powder room..to see if we could put in a pocket door... but we noticed the dry-wall was already in. The house was also boiling.....pretty extreme seems it was a crisp October day and we were hot!!!!

Anyway...see pics of the new inside... Looks like we'll be in for Jan07.

Kitchen View

Walk out Basement View

View Upstairs...

House update!!

2006-10-16T23:11:00.000-04:00

So.....sorry for the delay. It seems every weekend is busy for us....every evening has been busy...phew!!

Anyway.....the house is moving on....Null and myself went to visit the home yesterday. It seems to be a weekly thing.. :}

Here's the outside of the house - Oct 15th 2006 - Half of the brick work has been done..maybe next week.

Here's the back of the house - our house is the second one in.

Now...on our last trip to the Minto Design Centre we made a minor change. It was really me that had questions/doubts about the flooring. We couldn't find a stain for the spindles/hand rail to match the hw flooring in my other post. So we went a little darker.... check it out!

With changing the hw flooring to a more darker wood we decided to change the countertop in the kitchen....it looked way nicer...but...another UPGRADE!! damm Minto. I know Null really wanted to keep the black countertop...but this grey looked alot better with the new flooring from the kitchen to the great room.

Oh! and here is all the floorings together.... the lino for the bathrooms, ceramic tile for hall and kitchen..and berber carpet

Anyhoot!! Just thought I'd post these pics...to those people interested in our house

Stuff we've picked for the house..

2006-09-27T13:35:00.000-04:00

So..I've been telling Null that all the men that I have spoken too...let the women choose the design/colours for the house. Null won't have it :{ doh! I wish...

Anyway.. attached is pics i took of the semi-final colours for our kitchen, main bath and en-suite rooms. We're still deciding on whether to get Hardwood floors with Minto or not..

Chocolate Brown Unit is for En-Suite

White Unit is for Main BathRoom

White Blonde Units for Kitchen

Pics of our Home...Sept 24th 2006

2006-09-27T13:29:00.000-04:00

This is the back of our house - the siding is going on :) yeah!

We managed to walk around this weekend...at least the sturdy staircase is in.

View from street

Our fireplace and WOB has been put in

Front View of our Home...!!

What type of tile are you?

2006-09-24T23:48:00.000-04:00

I think I'm a glossy blue tile - shiney, slightly bubbly on the outside...but a little blue sometimes (it's the brit in me) WCSG

so...Null and I have spent the last week surfing for colours/palettes/themes for our new home. I thought it would be fun...but it's confusing and sometimes frustrating...who would of thought it would be. I wish there was a computer program were we can play with floor plans and colours..maybe that would help me make a decision easier. We decided we both like the Autumn colours (reds,browns, beiges, greens, golds and tan).

Exciting news!!!...we were able to walk around our house today. It was fun...I took TONS of pics. I'll post pics of our house soon..once I find the camera cable ;}

Home Sweet Home..

2006-09-10T20:25:00.000-04:00

So..it's offical.. today Null & I have got a home to make our own. Well..kinda :) It's a brand new home currently being buildt by Minto - which is nice...seems we got to pick our fav floorplan to fit our lifestyle (ie: no fancy dining room). Next is a visit to the Design Centre - I'm a little worried about visiting the 'Design Centre' seems we know that it will be hard to resist the 'upgrades'. Even more $$$$$ Ahwell...we'll see how that goes on Wednesday. Anyway...all good things come to those who wait right? - move date is on Jan 18th. Whooo!!!

I suppose you have all been anxiously waiting for a super fab post/blog from britgal...but lately (the last few weekends) have been pretty crazy at work and home. Last weekend Null & i spent 2 days outta 3 looking at houses. The other day was spent at the s-i-l's house celebrating her b-day with Null's family. My work have started to get grim again :( ... too much work..not enough time...everyone wants it yesterday. argghh. I was pretty exhusted on Friday...thank god I had a hair appt to run too. Going to my hairdressers is a great way to de-compress...even though I didn't talk much (I know it's surprising) but I've been rushed off my feet all week...I was too tired to talk. But it was a great way to forget about work.

Last night I went out my my mate M and we went to my fav store 'Michaels' ... we both had the 40% coupons again so it's a tease...we HAD to go :) I restrained myself well..only spent $16. M spent a little more...it's not a fare comparison really seems all the Halloween stuff is now out and it's her fav season. Mine is Christmas!!! After we got kicked out of Michaels we headed back into K to get Mel some dinner...I sneakily suggested DQ seems it provides 'Hot & Cold Treats'. I was a good wifey though...I popped in on the way home and brought my hubby (Null) a Skor Blizzard. Do women get brownie points? How about upgrade dollars ? :} After wards M and myself went back to her place to scrap & yap.... I got some advice on the upgrades on a custom home...I also think I've semi-convinced M to move into K to have a fresh start. I think she needs it.... It's a great way to get her excited about something...and hopefully empower her that she's a strong diva that needs to look after herself. Anyway... we yapped so much we didn't realise it was 1.50am...oppss. Good thing she just lives around the corner from us.

All in all this week has been hetic...but it's ended on a high.

Your Beautiful...

2006-08-12T00:40:00.000-04:00

I'm currently watching a new music dvd I picked up ...of James Blunt. I love this guy...not in that way ;} null need not worry. I can't explain it...I don't know what it is about James Blunt..his voice...even though it maybe sqeally at times... I like it. Saying that...anything is better than null singing "Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer" with his Barry White voice ;P

Anyway...back to the James Blunt. Maybe it's cuz he sounds sincere..like he truely has lost love. Because when I listen to most of his songs I hear his passion & his pain in his voice/lyrics. It's weird...maybe he's just a typical british sad git! who made millions singing sad songs. Who knows...not me.

So..back to my fav song....Your Beautiful... I love the lyrics. Sometimes I'll be cruising in the blue mobile and singing this song at the top of my voice. For some strange reason it makes me believe that I am beautiful for the 3mins I'm sqauking at the top of my lungs ;} cuz sometimes us women have bad-hair days that make us feel urghh-ugly. Today is one of those bad hair days...I can't seem to figure out what to do with my hair.!!! Anyway...The song is actually quite sad...about a love lost.....and remembering what it was.

Cry is also a good song...again sad git music. Anyway...I recommend it to anyone wanting for some easy listening....don't expect it to cheer you up though.

" my life is brillant..my life is pure.... " not sure about the pure ;}

Signing off now...to get some beauty-sleep before my soccer tournie tomorrow ;) urghh I must be mad :{

Great Weekend..

2006-08-07T22:17:00.000-04:00

So...me and the man went to K-town yesterday to celebrate my 30th b-day... We had a lovely night in a BW suite with w/pool. The night started out fun when we got all dressed up to go for dinner...and I decided we would go to the Thai restaurant on Princess...and when we walked in the place it was like a ditzy diner with plastic booth chairs. Oh! my!...it was funny. I'm still smiling....we kinda looked outta place. Anyway..the food was fab! not as good as my fav place...but it was good. The rest of the evening was fab if you know what I mean :) ....but I won't go into details...

The only bummer was Null and myself didn't get much sleep...not sure why? strange bed? A/C? Anyway..all in all....the evening was fun...and worth it. Null just needs a hip-replacement after this weekend ;} hey hun?!

To look..or not to look..that is the question?

2006-08-07T22:05:00.000-04:00

So...lately I've been looking at houses for sale. But..should I? That is the question... sometimes it's good..sometimes it's bad. Null and myself are thinking of buying a house near the end of the year...but should I look now? I find it fun..but then it's too tempting. Null is not even looking yet... so should I? I sometimes feel guilty for looking seems the man is not.... I suppose I shouldn't look until I know we're gonna start viewing seems it's a waste of my time...well kinda :) Even if we had a house I would probably still look seems I've always like the 'idea' of being a real estate agent. One lady in particular does a good job... her name is Carole Evans. She takes great pictures of the house/property......and she turns a shack into a glam home. Interesting....maybe it's something i can look into.

Anyway...I'll stop rambling....

Good pic I took...

2006-07-29T03:51:00.000-04:00

Cool Kobie - Null's Cat

This isn't a bad photo if I say so myself :) It's really hard to get a good photo of a black cat...without getting the usual crazy cat eyes.

Anyway...gonna sign off now.. I'm tired...and most of my photos have been cleaned up and uploaded to the Kodak gallery site...now I gotta wait till there's a sale with printing.

Sweet dreams..

A photo says a thousands words...

2006-07-29T01:33:00.000-04:00

I love photgraphy... I could spend hours talking about photos...cleaning up photos...taking photos. I'm not sure where I got my passion from...probably from my dad....seems he's arty farty :) Anyway..I love taking photos. I'm one of those annoying people at weddings that gets in the way of the offical photographer. I don't mind :) infact sometimes my photos turn out better...and I'm free.

So..talking of photos...Tonight I went over to my friends M's house to scrapbook...but I find it's more of a chat session :). It's all good...seems I'm good at both of those. Plus I find I can actually relate to some of the subjects we talk about...plus I'm pretty open with M...and she is in return. Will we ever hold anything back????..hehe I don't think so. Scrap & Yap rocks!!!

Oh! and I'm actually excited seems I just found out the other day that M has never watched Sex & The City....it's sooo good. And I think she'll be addicted after the first few episodes. I remember when I first met my hubby and he was living with Nail and R - I introduced it to them..and then they became addicted. Then I introduced it to some of the girls at Craft Night which was a bad thing though seems Craft Night became Sex & the City Night :) Anyway... the addiction begins again. I can watch it over and over and never get bored. So...soon..the girls and I will be getting out the adult slush puppies and sitting back for a good giggle on single life in your 30's. Not that I know about that...I just turned 30...and just recently snagged myself a canuck hubby (Null).

Talking of Null (my hubby)..he's had a pretty rough day today..we both woke up this morning feeling pretty yuk!! my head was panging again :( and he wasn't feeling right?! so he decided to stay home. I decide to go to my chiro then left work early ...seems the drugs were the only thing keeping the headache away..when I turned up I was half expecting Null to be up 'geeking' in his dressing gown...but he was in bed. So I went to bed in the spare room save disturbing him..plus getting what he's got ;}....2hrs later we both got up.... Null showered..then had some hot and cold sweats then went back to bed again.. :( I decided to leave the 'infected area' to scrapbook @ my mate's house in Richmond...I returned back around midnight.... and noticed he was still in bed...this is weird for my hubby....must be a stomach flu/bug :( Poor hubby...get better soon cutie! :X

Anyway...better go now...I've been rambling too much.. only my 3rd blog. Gotta keep it short..

Expectations..

2006-07-24T00:43:00.000-04:00

ok...so my blogging is about to start. Let's see if I can get the hang of it...

Topic of the blog today: Do I expect too much? Am I setting myself up for disappointment? Do I enjoy misery? Do I sweat the small stuff?

Generally people who know me would describe me as a 'bubbly, chatty...plus a little bit of a control freak'. So why! oh why...do I expect so much from people?? I normally don't like letting people control things around me... even my own birthday (which is today..or yesterday seems it's now the 24thJuly) seems I worry about being disappointed or not getting what I want..is this bad??. For Instance:- Normally I organise my own birthday (to save the disappointment)...but this year...my 30th I decided to leave it to my friends and family to do something. I had a great time..don't get me wrong...but I always seem to focus on the negative...not the positive. I always wander why people didn't show up? just questions after questions. I just wish I could turn it off like a tap...it drives me nuts sometimes...and hurts the people I love. Cause I do love them and everything they've done....it's just my crazy little mind validating everything they do/or don't do for me is a sign of how much they love me.

"Sorry...to those of you who have to deal with this madness.... :( "

Did I mention I've been chatting with someone to talk about this? I need too... Does everyone have this problem??

To blog or not to blog...

2006-07-21T00:00:00.000-04:00

Just moving over to a new site..hopefully it will encourage me to blog more. I'm always afraid to type how I feel...

Anyway... I'll give it ago...and see if it's me :)