Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-03

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Gwen
  • Sheriff Quinlan on the lookout for danger. http://instagr.am/p/Cn_EI/ #
  • .@AnthonyFloyd not if she comes to our door. I plan to crush her just like I did Loren Mayencourt. #cdnpoli #
  • I think I need to get my wooden cross ready to burn in the garden just in case Hedy Fry comes to the door. We need a new lpc candidate. #
  • Vancouver Centre riding needs a big name female NDP candidate that can speak well and would have a chance to beat Fry. Any ideas? #
  • Discussing our voting history in Van Centre with @anthonyfloyd. Despite living in Richmond for 2 years we have always vote in this riding. #
  • Since 2000 we have voted in 4 elections. Our number of candidates has gone from 10, 8, 7 and 6. NDP hasn't fared well. #
  • RT @CarouselTheatre: Free tickets to Pharaoh Serket for Teacher Appreciation Night for Lower Mainland Educators http://conta.cc/dOEpGx #
  • Looking forward to the 2011-2012 Season from @carouseltheatre , Wizard of Oz, Aesops Fables, Frog & Toad, Very Hungry Caterpillar, . . . #
  • I wish a tired Quinlan would tell me he wants some quiet time instead of dropping a truck on his brother. I'm sure Aidan would too. #
  • Quinlan out like a light. Dishes & laundry on. Muffins out of the oven. Aidan working in a book. Livingroom a disaster. Portrait of our day. #
  • OK, I am just about to press pay on a blissdomcanada ticket, should I do it? #
  • Thanks to all my enablers. @stv @jackiYo @alexishinde Now I just need some sponsorship for the plane ride. #
  • So far this morning neither boy has asked to have the tv on, the excavator digging out the back window is enough entertainment. #
  • RT @AnthonyFloyd: Aidan spent better part of this morning sitting on the end of the table watching, providing running commentary & criticism #
  • Beautiful post. RT @ALotofLoves: My sister is making everyone cry with her guest post today."Second Chances" http://bit.ly/dSZTfE #
  • Boys and I back from our almost 3 hours at Douglas Park. Met up with some friends and had a great time. Yay for sun! #
  • RT @gnb: Help elephants + give @GoDaddy the finger. My registrar of choice is offering $5 domain transfers until tmrrw http://bit.ly/ekPT6d #
  • RT @greenbeanbabyca: I'm still looking for some baby models for 10am Tuesday's photoshoot. If you know anyone, please contact me. Vancouver. #
  • Ok peeps the headache is too much. Sleep now, at least I hope so. #
  • Does anyone have any questions they want to ask Alyson Schafer about her book Ain't Misbehavin'? I am interviewing her this afternoon. #
  • I spent the afternoon interviewing @AlysonSchafer and then writing up the interview. It feels good to accomplish something writerly again. #
  • It also tells me that I am so much better with a deadline. If I have to write everyday I can, and I am pretty good at it too. #
  • I need to get off my ass and pitch some writing again. #
  • RT @gpsforthebrain: I'm very thankful the hospital doesn't celebrate April 1: Booking a Level 1 craniotomy! Cancel everything! Just kidding. #
  • Saw The Ghost Writer, not to be confused with The Ghost Rider. Not even Ewan or Pierce could save the movie for me. Not even the butt shot. #
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Spring is Sprung?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Gwen

Playing with my macro lens again.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-27

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Gwen
  • The Kinect on the @xbox is both fun & incredibly FRUSTRATING with the 6 yo & 2 yo. There is no way to get a 2 yo to stay still to start. #
  • RT @SlvrLambStudios: First geo-chaching trip today! 4 hours, 9 caches, 5 kids & 5 adults. http://bit.ly/h2zuvn #
  • Aidan at a dance, drama & art camp with some of his preschool friends. It also seems to have a pretty even split of boys/girls for once. #
  • The fact that Quinlan can get into the snack cupboard is not lost on him. He has been snacking all morning. #
  • Since my twitter plugin isn't working, Look I posted about geocaching: http://leftcoastmama.net/2011/03/21/geocaching-with-kids/ #
  • Just introduced Quinlan to the joy that is a peanut butter and banana sandwich. I so wish I could join him. 🙂 #
  • Boys are in bed, hopefully soon to sleep. What form of amusement should I put on now? Anthony just in, hmm West Wing maybe? #
  • Hear Hear! RT @LimelitePR: The pitfalls of online popularity contests by @Harrietglynn http://bit.ly/eQNiCe #
  • Showing off some of my macro photography on the blog: http://bit.ly/dMjQQz #
  • Already posted today & I have a post written for tomorrow. Now I need to write Aidan's b-day post. I can't believe he will be 6 on Friday. #
  • Waiting for Costco to open. Crap, i should have brought the VHS to move to DVD. #
  • The stampede begins a's the Costco doors open. Off to join the hunt. Wish me luck. #
  • After spending all morning at the grocery store & costco I still have things on my list to get. I guess all cleaning will happen tomorrow. #
  • I'm never sure if going to Costco will be a waste of time. If I am able to find the things on my list, yay, but it isn't always the case. #
  • Who says leftover bridesmaid dress fabric isn't worth keeping? I made 6 green satin goodie bags for Aidan's birthday party. #
  • Did I mention that Aidan has 1 boy and 4 girls coming over? 🙂 He wants to have some dancing at his party too. Lego and Robots need love too #
  • The birthday post is written and scheduled, & now bed because I am pretty sure I will have an excited brand new 6 yo way to early in the am. #
  • Happy Birthday to my beautiful boy, Aidan. http://bit.ly/g59LzF #
  • Aidan opening his police bandages. http://instagr.am/p/ChlM7/ #
  • I expect many political tweets to keep me informed. I am heading to my son's play and I can't have cbc blaring. 😛 #cdnpoli #vote #
  • First time dealing with scalpers. Managed to trade tix for tomorrow for tonight. We were told the wrong date and didn't really check. #bjovi #
  • That tweet took too fucking long thanks to autocorrect. At least o can swear in this one. I say again fuck! #
  • Other than depeche mode I don't think we've seen 1 concert facing the band. We are always behind the stage. #weirdbuttrue #
  • Waiting for Bon Jovi, red http://instagr.am/p/CiiTF/ #
  • Iona spit http://instagr.am/p/CBuES/ #
  • Still waiting for Bon Jovi to get their asses out on stage. http://instagr.am/p/Cilr3/ #
  • Woo hoo! http://instagr.am/p/Cinph/ #
  • Almost like we can see the front of the band. http://campl.us/Lis #
  • I'll be there for you . . . http://instagr.am/p/Cit1S/ #
  • Hey @Scouter_Mike , I told @Anthonyfloyd now I'd need to stop swearing when I tweet, then I remembered my mom & his dad follow me too. #oops #
  • He went on non-stop! RT @AnthonyFloyd: Wow, that was an awesome, high energy show. #bonjovi Thanks for the tix @news1130radio! #
  • Party over, mostly cleaned up again, is it time for bed? The kids were really good, and at least Aidan liked his cake. #
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Happy Birthday My Beautiful Boy

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Gwen

Six years ago I remember getting a game for Anthony and some chocolate for the both of us to make the most of our last free weekend. When my water broke that evening I knew that perhaps my plans for a quiet Easter weekend were not going to happen.  That 24th March evening was a little uncomfortable, and while he had decided to come early, Aidan wasn’t really in a total hurry.

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Aidan coming home from the hospital 6 years ago.

Aidan you are still like that, you do things in your own time. You are an incredibly curious boy, and I love the questions that you come up with. Your father and I are always challenged to find ways to answer your questions so that you understand, because you ask such complex questions.  I love your use of language and vocabulary. You constantly amaze me with the things you say.

The Week Before Aidan Turned 5

Aidan I love that you have found your niche in theatre this year. Your acting skills have improved so much over the last year and your comedic timing is beautiful. You make your Dad and I laugh out loud. I think you are made for entertainment and I hope you continue to enjoy acting.

Aidan, I love that you are so willing to try new things and work to improve your skills. This year you have conquered your fear of putting your head in the water and you are well on your way to becoming a fish. You also wanted to try skiing and had a great time learning. I can’t wait to try again with you soon. You also are getting much better at skating. I love that you are so willing to learn to fall and you are getting much better. By this time next year you will be skating circles around me.

Aidan now.

This year you have gone from reading only books with pictures to reading small novels and now Harry Potter and some really cool books on whatever you want to learn. This has fueled you imagination and I love to watch you play wizards, or whatever comes to your mind.

Aidan, I love that you have so many inventions and plans for the future. The Aidan Company will be a great success. I love hearing about everything you think that the Aidan Company will do in the future. I love that you want to take care of your parents when you grow up.

Aidan I love how much you care about other people. You are mostly very sweet to your brother and there are times when you are the best brother in the whole world. I love that you think about things that make other people uncomfortable and want to figure out how to fix things for them. I love that are not afraid to ask about death and how babies are made even though I find it hard to know what to tell you.

Aidan, I am so glad that you are mine, or should I say, Aidan I am so glad that I am yours. I love you baby boy, Happy Birthday! I can not believe you are 6!

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