Small Things Can Bring Such Happiness!

I'm excited to tell you I'm posting this from home using high speed internet! Wahoo!

After 31 days of strugges, arguing and stress with the phone companies my phone is back to analogue and Sympatico is hooked up and humming. Yeah! I can actually read the Internet while on the phone, download a web page in 10 seconds rather than 2 mins and open more than 1 window. Oh yes...it's a happy day!

We now continue with our more frequent bloggy postings. I'm baaaack!

An Important Lesson

Please take a moment to watch this video. It may make an important difference in the life of someone you love.



After reading many safety reports I had already decided that I want to purchase a Britax car seat for Hannah. This video just reaffirmed that decision. They're pricey and hard to find in Canada but thankfully I found a store in Whitby that carries them and started saving for one about a year ago.

*Update* A Canadian bloggy friend just found the car seat for $50 less. Yeah! It's a bit further to drive but worth it for a bargain. :o)

Twinrix #2

Must admit, my doctor kinda wondered about me when I asked if I could have his secretary take a photo when he was giving me my 2nd Twinrix vaccination. But he went along with it and just laughed. After all these years he's almost used to me by now! :o) Each time I go in his secretary tells me how excited she is for me and that she can't wait to meet Miss Hannah. That makes 2 of us! :o)

The final vaccination in this series is due in the spring and I'm praying that we're much closer to referral time by then but I'll believe it when it happens! Seems like I've been saying that I anticipate receiving my referral 'in about a year' FOREVER! Ugh! Looking forward to the day when referral timeframes begin to settle a bit so that I can better 'guesstimate' my referral month...or at least season! I'm still not sure if my precious Hannah is born yet and I guess I really won't be sure until I'm gazing into her beautiful referral picture for the very first time.

I must admit, that's one of the fun things about this blog. I'll be better able to determine what I was doing when she was born. Will I feel different that day? Will I somehow know that she has been born? I'm not thinking I will but man wouldn't it be wonderful to know!

Praying for you today my sweet daughter. I don't know where you are but God does and He is cradling your in His arms. Hugs and kisses precious daughter. Mommy loves you!

Limping...

...but at least able to connect (via verrrry slow dial-up service) to the Internet at home. It's far from the resolution I'm looking for but is better than what I've had for the past 4 weeks.

The person I spoke with Friday also put a $150 credit on my account to cover for the hassle caused. No complaints there as that equals 4 months of service. Since ultimately the problem was caused by a company other than my Internet provided I feel that's more than generous.

After it's all up and working Ill be calling Rogers back who are the ones who did cause the problem when they took me to digital telephone without telling me they were doing it or the side-effects. I'll be looking for some reimbursement there too. Oh yah!

Still surprisingly calm (most times) when I call these companies but the 2 things that drive me absolutely crazy are:
1. Listening to 20 mins. of advertisements for their 'great services' while on hold; all of which end by saying, 'To find out more go to www.....' If I had Internet to find out more info I wouldn't be on hold!!!
2. After speaking with a rep...or 2....or 3 who have been unable to get me any closer to being connected than the 10 people before them, they end the call with, 'Have I been able to assist you today?' Umm...Nooooooooo....I still don't have any Internet service in my home you twit!

Latest guesstimation for my normal service to be up in running is Friday. Yah...right! I'll believe it when I see it! Skeptical? Oh yah!!!

Baby Name Fun!

This is a great website! You enter your baby's name (or any other name you want) and it shows you the trend over the past 100 years! It's really fun. Enjoy!!!