Today was a bittersweet day for me. It was my last day teaching in Mallorytown. I had a blast teaching out there, the kids were awesome. They didn't start out awesome lol, but by the end they were dancing up a storm and doing such a great job. I say it was bittersweet because while I am very relieved and happy to only be teaching in Gan now, and only 2 nights a week, it's sad because I would have LOVED to keep teaching these kids how to dance even more. 8 weeks is just not enough time for me lol.
I also delivered my stamp groups goodies for this past month tonight - things are going AWESOME with that. The group is great and they really seem to be loving it. So hopefully we can do another 6 month session after the summer is over. I'm really hoping to get my stamping stuff off the ground when I'm on mat leave because I think I'll need something other than the baby to focus on.
Panda Man and I were talking about the baby tonight and there are so many Negative Nelly's out there right now, who are convinced that I will get post-partum depression very badly because they did. I hope that I don't, I know that there is a likelihood of it happening because it is quite common, but I'm also very excited about this new life that we're about to embark on. I can't wait until our family of 2 plus Bella becomes 3 plus Bella. I'm incredibly pumped to become a Mom. So to all of those Negative Nelly's I say POO ON YOU. I'm going to make the most of my mat leave and of my new little angel, I don't plan on staying at home 24/7 and freaking out about every little thing, I'm sure I will panic about numerous things, but I'm also pretty sure I'll get over it lol.
Delicious Sunday Dinner
So for the first time in a very long time, I made dinner. All by myself. And it was delicious!! It was a sour cream noodle bake with garlic bread.
It was yummy and very easy to make. We just got back from taking Bella for a walk and are now going to enjoy some apple pie! A good end to Sunday, considering the afternoon was a bust with fighting and tears, mostly based on my crazy pregger hormones lol. But all is good now!
Happy Sunday!
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It was yummy and very easy to make. We just got back from taking Bella for a walk and are now going to enjoy some apple pie! A good end to Sunday, considering the afternoon was a bust with fighting and tears, mostly based on my crazy pregger hormones lol. But all is good now!
Happy Sunday!
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MOC Weekend
So this weekend is MOC weekend at RMC... I'm not sure what MOC stands for exactly, all I know is that it meant I had to pick someone's drunk bum up at 11:30 last night and that made for a not happy pregnant lady lol. But the one perk I have learned so far out of this year's MOC weekend is that the posting back to Winnipeg is a STILL A FULL POSTING!! You have no idea how happy that makes me. We were a bit worried because there was talk of changing it to a 9 month course, with no posting and no IR. That would mean me and Baby Bear alone in Ontario for 9 months (with possibly a second Bear in the mix lol) and Panda Man in Manitoba with MY family. A little bit unfair?? I think so lol. We also found out that his MA (which is like a Career Manager but a little bit different because supposedly they can't have a CM until they graduate from RMC) has been "tracking" him and watching his progress and his grades at RMC and everything since he was enrolled in the program - creepy or cool? I'm not sure which lol.
Pregnancy is going okay. Had my last real doctor's appointment on Wednesday - after this I get to go to the hospital and see my OB. Heard Baby Bear's heartbeat - a good solid 144 - BB didn't dodge the instrument this time so we heard it right away - but then BB kicked and moved as per usual. This child does not want to be seen or heard (but has NO problem kicking me and waking me up at 3am lol). My Dad did the needle thread test to see what we're having - he's only been wrong once out of about 15 babies, but it was the last baby that he did it for that he was wrong with. I'm okay with the results. But I'm not gonna post them - it's a secret lol. As for baby names - SHEESH, how the heck do you come up with a name that's going to stay with your baby forever?? This name will shape their life. And we can not decide on anything that we both like lol. Any suggestions????
Pregnancy is going okay. Had my last real doctor's appointment on Wednesday - after this I get to go to the hospital and see my OB. Heard Baby Bear's heartbeat - a good solid 144 - BB didn't dodge the instrument this time so we heard it right away - but then BB kicked and moved as per usual. This child does not want to be seen or heard (but has NO problem kicking me and waking me up at 3am lol). My Dad did the needle thread test to see what we're having - he's only been wrong once out of about 15 babies, but it was the last baby that he did it for that he was wrong with. I'm okay with the results. But I'm not gonna post them - it's a secret lol. As for baby names - SHEESH, how the heck do you come up with a name that's going to stay with your baby forever?? This name will shape their life. And we can not decide on anything that we both like lol. Any suggestions????
Tuesday Ten
Tuesday Ten!!! I remembered lol....
1. I just recently switched to a MacBook as opposed to my old PC that kept dying and running out of room... the switch has been difficult - there are a lot of things I don't know how to do on here yet. But slowly I am learning, it's been a bit easier for me since Panda Man has been a Mac user since I met him.
2. I like music. All types. I'm not really partial to a specific genre and I don't generally hate any genre. I have 4700 songs on my iTunes. And I listen to pretty much all of them on a regular basis, well as regular as you can when you have over 11.5 days worth of music lol.
3. My craft room is slowly being transformed into our spare room and our spare room will be Baby Bear's room. My craft room is moving to the basement, where I am in the process of creating my Craft Lair. I am quite excited for this project but can't seem to get the energy to complete it lol.
4. My pregnancy obsession of the moment is KitKat Bars, popsicles, Red Delicious Apples and Eggies. Not mini eggs. Let's get that straight. I don't like mini eggs at all. But I LOVE Eggies, it's a different chocolate taste, don't tell me it's the same because it is NOT.
5. I love to bake. Cookies and cakes specifically. I haven't had much time for it lately but I really do love it. I love the smell of fresh baked goods. If Panda Man wasn't military - I would want to open up my own bakery. Unfortunately with having to move every 2-3 years, it's not the most ideal situation for opening up a business. So for now, I settle with making cakes for friends and family :)
6. I find that as my pregnancy progresses, I lose more and more patience with general life stuff. I get angered when people don't actually READ emails. Or when they tell me that they did something when they clearly didn't do it. And it frustrates me when I have to be the politically correct person and not say anything about it because I don't want to step on toes, so instead I stew about it at home by myself (like right now lol).
7. I am a member of the Catholic Women's League of Canada. I'm the secretary for our counsel on base... and I'm the youngest member... and I'm 28. I wish that more people my age would become involved. It's a great organization that helps lots of people and is very involved in the community. If you want information, let me know :)
8. I'm not a huge sports fan, but since I met Panda Man, I have become a Saskatchewan Roughriders fan. I didn't really have a choice in the matter. And Baby Bear will also become a fan - we already bought Rider gear for him/her. And my loverly sister, (check out her blog!) is making a blanket for Baby Bear. It's gonna be awesome.
9. I don't miss drinking. I haven't had any alcohol since I found out I was pregnant (well and the 3 weeks leading up to that when I thought something was wrong - I also didn't drink but that's because I thought I was sick lol). I also now don't understand the need to drink all the time, we have some friends who constantly drink and if there is no booze involved, it's not a good night. I enjoy just having a cup of tea or a glass of juice. I can still go out and have fun with friends without involving the alcohol.
10. I usually have really cold hands and feet. With my pregnancy, my feet have warmed up immensely but my hands are still always cold. Sometimes my rings fall off because my hands are SO cold. It kind of sucks.
That's all I can think of for today - hope everyone has a great Tuesday!!
1. I just recently switched to a MacBook as opposed to my old PC that kept dying and running out of room... the switch has been difficult - there are a lot of things I don't know how to do on here yet. But slowly I am learning, it's been a bit easier for me since Panda Man has been a Mac user since I met him.
2. I like music. All types. I'm not really partial to a specific genre and I don't generally hate any genre. I have 4700 songs on my iTunes. And I listen to pretty much all of them on a regular basis, well as regular as you can when you have over 11.5 days worth of music lol.
3. My craft room is slowly being transformed into our spare room and our spare room will be Baby Bear's room. My craft room is moving to the basement, where I am in the process of creating my Craft Lair. I am quite excited for this project but can't seem to get the energy to complete it lol.
4. My pregnancy obsession of the moment is KitKat Bars, popsicles, Red Delicious Apples and Eggies. Not mini eggs. Let's get that straight. I don't like mini eggs at all. But I LOVE Eggies, it's a different chocolate taste, don't tell me it's the same because it is NOT.
5. I love to bake. Cookies and cakes specifically. I haven't had much time for it lately but I really do love it. I love the smell of fresh baked goods. If Panda Man wasn't military - I would want to open up my own bakery. Unfortunately with having to move every 2-3 years, it's not the most ideal situation for opening up a business. So for now, I settle with making cakes for friends and family :)
6. I find that as my pregnancy progresses, I lose more and more patience with general life stuff. I get angered when people don't actually READ emails. Or when they tell me that they did something when they clearly didn't do it. And it frustrates me when I have to be the politically correct person and not say anything about it because I don't want to step on toes, so instead I stew about it at home by myself (like right now lol).
7. I am a member of the Catholic Women's League of Canada. I'm the secretary for our counsel on base... and I'm the youngest member... and I'm 28. I wish that more people my age would become involved. It's a great organization that helps lots of people and is very involved in the community. If you want information, let me know :)
8. I'm not a huge sports fan, but since I met Panda Man, I have become a Saskatchewan Roughriders fan. I didn't really have a choice in the matter. And Baby Bear will also become a fan - we already bought Rider gear for him/her. And my loverly sister, (check out her blog!) is making a blanket for Baby Bear. It's gonna be awesome.
9. I don't miss drinking. I haven't had any alcohol since I found out I was pregnant (well and the 3 weeks leading up to that when I thought something was wrong - I also didn't drink but that's because I thought I was sick lol). I also now don't understand the need to drink all the time, we have some friends who constantly drink and if there is no booze involved, it's not a good night. I enjoy just having a cup of tea or a glass of juice. I can still go out and have fun with friends without involving the alcohol.
10. I usually have really cold hands and feet. With my pregnancy, my feet have warmed up immensely but my hands are still always cold. Sometimes my rings fall off because my hands are SO cold. It kind of sucks.
That's all I can think of for today - hope everyone has a great Tuesday!!
Monday Madness
So Monday Madness is done for another week.... I taught ALL day today. And boy am I tired lol. Having that week off sure made today a little bit harder to get back into the swing of things with teaching, but I managed to do okay. Finished off my one nighttime teaching contract and next week on Monday I finish my other big contract.... and then, I don't know what I'm going to do with all of my spare time lol. I'm probably going to try to pick up lots of shifts at Carters and maybe at the gym. Plus my normal teaching gig at the studio... and my stamping stuff... and maybe cookie making. I've been following some pretty awesome cookie blogs and craft blogs... it makes me SUPER excited for my year of MAT leave lol.
In crazy news, only 99 days until I give birth... or until I'm "supposed" to give birth. OMG. We're down to the double digits folks, it's CRAZYYYYYY lol. I'm starting to get SUPER excited though, I just want Baby Bear to be here so I can have fun with him/her. My Dad is coming into town on Wednesday for a quick visit and he's going to do the "needle/thread" test which will supposedly tell us if Baby Bear is a boy or a girl... and my Dad has NEVER been wrong with this test, and I've seen him do it many, many times. And then in 1.5 weeks, my Mom and Panda Man's sister and his parents will arrive just in time for my crazy huge baby shower.... over 50 people have been invited! Yikes! I hope that we get some of the stuff off of our registry, because so far NO ONE has purchased anything lol.
Well it's getting late (10:12pm - I'm pregnant - I'm allowed to go to be "early" lol), so I'm off to sleep until I get woken up by kicking at about 4:45am!! Happy Monday to you all!!
In crazy news, only 99 days until I give birth... or until I'm "supposed" to give birth. OMG. We're down to the double digits folks, it's CRAZYYYYYY lol. I'm starting to get SUPER excited though, I just want Baby Bear to be here so I can have fun with him/her. My Dad is coming into town on Wednesday for a quick visit and he's going to do the "needle/thread" test which will supposedly tell us if Baby Bear is a boy or a girl... and my Dad has NEVER been wrong with this test, and I've seen him do it many, many times. And then in 1.5 weeks, my Mom and Panda Man's sister and his parents will arrive just in time for my crazy huge baby shower.... over 50 people have been invited! Yikes! I hope that we get some of the stuff off of our registry, because so far NO ONE has purchased anything lol.
Well it's getting late (10:12pm - I'm pregnant - I'm allowed to go to be "early" lol), so I'm off to sleep until I get woken up by kicking at about 4:45am!! Happy Monday to you all!!
March Break
March break is almost at an end.... and it's been wonderful. I've done a whole lot of nothing for the past week. Although now that it's Saturday, I'm realizing I have a WHOLE LOT to start to get done in the next couple of weeks and I'm not at all organized for any of it lol. Ooops. That's what I was supposed to do this week....
but today I am feeling unmotivated and just want to lie on the couch, and that's okay, because I'm working hard on creating a life inside of me, so I'm still doing something, right????
but today I am feeling unmotivated and just want to lie on the couch, and that's okay, because I'm working hard on creating a life inside of me, so I'm still doing something, right????
Almost March Break.....
As some of you may know, one of my many jobs is dance teacher. Normally I LOVE my job and the kids I teach, but lately with being preggers, it's getting much more difficult to teach (mostly the get up and down off of the floor lol). So I am BEYOND happy to state that I teach on Saturday morning and then I have AN ENTIRE WEEK OFF!!! That's right folks, it's actually an entire 8 days of NO dance teaching whatsoever. I'm not gonna lie, definitely looking forward to it lol.
As for the no TV, I'm on Day 2 and doing great. Panda Man's been awesome too, he only watches it in the mornings when I'm still in bed or in the afternoon when I'm working and he's home by himself. He's a pretty awesome feller. I've started to lay out some craft projects that need to be worked on, the most important of those being the thank-you cards for my baby shower that is happening in 3 weeks. We finally have a location for it, so everything is falling into place. I obviously don't have to do anything really to help with it, but I want to make my own thank-yous, and I also found these cute little candle things I want to do for the people that attend.... but supposedly there will be over 50 people coming.... we'll see how adventurous I get.
HAPPY THURSDAY!!
As for the no TV, I'm on Day 2 and doing great. Panda Man's been awesome too, he only watches it in the mornings when I'm still in bed or in the afternoon when I'm working and he's home by himself. He's a pretty awesome feller. I've started to lay out some craft projects that need to be worked on, the most important of those being the thank-you cards for my baby shower that is happening in 3 weeks. We finally have a location for it, so everything is falling into place. I obviously don't have to do anything really to help with it, but I want to make my own thank-yous, and I also found these cute little candle things I want to do for the people that attend.... but supposedly there will be over 50 people coming.... we'll see how adventurous I get.
HAPPY THURSDAY!!
Pregger Brain
This week has flown by already - it's as if my body knows that Spring Break is next week for teaching and I have an ENTIRE week of no dance :) So because of that, I forgot that yesterday was Tuesday, so no Tuesday Ten this week lol.
Today is Ash Wednesday - the beginning of Lent. Normally, I don't give anything up for Lent and I've been a pretty non-existent Catholic as of late. But this year, since I'm involved in the Catholic Women's League at my church and I want to take my faith a little bit more seriously, I've stepped it up a notch. And I am giving up Television for Lent. That's right folks, 40 days and nights of NO TV. I did pretty well yesterday and only watched Glee when I got home from teaching (that was my test to myself, I was at home ALL DAY and didn't turn the TV on once). I figure I have enough projects over the next 2 months, that I should be able to handle this. Poor Panda Man though, he's a little bit upset because he thought that HE had to give up TV completely too lol. I told him that if he wanted to watch TV I would go to the basement or upstairs to do something else. We'll see how far I can make it - hopefully the entire 40 days - I've made it 18 hours so far lol.
Pregger wise - I'm forgetting things left right and centre, thank goodness for dayplanners and iPhones helping me out, otherwise I'd be completely lost on a regular basis.
Are you planning to give anything up for Lent??
Today is Ash Wednesday - the beginning of Lent. Normally, I don't give anything up for Lent and I've been a pretty non-existent Catholic as of late. But this year, since I'm involved in the Catholic Women's League at my church and I want to take my faith a little bit more seriously, I've stepped it up a notch. And I am giving up Television for Lent. That's right folks, 40 days and nights of NO TV. I did pretty well yesterday and only watched Glee when I got home from teaching (that was my test to myself, I was at home ALL DAY and didn't turn the TV on once). I figure I have enough projects over the next 2 months, that I should be able to handle this. Poor Panda Man though, he's a little bit upset because he thought that HE had to give up TV completely too lol. I told him that if he wanted to watch TV I would go to the basement or upstairs to do something else. We'll see how far I can make it - hopefully the entire 40 days - I've made it 18 hours so far lol.
Pregger wise - I'm forgetting things left right and centre, thank goodness for dayplanners and iPhones helping me out, otherwise I'd be completely lost on a regular basis.
Are you planning to give anything up for Lent??
Tuesday Ten
Time for a new feature (if my pregger brain remembers it every week lol)
The Tuesday TEN - 10 fact about me that you may or may not know :)
1. I alphabetize my CD's according to genre, a little OCD I know, but it makes them easier to find. Since I moved in with Panda Man, it has slipped up a bit and every time I look at the CD's, I get stressed out.
2. We have a dog named Bella - and she is the cutest thing in the world. She thinks she's a lap dog, even though she's massive. She weighs about 60 lbs now. But I love her to pieces. We just taught her to roll over and she gives my stomach/Baby Bear kisses, super cute!
3. I am a dance teacher. As I get more pregnant, it gets harder to teach. Some of my classes I love.... some not so much lol. I wish that I had gotten to teach some of the older students this year.
4. I don't know if I'm going back to work after my mat leave. We've been discussing the pros and cons of me going back. Biggest con - the cost of daycare, my jobs would pay for daycare and nothing else, so is there really a point to going back??
5. I'm a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. AND I LOVE IT. It's a small obsession of mine, I think Panda Man secretly hates it because I buys so much stuff and right now I have NO time to scrapbook/cardmake at all. But I'm making an effort to cut back on the spending (seriously, I am) and I'm making an effort to USE all of the stuff I own right now.
6. I love Kijiji. It's the awesomest website ever. You can buy. You can sell. And it's fun lol.
7. I love American shopping. I love Target. I love the grocery stores down there. I love Super Walmart. Everyone is super excited because Target is coming to Canada.... I think they are disillusioned and that the prices aren't going to be the same and I highly doubt the products will be the same either... but that's just my opinion lol.
8. I love interior decorating. I wish that I was better at it. I wish that I could do it as a job. Unfortunately, Panda Man's sister is an interior designer so my opinion gets pushed aside alot (not intentionally) but they always want her opinion before we do things. I'd like to do things, and make mistakes and then learn from them.
9. I'm nervous about becoming a mother. A lot of people I know out here are trying to tell Panda Man and I that it's going to be SO hard and SO horrible and that we're never going to be able to do anything ever again. And that scares me. I was excited for it before and now I'm super nervous. I don't want to screw it up.
10. I love reading blogs. So if you ever read mine and you want me to read yours (if I don't already read it lol) leave a message and I'll start following you :)
The Tuesday TEN - 10 fact about me that you may or may not know :)
1. I alphabetize my CD's according to genre, a little OCD I know, but it makes them easier to find. Since I moved in with Panda Man, it has slipped up a bit and every time I look at the CD's, I get stressed out.
2. We have a dog named Bella - and she is the cutest thing in the world. She thinks she's a lap dog, even though she's massive. She weighs about 60 lbs now. But I love her to pieces. We just taught her to roll over and she gives my stomach/Baby Bear kisses, super cute!
3. I am a dance teacher. As I get more pregnant, it gets harder to teach. Some of my classes I love.... some not so much lol. I wish that I had gotten to teach some of the older students this year.
4. I don't know if I'm going back to work after my mat leave. We've been discussing the pros and cons of me going back. Biggest con - the cost of daycare, my jobs would pay for daycare and nothing else, so is there really a point to going back??
5. I'm a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. AND I LOVE IT. It's a small obsession of mine, I think Panda Man secretly hates it because I buys so much stuff and right now I have NO time to scrapbook/cardmake at all. But I'm making an effort to cut back on the spending (seriously, I am) and I'm making an effort to USE all of the stuff I own right now.
6. I love Kijiji. It's the awesomest website ever. You can buy. You can sell. And it's fun lol.
7. I love American shopping. I love Target. I love the grocery stores down there. I love Super Walmart. Everyone is super excited because Target is coming to Canada.... I think they are disillusioned and that the prices aren't going to be the same and I highly doubt the products will be the same either... but that's just my opinion lol.
8. I love interior decorating. I wish that I was better at it. I wish that I could do it as a job. Unfortunately, Panda Man's sister is an interior designer so my opinion gets pushed aside alot (not intentionally) but they always want her opinion before we do things. I'd like to do things, and make mistakes and then learn from them.
9. I'm nervous about becoming a mother. A lot of people I know out here are trying to tell Panda Man and I that it's going to be SO hard and SO horrible and that we're never going to be able to do anything ever again. And that scares me. I was excited for it before and now I'm super nervous. I don't want to screw it up.
10. I love reading blogs. So if you ever read mine and you want me to read yours (if I don't already read it lol) leave a message and I'll start following you :)
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