No More Looking Back

On to bigger and better things this year. I am looking forward to tomorrow night with Ma and her entourage for a night of dancing our cute little asses off. Wishing all of you a happy, healthy, and fantastic 2008!

Tis the Season...

For video games. This was the year of the game in our house. We were up at a respectable 7:30 ish, and Evan went right to work opening presents. I did pretty well too, got a beautiful handmade blanket, new nightgown and a couple of gift cards for shopping. Woohoo, that will help me get a new dress for New Year's! Can't wait! Evan is going over to his dad's in about an hour, then I am headed off to my friend's place for dinner. Hope you are all havig a wonderful day!

Killing Time

till I wait for pizza, hehe. I am still here, but my brain has been a wee bit scrambled for the last 3 days. I find myself stuttering sometimes, and wonder if it is connected to what happened. I am still waiting for the internalist to call, hopefully soon. My friend Laura has been chauferring my ass around town and has been such a blessing to have. Until I get clearance from the doc, I will be back in South Porcupine working. It's nice to be back, if only for a short while. I hope you all are enjoying your holidays, Evan is on countdown duty and is getting very excited. I plan on videotaping the whole thing, as he is getting almost everything on his list(good thing it was a short list!) Who knows, maybe it will end up on YouTube....lol. I promise to ake it easy and let you know if anything happens. Happy Holidays!

When It Rains It Pours

So this morning I was on my way to South Prcupine to drop Evan off to his dad when all of a sudden, I got very dizzy. I stopped the van about halfway there, pulled over to the side of the highway and blacked out waking up in a snowbank on the side of the road. Luckily, I had my cell phone and called the store and my friend(who was supposed to be off today) answered the phone. I told her the situation and she hopped in the car with my ex(who by this time was waiting for me) and came down to pick me up. She brought me hom, where I fell asleep until she returned about 8:30ish to check on me. Whn she got here, I guess I had been hallucinating, cause I was sure Craig had been here and I had had a whole conversation with him. She told me to get dressed and took me to the hospital. After blood work and another ECG, I waited for the results. So far it has all come back ok, but they are waiting on one more teat result to come in. The doctor then informed me that until I got the ok from him, I am not to drive. This means I will be back in my old store for the next few weeks and my friend has now become my chauffer. I am being referred to an internalit who will likely run more tests and the are going to hook me up to a "loop" monitor which will record my evey heartbeat for the next two weeks. Holy crap man, it's been a rough month! Has anybody ever had one of those monitor things? Are they uncomfortable? That being said, I am very, very tired. I will keep you all posted on how things go over the holidays....

Back to Life

Wow, it's been a doozy of a week. I spent a whopping 6 hours in my new store, only to be told to take the following 2 days off. Then, I had booked off Fri-today to go home to North Bay. So tomorrow will be my first, honest to goodness 8(maybe +) hour shift at the mall. We left home Thursday mornig about 11 and were sailing along, when about an hour and a half before North Bay, we were greeted by a friendly OPP officer(what is it with me and cops last week?) who kindly informed us that we may be facing a 2 hour delay. Turned out to be only about half an hour, and then we were back on the road. The cause of delay? A transport whose remains were literally being scooped out of a ditch. Had a nice visit with ALL the families and came home today, with a van so loaded with stuff, that I could barely squeeze a Timmy's in the cup holder. And so this evening, I finished my cards, which SHOULD be mailed off tomorrow, provided my scattered brain remembers to stop at the Post Office. Whew, only 8 more sleeps to go!

It Never Ends...

Seems like this has been a particularily bad season for me. I have had a cold, then flu and now it seems I am nursing strep throat. Bah humbug. I spent my first full day at the new store today, and with only a few minor glitches(as can be expected), it went fairly well. I must say, in comparison to the South Porcupine store, it is small. Good thing I like my co-workers, cause we're in awfully close company! I miss my crazy-ass friends from the south end but I am sure I will make more there as well. One parting thought for the evening....why are the OPP doing a RIDE check on a Tuesday night???????

Front Page News...

My little boy was on the front page of our local, twice a week, no cost to us newspaper. He was sooooo excited and mama was busting at the seams with pride. I am still feeling like a bag of turds, but tomorrow should be a BIG day. I heard the local media were going to be there for the grand opening. That reamins to be seen. I don't have the energy to be creative and/or witty this evening, but I will fill you in on tomorrow's festivities.......xo P.S. Mine is the one in plaid on the far right with the big ears(on his hat...)

Getting My Ass Kicked

by this cold. I feel like I got hit with a steamroller while Bob the builder uses his jackhammer behind my eyes. I hate being sick. Today was my last full shift, off to the new store on Tuesday. I have a 3 day weekend....YAY! My in-laws are coming up tomorrow for a visit, and on Monday I have a doctor's appointment. Then it will be a super short week, work Tues-Thurs, then off to North Bay for family Christmas. The last few years I have had each set of parents up eachweekend in December, which means we had Christmas 4 times. This year, with the new job, and the unknown arrival date of the divorce papers(did I mention he filed?) I decided this year, NOT to have Christmas 4 times. Although Evan never seemed to mind, I just don't have the mental capacity this year. So, I am taking 4 days, doing one day with each set of parents and coming home. I just hope Mother Nature co-operates. Off to find something for dinner....

What's More Exciting?

That Christmas is only 20 more days, or that I only have 2 MORE SHIFTS people! After today(10.5 hours to be exact), I am more than ready to go. As for the other thing, Evan is into the countdown along with his Spiderman 3 advent calendar. He got his report card last week, and I have to say, he is doing awesome. As I write this, he is doing homework. Homework people, IN SK. Anyway, off to do a bit of shopping, then home to rest my weary bones....

One Week

That's how much longer I will be in Ma and Pa's South Porcupine store! 5 more shifts, then off to the Square I go. I cannot tell you how excited I am!!!! It's been a busy weekend, helped my best friend and her family move from Timmins into South Porcupine. Evan had a sleepover there Friday night with her kids, and was up later than I was! We did a LOT in 2 days. With mainly 2 vans on Friday, we got most of the boxes moved. Then on Saturday, with 2 vans plus a truck/trailer, we got the appliances moved. We kicked moving's ass! Anyway, today I think Evan and I are going to take it easy, he is going to his dad's after work. Off to see what Evan's doing, got quiet all of a sudden.....