As I type aka on my I phone

Cause my laptop bit the dust hours after I submitted my last nursing school paper which is well over 1.5 years ago:)

I'm eating copious amounts of banana peppers on my gluten free pizza. Watching pvr tv shows while the boys are upstairs and the girls are with their grandma. I cleaned and cooked and organized the hutch for Easter :) my puppy is snuggled up with me and I'm content. Eat pray love made me want to jet set to Rome and Bali to find myself instead ill relax and check out my scar in my foot that seems to be getting bigger lol

Our Alberta road trip took a stand still due to financial and children appointments. So instead were going to hit Vancouver for some art museum and science world visits and of course a hotel with a pool!

Since not working nights I have stepped back into the human realm I feel great! I'm blessed my career gives and has so many options to do my job! I love the crisis team and that's where I am right now. Don't get me wrong the stuff we encounter is stuff u just don't think actually happens to people and sometimes it's hard to leave it at the office.

Ill be buying a wood pyramid to fill with plants and love :) ill be kissing my kids and fighting with them at bedtime and that's where I am right now.

Ill also be buying button shoes and bamboo bracelets cause they are just too awesome to pass up. I love my kids I love my job and I'm happy ... Most of the time I try to figure out things and answer the "why" . I know deep down the answers won't come and what happened happened and the reality of accepting and taking steps forward is hard. It's hard because I see so much wrong with our system of justice and it saddens me...

One day ill take on the government and the justice system..

Oblivious energizer bunny and such

Often times just keep going well most times it's the way to go. I've found that if I'm oblivious to the difficulties that come with four young kids on my I get through it with a smile. When I focus on the how what when where why who I become overwhelmed and pity sets in. I was asked yesterday at work how I did it with four kids under the age of 3 on my own and there's lots of reasons; people dropping off paper plates, myself preparing months of frozen dinners while ready to pop! Amazing friends, family, and an oblivious attitude that to some it was not doable! I think telling someone there choices are awful and not achievable is detrimental and painful. Not something I ever want to say or do. I'm happy I ignored 99% of people and their options and direction " they felt I should take" I'm happy that I went to nursing school when once again the insults came in, if its insulting to educate yourself to provide a better life for your children then he'll yes I'm insulting.

I would not have had the courage to call my birth dad who is a now permanent fixture and I'm over the moon.

I wouldn't have watched my coworker get locked in a cop car lol cause there's no handles!!! Lol awesome day

I would be able to take my kids on day trip to explore and meet birds

Rylie would not have seen Justin Bieber In Vancouver

Birthday trips to Coombs and writing our names in the sand with our new puppy would not be possible on the less than human wage I made as a hairdresser. And of course the lovely covering her face :) wouldn't have met her had I not gone to school.

There's also the pride and accomplishment for me and really grasping the importance of education. No matter your marital status it if you have kids...

Oh so happy

Tonight I'm grateful it's 1957 and I'm cleaning not just starting a night shift. I'm grateful 2 out of 4 gulped down supper. I'm happy with three night shifts and one work dinner at the pub i feel human! I suppose I would not have such an appreciation for day shifts had I not worked the nights. I miss my night shift nurse pals lots :) they know way too much about me!! Lol like how I snore on the keyboard or get hot blanket face burns from crashing on the ... Wait for it keyboard:) oh and I become highly inappropriate at 0230 :) I learned to love Pinterest and popcorn :) and I have never laughed so much while the rest of the world slept. I'm happy right now and I'm happy I'm happy :) life sometimes draws things objects people and opportunities towards us and my solar system is looking grand ... On the subject of solar systems I may or may not have gone overboard with Ty's ideas :) as I type this Louis is licking
poor duckies ear wound and the kids are snuggled up watching a movie... It's a great night! And the last two pics are my kids moments when I started nursing school it seems like an eternity and such a journey ... So happy

Schucklenuts and buttercups

I have no clue what the first word in my title means :) it's just another concoction I whipped up for my own enjoyment! Maybe watching fraggle rock made me do it.
So happy Becky and Ryan came to visit! Here's a story for u... My dad and Becky's dad went to vet school together 30 years ago our mums were friends. Her parents gave my parents our first cat tickey... Becky's mum held me when I was born at my baby shower... Fast forward 26 years later... Becky's a receptionist at a hair salon I'm a hairdresser we meet hit it off become besties instantly and realize the connection!!! Her parents live two blocks from me and we've technically known each other since the womb!
Now she's married to Ryan ( I introduced them yes I am awesome ;) ) and they are dear buds!!!

5 years and counting!

Our day started off uber planned so naturally the cats wound abscessed and required immediate veterinarian aid! Naturally! Oh but the 400 something bucks was not natural at all.... So breakfast, presents, then balloon pick up, cat to vet, cat to surgery, home for lunch, bowling, pick up drugged cat with a cone head, dinner at Boston pizza with my parents. During dinner we were graced with a magician who the kids loved a huge group of guys (18 of them) joined in singing happy birthday with the servers ! Kids loved it! Then home for cupcake candle blowout! Give cat antibiotics and crash! Due to the whole 1 parent four kids we don't go on holidays really so I try to make the Bdays extra saucy ;)

I was going to reminisce but alas I'm in a cynical snarky pants mood tossed with some pessimism. So instead it was a great day which was in contrast to the extra stress I have no control over that hit me like a tsunami over the past two weeks!!!

Today we hit Hemer park with my pal Noreen:) she claims she rescued me from the lake when I jumped in lol this did not happen :)

Tomorrow is BC family day and were off to Cathedral Grove up island to see some huge trees :)

Toodiloo

5 years!!!

When we wake up tomorrow it will have been 5 years since Ty Rylie and myself welcomed Oliver and Olivia into our lives.... I get pretty emotional about that timeframe of my life... Will post out adventures tomorrow :)

Puppy love

I wrote a post and it went poof! Ugh so we got a puppy but if you see me on FB and Instagram you would have already been bombarded with pics :) he's a sweety we love him he came from an First Nations reserve and had some issues those have all been dealt with by the vet and he's doing great! I didn't like dogs until I met my dads and now my own :) cats and kids love him . I gave him a trim :) hairdresser in me couldn't resist. Our holiday is approaching 1 puppy 1 mum 4 kids two weeks and lots of adventures!!! My right of passage if u will! Works going great some changes that I'm excited about are happening, will post soon about that. Boys have been hit with the fever bug I'm thankful to my mum for caring for their hot bodies while I've been working. Lots happening and one day at a time cause anything more overwhelms me. Kids dentist appointments will cost me zilch nada nothing!!!! Yay for the benefits of going through nursing school. Adios oh so valentines day is approaching and I loathe valentines day! It's always made me sad rather I become sad on that 14th day of the second month of the year...