family visiting, gaming and work

We went to visit my parents and some friends in Dryden this weekend. Terence and Geno traded Guitar Hero games so I get to listen to a whole new list of fun songs being played :) Dad had to work all weekend so that kinda sucked but we got a good visit in with Mom. She's been wanting pasta for a while, so we took her out to lunch at the Restaurante pizzaria. She was happy with her shrimp and chicken penole or something like that, either way, she enjoyed it :P Terence has decided that we should feed my mom every time we come to town, she's much more pleasant that way lol.

On a gaming note, FF12 kicks ass. I wish I had more time to play it. I've sold almost all of my random stuff in FFXI. Xalwyn wanted me to come do assault tonight but, suprise!, I have no time. Have to make supper and do some posting for TNT. Then do some emails and make some notes for the tutorials I'm putting on for Simply Accounting for the chamber of commerce later on this month. I miss video games ::sniff sniff:: I want to play some more Pharaoh as well. I'll get to them later though. Soon I hope!

Work has been really busy with tax time coming and T4's around the corner. Add full time at BMO and two new possible clients and I no longer exist aside from work. But it means we're $120.00/month closer to that house on the lake. I can't wait! We'll have enough down payment soon I think. There's a house on butterfly lake for sale, but it's really close to the highway so I'm not so sure if I want that one.

happy new year!

Christmas went well, I had lots of fun with my family and friends over the holidays. Best gifts this year were a bird feeder from my dad and my power box from Terence. Now I just need a solar panel to hook it to :) (yay for free power) My job's going well, I like all my co-workers except my manager (figures) but that's ok because she travels lots.

My ficus benjamina is looking better, but I'm still not sure if I want to transplant it yet. I bought a few new plants, not sure what they all are. I might post some pics later if I can figure it out.

Mephit caught her first bird this weekend, she was sitting in, yes, you read that right, IN the bird feeder waiting for them to land lol. Needless to say, she got a tasty tweety snack right shortly. I'll have to move the feeder and mount it a bit higher to prevent it from becoming a slaughter house.

very tired but happy

It's been a bit since my last post, I started my new job and it's kinda eating up my time. I wasn't supposed to start until the 4th of dec, but they called me in on the 28th to start my training early. I figured why not, extra hours are good. The training is very interesting, I've always wanted to know how the inside of a bank works, the only part that creeps me out are the hold up procedures ::shivers:: I pray we never ever have to use them. I think BMO will be a fun place to work, I like both my managers and Trevor is fun. Lol, Terence thinks he's gay, but I'm pretty sure he's got a girlfriend. Not that that confirms it one way or the other though, heh. I hope I can get all my Christmas shopping done next friday, I really don't want to have to be running around the weekend after.

On a kitty note, Mephit has been especially bad this week, Terence attributes it to the full moon. I agree and think some of it might also be the fact that I'm not home during the day now. Poor little buddies are all alone for 6 hours a day now. I'd imagine that's a bit of a shock to them. Usually I'm here to take care of them and keep them entertained. Ah well, such is the way of life, the money will help out in the long run.

I replanted my little rubbery plant, the people at the UBC forums called it a pepromia scandens. I separated it into two pots by division and then took some slips to see if I could get them to root. My ficus benjamina isn't doing very good. I think I gave it a bit of a chill by the window, but hopefully something will recover out of it. I'd like to repot it but don't want to shock it any more than it already has been. Time will tell, maybe if it looks better in the spring.

Here is the recipe I use for my cookies and my god, they're tasty! It's from www.cooking.com (where I get most of my recipes) http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe5856.htm Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies RECIPE INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large eggs 1 3/4 cups (11.5 ounce package) Nestle Toll House Semisweet Chocolate Chunks 3/4 cup chopped cocktail peanuts

RECIPE METHOD

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chunks and peanuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets; press down slightly.

Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Breakfast, Cookies and some kitty fun

We went for breakfast after Grizzy woke us up wanting out. Both of us ordered the exact same thing we always do lol. Truckers omelette for him, Egg Muffin with hashbrowns for me. I'm suprised the waitress didn't guess what we were having. After we picked up my prescription at the pharmacy, we came home and relaxed for a bit. For the afternoon, Terence sorted some DnD papers while I made Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. I like it when he keeps me company while I cook. Hell, I just like his company :) I hope we can stop fighting soon, it's driving me batty. Life with no FFXI doesn't sit well with either of us I think, but it's for the best.

After supper, Terence and Mephit played with some string. He got the bright idea of running away with her string after she tried to drag it up onto the top of the fridge in an attempt to hide it. Back and forth from the bedroom to the kitchen, I thought I was going to pee my pants laughing at them run back and forth with a little red shoelace in between.