Don't Touch...

I am amazed at how much Joshua is understanding these days! It's funny really, he's crawling around our living room - exploring - and then mommy pipes up from across the room and says "Don't touch!" Joshua turns, sitts on his bum, and looks at me with this look on his face that says "do you have to ruin all of my fun?" Sometimes he'll even start crying, but I know it's because I have a stern look on my face and the tone of voice that I used. He is going to bed so well for us now -in fact he slept until 8:20 this morning... nice! Also, his cold is clearing up, I almost don't want to take him to church tomorrow - nursery with kids all sucking on the same toys, with germs.... beside the fact that I am not feeling well, it would be nice to just stay home. But then there's the whole thing about the fact that Church gets me out of the house, and gives me social interaction. Also, tomorrow is the first Choir practice for the Christmas thing. I will likely go.

I am in serious need of a hair cut! But am trying to wait as long as possible - so my hair will be as long as possible - that I could maybe get a style that I like! I am fighting off the urge to go to some cheap place to get it trimmed, but it's all I can think of when I look in the mirror! We'll see how long I can wait!

Lizzie, I thought of you today... I had Baskin Robins! I had Gold medal ribbon.... it was sooo good! I even bought a tub of Pralines and Cream! It was kind of crazy, I have a cold, it was rainy today and I was sitting in my car eating ice cream... I am quirky!

I went to a huge yard sale today, with a woman that I met from church, Sarah, and she has a daughter, Annabelle, ( I totally love the name)It was crowded... but I got a costume for joshua for $3. They had a ton of stuff. I even ran into (not literally) another woman who is in my discussion group for MOPS, Lacey, and she is invovled in Doula work. I am so interested in Doula work, I gave my number to the Woman running the booth, and hopefully she will contact me about it. We'll see. It would be a viable option instead of going back to work. I need to be praying about this stuff. I guess I get frustrated with $, because there are plently of things that I would love to do - we just don't have the $ for me to get trained, or the equipment that I would need to get setup in any area. Anyway, enough of that complaint. I mean really, what do I have to complain about? I have a family, and house, food, and I am not lacking anything that I need.

Well, I am off to enjoy some junk food... will it be chips and dip or Pralines and cream Icecream?

Pic of me...

Well folks, here is a picture of me that was taken the weekend we moved into our new place. I figured out how to darken the rest of the picture by using a lighting effect on our computer program. At first I thought that I had to use a gradient, and I couldn't get it to work, I was frustrated, then today when I was playing around with things voila! There it was! Yipee!

My life is not that exciting right now. We have cable, at least until they come and turn it off - which should be anyday now. Boo Hoo! Joshua is getting over his cold and I now have it! Yuck! Joshua wieghs 21 pounds 12 ounces and has been sleeping through the night for about a week now.

I am beginning to think more about Christmas and gifts that need to be bought or made. I wrote out a list of people that I should be giving to, it really grows every year! Thankfully I am redeeming my airmiles (i think) for some gifts. I am having a hard time deciding about the airmiles thing, because really, I could save my miles for something that I want... but then the practical side of me kicks in and reminds me that it will likely take me years to save up airmiles for something of value, so why not redeem them for Gift Cards this year for others?

Lizzie you still need to tell me what you would like for your birthday... I will not forget this year!

I am off to a yard sale tomorrow its all baby stuff... who knows maybe I will find a reasonably priced halloween costume for Joshua... I am returning the pumkin costume because it doesn;t fit. I am excited about going to the outlet plaza- they have a body shop depot there and a Reitmans - my favorite store (even If I spelled it wrong).

I am addicted to Popcicles. I like them a lot, a whole lot. Anyone share my affliction?

bye!

stuffy nose, costume and a job...

hey all well tonight I have the beginnings of a cold... errr! I am feeling kind of sucky!

I got joshua a halloween costume tonight... it was a pumpkin - I tried it on him, and well it doesn't fit that great, but Itook some pictures anyway. Plus I kept the tags becasue I am going to return it to get a different size. It's getting so hard to take photos right now because he wants to move around so much. Grrr!

I am beginning to think of where I want to work come February... I do not want to return to my previous place of employment... However, Ray thinks I should head for a job thats a "step up". I am really at an impasse, I don't have any college education, so unless someone wants to take a chance on me - where am I going to get a job in a field? Plus all that I have is retail experience, and thats better than nothing, but not the right kind of experience, if I want to work in an office. Also, theres the fact that I have Joshua, and really don't want to be working so much that Imiss out on his growing. Besides, Ray's schedule is not as flexible now as it was at our previous location. So, he would not be able to be here all the time when I might need to work - which leaves me with the problem of working just to pay the babysitter... which doesn't put us a head any. Then, there;s the fact that i want to be invovled in Ray's ministry at Heritage Park, so that limits my availability for shifts. So thats' my dilemma, I am praying and trusting that God will work it out, showing Ay and I what the course of action should be and what steps to take.

Anyway, i am bagged, and should go to bed. Hey, Julie, Kathy, Charity, and Lizzie - and Mike!

Quirky....

So saturday was our House warming party, meet and greet thingy. Which was totally fun... It was a sticky day, and we did not have our air on, and there were about 10 people in our living room. So it was hot! But we recieve some great stuff... looks like I will be getting back into baking (so muich for losing weight right now) as I have enough flour and sugar to last for a few years.
We had a crazy busy weekend, asde from the house warming thing, we had church on sunday; then lunch with a family in the church and then the staff dinner... lets just say that we left our place at 8:15 am and didn't return until 11pm. Thankfully Joshua slept through the transfer to and from the car and slept the whole night through! Yee HAw!
I had myself a little adventure sunday, not wanting to sit through another service I decided that I was going to drive to find the house that we were going to be having dinner at that night... off I went, I got Gas, got a sandwich from Burger King, Joshua was sleeping in the back seat, all was great... I even found my way to the place I was going to. Satisfide that I could get us there that night, I turned around and headed for the church, only to get frazzled and take a wrong turn. I thought that I was heading in the general direction of the church eventually - but as I kept driving I realized -nope this ain't it! I drove around for at least an hour trying to find my way back to the church.... praise God for the fact that I remember crazy details and I passed a street I knew turned into another - and could get me back on familiar ground...! Adventures in Driving!
Well at the dinner last night we played this game where you get cards and on your cards are adjectives, and you have a certain amount of time to to trade them with the people sitting at the table to get ones that describe you... I got Serious, generous, trustworthy, reserved, and quirky... and anyone who knows me - I am quirky. It was a cool game. I think it would have been fun for the couples to have traded cards and described their mate with the cards that they chose for themselves... I was fun. I think that I am going to go an buy another game called "Catch phrase" it's a cross between hot potato and taboo... really fun!
I went to Giant Tiger today and battled my way through the slim aisles with my huge stroller... and I think that I found a pair of jeans that will fit me. I got some shirts as well... They have agreat refund/exchange policy, any time no matter what! I wasn;t going to take the time to try the clothes on there!

Anyway thats the update on my life... sorry I don't have any pictures... Ray took the camera to the office - I asked him to being it home, or buy me a new one... I think he will bring it home tonight!

A birthday slide show.. hopefully!

OK here's the Rest of it!

Soory about the second post - I had issues trying to move the curser and get the picture to stay where I put it.

So I went for a walk up the street to Giant Tiger on Wednesday, it was beautiful out so I thought "What the Hey..." I explored the stores at the end of the street. Giant Tiger is so jammed with stuff that I could barely move around with the strollwe- which to be honest prevented me from buying anything. It felt so crammed in there. Then I went to Subway and thought to myself..."All i have been eating is junk this week, maybe I should have real food." So I sat down and ate my sub, when the Lady who served me - the one who was taking the money- came over to talk with Joshua (he draws people whenever he is)! Anyway, she took Joshua's soother out of his mouth and put it down - but then picked it up - and not by the little holder thingy - by the edges that touch his face and put it back in his mouth! I am thinking to myself... "ewww! People have no idea how disgusting their hands are after touching money and you just put your dirty hands on something that goes INSIDE my kids mouth! Eww"

Yesterday was Ray's day off, so we went out shopping to get him some pants sans paint, and some shoes. We started at Value village, but Ray doesn't like the smell in there, so we ended up at Walmart. We found some great pants for him to wear. We were wondering the baby section and ther was a young mom there (maybe 18-20) and she was yelling at her daughter who was 3 maybe? She didn't even start in a normal tone, she just blasted off. We saw her again as we were heading to our car and she was dragging her daughter by the arm through the parking lot - still yelling. Granted I don't know the whole of the situation, butI don;t think that any child deserves that kind of treatment. I told Ray - i don't want to be like that with Joshua.

OK I havea bit of a beef with Walmart... Their clothes are either to young or too old for me. I can never find anything that fits me properly there. So when we left the other day Iwas pooped becasue I would have like to have gotten a new outfit! But nothing I found was appropriate for a new mom, who is also a demure Pastor's wife... oh well!

I found a camera that I want... but it around 1500$ after taxes! Too much- I know but I still want it!

Well Ray came home just now so I should probably get dinner going - I will write more later.

Long Over Due

I had to post this pic of Joshua taken at Joseph's 1st birthday party... ahh adorable!

Today is Joshua's uncles 1st birthday - thats right I said Joshua's Uncle. My dad got remarried and they had a baby -Noah. Which makes him my step sister and Joshua's uncle... just another confusing branch in the family tree. But he's super cute!

This is Noah with Joshua a while back!

Happy Birthday Noah!

Having my Cake... and eating it too!

Well folks, today marks the first day that Ray began his ministry at Heritage Park... which is referred to as the HPAC. Hmmm, not so sure on the name but I am sure that it will grow on me.

We said goodbye to our families yesterday afternoon as they travelled back to their lives in Peterborough. It was a little emotional for me, as I think that it will be an adjustment; not having our parents close by - or any friends to hangout with just yet. But God has called and he will meet all of our needs, and he has been so faithful to provide for us that I am sure that he has some new friends for me here.

I am excited about a ministry that I am going to be getting invovled in, Dance ministry!!! And those of you who know me, know I love to dance. I may not have the lithe body for it, but God will know my heart. Ok I don't know if Lithe is a word... in case its not, I mean taute and slim.

You know as I sit here and think about the things I am going to wirte I am so thankful that God has thought me to excercise tact! It's lile I have my own comment moderation genie in my head saying "remember who reads this Trina... how would they take your comments?" Not that I have anything nasy to say, but sometimes the way that I think about things comes across in a sarcastic manor. So woo-hoo for the Holy Spirit and his influence on my life.

My hair is in this weird stage where it needs to be cut.. but I am too nervous to cut it. Although its not doing anything for me....

Here are some long awaited, updated pictures of Joshua.

Well I Am off.. Joshua bellows.

early morning...I guess not too early

Well It seems as though the moring will be the best time to Blogg- at least for now! Joshua is an early riser, so I am up and at 'em... well not quite - but I am at least up!

This pic is of my nephew Joseph. He is doing this whole thing about playing shy... its totally cute! He is also shaking his head "no", although frustrating for his mom Gail, is certainly cute for the rest of us to watch!

I promise to take pictures of my brand new house for all to see... but you;ll need to be patient.

Joshua is moving around like crazy, and he's so quicK I can barely keep up with all of the things that he's getting into... no pointy pencils... is paper another food group?... no playing with the curtain rods. He's is also puuling himself to a stand on everything that lokks like it might be leverage... which has made for a few interesting plops to the ground.

We could not have had our place ready for the company thats coming this weekend if it weren't for my mom... she has been so great. Touching things up, washing my floor, helping Ray hang pictures... it has been great to have her around. I am going to miss her when she goes home - who knows maybe she'll move up here like I asked her too.

We decided not to get cable here for the first little while, which is always a good choice, when trying to save money - btu maybe not sanity. I can watch tv and watch joshua at the same time... it's hard to read a book and watch joshua. So we'll see how long not having tv lasts. I just need to figure out how to watch tv over the internet and I would be set... anyone have any ideas? I know it's possible but I don't know how to make it work.

Well I'm off... joshua is trying to make a phone call.... Hello... is this China?

sorry for the wait!

Well I know how frustrating it is to visit someones blog and them not to have updated it- I am sorry that was the case for the last week or so....

We are moved up to Windsor now and are moved in... we spent all day monday, tuesday and wednesday painting (every room in the house....) and it was thanks to the Ketteringhams, Blaine, Steve, Ray's Dad (dave) and my mom (jane) that we were successful. We spent our first official night in our place last night...

People must like our Red car... well thats wat it seems as we keep getting honked at, even when we didn't just cut some one off. We are finding our way around thet city, so far so good. It's confusing though because In Toronto, if your heading south your heading towards the River - not so in Windsor North is the Detroit River... that can throw you off when you forget.

Joshua is Crawling and pulling himself to a stand all the time now. He started tuesday. So I will certainly be more on the go with him now... and he says "mum", although Ray doesn't think that he understands what he's saying. Give the boy some credit!

We are celebrating Joshua's cousin, Joesph's first birthday on Sunday. He doesn't turn 1 until october 13th - but are celebrating early because this is when everyone will be together. I am so excited!

It feels almost like we are visiting in Windsor... it will probably sink in once Ray starts work on monday, and my mom and Ray's family leave.

Well I hope you like this update... I'm off to eat some Captain crunch!

fear and trepidation

Well avid readers today is our last day in the Durham/ Kawartha Lakes Region. Although I am very excited about heading to windsor tonight - I am nervous and unsure of my own self - but positive that God has called us and will equip us for the next stage of our lives.

We are in the midst of picking colors for our first home and I am having fun, man do we like blues and browns! I am ex ited about being able to entertain all of our company from Durham... that's a very big hint for all of my friends reading. I will be dissappointed if you didn't come to see us... I love you all and you have all had an impact on my life.

I scrapbooked last night, with Gail, and man it was much more fun doing it with someone then by my lonesome. We completed a 20 page book... it looks so good.

Well I will not likely be able to blogg after today for a few days... I will talk soon...

Crying baby/ Crying Mommy

Well, to be quite honest this has been a trying few nights as Joshua has not settled for a disinct nights sleep in well.... forever! I am starting to get seriously frustrated and fed up with his constant nursing through the night and taking up all of the bed! Although tehniqually it's my fault because I started him on this trend of sleeping with us.

It's been like Christmas today as Ray and Ihave gone through our stuff and found out that we no longer need to get a bunch of stuff. We are heading to Ikea on thrusday. Tomorrow I am heading to our apartment to finish packing our kitchen. Oh what fun!

well this is a short entry as our parents are wanting to get to bed and they are currently letting us have their room and are sleeping in the basement on the new pull out, which is not that comfortable - how can a poullout couch be comfortable?

Bye bye

ahhh vacation... almost!

Well I thought that I would up date my page today as it is the first day of our vacation... well almost. We still havea bunch of stuff happening and packing that needs to get done... but we are in Lakefield for the week.

Happy Birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday dear Kathy -
Happy birthday to you.

I love you Kathy, I hope you have a great day today - I miss you already.

I'm so excited - Joshua's cousin, aunt and uncle come home today for good. I am lookingforward to how they (the boys) will react to each other... babies love babies. It should be fun.

Well I am off as my son is calling me,
ciao