Happy Birthday Colby

My little man turned 8 last week. I've been a super bad blogger with getting this pictures up. You can see the rest of his pictures HERE

Looking for a little help

This is a post that I have been debating on doing all night. I have had a very heavy heart for the past week for a family I don't even know. I've am addicted to reading many blogs, and this one has had me looked for over a year now. I found it through someone else's blog and have been religiously following it since then. It is a blog written by a mom who has a terminally ill child. I won't go into the details, but just that her little boy is the same age and Joey and it's very hard not to think what it would be like if I were in her shoes. There is no explanation why her son was born the way he was, and everyday has been a struggle for him. She is very candid on her blog, and I feel like she is a friend, even though I know she is not. I have left many comments to her and her family on her blog. Well, as I type this, she is / or has just said goodbye to her little boy. I'm not an overly religious person, but I'm praying for peace for her family, and if you are a religious person, please add them to your prayers. If you dare, her blog is here.

Where is my baby?

I can't believe this is the same little guy who made a very quick arrival into the world 8 years ago. It's amazing how quickly he has grown from a little boy to the young man he is now. He makes us very proud. Happy birthday Colby!

Happy Halloween!

My Pikachu and my hunter.

I love Clare

Normally I wouldn't copy and paste right from another blogger, but this I felt was worthy enough to copy. I'm sure Clare wouldn't mind. This just cracked me up and since I've been so busy lately and not had time to properly post, this will have to hold you over until I can get time to make my own post. So here it is.

Going down in (Olympic) flames

I'm not sure why this story about the Olympic Torch's trip through the north struck me as funny. My first thought when I saw it was "Sure, an open flame on an airplane, but if I try to board one with nail clippers or a bottle of water..." My other thoughts turned to what often happens to my stuff when it travels on a (granted different) northern airline.

So I give you my latest script... Going Down in Flames

INT CARGO OFFICE, NORTHERN CANADA - EVENING A man sits leaning back in a chair his feet up on a desk. Dressed in dark coveralls and a fluorescent green vest, hearing protectors sit on his head. He holds a paddle with a small rubber ball attached by a rubber band, and he is bouncing the ball repeatedly with the paddle.

The phone rings. Looking annoyed he reluctantly sets down the ball and paddle and answers the phone.

CARGO MAN: Nameless Northern Airline, Cargo Office, may I help you.

Screen splits to reveal a man dressed in a suit, standing in front of the unlit spot for the Olympic flame at a crowded Vancouver Olympic Stadium. He's talking on a cell phone to the Cargo Man.

OLYMPIC MAN: Hi, yes its me Mark from Vancouver 2010. I spoke to you before. Have you found the torch yet?

CARGO MAN: All of our cargo gets forwarded on the minute it arrives here at Nameless Northern Airline.

OLYMPIC MAN: Look, we've already been through this. We still haven't got the torch, it's been three weeks and we really really need it now.

CARGO MAN: Can you describe it?

OLYMPIC MAN(Yelling): Its the Olympic Torch!

CARGO MAN: Can (beat) you (beat) describe (beat) it?

OLYMPIC MAN(Sighing): Its about three feet long, a wavy silver torch, there's an Inuksuk and the Olympic Rings printed on the sides. It has orangy yellow flames...

CARGO MAN: Whoa! Flames? That would be dangerous goods. Did you know that nine whole coconuts are considered dangerous goods for shipping on an airplane. (chuckles) Coconuts.

OLYMPIC MAN: We've been through this. We've gotten all the permissions. Where is it?

CARGO MAN: Okay, okay, don't get your pants in a knot. Now when did you ship the coconuts?

H1N1

First of all, I turned off the comment notification thing. It's just a pain in the butt. So I'm asking you nicely, please play nice when you leave comments.

Now, with that being said, I'm making another potentially inflammatory post. I honestly want your opinions. The H1N1 vaccine has now been approved and is being sent out in MASS and the government is telling everyone to get vaccinated. Am I the only one who is a little nervous about this?? Seriously, this vaccine is NEW, how do we know the long term effects? What guarantee can the government give me that if I vaccinate my children, they won't have serious side effects from this down the road? NOT that I am downplaying H1N1, I KNOW this is serious. BUT all we have been hearing and educating our children to WASH YOUR HANDS, SNEEZE OR COUGH INTO YOUR SLEEVE, etc. This vaccine makes me nervous. MAYBE it is because I just finished reading a book where a vaccine was mass produced and then 20 years from that time people had severe side effects and most of a town died. OK, before you get all up in arms about it, I know that was a story. BUT STILL. If this was just MY life, I would be looking at this differently. BUT this is our CHILDREN. Rob and I are responsible for making this decision on whether or not we want to inject a vaccine into our children when we don't know the long term effects. And lets' face it. We are vaccinating them against the FLU. And for the record, we have never had flu shots. Many people I know became very ill after taking the flu shot so I didn't do it, and my children have never had flu shots. And yes, to answer your question, our children have received all their vaccinations. This one for some reason really scares me. Thoughts? (And please, I'm asking nicely. Be nice in your comments, and leave your name)

Amanda and Jason

I have been very busy lately taking pictures, as anyone on Faceb00k has seen. I have been posting my pictures there for people to see, as now at least 1/2 of my friends list is from here. It is finally prime picture taking here, when you can get a day that is not bitter cold. Like this day. For any of you that remember, I did her graduation pictures last year and I took a picture of this little guy in a tuxedo. You can see the rest of them HERE