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10 for 10

Erin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:30:55 +0000

The Hubby works about an hour away from home. We woke up a bit late and missed the train into the city so the kids and I drove him into work just to get a little more time with him. Ironically on the way home, the radio was discussing a recent poll asking if you would give up 10% of your pay to spend 10% less time at work allowing you to spend more time with your family.

NO WAY!

Think about it, 10% is a lot of much needed dough and not a whole heck of a lot of time. On a 40 hour work week that’s only about 45 minutes a day.

Would you give up 10 for 10?

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Happy Daddy’s Day

Erin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:00:36 +0000

I almost lost my Dad this week. He has MS and had a reaction to one of the medications he takes (Aleve, if you’re wondering). He’s taken it for years to help with pain and spasms but it caught up to him.

He got up one morning and didn’t feel right. My Mom went to help him get up for the day and he was white as a sheet. It turns out he was hemorrhaging into his small intestine.

I’ll skip through the rest of the details and skip to the most important part. He’s ok now. In fact, after the transfusions, fasting and the introduction of steroids he feels better than he has in years.

Happy Father’s Day Dad. I love you.

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A Big Loss

Erin — Sat, 22 May 2010 15:44:14 +0000

Our friend’s daughter has passed away.

If I can’t even process that thought in my head, I can’t even imagine what they’re feeling.

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Paper Diaries

Erin — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:51:58 +0000

I’m back home from my Grandma’s funeral. I’m still in denial that I lost both of my maternal Grandparents in such a short time. I know I’m lucky to still have had both of them this long.

Sad stuff aside, my Grandma left behind a great gift to us. We always knew she kept a diary but we’re blown away. She wrote EVERY DAY from the time she was little up until a couple of years ago when Alzheimer’s hit. In her last few entries she was aware that her memories were fading and was grateful that she could read about them. She detailed everything, not just from her life but the events of the people in her life. My Mom & Uncles are so grateful. Even though she’s gone, her memories are not.

I too keep a diary. Mine is pretty sporadic though. I do keep some memories here too but they’re a bit filtered here nor do I expect this blog to stand the test of time the way a paper journal does. I want to make a better effort. I don’t think I’ll be able to be as detailed as my Grandma but I do think I can do a lot more than I do now.

Thank you Grandma, both for your memories and for your inspiration.

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This and That

Erin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:50:26 +0000

My day started off fantastic. Yes I am still crazy jealous that we can’t get a bigger house, but with all the drama in this neighbourhood it made my day to hear that Bitchy B has been looking at homes in anticipation of moving.

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My Grandfather passed away in November. Our whole family predicted that my Grandmother would be going shortly after. She passed away this past Friday. While we knew it was coming she was in good health so it still took us by surprise. I’m not sure how I feel about it.

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Thing 1 wished Thing 2 a Happy Earth Day when he got up Thursday. Thing 2 heard ‘Birthday’ instead. He refuses to accept that he’s not 4.

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It turns out that I have Tonsillitis but had no idea! My throat has felt irritated but not painful so I’ve been ignoring it. Maybe I should have looked in the mirror because my tonsils are a pussy mess. Yum. I’ve NEVER had it before so I guess I can see how I missed it.

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Jealousy

Erin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:15:37 +0000

We want to move. We’ve wanted to for awhile now, even before all the neighbour drama started. Our current house is a 3 bedroom, 1300 square foot end unit row townhouse with a shoebox for a yard. The boys have to share a room and we have no place for guests. What we want is roomy detached home with 4+ bedrooms and a yard. We’d prefer a new build so we can pick what we want.

Financially it can’t happen right now. Housing prices where I am are high. To get this house we’re looking at $450,000 – $500,000. Money like that doesn’t fall of trees. Our current house values at about $290,000 and we’re only 5 years into our 25 year mortgage so we still owe a big chunk.

The hubby makes a decent paycheck, more than most of our neighbours anyway. We both do freelance work on top of it. We still struggle. It blows my mind how people with even half of our income make ends meet.

Anyways I’ll get to the point. One of our neighbours has decided she is going to sell her house. She is single mother and likely makes about 2/3 of what we bring in. She bought a new home, a smaller home than what we want but still in the $325,000 range.

I’m sooooooooooooooooooooooo jealous. It should be us. We’re feeling more and more stuck here every day. I know it will happen in due time.

Update: as soon as I wrote this I looked outside. The neighbour mentioned above has sold her house in less than 24 hours. A second neighbour is for sale.

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We All Have Our Vices

Erin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:51:05 +0000

We all carry some stress, we’re human. Sometimes it’s big, sometimes not so much. What does make us different from each other is how we deal with it. Some people keep it in, some write in diaries and others go for a run or something.

I complain. I know, it probably makes me look whiny to people or that I hate my life or something but it’s not the case. But for me it works. I say my peace then let it go. It’s like going to therapy but less expensive. I at least try to switch it up so I don’t annoy everyone. It may be here one day, facebook the next, a friend… whatever it takes.

I should probably find a new outlet though so that I don’t annoy everyone. The truth is though I love my life, even the crappy stuff. I wouldn’t be who I am today without it.

How does everyone else cope? Does it work for you?

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March Break Fun

Erin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:03:40 +0000

We’ve had a fabulous week and I’m sad to see it come to an end.

The hubby took the week off work. We didn’t go away or even plan anything special but what we did to was spend it together. We took walks, played at the park, went bowling and enjoyed the spring weather.

We needed more than just a weekend all together. It was so nice not to have any sort of schedule. Even our normal weekends are scheduled since that’s when we can fit in grocery shopping and all the things we don’t have time for during the work week. Now we’re all relaxed and smiling.

Best week in a while.

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Let This Be a Lesson

Erin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:18:23 +0000

Our wireless router dies over the weekend. We haven’t replaced it yet but notice I’m still online?

People, ALWAYS secure your network. If you don’t people like me will steal your bandwidth.

Anyways, I’m looking for suggestions for a new router. I have a couple in mind but it’s been a long time since I’ve had to buy one. Our dead one is older than our kids.

We want an N router, no internal storage with a firewall. It needs to have QoS priorities for our VOIP.

Any recommendations?

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How Do I Comfort Friends Who Are About to Lose Their Child?

Erin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:26:28 +0000

Recently I asked for prayers about sweet Taylor. Unfortunately the news is grim. Her brain has deteriorated to the point where she will not be able to sustain life for much longer.

So sad, it is unimaginable to me what her parents must be feeling. I still ask for prayers. Her parents would at very least like to see some sign of life, say a smile, before she goes.

I have a question. I know that her parents are not the only ones to have lost a child. I understand I can’t possibly make their pain go away but I’m clueless on how to comfort them. What can I do?

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