NEW HOME !

The last month has seen me and hubby move house, yippeeeeeee the time finally came where were able to call a house a home and we are thrilled with our choice. Its the first time we have moved into a place that doesnt need to have much updating done, well that was what i thought!!!!! silly me hubby always finds something to play around with.

its been such an exhausting time, what with the move, cleaning the rental and then unpacking all of those boxes...and believe me there were many ! All of the manual work and stress has led to me being quite run down :(  'sighs' im feeling quite sorry for myself as i battle with a migraine that reared its ugly head late last night and my chest infection, urghhhh i hate not being able to perform ! so ive taken some of my remedies to help but not feeling better yet.

Tom (step-son) arrived from the UK 15 days ago, i think he gave me his germs ! he was sick with sinusitis and a chest infection for the first 5 days but he's better since i caught it from him :0 He likes the new house, its so nice to have family together and he is so funny. He's here till september so i plan on him doing the cooking and the housework then he doesnt get bored .

I spent the weekend clearing out the rubbish and recycling where i could and then put the final touches into my office where i have dedicated 1 wall to our wedding, its lovely and im proud of the results........... what do you think?

Thoughts !

At this time on this day today im thinking about you and your family and the impact you have had upon me and with that i can say R.I.P


When it comes to death and dying


There's a special gift you share

One that Angels all admire

One that goes beyond just care



It's a gift of deep commitment

One that eases pain and fear

And alleviates the sorrow

When the hour of death is near



Yet this gift is more than comfort

More than nursing at its best

For it cradles every patient

Right up till their last request



In this gift you give compassion

Wrapped in dignity and love

And in honor of your calling

There's a tribute found above



As a tribute to your Nursing

All the care that you bestow

High above this earthly planet

Hangs a Hospice Nurse Rainbow



And this rainbow graces Heaven

A reminder of your goals

"End-of-life-care" you excel at

It's your gift to human souls



To the soul of every patient

Every brother, Mom and Dad

Every household member present

Every heart that's feeling sad



To alleviate this sadness

That engulfs a grieving heart

Counseling and intervention

Set your Nursing skills apart



So within the skies of Heaven

Bows of silver dangle high

On a rainbow made of glory

That makes every Angel sigh



And upon each bow of silver

There appears a nurse's name

As an everlasting tribute

For the Heavens to proclaim.





by E.V. Stankowski RN

"Angel of Mercy Collection"

crazy times are around the corner with triple doses of stress

So i know...its been yet another month since i last blogged ! minutes, hours, days , weeks its all going way too quick for me and i cant seem to keep up the pace, if its not work thats so damn busy its my personal life and i know i shouldnt moan because everything seems to be going our way for once in almost 2 yrs.

As you know, we started house hunting , we saw another 5 or 6 properties and put an offer in, since that day 3 weeks ago, ive pretty much packed up the rental property were in, shopped my heart out for the new place and we move next weekend, im so excited its beyond words. We love the house, you could say its way big enough for the two of us, and the dogs but we do seem to have alot of visitors coming this year which were grateful for. I will post pics of the house once were settled in it, it has a whole floor dedicated to my hubby he calls it the 'man cave' it has a bar, media room, cute fireplace, sauna, yes i said sauna ! a full bathroom and a huge deck. So hubby has been exercising HIS interior design flare and these are what he bought from our fav store 'homesense' :

I love these very vivid orange Tommy Hilfigure towels, wont loose them in the closet !

Man-ly Orange Towels

Man-ly Lamps

 I love these lamps we got a pair, they are shiny pewter grey stems with a black and beige shade, very MAN-LY !

I like the picture below, i think my hubby has every intention of making the surround sound system this loud !

Love this pic, perfect above the Fireplace in the media room

Man-ly Cushions

These are his MAN-LY giraffe print black and pewter pillows, they only had a pair, need to get another pair if possible to go on the settee's hubby chose.


Im pleased with what we bought, all the other things are packed away so once im more organised i can show you a few more things.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

So i was reminded by my co-worker whilst on night shift last night that its been 2 months since i updated my blog, so just for you RK and because BS asked so nicely here we go.............

Work has been as crazy as ever but i still love my job and always will, nursing is so rewarding (most of the time) and I'm proud to work with amazing people.

Christmas, New year and January flew buy ! I have no idea what I've been doing this last few months but it must have been something, ohhh yes that's it my new hobby ... scrap booking which I'm enjoying, I've almost finished the one of my step-children and about to move onto the vacation one of me and hubby in Greece.

we finally got around to booking flights for my brother and sister in law and their youngest daughter, they visit for 2 weeks in July and were super excited, she is my BFF!!!!!!! My mum is returning in August for 3 weeks, I miss her so much.

We are still no closer to hearing about our permanent residency but we did get mortgage approval last week, shreeeeek - we have to have signed the deal by march 18th or the mortgage duration drops, SO PRESSURE, you better believe it ! but its exciting, we cant wait to go looking in fact we have seen 1 property which we liked, woodland setting and we go looking at another 5 tomorrow.

Apart from all of that life in Canada is still as good as it was 18 months ago- if not better

bye for now oxo

Energy Lackluster

Well i still haven't found the spring to put into my step I've done nothing but lounge around since i finished work, face book seems to take over and its a bad distraction not to mention boring at times. I promised myself i would go back to the gym today after 2 years of absence ...did I? NO! I'm looking for a good excuse but alas cannot find one (wasn't for trying) anyway a girl cant go to the gym without appropriate foot attire! there an excuse...which will be addressed tomorrow.

I have become obsessed with checking the immigration website or my emails to see if a decision has been made on our permanent residency application....it still says 'in process'' this is very annoying they started to process our pack on August 19th!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the more there are no changes the more desperate i am becoming.

I went to the mail box today, the first time in a week- didn't find anything from the immigration people but got a wonderful surprise from family back home in the UK....... Christmas cards, Colman's casserole mixes and letters which was so nice, as usual i cried, hubby was asleep at the time so he doesn't know they have arrived, i haven't opened cards from his side of the family.... i thought i would let him do that. Depending on the Canadian postal service i'm hopeful family should receive theirs before Christmas.

So here are a few snaps of the contents:

 This card is from my in-law's it is so cute i love it, it has a very festive story inside its that long its like a book.............love it Tony and Sandra....its a keeper!

These are a few of the Colman's casserole mixes my mum sent us, you can get them in BC from the 'English' Store at $4 each!!! which I refuse to pay so its a bit of luxury when mum sends em over especially in winter, Walmart is the same franchise as Asda in the UK.

And these are the Christmas cards from my side of the family, the Rudolf one is what my mum sent to the 'pets' Molly our chocolate lab throws her head back when she howl's at you for attention, we all find it hilarious and of course Winni the pooh was perfect for me i love all the characters especially piglet! cute......thanks again family you are missed so much we both love you all, have a fab Christmas and new year from me n hubby (and the pets) .

feeling the strain

Its been one heck of a week at work, despite loving my job its impossible to provide nursing care without the man power yet it seems the same standards are expected well wake up because that isnt possible. After 5x12hr shifts im completely exhausted so much so i slept non-stop for 13hours waking up with a bladder the size of a camels hump!!!!!! do i feel any better....NO, im thinking im getting too old for this malarky.

so im on my days of *sigh* and i have a long list of wants and needs but dont yet have the energy to deal with any of them. just rest up says the hubby- that doesnt get the chores done!

its nearing christmas ...less than two weeks to go and i have no idea what to buy my hubby all i want is immigration to send that email for our passport requests....well i have been a very good girl maybe santa can arrange something.

bye for now have a good week everyone x

Feeling down today :(

today wasn't the best of days *sigh* i have resided myself to the fact that we will not be visiting family back in the UK anytime soon, its just too expensive what with the flights, the dog kennel fees etc etc, i spoke to mum using skype and it was a nice surprise that my brother was there too, so nice to hear their voices but its not the same as needing a hug!

I remember this empty feeling from last Christmas its just terrible, i know its gonna take alot to get through another festive season without seeing them even though Canada is where we feel we belong. To our new friends here in BC, i will be counting on you for diversional therapy !

On a happier note MR E.R bought me a bird feeder, its hung right outside the dining room window, i have always loved bird watching from being a little girl, so was my delight to see the most colourful woodpecker on my feeder today *grin* until i realised how much it could eat !!!!!! so i shall be going to the store tomorrow for a SACK of bird feed.

I also found my guest bed ...it was under the mountain of ironing i had but alas its done, i even had time to make Christmas cards for my in-laws.

for the past few nights its been 'Movie' night in the E.R household... i can highly recommend Eclipse for those who have not seen it but i disliked the Expendables....it was just has been actors trying to look like they are as good as they use to be highly disappointed. Tonight's choice by Mr E.R is 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' which I've been waiting to watch, so on that note off i go to get ready for the movies :)

have a wonderful evening all

Mrs E.R x