The most expensive toothbrush ever!

Hello!? I'm sure I must have read wrong. Surely it wasn't $44.36 to BRUSH TEETH!? Zachary went to the pediatric dentist today. Holy freaking cow!! The hygenist brushed his teeth... yes, I said brushed, NOT polished. She had him pick out a Mater toothbrush, and used SpongeBob Crest and BRUSHED HIS TEETH!! We were in and out and HOME in about 30 minutes. The printout for me/insurance said "polishing $44.36" yes, it said polishing. I told them that the charge was excessive, that *I* could BRUSH his teeth for $44.36! Give me a freakin' break. No wonder folks without insurance don't go to the dentist when they rip you off like that!! I'm feeling like it was FRAUD to charge that much for 'polishing' when clearly it was NOT polishing they did. Freak.

...this looks like fun and I've seen it on a few blogs now...plus I have absolutely no energy to post anything meaningful or thought provoking today... it's been a LONG stressful day. Every little thing seemed to be SUCH A HUGE THING!!

Thanks for the hugs - Sharon, Mrs. M., Bernie... I'm sure you were all praying for me as well, and I can tell, there were NO EPISODES or outbursts once we got home!! YAY GOD!

You.Can.Only.Type.One.Word. from Lori's blog:

Where is your cell phone? upstairs
Your significant other? Michael
Your hair? blonde - ish
Your mother? stressed
Your father? ha.
Your favorite thing? laughter
Your dream last night? strange
Your favorite drink? Coke
Your dream/goal? fit
The room you’re in? family
Your ex? who?
Your fear? birds
Where do you want to be in 6 years? home
Where were you last night? tops
What you’re not? thin
Muffins? blueberry
One of your wish list items? time
Where you grew up? St. Catharines
The last thing you did? TV
What are you wearing? nightie
Your TV? small
Your pets? cat
Your computer? Compaq
Your life? uneventful
Your mood? blah
Missing someone? Yes
Your car? Montana
Something you’re not wearing? ha ha hah! socks
Favorite store? LSS
Your summer? HOT!
Like someone? yes!
Your favorite color? pink
When is the last time you laughed? today
Last time you cried? today

Who will repost this? ???

11,714

That's how many steps the pedometer says I took today!! 3906 of them were 'aerobic' apparently! :D :D :D I burned 500 calories, and walked nearly 6km today. I did get to Curves today as well!

The weather was fantastic today, so I got in a few walks. Zachary spent the afternoon with his buddy, so we walked him over (Zachary and Sophia rode their bikes, Michael and I walked). Then Sophia rode her bike while I walked to school to pick up Julie-Anna. That's where I got the aerobic steps in! We picked up JA, her little friend, walked to her friend's house, picked up the friend's little sister, and went to the park, then mosey'd do another park! It was great!!

Tomorrow the weather is proving to be more of the same, so we'll ride/walk again, and hopefully I'll get lots of steps in there too!!

Mike is taking his bike in for a tune up, gearing up for the riding season! WHOOOHOOO!!!

On that note, however, it has come to our attention that Zachary really and truly needs a new bike. Ugh... he's growing like a weed!!! His clothes are getting too small, his bike is too small... will it ever end?! My Mom commented the other day that we will always need a van, just to get the groceries home for the kids!! :D

Hooked on beading!

JA and I spent some time with my Mom this afternoon while the others were at a bowling birthday party. There's a wonderful lady, Dawn Griffith who has a marvelous stamping blog. I am inspired by her. She also sells scissor charms for your SU! scissors. I was inspired to make some backpack charms with Julie-Anna. So that is what we did today! She put together 6 strands of beads to make two different charm sets. Then I made two cell phone charms for my Mom, came home and made cell phone charms for myself, and tried my hand at the scissor things. My scissor things, while they look beautiful, the lobster claws are a tad too small. So I'll probably be ordering from Dawn in the near future!! LOL!

So, am I giving up paper crafting for beading?! NO WAY!!! But I did enjoy the little break! :D

Happy New Year!! :D

So this Tuesday at TOPS we had our first meeting with our new executive. It was excellent to see some new and refreshed faces at the front! :)

The girls planned a 'New Year's" bash type of night for us. It's the start of a new TOPS year, so what better way to start? Koby spoke about resolutions. We talked about what they are, why we make them, why we succeed or fail, and how we can achieve success this year!! She challenged us to write down a few goals on a piece of paper, seal it into an envelope and hand it in. We'll get them back at the end of June, and see how we made out.

So, I'd like to share my goals with my readers. I'd love if you would comment on them, or just drop a line to reprimand me encourage me when I do or don't make the time to achieve them!! My success depends mostly on me, but also from the support of those around me.

Without further ado, here are my four goals for this quarter:

1. eat more veggies
2. get to Curves 3X a week
3. walk 5000 steps in a day
4. lost 10 lbs.

They don't seem unmanageable, and they even look achievable! I do want to increase my steps as the quarter goes on, but for now, I'm content with 5K.

I WILL SUCCEED!!!

My list for today

This is more for me than anyone else! LOL!

• take a nap
• load dishwasher
• feed kids lunch
• do Mom's taxes
• do Dad's taxes
• fold some laundry
• put away some laundry
• do some laundry
• get ready to go out for dinner
• make list for Michael for errands
  
• go to Curves

Ten Years?!

WOW, where did the time go!! Today is our tenth wedding anniversary!! I can hardly believe that so much has passed, and yet there is SO much more to come!!

The photo to the right was taken just two weeks ago in Florida. It's shadowy, but it has all the things I love in it - my family and sunshine! LOL!

God really knew what he was doing when he brought Michael and I back together! I remember the day that he came back to Bethel and I got the biggest hug ever! I fondly recall our first date - even tho my food was less than tasty ;) LOL I remember his proposal after our first date... I remember our one year of engagement full of ups and downs. I so remember how I felt the moment that the doors of the church opened and my Dad escorted me down the aisle... I saw no one but Michael... even though the church was full! I still have eyes only for him!

Things I'm thankful for in the last 10 years: (in no specific order!)

• having Michael as the love of my life
• Michael's unending patience
• Michael's goofy sense of humour
• our three amazing children
• a husband who loves God
• a house we can call a home (even tho it still needs to be finished rennovating!)
• the myriads of hugs I get every day from both Michael and the children
• saying "I love you" at least once a day (usually more!)
• hearing "I love you" at least once a day (usually more!)
• a steady job for Michael that makes him be a great provider for our family

The list could go on, and I may add to it over the day! :D