New Pics from Summer

OK - this is my first attempt at doing this but I've loaded some of my favourite pictures into a slideshow. Hopefully it works!

Kaitlyn's 1 Year Pics

Our computer appears to be back up and running with a minor problem that we've noticed so far but other than that, so far so good! I want to post some pics of our fabulous summer so far but have to figure out where the Olympus software is hiding them once I download them... Once I figure that out, I'll show everyone some updated pics of Kaitlyn. Until then, here is the scanned proof sheet from Sears of her 1 year pics (I know, a little late but I think they turned out great!).

Computer STILL in the shop (grrrr)

Yes, our computer is still in the shop. If I have learned anything from this experience it is to never buy a computer from Staples unless I buy the store warranty. Silly me, thinking the manufacturer's warranty would still enable to have things fixed in a timely fashion. Nope, if you haven't paid for the store warranty, Staples seems to think they can just string you along for months and months. Ryan is on his way to the store right now to complain about the latest voicemail message they left for us saying there's nothing wrong with our computer and it's ready to be picked up (yet again). Hopefully by week's end we'll have some sort of solution to this problem...

In the meantime, we are enjoying (?) our record high temperatures of 36. Kaitlyn's kiddie pool is set up on the deck and she goes in it daily. Work is still cutting my hours to half time which is great because I get to spend more time with Kaitlyn but not so great in the financial department. Ryan is working solo this week with Colin being away for his parents' anniversary in Edmonton so he's still super busy. He's feeling better these days with less headaches and seems to be on the mend.

Oh yes - the concert! It was fabulous!! It was so wonderful to get away for an evening. We stayed at a hotel minutes from GM Place so it was just a quick walk there and back after the concert and we didn't have to fight with traffic. Our seats were incredible and the show was unbelievable. They did their classic hits plus a few new songs and even some unexpected ones like "It's Only Love" by Bryan Adams. I don't think they expected a standing ovation for that one but hey, this is Bryan Adams' territory after all. They performed 2 encores and I was on my feet singing along the entire concert. And it was wonderful to come back and hear Kaitlyn had slept great for my parents and they had a super time bonding.

Other than that, I see my blog needs some updating as far as Kaitlyn's crawling (she now walks everywhere) and the concert countdown. Take care everyone! Hopefully I'll have some new pics once we have a working computer again...

Our Computer is in the Shop (again...)

Just letting everyone know that our computer is in the shop for warranty work and probably a new hard drive so we are pretty out of touch on our email and internet right now. Once we are back up and running, I'll let you know! Thanks for your patience with my lousy computer...

The Arrival & Work Update

Well, after a few lousy nights, I found the reason why Kaitlyn's been so miserable at night. Tooth #5 has arrived! Last night was particularly bad. Kaitlyn went to bed around 9, fell asleep without crying (yay!!) but woke up at 12:30 screaming. After 2 minutes of cuddling, she was sound asleep again and back in her crib. Same thing at 2:30. Then at 3:30 she woke up screaming yet again. This time I made her a 4 oz bottle and gave her some Tylenol due to the nature of her scream. This morning she was singing and I looked in her mouth and there it is. My baby is getting so big.

The other major event in our house is the budget cutbacks at work. Yesterday they sent me home at 12:30 after announcing last week that they would be cutting back on part-timers' hours. Today will be the same by the sounds of it. Tomorrow or Thursday I will probably be off for the entire day. It's lousy for work but I did enjoy spending some extra daytime hours with Kaitlyn yesterday.

Anyways, off to work.

Update on our House!

Finally! Yes, after being called out by Yvonne on my unfulfilled promise, here is an update on our house.

We were supposed to get the keys on Monday, the 28th, but our real estate agent, Richard, phoned us on Friday evening and asked us if we wanted the keys on Saturday morning instead. The condition was that the old owners would leave behind the old windows which had recently been replaced. No problem! So with a move in day of Saturday opposed to Monday, we were able to enlist lots of help including Jaco and his trailer, Rob and his truck, Jesse and his truck and some other fit men (which were very much appreciated, especially considering Ryan's current condition from the car accident). Everyone was so wonderful and so helpful and we were all moved in by Saturday evening. Greg was then anxious to move in to his place as well and he joined us Monday evening. Slowly all the boxes are getting unpacked and put away and we are absolutely loving our new place. There was an issue with the washer and dryer which we hadn't anticipated (we knew we had to buy one - we didn't know that none of the plumbing was done yet). But Ryan saved us some money and did the work himself.

I hope to post pictures of our new place soon and book a housewarming party date as well! Stay tuned!

Some New Pics of Kaitlyn

Here are some newer pictures of Kaitlyn. I'll try to post an update on our new house soon - I promise.