my secret's out...

okay... apparently i have some questions to answer... after a couple of comments and phone calls, i guess i should explain about, ahem, being arrested... and to think i thought no one was paying attention...

i was wrongly accused. if you don't want a long story, now you know. if you want the rd version... i've done my best to explain below.

the very short of the very long: i was working at 7-11 when i was in grade 12. left alone for the evening shift. two story building, with offices in an alarmed building upstairs. so... 8:00 on an august evening, i'm serving customers, and alarm goes off. 911 was just being implemented in chilliwack at that time, and i called the local police phone number that was on the phone reciever. after going around and around with the dispatcher (she seemed to have a problem, feeling that if the alarm was going off, and i was fine downstairs, then there was no problem (what?!?) so she said there was no need to send anyone and disconnected. as the alarm was still blaring and i was a little scared/uneasy, i phoned my boss, thinking he'd know what to do. it turned out he didn't want to come out. told me to wait for it to shut off. nice. so then i phoned another guy who worked the night shift, who was also auxillary rcmp, and told him what was going on. he came immediately. so the long story short, (oh yeah!) is he went upstairs and found out we'd been cleaned out of all of our cash and tobacco. NOW the police and my boss came.

-gave statement # 1. reviewed video tapes. no one suspicious.
-went home. next day came to work, worked my shift. got home, a detective from the rcmp came to interview me again. gave another statement.
-day after that... i get home from work... 20 minutes later same detective shows up at my door. starts jabbering something to me... i can't really understand what he's saying (i've just been fired, remember... and still trying to figure out why... i'm in a bit of shock...) but it sounds an awful lot like he's reading me my rights... at least that's what it sounds like on tv... then i realize he IS reading me my rights and i start crying. cute. right at my door. for the second time today... i asked "why?" well, did you know that X% of store thefts are committed by.... blah blah blah... so, okay, i start to compose myself, try and pull myself together. all the time thinking, yeah, my dad's gonna LOVE this one!! (he's an rcmp himself) he asks if i'll take a polygraph, i said, yes, of course!! can i search your place? yes! what else? now what? i ask. do i have to go to jail? (how would i know???) well, he says, no, i don't think that's neccesary.

what?

huh?

so what does that mean? i ask. 'just don't leave town' he says.

no worries about that... i'm almost afraid to leave the house! but this guy keeps calling me, on the phone, asking me questions on about six different occasions. the same questions he's asked me many times. i'm starting to get quite irritated, and at my father's advice, put my foot down. i told him unless he's coming here to actually arrest me and lay charges (ACK!!! NO!! dad, i don't want to say that!!) then to leave me alone, or else i'd be speaking with his supervisor. that was the last i heard of him.

if they ever closed this case or caught the person(s) responsible, i'll never know. there is NOTHING so much fun as being accused of something you didn't do, and especially when you were calling for help. it SUCKS!

so, there you have it. although i wasn't wearing the handcuffs, i was under arrest (crazy!! a story for the grandkids!)

maybe one day i'll tell you another story...

-j

dear caleb...

please leave my glasses alone!

alas, i must wear my old ones (which i might mention are barely in working order, thanks to the above mentioned.

he's a busy guy. 

hawaii?

sorry for the lousy pic... but had to share. it was about 13 degrees celcius on friday & m figured it was warm enough to wear her bathing suit... i couldn't resist! and, yes... that is snow in the background:) only in canada... 

i'm 'it'

okay, renee tagged me... grrr...:) but i think this one took a little less brain power for me than hers. so, a great big thanks to sondra whom i stole this off of, i like the whole 'check yes or no'.

Place an X by all the things you've done. This is for your entire life:
(x ) Smoked a cigarette
( ) Crashed a friend's car
( ) Stolen a car
( x ) Been in love
( x) Been dumped
( ) Shoplifted
( x) Been laid off/fired
( x ) Quit your job
( x ) Been in a fist fight
(x ) Snuck out of your parent's house
( x ) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
(x ) Been arrested (there is an explanation, just a long story, a post for another day?? ...)
(x ) Gone on a blind date
( x ) Skipped school
( x) Seen someone die
( x ) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
( x ) Been on a plane
( x ) Been lost
( ) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington, DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
( x ) Felt like dying
( x ) Cried yourself to sleep
( ) Played hide and go freak! or "streak"
(x ) Recently colored with crayons
( x ) Sang karaoke
( x) Paid for a meal with only coins
( x ) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
( x ) Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
( x ) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( x ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
( x ) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about
( x ) Blown bubbles
( x ) Made a bonfire
( x) Crashed a party
( x) Gone roller-skating
( x ) Ice-skating
Any nicknames? ummm, dory, i think
Mother's name? dawne’
Your favorite drink? used to be pina coladas
Tattoos? yes
Body piercing? do ears count? I have seven ear piercings
How much do you love your job (scale of 1-10) 10
Birthplace: somewhere in the lower mainland, bc
Favorite vacation spot? harrison hot springs with my hubby
Ever been to Africa? no
Ever steal any traffic signs? no
Ever been in a car accident? yes
2 Door or 4 Door? 4
Salad dressing? honey mustard
Favorite pie? apple pie
Favorite number? don’t really have one.. so one it is
Favorite movie? bourne anything
Favorite holiday? christmas
Favorite food? the digestable sort
Favorite day of the week? saturday
Favorite soap? hmm… dove?
What do you do to relax? these days… not scrapbook, lol!!
Message to your friends reading this: smeep, smeep, smeep
How do you see yourself in 10 years? the best of me is yet to come
What do you enjoy receiving? genuine love and affection

sick

my poor little dude, not feeling so hot. cuddling up on the couch with his sister's blanket and moose with a little bit of baby shakespeare to take away the blues... just a touch of a cold. this is one of the few times he's ever still;)

have a great day,

-j 

method

okay, so this is a little bit off of what i might usually talk about... so i'll make it short!

buy this stuff. it's awesome. you can read about it here.
or here. (yay, stacy!!)
here too (i love about.com newsletters)

i found it at my local shopper's drug mart, and loved the handsoap. (i actually just thought it was a really cool bottle) now i'm a sucker for any citrus cleaner, so when i smelled pick grapefruit... yum!! (resist the temptation to drink it) and the bathroom wipes are flushable... YAY!! i have always used the clorox wipes in my bathroom, and i loved these!!

i'm always so happy to find out about cool stuff!!

what's one of your favourite products? i double-dog-dare ya, post a link!!!

-j

spring portraits

okay, i know she's got the most forced grin... but i love this picture of my little girl!!! these are the spring portraits we got today from school. gotta love the sell tactic... send a package stuffed with goodies the kids are going to love (they make bookmarks, stickers, door hangers, games, etc etc, out of these photos) and have broken up. if you DON'T want to buy them, just send them back!

yeah, right!! you tell that to her!!

get out of the fridge!

heh... if any of you out there would have a solution to my problem... please share! i have a fridge/freezer, that as you can see, opens side by side. caleb can untie the tea towels that i've had to use to tie it shut. the traditional childproofing options don't work on a fridge like this, no room to physically put it.

i don't know if he actually thinks i can't see him in here, or what?? but he's all about hiding these days, oh well:) if only i could spend all day in the fridge & stay so slim...

p.s. no, he couldn't actually get himself stuck in there, the whole bottom is drawers.
 

want a free cookie?

it's easy! all you have to do is go donate blood at your local blood clinic and they'll give all the cookies you want. they'll even give you juice. and soup!! play your cards right and you can make a meal out of it.

have you ever donated blood? i just started last year, all because of a little girl named allison scott (allie). she was two weeks older than my little caleb... please read allie's story here.

if you have never donated blood before, please consider it. it can save more lives than you know, it really doesn't hurt, and it's over in no time. they even have baby sitting available on fridays and saturdays. you can visit their website to read more about donating or call 1-88-2-DONTATE. go ahead, i dare ya! and please tell me if you do!

god bless,

-j

caleb & uncle caleb

yay!! so happy... after ignoring a call from a number that showed up on my call display reading 1-555-555-5555 (read: telemarketer!), i answered the same call the next day intending to tell them to remove me from their list (yes, i can't stand wasting my time and theirs!!). but it was uncle caleb!!! calling all the way from alexandra, australia!! this is his third time down there now, and he's being sponsored by a company to teach survival skills/outdoor skills to private school kids. aaaanyways... i could go on and on... but i won't;) we talked for almost two hours, it was so good to hear from him, it's a call i only get about once a year, and i never know where he'll be calling from.

so here is a picture of caleb talking to his namesake!!!

have a great day!! 

look, mom

wow, this is our new trick of the week. i'm so proud. can't wait to see what's next. sarcastic? me? nah... 

red green

well... i told lisa i was going to post these awhile ago... this was my version of 'while you were out'. gord went away on a motorcycle trip with my dad, my friend karly helped me put this together... ahh, i do love ikea! i love the colours... kind of a light sage with rich red... reminds me of some of my favourite papers from chatterbox (yes, i'm a die hard;) QSP did an AWESOME paint job, i highly reccomend them if you're in the edmonton area, we've had them back since, great work! wow... was gord ever surprised when he came home!! his favourite part was the three pictures above the bed... they're pictures of old trucks in farmers fields that i turned into b&w... it's his dream to fix one up one day. anways... much fun, and i love it!!

there you go girlie, only a couple more months until you're here... and then we can get you fully hooked on scrapbooking... yeehaw, scrapping claims another victim!!!

-j

sassy

her favourtie for the camera these days... posing! by the way... her pajamas are actually two pairs that she layered. her socks (i can't believe i'm admitting this) are ones she hasn't been able to part with... they say right on the bottom "old navy, TODDLER size 4-5" how she can still wear them, i don't know. they must have been knee-highs... she is now size 10 clothing, size 2 shoe. yes, i have thrown them out, i don't understand it, they still resurface.

junie b jones, look out.

-j

corbin, again!

i just love this pic of my new little nephew, corbin! as i mentioned, his daddy jarrod is back form afghanistan and got to meet him for the first time last week!!

okay, i know i'm the obnoxious proud auntie. nothing i can do about it except post more pictures!!

thanks for humouring me... ;)

-j