Hmmm maybe not......

$4800 for spinal decompression....looks like I will be sticking to ice and pain killers till I heal up. :-(

Ugh....well I guess that's why private = expensive!

The Bulging Disk

L5 to be exact...this is my problem child, the source of my friggin' pain and numbness all summer. Now how to treat is the issue. I am thinking Spinal Decompression. Sounds worse than it is. So..this is my next focus. I can only imagine how much this is gonna cost. Hopefully medical will cover it!

And so it all begins..........

The first day back to school always marks the beginning the the busy season and oh, I should say expensive season. Clothes, shoes, athletic equipment, sign up fees, school fees, it is endless. I should just leave blank cheques everywhere I go! Well we are back at it. Skating x2 a week, soccer x 2 practices a week, soccer games - 1X each Saturday and Sunday, Guitar lessons on Thursday and I am sure I am forgetting something!

Oh well.....as long as they are enjoying it. Here is the first day of school photo on the lawn. Kaylin is under the weather and it was all I could do to get a shot. (we were late and I left it to the last minute :-( Poor one of her but look at my boy. He looks like he belongs in high school! He was so excited to wear his new clothes. Don't ask what happened to this new shirt. You can probably guess, it involves a dog and the result is a hole and He still wants to wear it. Boys! Sheesh!

An Unexpected Surprise!

I got such a surprise today at work. A coworker of mine has a purse that I have literally drooled over for probably a year now. When she left our company to be a Stay At Home Mom, I remember thinking how I would miss her and her purse! Well she did not stay off long becuase before you know it she was back working part-time on a contract for us.

She is such a sweet person and has turned out to be such a good friend. She is one of these girls who would look great wearing a burlap bag and of course has the personality of a saint and did I mention she married a doctor? Not just any doctor...one that specializes in elder care! See I told told you a saint!!!!

Well she surprised me today and calls me on the phone...said...have you gone to lunch yet? I said no..thinking she wanted to have lunch or something. She said I need to see you so I'll be right up. Figuring it was an employee issue...I waited for her to pop up. Well no employee issue...she surprised me with a purse just like hers!

I was stunned! She told me that she had her sister bring it from Hong Kong and now we are purse buddies! I could not believe it. You can tell I love this friggin' purse. Knock off and all!

It was just such a sweet and unexpected surprise. It just made my whole summer!

Dog Sitting - Corgi Style!

Say hello to Munkee, my co-workers little Corgi. He is a nice little fellow but put it this way...in this house the Cat rules and poor little Munkee was not a welcome guest to the old Love Cat.

Kids had a blast and I think Munkee did too.

The office picnic

Office Work Picnic on Friday was fun, but I really thought we should have kids there considering the activities that were provided.... see below. The Caricuture Artist was the best part. I am also posting a picture he did of myself and my two HR co-workers.

Annual HR Department BBQ

So Saturday (before the tooth pain hit!) was our department's annual BBQ. This year it was at Diane's (my most lovely boss) new cabin in Point Roberts, WA. So passports in hand..we all treked down with our families. The dogs, Munkey (the corgi) and Lucky of course were a huge hit with my kids and all day I was subjected to questioning as to why I am depriving my kids of a dog. :-) It really was a fun day, with wonderful weather. Here are some photos!