Mason has a crush on Dora.
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Walking boy. Pedro looks pretty scary in the background.
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Okay, my amended formula

Okay, I actually did some really bad math on my last formula. Like Brock pointed out, I forgot to add the sum from Single Jeopardy to the two Double Jeopardy Daily Double calculations. I also thought that there were only 5 categories for some reason. So, here's my new, fixed, and correct formula. It's a little less confusing than Brock's crazy bracket bombardment.


(((6000+4800+3600+2400+1000)*2+(12000+9600+7200+4800+1600))*4)*2
=((17800*2+35200)*4)*2
=((35600+35200)*4)*2
=(70800*4)*2
=283200*2
=566400

So, I have found that Brock's sum was correct, and the REAL max possible total for a perfect game of Jeopardy is $566,400.

Ken Jennings won $2,522,700, so,

2522700/566400=4.4539194915254237288135593220339.

So, it would take roughly 4 and a half perfect games to match, well, actually beat, Ken Jennings' winnings. Take that, Ken!

Oh, and a 5 time champ (the old cut off was 5 games) could win:

$2,832,000

Eventually, I'll get around to figuring out the odds of that happening, but the placement of the Daily Doubles would make it astronomically unlikely (assuming that they're random). I'm guessing somewhere in the 5 billion to 1 range.

I just realized that I have way too much time on my hands!

News from Eastern Ontario.

Kingston isn't a really safe place anymore. A 23 year old guy got stabbed in the neck at one of the popular bars and died on the way to the hospital. They nabbed the killer. He's from Toronto and was in Kingston recording a hip-hop cd.
A week before that, a girl had to get 100 stitches or so because she was cut with a broken bottle in the women's bathroom at that same bar.
And, a little bit after the 23 year old dying, a man was stabbed on the corner of Montreal and Stephen by 2 guys. He's in critical condition at the hospital.
Oh, and this one idiot didn't like his cat so he beat it with a shovel. Needless to say, the cat died. I was tempted to go up to where he was from and beat him with a shovel.
In Bancroft, two ladies went though an embankment wall with their car into the York River. The current was strong and pulled the car down the river, right to my cousin's backyard. There's a dam there, and very deep waters. Three men jumped in to pull the ladies out of their car, and the two ladies are being treated for hyperthermia as well as two of their rescurers.
Crazy eh??????

French Test

I'm off at 11 today to go to Brockville for the french test.
There's even a winter storm warning in effect! I know I won't be in Brockville very long.
Wish me good luck everyone, I'm going to need it.

Jeopardy Winnings By Grant

Okay, I always wondered what the most you could possibly win on Jeopardy is. So I decided to do the math. Here it is:

Max Jeopardy winnings:

((5000+4000+3000+2000+800)*2+(10000+8000+6000+4000+1200)*4)*2
=(14800*2+29200*4)*2
=(29600+116800)*2
=146400*2
=292800

Therefore, the most you could win on Jeopardy if you answered all questions, got the Daily Double in Jeopardy on a $200 as the last question, bet it all and got it right, then got the two Daily Doubles from Double Jeopardy on $400s as the last two questions, bet it all both times and got them right, then bet it all on final Jeopardy and got it right, is $292,800.

That's a good half-hour's pay. And a long sentance!

Oh, and I also did it up in an algebraic formula if you want to see that too.

My week at work

It went fairly well. The computers we use must be the first computers invented. The keyboard actually has 24 "f" keys. The system at PBB is almost the same as Bucklands, so I'm finding the transition easy. PBB is a lot anal about the little details, and that's where I'm having a bit of trouble.
But all is going well.

Happy Birthday Brock!!!!

Happy Birthday Brocko!
Have a good night at The Mongolian Grill, babyless!!!!!!!

DaVinci Code

I finished the book yesterday. It was good, but I thought it would be a lot better.
I've read Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, now I have to go out and get Deception Point and the other book by him.
We saw Constantine yesterday too! Not too shabby.
I'm reading a book called "Hurry up and wait" By Diane Collier. It's about being a Canadian Military wife. The author's husband was in 2cer up in Petawawa and Grant says that his name sounds familiar. He might have been an officer in command or sumthing like that.

Can I become Bilingual in 2 weeks?

I applied to work at the border about a month ago. I got a letter in the mail today saying that I passed the screening process and that I've got to go write a french test in April. The top 100 scores will than proceed further on.
Well, on the application, I explicitly stated that I don't speak french, I don't read it well and I don't write it. But they still screened me in!
I'm going to write the test anyways, and hope that less than 100 ppl write it and than I'll go on through to the interview.

The Teething Woes.

Mason is teething again. He is getting 3 molars in! He's had a fever for a couple of days now. Poor baby.

Bathing a baby??

We took Mason out of his bath seat a couple of days ago so he can have freedom in the tub.
But he's just TOO crazy and hard to handle. He goes wild in there, splashing, standing up, crawling. He's bumped his head a couple of times already too. We don't want to hold him a lot when he's in the tub, because it would just be like he's in his seat. But we don't want him to hurt himself.
So what are we going to need to do with him? Soon he's going to be too big for the seat and I'm worried he's going to really hurt himself because he's just so crazy in the tub.

Happy Birthday Mason!!!!!

It's Mason's 1st birthday today!!!!!
I can't believe it's already been a year. *SNIFF*
He hasn't mastered walking just yet, but he sure is doing well. He can make it across the carpet.
He's getting quite the personality too. He's such a boy! We have a bouncy chair that goes right into a rocking chair. Well, he loves to stand in it when it's a rocking chair.

A phone call tonight...

And it gave me great news. I got the job with PBB. The manager apologized profusely about not getting back to me earlier.
So I start on the 21st. I have another week to stay at home with my little Mason.

A phone call tonight...

And it gave me great news. I got the job with PBB. The manager apologized profusely about not getting back to me earlier.
So I start on the 21st. I have another week to stay at home with my little Mason.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Sooooooooooo I found out that the wonderful manager at PBB still hasn't made a decision. She said maybe she'll have one by the end of today. Maybe being the operative word!!
This is really crazy. She had said to me that she wanted someone in by the 14th. Well obviously she isn't going to have a person working by that date.
There may be a lot of ppl that she's interested in and having a hard time deciding, or she's just not very decisive!!
Let's hope Monday will be the magical day. I believe that Monday will be a good day, because it's Mason's 1st birthday. Only good things can come outta that day.

I hate it when.................

I've been waiting today for that all important call from the broker. So far, I've gotten 2 calls, one from a friend and one from a telemarketer.
But yesterday, I didn't recieve one call during the day. Of course, I wasn't expecting a call.
Ahh, don't you hate it when you're waiting for a call, and people decide that it's the day to call you????????????????

Grant is showing Mason his awesome cake.
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My mom and Meghan
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Mason opening gifts.
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This is Julie and Garrett (one with the green hat) and Cheryl and Damian.
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Finally!

I have The DaVinci Code in my hands!! I've waited oh so long for it.
I finished off The Rule Of Four. It was a pretty good book.
It seems like I'm paying so much money in late fees, so I have decided only to take out one book at a time!

Ughh

Now I'm not sure if have this job at the brokerage or not. I was supposed to get a call today from the manager, but I was waiting around decided to call her. She said that she still had an interview to do tomorrow night, and she hasn't made a decision. She'll tell me on Friday morning.
I'm getting really angry. What is she waiting for? She did tell me she wanted to see who is all out there. Well, here I am, waiting for this position with more than enough experience and education.
She doesn't know that I've quit my prior job. If I was still there, and she told me on Friday, and wants the person hired to start on Monday, well that doesn't give enough time to quit.
But I am relieved now. At least I know why she's taking a while. I think she may be getting a little peeved at me being persistant. But she should see that I really want this job.

Sewing Machine

I posted on Freecycle that I'd like to get a sewing machine if anyone has one that they don't need. Well, someone is bringing one over this afteroon. She said that it's fairly old, and she hasn't used it for a while. There isn't any instructions and it'll need oiling before I can use it. Well, that's fine. I'd like to make some very simple curtains for Mason's room. While out at Walmart, I saw some cute fabrics!! We have a star and moon theme going on in the room, but I saw Carebear fabric that I love. Maybe I'll get some and just make a sheet for his bed or something.

Naps

Mason has been awesome at nap time. He's going down sooooooooo easily and staying down for 2 hrs or more! I had a pretty good rest this morning while Mason was napping.

Tomorrow is the day

That I find out that I get the job :) I'm not worried tho, I know i gots tha job.

Not again...

Yesterday around 2, I started to feel crappy. By the night, I was throwing up, um.. having to go to the washroom very often, if you get my drift. I was just so tired. I thought it might have been a bug, or maybe even food poisoning. I didn't eat much tho, I had a cinnabon and some chicken noodle cup of soup. But, the cinnabon was sitting out since Friday, so maybe I got it from there..
Today, I'm much better. I still have pretty bad cramps and my stomach is roiling, but it's better than lastnight.

Party time

We had Mason's first birthday party on Saturday. Lots of fun was had by everyone. We hardly have any pictures on our camera, because we lost it and it resurfaced after the party was over.
Mason got a whole bunch of toys and clothes. He had lots of fun with his cousins too, but he made most of them cry. He also had lots of fun with his birthday cake and was wearing a little in his hair thanks to the helpful hand of his dad.
I thought that the party was a little hectic, but now as I think about it, it's going to be 10 times worse with the upcoming birthdays!
Oh yah, Mason is really working on walking. He's taking a couple of steps at a time by himself. Val says that she thinks he'll be walking by the 14th, when his real birthday is!

chew with your mouth closed litte man :)
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Crooked smile!!!
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I did it

I went for my interview with the broker today. It went very well. The manager was talking like I already had the job. She really is interested, but she has to do a couple more interviews. I asked how many other ppl applied and she said quite a few and a lot of them were truckers. Well, truckers do deal with customs but they don't know any of the behind the scene things. I'll learn on Wednesday if I get it (but I know I will)
So on that note, I quit my job today. I was driving back to Kingston from the inteview and I just couldn't stand the idea of working another day.
Everyone wish me luck that I do get this job!

This hat is slightly reminiscent of Grant's father.
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Oh Yah...

WHAT I'VE BEEN READING: The rule of four. I've been told it reads like The DaVinci Code. (i've got that on hold in the library)
WHAT I'VE BEEN PLAYING: I went out to EB yesterday and bought my very first game for myself. Harvest Moon for GameCube. Obviously, the salesguy thought I didn't know anything about games, but that's ok.

My voice has returned..somewhat.

On Thursday at work, my voice started to go. On Friday, it was totally gone. I called into work and talked to a supervisor and she understood (she could hardly hear me) and told me to call in after lunch to see how I'm doing. I called in after lunch and wasn't doing any better. I talked to a different supervisor, and she was pretty snippy with me. She said I'd be losing a day, and I shouldn't make it a habit or something like that.
Come on, who wants to talk to someone on the phone that they can barely hear and understand?? I don't think I'd be that effective on the phone while being sick. Yesterday, my voice was barely there. Today, it's back kinda. I'm going to the doctors tonight if it's not fully back . I've been sick for a week, it hasn't been letting up and I've been taking Benylin 1 pills and other medicines.

I've got a dilemma

I really don't like what I'll be doing at work. I don't feel comfortable with pushing ppl to stay with the insurance and they don't want. We are role-playing all day today, to prepare for the test tomorrow. Tomorrow, we'll be getting tested on a call. I'm not prepared at all; I just can't flow.
I really do want to stay home with Mason for the day's he's sick. I don't feel it's the babysitters job to watch him when he's sick. Plus, I've got a cold and I can't kick it because I'm not getting any rest.
I might have another job with a customs broker at the Thousand Islands Border. I've been in contact with the manager there, and she told me she has posted the job in the paper for formality, but she'd be in contact with me to set up an interview.
So, I'm not sure if I should quit the job I'm at now and chance getting the job at the bridge. Grant is getting a payraise and a backpay, so that would cover us for some time if I need to find another job.
Ahh, I just don't know what to do.

We need a quarantine sign on our door

Grant came home from work on Thursday deathly sick, and about an hour after that I got sick. Mason was sick as well. I went to work today, and when I came to get Mason at the babysitters, he was really bad. My babysitter said Mason sounded like he had croup. We talked to a telehealth nurse and she suggested we go to the emerg. He does have croup, and boy it's hard to deal with. He is so hard to get to sleep and he keeps waking up.

This is Mason's other persona.. Super Baby!!!
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Saggy Baggy Elephant: a good read :)
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Wager Penitentiary
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Ahah! Freedom
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First week of work

It went pretty well! I'm in training for two weeks, so we haven't taken any calls yet and we've had 2 tests already. They're pretty easy tho; I've gotten 99% and 101%. The ppl I'm training with are all really nice too. I think that I might have a personality clash with one lady. She has a really strong personality, and shes a know it all. She's great in the lunch room, but when we're in class she just won't shut up!
So I now know what I'm going to be doing. I'm going to be taking calls from HBC, Futureshop, bestbuy, um Zellers credit card customers. There are a few more stores but I forget them. Anyways, we deal with insurance that's on your credit card. Customers are usually calling in to cancel the insurance and we cancel it but we have to try to retain them too. It is a pretty good thing to have on your card, depending on which card you have. It can get expensive when you carry a high balance as well, but for the most part it's good. My company will pay off your balance , to the policy max or the outstanding balance (whichever one comes first) if you die, or if you get dismembered. One really good coverage is with the Zellers card. If whatever you buy on the card gets stolen, or damaged than we'll pay for you to replace or repair it. And we'll pay for whatever you've bought on the card within a three year period.

Mason's first steps

While I was at work, my mom saw Mason take his first steps :( Well, I'm glad that a family member saw it and not the babysitter.
He was at the couch and walked over to the chair to his toy. It was only a couple of steps but it's a start. Yay for Mason!!!

Attention Moms: Health Canada Alert..

I read this on a message board I belong too.
It says that three babies have drown in the tub while sitting in one of these seats or rings. Well, their parents stepped away from the tub briefly. Don't step away EVER while bathing your child!
What are you supposed to use to bathe your child when they can sit up by themselves? Personally, I'm still going to be using the seat we have. I never leave Mason unattended in the tub.

Following in Brock's footsteps

I like how Brock has the "what I'm reading" "what I'm playing" "what I'm watching" on his blog... so I'm going to do that too. But for the "what I'm playing" info, I'll put what Grant is playing.

Ok here goes..
What I'm reading: The last precinct-Patricia Cornwall
What Grant's playing: Rome -Total War, Mercenaries
What Suzie's playing: Disaster Report (I've been playing this since Christmas but Grant got a lot of PS2 games so he took it over and little ole me couldn't use it)
What I'm watching: Just tv...we don't watch really any series.

Off to the dentist today again.

I go in today to get a permanent filling in the root canal tooth. It got infected :(
But it's so much better now.

Wow, that's a surprise!

I checked the website for gov't jobs, and noticed that they're hiring customs inspectors at the borders around Kingston. I was shocked! I've been looking on that site every day for like 2 years and this is the first time that they're hiring around here. Well, needless to say, I've applied for the job. There is one small hitch tho; you have to be able to speak and understand french. I don't think you have to be super at french, but you have to know it. I'm hoping that when they look at my qualifications, they'll be impressed and not bother about the whole french issue.

Mommy's here for a week.

I went to Bancroft last Saturday, and came back yesterday with my mother. She needed a break from Bancroft, and she's going to watch Mason when I go to work next week.
We have 2 potential babysitters lined up too. One charges 20 a day, the other 25. I've heard that the one who charges 25 is excellent, and she has only 1 boy who is three years old. The other lady has girls who are 2 and 3 and a boy who is 8. I think that having a 11 month old boy around would be pretty hard on her.
Mason broke his playpen yesterday too. He was rocking back and forth and the leg snapped off! We went and bought a sturdier one in Walmart.

Guess what day it is?

It's my birthday!!! I'm 24, sure getting old.

he's a climber!

We're going to have to anchor our bookshelf to the wall. Mason is attempting to climb it. We have the two bottom shelves for toys, and the top three for books. He's been putting his feel on the bottom shelf and trying to lift himself up.
He also climbs on the tupperware bin we have for his toys. Ahh, and it's just going to get worse, he hasn't even begun to walk yet! His balance is getting so much better now too; he can stand for a while without any support.

The results..

I got a job offer with Assurant Solutions, the job where I had the two interviews with. It starts Feb 7th. I think we have a baby sitter lined up too LOL.

A huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I was thinking that if I hadn't of gotten this job, I would have very little time to find another job.

It's a small world

The interview went really well yesterday. When I first got there, they gave me a description of the job as well as 8 questions that the recruiter was going to ask. They were just the typical scenario questions "tell me a situation where you had to work towards a goal in a time limit"
The recruiter was surprised that I went to the Bancroft highschool, because that's where she's from :) I was in the same grade and classes as her younger brother. Plus, she just got off maternity in Dec, and has a 13 month old girl.
So I think that I did pretty well, and that I'll be called in for a second interview.

Wow, a big appetite.

Mason eats SO much. We really do need to start blending our food together for him instead of buying the jar foods.
He eats 5 jars of food a day. He'll have a bottle in the morning, and for breaky he'll have a bowl of cereal and a jar of fruit. For lunch he'll have a meat jar food and a fruit.. and the same for supper. Sometimes he'll have a little bit of cereal before he goes to bed as well, but it depends on how late he eats supper.
And between this he has a bottle after lunch when it's his nap time and some juice after supper before his bed time snack.
I don't know where all this food is going. Mason isn't fat! I guess he has Grant's metabolism, thank goodness.

Help , we need sleep.

I don't really know what Mason's problem is at night. Lastnight he woke up again at around 3am and wouldn't get back to sleep. And he kept tossing and turning all night. He has a cold, but we gave him medicine and it seemed to help him.
I've heard that he may be going through growing pains. Anyone else heard of that??
Maybe his bed isn't comfortable to him. Well in Grant's words 'Suck It up princes'
Any suggestions on how to make him sleep all though the night??

First Blood

Mason was galavanting around in his playpen today, and smashed his face off his peekablock dump truck. I didn't notice the blood until he took his fingers away from his mouth :( He cut his gum. There wasn't much blood at all, but to a new mother, any blood is too much!
He cried very minimally, and than smiled at me. What a brute he is.

Inteview Today

I've got an interview with Assurant Solutions today. They're an inbound call centre that deals with insurance, warranties and extended service contracts. I applied last week and they got me in to do a test. I passed the test so they wanted me in today for an inteview. If I do well today, I go in for another inteview.
I hope I get this job. I don't want to keep looking for jobs, my maternity benefits are nearly up.

Playgroup = Colds

Mason and I went to a playgroup on Thursday and on Friday he woke up with a cold.
That's the norm for when we go to the playgroup. Mason started playing with this baby; they were sharing toys that went in both of their mouths. After twenty mins of this going on, the mom comes over and says that she's going to take the toy her son was sucking on because he's just getting over a cold. Well thanks for the warning, but it's a little too LATE.

Crazy Walmart

Yesterday we went to Walmart. They're moving to a bigger place on the other side of town, so there were some sales. Well, we went down the toy isle and ran into a wall of people. People were going crazy down there. There were lots of sales, but you couldn't tell what was on sale because the tags didn't have a description. We overheard someone say "if people get in your way, just ram them with your cart" Grant was getting mad very quickly there. He kept saying something like" i love coming to walmart when sales are one. You can see how our society loses all social morales" or something to that effect.
I'll go tomorrow and see the sales, without Grant.

Guess What??

I got my G2 yesterday. Finally, I'm a free woman.
And it only took me 4 years and 364 days. I thought for sure I was going to fail. I was going too slow in the residential area and than I went too fast. I slowed down when I changed lanes. And when I came to an intersection with a red light and was turning right, I'd stop at the line but than inch up. I didn't know that you don't inch up unless you can't see the oncoming traffic.
I think my saving grace was my perfect parrallel park and three point turn haha.
Watch out world, here I come.

Just for laughs was on tv and I guess he heard a joke that made him laugh uncontrollably:P
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This is Mason's newest face. What a cute one EH?????
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Mason's learning how to feed himself.
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Santa Mason sitting the a chair of luxury.
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Good picture of Mason and his daddy
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And to top it all off..

We took Mason to the walk in clinic yesterday at the mall, before the car broke down. We waited 2.5 hrs only to be seen by the doctor for about 5 mins. I really wanted to see how much he weighed but they didn't have a scale in the room we were in. Anyways, he's healthy as a horse. I asked about letting him have some Homo milk and the doctor gave it a thumbs up. I gave him a bottle yesterday afternoon of the milk and he just loved it!
We're going to give him a bottle of milk in the afternoon just before his naptime to start off with.
Oh yah, while waiting for the doctor, I bought a bran muffin. Mason just loved it :) Anyways, while I was chomping away at it, I hit something hard. Well, that hard thing was a part of my tooth! It came off the tooth that I'm going to get a root canal done too on Tuesday.
When it rains, it pours.

Car on the Fritz again

So we're without a car until at least tomorrow, but most likely Monday.
We went out lastnight to Food Basics to see if it was open. Well it wasn't and when Grant tried to turn on his car, the engine turned over halfway, and than the horn started honking and the ALL the lights were flashing on and off. We called CAA and they sent out a battery assist guy. Well, we couldn't get it going with that either. Everytime we opened the car doors, the horn would go off and lights would again flash on and off. So we had to get the car towed down to Canadian Tire and we caught a taxi home.
Grant and the CAA guy thinks it has something to do with the alarm system. The battery was low to begin with, so maybe that screwed up the alarm.

Starting already!

We went over to one of Grant's co-workers house yesterday. They have a 10 month old boy named Conor. Mason and him are the same weight, but Mason is a little taller but Conor just seems bigger. I think because he carries his weight differently than Mason.
Anyways, Mason was so interested in all Conor's toys. We stayed there for aboue 2 hrs and Mason was on the floor the whole time playing around. Conor on the otherhand, didn't play much. Whenever he would come over to Mason, Mason would grab onto him and pull his shirt. Conor would cry every single time and crawl furiously away from Mason. And to top off Mason's meaness, he would smile and giggle when Conor cried!
Grant says that Mason is already taking after his dad; he likes to pick on ppl who are bigger than himself.

Mason's Crazy

We were at the Canex yesterday (military department store) and were sitting on this neat couch. There was a entertainment unit in front of the couch, with a plastic snowman on top. The snowman had his had up as if waving. Well, Mason thought the snowman was waving at him, so Mason waved back! Crazy kid!
Oh yah, Mason thinks the cardboard tubes of wrapping paper are just fabulous! Grant was waving them around and pretending they were swords and Mason laughed for 15 mins! He hasn't laughed like this before over anything!

This picture was taken right before he face planted into the snow.
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Mason's first snowfall.
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He's up too no good.
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A week of rest

Mason and I visited with my mom last week. I got some good rest :) Mason accomplished so many things too this past week. He pulls himself up in his playpen, walks around it and rocks it back and forth. He puts himself into a sitting position really well now too. He can wave goodbye, and when music comes on he sings and dances a bit too :)

Sleep? What's that?

Mason slept SO bad lastnight. He had a fever on Sunday and Monday but it went away. He hasn't been going Number 2 , only by assistance with prunes.
I called Telehealth and they said that it doesn't sound like he's constipated, but follow it up with a doctor. If he isn't any better by tomorrow, that's what I'm going to do. I feel so bad for Grant, he didn't sleep well lastnight either. Mason and I got up at 10am this morning :)

Off to the dentist we go.

I went to the dentist on Monday, thinking that I was getting 1 filling. Well, I actually got 3! Three large fillings. I had nitrous oxide, but a lot of the stuff was escaping the mask. Tonight when I go in, I need to use a child's mask.
So tonight, I get a tooth pulled; a baby tooth. I hope it'll be an easy one to get out because it does have a cavity and a baby tooth should be easy to come out :)
I'm going to get addicted to this nitrous oxide, since I'm going in there 2 times a week.

Val bought us this shirt for Mason, when he was a newborn. It looked so big than. It isn't going to be long before it will fit him now :)
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Having a hard time practicing.

For the past couple of times I wanted to go out driving, Mason wouldn't allow me. Grant needs to sit up with me in the passenger seat so that leaves no one in Mason's vision. He will cry and cry and not stop. I can't really continue to drive with that, it breaks my concentration and I hate him crying. Lastnight tho, on our way home from Walmart Mason fell asleep so when we got home I switched seats with Grant and I drove on base for maybe 10 mins. I did a three-point turn, and I did it very well but I hit the curb :)
I think we may need to spring for a babysitter for an hour or two so I can do some hardcore practicing.

Interview

I had an interview lastnight with Yellow Transporation. The job was for part-time billing clerk. The person hired would have to do clerical work, as well as data entry, making sure the drivers manifests were correct so when they cross the border they'd be ok, etc. Essentially, doing their exporting papers. I thought, hey this is right down my alley. And the hours were 5:30pm-10:30pm. That was excellent because we wouldn't need a babysitter. The only downfall would be that Grant and I wouldn't see each other a lot during the week. But you gotta do what you gotta do.
Anyways, the interview went well and I'll know tomorrow if I got it. BUT, I'm turning the offer down if I do get it. First of all, it's on the other side of town and when I get my license it'll be ok but for right now Grant would have to drive me and that could pose a problem. Secondly, I'd be alone for my shift with the drivers coming and going and it's a "Black Terminal" There are hardly any lights around. And lastly, the advertisement for the job had a typo. The hours of 530pm-1030pm where incorrect. It could be from 4pm-12am, or 430pm-11pm. I couldn't get there for that time because Grant gets off work at 4. And, if I get done work at 12am, I'd be tired in the morning with Mason getting up at night and such!
I'm sure the right job will come for me. I've got a couple more months on Maternity but I'm looking now for piece of mind.

Visit to Santa

We visited Santa on Sunday. Mason was doing so great on his knee. He was pulling at his beard, laughing and having a grand ole time. The flash on the camera broke, so they had to fix it, and in that time Mason decided that he really didn't want to be on Santa's knee. He started to cry and cry :) But luckily, the elves snapped a great picture before the flash broke and Mason started to cry.
We couldn't believe how pricey those pictures are though. We payed 10 bucks for one 5x7. The 36 dollar package include 2 5x7's, 4 wallets and one 3x5. Capitalism at it's best.

Just another cute cuddly teddy bear!
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Hey Connor! Mason's got your gifts all wrapped up! He did a great job picking them out too. He's sure you're going to have a fun time with them.
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My will hasn't been broken yet!

I haven't gotten my haircut yet! I'm actually doing it this time, I'm letting it grow! It's in the stage where I can't do anything with it but just use clips to hold it outta my face!

What a deal!

I finally got around to getting a membership at the base gym! We went down lastnight, and guess how much it cost until the membership expires in Aug 05???????
10 bucks!!! Well, $10.70 to be exact. I couldn't believe how cheap it was. They have a HUGE pool, tanning beds, two big gyms (field houses) a great weight room and a cardio room. Plus, they offer so many aerobics classes. I'm doing well keeping the weight off that I've lost, but now it's time to lose more :)
My goal: lose at least 5lbs by Christmas.

Mason pulled himself up to the standing position with this toy. That's all he can do with it. If he pushes it and tries to walk, he'll just fall right over.
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Whoa man, that bottle must have been spiked
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He isn't on his way up, if you catch my drift.... That's why Grant, you aren't supposed to do this!
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Mason has a really strong grip! I tell Grant not to do this........
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Canadian Tire Commercial

Has anyone seen the new Canadian Tire commercial? It's with the couple buying stuff for their big party. Oh lets go out and get a wine cooler and an expresso maker! And at the end, the wife tells her husband that they're expecting "One More" at the party next year. BLECH. What does that have to do with Canadian Tire?? Wine and expresso, always good for a pregnancy.

Only 43 days left until Christmas
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Mason's getting so good at pulling himself up onto things and just standing up
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Here's a late Halloween picture
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My trip to the dentist

I decided to go to the dentist on base. I have a tooth that was supposed to be pulled last year but I was pregnant. They put in a temporary filing in and it finally came out. They did a complete exam and boy do I ever need a lot of work done.
I need to get a root canal where that temp filling was. I decided against getting it pulled because I don't want a big gap there. I have a couple of cavities that need fixed, I have a baby molar that needs pulled because it has a cavitiy in it and I'm going to need a bridge there. I also need my wisdom teeth pulled on the top. My bottom wisdom teeth aren't up yet but they're growing in horizontally which is a bad thing!
I am very very nervous with dentists, so I'm going to be getting laughing gas for it all, except for the wisdom teeth extraction when I'll be getting valium. I go in next week for a cleaning. The receptionists are great there. When I got my exam they watched Mason up front and they'll watch him again when I get my teeth cleaned. I have all my appointments at night except for the root canal, and I'll have to get a babysitter for that time.

Practice Makes Perfect

I drove in downtown Kingston for the first time yesterday! It wasn't that bad! I had a bit of a scare on Princess St. I was passing a car that was turning left (there was lots of room next to it for me to go) but the car behind me was right on my tail and he was pushy so I pulled out and I almost clipped the car that was turning and a car that was parked.
I'm driving everywhere we go now, Grant isn't letting me back out of it. If I can drive in Kingston, I can drive in Bancroft and I'll get my license.

Grant carved this scary scary pumpkin.
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This is Mason's friend Damian. This picture rates a Two Thumbs Up.
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Teeth

Mason has 7 teeth now! 5 came within 3 weeks. Crazy

Happy Halloween

We went out tonight for halloween. Mason was dressed up as a spiderman, and boy he was cute! We did pretty well for candy too. It was very very windy, so we weren't out long. Once we got home, Mason was ready for a bath so we took the costume out without taking pics. But we'll take one soon.

Back Again

Mason and I went to Bancroft this past week for a visit. I finished reading "The Way The Crow Flies" by Anne-Marie MacDonald. It was a really good book! Her first book "Fall On Your Knees" was disturbing and sad, this one is sad too, but not that bad.
We brought Mason into the doctors on Wed because he has had a runny nose for some time and he was very congested. The doc said that he's very healthy. On Friday, he woke up with a fever and we brought him in again. He might have a virus, and if the fever isn't gone by Monday, bring him back in.
Lastnight was a bad night for sleeping. Grant wanted to drive back home to Kingston, so we got in around 10. Mason didn't go to sleep until 130am and was up at 730am. He hasn't slept much and he is having these crying fits. And to top it off, we have to babysit a kid tonight, as a favour to a friend.

Prunes really do work........

Poor Mason, had the hardest time pooping 2 days ago. So I decided to give him a jar of baby food prunes, you know, to aid him in that process.
When I went to change him, holy cow!!! Let me tell you, the diaper was just full, it was up his back and down his legs.
So, we got out the ole rubber gloves, stripped him down and put him in the bathtub. We sprayed him off much to his chagrin, but he was clean.
Now I know not to give him that much prunes!

We're back

We're back, after a great week in Sarnia! Mason and I stayed a week after Thanksgiving with Grant's parents. We got to see the three newest Wager boys together for the first time on Thanksgiving. Connor sure has a set of lungs on him. Mason thought it was his job to scream whenever the other two babies screamed or cried. He also was shooting daggers at Garrett, when Garrett was in the ExerSaucer.

Mason now has 4 teeth, with two more emerging any day now.
I went out driving in Wayne's new Civic too. I really need to practice driving, my license is expired in Jan. Well, my learners permit that is. Today, I drove home from the family resource center on base, and I did excellent. I'm good at driving, just very nervous.

Just looking outside!
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It's Cold Season

Mason has a cold! His poor nose is constantly running, and he's coughing a lot too. Nights are a little rough on all of us, he's waking up every 1.5-2 hrs. He's very congested, and loves to sleep on his tummy. But he can't because of the cold! We have to put saline drops up his nose, and Boy does he hate it!

Let us hope that he gets better soon