Nadraszky Family Weblog

Wow it has been months

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 22:09:47 -0700

And what is new? Well Jaiden is potty trained, Taylor is in Grade one, Michelle is finishing off her job, and I am onto another project.

Lot's going on but mainly we are getting ready to move again at the end of April to another townhouse or house close to my work.

A lost teddy bear

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:49:56 -0700

Today Michelle, Taylor and Jaiden were at Southcenter Mall here in Calgary and Jaiden put his teddy bear down somewhere and now it is gone. I have no idea why this is affecting me so much but I feel really bad. The little brown bear that Jaiden has had since he was born was his very best friend. The bear is brown and is about six inches long, a little bear for a little boy.

I am sure this happens to lots of kids, heck Taylor lost a bunny that she really liked once when we went to Vancouver but with Jaiden's bear it seems to be a lot different. With Jaiden's trouble speaking clearly it seems that the bear is more important. Jaiden would take his little teddy bear wherever he went and it was always his constant companion.

I sure hope that somehow it turns up, for him as well as for me.

A Short Conversation with Taylor...

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 09:39:36 -0700

Goes something like this:

(Dropping Taylor off at Kindergarten this AM)

Me: Don't forget your backpack Taylor
Me: Give me a kiss
Taylor: No, I don't need to kiss you...

(Taylor runs off and thru the doors to Kindergarten...never looking back)

Me: Stunned...reflect...almost shed a little tear!

Finally Coming to an end...

Thu, 25 May 2006 07:51:35 -0700

Today will be my 2nd last day of training out of 3 weeks. I am so excited especially since last night was our last test (written). In 12 days we've had 7 tests, shit, that's worse than school from what I can remember. Tuesday we started training on the phones and will finish up on Friday. I am so excited and I'm sure Billy is also since he has been working from 5AM-1:30PM...those are damn crazy hours!

Our life will now become the way we know it again! and Billy and I will see more of eachother...we couldn't ask for anything better.

So Tired

Mon, 15 May 2006 23:54:04 -0700

So for those of you that don't know I started training May 8th with a company called Neteller, I train Monday - Friday 2:30-9:30PM, so Billy has been working 5AM-1:30PM to enable me to get to Neteller on time, well the first week was hell, the kids got sick, some bad viral thing, a week later Jaiden is still coughing up a storm and Taylor is still not 100% so last week the kids kept us up alot in the night coughing, we caught up a little bit during the weekend and now today Jaiden goes to bed at his normal time...about 7:30PM & wakes up twice I guess because of the heat since for some reason Billy thought that closing his window would just be ducky...it was 26C today, well he woke up at 8PM and just fell asleep now at Midnight...so here I am tired and still awake. Training has been tough, with lots of quizes last week and a course a night for reading with about 3-4 chapters in each one. Friday AM I had a melt down after waking up with Taylor at 6:30AM all white lipped and dry heaving...we took her to the clinic.

My only question is why is it that when going thru something draining already the kids want to add more fire to the fuel?

Couldn't they have gotten sick the week before or 3 weeks from now?! on my schedule and terms!

Well I'm off to bed now...FINALLY!

Taylor Camping again

Sat, 06 May 2006 21:52:24 -0700

Taylor is out camping with her Sparks Unit for the 4th time. Michelle and I miss her terribly when she goes camping but as she gets older and more independent it seems to be worse. The camping trip is in tents this time around so it will be Taylor's second time only that she will be camping in a tent.

Jaiden is happy today that he is the only one at home, lots of attention, and tonight is even better. Michelle has gone to a scrapbooking scrapathon until midnight to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day so I have been looking after Jaiden all night. Jaiden and I have played with trains, read books, had a little dinner together and watched bits of a half dozen movies!

?????

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:15:48 -0700

and...must I remind you why I'm the greatest wife in the whole wide world...hmmm, let me count the ways...

Cleaning up the computer

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:23:21 -0700

Last night I ran down to the local Tim Hortons to get a tea for Michelle. When I got home I was all ready to watch '24" on tape but Michelle reminded me that I needed to resize some pictures on the computer for this website..."Oh and by the way clean up the desktop" Michelle says "Your crap is all over it".

I am sure that Michelle, the greatest wife in the world, is also a clean freak not only about the house but also about the computer as well.

Ron Jeremy

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:23:02 -0700

Since Billy started working on this new project at work he decided that he wouldn't shave...so he grew his facial hair into a goatee...well this afternoon he decided to play around and shaved it into a moustache...I was busy scrapbooking so he came downstairs and I literally just about pissed myself laughing...I haven't had such a good laugh in a long, long time. It was priceless. By the way I HATE moustache's. So I've deemed him "Ron Jeremy".

Now isn't this the most pathetic attempt at a moustache!!!

Snow in April

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:16:08 -0700

I must say that I really don't mind Calgary's weather all that much. I mean we get a Spring, a Summer, a Fall and a of course we get Winter! Can't forget we get those wonderful Chinook's that I am so happy to see when it's been cold for a while and than all of a sudden it just warms right up that you can actually go outside with a sweatshirt on...even when it's -2C out.

Everyday this week I took the kids to the park...sometimes spending up to 2 hrs at the park. I feel guilty if I don't get those kids out enjoying the beautiful weather we've had all week, the last 2 days have been 21-23C out...I actually have some colour in my face, maybe a little burn and than the winds start blowing fiercely last night, I get up this morning and low and behold it is snowing out, it's a very wet snow, but it's still snowing...it was predicted, well I guess I will spend today scrapbooking.

Oh and GO FLAMES GO!!!

Happy Easter

Sun, 16 Apr 2006 08:17:19 -0700

Happy Easter Everyone!

Today we will be having our annual Easter Egg hunt before dinner...and than of course the big turkey dinner. There will be 6 kids ranging in age from 2 1/2 - 13 Years Old and 9 adults...lots of fun, noisy, chaotic and of course there is always some kind of drama!

Hope Everyone's Easter is as fun as ours and that everyone takes a moment to think about what Easter is really all about...

Billy Home Sick

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:24:51 -0700

I know I should be a good, supportive wife when your hubby is sick, but, having Billy home sick is driving me nuts! I had to pick him up yesterday at Noon from work because he seems to have caught the flu...well, he is still home! The kids go nuts, I've trying to keep them calm and away from Billy so they won't get sick and also get stuff done, it's nut! Hopefully he feels better soon...poor Billy!

All about Taylor

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:46:41 -0700

Taylor has been back for a couple of weeks now from visiting with her Nana and Papa in Abbotsford. Things have been less than civil over these past weeks. Taylor has started coming into our room in the middle of the night to sleep in our bed again after a couple years sleeping in her own bed, she has been very pouty and moody but it is still nice to have her back. She had 1 week at home while on Spring Break and it was brutal for Michelle.

Oh, and I have just taught Taylor how to tie her shoes!

Happy April Fool's Day!

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 06:46:34 -0700

Have you been fooled today?

AND

Don't forget to Spring ahead tonight.

Taylor is home!

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 06:40:26 -0700

Taylor came home yesterday morning with her Aunty Kara. Aunty Kara is out visiting for the weekend so it worked out perfectly for us...maybe not so perfectly for Aunty Kara & Uncle Jim as they had to get up very early and Uncle Jim had a long, long drive back to work during rush hour from the Abbotsford Airport...but, everything in the end worked out and when Taylor came running through those doors to give me a big hug after almost 1 week away with her grandparents...I couldn't help but have tears in my eyes...I missed her soooo very much. Nothing can ever explain the bond between a daughter and her Mommy.

We finally gave Taylor's birthday present to her...after many talks and going back and forth between ideas...we decided to get a Gameboy Advance...pink of course with 2 games...she loves it. We decided the Gameboy would be best since it is just for her.

Jaiden is doing good being weaned from those darn nighttime bottles...really it was all up to us to force him to make that next step...and, low and behold he did fine...now to potty train :{