Happy Mother’s Day

Hope all you Moms and Moms-to-be out there have a fantastic day!

My Mother’s Day started at six this morning when I heard baby D wake up. Hubby bolted out of bed to get to the bathroom before the little guy really started wailing. Six o’clock is really early even for baby D and before hubby went to check on him he was quiet again. I managed to sleep in until about 8:15 (only 45min longer than a regular day) and then went looking for my boys. I expected hubby to be on the computer, but he wasn’t. In front of the tv? Nope. My little boy was in the dining room in his highchair and daddy was no where to be seen. As I walked towards the kitchen I saw him “hiding” in the bathroom ready to pounce. I told him that that was no way to start my day - with a heart attack.

He really came through for me this year and managed to remember something I said that I wanted and 2 great cards. The first card was from baby D and the little guy even “signed” it. The the card from hubby:

For My Wife on Mother’s Day
You’re everything special a wife and mother could be.
I’m thinking about how lucky I am to be married to you, because you’re all that I could ever want in a wife. You’re my friend, my confidante, the one who always loves me, and the one who supports all my efforts. You mean more to me than words can say…
Today, I’m also thinking about what a special mother you are, and how happy it makes me to know that the wonderful woman I love is also the best mother a child could have.
Happy Mother’s Day and All My Love

Okay, so he didn’t write the card, but it was so beautiful I had to share it. My gift was a keychain photoviewer. I really wanted one around Christmas time but couldn’t seem to find any. The best part of the gift is that he actually remembered something that I wanted that I didn’t have to hint about.

We were supposed to be going to the zoo today as the last bit of my day, but the weather is so yucky (windy and cold) that I have opted to stay in and watch movies and maybe order a pizza. Once again to the Moms out there, have a happy day!

Garden aspirations

I finally managed to get my butt back out for a walk. It’s been a while now (maybe 2 weeks) since I last walked. I was all gungho there for a bit, but lately I’ve just been making excuses. In my defense it has been raining for a couple of days and it’s been cool (not like I didn’t get out when it was snowing), so I easily talked myself out of it. So while I was out with my little guy I made a point of checking out people’s gardens. Though we’ve done some work already, our house really needs a lot more help. I got to thinking about all the jobs I’d like to do around here. Some of which I’d love to have done before my Dad gets back from Germany. Our lawn needs some serious lovin’ as it is sad and patchy. We have already added grass seed to it and it seems to be growing, but I had always envisioned baby D walking or crawling through the beautiful lush green backyard. It is hardly that at the moment. I feel like I may turn into Hank Hill (of King of the Hill) with his obsession for his lawn. I nearly shrieked when I saw the dandelions popping up out back. Much work to be done. Also this place is in desperate need of plants. Unfortunately since we just moved in in October we have no real idea of what plants are already planted. My Dad left us $80.00 to buy plants and we have 2 big black urns, 6 window boxes and a few different sized pots that need filling. As well I want to get a couple of hanging baskets for around the garage. The other thing I’ve been wanting to do is plant a tree for baby D and to commemorate our new home. I’ve got to do some research on that one though. We already have a whole bunch of trees and I just want something relatively small. Part of the problem in the backyard is that the tree roots are sprouting through the lawn. Maybe tomorrow, depending on what hubby has planned we’ll get out to a garden centre and check things out.

Handy woman strikes again

It’s only been a couple of days with the new (okay used, but new to us) Playstation 2 and we’ve already had problems with it. It’s been freezing in Guitar Hero II and grinding like a mf in Guitar Hero III. In fact yesterday Guitar Hero III pretty much shut down all together and I couldn’t even get the thing to load. Then I started feeling like a total sucker, and I can’t stand that feeling. So when I need to know something, it’s off to my computer to Google It. I was pleasantly surprised to quickly find an answer to my problem. And not only an answer, but a video of how to fix the problem! Apparently the grinding stems from the rails inside not having enough lubrication. So for anyone out there who’s having issues with Playstation 2 (the old original system mind you) making a ton of noise then here’s how I fixed it.

Unplug all the cables and cords. Turn the system upside down and remove the rubber and plastic pads covering the screws, there should be eight. Remove all screws and turn the unit back right side up. Starting from the back wiggle the casing off the system passing over the dvd tray and taking care not to dislodge the ribbon cable that is taped to the lid just over the drive bay. There is enough slack so that you can set the lid down beside it without ripping the tape off or unconnecting the ribbon cable. Once you’ve got the lid off, you’ll see a black cover over the DVD drive. Using a mini screw driver remove the 4 screws holding it in place. Now that the lid is off you should be able to see the rails in question. To make access easier, I plugged the system back in long enough to eject the DVD tray and then powered it off again. In my particular case I found that the metal rods (rails) were dusty and found a rogue hair stuck to one too. Clean off the rails and then use a lubricant to coat the rails. I used my hubby’s electric razor lube. Once done reverse the process: power on and get the DVD tray back in, power off, replace the black lid over the DVD bay and screw into place, replace system lid, turn over and put screws back in, then replace plastic and rubber covers. That’s it.

It was a really simple job and made me feel very competent. Damn but my hubby’s lucky to have me around!