Friday, September 30, 2016

This Week...

To sum up this week, it was a good one!


- I felt a little excited and proud when I announced that our little school of 75 kids was chosen as one of 150 recipients to receive 1,000 red and white tulips to be planted for Canada's 150th birthday...this is important to me because:
                1. it will beautify the school
                   2. it will beautify our town
                   3. we are the only ones in the area
                   4. we get to invite important people to attend
                   5. we will be known on media


- I finally figured out how to watch This Is Us on CTV Go App




- We had meals prepared ahead of time all week


- My neighbour introduced me to putting everything in the crockpot wrapped in foil...no liquid and it makes me wanna cook in the crockpot every day.  I take a pork tenderloin lets say, I lay it on a big piece of foil, put olive oil, cut onions, spices and then I wrap it up, place in crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours.  When we get home, meat is super tender and juicy and really, no mess to clean up.  Who knew!


- We received Girl Guide cookies and luckily a lot of people like the mint (we do not) and we are selling them fast.


- I have been organizing a family photo shoot for this Sunday as a fundraiser for our school...at the beginning of this week, I thought of cancelling it, but we ended up with 11 families


- I get paid


- I searched Halloween costume ideas...


- I have been having horrible sleeps every second night


- I had a PB and Jam sandwich every day

- our power went out (and realized that because I am a Scentsy obsessor, I do not have candles at home...and well, Scentsy don't work in a power outage)


- killed two spiders, one on my car window and one on my bedroom wall


- bought my first Christmas gift


Happy Weekend Folks!



Thursday, September 29, 2016

5 Things Thursday

5 Favorite Songs: Duet Style
 
 
 
(1) Kenny Chesney and Pink - Settin' the World on Fire
 
(2) Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - Islands in the Stream
 
(3) Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss - Whiskey Lullabye
 
(4) Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn - Hello Darlin'
 
(5) John Travolta and Olivia Newton John - You're The One That I Want

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

What I'm Loving Wednesday

- that I got a pay raise at work and on the pay raise scale, I got the max...woo hoo

- not having to pay for dentures (so they call them) but I just call it a partial to replace some missing teeth I have

- wearing leggings, sweaters and boots

- seeing Uncle Dave and Aunt Elaine this weekend from Toronto

- no more picking Maddy up at daycare after school, my neighbour who was travelling with us has started travelling with her niece so that she is home early...which means Maddy will go there after school and they will have the hour to do their homework so that they can spend evenings outside playing

- Ricky liking some new gluten free items this week: homemade banana chocolate chip muffins and homemade chicken gravy.

- that the power outage that affected...basically everyone was short lived...when I realized it was from Gatineau to Colounge, I worried but it came on at about 5:15, just in time to save us money from eating at the chipstand (which has a generator)

- Girl Guide cookie sales before I even had them in hand...we got them last night and sold almost two cases already...everyone loves the mint ones, me, not so much.


- Governing Board has finally approved my requests for school....now to get planning (I feel like I am behind)

What are you loving today?

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Papa Earl

It was a week ago today that we got the news that our Papa would not last much longer...I packed up my things, picked my sister up and we headed to the hospital where we sat with Mom and Nanny all day.

I went home to tend to my family and take Maddy to Girl Guides, but they stayed the night...and all day Wednesday.  They thought that maybe if they left him, he would pass, maybe he didn't want an "audience" so to speak.  They went home to beds on Wednesday night and went back Thursday morning.

I had to be at work that morning to coordinate a seminar but I was leaving right after because of an appointment.  I was on my way home when I got the call that he had passed away.  He passed away peacefully with my nanny, my mom, my sister and my brother and sister in law.  I wasn't upset that I missed it because that was why I spent the day on Tuesday.

I find it weird that he didn't want anything afterwards.  There is no visitation or no funeral.  This man was a veteran and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, it blew my mind that there would be nothing...but it was his choice.

We are having an "irish wake" at the Legion on October 22nd, where friends and family will gather around and just reminiscence I guess and drink to Papa Earl. 

Friday night after he had passed, my mom, dad and sister went to the Legion where they put the poppy on his picture that was there.  My sister said out of all the pictures hanging, there are only two that remain living without poppies. 


Let me tell you a bit about him:

- Petty Officer 2nd Class for the Navy
- taught at a native school
- was a Professor
- was a machinist for YEARS
- loved wood working
- loved his dogs: Patches and Lucky
- hated doctors and hospitals
- hated Quebec (even though he lived there)
- did not shop in Quebec because he couldn't read his receipts
- loved having his great grandkids around
- ate a lot of Mars bars
- lost his license in his 80's
- loved classic cars
- was married to my nanny for 50 years
- loved politics
- had 4 kids and 4 step children
- had 12 grand children and 11 great grandchildren

I am glad that his suffering is over.  Seeing him laying there basically lifeless was really hard to see.  My kids were great though, they never asked questions or really saw anything different from him. When he was laying in bed, skin and bones, the kids did not notice.  I was always hesitate to bring them there but he loved it, the only time he would smile would be when my kids were there and that will forever be in my heart.  Rest in Peace Papa...I can only imagine he is up in Heaven fighting with everyone...he was so stubborn and liked to voice his opinion about EVERYTHING.

{Weekend Rewind} - posted yesterday to my old account...oops!

Thursday I left work after a seminar that I was coordinating and unfortunately, on my way home, got the call that my grandfather had passed away.  We had been expecting it all week but I was sort of hoping that I would have made it to his bedside, but that's okay.  My mom, my nanny, my sister and my brother and wife were there to see him pass away peacefully.




Ricky had an appointment that afternoon and once we were finished there, we headed up to visit my nanny.  My aunt and uncle came by with my other nanny and we decided to all go out for supper.  After supper, we headed home and hoped that Nanny would get some sleep.

Friday I decided to take the day off and it was a nice day to sit around home, clean, do laundry and just laze around watching Grey's on Netflix.  Ricky took Tanner fishing with my brother and sister in law and Maddy had Madi over so I took advantage and relaxed.  Friday evening, I headed over to Shannon's with a group of girls for paint nite.  I wasn't a big fan of my painting but once it's sprayed and on my wall, maybe my view will change.

Saturday morning we just hung around home while Ricky and the neighbour went out partridge hunting.  I dropped Maddy off at a birthday party and then she was staying the night with another friend.  Tanner and I spent the rest of the day together with NO INTERNET because our modem got fried during a power outage, visited with my sister and Rylie at my parents and then just relaxed all night.

Sunday morning I had intentions of going to Church, I also had intentions of visiting my Nanny...but that did not happen because Ricky went out hunting and I had to stick around and wait for Bell to bring my new modem.  They finally showed up at 4:00 pm.  The day I spent time chopping veggies, preparing meals, getting supper ready and making muffins...gluten free.  We putted around for most of the day and eventually when Ricky got home, I went and picked Maddy up.  The rest of the night, we watched Survivor, baths and bed.

How was your weekend?

Thursday, September 22, 2016

5 Things Thursday

5 THINGS ABOUT LONG TERM CARE
 
 
 
My grandpa, aka Papa, has been in the Long Term Care of our local hospital for almost a month now where he was basically dying with stage 4 blood cancer.  We have spent a lot of time visiting the Long Term Care and I thought I would share my thoughts:
 
(1) Nurses are extra special - you really realize that nurses do not have an easy job.  In the Long Term Care section, they are extra special and go out of your way to help you through the process of death.  They offer food and coffee, chairs and blankets to rest on and even hugs!
 
(2) Comedy - despite the situations going on, I found it quite calming to sit there and just watch what goes on around you.  There was always this one lady who was just going around and around in her wheelchair and she would just pass out in her chair for 5 mins and then keep going.  At any point, there would be three ladies in their wheelchairs going around a corner, catching the chair and running into each other, it was like Derby Wheelchairs!  One lady kept getting told my the nurses to go back to her room and as soon as they would turn their head, she stuck her tongue out.  So cute.
 
(3) Realization - you realize that you start life in diapers and end your life in diapers.  Not only that, the nurses and doctors talk to the patients like kids...it really is a process of baby to adult back to baby.
 
(4) Safety - there are mats in my Papa's room that the minute he stepped out of his bed, the nurses would be aware...not that he could, he didn't have the strength but re-assuring.  If he moved in his bed, another alarm.  There were alarms attached to some of the ladies in the Derby wheelchairs, baby gates to keep some in their rooms and an access code to enter in and out of Long Term Care.
 
(5) Preparation - they are there with resources to help you with all the "what is next" steps. 


Wednesday, September 21, 2016

What I'm Loving Wednesday

- Friday night I am joining friends for a paint nite with a local artist right in our community...I'm nervous and I don't know why, I have attended Paint Nite's in the city and really enjoy them but I am super nervous about a different scene I guess.

This is what we are painting

- being a Guider helper at Girl Guides...looking forward to a great year

- cabbage rolls, that's what I had for lunch yesterday

- researching and coming up with ideas that are gluten free (Shannon, I will post recipes as I test and try them)

- tomorrow I am leaving at noon to go to an appointment with Ricky so that I can take in the information that will be provided for him in regards to his blood pressure, diet and celiac disease...

- my nanny wants me to go up Saturday morning and make canned tomatoes with her...I guess she doesn't want me stealing her's anymore haha!

I think that's all I have for today...here are some NOT LOVING THINGS:

- that our minister has accepted a position closer to home which means she will be leaving us in January, BUT I am happy for her, commuting to and from our community takes a toll on you, this way she is still doing what she loves but closer to home! 

- my car is making noises

- I have another bobo on my stupid toe...another hang nail

- the communication between the school so far this year

- we moved the couch the other day to find a big orange BLOB on my carpet, hard as rock....Maddy later informs me that it was her putty, she wondered where it had went...who knows how long it was there

- hearing about an accident that left Ricky's aunt with some broken ribs and a possible broken collar bone, she is the aunt that does everything for everyone, now she is going to have to take the time to relax and get better herself.  Get well Auntie Linda!

Happy Hump Day!

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Random Tuesday

- when I first wrote the title of this post, I wrote Random Thursday...if only!

- Maddy got her school pictures back - I am just getting the smallest package this year because we always end up with too many:


- today I was solo driving into work cuz Ricky has a golf thing at work

- tonight is our first girl guide meeting, excited!

- our car is making some weird noises and of course, we are almost at our 100,000 warranty, but what do you do?  We're 99% sure it's obviously wear and tear, but I don't know.  Ricky thinks its the tires, that they are just loud but I don't remember hearing it before...and we thought it could be a bearing but now we don't know...I hate mechanics!

- the gluten free thing is going good...Ricky is actually willing to try the things I make and buy and even though it's a drastic change, we feel it's not like a diet that he wouldn't stick too because he isn't really giving anything up, other than bread which may take a while to perfect.

- the next couple of weekends are packed with fun

- my boss was gone to the UK all last week and when I came in Monday morning, I had a chocolate bar on my desk....hmmm I love England chocolate.

- I need to buy new boots this year to wear with leggings...and I also need new winter dressy boots...but I hate spending money on myself haha

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Monday, September 19, 2016

{Weekend Rewind}

Friday night after work, we did nothing.  Well I cleaned the house from top to bottom - felt out of place that I didn't do much throughout the week, so I did some laundry, vacuumed and did a lot of deep cleaning.

Saturday morning we were up way too early but decided to take advantage of it.  Seeing how all my cleaning was done, I got up, had a little visit with Ricky before he headed back to the camp and decided to take the kids to Tutti Frutti for breakfast before heading to get groceries.  Grocery shopping was very different.  I was actually looking for more gluten free products and really reading labels.  Walmart has a great selection of Gluten Free products and reasonable prices.  After there, we went next door to the Bulk Barn.  I picked up some special flour there to make goodies at home.  I got oat flour and all purpose gluten free flour and some xanthan gum that is called in all recipes that involve flour, I got some gluten free snacks that were on sale and some almond butter to try. The kids picked their treats (Tanner got mini rolo's and Maddy got mini m&m's which I freaked when we got to the cash and they were $13, geez).  We stopped at Dollarama next to get some containers for the gluten free flour and stuff then stopped at Maxi for the rest of the groceries.  We were home by 11, had a bite to eat and relaxed until Kaylee and Jessica came.  Hollie had a party to attend so I offered to keep the girls for the night.  There were a few "I miss my mommy" but I was able to console them and they stayed the night!

Sunday morning I was going to take the girls to Church but we never made it.  We just putted around the house.  I spent the morning getting food ready for the week, cutting fruits and veggies, put some pork chops in the crockpot, peeled potatoes for supper, made a gluten free pizza crust and got snacks ready for lunches.  After Hollie left with the girls, the kids and I headed up to the hospital to visit my Papa.  He didn't want to talk or have visitors by the looks of it, so after about 40 mins, we headed home.  We had baths, had supper and then caught up on Big Brother before heading to bed.

How was your weekend?

Friday, September 16, 2016

My Week in Review

- got to visit my cousin Matt who was visiting from Dawson Creek, BC...it was so nice to catch up.  I only hope that we get to meet his wife and two beautiful girls sooner than the 20 years it took us to reunite.




- felt like turning the heat on in the house...haha but we didn't, but the car is getting started in the morning and my seats are nice and toasty


- has read and learned a lot about celiac disease and how to change to gluten free cooking...the gluten free products are more $$ but I am finding it not as hard to figure out meals and what not.  The biggest problem is the snacks...replacing his Nutri Grains and granola bars.


- bought Gluten Free Cooking for Dummies...and it has recipes that I will actually make, not like some cook books that I don't even buy the ingredients.


- speaking of cooking gluten free, I made my first gluten free supper dish on Wednesday night and everyone liked it.  Score.




- listened to Tanner and Nancy plan their combined birthday party...for February...but it was funny to hear them both in the back seat SOOOOO excited about...that night at bed, Tanner was still telling me things.


- had my first Home and School Committee meeting


- felt sick to my stomach all day yesterday at work because I thought I put my foot in my mouth by telling a co worker about our big boss not actually coming to Ottawa next week...we have been planning a seminar and meetings for his week here and then I found out he was no longer coming.  When I told him, he hadn't been told yet...eek...thankfully a few hours later there was an email out that said the boss had resigned so all was okay.


- watched cooking shows all week with Maddy...we are taping so many, I love that she enjoys them and that it's "our time together before bed".


- got paid, thank God...and paid bills...yuck


- didn't do any cleaning or laundry...that can mean a pretty busy weekend


- was so excited for Streat lunch this week and I ordered beef chili served on mashed potatoes with cheese and jalapenos..except when I got back to my desk, I actually had gotten beef chili nachos with guacamole...it was still good but I wanted potatoes..."nachos, potatoes", I guess it sounds the same.


Happy Weekend folks!

Thursday, September 15, 2016

5 Things Thursday

5 Things That Make Me Sad
 
 
Not really a nice subject, but hey, sometimes we are sad
 
(1) Seeing disabled/sick/homeless and sometimes even old people - downtown I see all this every day and it makes me sad.  I feel that these people may be by themselves, I wonder if they are okay, I wonder if they need - I do a lot of wondering.
 
(2) Dead animals on the road - as much as I do not like a deer crashing into my car and having to get it fixed, I do feel sad when I see a dead animal on the road.
 
(3) Leaving my kid at daycare when he is sad - this thankfully doesn't ever happen, but it has...mostly when Tanner is tired...the mornings that he is hugging and holding on to me and I have to get to work and when I put him down, he screams and cries (thankfully it doesn't happen everyday and it really hasn't happened in a long long time)
 
(4) Sad movies - I am not nearly as bad as Ricky (yea, he cries a lot in movies and shows) but I do...I do remember crying recently watching something but for some reason, it's not coming to me at the moment.  I have been known to even shed a tear while reading a book.
 
(5) Thinking of bad things - there are times that I have thoughts of something bad happening to my family.  For example, I hear of a child that was just diagnosed with cancer and I can't begin to think of what the parents are going through, but then I start thinking if it was me dealing with this. I become very sad about it, obviously and I do think of this a lot unfortunately. 

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

What I'm Loving Wednesday

- last night I got to visit a cousin of mine that I haven't seen since...we were like 12?  Crazy!  It was nice to have a little visit with Matt.

- we finally are getting to the bottom of Ricky's "tummy troubles".  Monday night his doctor personally called to tell him that he has Celiac disease...yep.  He has a few more tests to do while I am searching how to live gluten free now!


- the signs of Fall

- tomorrow is pay day, thank god!

- The Good Wife, just started season 2

- that I found my fingerprint form...I needed the original copy to send to the Girl Guides Council to be able to volunteer and I couldn't find it anywhere at work...I thought I may have accidently shredded it...well I found it yesterday morning, phew!

- my papa received a quilt from Victoria's Quilts, an organization that provides quilts to people living with cancer to provide them some comfort...is it bad that I want one!  Such a nice gesture (even if my papa doesn't know).  When they dropped it off at my mom's, they said that they have provided over 600 in our community.

- planning a Family Photo Shoot for a fundraiser for our school...its local and my schedule is filling up...this makes me happy!

Happy Wednesday

Monday, September 12, 2016

{Weekend Rewind}

Today, I feel lazy so you are getting the recap in pointform

Friday

- had the day off

- met with the Principal to discuss some ideas for the year, successful meeting

- met with the speech therapist who assessed Tanner and will see him again in three months before he starts school next Fall, successful meeting

- met up with Josee, Evan and Landyn who were home visiting from Calgary.  The kids played at McDonald's playland while we caught up and visited


- ran and picked up a few groceries

- went to my grandparents for a visit

- watched a cooking show with Maddy and we fell asleep early

Saturday

- was a gloomy day

- had no plans whatsoever

- lazed around all day

- didn't feel like doing anything, literally

- managed to put a few loads of laundry in

- tried to nap, didn't work out, woke up more cranky

- because of my tiredness and crankiness, I decided not to go to a BBQ

- went for ice cream (to cheer me up)

- picked Dad up and went for a drive to look for deer

Sunday

- skipped Church

- the neighbours came over for a coffee and turnovers

- made Chocolate haystacks and Beef Barley soup

- put meatballs in the crockpot and prepped potatoes for supper

- Madi and Maddy played Lego all day, in my kitchen

- went through the storage closet and got rid of two bags of unwanted stuff

- opened the windows and let the fresh air in

- took Tanner for a visit to the hospital to see my Papa

- made strawberry shortcake for dessert

- baths and bed

Friday, September 9, 2016

Today...

- I am not at work

- I am not at home either

- I am meeting the school principal this morning to discuss upcoming fundraiser and stuff

- I am taking Tanner to speech therapy at 9:15

- I am meeting up with Josee and Landyn and spending the rest of the day with them

Tomorrow...

- I have nothing planned

- I plan to catch up on shows

- I plan to clean

- I plan to visit my grandpa

Sunday...

- I plan on going to Church

- I plan on relaxing

Happy Weekend Folks!

Thursday, September 8, 2016

5 Things Thursday

Everyone is bashing Starbucks for bringing the PSL out too early - rushing Fall, but I am looking forward to Fall.

5 Things I Love About Fall

 
(1) Wardrobe: I love leggings, bulky sweaters, scarves and boots!
 
(2) Car Rally: Fall always makes me think of our town's Car Rally, can't wait
 
 
(3) Smells: there is nothing like the smell of fresh air in the mornings
 
(4) Pumpkins and Décor: I love decorating for Fall
 
 
(5) Halloween:  I love picking a day and taking the kids to look for their Halloween costumes!

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

What I'm Loving Wednesday

- short week this week...Monday was a holiday and Friday I have a booked day off

- why do I have Friday off??  Josee and Landyn are coming home to visit!


- not sure what the plans are as of yet but we are going to take the boys somewhere

- Tanner is going to speech therapy also on Friday

- being busy at work

- I had a dentist appointment on Tuesday to get fitted for a partial and I have to pay....zero dollars (thanks to benefits)

- taking advantage of my Health Spending Account that is a part of my benefit package...as of October, they are taking it away...since I paid into it for a year, I am making sure to use it.

- fall things

- having Maddy enjoy cooking shows with me...we tape them and watch together in the evenings, mostly kids baking championships, but she also likes Guys Grocery Games, Cooks vs Cons and now we are into The Great Food Truck Race.

Happy Wednesday

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

{Long Weekend Review}

And just like that, the last long weekend of the summer is over!

Friday

- day off

- went on a field trip with Maddy's school to the Fair

- stayed for the afternoon and took the kids on rides


The kids were excited to see Sam's pumpkin in 3rd place (we say Sam, ticket said Lindsay LOL)

- got a sunburnt face

- sat with neighbours and had an unplanned bonfire

- visited with Rylie

Saturday

- slept in a bit

- cleaned and did some laundry

- went to Lonestar to celebrate my birthday

- had to sit on the saddle while they sang (I was Daisy and I turned 21)

- went to Tracy and Butter's for ice cream cake and cards

- had our niece Brooke over for the night

Sunday

- went to Church and taught Sunday School

- after lunch, Tanner and I headed up to the hospital to visit my Papa

- felt sad for him

- happy that the care is great in Long Term and the nurses actually take the time to love and care for them

- watched Tanner sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to Papa

- made supper for Tracy and Butter

- had a planned bonfire

- had some Caesars with the neighbours

- dreaded the day that our girls all become teens...so much drama in their lives haha

- went to bed late, again

Monday

- lazed around home all day

- got meals and lunch ideas ready

- Ricky played golf

- had a little nap which resulted in not falling asleep until after 10:30 pm

- took Maddy with Kaylee and Jessica to a photoshoot for a local artist that is having a show on Sept 16

Sneak Peek

The girls after their shoot

How was your weekend?

Friday, September 2, 2016

TGIF

I had another post ready for today but it was pretty depressing and I couldn't post it.  This is the last weekend of summer really, it's my birthday weekend and it's Shawville Fair!


Here are some happenings of the week:


- first off, a part of my lobby at work has finally taken down some construction scaffolding and what not after what seems like a year.  I park under one building and then I have to walk through this connecting lobby, go through glass doors and then I am in my lobby where I take the elevator up to my floor.  Well, for the last year, I guess with the construction, MOST days, these glass doors must have been opened all the time because one day this week, I literally walked right into the glass door.  Dummy, I know.  I stopped and looked around to make sure no one saw me.  I wasn't distracted or anything, no excuse to not be paying attention, I just honestly don't think I have ever had to push those doors open.  Anyways, after I looked around (and I was safe that no one saw me), I walked to my car giggling to myself!


- Maddy attended her first wake.  I wasn't sure if I should bring her or not, but my friends Granny that passed away last weekend was fairly close to my kids.  I knew that my friends kids were going to be there, so Maddy could come, if she wanted to.  I didn't pressure her.  She decided to come with me and all went okay.  She hugged the family and then we stood and looked at Granny "sleeping peacefully" (it was an open coffin).  We talked to her about it afterwards and she was okay with it.  When I was prepping her about it being an open coffin - she really couldn't understand what she was going to see but like I said, all went well.
RIP Granny
- Regarding our funeral home in town - I don't go there too often (thank god) but it was recently remodelled and it looks really nice...more modern looking!


- Tanner slept over at his daycare on Wednesday night.  It was weird coming home without him.  Tanner is really the only kid there until she fills spots and her grandson lives there and gets along with Tanner so well, she took advantage of him being alone.  They had supper at McDonalds, went shopping, had a bath and he got to sleep with Daymien.  He was pretty proud.


- I had a scare this week.  Maddy came home after the first day of school and said that a new kid at the school told her that he was allergic to peanuts.  WHAT!  We are literally the ONLY school I know that isn't peanut-free in our area and it would be such a change...but until a kid comes in with an allergy, we can pack whatever we want.  I immediately emailed the secretary to investigate this.  I would think if they knew this beforehand we would have received a notice BEFORE school started...but maybe this kid just signed up the first day.  I didn't hear back from her for two days, but she emailed me yesterday morning saying she looked into it and he is NOT allergic...phew!


- I finished Season 6 of Pretty Little Liars and now have to wait for Season 7 to go on Netflix....I was trying to start something else but started going through "My List" and I realized that I hadn't watched Season 4 of Nashville...so I am back into that for the moment. 


Happy Weekend Y'All

Thursday, September 1, 2016

5 Things Thursday

After you turn a certain age, I think you just forget about birthdays and in my case, gifts too.  I don't need gifts.  I usually just enjoy a nice supper out with family.  Today is my birthday and we have supper planned on Saturday night and that is all I need.

However...if I did want presents, here are

5 Things I May Want for My Birthday

(1) A new engagement ring - seeing how mine was stolen misplaced in February after hosting Maddy's 9th birthday, I have had to wear my old one which is actually pretty tight, and not even real - the band is real, but not the diamonds...so a new ring would be nice ;)
 
 
(2) A day of pampering - I have been wanting to go to the Nordic spa but I don't like the price of it...so I would like someone else to pay for me to go and enjoy the day there with a massage included please.
 
 
(3) Free groceries - just once I would like to not have to pay for groceries and they just appear at my doorstep.
 
 
(4) iPad or Tablet - seeing how Tanner dumped my 4 month old tablet into the toilet, we are back to sharing the one which stresses me out cuz I am forever having to make sure that it is charged in order for me to watch Netflix in bed.
 
 
(5) Essential Oils - you know me and my diffusing.  I have been looking at different blends and I want more Immune from Sage and I want On Guard, Breathe and Past Tense from Do Terra