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So… it has been a long time since i have taken the time to write anything here. So what’s new? Hows about the point form version?

- We went to Vegas, it was awesome… even the part when I hit Carl the Coyote with all four tires.
- In related news my car got it’s first repair — a brand new front bumper!

- When we got back I started my new job as an Employment Consultant for people with developmental disabilities. I was right - it is challenging but it can also be the best job because you are helping people to reach their goals and you get to watch them succeed. But most of the time I am frustrated and tired. You never know what your day will bring you when you go to work; you could have one client to see the whole day… and then your phone rings and all hell breaks loose! and then you end up staying at work until 6:00 or talking on the phone all day or driving all over the country side. Or it could just be a quiet day of paperwork - you never know. I’ve been there 6 months now and I work with the best group of girls! It helps you get through the day when you have a good team to laugh it all off with.
- Side note: Still working at the westerner.

- Brad and Karin finally had Claire. She is cuter than anyone else’s niece — her and Julia are tied but we all know how cute Julia. They are 2 friggin cute kids. I’m not biased. Julia is growing up too fast. I try to see them both as much as my jobs allow.

- Thanksgiving, Christmas and all those other fabulous holidays

- Somewhere in all this the Relay For Life 2008 committee formed and took over my life. Tammy and I are doing the Media/Promotions again and were also nominated to head up the Team Recruitment & Retention sub-committee. I’m not sure if this was a good idea. We are responsible for promoting and getting teams — I hope we do alright because otherwise Relay this year might be smaller than expected.
- always keep in mind my link on the right where you can make a donation. I’d appreciate it alot because it’s basically a part time job this year and I want lots of donations to show for it! Besides the fact that it’s a great event for a a great organization! There - thats my plug

- Jana Too is still alive and swimmin’! I know you were all wondering about her. I’ve had her for like 2 years now. Does anyone know how long those fish are supposed to live? She’s a trooper, she’s been through a lot!

- On January 28th (when winter finally came and it was -40 out) Tammy and I hoped on our plane to Varadero, Cuba. We stayed for 2 weeks this year and I seriously recommend it to anyone. It is a gorgeous country with so much history. We had a great time and just when it started to get cloudy there we got on a plane and came back to Canada where our 2 weeks of brutally cold winter was over. I think next year I want to miss winter again — it was awesome.

Since I got back I’ve just been hanging out, working, doing laundry and not much else. My life is a bit on the boring side. Yeah there’s the roadtrips and the vacations and the not really knowing what my day will look like every morning but take all that away and I’m kinda bored.

I’m going to post pictures from Cuba so check it out! And don’t forget to pledge me!!!

I know I’m a horrible person for not writing anything here since before Christmas, but I have been a very busy girl.

Christmas was great! Family time was great! Work was ok. And that is basically what I did for my break. That and dragging my friends out and about all the time and probably getting on their nerves cause I wanted to hang out all the time. The I drove back up to E-town. The Corsica is back resting and I’ll probably leave it alone for a while now. Jana Too made it again. Although she is a little more aggressive than she was before the Red Deer trip. I think it has something to do with Mom’s fish and all the socializing that went on!

Then I started the winter 2006 semester with a bang! See, before Christmas we all thought it would be fun to participate in AntiFreeze, a week long competition at the UofA. And it was so much fun! however, I am still tired! We were doing something EVERY night and were supposed to be doing something every day (but we skipped a bit — for academic reasons). But that’s all said and done. Good times! I have my books and my classes are in full swing now so….. I’m back writing here so I don’t have to read.

I’m thinking I might have to post some pictures. I’ll have to look through and find the most appropriate ones! (yes — go take a look!)

So I made it….. Jana Too even made it! I finished all my exams for another semester and came back to Red Deer so people could give me money (that I’m working too hard for) and I could spend it on presents for everyone. (Jana Too just came along for the ride and is getting spoiled by mom). Laundry done (for this round) and Im half done my shopping!

And a scarier note: I had a little car trouble…. not my car my moms (which is worse) and it might surprise most people who know my track record to know that this time it wasn’t a stationary object causing me all the problems (2 parked cars and a garage). If you want to know the details (more creatively than I could ever tell them) check out Brads web site. As for me….. I dropped about 10 glasses last night and spilled a lot…… in other words I’m still shaking.

Anyway — I’m gonna go prepare myself for the malls!

So I posted some new pictures. There are some from the Cancer relay and there are a few pictures of the flooding Red Deer River as well as some new pics of Jana Too and her new friend Jodi the snail. I will write again soon in more detail about everything (including my neglected friend Tanya –hehe) but for now just click my cow and ignore the fact that my comment section has been spamed!!!

CLICK MY COW!!!!!!!!!!

So…. today was my last day of classes here at the good ol U of A!!! End of the winter semester is so much better than the end of the fall semester!! Sure fall has Christmas and New Years and presents and food and family and all that jazz but winter has beaches and sun and vacation and 4 months off and work (which is way better than school!) and friends and patios and longer hours of daylight!!! I’m feelin pretty good about this!!! Yes I am!!!! The only downer I an see is moving….I don’t want to have to move and clean and drive with the corsica loaded down with shoes and clothes. Also I’m still working on how I’m going to get Jana Too back to Red Deer — I mean (s)he’s alive and lookin good so I have to take him with me…. I hope he makes it!!!!

Hmmmm…. what else? I had a final last night in my sociology of youth class — so thats done!! now I just have 3 scheduled finals and one take home (sucky!!) final!!! and thats all then I will be done yet another year!!!! then what???? who knows!!!

So in case no one noticed this page looks a little different. The old colours made me think of cheese… so maybe that was a sign that a change was needed. There are also some other changes that aren’t noticeable, things that I don’t understand completely but have Brad to thank for (thanx Brad). But the cow is still there and the forum is still there so look at the pictures of my crazy friends and family and then go to the forum and talk about them (I believe that it is the dog). You can say anything you want cause thats what it’s there for and we probably should make use of it. It hasn’t gotten much action in the past few months.

Jana Too is finally eating and is still alive (and very well). He swims around and stares at me and ‘hides’ it the plant - really is just a happy fish (as far as I can tell), so thats good!

I made muffins tonight. While I was making something to eat I got the urge to make jello, that turned into jello and pudding pops, and then that turned into jello, pudding pops, and muffins. Then I regreted all that cause I had to wash the dishes. That was a lame story hey? Oh well, you read it so….jokes on you!!!! Anyway I still have some work I could be doing so I’m gonna get back to doing it!!!!

I’m all excited and giddy today. It actually started last night somewhere in between 6:30 and 7:00, cause thats when we got my internet all working and such. You see I was using the UofA free dial-up but then they said no and took it away so when I returned from Red Deer after reading week I had no internet. I told Brad and Karin that they had to help me get new internet or I would be at their place everynight so I could check my email, they haelped me that day. But Telus being Telus, I wouldn’t get it for 5 days, then I had complications due to that fact that I didn’t have the programs or CD installed…. I’ll be honest - it was bad. And now I have internet and I can email and do research and write here and my life can get back to normal. I never realized how much I use it until this last week when all I wanted to do everynight when I got home was check my email or do this or that — it was horrible — I ended up playing a lot os solitaire! But I’m good now.

I went to Red Deer for reading week and relaxed, read and what not. Tanya and I cane back up to Edmonton for some UofA action and a little shopping. It was fun, a nice little road trip. It was different to have someone in the car during the drive. We took some pictures also because then she can have her own album so right after I finish writting this I am posting those pictures.

I got a new fish last Saturday, Jana too. Ma & pop were up to see their play and Brad and I went to the mall for a bit with them to pick up a new fish for this girl. The empty tank was a little depressing but now I’m paranoid cause this is about the time Jana I left me. And Janna too has been doing the whole I don’t wanna eat thing so I’m a little concerned that I might not be meant to have a fish. But he looks good right now so I’m gonna post some pictures there too!

Anyway I should actually use the internet for school now — boring I know but thats the way it’s gotta be right now…… right after i put up some pictures! So CLICK MY COW!!!!!!!!!!

So I have some bad news … Jana the fish died last night in my sleep. He didn’t look to good when I went to bed last night and actually hadn’t eaten since I got him and then when I woke up this morning I went and checked on him and he was definately doing worse (aka he had passed away). Anyway due to the size of the fish and the size of the tank I had some problems getting him out. I ended up using 2 pencils like chopsticks to remove him. Then he wnt to fishy heaven. I’m a little sad. But I’m getting over it. I cleaned the tank and put some new water in it and got it all ready for a new fish (a girls gotta move on) and hopefully I will be getting a new fish soon cause the empty tank is kinda depressing. This time I’ll wait a week before I put up pictures (maybe the celebrity life was too much for him to handle). Anyway I said that I would write if he did anything and he did so…. there you are!

So last Saturday Brad and I took a trip to the mall to pick up Jana the fish, we brought him home and put him in his new home, he seemed to like it. Now he’s more or less a tree hugger. Yup, he spends all of his time cuddling with the plastic plant and occasionally puffing up at me while I’m at my computer… whatever!

Anyway there are some pictures (click my cow) - the digital camera sure is comming in handy, it takes no time at all to get pictures up now!!! If Jana ever does anything exciting, like move to the other side of the tank, I’ll be sure to write about it. And I’ll try to get some better pictures cause he really is a pretty fish.

On the whole school end of things the is nothing new. I’m actually ahead in all my reading and stuff but we’ll see how long that lasts what with assignments, quizzes, midterms and all that lovely stuff starting! I love school (??????????).