On Tuesday night, Canada Day, the two neighbours across the street pooled some money together and bought a boxload of firecrackers for a mini show at night. It was Sam’s first fireworks display.  We live on a great street. There’s about 4 families with two to four kids each and they all gathered on our driveway to sit and watch.  It was bittersweet seeing how much fun everyone had.  Samantha loved every moment and she loved watching it with all her friends.  Knowing that next year we won’t be here any longer brings a lump in my throat.  What will our new street be like?  Will there be great families?  Today I met a friend of mine and her daughter that used to live on our street and we both agreed that our street is wonderful.  She even said her new street really sucks. 

It’s going to be tough leaving here in September.

Today feels like Sunday.  Taking out the garbage tonite we almost felt like we had to put it out at the curb for pickup tomorrow.  But no it’s already the middle of the week!  This week I only go to work for Wednesday & Thursday then I’m off again.  Next week Samantha goes to my mom on Sunday night until Thursday afternoon while Joe & I are at work.  The same for the week after.  Then I’m home for the last 2 weeks of July.  We’ll figure out the childcare situation for August shortly.  Next thing you know it’ll be September.  There I’ve just wished away the entire summer.  With the crazy weather we’ve been having for the last several weeks it hasn’t felt like summer at all.  Cold and rainy, crazy tornado weather, hail the size of golfballs, and the loudest thunder I’ve heard in a long time!  Just today we had a day worthy to call summer. 

It was a slow day today.  Samantha woke up at 9am.  Should be interesting tomorrow trying to get her up at 7 and back into the swing of things.  We drove to my inlaws where Samantha hung out there for a bit while Joe & I went to the new house to sneak in and do some electrical wiring of our own for future potlights.  The price the builder wants to charge for each one is insane.  The house is coming along right on schedule.  Each time I come home now I look at every room and think about all the packing I have to do.  So far I’ve done 5 boxes.  I estimate we have another 100 to go. 

After that we went back to pick Sam up, had a quick lunch, then came home.  Samantha had a late nap.  Hopefully she’ll go to sleep early enough for her to get up tomorrow without complaining!  Right now she’s running in and out of the house, she’s learned to unlock the door and open it.  Thankfully she know’s enough not to go down the front steps.  Joe’s outside with the neighbours.  We were hoping to go to Canada’s Wonderland to see the fireworks but we both got lazy and we knew the crowds coming out of the park would be insane so we’re staying in.  I’m sure someone around the neighbourhood will be shooting off fireworks at some crazy hour like 11:30pm like last night!!!

Anyway I’m off to corral Sam into her pjs and start the night time routine. 

Happy Canada’s Night!

 

I can’t even come up with titles anymore.  I am sorely lacking in imagination.

It’s day 3 of a long weekend here in Ontario.  Tomorrow being Canada Day and my official day off work I took today off as well.  I decided to try and potty train Sam this weekend.  Started on Friday, no diapers during the day; only at night and nap time.  I figured this would be a good time to start as I would be home for 5 days with her.  Most of my friends that have kids say it took about 5 days to get their kids done with diapers.  Why would I think that it would be that easy for me.  She’ll be 3 in August but that just goes to show you that age is not an indication of being ready.  Before I started Operation Pee in the Toilet, she had done it a few times in the morning and was truly excited about it.   So come Friday morning she woke up, was all excited about wearing underwear and we went about our day.  Let’s just say that she is one smart stubborn cookie.  When she discovered that wearing underwear meant that she actually had to  go pee in the toilet when Mommy asks her to she became the master of holding it in.  Until she could hold it no longer and a river would come pouring out.  Yes Samantha decided that since Mommy now wants her to use the toilet, no matter how many treats she’ll get, she will not use the toilet anymore.  Today we went out to the park in the morning, had lunch and got home by 1pm.  From 9am to 1pm she would not use any toilet.  When we got home I convinced her to go try, we sat, I read her a book, nothing.  She then told me she doesn’t want to use the toilet but wants her diaper back.  So I didn’t argue, we’re back to diapers again.  I don’t know if going back was the right thing but I don’t want to force her to use the toilet if she doesnt’ want to.  Seriously I know this shouldn’t be hard but it stresses me out to no end.  I can’t tell really if she’s just being stubborn and I should just keep going or if I do force her to use the toilet when she’s not ready will just hurt things for the future??  See I told you I make things more complicated than they should be.

Lately whenever I have free time it seems I can’t focus long enough to do one task.  I flitter between deciding to respond to emails, tidy up, pack a few things, read a magazine, watch TV and on and on and on.  I don’t know what gives.  Even at work lately it seems i get nothing done between the phone calls and coffee breaks with friends to just trying to organize my desk.  It’s crazy.

This past Father’s Day weekend was at best good & bad.  We were “Samantha free” on Friday night and Saturday during the day but we didnt’ take advantage of it to do something as a couple as there were countless bickerings between us.  Nothing serious it was just one of those things were both of us were cranky and we kept saying the wrong things.  Joe has gone away, again, to Ottawa for work for 4 days.  So I’m at home contemplating the solitude and enjoying it, although surprise surprise missing the bugger. 

Sunday we spent the morning and lunch time down at the lakeshore biking and hanging out at the playground.  We bought Sam this bike seat, called “Wee Ride” that is really great and lets us enjoy bike reading again.  We bought it at Toys R Us and she really loves it.  We plop her in, put her helmet on and away we go.  She gets a kick out of it and we get excercise.  Although that didn’t stop us from dropping in on this restaurant again for lunch.  This time I had the caprese salad; tomatoes, buffalo mozzerella cheese and arugula drizzled with the best balsalmic glaze I have ever tasted.  My mouth is drooling right now remembering it.  One day I’ll have to check this place out at night when I can really focus on what I’m eating and not on where Samantha is running off too!

 

Today, my day off, Sam & I went to Square One in Mississauga for a quick haircut and then we hit our first Farmer’s Market of the season.  Can you say juicy cherries!  These cherries were so sweet.  We polished off about 15 of them as we wandered through the market! 

The past weekend I also planted my veggie garden.  This year I’m trying some cucumbers, boston lettuce and strawberries as well as last year’s successful crop of tomatoes, sweet & hot peppers, parsley, basil and leaf lettuce.  They are growing at a fast rate already!