News

We got some good, if somewhat surprising, news today. I'll tell you all about it as soon as we talk!! :P

Papa's Birthday

Yesterday was a really great day. I had to attend a guest lecturer for my Philosophy and Children class which was scheduled on the Saturday morning (I HATED giving up my Saturday) but it was okay. Nothing spectacular but she had some interesting view points. Then, it was Papa's 86th birthday party at the house. I loved seeing all the relatives and got some good visits in with the cousins. It's so nice to have cousins like Brydon, Rob and Heather. We don't see each other very often but they are a lot of fun to hang out with when we do! (Heather and I will get to see each other more starting April 8 when our boys take Sign and Sing together!) :)

Now, off to church and maybe lunch with my Dad. What I really need is a day to just sleep in and relax ... ;)

Although I guess I shouldn't complain ... there are only 3 weeks left of school!!!

That time of the semester

I am so tired and sad all the time right now (when I'm not angry at people from school who don't carry their own weight!). I know it's just that time of the semester when everything hits and it's probably caused by stress and a lack of sleep but I am so ready to feel better! There is a light at the end of the tunnel though ... classes are over in 24 days! WOOHOO! I've been considering applying for a temporary position at BC Assessments for the summer. They are hiring for a 4 month position running from May 1 until September 1. My summer vacation plans would be ruined and I'd miss Joshua like crazy but at least I'd get back into the workforce before we decide to have another baby. Hmmm ... it's worth a shot!

Hit and Run

I guess I never posted on here about the hit and run last Sunday. Someone hit Joe's car, as it was parked on the street outside our house, and then took off. They left their passenger mirror but we had no way of tracking them so ICBC and the police told us we were out of luck and had to pay the damages ourselves.

Luckily, the little boy next door came forward today and said he saw the car that hit the Corsica. (It's the little boy I've been known to yell at in the past for playing hockey near my car ... now I feel horrible!). He saw a light green Honda Civic drive into Joe's car and take off down the street, being pursued by a police car. I guess the officer didn't realize that the car hit us ... that's all I can think of (or you'd think the police officer would have stopped and told us what happened!)! Or maybe the police car wasn't in pursuite but was just leisurely driving along, looking for criminal activity??! LOOK ... criminal activity ... a hit and run!! The little boy must have then seen the car later, in front of a house a few streets over so he came forward and let us know what he saw and where the car was.

Joe, Joshua and I went for a walk this morning and sure enough, there's a light green Civic matching the description and missing a passenger side mirror. So, we got the license plate number and the address and called ICBC to re-report the accident and went down to the police station to file a hit-and-run claim (they'll talk to us now that we have a witness). The Civic was there when we went for our walk but was gone when we left for the police station. It was back on the drive home. It turns out the Civic's insurance ran out on the 16th so, while we're still safe cause the accident was on the 12th, the people took the Civic out today with no insurance (that was noted on the police report as well).

The nice woman at the front desk of the police station told us, after we had waited for 30 mintues for an officer, that they were really busy and so she could just have someone stop by our house when they got a chance. She must have seen Joe complaining like a little child and saying he wanted to go home! *L*

So, now we wait for the officer to show up ...

I'm worried there's not enough substantive evidence to prove it was the car on Emerald ... or that they will get their mirror fixed before the police or ICBC look into it. I wish we hadn't thrown their passenger mirror away last week!! :(

Aircare

Joe and I had totally fogotten that my car insurance expires on Monday the 20th. So, today I got to take the car through aircare. What a scary experience! Not that the actual aircare is scary but I have never had a car that passed on the first attempt! *L*

Luckily, the Civic passed and I am now aircare-free for 2 years. YAY!

Research shows that aircare is not effective for reducing emissions so I wonder, why do we keep a program that doesn't work?!? I guess it all comes down to money -- and the ineffective aircare is definitely great at generating revenue for the government. :(

An Update

So, my dentist appointment went well. My experiences of Dr. Ryan Venier are very different than other people I know. He was very nice and the filling didn't hurt at all (it's getting a little painful now that the freezing is coming out but that's normal, right?) I have another appointment for Thursday when he will push something into another tooth to see if it's a cavity or just the geography of my tooth. That does not sound comfortable! Apparently, if it's a cavity, the pointy little thing will slide right in *shudder*. For a girl who has never had a cavity before, this whole experience is a little scary!

Joe saw his second specialist today, the one who has "pioneered" bicep reconstruction in Abu Dabi. The receptionist who told me that was way off! He has never operated on this type of injury beyond the two week window. He is a pectoral specialist; that is the surgery he pioneered up to 12-18 months after the fact. But, maybe that knowledge can be transferred to Joe's bicep? Dr. Wickham will look into the surgery and see Joe in 2 weeks, once he's researched the injury and options.

Other than that, it's a week of school and asignments ... only 1 month and 2 days until I'm done my degree! :)

New Dentist 2

As it turns out, my new dentist is a hack (despite being cute, who would have thought?) What do I do now? I have an appointment to have two fillings on Monday morning and apparently a friend of mine went in and he drilled out one tooth and filled the one next to it?!? How does that happen?

New Dentist

I got a new dentist today and he is CUTE! *L* I called Lyndsay after I left the appointment and told her about the new dentist and right away she guessed his name. Apparently all of Abbotsford knows when a cute doctor or dentist starts a practice. Don't worry about Joe, though ... he saw him first! :P

Bored

I'm sitting at school (the University College of the Fraser Valley) in the School of Criminal Justice and I am bored! My Crim 450 Policy Analysis class ended early so we could work on group projects and presentations and my group is done while Steph's is not ... *grrr* I carpool to save the dollar to park so I guess I can deal with this (I'm not actually mad, I'd just rather be at home, eating popcorn and watching Days of Our Lives) *L* Instead, I'll go home and work on some projects.

It doesn't help that I'm not really supposed to be on these computers ... they are for criminology research purposes ... but I'm too lazy to walk to a student lab.

I really hope she's done soon, and that she'll come look for me in here. Bhavy left early because her group didn't need to meet (despite the fact they present next week) otherwise I could be hanging out with her. Wow ... I am boring when I'm bored and have nothing good to say. ;)

On another note, this morning Joshua started crawling on his hands and knees instead of just scooting on his belly like a little soldier ... and he bit me! What a little monster! Plus, when I try to discipline him (tell him it's wrong) he looks at me and grins. Joe and I are going to have problems with him! Neither of us can get mad at him for long! :P

Joseph's Arm

We got good news this morning! As some of you know, Joe tore his left bicep off completely last November during a Rugby game. His doctor, unfortunately, is somewhat of a hack and didn't recognize the signs so told Joe that it would heal. 2 months later, he was attending physiotherapy for the injury when the physiotherapist suggeted that it looked torn off, not just ripped. Through many calls to the doctor (from both us and the physiotherapist), Joe got an appointment with a specialist. The doctor called me, making excuses and saying that it didn't present itself like a tear, but oh well!

He saw the specialist (Dr. Musto) last Tuesday. Then, Dr. Musto needed to consult with other surgeons since the general idea is that these injuries are inoperable if they are not repaired within a week to two weeks of the injury. Long story short, the surgeon has scheduled Joe to see a pioneer in the field of bicep reconstruction! He is just back from a sabbatical in Abu Dabi where he spent years perfecting a surgery on biceps, which can be done up to 18 months after the fact!! YAY! Apparently Abu Dabi has many weight lifters who tend to strain themselves under heavy loads. Good news for Joe!! So, next week he with see the new specialist and, hopefully, we'll get some more good news! It's a little stressful since he could be off for months recuperating, but it is necessary and I'm sure I could do without the extra money, as long as Josh and I get to hang out with his Daddy! :)

Chocolate Cheesecake

Hey, can anyone please tell me how the chocolate cheesecake was at church today? I want to make another one but it was a new recipe and I want some feedback before I risk it. (I hate new recipes!)

Thanks! ;)

Concert time!

I just got tickets to see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on their Soul2Soul II tour this summer! YAY! Jen, Steph and I are going to make a few days of it and stay in Seattle to check out the sights. I am so excited! We were going to go to Kelowna (since Joshua will be old enough to stay home without me by August) but now we can try something new! (although not entirely new, since the three of us went on a road trip in 2001 to see Tim McGraw at the Gorge in George, Washington). I have missed our girls' concert trips. We haven't been on one since we went to Merritt in 2001 (where I met Joe). This will be my third time seeing Tim in concert but I've never seen Faith and definitely never both of them at once! :)
Plus, we'll get in some good shopping on the way back home! Hello 48 hour Customs exemption! *fills shopping cart and empties wallet* ;)

Life is good

Joshua is such a joy! Every day I look at him and wonder what I did to deserve such a baby! Joe and I were so scared when we found out we were accidentally pregnant (he was an accident, not a mistake) ;)
Now, I wonder what my life was like before him. I wake up each morning to the sound of him, babbling away as he stands in his crib. I heat up his bottle and bring him into my bedroom to eat it. We play around for a while on the bed, wrestling and giggling, and then get up for the day. I am so full of love for him! It almost worries me, how can I possibly feel this way for another baby? Will our next children be somehow deprived of love because he's so special? Crazy, I know ... but I worry about it!
I also feel guilty that I get to stay home with Josh all day. I know, I'm tte Mommy and that is still typically her right and choice. But, what did Joe do to deserve leaving the house every day to go to work? He comes home sometimes and looks physically sad that he had to be away from us all day. Life is not fair (but I'll still enjoy my Mommy benefits!)