Wow! I am finally starting to recover from the whirlwind of activities this weekend... well, Sunday actually.
So let's start earlier in the week. Michele F. wrote to announce the birth of her first niece, Lucy Marie. Everyone is well and from the photos I've seen I am concluding that everyone is happy. Cheers to Michele's little sister for bringing this lovely child into existence... a job well done with only about 12 hours labour from first twitch to last push.
So I was feeding and visiting with Michele's feline Daniel while Michele went to Toronto to be with her sister, niece and family. First child, first grandchild and first niece/nephew. A big event. Congratulations go out to the whole family.
Thursday evening was Belly Dance class. Ooooo... I was moving very slowly and carefully. The ribs still hurting much from the previous Sunday's skiing mishap. But Friday they felt better so the exercise must have done them good.
Friday was a mini event for me. I went to the jeweler who is appraising my wedding rings set to pick up the rings and was able to see the appraisal-in-progress for the first time. It would be worth selling the rings but I'm told not to expect more than about 25% of the appraised value. So now I have to decide... design a new ring or new pendant to get made up, keep the rings as they are (not my first choice) or sell them at a loss. Tough decision but the new jewelery may win this one. Just have to find the cash (too many other things demanding my money though) to pay for the work. I'll wait for the final appraisal before making any decisions.
Saturday was Sue T's birthday. Happy Birthday Sue. We had a little celebration for her at Sunday brunch. During the week, last week, I decided what to get and do for her birthday celebration. My gift to her is a return train ticket to Montreal. So the weekend of the 18th Sue and I will travel to Montreal to celebrate her birthday with shopping in Vieux Montreal, supper, drinking and other entertainment (she has expressed a desire to attend a comedy club). We will be joined by Sara who has also generously offered her place for accommodation. Thank you Sara. Sue has requested and will get the full Montreal experience which includes walking and the Metro. Sara's car will stay in it's underground crib so that there are no restrictions on the levels of consumption (alcohol that is) by anyone. We are all quite excited about the whole thing. Party!!! Girls night out!!! Lock up your boys, Mamma, the cougars are coming to Montreal. Release the men ;-)
Sunday...
It started slowly enough with the usual brunch. Michele and I brought flowers for the birthday girls (Sue 4 March & Sara 9 March) but only Sue was there. Sara over slept and missed Ottawa all together. Poor girl is getting all excited about the Ensemble debut next weekend (if you don't know, Sara is the harpist in a newly formed Baroque ensemble) and suffered insomnia Saturday night. Let us send strengthening supportive energy to Sara so she will be well rested for the debut on Saturday evening. The concert will be brilliant and I wish I could be there.
After brunch we hung out at Patty's for a beer. Well I had one 1/2 beer but Sue, Tom, Alex and Craig stuck around. I had to leave at 12:30 to go to the Stitch & Bitch.
The S&B was hosted by Kim this month. She has her own mascot, Daisy (dog), who was a socialite supreme. For more about the S&B visit the Tribe.net site at http://tribes.tribe.net/theclutch?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B6dcd3dcf-9ff1-4bac-817c-d336eb2a93f3%5D
It was a great deal of fun. Lots of great food all of which was fattening... except the token veggie & dip plate. I filled up. And of course there were stitching projects of every sort. Michele's little quilted "Lucy" sign which needed beading help from Tracey. Jessica brought a finished project (from the previous S&B) and her latest crochet project. Mellisa was knitting (I think) and Kim was knitting too. Mellisa brought her friend Angle who was crochetting. Tracey helped Michele and then worked on a costume-in-need-of-repair for Kim. I had my cross-stitch project with me which I hope to be finishing soon. Also got to see Cheryl. She dropped in for a visit. She has been laying low lately due to the side effects of pregnancy. She says she is feeling much better now.
I had to run away from the S&B to go to Michelle V's place in Barrhaven. She, her daughter Madeleine and Debbie wanted to celebrate my birthday (which was over 3 weeks ago). I love spreading the birthday celebrations out over several weeks. Tom says he'll be avaialable in late March, as will I, for a belated celebration. Anyway, I arrived at Michelle's late (lost track of time and left the S&B late) but they were still happy to see me. More food was spread out and we immediately dove into the shrimp cocktail, munchies, cheeses and dips. We had tea with the chocolate chip cake w/chocolate frosting. I was so stuffed!!! Eat Eat Eat. I was given fabulous gifts. Thank you to Debbie, Michelle and Madeleine for all the great new jewelery, etc.
At about 5:30 I left Michelle's place to get home where I changed clothes into pretty glittery girlie evening wear and put on makeup. It was off to the Casino Lac Leamy for the Superstars of Belly Dance show. I met up with Tracey, Kim and Jessica at Najina's and we drove over to the Casino together. Many friends from the Belly Dance community were there along with many more familiar faces. The show was fabulous, very inspirational and at the same time educational. What did I learn, you ask?! Well, for starters... I have a lot to learn about Belly Dancing. Those women made me feel like an out of shape hack. Some of the moves they do with their abs must require thousands of hours of practice. Quite phenominal!!
So now we're into the boring week. I have much work to catch up on at home. Must do my taxes this week... next week at the latest. Still have to decide which method to use. And 6 or 8 other tasks to get done. This coming weekend is the National Women's Show. I will be going to it Saturday morning and volunteering at Tracey's booth in the afternoon (1-4pm). I have a free pass for a friend if anyone is interested in joining me in the morning. If you're interested, call soon.
Must go eat supper now. I'm famished.
Posted by gailene at March 7, 2006 07:25 PM