A SIMPLE BIRTHDAY CARD WILL MAKE A WISH COME TRUE !!!

As a rule, I don't cry easily....(NOT), but anything to do with children and tragedy will get me going. This evening I saw a news story that did just that. It struck me again how easy it easy it is to help a stranger, if only we'd try.

Shane Bernier is a 7 year old cancer patient at Lancaster hospital and he has a wish. Although he's lost all of his hair, Shane's bright smile and cheery personality have made him a hit with the staff. In spite of all he's experienced & everything he's yet to face, his wish is the kind only a sweet innocent would think of.

For his 8th birthday, Shane would like to break a record; simply to become the person who has received the most birthday cards.That's it. And it humbles me beyond belief.

My card is on the way. If you'd like to help Shane's birthday wish come true, please send him a card at:

Shane Bernier

P.O. Box 484

Lancaster ON

CANADA

KOC 1NO

If you're so inclined, tell everyone you know and ask them to do the same.

Outrider Steakhouse

January Here & Gone....

Gosh...i think Facebook is really cutting into my blogging time....

So we had another pretty quiet week around here....I did a lot of baking and cleaned my house from top to bottom...

Jacqueline came out on Friday from PEI and she is here till Tuesday, so we have been enjoying her visit...

I spent most of the weekend grocery shopping and touring around with her showing her Cold Lake and all the sights....

Jordan picked her up at the airport on Friday and he stopped in Fort Saskatchewan at Pizza Delight and grabbed us some of our favourite treats (Bacon & cheese Garlic Fingers & a Donair Pizza)....YUMMY !!!

We went out for a nice supper on saturday night at the Outrider Steakhouse....it was yummy....I am convinced they have the best drinks in Cold Lake.....

I was also suspossed to og out with the girls on Saturday night...I came home changed out of my dinner clothes and got dressed to go to the bar... I even got the blender out ot make some drinks.... then it hit me...i sat down on the edge of my bed and felt a wave of tiredness....It was pathetic, i lost my energy....It was crazy....I called the girls and gracefully bowed out...

I changed yet again in to my Pj's and crawled in to bed and watched a movie, Material Girls....it was cute.....we aslo have Jackass 2 & The Giridon Gang to still watch....

Thats pretty much it in a nutshell....i think i am gonna repeat last nights preformance and crawl into bed with another movie...

I hope everyone had a good weekend.....

What A Week...

Gosh we sure were hit last wek with a lot of things going wrong....

Charly is still adjusting ot life without Oreo, i am playing with her as much as i can and she seems to be finding a new spot to sleep between my legs in the bed each night...LOL...silly dog.

Smokey came home on Thursady night, we were sitting down to eat supper and Makenna yelled out kitty, kitty....and there he was at the patio door crying to get in...he was so dirty, he had to hit the tub right away....really just glad to have him back.

Pretty quiet weekend, not really feeling 100%, maybe I am lacking vitamin D...who knows....just really lazy and uber tired theses days...

NO MELSHA I AM NOT PREGNANT !!!

Didn't do much friday night...and spent saturday night up till 1 am on the phone with Melsh...LOL......sunday was a write off...

Today was pretty quiet around here too, i made Quiche Lorraine for supper with a cesar salad....and watched What About Brian....now i am off to bed...

Thanks for all the emails and calls about Oreo, it was really appreciated. I will really miss my little furbaby...god love her...Thanks everyone...

xoxoxo

This is for me & Lisa....LOL....US HENS !!!

MIA

Well....I don't even know where to begin with this one....so here goes.....on Tuesday Jan 16, in the afternoon we all were outside playing, somehow out cat Smokey got out too....notthat unusual as he is always getting out and running round the yard.....

I called him and called him on tuesady but he never came back, his normal procedure is to sit by the patio door in the dining room and meow till i let him in....so i kept checking and checking and checking....No Smokey....

Our neighbors do have a large reanch and the breed horses and heve lots of cats in the barns...so i thought maybe he might be over there, he has gone there before, but he never seems to be away for any length of time more than a few hours....

I drove around yesterday looking for him...........no cat....

Now today still no cat.....0.this is very uncharacteristic of him or his behaviour. He is the kind of cat that eats like a pig and needs constant affection from humans, he likes nothing more than to sit at the side of the tub while we bathe and sleeps under the blankets of our bed....with us....

So coming this afternoon it will be 2 days since i've seen him and i am extreamly worried....i am having all kinds of thoughts.....what if he got hurt ???.....what if he got in a fight???.....what if it was him that Oreo was chasing yesterday morning???......

I am left with no answers only worry..........My head is aching..............I think it's worse not knowing where he is than knowing his fate......

Treasured Friend

I lost a treasured friend today,

the little dog who used to lay

her gentle head upon my knee

and share her silent thoughts with me.

She'll come no longer to my call,

retrieve no more her favorite ball.

A voice far greater than my own

has called her to His golden throne.

And though my eyes are filled with tears,

I thank Him for the happy year

he let her spend down here with me,

and for her love and loyalty.

Author Unknown

My girlfriend Carolyn sent me this poem in an email today...

O R E O

Well we are not having a very good mornig around here....Kenny got up at like 5am like usual, put Charly & Oreo out to pee like usual.....and Charly came in and came back upstaris to bed, and thne like 10 mins later kenny came in and said that Oreo wasn't coming for him at all......

I got up started calling her, still no answer.....I said well just leave her out then and ill come back down in a few mins and she will probably be at the door looking to get in.....so i went back upstairs and got into bed....She often goes to the horse fields and roams around and never answers us when we call her but usually we can see her mind you at 5.20am its still dark....

The next thing i hear is Shannon. Shannon, it's kenny calling me............As my brother was coming in he noticed the dog up along the highway lying on the side of the road..........he didint realize it was Oreo till Kenny said we couldn't find her....sure enough we went up and it was her......she was hit by something and was already gone....

Holy cow i am rippin right now, what made her go up to the road.????

She never goes up there......who hit her.........??? Thanks for stopping,no just leave her there to die......she had her collar on and tags.....are people really that busy in their own lives.....???

I am so mad right now at her for going to the road and at the person who hit her..............for not even stopping...poor charly she is moping around, not sure what going on.....my poor little Oreo....gone to heaven to watch over us all...

Sleeping Beauty....

OMG...okay so last night was so super weird.....i was sitting here talking on the phone to Melsha and Kenny & Makenna were gone to bed....or so i thought, the next thing i hear in my little monkey at the top of the stairs whinning for me....kinda weird her and dad go to bed every night together.

So i get off the phone and go up to lie down with her....I remember looking atthe clock and it was like 9.30pm...she was not in sleep mode. I remember singing twinkle, twinkle....her constant requests for Dora....and "night mom, i you" (Translation "night mom, I love you").

I am not sure who fell asleep first .....the next thing i know it's 5am.....Yikes....I missed What About Brian. i slept in my clothes and above the covers....What is happening to me....

I woke up, got up, made Kenny lunch and i honestly felt like i was just coming out of a coma....that had to be the deepest sleep i've been in in a long time...

I stayed up till 5.45am, i called back home ot Hearts & Flowers and ordered an arrangement for Irene's wake and funeral....then i went back to slepp till 9.25am...

My whole day seemed a little off, and i am SUPER PISSED that i missed What About Brian, one of my fav shows...

Spent the whole day at home, played outside thank god the tempurature rose around here it was only -1 and it was sunny...

I'm makin supper right now and have a ham in the oven so i'd best get going....thats all from here anyways...

TTYL

Tagged

Thanks to Ms. Julie, I've been tagged! And it's a long one!

3 Things Survey

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Shannon
2. Mom
3. Honey

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Shannonandkenny
2. Shenna
3. malibu cowgirl

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. smile
2. eywbrows
3. feet

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON’T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. my weight
2. I'm too short
3. Hair, ongoing battle

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Irish
2. Irish
3. and Irish....

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. bees
2. dying young
3. the edge of high places

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. lipgloss
2. Pepsi
3. Dora The Explorer, she occupies my daugter....LOL

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. yogo pants
2. teeshirt
3. slippers

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1. Kenny Chesney
2. Nickleback
3. Carrie Underwood

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS:
1. Before He Cheats
2. keep holdin on
3. lips of an angel

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Trust
2. Love
3. Respect

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order):
1. I hate driving late at night...
2. I love chocolate...
3. I hate animals....LOL.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. build
2. hair
3. Eyes

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. shopping
2. FaceBook.....LOL
3. watching movies

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. take a nap
2. go somewhere tropical
3. win the lottery...I'd share....

THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING/YOU’VE CONSIDERED:
1. School Teacher
2. Journalist
3. Mom for life.....LOL

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Hawaii
2. Grand Caymen
3. Cruise

THREE KID’S NAMES YOU LIKE:
1. Emmerson (Girl)
2. Bright ( Boy)
3. Makenzie (Girl or Boy)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. have great-grandchildren
2. travel the world
3. mend some fences....

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:
1. I love rodeos!
2. I love trucks.
3. I like tools!

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. I love PINK !!!
2. I like anything pampering
3. I love to shop

THREE CELEB CRUSHES:
1. Kenny Chesney
2. Kenny Chesney
3. Kenny Chesney....see a pattern

THREE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE TAGGING:
1. Melsha Shea
2. Melanie Carr
3. Petra King

I'm too lazy to link - you guys know who you are!

It is with a saddened heart that i am writing this post today.

One of our neighbors back home has passed away this past weekend.

Irene was loved by all and i'll always remember how warm and friendly she was to everyone she met. Her gardens and her family were her pride and joy.

She will be missed by all who knew her.

Okay that is a terrible picture but it was just us goofing around with the camera...LOL

spent the weeekend doing not too much... Kenny was off...YEAH !!!!

I was up real late friday night on the phone with Melsha just talking about old times...LOL

We didn't do too much yesterday , it was too friggin cold out... went out for a little while but really never even got out of the car.

We had some company coming up from Edmonton to stay with us for the night, so we were kinda just hanging around waiting for them to arrive.

Curtis, Ray, Cat & Baby Ellie came in the late afternoon, Ellie is just 2 months old. What a cutie....she sure made the old biological clock tick....LOL

We all went out ot Boston Pizza for supper and then came home, had a few beers, watched Rickey Bobby, and all fell asleep...

At around 6.20am i was lying in bed beside Makenna and Kenny......YES WE CO-SLEEP !!! We couldn't pay Makenna to leave our bed...LOL

Anyways all of a sudden i woke up i heard a strange sound, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh... I looked around Kenny & Makenna were snoring soundly, Smokey (the cat)was all curled up in a deep sleep...I knew it wasn't the dogs....

Oh right, the baby...LOL

So okay you know your a mom when you recognize the cry from another child....LOL....she was hungry and her dad was up getting her a bottle.

We went out this afternoon to my brothers and did the Wal-Mart, Superstore & Sobeys thing....restocked the shelves in the Munn household...and got some goodies!

We ate supper and now i am off to watch Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters tonight...

Hopr you all had a great weekend !!!

I am slowly going crazy 1-2-3-4-5-6 switch

1. How old will you be in five years? 31....YIKES !!!!

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? Makenna....try all day & night

3. How tall are you?5'5"

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?Booking a trip home ot PEI!

5. What's the last movie you saw?We Are Marshall

6. Who was the last person you called?My mom

7. Who was the last person that called you?Carolyn!

8. What was the last text message you received?My cell phone is dead, can't check !!!

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail?Carolyn

10. Do you prefer to call or text?calling.

11. What were you doing at 12am last night?sitting in the dark, the power went out !!!

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced ?seperated

13. When is the last time you saw your mom?November 7th, 2006
14. What color are your eyes?Green?

15. What time did you wake up today?9:45am

16. What are you wearing right now?my pj's

17. What is your favorite christmas song?Jingle Bells

18. Where is your favorite place to be?Shopping !!!!!

19. Where is your least favorite place to be?Ummm at the dentist...

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?Caymen, Cabo, St Barts.....get the idea!

21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?Alberta !!!

22. Do you tan or burn?Burn then tan

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?Nothing

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?Those redneck pic up lines from lisa

25. How many TVs do you have in your house?5

26. How big is your bed?Queen, soon to be king....

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?Desktop

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?Depends. I like to change it up every once in a while.

29. What color are your sheets?Cream

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?On my bed there are 6

31. What is your favorite season?Summer

32. What do you like about fall?Colors of the leaves changing

33. What do you like about winter?Umm Snow

34. What do you like about the summer?Beach...drinking...parties ..bbq's everything!!

35. What do you like about spring?That melting snow...LOL

36. How many states have you lived in?None

37. What cities/towns have you lived in?Charlottetown, NorthWiltshire, Cold Lake

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?Umm..flip flops

39. Are you a social person?Yeppers

40. What was the last thing you ate?Boston Pizza

41. What is your favorite restaurant?LoneStar and East Side Marios

42. What is your favorite ice cream?Umm Strawberry

43. What is your favorite dessert?anykind of cheesecake....

44. What is your favorite kind of soup?Chicken noodle!

45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?strawberry

46. Do you like Chinese food?Do the outside of eggrolls count?

47. Do you like coffee?Nope.

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?Umm..not near enough

49. What do you drink in the morning?Milk.

50. Whats your favourite fruit? Strawberries

51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?Haha yeah right side everytime

52. Do you know how to play poker?NOPE

53. Do you like to cuddle?I sure do!

54. Have you ever been to Canada?Once or twice

55. Do you have an addictive personality?Umm yeah

56. Do you eat out or at home more often?Home

57. Whats your fav movie?EVER ? Great Expectations....

58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?No

59. Do you want kids?Yes 2 or 3.I already have 1

60. Do you speak any other languages?Haha Le Francais

61. Have you ever gotten stitches?Yes

62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?Nope

63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?Is that a ??? OCEAN !!!

64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seats?Window

65. Do you know how to drive stick?Nope

66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?Makenna

67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?Yep watch and rings

68. What is your favorite TV show?TOO many....

69. Can you roll your tongue?YES

70. Who is the funniest person you know?Not

71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?Kenny & Makenna

72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?Something that came with the phone?

73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?like 5 years old...

74. What red object is closest to you right now?none

75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?Haha no. I didn't think that people actually did that.

76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?Closed

77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?Um neither

78. Do you flirt a lot?Apparently

79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?swet & sour sauce

80. What is your favorite food?Nachos

81. Can you change the oil on a car?Not a chance.

82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?a few.........LOL

83. Have you ever run out of gas?Nope

84. What is your usual bedtime?midnight

85. What was the last book you read?Umm not sure

86. Do you read the newspaper?The Guardian every morning

87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?In Style, Canadian Living

89. Do you watch soap operas?Days of our lives...

90. Do you dance in the car?Sure do haha

91. What radio station did you last listen to?K-Rock

92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?Makenna

93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?Curtis's cell number

94. What is your favorite candle scent?Vanilla

95. What is your favorite board game?Monopoly

97. When was the last time you attended church?YIKES !!!

98. Who was your favorite teacher in high school?Umm Mr. Campbell

99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?Umm 1 week

100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?Makenna gave me a big kiss...

OKAY.......So I tag.....

Melsha ~ http://www.babysheaontheway.blogspot.com/

Petra ~ http://petradking.blogspot.com/

Mel ~ http://iheartscrappin.blogspot.com/

FACEBOOK !!!!

Is so addicting !!!

Try it out if you dare !!!

TV Thursday !!!

Yee-Haw....

I am so super excited tonight is the night i have been waiting for since before christmas........all my shows are back with new episodes.... actually this is almost better than christmas....LOL


Tonights Scheduled Activities...

Er ~ 5pm - 6pm

Eat supper and clean up dishes ~ 6pm - 7pm

OC ~ 7pm - 8pm

Spend quality time with DD & DH ~ 8pm - 9pm

Ugly Betty ~ 9pm - 10pm

Greys Anatomy ~ 10pm - 11pm

Men In Trees ~ 11pm - midnight

Theres my night in a nutshell.........LOL

Our Neighbor....and friend...

Family and friends were shocked to learn Wednesday of the death of well-known and loved Island businessman, Bobby Clow.

Bobby passed away Tuesday night at Moncton Hospital after suffering a stroke last week.

He ran Clow's Red and White General Store in Hampshire with his wife, Verna, for decades.

To many, Bobby Clow was the heart of the community of Hampshire.

"He was just a great guy. He made everybody's day brighter. He always had a laugh and he had a great ability to laugh at himself and that's a quality not a lot of people have, He was always a joy to be around."

My thoughts and prayers go out to Verna, Norman & JoAnne, Ronnie & Lynn, Gary & Lana, Ellie, Darcy, Mia, Gracyn, Abigail & Alex.

You are in our hearts.

xoxoxo

Blizzard warning in effect.

Today

Increasing cloudiness. Snow beginning late this afternoon. Wind east 20 km/h. High minus 12. Wind chill minus 27.

Tonight

Snow. Blizzard developing this evening. Snowfall amount 10 to 15 cm. Blowing snow early this evening. Wind east 20 km/h increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this evening. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 30.

Wednesday

Blizzard ending late in the day then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Snowfall amount 5 cm. Wind northeast 50 km/h gusting to 70 becoming northwest 40 gusting to 60 in the morning. Temperature steady near minus 19. Wind chill minus 33.

FLU !!!

We are siiiiiiiick !!!

Icky....

Peek A Boo ...

I was siting in the living room yesterday and i kept hearing this noise like something unrolling... as if that is a sound but thats what it seemed like.


Now darling daughter is in this new stage where she never answers when you call her... I knew she was in the Den which is where the majority of her toys are and it is where she watches TV and plays...


I wasn't really paying close attention to her i'll admit that fact....I was browsing around sheknows and W2W.... reading all the posts....i am such a lurker on those sites....


Anyways i finally go look to see what the problem was and those pictures are what i find... thank you Rubbermaid for that great new wrapping paper container... I had put it in the spare room and i guess idle wild down there got into it...


I couldnt get mad, i just laughed and grabbed my camera.... we then turned it into a runway and she struted her stuff... my Dh came home and was like do you know that that roll of your favourite cat and dog paper is all over the place.... mind you this is like 4 hours later...

I was like yes honey thanks for the tip.

I love this... Brad & Vinny doing commercials now !!!

Way to go Richey !!!

Happy New Years Day !!!

Well we spent new years eve going out for dinner at The Outrider Steakhouse. We had a yummy delcious dinner and a few nice creamy strawberry drinks.

We were home by 9pm and kenny & Makenna were in bed by 9.30pm. I stayed up till 12.30am watching Erin Brochovich. I love the movie....

My husband and brother spent most of the weekeknd laying hardwood flooring in my brothers basement...

On New Years Day, Kenny had to go out ot the rig to start the light plant (Whatever that is), so Makenna and i decided to load up and go along out to Wolf Lake too. It was nice being able to see where he spends many of his hours in the day....

We had a quiet night and Kenny went back to work on Tuesday. I had to go out and pay some bills and run a few errends.

I spent most of the week at home just cleaning and hanging out....

As well Makenna has the flu and is only now starting to come around. She woke u wednesday night trrowing up, then when that was over the dirreah followed. she finally ate some dry toast this morning. So thats a plus.

I was susposed to be off to a scrapping party tonight with Nola but it has been cancelled, not sure why... so instead Sharon, Erin & I are going to the late show to see WE ARE MARSHALL !!!

I have been waiting for it to come to go see it....

Thats all thats new here !!!