let it snow!

looks like this little cutie is LOVING the snow!!!  look at those cheeks!!!  (and the hat - LOVE IT!)

the other good news

remember last week when i told you i had two exciting pieces of news??  well the first was that tiffany is pregnant and the second is....
my aunt adopted a baby!!!!
my aunt melissa ha been looking into adoption for a while now and finally decided that this summer was the right time to start the process.  so she went through the paperwork and home visits and then the waiting begins.  but for my aunt melissa, the waiting wasn't for long!  she found out two weeks ago that she would be matched with this child and this weekend she picked him up!!!!
i don't know too much yet.  i know that he is two years old and has blond hair and blue eyes.  his name is james daniel which means that he has the same initials as my grandfather did; j.d. abbott!  also, his birthday is on my grandparents wedding anniversary!  can you believe it??  i think it was meant to be!
anyway, aunt melissa and james had their first night together last night and from what i hear he is already calling her mommy!  i can't wait to meet him! i'm in love with him already!

one piece of good news

so remember the other day when i blogged about good things on the horizon???  well i can oficially tell you about ONE of those things! 

TIFFANY IS HAVING A BABY!!!! 

see her little wee baby bump?!  that's my little niece or nephew in there!!! 
tiffany and i have been best friends since i was in grade 5 and she was in grade 4.  i told her this summer to get pregnant in like october or november so that i could be home when she has the baby.  but NO!  she didn't listen!  she is due on may 5th and my dad thinks she should just wait ONE day and have it on his birthday! 
i am so excited to go home this summer and meet my (two month old!!!) niece or nephew!  YAHOO!
congrats bob and tiff!!  xo

11.11.11

remember.  today and always.

shokran

firstly, happy thanksgiving to all of my family and to my canadian friends around the world.  i hope that you have a wonderful weekend filled with love and happiness!

secondly, though we should be thankful all year 'round, thanksgiving gives us the opportunity to say a special "thanks" for the people and things that are important to us.  i am thankful, as always, for my wonderful family who are so supportive of me and my travels, even though i know that they miss me, just as much as i miss them.  i am thankful for my friends, old and new, who are there for me no matter if i see them everyday or once a year.  we are friends for a reason and a lifetime.  i am thankful for my health and the ability to do what i love and see the world at the same time.

so dear friends and family, "shokran".  have a wonderful weekend.  eat an extra helping of turkey for me!  i love you and miss you and don't know what i would do without you! xo

congratulations andrew and tania!

last weekend my cousin andrew got married!  i wish i could have been there to celebrate with them!  anyway, i wish them years and years of happiness and love.  congrats you two!!  love you both xo

andrew and tania, his beautiful bride!

my mama and her sister, the mother of the groom, carol.  do you think they could look more alike?!

andrew and my mama.  she looks so pretty!! :)

holy moly it's fall!

where has the time gone??
i have been here for more than a month and now it's OCTOBER!! 
i think fall is one of the things i miss about home.  the colours, the sweater weather, i dunno...there's just something about it.

best buds!

these two are the BEST of friends!  (well....when cow isn't hanging off of logans legs....)
regardless, how cute are they?!  COME ON!!!

what about YOUR aunt???

cause these two are wearing shirts that CONFIRM that their aunt is DYNAMITE!  hmmm.....i wonder who their aunt is.....

DYNAMITE!!!

she's learning!

yesterday i posted that i missed my cow boy.  mom commented on my post and it was really funny.  what she wrote was funny but i also think that it sounds like something i would write so i wanted to share it with you:

He's being pretty crazy right now, Em. A little on the wild side. And I don't want you to think we aren't taking care of him, but today Dad was outside sanding and when he stopped he heard this little "meow" behind him. He turned around and thought "that cat looks alot like Cow!" And guess what, it WAS Cow!!!! So, he casually walked over and picked him up and got lots of loving. I guess he forgot to latch the door and Cow opened it on his own. What a smart little kitty. Thought you might get a little laugh out of it. Ttys. Love Mom xoxoxo and Cow xoxoxo 

isn't my mama funny??  and isn't my dad a good cat catcher??  and isn't my cow a smart boy?!  

i think SO!

Good grief!!

I know, I know!! It's been a while. Also, it appears as if typing on my iPad avec auto correct is taking away from my signature style. ANYWAY, Linds said that I had to blog before I left so I could tell you about saying goodbye etc. Well, I'm sitting in the Soo airport and my flight is delayed and I am a bit nervous about getting to toronto in time for my next flight BUT I'm here. I'm not likely going to get an emergency exit seat so cross your fingers for an aisle!!!

As for this morning, I had to say goodbye to cow. That sucked. Huge. I cried, like a baby, starting at 6 this morning. Blah. Then we drove to the Soo
And every time I thought about him, I cried. FYI.

Then there was the cry saying bye to my aunts and then my parents. I hate goodbyes. So why do I choose a profession where I always have to say goodbye??? Who knows.

Anyway, I plan to be back at the blog faithfully once I'm in Kuwait and don't fret, I have a list of things to blog about because I am so far behind.

The end. See you in Kuwait. Xo

passport: UPDATE 2

i have a new passport.  i don't have my old passport back yet.  but i did get a basket of candy in the mail from fedex thanking me for my business.  ppfffftt.
anyway, i'm good to go.  i'm legit again.  but still hoping the old one reappears!

time to worry???

weeks ago i sent my passport away to get my work visa for kuwait.  i naturally assumed that when i returned home after a week, it would be here.  it's not.  it's august 15 and i don't have a passport.  i called fedex.  she traced it.  she says no one has physically scanned it in since august 6.  so WHERE I IT?!?!?!  she says she'll call me back in a couple hours.  please cross your fingers for the safe return of my passport.  and i'll keep you posted. 

honey, i'm HOME!

after a WONDERFUL week away, i'm finally home, back in wawa.  but unfortunately, not for long!  in only 10 days i'll be off again on my new adventure.  i'm excited to go but as always, i'm going to miss this place!

a tough decision

so i've been thinking a lot about what to do with cow when i move to kuwait.  should i bring him with me?  should i leave him here with my parents??  i just don't know what to do. 
of course i want to bring him with me cause if i don't i will miss him dearly.  but if i bring him he will have to endure that terrible flight, and this time UNDER the plane.  then of course the thought of traveling and leaving him kuwait as i am off trotting here and there isn't very nice for him....

anyway, as colleen says, it seems like i've already made up my mind.  and i think i have.  cow is going to stay in canada with his grandparents (haha) this year.  he is happy here and quite comfortable to be in charge here in wawa.  plus, even though it's hard to believe, he is totally being spoiled here! 

i'm going to miss my cowboy SOOOOO much!  and i have told my parents that when i come back, he is MINE!! 

i'll keep you posted, but i am SURE that august 24th will NOT be a good day!! 

yooohoooo....july....

where did you go???  how is it already july 28??  how has this happened???  

how is it possible that i leave in LESS than a MONTH?!?!  

geez louise sugar and cheese....

cowsers

look at this little tub tub!!  some one is getting very comfortable with life in canada!!!

 but i mean, COME ON!  how cute is he?!!?!?  seriously!

i'm addicted.

large steeped tea with two milk, please!

somebody help!

i need to get this letter to the weather man ASAP!  can you help me??

dear weather man, 

my name is emily and i live in wawa, ontario.  i know. i know.  it's hard to deliver anything but fog to wawa.  but please, can you try??  it's SO cold here!  i am sad when i see others on tv complaining about the heat!  i am running out of jogging pants and hoodies.  so PLEASE, if there is anyway at all, people in wawa would love some warm weather too!

thank you for your consideration.

sincerely,

emily

slave labour

it seems that i am only home to be a slave!  

first week home - dog sitter

this week - deck builder and painter

what will they do to me next week?!