Meow

 A few weeks ago, I was saying how I missed having a little kitty running around.

I went out to do some groceries later that day. When I came home, I heard the cutest little meow coming from the backyard. It scared the poop out of me because I was dreading the outcome should my dogs have been back there. Well just Lexi because she can be pretty territorial. She has squirrel issues.

I let the kitty out of the backyard and checked his paws etc.. for frostbite. He was the sweetest thing. I went inside and figured he'd head back home.

We kept seeing the poor bugger around our house for the next few days. Then we had a serious cold snap. Jacob saw him on our windowsill shivering and alerted Rich by meowing. 

Rich let him in...

Jacob has a new best friend. We have been checking grocery stores, mailboxes etc.. to see if anyone put up signs but no one has. I guess we will (reluctantly).

He is the sweetest, kindest kitty in the world. Richard and Jacob are especially happy to have him in the house. I've never seen Rich baby an animal like this. It's very cute. The dogs love him too.

Some days you were just meant to stay in bed...

Since being preggers my memory and absent mindedness have certainly gotten worse. It can be very frustrating at times but it forces me to be more organized.

6:50 a.m. Feel pregnificient and well rested.

7:30 a.m. Head to work with my yummy decaf tea and home made muffins.

7:31 a.m. Forgot to gas up the night before but decide to chance it considering traffic has been awesome.

8:15 a.m. Champlain bridge not moving. Getting nervous. Only 50 km until I run out of gas.

8:35 a.m. Decarie jammed. 20 km left. Get off at Atwater to get to nearest gas station.

8:40 a.m. At light, realize that I forgot my wallet. Call Richard to tell him my dilemna. Police pull me over.

8:45 a.m. Receive a $115 ticket for talking on my cell phone while driving.

8:50 a.m. Find $11 in change.

9:30 a.m.  Make it to work only 30 mins late.

Lesson learned: I forget.

All in a day's work...

How awesome is it when you can bring your little one to work? Rich had a work emergency this morning, so I decided to bring baby J to work. I'm lucky to work at a very family oriented company.

We had breakfast in my office and watched some Elmo, then explored the building and cheered everyone up. It's amazing how happy people become when there's a child around at work! Jacob soaked up the attention and showed everyone his new jumping and spinning skills. The President came to tell me that Jacob was very welcome.

He was only there for about 2 hours but it lifted my spirits for the rest of the day. :-)

Jacob Bowling

Jacob threw a few balls but preferred the wind! 

Christmas

Christmas was awesome!!! Tons of food and great company!

This was the chaos after opening up all of the gifts Xmas a.m. 

...but we were all smiles

...except for Dan and his dog Patch (to whom I coined the name 'Patches of Blood'). Patch is a pretty dominant female who decided to snack on Lexi's ear, leaving lots of blood everywhere. Everything was ok but we kept them separate for the rest of the weekend. 

Where's Jacob?

                                           

Boxes are way more fun than the toys!

Josh loved all of his presents and was in great spirits

The boys loved this water one. Jacob is adding his own water...

Adam is an awesome Uncle and was a HUGE help all day. He's great with the boys, helped me clean, and even signed himself up for the job of Toy Assembler. He even scored bonus points for complimenting my cooking all day! 

It was nice to see Grampy too. He barely made a mess! ;-)

We hardly saw Zach after he opened his Dsi

My Dad loved his gifts, especially his chips in a potato sack

Mom telling Nanny every way to wear her scarf. There are 15. True story.

I loved seeing Jacob and my Nan having fun together. Jacob says "Ta" all the time now.

 

...and the worst part of Christmas... Rich had gastro! He was pretty much out of commission by early afternoon. He joined us for dinner but couldn't eat. He was good by the next morning but the poor guy suffered! 

Then I got hit with it just as I was going to bed. I thought I was having contractions but nope.... I was ok by the morning. There were no other Christmas casualties...

Me feeling better the next day...

The whole gang went to play a few games of bowling...We had lots of fun...

Hope you all had a happy one!!!

xox