It's Hockey Time – GO LEAFS!

Not too much new is going on here.  I went out for lunch today with my Aunt.  She has been wanting to take me to Cora’s restaurant for a long time and we finally made plans to go today.  I had a western omellete which was really good.  We stayed quite awhile and we had a nice visit.

On the way home I picked up a few groceries.  J has Wednesdays off school so he scheduled himself to work at McDonalds.  So later on in the afternoon I drove him to work and came home.  I made myself a cup of tea and watched on show General Hospital.  Later on I had dinner and watched American Idol.  Then I had to go and pick up J. 

On Sunday my friend Jane (from work) and I went to our friends daughter birthday party.  Her little girl just turned 1 years old.  She is such a cutie patootie!  She is so adorable and so well behaved!  There were alot of people and alot of food and we had a good time!  It was fun watching Mom open all her gifts, of course the birthday girl was trying to help!

Tomorrow I have an appt with my skin specialist.  I have two big skin tags on my upper thighs which I want removed.  They started out very small and have grown and they are pretty big so I want them removed.  I hope it doesn’t cost much and I hope he removes them tomorrow.  I don’t want to have to go back.

We still don’t have any snow here yet.  This is been unreal for the month of January but I think we are suppose to get 2 to 4 cm’s tomorrow.  Let’s see if that happens.

I’ve been thinking lately about getting an IPod Touch.  What I really want is an IPhone but I just can’t afford one.  I can’t even afford an IPod Touch really but I really, really want one! 

So I have been trying to figure out my bank account.  I’m going to be getting back some money back from my insurance for my feet (I see a chiropodas every 6 weeks and I claim it) and that just about pays for 1/2 of it plus I got my gst cheque this month.  So we went out and bought one on Saturday!  I got the 8 gig which  is all I really need anyway. 

I have been playing with it ever since and I absolutely love it!!!  J has been helping me with it.  When I’m not sitting at the computer, I have my IPod with me.  The first thing I did was put Facebook on it!  I love being able to see who is on line.  I especially can’t miss seeing if D is on line!  LOL!  Yes, I am addicted to Facebook!

J worked Saturday night and since there wasn’t a Leafs game on I watched the Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadians 1967 stanley cup game.  The last time the Leafs won the stanley cup!  It was an amazing game!  I was thinking of my Dad the whole game becos he was there!  I wish I knew where he was sitting.  I’m going to ask my aunt if she knows then I will watch the game again and see if I can see him in the stands.  it’s in black and white and it is hard to tell but you never know.

Like I said it was an amazing game and I really love watching the old classic games.  I guess becos it reminds me of my Dad and I feel so close to him.  I was also thinking of D becos he is a Montreal fan and I know he would love to see the game.  I messaged D to tell him about it and I am anxious to hear what he has to say.

On Sunday my ex came over and he helped me put up a couple of pictures around the house.  One of which is my picture the one of the Special Tree.  I finally have it put up in the living room.  I am so proud of that picture becos I took it myself for my step father but unfortunately he never saw it becos he died a couple of days later.  I don’t know what took me so long to put it up!  I guess I just never got around to it.

My ex also had a talk with J.  He was asking him about school.  We had an appt. last Friday.  J didn’t do very well the first semester and they are letting J start the the whole semester over again.  We are going to get him on the applied program so he will get extra help.  He actually has an appt tomorrow morning with them.  J’s dad had a long talk with him telling him how important it is to study.  His father is paying for his course which I am very grateful for and so is J.  J is determined to do better and study more and hopefully he will do better this semester.

I had a dentist appt this afternoon.  I have been neglecting my teeth.  I know I am bad.  I thought I better take advantage of it while I still have benefits.  It was for a regualr cleaning but my tea are stained from drinking tea so it required alot of cleaning on the hygenists part.  She only did the bottom teeth and they are soar now.  I have to go back next Monday as well to do the top teeth.  Then I will be all shiney and clean!

Well, it’s late and I’m off to bed.  I hope everyone has a good week! 

Don’t worry, I am still alive!  Sorry I haven’t updated in awhile.  Alot has happened.  Let me fill you in…

I was laid off work on December 2nd!  Yes, you read that right.  I lost my job!  The company that I worked for was out sourcing our data entry group to India.  Can you believe that?  We new it was happening just not that fast.  They let me and my friend go and another lady who was a temp but she just became full time.  2 more girls have been told they are staying until the end of February and after that they are gone.  There will be no more data entry group at all.  Pretty sad isn’t it?  I’ve been there for 9 years and I’m gone!  I can’t believe they let me, a single mother go 3 weeks before Christmas!  It was quite a shock and everyone was crying!  Even our accounting manager was crying and she usually is a bitch! 

My friend and I cleared out our desks and we said our goodbye’s and there were lots of tears and hugs!  My friend invted me back to her house for lunch as this just happened before 12 noon.  I said “No thanks, I think I will go home and cry.”  My ex boss said “Pam, go to Jane’s and have a glass of wine.”  I said “OK.”  So after a nice lunch and whole bottle of wine later!  LOL!  We had a good cry and a few laughs.  One of the girls came over after work to see how we were doing.  We were happy she came by, it was so nice of her to give us support.

So of course this meant no Christmas party which I was so looking forward to.  I was so upset about missing the Christms party you have no idea!  And you no what this means?  There will be no more D stories to write about!  I didn’t say goodbye to him when this happened becos I was so upset and I didn’t want him to see me crying.  I wonder what he thinks of all of this?  I wonder if he misses me?  I miss him so much it is killing me!

Luckily I was given a severance package.  I am being paid until July, 2010 which I am very grateful for!  If I didn’t have that, I would have to sell my house right away and who knows where we would live!  Yes, I am very worried and scared about finding another job.  There isn’t much out there at all.  I am praying the market will pick up in the next couple of months.

I applied at a temp agency.  My ex-husband actually gave me a lady’s name at this temp agency.  She got my ex’s brother’s wife a good government job here in town.  I called her yesterday and she emailed me a link to fill out a form on line which I did.  I met her on January 5th and I had to fill out more forms and she asked me questions.  We talked for awhile and I asked about the government job.  She said they are one of there biggest clients and I said I would love to get in there so hopefully something will come up soon.  She said January and February are slow months and it should pick up again in March.  Hopefully something will come up and soon!

Of course losing my job sure put a bit of a damper on Christmas this year but I tried not to let losing my job ruin my Christmas.  We had a very nice Christmas!  J enjoyed his gifts very much as did I!  We were spoiled as usual.  I put some of the pictures up on Facebook so you will be able to see them there.

We had a quiet New Years as well.  Every year we watch Dick’s ball drop!  (snicker, snicker)  LOL!  I poured myself a glass of wine just before midnight and we waited for Dick’s ball to drop.  Earlier we watched the hockey game World Juniors Canada team.  It was quiet but fun!

I have been busy lately cleaning and organizing my house.  It doesn’t look like I have done much but really I have.  There is still alot more I want to get done before I go back to work.

For those of you who are interested I have been keeping in touch with D through Facebook.  Just before Christmas I got up enough nerve to start chatting with him.  I just said “Hey D, how are you.  Just wanted to say Hi.”  There was nothing for a minute or two and so I started to get upset thinking he isn’t going to respond but he did!  He said “Hey, you surprised me.  I didn’t know Facebook had this feature.”  I told him you can chat with anyone on your friends list.  Of course I am the only one on his friends list other than the sailing group he belongs too.

Anyway we chatted for a bit.  He asked  me how I was doing and he asked me what I was doing for Christmas.  He said he was looking forward to having a few days off.  I said to him “I guess you are going to your sisters or just hanging around the house?”  He said “A bit of both.”  Then all of a sudden he said “Sorry, I’ve gotta go.  I will look for you again.”  That made me happy when he said that but why did he have to go in such a hurry?  It was only 10:30 at night!  Oh well, at least he was talking to me!

Then a couple of days before Christmas I sent him a private message wishing him a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New year.  I said It would be nice to see you again.  Maybe we could go for lunch?  He didn’t answer and I was getting pretty upset I wasn’t hearing from him. 

I even asked one of the girls I used to work with if he was there.  They told me he wasn’t there!  Finally he was back to work on Wednesday.  Then Thursday night he finally answered my message!  he told me he was away for the holidays and he wished me a Happy New Year!  Was I ever on Cloud 99!  So then I wrote him back and asked him where he went!  He wrote me back yesterday telling me he drove down to Texas with his BIL and saw a couple of Football games.  He said it was alot of driving but it was fun!

That’s all he said.  I don’t know if he was here for New Years or not but I don’t think he was.  I am going to wait a couple of days before I answer him back and I will ask him a question to get him to write me back!  Hopefully he will.

But notice how he never mentioned lunch?  I am sure he will never ask me and I guess he doesn’t like chatting becos it makes him uncomfortable.  So I think he only likes to send private messages.  If this is the only way he will keep in touch then I guess it will have to do.  At least I am hearing from him but I am quite certain I will never see him again.  This makes me very upset!    And to make matters worse.  I don’t think he really even cares if he sees me again or not.  So I am sure whatever friendship we did or do have will die eventually.

Anyway, that about keeps everyone up to date.  Wish me luck on the job front and the D front.  I would really appreciate it!  I hope everyone had a great holiday and I hope 2010 is a wonderul year for you and your family!    And I promise I will try to be a better blogger!