Adventures of Being Mom

I missed posting yesterday, but I promise I didn't do it on purpose. I had a bit of a situation ...

To make a long story shorter ...

Michael's Tuesday flight was cancelled due to the Polar Vortex, so he booked himself into a different flight Wednesday. Yay. Wednesday I got a call from the school that Owen was feeling unwell and needed to come home. He had several symptoms of appendicitis so I called the family doctor, there were no appointments available and they suggested going to the after hours clinic. I didn't think I should wait so I called Telehealth. Telehealth suggested (after about 30 minutes of over the phone diagnosis) going to the ER. So I called the school and had them get the other two ready so I could drag three kids to the ER.

There was lots of waiting, but not too much, they were really swamped and they were keeping everything moving the best they could. After about two and a half hours my sister came and got the younger two kids so they wouldn't have to hang around and be bored and exposed and whatnot.

More waiting, blood work, an xray and more waiting later it turns out Owen does not have appendicitis. He has a viral infection and his body is working exponentially hard to get rid of it.

Whew.

Michael arrived home shortly after we arrived home from our adventure in the ER.

Pictures? Yes!

My photo for yesterday is one of my favourite bits of a dog. Big floppy ears.

Dozer's Ear
A Photo A Day #8

This morning is another of my favourite things -- a sign that Michael is home! The only time Tasimo Latte is used is when he's here. I don't drink it.

Michael's Latte
A Photo A Day #9

I didn't get Pogona done yesterday as planned, due to the above situation, but I only have the bind off row to do. Yay! Hopefully today!

I'm finished Sons of Anarchy season 4, and now I'm in need of the 5th and 6th seasons. I'm not going to be able to wait for them to get on Netflix. I will need to buy them. NEED.

Polar Vortex

Okay, I have to laugh at the names given to weather. This cold spell is being called Polar Vortex and Arctic Cyclone and whatever. Seriously though, it's just bloody cold. No name needed. Yeah, it's because of the wind and where it came from and blah blah blah, but lets just call it cold.

I also laugh at the people who are shocked by how cold it is. We've (in Southern Ontario) been spoiled over the last few years with our mild winters, but come on, if you were born before 1995 you should at least have some memory of it being like this. This is how I remember winter being. Maybe not THIS cold, but definitely colder than what we've been having.

Right now Michael is at our "summer home" in Saskatchewan and these -25C days (with a windchill of -40) are normal every day temperatures for there, and he works outside. Yeah. Crazy. I call it our "summer home" because I'd have to be insane to go there any time but in the summer. No way am I subjecting myself to that kind of cold on a regular basis.

It certainly is beautiful outside today. The sun is shining brightly and the snow looks (for now) clean and bright. Looks can be deceiving though. I just let the dogs out, and back in again, and having the door opened for those two sets of 20 seconds was enough to scare me back into the house. I'm glad my bathrooms are heated. Poor pups.

Arctic Cyclone 2014
A Photo A Day #7

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about the weather. I accept it. If need be I have warm clothes to wear should I absolutely have to be outside. However, I don't like the cold, I prefer the hot hot hot summer days, so I just avoid going out and exposing myself to such ridiculous frigidness.

Stay Warm!

Back to the Usual

Hello Monday, thanks for the snow and ice. Two out of three of my kids would have been disappointed had school been cancelled today, so thankfully it wasn't. The third kid was disappointed it wasn't a snow day, but once he got moving and ready for school he was happy to be going. It's been a long two week winter vacation, nice, but long.

Everyone is ready to be back to the usual.

I've got to head out and see if I can scrape some of the icy snow off my driveway and side walk shortly. I don't know how successful I am going to be, but I need to try before the temps drop into the double digit negatives later tonight. Brrr. I try not to complain about the cold, even though I'd prefer the warm weather, because today it is -36C where Michael is working and that's without the windchill. With the wind it is -48C. Oh, did I mention he's working outside? Yeah. That's COLD. So like I said, I try not to complain.

Plus I've got knitting to keep me warm.

I'm almost finished Pogona. It's a fun, simple, but beautiful knit. The yarn (Wandering Cat Alley Cat, firestarter) is so nice to work with, and the colours are gorgeous.

Pogona in WCY Alley Cat - Firestarter
A Photo A Day #6

I've been watching Sons of Anarchy while knitting and I'm into season 4 now and if you haven't watched stop reading now ... ... Omg. I can't believe Clay killed Piney. Piney was such a sweet guy. Clay is horrid and I don't like him.