Monday, April 30, 2012

Magic Keys...

...so Friday night I sang at the Red Knight with Alexa. We had a great time, believe it or not and towards the end we had a little crowd going. We joked, laughed, sang - it was great! During our little break, Alexa and I sat with hubby and my colleague. While there, the bouncer came over and asked: "Do you drive a Black Hyundai?" I said yes in a puzzled tone and then he proceeded to tell me that my trunk was open. Hummm, that's weird...my car was way out in the parking lot and I didn't open it for any reason before he had come in. He then said: "yeah, once I closed it, it popped open again so I shut it and then it opened again...did it like 5 times!" I said: "that's odd cause my keys are right here" (now frantically looking for my keys...) We then started laughing cause I realized I was SITTING on my keys LOL! Everytime I moved I must have hit the trunk button and it popped hahahaha! So now its either Hyundai makes awesome remotes or I have a very skilled rump!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Fishing...

...so on Friday I took the afternoon off and went trout fishing down the Barrington River. My family has a camp there so it's a great place to go relax, fish and chat with friends. One of the easiest ways to get there is by 4-Wheeler for about 10 minutes then a short treck through the woods to the river. Once there you hop in a homemade barge and paddle across to the camp. It was a great day despite our little wilderness walk lol. We took some friends with us and once off the wheelers I took the path, which I thought was the right one, towards the camp. Well I was wrong...rather than walk 5 minutes to the river we walked 25 minutes through the woods. I never laughed so hard in all my life. We just kept walking and laughing realizing that I would be a sucky partner to have during the Amazing Race or something. It was an adventure and every branch I walked by I winced knowing the ticks were out - YUCKKKK!! - but somehow we managed to get there without one of those nasty creatures hitchin' a ride on our pants.

We fished, drank beer, ate appetizers, told jokes, relaxed in the sun....one of the best days i've had in a while. Once home my mother decides to post pictures of our day. Well she posted this one of me fishing:


Do ya think she could have held off on this picture?? I don't think you can even notice there's a boat there let alone a damn fishing rod! Well, if you all didn't know before now, I have a big butt....and now so does all of facebook. LOL Good thing I wasn't bent over or something - lord help us all!

Here's a pic of us busting a gutt trying to cross the river after our lengthy walk though the woods...we look like a bunch of rednecks lol:




"cosmo says you're fat...nahhh I ain't down with that...your waist is small and your curves are kickin' - and i'm thinking about stickin'..." - Sir-Mix-A-Lot

SARMU...

...so SARMU is coming up! This year is a special year in that there's also a reunion show. The regular kids show will take place May 13, 14 and 15. The reunion with some of the alumni will take place the following weekend (May 18, 19, 20). The plan is to sell advanced tickets for the reunion show as to avoid the lengthy line -up and there will be 5 shows. We practiced the last couple nights for the reunion and wow...it's amazing! The kid show this year is also awesome...great songs, lots of talent...just all around great music. I'll post more as the time comes closer.

"Just one look and I can hear a bell ring..." - ABBA

Friday, April 13, 2012

make me chuckle...


...so this totally made me laugh!

"Oh I just can't wait to be kiiiiinnnng!!" - Lion King Song

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Naturopath, take 2...

...so if you read the last post I talked about my visit to the Naturopath. I didn't mention to all of you that he recommended I start "tea baggin'" bahahaha...it was hilarious! I drink wayyyyyy wayyy wayyyyyyyy too much coffee. There are days that go by that all I've had to drink was coffee, I know, bad stuff. Anyways he wants me to cut back - no surprise, but also wants me to drink more of something else. He knows I like a warm beverages so Tea without caffeine would do the trick. Well here's the problem, I hate tea. He sent me off on a mission to David's Teas in Hfx to find a tea that doesn't taste like tea...so I did! I found a tea called Forever Nuts that tastes nothing like tea. Little did I know, the tea's there come in loose format so you need a disposable bag or a metal "tea bagger" lol...I got the metal thingy....and now can be found "tea Baggin'" allll over the place!

Hubby thought it was great that the Naturopath prescribed "tea baggin'" till he realized it had nothing to do with him ;)

HELLLOOOOOO!!!....

...so I'm back! I didn't realize so many people read my comments, rants, jokes, etc. and definitely wouldn't want to let any of you down! I find myself running around like a crazy person between work, kids, hubby and all the extra's I do so sometimes I feel like blogging should be last on the list. Little did I know, it's kinda like my very own therapy. Damn it...Oprah was right after all these years with her touchy-feely weirdo talk. Apparently she calls it "Journaling", I call it blogging.

You'd be totally suprised to hear that I went to see Naturopathic Doctor. I know, I hear the gasps...can you imagine what my granola friend had to say when she heard that?!? LOL! I did, yup, took the plunge on the dark side...or whole-grain side so to speak ;)

I met Dr. Connelly at a work seminar and was extremely impressed with his outlook on Natural Medicine. He believes in traditional medicine - YAY! and doesn't believe that the only way to live is via natural medicines, herbs, food and creams - Another YAY! He is around my age and is super current on the science behind natural medicine. Everything he says is based on actual facts not just hold this branch, roll 5 times in a hay field, eat these 15 supplements, cut out all food you like to eat, and drink a well of water to cure your whatever. He believes that if you have HEart Disease, you need meds. If you are at risk for Heart Disease, you need to change things in order to help prevent before the meds. Makes sense, doesn't it?

The appointment was 2 hrs long and asked every question known to mankind...even what my poop looks like. Oh dear, I rushed through those...turned red (which never happens)...then asked him what his poop looked like! hahaha, couldn't help it...what on earth is it supposed to look like? You tell me and i'll tell you if I fit that list lol.

I also posted a conversation we had on my facebook this morning that went like so:

Naturopath: "So when you gain weight, do you gain it on your hips, thighs, butt and breast area?"
Lise: "hahaha, look up Dr! Am I not a walking, breathing and talking definition of what you just said lol?"
Naturopath (now laughing): "well sometimes people still have weight gain in other areas first."
Lise: "Ohhh that's right, I forgot...I have a real problem with my fat feet ;)"
Lise and Naturopath: LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY!


We laughed a lot during this appointment but it was very informative. I might be diggin' this new outlook on health. Now, would I go running to every Naturopath - NOPE, absolutely not. I think many are quacks, just like in any profession. It's about finding someone that you click with - I think we clicked :)

I'll keep you posted.

"Why don't you lay me down in the tall grass and let me do my stuff..." - Fleetwood Mac