workaholic or something like that

so the other night im sitting here just marking quizzes, and as per usual the tv is on but i have no idea what show is on as it is there purely for background noise, and i can hear spice's bell as she's pacing behind me at the window watching squirrels like it's her job. and i realise after a while i no longer hear her bell, i turn around and she's not there. what the?! i called her name and she let out a classic spice meow that actually sounds like she's saying "mum", and the "mum" came from right beside me, so i look down and here's what i found:

now that would be the bag that i haul to and from school and it's generally full of items that need to be marked. and i know that when i leave in the morning with that bag i am gone for, what probably seems like, forever to my little fur baby! i leave when it's barely light outside and get home when it's pitch black and im always in and out of that bag. i think she thought if she was inside she could come along?

im going to make a conscious effort this week to come home earlier....it's not my fault. im always half way out of the staff room and then questions start: oh hey did you give your kids this? do you have a copy of that? what are you doing with your grade 10's tomorrow? have you seen this book? did you speak to this student? did you call this parent? and then i proceed to answer those questions and slide out the door and i think im home free buuuutt noooo there has to be a student still wandering in the halls, "Madame D, do we really have to do that for homework?" no ______, i like to waste my oxygen and tell you have homework when you dont really. and then by the time i make it to my car i realise how late it is and argue with myself as i leave the parking lot about cooking dinner and then end up grabbing some form of meal that only requires me to lower my window and open a paper bag....ugghhhh dear God, please add 8 more hours to each day, kthxbai!

so yea i finally get home and the little spicey lady is all "mum, mum, mum, muuuummm" and im all move i need to inhale this deep fried garbage so i can start marking and lesson planning as i pretend to have a life and half ass watch wheel of fortune and jeopardy.

dont worry, the spicey lady has been sitting in my lap the entire time ive been writing this. she's pretty great, im all kinds of crazy love when it comes to my fur baby.

happy hump day blogland! hurry the eff up weekend!!!!

xo laura

i liked it

last weekend i had my adorable nephew isaiah over for the entire weekend....and i liked it

i mean he's clearly adorable, he got along fabulously with the spicey lady

and i will admit i liked having toys all over the place, and i didnt even mind the sticky fingers or size 3T boxer briefs on the bathroom floor :)

my guy, sammy bam, thoroughly enjoyed isaiah's visit because it meant he had a buddy for the weekend and boy did they play hard

my handsome guys:

don't mind that snow on sam's head, his new thing is crash landing EVERYWHERE, apparently snowhills are included in his "must crash land here" list. no broken bones yet but he did get that gash on his head from a few posts back from a "super awesome cool dude" crash landing....it's just a phase right?

soooooo maybe that whole marriage and baby thing isnt a bad idea afterall? i mean as long as no one is moving my wine or touching my camera i think i could handle it. baby steps people, baby steps.

xo laura

fuel me

that is the usual count of coffee mugs air drying in my life lately. seriously i was just on vacation and need another break already. this whole being the student and teacher at the same time is exhausting. how do you fuel up?

xo laura

loft apartment love

ok so ive lived here since july and have since rearranged furniture but i realised i never posted these pictures from early september when everything was finally in place. my apartment is an open concept loft. the building itself is amazing, once it isnt covered in snow i'll take a picture of the exterior because it is truly breath taking. the bulding is the original teacher's college in this town. it is over 100 years old and still sports the original floors and ceiling, which you can see in the pictures. the chalkboard above the couch was here when i got here and those are the original windows...minorly drafty but because this is an historical building they cannot be touched.

i LOVE the ceilings. they are tin and the most calming colour. the very high ceilings make this apartment feel huge and i love that! i love the green. i love the extensive height. i love the detail. i honestly lay in bed some mornings and find im running late because ive been staring at the ceiling so long!

it's a place that really feels like home. i apparently didnt take pictures of the kitchen or the upstiars loft area....next time im home and it's not dark outside i'll get on that.

xo laura

How to kick the winter blues straight in the groin

now not to complain about the cold again, but really -38 celcius is enough to make the hairs in my nose feel like needles and makes my fingers wanna fall off even though im wearing mitts meant for skiing. wtf mother nature? wtf? soooooo to kick thewinter blues i have come up with the perfect solution, i longingly look at pictures from my trip to cuba and just pretend i am there. see below, just me, the sun, a bubba filled with slushy yumminess and one of my best girls. honestly what more could i want?



and when cuba pictures dont make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside i look at pictures that scream love. like the two below, olivia giving me a kiss, sooooooo wet but omg i love her! and then the break your screen because they are sooooooooooo freakin' cute combination of olivia and ella. ive got some more cute shots from this past weekend, it was my nephew's birthday. they need a little touching up and then they will make an appearance in blogland. so for now, when you're feeling cold or lonely, just come here and take a look. such a happy place :)

xo,

laura

Cuban Sandwich

hahaha pic #1: the before, freezing our tails off at the airport in toronto

pic #2: the after, enjoying our last day in the sun

im back from Cuba...tanned like a native and not wanting to get back to reality.

it was a good break, i wish it could have been longer but i am happy to be back at home with my fur baby....however i could do without the freezing temps and damn snow and ice.

ive missed you blogland, i have soooooo much blog reading to catch up on.

xo laura

Buh-Bye! and some baby cuteness

soooo all those posts i was going to infest your blogrolls with never happened, such is life. forgive me. i wanted to do this one quickly, just to say i didnt forget, ive just been REALLY busy and i only have one more week of vacation left and it's about to start....in CUBA!!!! that's right im leaving the freezing cold land of snow and ice and jetting off for some well deserved and much needed R&R with my two favourite J's. the girlies and i have been counting down for this trip for about 36 sleeps and it's finally here!!!! i'll love on blog land more when i get back, i promise. i pinky swear, cross my heart :) Before i run off here are pics of a baby photo session i did just before christmas....more to come when i return.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

xo Laura