New Refrigerator (80/365)

Well, the good news is, I found a fridge. Our last fridge was second-hand and it lasted about 7 years or so. This one, I spent considerably less on. It'll do... as long as it's functional, it already has one up on the old fridge!

We spent the better part of the day finding this one, making a few phone calls, seeing it, organizing delivery, cleaning out the old one, relocating food to the basement freezer or little bar fridge, moving the old fridge out (taking off the doors as required by law), bringing in this one, cleaning it out, doing some carpentry work to accommodate it, changing the door to open on the left side and then moving necessary food back into it.

After all that was done, we were all too tuckered out to prepare a meal... though I had been looking forward to Mom's roast. Wow, she cooks a mean roast beef. Yummy! But it was too much. She cooked the roast (it was thawed!) but we ended up ordering pizza. Not the same, but it'll do in a pinch.

At some point during the insanity of the day, we look into the living room, and there's Petite, being good and quiet and amusing herself while the four of us adults were terribly busy. My God. But how could she have been any more angelic? Seriously. She deserved a treat. Daddy took her and Auntie B out for ice cream and brought some back for me and Mom.




*Apologies for the tardiness; my family was visiting and things were rather busy. I took these photos during their visit here, however, I'm only finding time to upload them now... a week late.

Sleepy Girl (79/365)

I was busy with a few things at home, namely trying to find a new refrigerator FAST because ours decided to give up the ghost. Things were thawing and I had to get a move on.

Obviously I didn't put Petite to bed in a timely fashion. So she decided to put herself to bed on the living room floor instead. She dragged out pillows and blankets and made herself comfortable while she waited patiently for me. Bless her sleepy little soul.

*Apologies for the tardiness; my family was visiting and things were rather busy. I took these photos during their visit here, however, I'm only finding time to upload them now... a week late.

Bubbles! (78/365)

Out on our front drive, blowing bubbles with Auntie B. And loving it!

Later that night, at dinner, Mom, Aunt B and I were enjoying a cup of tea. Petite got up from the table and went to the kitchen. I asked, "Where are you going?" She replied, "To get a cup. Tea." Upon returning with her cup and a book, she plopped herself down in the chair, set her book down and took out a cookie to have with her tea. Too funny! Oh my girl, you have the sweetest demeanour ever!

*Apologies for the tardiness; my family was visiting and things were rather busy. I took these photos during their visit here, however, I'm only finding time to upload them now... a week late.

Bike! (77/365)

We bought Petite her first bike! Hubby put it together and we set it up for her to find when she woke up this morning. It's a glider style; no pedals, so kids can learn to run and balance on them first. When that's done, she'll be ready for a 'real' bike. We'll see how this works out.

Ready to ride! Go get 'em baby girl!

*Apologies for the tardiness; my family was visiting and things were rather busy. I took these photos during their visit here, however, I'm only finding time to upload them now... a week late.

Sandwich (76/365)

Petite was horsing around with my mom and my aunt. She decided to drag their pillows off the beds and come play "sandwich" in the kitchen, on the floor...

We played along. And then I gave Mom and my aunt new pillowcases.

*Apologies for the tardiness; my family was visiting and things were rather busy. I took these photos during their visit here, however, I'm only finding time to upload them now... a week late.

New 'Baby' (75/365)

My desktop died a few weeks ago. It was a quick death; we tried to reboot it to reconnect the network after moving a few things around and it decided that it wasn't healthy enough to boot up. Luckily the hard drive was safe and sound so hubby immediately started uploading photos to an online storage spot just in case. (Gotta love Cloud Computing.)

Anyway, after a bit of searching, I bought this new laptop. Honestly, my desktop was at my desk in the basement. I spent many nights there before Petite arrived, gaming with my friends (both RL and IG). Now that Petite is the focus of my life, I rarely get to log in anymore, and that's okay. But now and then when I have time, I like to log in. Yet with the desktop in the basement, I never got downstairs for any length of time. (We own a bungalow with a finished basement.)

In any case, now that I have a good laptop upstairs, I can hopefully log in now and then. The laptop ought to be able to run my game (EQII) without too much trouble. I'm crossing my fingers!

Yee Haw! (74/365)

Upon spying my hat from Australia displayed in my global knick-knacks shelving unit, she decided she wanted to try on the hat. She did so, and with loud a "Yee Haw!" she went out to the living room to find her horsey to complete the look.

Cute huh?

Snuggly Girl (73/365)

Early morning, on our way to the caregiver's house, she wanted all the blankets on her. No clue why, but I obliged her.

As she grows older, she is becoming more cuddly, but she's still not content to snuggle and cuddle for any length of time. So when she does get like this, I grab every moment to indulge and enjoy it to the fullest.

Fussiness (72/365)

The time change on Saturday night hasn't been felt until tonight... when Petite really didn't want to go to bed at all. She tossed and turned. She resorted to the tried and true tricks: need to pee, scared, thirsty, read a book, where's my flashlight, all those and more.

It was about 9:45 by the time she finally settled down. I foresee a tough morning tomorrow. Wish me luck.

In this photo, you can see some of the numerous toys and things she insists she surround herself with before going to bed. I think there are items in that bed from every single special person in her life. She cherishes them all.

P.S. I apologize for the colour; it was semi dark in her room and this was taken with my iPhone.

Cinderella (71/365)

Hubby was home tonight and the three of us sat and watched the original 1950 version of Cinderella.

By the time "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" came on, Petite was bouncing along in time with the music, astride the arm of the sofa.

When she saw Cinderella and the Prince kiss at the end of the film, she declared, "Awwww, that's sooo nice."

Weather Forecast (70/365)

This... now THIS makes me a happy girl.

It'll make my mom and aunt happy too; they arrive on Wednesday morning. They just got 30 cms of snow dumped on them this past week and coming from that to temps in the mid-teens will be a lovely change of pace for them!

Just seeing this on the news at supper hour made me gasp and gave me goosebumps. Bring on SUMMER!!!

Artwork (69/365)

I got a call today from Petite's caregiver; she was running a temp of 100.5 and was generally out of sorts. I made arrangements at the office to leave early to pick her up. At home, she was generally snuggly and tired, but she did want to make something for me. She started in with the Play-doh.

She came to me pronouncing "'prise" (aka "surprise") and handed me this. I held it gently, flat in my palm and dutifully ooohed and ahhed over it. I went to touch it and she covered it with her hand, saying "No Mommy, no touch. Not til Halloween." And then she took it back.

Funny girl.

It looks a bit like a hydrangea to me. I love those flowers, don't you?

Now if I could get her temp to break, that would be smashing.

The Dentist (68/365)

Petite did a great job for her first trip to the dentist today. She had her teeth cleaned and the dentist pronounced "No cavities!"

He also pronounced, "You look so much like your mother!" She immediately replied, "No I'm not." It made me giggle.

When she was done, she got a new toothbrush, a little tube of kids toothpaste, a little colouring book and she got to pick a toy from the treasure chest. She chose a rainbow bracelet and put it on. I also told her that for being such a good girl, we could go buy a new book (she loves her books). She looked up at me, turned to the receptionist and then back to me, and somewhat perplexed, she asked, "It's my birthday?" I told her no, but for being such a good girl on her first trip to the dentist, we were all very proud of her and she deserved a little treat.

Warmer Weather (67/365)

Showing off her new splash suit while playing with one of her daycare friends. (Petite is two and a half, while A, her friend, is about 15 months in this photo.)

We hit a record high of 12 degrees here today; I love the sound of snow and ice cracking as it melts! Bring on spring!

Budding Artist (66/365)

She was practising her colours and decided to make me a picture.

La Luna (65/365)

On a cold winter's evening, the clear sky is broken only by the beautiful round moon high above the tree tops.

It was gorgeous. Both Petite and I stopped to admire it for a moment. And then we scampered indoors; for March 5, it's bitter cold with a wind chill in the -20s today! Brrr!

On a personal note, today is my father's 71st birthday; Happy Birthday Dad! We love you!

Silly Girl (64/365)

She decided her doll skirt can function as a hat.

And pronounced herself a "silly girl" for using it that way.

Whatever floats her boat!

Open House at the Stables (63/365)

Petite and I, along with our friends K & K, went to visit the stables today. I work for the national police force (the RCMP) and the Mounties always open up the stables a couple of times a year for the public to visit. It's free, but they do collect for the food bank. We got the e-mail a few weeks ago, so I immediately planned to take Petite this year. We had fun for a few hours this morning.

Sorry the pic is a bit blurry; there was a huge smudge on the lens!

Bathtime (62/365)

Migraine (61/365)

I spent the day vacillating between tears and squinting.

Not fun.