From Bellinis and Martinis to Sippy Cups and Diaper Changes

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I'm so excited! My two roommates from my life in Toronto are coming to visit me on the Island in but a few hours!

Dee, Dani and I lived together when we were in our twenties. We saw each other through some very exciting, happy, and fun times and through some not so great times. Okay, through some pretty awful dating experiences! :) Those were our twenties. Those years were full of fun and excitement. Martinis, Bellinis, dancing the night away, going on girls' road trips and camping trips...*sigh* I sometimes miss those days.

Of course, I love being a wife and a Mom! I'm just so excited to be seeing my gal pals though! I can't say that we'll be up all night with drinks in hand or talking about our exciting date last night. We're all married and have children. Dee and Dani have left their hubbies at home in Toronto and are both bringing their kids! Little One will have FOUR buddies to hang out with for the next few days!

Chocolate and Stilettos

My lovely friend Maria is turning 30 soon. Tonight, we had a surprise birthday party for her. Maria's friend, L did a phenomenal job orchestrating the whole event and the very talented mastermind behind Ultimately Chocolate made Maria the most FABULOUS cake EVER!

A chocolate stiletto cake! You see, our friend Maria has a shoe fetish. She loves shoes. She loves stilettos! This is one of the reasons I love Maria so much. We both love shoes and handbags!

Isn't this cake to die for?

I'm thinking that this cake would do Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes proud!

Once again, I was blown away by Ultimately Chocolate's creativity. I've already told Hubby that I want my next birthday cake to be made by Ultimately Chocolate! Instead of stilettos, everyone joked that I should have a MacBook on the cake to go with the blogging theme!
The photos really do not do the cake any justice, as they were taken with my phone cam.

In case you were wondering, the cake was as delicious as it was gorgeous!

Somebody Please Help Me!

How could somebody SO adorable be such a handful?

Little One is now 19 months old and is such a busy little girl. In fact, she's only got two speeds. Fast and faster.

She climbs on top of furniture, her toys, and anything she can step on. Hubby found her standing on the dining room table. She climbed onto a chair and hoisted herself up onto the table, where she proceeded to strut her stuff as though she were walking the catwalk. *sigh*

Because she's cutting more teeth, she started screaming today and nothing seems to soothe her. I must be a horrible parent, because the screaming just grates on me. I cannot stand the screaming. Perhaps it's because until now, we've been spoiled by Little One. She's generally a very good baby and very easy to take care of. She usually entertains herself, but also loves interacting with everyone. She loves her Mommy and Daddy, but doesn't mind hanging out with her toys and books for a bit.

Until now. I feel awful because I know the screaming is from teething. I just can't stand it though. She went for an entire hour and a half of non-stop crying. Oh, the tears! Poor thing.

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19 Months Already!?!

How on Earth did that happen?!?!
Little One and Moo - 19 months (June 11, 2010) and Little One and Moo - 3 months (February 2009)

I'm thinking that since Little One is going to be two years old in five months, that maybe...just maybe it is time to start thinking of having a little sibling for her. Maybe.

**Awesome onesie from Canine Cologne, Bert, and TC! We had such a blast with them when they came to visit us on the Island! We miss them already! Check out Canine's latest blog posts! They got to sample all things "Canadian" on their whirlwind trip to "the North"!**

Let Us Pause For Yet Another Mommy Moment

I'm not sure whether it's the sleep deprivation (Little One is cutting two more teeth), the crazy busy life on the farm, working off the farm, working a bunch of freelance gigs, running after a 19 month old who only has two speeds (fast and faster!), or a combination of all of the above that has me somewhat absentminded lately.

I hosted Father's Day dinner at our house on Sunday. My lovely friend, Maddy's Mommy and I were in the kitchen when we had this conversation:

Maddy's Mommy: I can't believe Maddy will be two soon! We have to start planning her birthday party.

Me: Wow! That's right! Two already! Her birthday is coming up soon! What does she want or need for her birthday?

MM: Hmmm...I don't know.

Me: Oh! Would you kill me if I got her something Elmo? I know she loves Elmo!

MM: No. I'd kill you if you got her something Dora or Barney though!

Me: Ha! I won't get her anything Dora or Barney! Don't worry. Oh! I saw something for her birthday when we were in "The Biggest City close to the Island"!!!

MM: Really? What was it?

Me: It's an Elmo...something. *sigh*

MM: (laughing hysterically) An "Elmo Something"!!!

I completely forgot what on earth it was that I saw and wanted to get for Maddy. I hate it when that happens!!! I still can't remember what it was. *sigh*

After supper, Maddy and Little One wanted yogurt. My mom was at the local Valu-Mart the other day and found these toddler yogurts made by Dairylan. L'il Ones Smooth & Creamy Yogurt comes in several flavours and the girls love them. Maddy had banana and Little One had what I thought were peaches. The girls didn't end up finishing their yogurts, so instead of wasting them, Maddy's Mommy and I decided to have the few spoonfuls of what our daughters left.

MM: Mmmm! The banana flavour is good!

Me: Really?

MM: Yeah. It's really good.

Me: Mmmmmmmmm! The peach is good too!

MM: (laughing) C, does the peach yogurt taste like apple?

Me: Actually, now that you mention it, it DOES!!! How funny is THAT?

MM: (laughing) Ummm...Maybe because the peach is actually apple?

Me: How do you know that?

MM: I just read the label! It says APPLE on your container!

HAHAHA! Wow. I don't recall ever being this ditsy. I wonder if Mommy brain gets worse after you've had more than one child? I wonder if the percentage of brain cells lost is directly proportionate to the number of children one has given birth to? :)

Four Years and Counting

I cannot believe that Hubby and I are celebrating our fourth year of marriage today! Actually, we'll be celebrating our special day apart. I've got a performance tonight, so that means no fancy or romantic dinner for me!

I stumbled upon a post I wrote when we were celebrating our very first wedding anniversary. It made me laugh, because so much has changed in four years...and so much hasn't!

If we're celebrating our fourth year of marriage, this means I've been blogging for five years!

Cool Beanz!!!

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I'm an ADDICT!!!

For those of you who don't already know, tonight was Opening Night for our musical. The audience was fantastic and the energy was just amazing. It was an absolute success! I'm looking forward to doing it all over again tomorrow night...and the night after that...and the following week!

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I'm on a natural high and can't seem to get down. Although, sleep would be a good idea.

When Blog Meets Real Life

In but a few days, one of my first blog friends will be arriving on the Island and we will be meeting in person for the first time. I am so excited!

I never thought I'd become such good friends with someone I met online. I'm a very social person and never thought of making friends via the blog. Canine and I just hit it off years ago when I first started blogging. She was (along with Jane, Ms. Mamma, Jeanna, Uncivil, and a few other bloggers) my introduction to the wonderful world of blog friends. Who would have thought?

Canine Cologne, her husband and their daughter will be arriving in Toronto tomorrow night and will be sightseeing around Toronto, Niagara Falls, and then will make their way to the Island on the weekend. They'll spend their first night on the Island watching me on stage. My college and university buddy, Avoid Everything and his wife, Silly Lizard will be coming from Toronto this weekend too! It's going to be a full house, and I love it!

I am so very excited and can't sleep!

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The Sweet Life

Having grown up in Montreal and Toronto, I never imagined that one day I would be living on a farm an married to a beef farmer. Though I absolutely love our life on the Island, there are days when I sometimes find it difficult. For one thing, being a farmer's wife is not easy.

Farmers' wives (not all farmers' wives) have to take care of everything related to the home, take care of the children pretty much on our own, help on the farm, AND earn an income working off the farm to help support the farm. It's often a struggle to do ALL of these things because all of the above are "full time jobs"! A few of the other moms I know who are married to farmers have said the same thing. We often find ourselves stretched thin from having to do so much. This said, our husbands do A LOT of work to keep the farms going.

Hubby is the hardest worker I know. He is so busy all the time. Being a farmer is not easy. Tilling, planting/seeding, feeding, first cut, second cut, baling, fixing fence, repairing machinery...the work never ends. Not to mention having to take several off-farm jobs to support the farm too. What is most frustrating is that after all that hard work, the farmer sees next to nothing for his labour. When I see some of the prices in the grocery store for products I know cost more than they're selling them for, I get so upset. I mean, how can a bag of frozen veggies sell for $1.99 when it costs so much more to grow the veggies and harvest them? It costs a lot of money on fuel to work a farm. Better yet, when grocery stores can sell beef for ridiculously low prices...Bah! I won't get into it any further.

Anyway, that's my rant for the day. It's a hard life, but it's the life I chose when I married a farmer. Hubby firmly believes that one day, farming will be profitable again. I admire that he loves doing what he does. Living close to the land, understanding the connection humans have with the land, the animals, and appreciating that relationship are all things that Hubby loves about farming. Farming is in his blood.

I appreciate being able to raise our daughter in a wholesome environment. She really is an outdoor kid!I also appreciate being able to live on such a beautiful island.

I appreciate our family and our friends.

I feel blessed to have a beautiful, healthy, happy baby girl.
Despite the trials and challenges (read: my not so privileged life I once knew!), this really is the sweet life and I really am blessed.