a mom's a mom, no matter....

this weekend past was our Canada Day Long Weekend. 
it was also my son's 29th birthday weekend and my mother's 70th birthday weekend.

we had already had a huge surprise party for my mother the weekend of the 23rd in her home town.
it was an awesome time.  family and friends joining to celebrate her 70 years.  the party was held in her home town.  one of my cousins owns the only pub in town (it's a small town!), so that is where we all gathered.  the meal was great, there were tons of laughs and a karaoke was set up later in the evening for anyone with the nerve to get up and sing.  my family has a lot of singers in it!!! 

prior to the party, as a way of keeping it a secret, we told my mom that we were having a bbq and pool party at my house on the 2nd of July. we told her that although Canada Day is the first and her birthday is the 3rd, this worked for everyone because of the holiday monday.  we always get together to celebrate her birthday and my son's (his is the 30th of june) on the long weekend. 

after the surprise party we decided that we would still get together the following weekend as "planned".

i worked all weekend (thur, fri, sat and sun), but managed to go see Jimmy Rankin with my son and his fiance for his birthday on Saturday night.  it was a great time.

we did the bbq on Monday.  my sister and her family were camping at a trailer nearby so they arrived around noon.  my parent got here just shortly before them.  my kids all tricked in and the afternoon began.

kids in the pool, music playing and the rest of us enjoying the lovely weather. 

dinner was greek. pork souvlaki, tzatziki sauce, lemon potatoes, spanakopita, greek salad.  delicious!!

for dessert, my mom made angel food cake(from a box) with strawberries and whipped cream.  it's a tradition that has been going on since my son was a little boy. 

this year while she was assembling the cake, she turns to me and says, "according to the box, there are 11 grams of carbs per serving."

even though she's 70 and i'm going to be 50, and Diabetes has been part of our life for 37 years, i haven't lived at home for 30 years! 

i guess a mom's a mom no matter how old her children get!

Happy Birthday!

credit ~ google.ca

              HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

Today is Canada's 145th Birthday.  There will be much celebrating in my wonderful country today.  Parades, bbq's, beach parties.  Later there will be fireworks.  I hope everyone has a fabulous day!

labs, graduation, and potty head

yesterday was an interesting day.  


first thing was a date with the lab.  i visit my Nephrologist in 2 weeks so had to have blood work done.  interestingly enough, his office has just opened up their own lab, so i no longer have to go to the clinic lab, sit with about 100 other people and wait forever.  pick a number, sit down, they call your number, you take up your requisition, you sit back down.  you wait, and wait and wait, they call your name, you sit in a cubicle. you wait some more.  finally someone comes in to take your blood.  good thing they aren't checking my blood pressure 'cause i'm sure it would be through the roof!


at the new lab, i arrived at 8:00am.  there was one person there ahead of me, and one lady followed me in.  i gave the receptionist my lab req and she handed me a little bottle.  off i went to offer my contribution. LOL
when i came back they took me right away.  only one person taking blood, no line up, no numbers, NO WAITING!!!!  in and out in less than 10 minutes!



i wish all labs worked this way!




then it was off to school.  it was my grandson's last day of Senior Kindergarten. he was graduating!  he barely said goodbye.  a big change from his first day of Kindergarten when he stood by my side, attached, barely moving.  it made my heart sing (and cry a little too) to know that he doesn't "need" me anymore!  he's a "big boy now Nan!".

Cam and Aubs dancing at his Graduation

the rest of the day was fairly normal.  BG's were behaving themselves.  my granddaughter was her usual little chatterbox self.  she can make me laugh so hard somedays. 


i had to run out to pick up some diapers.  i left Auntie in charge.  Aubs has been "practicing" on the potty for a couple weeks now.   she has no interest in actually using it, but it makes for a great place to put her "baby".  


when i pulled in the driveway, i could hear her crying and figured she had either fallen down, or wasn't getting her way.  never in all my years as a gramma (6), or all my years spent doing daycare for other peoples children, have i seen anything like it!  i wish i had a picture!  


below is a picture of the potty.  you can see that it is a 3-parter.  well you see the middle part?  yes?  that was stuck over her head!!  she was wearing it upside-down, like a collar!  and screaming blue murder!  

she kept trying to pull it off but her ears were in the way!(and she has little ears!)  and she wouldn't let her auntie near her!  it was the funniest thing i've ever seen!!  i wish we had videotaped it for America's Funniest Videos! (call me mean but seriously it was just too funny!)


after picking her up and sitting her on the kitchen table, getting her to calm down a little by offering her candy (hey don't judge haha!) i simply lifted the right side over her ear and then the left.  off came the potty no problem.  


she then, very seriously, looks at me and says "thank you Nan, you saved me"


i love her to death!

sleeping beauty