Lately ... when Karter sees a really pretty girl on tv or in a magazine - he points and says "Mommy". I have to smile and embrase the compliment that my son thinks I look like a supermodel.
Last night Mark and I were bathing Karter and he asked Daddy to come in the tub. Karter is getting really good at saying "please" is the sweetest voice - how can you not give in. And - we bath him in our jacuzzi tub so there is lots of room for Daddy. So Mark jumps in and Karter points - Daddy BIG. I will leave to your imagination what Karter was pointing too ... Lol.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Karters Fort
Mark took advantage of all the snow in our front yard and built a snow fort for Karter. This is one of the many reasons I love my husband. He had one day off work and instead of catching some zzz's when Karter went down for a nap he built him this fort.
Look at how high the snow is compared to Karter in the picture below!!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Daycare Update
I have contacted numerous daycares the last few days with NO luck. I received the same story over and over again, which was "Oh, another day care has closed. This is the third one I have heard closing in Arbor Creek in the last couple weeks. Sorry - we have just filled our last spot".
The only lead so far is the interview on Monday night where they are interviewing Karter to see if he will be a good fit. There is a spot open for a two year old and a three year old and apparently they are interviewing a lot of families. Of course it is at 7pm - right before bed so I am sure he will be super happy. I can see it now - first he will see some trucks and start calling out "F*ck, F*ck, F*ck", then he will proceed to tell the daycare lady how he bought condoms for his grandma for her birthday, and it will end with his drama queen attitude when we dress him to go outside.
But whatever, Karter will be Karter and if they find he will not fit in there then so be it. Eventually we will find someone great and they will see how great Karter is. In my eyes, anyone would be lucky to take care of my son.
Rumor Has It
SO wrong...
A couple months ago I had a message on my phone from our cleaning lady's boss stating that we were getting a new cleaning lady. Whatev ... but I must admit it was kind of awkward when I opened the door and it ended up being a cousin of Marks - it was even more awkward that I did not remember her. Lol. Sometimes I have my head stuck up my A*s. Anyway, it did not seem to bother her that she was cleaning our house and Mark was cool with it.
Fast forward to this Monday - cleaning day. I get home from work and Mark's cousin had left us a note - that read:
Just wanted to say Congratulations. I seen the picture on the fridge of the newest member of the family and that is so exciting Karter is going to be a big brother!!
Lol. The picture is of an ultrasound of Karter.
I did call Mark's mom to be prepared for potential phone calls congratulating the grandparents to be.
I guess it is time to take the picture off the fridge and put to rest any future rumors from occuring.
A couple months ago I had a message on my phone from our cleaning lady's boss stating that we were getting a new cleaning lady. Whatev ... but I must admit it was kind of awkward when I opened the door and it ended up being a cousin of Marks - it was even more awkward that I did not remember her. Lol. Sometimes I have my head stuck up my A*s. Anyway, it did not seem to bother her that she was cleaning our house and Mark was cool with it.
Fast forward to this Monday - cleaning day. I get home from work and Mark's cousin had left us a note - that read:
Just wanted to say Congratulations. I seen the picture on the fridge of the newest member of the family and that is so exciting Karter is going to be a big brother!!
Lol. The picture is of an ultrasound of Karter.
I did call Mark's mom to be prepared for potential phone calls congratulating the grandparents to be.
I guess it is time to take the picture off the fridge and put to rest any future rumors from occuring.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
More Change
When I picked up Karter from daycare yesterday our daycare provider informed me that she is closing. It felt like someone kicked me in the stomach.
My first reaction was that I totally understood why she is closing, but then the tears started coming as I thought about how much Karter loves her and all his little friends at daycare. Mark, Karter and myself have all grown close to her and her girls. I am truly sad.
Then when I got in the car panic mode kicked in - Oh crap - I only have ONE month to get Karter into another daycare.
I had a difficult time before finding a great dayhome for K. And - from the sounds of it another difficult time may be in store.
For some reason I held on to the Arbor Creek newsletter when it was delivered a couple months ago. The newsletter has a listing of daycare providers in our area. Anyway - I started calling a couple places today and they are booked for the next couple years. Lol. The one lady did say she could get K in until June. Not sure if I want a quick fix for him though - getting use to her and then boom he has to go somewhere else - not fair. We do have the option of my mom coming up to watch K during the week until we find someone. I also mentioned to Mark that he should not go to school and to open a daddy daycare - he didn't bite!!
I do have an iterview on Monday night - and by interview I mean K and I are getting Interviewed to see if he is a good fit. Lol. The rate is a bit high - if he goes 5 days a week it is $800/month until he is potty trained - then it is $700/month. But - I am a firm believer that you pay for what you get. Her numbers are low and it seems like she has a really good program for the kids.
I am still looking and will call more daycares tonight.
If anyone knows of a daycare taking kids in the Arbor Creek/Erindale/Willowgrove area please let me know!!
My first reaction was that I totally understood why she is closing, but then the tears started coming as I thought about how much Karter loves her and all his little friends at daycare. Mark, Karter and myself have all grown close to her and her girls. I am truly sad.
Then when I got in the car panic mode kicked in - Oh crap - I only have ONE month to get Karter into another daycare.
I had a difficult time before finding a great dayhome for K. And - from the sounds of it another difficult time may be in store.
For some reason I held on to the Arbor Creek newsletter when it was delivered a couple months ago. The newsletter has a listing of daycare providers in our area. Anyway - I started calling a couple places today and they are booked for the next couple years. Lol. The one lady did say she could get K in until June. Not sure if I want a quick fix for him though - getting use to her and then boom he has to go somewhere else - not fair. We do have the option of my mom coming up to watch K during the week until we find someone. I also mentioned to Mark that he should not go to school and to open a daddy daycare - he didn't bite!!
I do have an iterview on Monday night - and by interview I mean K and I are getting Interviewed to see if he is a good fit. Lol. The rate is a bit high - if he goes 5 days a week it is $800/month until he is potty trained - then it is $700/month. But - I am a firm believer that you pay for what you get. Her numbers are low and it seems like she has a really good program for the kids.
I am still looking and will call more daycares tonight.
If anyone knows of a daycare taking kids in the Arbor Creek/Erindale/Willowgrove area please let me know!!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Grandma's Birthday Present
Buying for parents is hard mainly bc they have everything. Saturday was Mark's mom Wendy's birthday. I was racking my brain trying to decide what to get her, then they booked their trip to Cuba. Perfect ~ money in a card specifying it to be used on her trip to get a fabulous massage.
Karter and I headed to Shoppers to pick up a card - and I thought I would get her a couple travel size items for their trip to go along with the theme. To keep Karter entertained I explained to him that we needed to pick out some stuff for Grandma for her birthday and how it should be used on their trip to Cuba. "Yeah" he screamed and was totally into it. Karter goes and picks out one thing and puts it in the basket. I wasn't really sure what it was and picked it up to have a closer look. Man - they package condoms nicely these days. FYI - I made Karter pick out something else.
Karter and I headed to Shoppers to pick up a card - and I thought I would get her a couple travel size items for their trip to go along with the theme. To keep Karter entertained I explained to him that we needed to pick out some stuff for Grandma for her birthday and how it should be used on their trip to Cuba. "Yeah" he screamed and was totally into it. Karter goes and picks out one thing and puts it in the basket. I wasn't really sure what it was and picked it up to have a closer look. Man - they package condoms nicely these days. FYI - I made Karter pick out something else.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Change
For quite some time now we have been trying to make a decision - we knew our family situation has not been working - but did not know what to do about it. Mark works away from home - 2 weeks away and 1 week off. I work 5 days a week and every third month is quarter end where I put in an additional 40-80 hours on top of my regular time. This is quite difficult when Mark is away due to Karter. Thank goodness for Marks parents who at a drop of a hat will pick up Karter from Daycare so I can tend to quarter ends. Besides our busy work schedules - it breaks our hearts everytime Mark leaves. I think there has been only a couple times where his goodbyes do not end in tears. I absolutely dread the first day Mark leaves and I pick up Karter from daycare. It breaks my heart bc I know when we open the door the first thing Karter will say is Daddy - and start looking around the house for him. On the way home I coach him that Daddy is gone to work and he will not be home when we get there. But - it never works, he still does his look around.
So what do you do - Mark really likes his job and gets paid quite well. We threw out us moving to Lloyd but we decided it is not the quality of life we could have if we stayed in Saskatoon. So - we have finally come up with a game plan and Mark will be going to school starting April/May this year for a Home Inspector certificate. It is scary for Mark - leaving a well paid job to making nothing for the next year. I of course worry about finances but we have saved and my wage covers all the bills with some extra - and there is other sources of income to fall back on like our stock and stock options. And it really will not hurt me to clip a coupon every now and then. But in the end - nothing can put a price tag on education and seeing the smile on our little boy waking up to both of his parents every morning.
So what do you do - Mark really likes his job and gets paid quite well. We threw out us moving to Lloyd but we decided it is not the quality of life we could have if we stayed in Saskatoon. So - we have finally come up with a game plan and Mark will be going to school starting April/May this year for a Home Inspector certificate. It is scary for Mark - leaving a well paid job to making nothing for the next year. I of course worry about finances but we have saved and my wage covers all the bills with some extra - and there is other sources of income to fall back on like our stock and stock options. And it really will not hurt me to clip a coupon every now and then. But in the end - nothing can put a price tag on education and seeing the smile on our little boy waking up to both of his parents every morning.
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