Disco Derail! - TTCAL/PAL Discussion and Support!

[yogi77]

Hi ladies I know I don't post much anymore but I've been reading and keeping up with all of you. So happy for Vgibs and Sparkly, great news how exciting for both of you. I was so sorry Nato for your loss but it sounds like you're doing well and loving your time with Elouise.

I'm currently sitting in the health lab doing my gestational diabetes test. Just drank the delightful orange drink and now I wait for 2 hours! I hope I don't have GD again but I won't be surprised if I do.

Only about 3 more months to go for me, time has just flown by!!

Hope everyone is doing well, I think about you ladies all the time and love seeing everyone's photos of their little ones on FB, they are all growing up so fast.

xoxo

 

[Allie84]

Oh, Yogi, good luck!!! I really hope you don't have it again. Please let us know the results, though, I'm very curious. As I had it last time, I always wonder about next time.

How are you doing? How's pregnancy treating you? Are you having a boy or girl?

 

[yogi77]

Hi Allie, the pregnancy is going well and I feel great most days! I've had a sinus infection and the stomach flu in the past month but other than that doing good.

I don't know what we're having, we wanted to keep it a surprise!

 

[jenny25]

Hello girls popping my head in xxx

Nato I'm so sorry for your loss sending you massive hugs xxx

Yogi congratulations on your pregnancy xxx

V congratulations and Lucy congrats xxxx

Not much has been happening here Kieran had his tongue tie op just over a week ago he's doing so well since having it done I've started feeding him purée food an he loves it he's also teething at the moment which is difficult it looks like two teeth at the bottom are coming through but not yet broken the skin aarrons even perked up in his behaviour too which is awesome
I'm sorry I've been away I've had lots of issues and suffering pnd but I'm getting on track and making more time for me Paul's still refereeing which is great everything seems good xxx

 

[VGibs]

I see you Nato....how are you doing love?

 

[VGibs]

Jenn - PND is the worst. I was worried about you a few weeks ago when you had a FB comment about splitting with Paul. I hope that's all resolved. And I love all the pictures of your kids. It's so fun getting to see them grow up.

 

[jenny25]

Things have been hard v I didn't know if I was coming or going I think things came to a boiling point and I just exploded xxx

 

[Allie84]

Are things better between you guys now?

 

[jenny25]

Yeah much much better hun xx

 

[msarkozi]

hey guys...I am back home now (with another darn sinus infection!) boo!!! The doctor prescribed me some antibiotics this morning, so now I am impatiently waiting to pick them up after work tonight!

My trip out was very good. I didn't do a whole lot of shopping, but made it more about Kash instead. He enjoyed the first period of the hockey game Thursday night, but then that was enough for him. We spent the rest of the game walking around with him. He got a new jersey, hat, hockey stick and puck...and then he also wanted the Wooly mascot teddy bear, so we bought him that during the game. He loves it and even feeds his juice to him. It's pretty cute.

In Edmonton I spent the day wandering the mall with him and taking him to the sea lion show, as well as down into the sea cavern to see all the animals. We did some more wandering around and then met up with Gord briefly (he was having his root canal that day). And then I took Kash to the amusement park and he had such a good time on the rides. He got pretty spoiled the whole time we were out.

We got home around 8:00 last night. I have to go out at the end of the month again to the orthodontist, so I am going to fly and then leave Kash at home with his dad. Will be my first time away from him...I'm sad about it, but looking forward to it as well. It's just such a quick trip..I will only be gone for about 48 hours, so it's not too bad.

Still no word on my ultrasound :/

Hope everyone is doing good

 

[yogi77]

Mel did you go to an oilers game?? Who were they playing? Jealous!! I see on FB you have an ultrasound date set now, so exciting!

I haven't heard back on my gestational diabetes test so I thought that was good news because with Ali I heard back the same day that I did the test. But I phoned the dr office this morning to double check and they said they still didnt have the results from the lab

So when I was grocery shopping this morning I picked up a box of peanut butter cookies to pig out on in case I get the dreaded call later haha.

 

[msarkozi]

lol, I remember doing the same thing with Kash after I had the GD test. I hope you don't have it this time!

We took Kash to the Rebels game, but Gord did go to the Oiler's game Monday night (against Vancouver).

Yes, thank god!!! They phoned at lunch time and booked me for February 21st at 4:30 pm. So I have to drive to Grande Prairie for it (600 km away). I will be able to leave that morning and go to my appointment, and then spend the night and come home. The nice thing about going there is that they actually offer you to buy discs of pictures from the ultrasound, whereas in High Level, you have to ask to take pictures of the screen with your camera!!!

The bad thing about having to go to Grande Prairie then is that I have to fly back out to Red Deer on the 25th for the orthodontist :/ It's going to be a very busy month!!

 

[VGibs]

Geez Mel! Why do you have fly all over Alberta Do you live somewhere very remote

 

[msarkozi]

lol, yes yes I do! I am in Northern Alberta, close to the BC border and close to the NWT border.....one road in, one road out..forest all around! Closest town is High Level and that is 138 km East. Closest Walmart and Tim's is 400 km away in Peace River, and real shopping is in Grande Prairie.

 

[msarkozi]

Rainbow Lake is where I live......Grande Prairie is where I have to go for my ultrasound....

Edmonton and Red Deer is where I just got back from

Cold Lake (Grande Centre on the map) is where my parents live and we will be going at Easter time

 

[Allie84]

Mel, that is craziness! But you work in Rainbow Lake, right? Like everyone in Rainbow Lake works for the same company?

I feel like I am super isolated and I live in a metro area of 190,000. It feels really isolated here to me because the biggest big city with a million plus (Minneapolis) is a 4 hour drive away. I don't know if I could live where you live!

YAY for getting an ultrasound date. Finally! I can't wait to here if you're having a girl or boy.

 

[yogi77]

The Dr. office finally phoned and said I don't have GD this time!! So relieved!

 

[VGibs]

lol, yes yes I do! I am in Northern Alberta, close to the BC border and close to the NWT border.....one road in, one road out..forest all around! Closest town is High Level and that is 138 km East. Closest Walmart and Tim's is 400 km away in Peace River, and real shopping is in Grande Prairie.

TIM'S IF 400 KM AWAY??????????? *faint*

 

[Sassy_TTC]

Lol what's tims?? How long in hours would it take you to get there Mel?

That is so crazy to me!! I can walk to the supermarkets, pharmacy, dentists, drs, bank, resturants, pubs Etc! I couldn't imagine being that far from everything!

 

[msarkozi]

LMAO Sassy, Tim's = Tim Horton's It's a coffee and donut place. Not sure what it would be equivalent to over there. I think Tim's is in the States now, but I believe it is more of a Canadian thing that we all love and would die for lol!

Yes Allie, I do work here. Rainbow Lake is an oil and gas Town, and so almost all the people here work for some type of oilfield company. I work for Husky Energy, and we are now the major employer in Town, but there are still some construction companies around, and some smaller oil companies

We are pretty isolated, but we do have a grocery store, post office, 3 hotels, 3 gas stations (2 are cardlocks though), post office, 2 liquor stores, 3 bars, 4 restaurants (one is take out only), curling rink, hockey arena, town hall, baseball diamonds, basketball courts, tennis courts, golf course, a lake that is a half hour drive away (gravel road so takes that long), airport, amazing sunsets and sunrises, beautiful northern lights, amazing scenery in the summer....it's not all bad

Sass, it takes roughly 4 hours to get to Peace River, 5.5 - 6 hours to get to Grande Prairie, about 10 hours to get to Red Deer, about 8-9 hours to get to Edmonton, and about 11-13 hours to get to Cold Lake. During summer when the roads are good conditions (and you speed), you make it in a little less time (also without having kids and having to stop all the time lol).