04 November 2009
Hallowe'en
Posted by ~LilDebLynn~ at 5:02 AM 1 comments
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30 October 2009
New Car Smell
I don't know if everyone knows this or not, but yesterday I picked up my new car.
Question: Didn't you already have a newer car?
Answer: Yes, I did...
Let me explain...
I bought my car in 2007. A brand new Chevrolet Aveo. Beautiful, small, economical car.
Then in February of this year, not 5 SECONDS from my house, I was hit on the driver's side door by an irresponsible driver. She completely T-boned me on a residential street. There was over $5,000 worth of damage on the car - they had to replace the front fender and driver's door, bang out the back door and the back fender, and then repaint the driver's side of the car.
Ray-dawg was in the back seat. He was fine because I always insist that he sits on the passenger side or in the center. Me, on the other hand, I had to go through months of therapy for wiplash, a torn rotator cuff in my shoulder and various other bumps and buises to my already fragile back. Total to fix me... $2,500... and ongoing. I cannot paddle a canoe anymore. I have been advised not to golf. I have aches and pains off and on throughout the day, week, month. I will never be the same.
But I digress...
After my car was "fixed", small things started to happen. All covered under warranty, but very annoying and very time consuming - too many tow truck calls! My reliable car was becoming a liability. I need a vehicle that will always start and run properly - and my car was no longer that way.
So I traded it in this month. I have a new-to-me (it was a daily rental before I got it, only 19,000 kms - just broken in!) 2009 HHR. Silver... fully loaded... chrome package... heated seather seats... auto start... And balls! This car can go!! :~D
I wanted a vehicle that would fit our more active life-style. Ray-dawg is in hockey and has a lot of gear to cart around. I am the team trainer for his team, so I have my own gear to lug around. Also, we go camping in teh summer, so this vehicle will have more storage space for all of our gear. Not to mention fishing... mmm... BBQ bass... And, I'm going golfing again next summer... shoulder/back pain or no shoulder/back pain! Ray-dawg, ALRO and I all have our own clubs... need to his some balls!
UPDATE: I was going to post this after I had some pictures of the car... but it's pouring rain and will likely do so for the rest of the weekend. :~(
Pics to come......
Posted by ~LilDebLynn~ at 12:14 PM 1 comments
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Operation: Baby
Yesterday we had the opportunity to scare a young woman into never wanting to be married or have children...


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28 October 2009
Loooooooooooooooong Overdue Update
Apparently I can post from work – so this site will now become more active.
What has happened in the last year… looking at the previous post – not too mucking fuch.
- I still work in the same job - just as a manager now (although I'm not getting paid my increase yet). I'm being told that it's coming - but then again, so is Armageddon. UPDATE: no longer the manager, but succeeded in a competition to put me in a manager position permanently now. Got paid, finally, after everything was over. Armageddon didn’t come first - *blink*.
- Ray-dawg is in hockey again this year. He's kicking butt - scored a goal this past weekend. Also he's doing well in school since we moved to the new house. I'm very happy for him. UPDATE: Ray-dawg is still in hockey. Doing even better this year. His team has actually won a game already – unlike last year where they only won one game all season.
- Ray-dawg is also giving us attitude after weekends away at his dad's. I hope that we have nipped that in the butt, but probably not. He's a boy and my kid - so he's going to be opinionated. *sigh* That IS my fault... UPDATE: This hasn’t changed. Now also getting attitude over homework. I am starting to go gray over it.
- ALRO is still the same... you can see him at his own blog. He'll let you know what's going on in his world. UPDATE: No change…
- ALRO got me a video camera for x-mas. So, you may see some clips of hockey or other nonsense shit on here... UPDATE: Videos from this camera to incriminating… I will be hiding the footage!!! :~P
- No pregnancy yet. We're working on it. More tests with the doctors to make sure the plumbing isn't plugged... updates as they become available. UPDATE: Finally have an ultrasound tomorrow to see if the plumbing is plugged up or not. Love wait times and cancellations – NOT!!
More posts more often… I promise!!
PS – I am picking up my new car tomorrow afternoon… pics to follow. :~D
Posted by ~LilDebLynn~ at 12:47 PM 0 comments
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02 February 2009
Here we go again...
Another year, another blog... yup - I'm back. I never know for how long... it depends on whether I get frustrated with the whole blogging thing again. I shouldn't now though, I have my iPhone, and I should be able to update from there now... I hope.
So, some updates a la bullet format:
- I still work in the same job - just as a manager now (although I'm not getting paid my increase yet). I'm being told that it's coming - but then again, so is Armageddon.
- Ray-dawg is in hockey again this year. He's kicking butt - scored a goal this past weekend. Also he's doing well in school since we moved to the new house. I'm very happy for him.
- Ray-dawg is also giving us attitude after weekends away at his dad's. I hope that we have nipped that in the butt, but probably not. He's a boy and my kid - so he's going to be opinionated. *sigh* That IS my fault...
- ALRO is still the same... you can see him at his own blog. He'll let you know what's going on in his world.
- ALRO got me a video camera for x-mas. So, you may see some clips of hockey or other nonsense shit on here...
- No pregnancy yet. We're working on it. More tests with the doctors to make sure the plumbing isn't plugged... updates as they become available.
This past weekend was rather hellish. We had to drive all over the city to accommodate my ex. He was stranded in Ottawa without his vehicle because he works for a local trucking company that was doing jobs in the city all week.
I drove Ray-dawg to the motel that his father was staying at (the company puts him up) and was advised that I would have to pick them up there in order for Ray-dawg to not miss his hockey game on Saturday. So I did. Aren't I nice??!! *smirks*
After the hockey game is when all the excitement started - we had to drive around, with them in the back seat, to try to find someone to take Ray-dawg while my ex slept at the motel. Pause here... why the hell didn't he just come back with us??!!
So after that fiasco was done, we made it home safely - and played Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) until later that evening.
Sunday (yesterday) I go back to the motel (noticing a trend here, I'm doing all the driving) and pick Ray-dawg up. He has misplaced some of his Nintendo DS games in one of the transports that he was hauled around in all weekend - and doesn't know where his swimming trunks went to.
*calming breath*
I drive away just wanting to get home and Ray-dawg is asleep in the first five minutes. When we got home, there was no argument from him to go straight to bed. So, at 6:30 pm, he was sleeping and at 7 am (the time at this very instant) he is still not up... poor little boy...
The more things change, the more they stay the same...
Posted by ~LilDebLynn~ at 6:35 AM 0 comments
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