John Mayer - acoustic cover of Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'"

What a chilly day!

WOW. So for those of you that understand the Fahrenheit system better, let me translate for you.

51 F.

THAT'S IT!!!! 51! I am freezing, and I'm in yoga pants, and a tee shirt! I'm seriously thinking about putting on jeans and a sweater! Brrrr!

Other than that, nothing's really going on today. We painted river rocks yesterday (yes, I was THAT desperate! LOL) - I'll try to get some photos up of them. I was really pleased with my children's imaginations. We all had fun, and it was washable paint. Hallelujah! *grin*

Hubby is going out for dinner with his friend tonight.... I like to call it his "Date Night" in my head. (I know that he would just shake his head at that last comment, but ha ha ha!! It's MY blog, and I can say what I want! *sticks tongue out*) I never mind him going out for dinner with his friend.... Actually, come to think of it, I rarely deny him the opportunity for him to go out and have fun. (Actually, I rarely tell him "no", for that matter!) I like to think of it as if I allow him the "freedom" to go out, then he appreciates it/me all the more. Right??? *grin*
Plus, I really enjoy being home by myself. Odd, I know, but maybe that's MY "freedom".... I can read a book, and scarf down popcorn by myself. (I love nights like that!) And, I don't know about you - but I cannot get into ANY new shows this summer!
Reality shows=boring.
Sad, but for me, oh so true.

Other than that, the "natives" (read: my offspring) are getting restless, and I'm sort of running out of things to do with them to keep them from NOT fighting or bickering. (Somehow, the recycling depot just doesn't hold the same appeal for my almost 9 year old that it does for my almost 3 year old. Crazy, hey???)

We got the Mac back from WestWorld Computers!! Yippee! (I'm so glad - my iPod was in serious need of some new material to play!) So I am re-acquainting myself with Safari and iTunes, to see what I missed.

With that being said, I better get a move on if I'm to do any more recycling this afternoon..... (We are doing pop bottles this time) Supposedly we're getting rain this afternoon. *shrug*

Later!
C.

Ferragamo Tie....

When I hear Salvatore Ferragamo, I generally think "shoes I can't afford," not "geeky ties," but it seems that the renowned Italian design house is now in the business of making my boyfriend happy with this legit tie.

Run-of-the-mill from afar, but when you look close, the subversion begins! Tiny CDs and headphones are printed on fine blue silk.

Keeping your man true to his geeky roots in a cubicle will run you quite a bit though ($160), and you may have to stick with one of these geeky work staples! How awesome is THIS?????

Oh, Excuse me! My geek is showing!

Talk Nerdy to Me, Baby

You might know how I feel about message tees, but in this case, though I wouldn't wear it, I am wearing a big ol' grin. Who among us geeks and geek lovers hasn't gone weak at the knees at the sound of your crush talking tech specs, operating systems, and onboard RAM?

It's hot, put simply. Its hotness and its very aphrodisiac status validates the existence of this Talk Nerdy To Me T-shirt.

Sadly, Delia's says the shirt is all sold out, but let it be an inspiration to you: Go home to the hot geek in your life and whisper this in his ear. Single? Hightail it to the Apple store. You guys will be wearing these in no time.

Tuesday, Tuesday....

Well, today's been a good day thus far.
We've......
-taken out the garbage
-gathered up the recycling
-taken the aforementioned recycling to the recycling depot
-drove the empty pop bottles by the bottle depot - and they were too busy, so we just drove on by
-went to our local Library
-signed my older 3 up for the Reading Race *cheers erupt from Cindy*
-came home, unloaded empty recycling bins, Library books and children (after chasing Liam around the garage for a few minutes)
-made Hubby his lunch, set it on the table
-made the children their lunches (6 peanut butter buns later....)
-cleaned Liam up and took him upstairs to his nap (blessed silence!)
-drove Hubby's lunch to him (I hope he likes it!)
-tidied up, took out garbage
-broke up arguments, and judged who's horse drawing looked better (I don't get it either....)

and now I'm blogging!! Wheeeee!

The UPS guy came at 4 pm yesterday - and let me just add in that he was possibly the sweetest UPS guy I've ever had the opportunity to meet! What a nice guy.
I'm still waiting on my toe ring though.... (I ordered one out of guilt, but that's a different post, for a different day).

Have a great afternoon! I"m off to go have something to eat!
C.

So they are sending me for x-rays on my feetsies.... Even the doc was a little baffled.... "Well, you've got pain like you've got a stress fracture, which is really not a big deal.... But you've got swelling like tendonitis.... Hmmmm..." I prolly should have told him that I generally have cankles, hey? :)
But I've been putting off the x-rays because hellloooo.... It even SAYS right on the requistition form for the x-rays "Please, do not bring minor children to your appointment". Like I have an au pair or something to take them. *Sheesh!* I figured that I'll get my x-rays done when my older kids are in VBS... That way I only have 1 kid to control. Much easier.

Other than that, I am just spending my day waiting on the UPS guy.

Oh, My Aching Feet.....

So...... I'm petrified.

These are my feetsies.... after my last pedi (notice the lovely purple polish that my youngest daughter picked out?). You can see that they are relatively white (which is good, seeing as I'm a white Canadian), and that my polish is dee-lightful.
What you can't see is that my feet hurt so much, so consistently, that I'm forced to limp quite frequently - both around the house and in public. My children cannot sit with me on the couch for fear that they will bump my feet and bring me to tears with the pain. I have the HARDEST time finding shoes that simply just FIT, let alone look good..... I've even outgrown the wide width shoes.

So, with that all in mind, my wonderful hubby caught me limping the other day (I try not to let him see me), and instantly sat me down and TOLD ME that I was going to call the podiatrist FIRST THING on Monday morning.
So I did. I was okay with it - because honestly - in the Calgary region, you CANNOT get in to see a specialist really quickly, so I thought it would take me ages to get in to see the Doc.
WRONG!!!!!!
They could have gotten me an appointment on Wednesday (but it was too close to when my 2 older kids get out of school), so I opted for the Friday afternoon appointment.

I am so nervous, I am ready to puke! What if???? What if I have to have surgery? (Oh no! How will we afford it??) Who will help me if I have to have surgery?
What if I have to have those gawd awful orthotics that are hideous and don't allow me to wear cute shoes?
What if, what if????
Hubby just doesn't understand my anxiety about this.... He's a guy. He doesn't have to have purty toes. (Nobody looks at guys toes anyways!)

Just wanted to share......
C.