In Regina now

Well we are finally in our house in Regina.

There are boxes everywhere and I still can't cook in my kitchen but we are getting there.

Eric bought the stuff today to do my pantry all up I will post a picture once it is done. We ordered the kids bunk beds and they will be in on the 11th. The guy is coming to fix the roof on Thursday and I don't know when I go back to work. The car still hasn't arrived so I am stuck in the house when eric is at work.

My girlfriend Christina came over with her mom and niece and helped me unpack and put up shelf liner in my kitchen. My mom came over in the afternoon and helped too which was really nice.

Eric's best friends Doug & Charlie got here today and they have gone out to watch the rider game and I am home watching it on our tv now that we finally have cable.

My friend Peggy gets here tomorrow and hopefully we will get some more unpacking done. God it is good to be so close to so many friends and family.

Our new neighbours have been really great and the kids hung out there almost all day today. They went to the parade this morning and then had lunch and then went swimming this afternoon.

Sadness

It is with a heavy heart that I tell you all that my dad has passed away.

He battled cancer valiantly but our father called him home at 12:30 am on Saturday June 20th, 2009.

A celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday at 10 am in Regina.(See www.leaderpost.com for details)

The hardest part of all of this was that I did not make it home to say goodbye.

I love my dad even though sometimes we argued he was still my dad and I know that he loved me. I am thankful for the time I got to spend with him in April & May. We had a good time.

Dad I promise to teach your grandson's your love of fishing and spending time in the outdoors and camping. I promise to look after mom the best I can. 

Enjoy your time now fishing with Uncle Al and try not to fight with Grandma too much.

You will always be here with us. Good Bye Daddy.

Love

I just got back from Regina where I drove my mom and dad. We had a surprise 40th anniversary party for them that turned out well. Dad had no idea. We also had some family pictures taken that I can't wait to see. I took this picture of my mom and dad with all of the grandchildren. 

Happy Mother's Day Mom -- Love you.

 
I want to wish all of my fellow mother's out there a Happy Mother's Day. My boys brought me breakfast in bed and made me some nice cards. Luke wrote me a poem that I wanted to share with all mom's.

Marvelous

Outstanding

Mom

Change

Change is upon us and the time is flying by. In 3 1/2 months we will be leaving the north and traveling home. No not for a visit but forever. As long as our forever may be.

I am nervous of what will happen and how our life will change. But excited as well.

The time we have spent in the great White North has been some of the best years of my life. 

I gave birth to both of my angels and learned how to be a mother. 

I have made many friends who are both still here and those that have left.

I have learned to say goodbye and learned to say Hi I am Laurie - Nice to meet you.

I think the hardest part is going to be saying goodbye forever to this place I now call home.

Saying goodbye to the rare beauty I see in this place. I know there will be beauty in my new home but something just won't be the same.

Good News

Well I got some really good news yesterday. My dad was diagnosed in July with small cell lung cancer and he met with his doctor yesterday and has been officially told he is in remission. We are so happy and excited. It has been a long 8 months for everyone and we can now take a deep breath.

Also on a good note we went to Hay River for Luke's hockey tournament and my boy scored a goal. Playing defence none the less. I was such a proud momma.

Doctor - girls only

Well some good news. Eric's Step-dad was released from the hospital just over a week ago. We are happy that he could go home.

Well I went to the doctor on Monday and she is sending me for the ultrasound and has referred me to the Gynocologist.  She got my test results back and the way it works is your hormones go up to make you ovulate well I am not ovulating so my hormones just keep going up. When they did the test my levels where 3 times as high as they normally should be. So the upside is I haven't had a period in 3 months. The down side is they don't know why. I am only 34 and shouldn't be in Menopause yet. That is why the ultrasound which is scheduled for Nov 26. 

I am scared and hate not knowing what is wrong. It is hard because no one really understands what I am going through or what to say. Sometimes I just want to sit down and cry but them I realize I don't really know why I want to cry. Hormones I guess.

On top of it all I forgot my mom's birthday in the middle of all of this. Now she is upset and I feel horrible for being so self centered and not remembering. This isn't the first time I have forgotten so it is kind of a habit. What do you guys do to remember birthdays. Any ideas would be great. I actually set a reminder on my phone which will work great if I have the same phone this time next year.

summer

The weddings were awesome and we had a blast at both.

Kate and Sheldon Barns Married July 4, 2008

Catie and Doug McCallum Aug 30, 2008

Well my diet didn't really go all that well.

I ended up not being able to ride my bike as much as I wanted to but the food was mainly good. Dehydrated eggs suck.

My dad ended up getting sick and I had to go to Thunder Bay for 9 days at the end of July. So it really screwed me up from being able to follow a meal plan.

The day I left to meet Eric in Calgary his mom called and his step dad was in the hospital. He still has not been released and we are unsure if he will be.

Both weddings were amazing and we had a lot of fun.

Now I have been having health issues and am having tests. They sent me for blood work yesterday and I have more tests on Monday. Depending on how that goes I will have to have a pelvic ultrasound in the coming weeks.

Well they say bad things come in threes and this would be three.

Please keep us in your prayers. And feel free to call if you want to talk.