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Happy Canada Day Everyone! My day started the way I like, I slept in, of course I was up till 2 because my back was killing me, so I do have an excuse. LOL Doug got up and got Breanna off to town for the children's parade. This afternoon Josh will start his weekend of doing some volunteer work, selling tickets in the park, poor kid is so bored and fed up with not being able to get a job he'll happily work for nothing. Breanna's weekend starts tonight with the rehearsal for the Privateer Old Cemetery Tours. Her and one of her BFF's will play the part of 2 little girls from the Privateer erra, I think they will be hanging out by their parents headstones, but I'm not sure on that yet, will get back to you after rehersal. She'll be doing that Thurs., Friday and Saturday night, she's going to be a very tired girl come Sunday.
I have today off, since it is a holiday :) Back at it tomorrow and Friday then off for the weekend. Saturday morning is the parade, Breanna is in it with the cheerleaders and I'll be driving the truck in it. The rides are supposed to be coming for the weekend but I'm afraid to say I don't think there's much coming, since they aren't here yet setting up. Every year the rides seem to be worse and worse, which sucks, since it's the only thing the kids have to look forward to here in town for the summer.
Josh's job hunt isn't going too great. He's been applying all over town. He was told that the Dollar Store would be having interviews next week, so we're keeping our fingers crossed that he has some luck with that one.
Breanna is out visiting her friend Samantha, it's almost 11 so I hope she soon calls to say she's ready to be picked up. She doesn't have to get up early tomorrow at least. She has swimming lessons but they aren't till 1, it's her last day and I'm sure she'll have no problem passing the badge, she's done great!
Anyway, I'm getting sleepy, so I hope Miss Brea is soon ready to come home.
So, what's new. Well, Josh didn't get the job so if anyone knows of any jobs available for students, give us a shout. He'll do anything, he just wants a job. The no job thing kinda took a shot to his self esteem for sure but I think he's feeling better now. He's applied at a few other places that the hours would be okay for school too.
He had his blood work last week and we go to the Dr. tomorrow to see if his blood levels are back up to where they should be with the new medication he's on. With any luck things will be as they should and we can stop worrying about that.
So school is all over. Josh had his last exam yesterday, Breanna's last day was also yesterday. They go back on Saturday to get their report cards, can't wait to see them and hope they both did well. Last night was Josh's prom and unfortunately he went by himself. He broke up with Teagan on the weekend, which I think he later decided was a mistake but now Teagan won't talk to him so I'm not sure what's going to happen. I sure do miss her, but it's his decision, I told him if it was meant to be, it will work out, if not, well, life will go on.
Anyway, must go get ready for the last show of...I'm a celebrity, get me out of here! LOL You know you're are desperate for something to watch when...
Wishing mine was still here...
TGIF! Up early, Josh is on his way to school to write his science exam, one more to go, Math on Tuesday. Science and Math are his worst so everyone keep your fingers crossed for him.
The birds are singing, probably trying to sing the rain away, it's supposed to be a miserable weekend, rain both day, freak sakes! Tomorrow is supposed to be the Cheerleader's bottle drive and car wash, don't think that's going to happen.
Been a pretty stressful place around here, I just can't get the bills caught up with what the mill is going through and we're going to have to take a step that we just don't want to take but at this point, we have no choice. So my nerves are shot big time, all of ours are. Yesterday was our 15th Anniversary, I got Doug a nice card, I got nothing, no card, no supper, notadamnthing. If I was depressed before... MEN!
Anyway, must get moving, I'm sitting with my heating pad for the last few minutes, I need to strap this to my back. But I guess I better get ready for work, one of us has to work I guess...GRRRR! Have a great Friday!
So anyway, back to the Dr. We were in his office by 9:35 and out by 9:55. He asked me some questions, bent me forward, pushed on my toes, then he looked up my CAT scan, when he got to the bottom disk he said that was where the problems was. It has disintegrated to the point that it is quite painful and is also rubbing on the nerves, causing the pain down my leg. He said he can operate but it's in a hard place and they have to operate from the front, so there would have to be more than one surgeon involved, it's quite an invasive procedure. So he left it up to me and at the moment, I'm going to hold off and keep doing what I'm doing. He said that I could get injections which would numb the nerves so I don't get the pain down my leg, but honestly, the pain down my leg is minor compared to what I live with every day in my back. He agreed with the meds that I'm on and told me I can changed my mind at any time and go back and get the ball rolling to have surgery.
Josh had his last day of school today, now he just has to get ready for his 3 exams, he has on Thursday, one Friday and one Tuesday, which is also prom day. Teagan will be coming out Tuesday at some point, not sure of the whens and hows yet. I think she'll be staying for a few days, then I think Josh will go in on July 1st and stay till the 3rd, when they'll both come back here for Privateer Days. Oh, in other Josh news, he had a job interview yesterday, we'll know by Friday how that turned out, if he doesn't get that one, he'll apply at other places, there's no big rush and I want him to have some time this summer to enjoy, it will be his last summer of not working full time, so now's the time to enjoy it.
Breanna is also in her last week of school, they'll finish up next Tuesday and then both of them go back on Saturday for their report cards, which they think is the end of the world, I told them be glad it's going to be over with, instead of it dragging on and having to go on Monday like the rest of the school districts. Breanna has a busy day this coming Saturday, with a car wash and bottle drive, then I think it's Meg's birthday party at supper time. I'm supposed to go to a house warming party Saturday night and then Sunday is swimming lessons, she still has 2 more before she's done, I thought it was over last Sunday but I guess I didn't count right. LOL
Anyway, time to have some supper, tanning afterwards, then bath and bedtime! I can't wait!
Back to work tomorrow, election day, Doug and I will go vote before I go to work at 1. He has nothing better to do since he's off for 6 weeks, some of the guys have gotten lucky and have been able to pick up a job through EI, great news for them, because this is going to be a long, hard one. We haven't gotten caught up from the past shuts, so it seems like it's all down hill from here.
I stayed up till 1 last night so I could finish the book I was reading, My Sister's Keeper. Wow, it was an amazing book, from front to back, I hated to put it down and the ending, well that just blew me away. The movie comes out the end of the month and I think a bunch of us gals are going to have a movie night to go see it, I can't wait.
Yesterday, Doug and his fellow workers held a protest/rally to get more attention for the forest industry. Many people could lose a lot with this 3rd shut in 6 months, including us, we're terrified. Trying to get things to work out money wise and it's just not happening.
Josh is doing okay, he says he's still tired but doesn't look quite as bad, we'll get some blood work done in a couple of weeks to see if these new pills are doing their job. I'm happy to report that Kelsey is feeling better, not 100%, but better.
Here's the link for the story about the mill in today's paper.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Search/1125
We went to Bridgewater tonight to pick up Teagan, her parents brought her that far, which is good because we were a little late leaving. I took the afternoon off and by lunch time I really needed it, I was pretty stressed. I left work to find that my tire was almost flat, Brice came out and pumped it up for me and then told me where I could get 2 more tires that were in better shape than that one. So Doug got off early and went to get the tire put on, then I went tanning and then we went off to Bridgewater. The kids are all across the road right now visiting Charles and Carolyn, their usual Friday night thing. They are probably hoping they are just in time for pizza. LOL
I know our family has needed lots of extra thoughts and prayers these last few weeks but now I need to ask for some more. One of my bestest friends Debbie's daughter, Kelsey has been pretty sick for weeks now and they can't figure out what's wrong. If she soon doesn't show some signs of getting better or the Dr. can't figure out what's doing it, she's going to end up in the hospital in the city I'm sure, to get some answers. Poor Kels, I hate to see her so miserable. Get well soon baby doll.
piano sheet music. Have a look and see if you find anything that interests you and you can print it off right from that site.
