just chillin'

The silver car is ours... : )

Today has been a lazy day : )

ate breakfast
worked out

bought some last minute Christmas presents

stocked our hotel fridge

having some tea &

wrapping presents

This is all stuff I would be doing if I was at home!!

We just talked to Marla. I don't think we will see her today. She is just watching some movies she rented and relaxing. She did ask us to go to church with her tomorrow. 1/2 of us is really excited about that. Gord just hopes he doesn't burst into flames when walking in. I, of course, am hoping for a full choir. We'll see. Mass is at 11 and then we will probably go back to her house and kick Gord's butt during that dice game, again. She ripped a game right out from under him yesterday and won. He didn't handle that well, but she hung the score sheet on her fridge. See, she is a lot like me : ) Ella will need to have some competitive genes to survive with us!!

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I posted some pics of our hotel view, then you will see why we are inside today!!

Thank you!!

Snow day??

Well, I learned today that if it snows, Doctors and Lawyers don't work : (
We made it there and office people made it there, but they had to reschedule our appt for Monday 8:30. If we make it through the weekend : ) Schools were out today too. Gord didn't think it was that bad out. I guess it had to get a lot worse in Canada for the kids to get a day off.

Since we were already out and about, we went and picked up some cookies and fudge and went back to her house and played games. She taught us a new dice game called 10,000 (I think it is also called Farfunkle). I have this game but couldn't understand the rules, now I do, so watch out!

None of us slept very good last night, so we headed home for a nap about 5. No plans set for the weekend yet. Gord and I need to finish some shopping. We may do that tomorrow.

Volunteering

Marla and I

Me

Ma'kai

Gord and Ma'kai

Marla and Ma'kai




We're home for the evening. We picked up Marla and Ma'kai for lunch at noon. We went to Chili's (same one we met at in August). Marla showed us some pics of family. After lunch we went to the volunteer center and wrapped a lot of presents for their Christmas party on Tuesday. It was a nice relaxing day. I haven't taken any pics of the snow, but I don't think my chances are over. Word on the street is we will get about 6-10 inches tonight.


Tomorrow morning we are picking her up for her O/B appt at 8:30.

Smooth Sailing

We have arrived. Things went extra smooth. We arrived at the airport in time to sit down and have lunch (Thanks Mary!). The flight was uneventful. Unless you count me spilling water on the guy next to me while he was sleeping. I did fess up when he woke up, just in case he was wondering why his pants were wet : )

We LOVE LOVE LOVE the new hotel we switched to. We had planned to stay at the same hotel we stayed in, in August, but caught wind of this new place. New it is! It smells like new carpet and paint. It is in walking distance to a mall with several restaurants and shops. We just checked out the mini gym and the laundry facilities, and it will definitely suit us for a couple weeks!!

We talked to Marla when we landed and we are going to do lunch tomorrow and help decorate the center where she volunteers. Since I did not decorate my house, this sounds fun.

My plan is to check in once a day...

BYE...

Dilated to 1!

We spoke with Marla this morning! The doctor said that she was dilated to 1 yesterday. The Doctor mentioned that at her next appt, we can start talking about inducing. Marla told her that we would be in town next week and would attend the appt with her. We are so excited about that. She didn't sound too happy about inducing, she wants to just let it happen naturally. So, we will see what the recommendation is next week!! The appt is Friday at 9:30 AM. I am still praying that baby stays put until Wed!! Thursday would be better, as we don't get into town until 7 PM Wed. So, God if you are reading my blog, "Thursday is good"!! Gord and I both feel it will be next weekend sometime. WOW...

Gord and I were out until 3 AM last night at friends' house! We are trying to get used to being up all night : ) We had a good time with good food and lots of games!! My kind of night.

Stay tuned...

It is a good moment!

1 week until take off! All arrangements are made...

Depending on what time of you day you talk to me determines if I am feeling optimistic or pessimistic about the events to come. This very second, I feel good!

1. I'm sitting relaxed with a new CD playing (Deborah Cox).
2. I have a nice hot cup of tea beside me. ( I sure hope Ella likes tea)
3. We got a Christmas card from Marla yesterday. It was really nice. She wished us happy holidays and said she will see us soon! And I thought I had too much going on in my life to do cards this year... She found the energy... what is wrong with me : ) I hope to have a birthday party and do Christmas cards next year!!!
4. Work is wrapping up. 4 more days!
5. Found a ride to the airport next Wednesday.
6. We have lots of plans with friends and family this weekend to stay distracted.
7. My hair has fresh cut and color so I look decent when I meet my daughter. As I type, Gord is working out, probably thinking the same thing!
8. Nursery is ready for a little one!

Week review!

Marlys and Ponder brown nosing!!! : )
As if you can't tell : ) Oprah, mailman, Bootylicious Beyonce, The POLISH Pope!!

Me and sisters dressed as we were in high school. Yes, that is my real prom dress! Susie has her real prom dress too, under the poncho! Oh Elaine... "What a feeling!!!"

Beyonce and my Dad???

Gord as a baby, I mean a cone head!!!

Gord Jovi!

What a week... Tuesday was my birthday and work had a baby shower for me. It was so nice. I can't believe how generous everyone was. Gord and I are are so lucky to have so many people in our corner! I would add the short video that was taken at the shower, but it shows me crying like a baby and that isn't a pretty sight. I decided to play it very low key for my birthday this year. My birthday is normally known as "Glitter Day", and I have big parties with themes. This year the theme was "try to get some sleep". I am having a hard time sleeping, as I can't stop thinking about STUFF. Usually, STUFF that I can't control. Oh well!

I just talked to Marla. She had an appt today and isn't dilated at all. So, maybe I will sleep tonight, as one of my items I think about at night is not making it to the birth. Looks like she may be able to wait the week and half until we are there. We bought our airline tkts (they are changeable) and reserved our car!

For fun, I will add some Glitter Day pics from the past... Enjoy