Friday, December 29, 2006

A Few things....

Jackson's Spider Man P.J's






Miniature Santa!!!!






Christmas Presents!!!!


This post is to primarily answer my sister's two questions..... Firstly, my sis asked about Lu-Lu lemons. They are the greatest pants EVER. They are stretchy track like pants and they are all CANADIAN made. They are a rage in Canada right now. Expensive though, about $100.00 bucks a pair...but well worth the cash!!!! (I will post their website under my links).

Secondly, my list of one hundred things was just that, a list. Silly idea, I guess, but I actually stole it from Samantha's blog (my version being MUCH better than hers, of course)!!

My Mum & Jackson in Mexico

Anyways, lastly I just want to ask why it is only my family that are putting any feedback on my NEW blog...where are the rest of you???

Well, that's all for now. I posted a few Christmas pics of Jackson, just because he is so cute (he doesn't want to take off his new Spiderman jammies). I also put pictures of my Mum & Dad on here, b/c my Dad is desperate for me to do so.......
My Dad and Katy in Mexico

Cheers,
Lauren.

P.S. My Grandad DID love me best...my younger sister needs to acknowledge this. But denial is bliss, right Samantha????

Thursday, December 28, 2006

One Hundred Random Thoughts.....

100 things......
1. I love tea
2. the tea has to be made to my specifications
3. mashed just right
4. a bit of milk (skim only)
5. with one package of Sweet and Low (yellow or pink packages - not the blue "Equal")
6. I like my job
7. I do feel guilty I am away from Jackson so much
8. I was married before
9. he was a good guy
10. i was young and stupid
11. he got married again in September
12. i cried
13. maybe out of shock
14. but i am happy for him and only want the best for him
15. I can be selfish at times
16. those who know me well will nodd their heads right now
17. My parents spoil me
18. i am more like my Mum than my Dad
19. My middle name is Olivia
20. after Olivia Newton John (my Dad loved her)
21. I have gel nails
22. i love them
23. i will never go back to regular nails again
24. I love my little boy
25. he drives me nuts at time though
26. i named him Jackson after my Grandad who died in 2000
27. i loved my Grandad
28. i miss him still
29. he loved me best
30. my sisters can attest to this
31. i was holding his hand when he died
32. i still dream about it once in awhile
33. Jackson's middle name is Mark
34. named after my friend from Bible School
35. mark also died in 2000, a month before my Grandad
36. he was 21
37. i miss him still
38. Jackson loves Buzz Light Year, Spider Man, and Veggie Tales
39. he was slow to talk, but never stops now
40. I have a friend Jaimie
41. she works for the same company that I do
42. i recruited her
43. she lost a whole pile of weight and looks great
44. i'm jealous
45. My Mum doesn't have a middle name
46. her first name is Jacqueline or "Jackie"
47. my Dad does...his name is Christopher Robert
48. i worry about my parents dying, although I work around death every day
49. i know you are supposed to live life one day at a time
50. but I still worry
51. I am a little OCD
52. okay, a lot
53. i control it most of the time
54. unless I am in a very stressful situation
55. i have been this way as long as I can remember
56. I was in Bible Scool in Sweden from 1997-1998
57. it was great
58. i met my friend Natalie there
59. she did a great imitation of Princess Diana
60. My toes are cold right now
61. I am drawing a mind blank
62. I would like to go back to Europe
63. the company I work for has it's Rome trip in April 2008
64. i can't wait
65. i may stay after it is over and do some more travelling
66. maybe to England
67. my parents are both from England
68. I find the older I get, the more I am stuck in my ways
69. that's pretty scary as I am only 27
70. I hitch-hiked in Sweden and got picked up by a creep
71. he scared me
72. I ran a half-marathon in Sweden
73. i can barely run for 5 minutes now
74. i wish i could run like that again
75. i just cannot seem to find the motivation
76. i get so mad at myself
77. every day I decide "today will be the day"
78. and it never is
79. Some days I miss waitressing
80. i worked at a great restaurant when I was at university in Saskatoon called Alexander's
81. the money is terrible
82. but i still miss it once in awhile
83. I'm in sales now
84. funeral pre-planning to be exact
85. the money is great
86. but it's stressful at times
87. and I meet alot of lonely seniors
88. it makes me sad
89. i am too sensitive at times
90. I love lu-lu lemon pants
91. i have brown ones, black ones and navy ones
92. I hate it when people sniff
93. and chomp gum
94. and snore
95. it's part of my OCD
96. I love the Chocolate Explosion from Boston Pizza
97. i shouldn't eat it
98. it's hard to diet at Christmas
99. let's face it, it is hard to diet anytime
100. My goal for 2007 is to follow through with things I start and read my Bible more

-Lauren

More pics of Jackson and I




I thought I would add a few more pics, as I know what I am doing a bit more now.....The top pic is of Jackson & Katy. She is my niece and Jackson's cousin, born four months ago in August. My sister Danielle, and her husband Benji, came to visit us in October with her. Jackson was really good with her. My whole family went to Mexico in November as well. I haven't put those pics on my computer yet, but I will pretty soon.

The other pictures are of Jackson learning to skate, and of me in Hawaii in September. I was there on a cruise with the company I work for. My Dad works for the company as well, and we both qualified to go. It was wonderful to go and see Hawaii. Anyways, that's all for now.

Lauren
Well...this is my first post on my NEW blog. My sister, Samantha, and her husband, Brad, are very into their blog. Therefore, I decided to make one. It probably won't be great, because I am not terribly great with computers....but hey, I got this far!!!!!!

Right now it is Christmas break and it it great to get time away from work. Only my parents are here in Moose Jaw though. My sister's are at their husbands families this year. Anyways, the photo of Jackson and I is actually from his third b-day party back on September 9th. I put this one on b/c it was the most recent one of him and I, as I usually am the one taking the picture!!!!

Anyways, I'm gonna go. I will post again when I have something interesting to say.
-Lauren