I'm tired today! Yesterday we had a wedding to go to. It was a beautiful wedding, and we really enjoyed it. I dont know the couple very well, but Andy knows them. I felt quite honored that we were invited because it was a very small wedding maybe 60 people or so. There were alot of guys there that Andy hangs out with and knows from highschool so it was a nice chance for him to let go and relax. The dinner was a 4 course meal, and was very good!! A small little program and then a dance.
I dont know whats gotten into my husband but this guy just cant stop dancing! I used to have to get a few drinks in him and drag him up onto the dance floor to dance with me... and now its me going to take a break because Im tired or thirsty! I cant get him off the dancefloor, and he's sober while doing it too!! It was fun though. We stayed out too late and didnt get in bed until close to 2a.m, and then my crazy husband got up at 6a.m to go golf 18 holes!!! Eli woke up before 7a.m, but there was no way I was getting out of bed... so he fell back asleep until 9am! lucky me!
Its going to be a quiet day in the Hope home, however Eli is not wanting to go down for a nap even though he is tired and crabby! So we'll see what happens!
Hope you're all enjoying your long weekend!!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Happy Canada Day
Last night Eli woke up 4 times! I attribute it to the shots. He woke up each time and cried for a bit and then would fall back asleep. Finally, at 4:30a.m he woke up crying and screaming. I got him up, gave him a bottle, changed his diaper and back down he went. Quietly.
He only had one nap today because we were all out and about taking in the festivities. It was a nice morning, I spent it with my family as Andy was working. He did get off work an hour early, and we all took a good afternoon nap and then went back out for a walk. It was a nice evening.
Cross our fingers that Eli sleeps well tonight. He's still awake, playing aroud in his crib so we'll see what happens. Andy has the day off tomorrow, and we have a wedding to go to so it'll be a busy day!
Enjoy the long weekend!!
He only had one nap today because we were all out and about taking in the festivities. It was a nice morning, I spent it with my family as Andy was working. He did get off work an hour early, and we all took a good afternoon nap and then went back out for a walk. It was a nice evening.
Cross our fingers that Eli sleeps well tonight. He's still awake, playing aroud in his crib so we'll see what happens. Andy has the day off tomorrow, and we have a wedding to go to so it'll be a busy day!
Enjoy the long weekend!!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
A little bit of everything . . .
I've been busy working around the house the past few days! Lot of laundry, cleaning, oranizing, etc. I love having a clean house, and sometimes just cant stop cleaning and organizing! I've come a long way from the wife I was when we first got married thats for sure! Andy always tells me how much better of a cook I am now than when we first got married.
I remember when we first got married, I made Andy an egg salad sandwich one night (while he was out!) for his lunch the next day! Off I went, working hard at this sandwich that I wanted to be perfect for my new husband. Well he got home, and I proudly told him that I had made his lunch, and what I had made him. Well, obviously I didnt know this before but he doesnt like egg salad sandwiches!!! We always laugh whenever the topic of egg salad sandwiches come up. Ohwell.
So since I've been going on a cleaning rampage lately (since this weekend!!) I just cant stop! My house looks awesome, especially our room! I'm loving it, and last night the 3 of us just hung out in our room playing. Eli loves playing with my pink carebear that Andy got me while we were dating! Boys are so funny... he just attacks the little carebear... rolling over it, biting, it, using his feet to grab it while he's laying on his back! But it was really nice to just hang out in our room while the rain was coming down outside. Thats what I wanted, was our bedroom to be a place where we could go to get away and relax. I still need one bedside table to finish it off, and then I think I'm done! I found one on kijiji, and I'd rather buy it there and save myself $30 some dollars than paying full price at Ikea.
Tonight we have Eli's shots. We put them off for a few weeks until he was better, and now the day is here! Just our luck, but I think Eli is getting sick again. It sounds like his nose is getting stuffy. Cross our fingers he isnt! He's been doing so well!
Theres a bit of an update for you. Tomorrow is Canada Day and Andy has to work but gets Friday off instead. Hopefully the weather is nice and we can get out to enjoy the day!!
I remember when we first got married, I made Andy an egg salad sandwich one night (while he was out!) for his lunch the next day! Off I went, working hard at this sandwich that I wanted to be perfect for my new husband. Well he got home, and I proudly told him that I had made his lunch, and what I had made him. Well, obviously I didnt know this before but he doesnt like egg salad sandwiches!!! We always laugh whenever the topic of egg salad sandwiches come up. Ohwell.
So since I've been going on a cleaning rampage lately (since this weekend!!) I just cant stop! My house looks awesome, especially our room! I'm loving it, and last night the 3 of us just hung out in our room playing. Eli loves playing with my pink carebear that Andy got me while we were dating! Boys are so funny... he just attacks the little carebear... rolling over it, biting, it, using his feet to grab it while he's laying on his back! But it was really nice to just hang out in our room while the rain was coming down outside. Thats what I wanted, was our bedroom to be a place where we could go to get away and relax. I still need one bedside table to finish it off, and then I think I'm done! I found one on kijiji, and I'd rather buy it there and save myself $30 some dollars than paying full price at Ikea.
Tonight we have Eli's shots. We put them off for a few weeks until he was better, and now the day is here! Just our luck, but I think Eli is getting sick again. It sounds like his nose is getting stuffy. Cross our fingers he isnt! He's been doing so well!
Theres a bit of an update for you. Tomorrow is Canada Day and Andy has to work but gets Friday off instead. Hopefully the weather is nice and we can get out to enjoy the day!!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Weekend
Okay, we're now private! If your reading you figured out how to get in. Good! Sorry that you have to sign in everytime, but for the safety of my family I decided I had to.
So we had one busy weekend! It was Eli's birthday party on Saturday, and I was busy from 8:30a.m, till 7:00P.M. It was honestly such a nice time! Everyone was there that we wanted there, and we felt so blessed! Eli was so happy and content, we barely saw him all day because he was such a social butterfly!
His latest thing is pointing. He points at everything!!
Doesn't taste too bad!
He barely ate or touched the cupcake. Andy smeared the icing on his face!
The 3 of us!
Eli loves his new picnic table!! What a special gift!
I love him!
Eli's latest thing... his feet! He cant get enough of them, especially in his mouth!
Yesterday I tackled the job of painting our bedroom. I love painting! Once I get it all finished (decorating!!) Ill show you!!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Personality
The past couple of days have been really fun! Eli's little personality has just started to come out even more! Yesterday, Katherine came over and ran some errands with us. We weren't out long, just long enough to kill time in between Eli's naps. Perfect!
When we got home, Eli was so content just to crawl around and play. Kath and I sat down on the couch and Eli was watching us closely and noticed we were munching on something (spitz!) and he immediately wanted some. He came over to the couch and started reaching for our bowl. He kept trying and trying, standing on his tippy toes, stretching his arms as far as they could possibly go. With no success, he stood there just looking at us, pretending he was chewing on something. Open and closed his mouth would go, chewing like we were... except he had nothing in his mouth! It was the cutest thing!
After that, he discovered the laundry basket of nicely folded clothes. Once he climbed in, he needed to figure out how to get out. This took him a bit but he finally did. Once he was out, back in he went. He did this 6 or 7 times over. And at one point he flopped out of the basket, laid down on the floor with his hands above his head, smiled and let out a big sigh! It was the cutest thing I think he's done! We couldn't stop laughing
Its incredible how this little boy has brought so much joy to our lives!
But for now, I have to go upstairs and tell him to go to sleep. It was quiet up there for about 10 minutes and now he's rattling the bar on the crib. Have a good afternoon!!
When we got home, Eli was so content just to crawl around and play. Kath and I sat down on the couch and Eli was watching us closely and noticed we were munching on something (spitz!) and he immediately wanted some. He came over to the couch and started reaching for our bowl. He kept trying and trying, standing on his tippy toes, stretching his arms as far as they could possibly go. With no success, he stood there just looking at us, pretending he was chewing on something. Open and closed his mouth would go, chewing like we were... except he had nothing in his mouth! It was the cutest thing!
After that, he discovered the laundry basket of nicely folded clothes. Once he climbed in, he needed to figure out how to get out. This took him a bit but he finally did. Once he was out, back in he went. He did this 6 or 7 times over. And at one point he flopped out of the basket, laid down on the floor with his hands above his head, smiled and let out a big sigh! It was the cutest thing I think he's done! We couldn't stop laughing
Its incredible how this little boy has brought so much joy to our lives!
But for now, I have to go upstairs and tell him to go to sleep. It was quiet up there for about 10 minutes and now he's rattling the bar on the crib. Have a good afternoon!!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Monday we're going Private!
So as of Monday my blog will be private. I've had a few people send me their email address, and I appreciate that! Thanks! You will have an email invitation to read my blog, and I think you'll have to sign in to read my blog. Sorry about that... kind of a pain once you get used to just coming onto the webpage.
If you would like to be invited to read my blog please leave your email address (if you havent already!!)
If you would like to be invited to read my blog please leave your email address (if you havent already!!)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
PRIVATE BLOG
With every blog that someone does they have the choice to make it a public or private blog. Originally I was excited because anyone could read my blog, however lately I've been considering making my blog private.
The biggest reason is because I have anywhere from 65-130 hits a day. I dont know who half of those people are. I've also had a number of people that I dont know reading my blog which is fine, however this morning as I was doing laundry I realized something... I've put our last names, first names, pictures, even our house number up in some pictures, as well as I've mentioned what city we live in. It would be pretty easy if someone wanted to track us down it scares me to think this!! but realistically there are some wierd people in our world! If someone really wanted to find us, it wouldn't be that difficult.
So what that being said... for those of you who want to continue reading my blog and following, I would love that BUT I need you to comment on the bottom or email me your email address so I can add it so that you have access to my blog. This is the only way you will be able to have any access to my blog, is if I allow it. If I dont have your email address and you dont let me know you'd like to continue reading, eventually once its switched over to private you wont have access!
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN A COMMENT BELOW, OR EMAIL ME AT: KARLAANDANDY@HOTMAIL.COM
The biggest reason is because I have anywhere from 65-130 hits a day. I dont know who half of those people are. I've also had a number of people that I dont know reading my blog which is fine, however this morning as I was doing laundry I realized something... I've put our last names, first names, pictures, even our house number up in some pictures, as well as I've mentioned what city we live in. It would be pretty easy if someone wanted to track us down it scares me to think this!! but realistically there are some wierd people in our world! If someone really wanted to find us, it wouldn't be that difficult.
So what that being said... for those of you who want to continue reading my blog and following, I would love that BUT I need you to comment on the bottom or email me your email address so I can add it so that you have access to my blog. This is the only way you will be able to have any access to my blog, is if I allow it. If I dont have your email address and you dont let me know you'd like to continue reading, eventually once its switched over to private you wont have access!
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN A COMMENT BELOW, OR EMAIL ME AT: KARLAANDANDY@HOTMAIL.COM
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Stood Up
I'm feeling pretty frustrated tonight. I have 1 client who is due August 18th, and another that has been in contact with me for months. Lets just say Im not sure if she is my client yet, as we havent met. I decided I'm not going to charge any of my clients for my 2 certifying births, but I have asked them to reimburse me for any costs that I have; gas, food, childcare, etc. This is something I'm already regretting. Even if I charged them only a fraction of the price, it still wouldn't be alot out of their pocket compared to what I could be charging. I also think that when people pay for something they cherish it and care more.
So lets talk about the first client. We've met, she's great. We were supposed to meet tonight for our second meeting to sign the contract, and go over a few things. This was a meeting she initiated, and requested. So we agreed on a date. Today, Second Cup @ 5:00. She confirmed this was great for her. So I arrived at second cup 15 minutes early to go over a few things. 5:10 rolls around. No sign of her, 5:20 rolls around, no sign of her. Finally, I left at 5:25... came home and emailed her and she had forgotten. So frustrating, because I was late for a family dinner with some special guests because of this meeting. Thats the one client. Part of me wonders if I was charging her a for sure amount would she have not forgotten because she would've cared more?
The next lady I've been in contact with for months. She was living in Fort Mac. We had discussed meeting while they were here house hunting, but she never contacted me. Its been difficult to arrange a time because she's been so busy, and we've never arranged a time. Well, now that she is here and moving in just a few days she would like to meet. Did I mention she's now 35 weeks? Full term pregnancy is 40 weeks, and this is her second pregnancy which generally is usually on time. Generally! I like to do 3 meetings with my clients before their birth. Finally after us emailing back and forth for months now I emailed her this week and said I'm feeling a little stressed with time because we have 3 meetings in 5 weeks, as well as I have to meet with another client next week! I asked her for her thoughts on the situation as I felt we werent going to have enough time. Well needless to say she wasn't happy with me after this email. She told me that her due date hasn't changed and now she needs to find another doula before her due date. I explained to her where I was coming from, and that I wanted to hear her thoughts on the situation. Basically it was chalked up to my fault. I told her we could still figure something out to make things work, and I'm willing to do that for her. Really, what I think it comes down to is yes the time crunch but also the fact that my services may cost her $100 (if that!) compared to $600-$1000 with another doula. She hasn't emailed me back.
I'm just feeling totally frustrated! Maybe if I had told people that they're going to be charged a specific amount instead of just covering expenses this might be working out better. I guess we'll wait and see what happens. I was able to get into reading my text books at second cup while I waited but not its the clients that I feel are not working out as I had hoped. Keep you posted as to what happens!
If you have any thoughts, or opinions I'd love to hear them!
So lets talk about the first client. We've met, she's great. We were supposed to meet tonight for our second meeting to sign the contract, and go over a few things. This was a meeting she initiated, and requested. So we agreed on a date. Today, Second Cup @ 5:00. She confirmed this was great for her. So I arrived at second cup 15 minutes early to go over a few things. 5:10 rolls around. No sign of her, 5:20 rolls around, no sign of her. Finally, I left at 5:25... came home and emailed her and she had forgotten. So frustrating, because I was late for a family dinner with some special guests because of this meeting. Thats the one client. Part of me wonders if I was charging her a for sure amount would she have not forgotten because she would've cared more?
The next lady I've been in contact with for months. She was living in Fort Mac. We had discussed meeting while they were here house hunting, but she never contacted me. Its been difficult to arrange a time because she's been so busy, and we've never arranged a time. Well, now that she is here and moving in just a few days she would like to meet. Did I mention she's now 35 weeks? Full term pregnancy is 40 weeks, and this is her second pregnancy which generally is usually on time. Generally! I like to do 3 meetings with my clients before their birth. Finally after us emailing back and forth for months now I emailed her this week and said I'm feeling a little stressed with time because we have 3 meetings in 5 weeks, as well as I have to meet with another client next week! I asked her for her thoughts on the situation as I felt we werent going to have enough time. Well needless to say she wasn't happy with me after this email. She told me that her due date hasn't changed and now she needs to find another doula before her due date. I explained to her where I was coming from, and that I wanted to hear her thoughts on the situation. Basically it was chalked up to my fault. I told her we could still figure something out to make things work, and I'm willing to do that for her. Really, what I think it comes down to is yes the time crunch but also the fact that my services may cost her $100 (if that!) compared to $600-$1000 with another doula. She hasn't emailed me back.
I'm just feeling totally frustrated! Maybe if I had told people that they're going to be charged a specific amount instead of just covering expenses this might be working out better. I guess we'll wait and see what happens. I was able to get into reading my text books at second cup while I waited but not its the clients that I feel are not working out as I had hoped. Keep you posted as to what happens!
If you have any thoughts, or opinions I'd love to hear them!
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