The waiting game...

Still no real news to report on the home-front, we now are in sit-and-wait mode! Our property is being re-listed in the papers tomorrow and we are working with the people who tried to buy our house before the chain went disastrously wrong. It will come down to a race to see who we can find to buy our house and will commit to exchanging contracts first. Easier said than done, but I'm trying to stay positive that the right person is out there whether it's someone I already know of or someone entirely unknown to me so far! My agents will hope we can broker a deal with the original buyers because I've given my notice and will be leaving them in less than two weeks time. I don't think one agent is any better than the other but I feel we need a fresh start and new perspective on things. I did manage to express my disappointment to the agent we are currently dealing with on the phone yesterday and that did make me feel a bit better. I may as well have been talking to a brick wall, but I was able to get some stuff out that was really bothering me. I did receive a second phone call a few hours later with a much more subdued, dare I say even a bit apologetic (?), agent but it doesn't change how I feel we have been treated through this whole process. I'm still feeling disappointed and hurt by everything that has transpired and I imagine I will feel that way until I have a signed contract followed by the money in my bank account so that I can get out of here!!

Tim made it home safely last night and Dad left early this morning, he should be getting close to the end of his journey by now and I hope the day went smoothly for him. I'm jealous that soon he will be giving my furry friends lots of love, fuss, and scratches. Sigh. I'm please that he and Mom will get to spend some extra time together, they have been separated so much over the last few months in order to help me get by with Tim being gone so much. I don't know what I would have done without them during this very tumultuous time in my life.

Another busy Thursday, as usual, this is the late night for Mom and Mae as we had swimming and ballet classes after school. Tim got to hang out with his boys tonight and Delsin has been his little shadow today. He has missed his Daddy. Cam and Mae did their second week of "survival" swimming at school so I had more soggy sets of clothing plus regular swim gear to contend with tonight. Never a dull moment around here. Connor has his usual "okay" day at school and seems to be getting on swimmingly at the moment. It's hard to believe they have only one week left of school and then it's the Easter two week holidays, it seems like just yesterday it was the half-term break, yikes!

I'm feeling a bit sad as tomorrow was supposed to be the boys' last day of school and then they would have boarded a plane to head to Canada on Tuesday. The moving van was supposed to arrive on Monday to begin packing our belongings. I'm guess I'm still smarting a bit over all of this. A year from now I will wonder what all the fuss was about, but for now I stew.

Well, off to get a few shows off the Sky+ while it's quiet and not too late, I have a bad habit of nodding off on the couch these days, guess I'm getting old and I'm just in denial. ER & CSI:NY awaits me!

Nighty night all,
Laura :o)

Safe and sound!

The furry ones made it safe and sound to Grandma's house last evening and survived their first night on Canadian soil! I woke up to a funny email from my Mom explaining the adventure to retrieve and then return them to her home and the introduction to "Bug" the resident feline on Buck Lake! I have to just copy/paste this bit from Mom's email------>

"Oscar rode up front with me. He had his head in my lap almost the whole way. Once we got on the Massassauga and lowered the window up went his head sniffing the air. I have had him out four times already and he finally had a very very very long pee on the last outing. He is a lot
more interested in heading up the road. He obviously smells things out there. I may end up with an arm pulled out of its socket tomorrow. He has toured the house a few times. On one occasion I went upstairs to find Bug on top of the back of the coach, back arched, hair raised making her look twice her size, teeth showing and hissing at Oscar. She treated me the same way. She since has come downstairs, saw both Oscar and Schat and has retreated under the staircase which I had not successfully fully blocked off. Schat has been in there as well but no action so far. Schat vocalized a lot on the way home starting with little peeps and then louder meowing. She has been on the prowl since we got in the house. I was going to keep her in the entrance area but she pushed the door open immediately. I am going to go to bed soon and let the
chips fall where they may overnight. I'll get Oscar out for a walk first thing in the morning. Talk to you tomorrow, love, Mom"

Too funny!! I have spoken to Mom today and everybody survived the night and Oscar doesn't seem the least bit interested in Bug although Bug is very wary of him! Mom took Oscar out for a walk and had the most amazing confrontation with some of the other neighbourhood residents...some young bucks! I guess they spotted Mom and Oscar as they walked out the door and rather than running away, made their way closer and had a staring-standoff with Oscar...yikes! The bucks would lift one front hoof and slam it to the ground staring at Oscar, then lift the other front hoof and repeat the ritual. I guess Oscar watched this with interest but didn't make a sound and actually sat down after a few minutes of this. When he stood up again making a larger movement the bucks then turned and with two or three hops disappeared from sight. What an amazing thing to see, shame Mom didn't have her camera at hand, she was cursing this the whole time but knew she couldn't make a move without scaring off the deer. Yet another crappy day on Buck Lake, I don't know how my folks can stand living there...LOL

We may have good news to report tomorrow on the possibility of selling our house if things fall into place tonight....**fingers crossed** I won't say any more for fear of putting the "whammy" on us!! Tim is arriving in a few hours so I'll be off to Oxford to pick him up and then up at 0:dark:30 to take Dad to Oxford as he is heading back to Canada earlier than planned since his trip with the boys scheduled on the 27th is no longer a go. Sigh. I just want to go home now. Blah.

At least I can never complain that my life is dull, that's something, I guess.

Laura :o)

My model dog...

Jan has Oscar's pics up on her studio blog, here is the link to his slideshow if you want to check out my boy! ------------>

http://stuartbebb.typepad.com/stuart_bebb_whats_new/2007/03/check_out_my_sl.html

You can visit their business website at: http://www.stuartbebb.com or the blog at: http://stuartbebb.typepad.com

Oscar and Schat have been manifested by Air Canada Cargo and should be taxiing down the runway as I type this! Hope they have a safe flight and, as Jan said in her blog, they may need their warm jammies as it's supposed to drop to -15 tonight, what a shock to their systems!!

There has been more interesting information today about the sale of our home so I'm trying to be cautiously optimistic. More details to come!

Happy Tuesday,
Laura :o)

Bon Voyage Oscar & Schat

Another day, another sob-fest...sigh. I dropped Oscar and Schat off at the kennels near Heathrow this morning and they will be flying out to Ottawa tomorrow to be greeted by my Mom. I was actually doing okay until I was loading them up and Jan appeared red-eyed...DOH! Oscar breaks hearts wherever he goes and he has truly broken Jan's, and mine. I know, I know, I will see them again but it doesn't make it any easier to hand them over to strangers and know that they will be an eight hour flight away now. I stings even more to know that we should have been joining them in two weeks. Phuck. Jan then brought on more tears, but happy ones this time, when she presented me with a framed montage of shots from Oscar's photo-shoot. What a handsome boy!! Stu is truly talented and Jan is amazing at the editing and composition of the work that they do. Oscar's handsome face will be gracing our Vet's office where, hopefully, he will entice other pet owners to have a shoot done too. My star boy! Too bad we couldn't have had Schat immortalized, would have been a hoot to watch Stu chase her (my scaredy-cat) around the garden..hehe.

I will wait anxiously to hear from Mom that they have arrived safe and sound and in the mean time I can track them online! Ain't technology grand?

Please somebody send some **good luck** vibes my way? I need something to smile about for a change.

Laura :o(

My handsome Oscar!

My little Schatje!

When you thought I wasn't looking...

When you thought I wasn't looking...

1. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you sponsor a child and I wanted to sponsor another one.

2. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you pet a dog and I wanted to pet one too.

3. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you cook my favourite meal for me, and I knew that it was out of the kindness of your heart.

4. When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you talk to Dad and I believed that you were friends.

5. When you thought I wasn't looking, I felt you tuck me in, and I felt very happy.

6. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw Dad cuddle you, and I learned about love, but it's alright to love someone.

7. When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked...and I wanted to say thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.

By Cameron T Taverner

I don't think I could possibly have received a better gift than that today. Pass the tissues.

Laura :o)