Friday, June 20, 2008

Friday, the last day of work for the week and off to Camrose right after. They boys are going to walk to the office when I call home today and we will leave right from there. Early Sunday morning I drive to Edmonton and fly out to Toronto. I will stay the first night with my uncle that lives there and just go from there. I'm not sure what we'll do after that but I plan to meet up with Kelvin sometime on Monday.

I really just want to see Kelvin again....this single mom thing really sucks!!!

Until next time.....

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Well, it's Tueday after a very long weekend of no internet or phone for us. Both went out about 9:30 Friday morning and was out for the duration of the weekend. Anyone know what it's like to have six kids with no phone and internet?? It's quiet as far as the phone is concerned but not so with no internet. I just left on Saturday and went to watch a friend from church do her triathlon to get away from it all. It wasn't the best weekend for this to happen with Kelvin having left for Ottawa yesterday and my first mother-in-law being sick but, we survived it and Telus remains with their monopoly and there is nothing we can do about it.

Yeah, so Kelvin left yesterday morning for Ottawa on the IBBS (inter-base bus service) and miked me when he finally got there. They flew via Toronto and had some severe storms to contend with but did make it several hours later than expected. I'm afraid this is going to be a very long week for me as after 3.5 years of being a single mom and 3 years of being married with help raising my boys...I much prefer the help. I no longer enjoy having my kids all by myself with no one to help me with them. At least I have a full time job to keep me occupied and get away from the house.

So the job is going well. I released about a total of six new listings since Friday and must have done it all right as I haven't received any calls from the board about any mistakes. My boss also received an email from the lady at the board saying that she is very impressed with how I'm doing with the MLS listings. I'm also getting used the legal contracts a little more and things are beginning to make more sense to me. I have fewer and fewer questions and I'm still learning lots. They say change is as good as a rest and I'm feeling like there is some truth to that.

I'm getting to have a rest next week as well. I fly out on Sunday to Toronto for little over a week to meet up with Kelvin, who took an extra weeks leave, to visit some of my in laws and my uncle in the Toronto area. We come back on 30 of June and that is the 'official' day that Kelvin's promotion takes affect. Now when I phone, I will have to ask for Master Corporal Eastwood!!

Anyhow, so I'm back online and until next time......

Friday, June 13, 2008

Here is the most recent picture of our whole family that was taken at AETE (where Kelvin works) for family day....after our helicopter ride!!!


Ok, so I did it this time!!! I did follow Jen's directions before and they just didn't work. Maybe my computer was having a hernia though. Here's the boys!!!



Clayton is now 14 and has a job at McDonald's three days a week as the front end guy.

Cody is now 12 and says he either wants to be a lawyer or a professional wrestler...go figure!!!


Sam is 8 and very full of love and hugs for everyone.
The new job is still going well and I'm now starting to understand more of the legal contracts that I'm dealing with. If you do mess up, the MLS.ca board calls and tells you what you have forgotten or done wrong. I guess it has to be perfect for them...that's alright, I'm getting it more all the time.
Until next time.....

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Ok, so I had a friend ask me to post some pics. I have no idea how to do it but I'm going to give it a try so here goes.......

Ok, so I think I did it!! These are the most recent pics of the boys.

Monday, June 9, 2008

So today was my first full day of work at Royal LePage and it was full of stuff to do. When I got there my processing box was full of files to do and everytime I would complete one, two more would show up in there. The boss said several times today that she was very impressed with how I was doing. She even got to leave at 4:30 like she is supposed to. She was very happy about that and said she hadn't done that in several weeks because she was doing her job and my job both. I glad that I was able to impress her and make it so she could go home at a decent hour.

We went to Camrose this past weekend and had a good time. It was Jaywalkers Jamboree and so Kelvin, Cody, Sam and I went on some rides downtown while Clayton and Grandpa went golfing. My mom came with us to hold all the stuff while we went on the rides. It was really fun and I found out that Cody and Sam have some dare devil in them....kinda impressed by that.

We went to see Doris (my late husband's mother) as she had a tumor partially removed about six weeks ago. She is doing pretty well and loves to have visitors. It took her a little bit to recognize me but she knew the boys almost immediately. She is very happy and doesn't seem to have any pain. She talks lots about things that are real to her so we just agree lots. She is really doing well for someone who only has 1 week to 5 months to live.

Clayton got his first paycheck today and was pleasantly surprized by the amount. He's excited to open up a new bank account and get to saving and spending his hard earned money.

Well, I guess I better go and get my laundry done. I don't have as much time at home anymore to do this stuff so gotta do more in the evenings.

Until next time.......

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Sunday my friends Joanne, Margie and I went to Reitman's to do some shopping for me. Since I have this new office job, I needed some clothes to make sure that I looked professional enough for all the clients that come in. I ended up spending lots of money but got about 20 mix and match outfits to try. It was lots of fun to have a girls afternoon out and we even finished it off with supper out.

Yesterday was quite a day. I went with Emma on a field trip to Birch Bay Ranch near Sherwood Park. We had to leave on the bus by 7:00 and it was a long and noisy trip. When we go there, we were amazed to see all the fun things to do. The kids got to climb wood walls, stone walls, repel, traverse, and do zip lines.

There was this really cool zip line that was about a 30 foot free fall drop until the slack was taken up then you whizzed across the line and back again a couple of times. As soon as I saw that I just HAD to try it. So after everyone had already gone, I got the harness on and climbed a 50 foot tower, crossed a 50 foot long rope bridge with swing like things as steps to another tower, then launched myself off the tower and did the fast and exciting zip line. What a thrill it was for sure!!!! I think that we should take the family there sometime as it's just too much fun to not do again.

Today was back to work as usual. I got to wear my favorite outfit that I bought on Sunday. I also got to learn some more new things with my new job. The realtors say they can't wait till I start full-time. I wonder why they are so excited for me to start??? Hmmm, I think I'm a bit nervous from their excitement.

I guess that's about it for the past couple of days so happy reading and until next time......