Wow, over 2 years since I was here. LOL I forgot all about it till I DL changed hers. So what has changed and what has stayed the same.

On the same front, my mother is still alive and is still a Troll, some things never change.

On the changed front, I've worked at the Call Center, did home care, worked at Saan and now work at the Movie Gallery. Love the job I have now and hope to stay there. The boss is great, the hours are great, just about everything is great, with one minor problem, but there's always one thing right?

Josh started Jr High this year and Breanna started at the Dr John C Wickwire. They are growing up! Josh is keeping busy on the year book staff, he seems to love it. He's also getting ready for operation #12 on Oct. 11th. He's going to have staples put in his ankle to try and make it more straight and we hope to make the pain go away or at least lessesn.

Doug was away last week for some training in Nfld. He had a great trip but I think he's glad to be back with the kids and I. It was strange having him gone away, in almost 12 years we've only ever been apart for a night or 2. We missed him big time! So much for all the people in Liverpool who took bets on how long we would last eh? We've been together for 11.5 years and plan to stay that way for the rest of our lives.

We've got 2 weddings coming up on New Years Eve, my sister is getting married to her old boyfriend that I told you about in the other post and my brother is getting married to a lady he met when he moved to Bridgewater. I won't be going to either, Linda's because it's too far and too much $ and I won't go by myself and leave my family at home, Ricky's because the Troll will probably be there and I don't need that crap in my life. So we'll send along a gift and our love to each.

I just realized something, 17 years ago today was a terrible day. Linda and I went to Yarmouth for her to have her mamogram and came back to find our Grandfather had a stroke and wasn't doing too well, later that night he left us. My Grandparents were the most special people in the world, without them, Linda, Rick and I would never have had as good a life as we had. Many times they had to step in and take over being our parents, times when my mother decided life was too much and she'd just go in her shell, forgetting that she had 3 children she brought into the world. I miss my Grandparents every day and wish they were still here with us.

Anyway, time to go crawl back in bed, will try to remember that this is here and try and keep up my blog now. Maybe I should let someone know it's here eh? LOL Otherwise I'm the only one that reads it.

So what's new...

I had my hysterectomy 2 weeks ago today, it's been a long 2 weeks that's for sure. I didn't realize it would knock the shit out of me like it did. Oh well, I'm on the road to recovery, never to have to run to the store for Tampax again! LOL I figure the Tampax company will probably go bankrupt now, without my support.

My house is still standing, it's been vacumed twice in 2 weeks. *eek* Doug is doing good with the laundry, and dishes but aside from that he doesn't mind anything else, so it doesn't get done less I ask him to do it.

My sissy has a new love. They dated when they were in high school and he just came back this way for a visit last month. He lives in BC and it's looking like my sis will be moving out there. This breaks my heart, she's the only family I have left, but I want her to be happy. So I'll wipe the tears away and smile my biggest smile, and send her on her way. She's 11 years older than me but we are very close. We talk at least 2 times a day on the phone. Look out phone bill!

Well it's time to head back to the couch for my nap. I feel like I'm 90!

Been a long time eh? The last time, I had just gotten my job, and now tonight is my last night. LOL It's been a great couple months at the store, I now know that I enjoy going out to work. They have asked me to come back in the fall and I'm going to. I love getting out of the house for a few hours a week, and the paycheque sure doesn't hurt.

I'm all excited about going out this weekend. DL's SIL, Tracy, is having a Fantasia party and we are going. I'm looking forward to it, and also looking forward to getting Donna-Leigh out of the house, away from her kids and seeing her have a good time. My best buddy has had a busy 10 weeks. She's doing renovations to her house, right now it's a mess, but I can't wait to see the finished product. She also has a beautiful new car. :) So back to the party, we get to go out, have a few drinks and enjoy the evening with the girls. It will be my last "night out" for awhile...

A week from tomorrow I go for my hysterectomy. Am I scared? Yup, scared shitless at this point. But trying not to drive everyone nuts about it. I hope to be out of the hospital on Sat. at the latest, I don't do hospitals well. LOL At the same time, my "mother" is going to have some tests done on her heart, why the hell bother? I can answer that one, she doesn't have one! There, lots of medical money saved. ;)

My sissy has found the love of her life. His name is Paul and he lives in BC. The funny part about it is that they used to go out 27 years ago, that only happens in the movies right? Anyway, we hope that Paul is going to get a job here and re-locate quite soon. This makes me very happy, because as much as I want my sis to be happy, I'd hate for her to move to BC. She's all I have left of my family around here, I'd sure miss her.

Wow! I got a job! And I didn't even look for one! LMAO I go tomorrow to find out the ins and outs and whatfors. It's just at a local corner store. And is there any better reason to go out shopping???? Mamma needs a new pair of jeans and a couple of sweatshirts to work in!

I just realized that it was one year ago yesterday since I have spoken to my mother, way to go me!!!! A year of independence!!! I wish things hadn't turned out like this, but there wasn't much I could do about it. The only thing that upsets me about it are the people here in town who still seem to think I did my mother wrong. Ummmm, she sued me, she stole the money that my father left me, and the kids, someone point me in the direction where I did her wrong??? I have always had a problem with very low self confidence, and this sure as hell doesn't help it much. But, life will go on...

Donna-Leigh is doing great, I'm so proud of her. I know it hasn't hit full force yet, but I know when it does, she's going to be okay. It's going to be a long, very hard road ahead of her and the girls, gezz I thought I was too young to lose my father, and look at Alyssa and Megan, way to young. We are all so proud of DL, and you know what? I know the person that would be the proudest of her would be her Mom. I know she's watching down on her, her heart full with pride, because her daughter is so much like her. Donna-Leigh's Mom was a very strong woman too, so we see where DL gets it from. I wish I could do more to help her get through this, but she knows I'm here, 24/7, and always will be. I don't want to crowd her, but want her to know she's not alone. Luv ya DL, 33 years is a long time, here's to at least another 33 years together.

Wow, it's been 13 days since I've blogged and life has turned upside down and sideways in that time. Last Thursday, Pat, Donna-Leigh's husband, came home from work complaining of a headache. He went to the Dr. and the hospital and was treated for what they thought was a migraine. Sunday morning at 4:04 his heart stopped beating. I was with Donna-Leigh and her family when Patrick passed away and as hard as it was, I wouldn't have been anywhere else. Donna-Leigh and I have been friends for 33 years, through good and bad, it seems at times more bad than good. We've been through marriage, children, death of a parent, so much, but I never thought that one of us would have a spouse die for a long long time. My heart aches for her and the girls. I haven't cried this many tears for a long time.

Pat had a tumor in his brain. This explains why he was so different the last few months. And maybe he even knew something was wrong and was pushing DL away, to try to save her grief in the end. Whatever the case, he's gone, and we can't bring him back, no matter how much we want to. He must have been in pain for a long, long time, and he never said a word. Pat was a very quiet man in life, and he died the same way, not a sound out of him, he took his last breath and that was it.

Rest in peace Patrick...until we meet again...

Boy and I getting lazy! And I rag on DL when she doesn't blog! Ok, I'm here now, what do you want to hear?

The holidays were nice and quiet, just the way I like them. Both kids got a Game Boy Advance and a couple of games, some other new toys and lots of clothes. They were both very pleased. I got the stuff I bought, LMAO. Doug did wrap it for me though. I also got a very big shock when we went to Uncle Wayne's on Christmas day, a card with $1000.00 in it from Uncle Wayne, Aunt Judy and my Nan. As you know my Nan passed away in Oct. The money couldn't have come at a better time, we had to pay our house insurance, get the van fixed, buy a new bathroom sink and the rest got used up over the holidays, doesn't take long.

New Years Eve was spent at home watching a hockey game. Breanna wasn't feeling too great and was in bed by 7pm. Doug and I stayed up till after midnight and then went off to bed.

Both kids have a cold right now and I had the flu or part of the flu yesterday, I just hope none of us gets the full blown version of what's going around this year.

Well I'm off to get some of the stuff done that I didn't get done yesterday because I slept all day, oh yea, I have a wonderful husband who took the day off because I was sick. :) Anway, I'll leave with my quote for this year: TROLL FREE IN 2003