Sometimes he makes me mad. But mostly, he's great. This entry in my blog is gonna be a mush fest, be forewarned.

My hubby's name is Scott. We have been together for a while now. We met in the summer of 1987, when we were 16. That led to one of those crazy first romance kind of relationships. At first anyway. We really grew up together, from that point. We married when we were 23-just kids, but everyone said "about time". 12 and a half years later, he is still romantic, still treats me with respect, still loves me.

We know many other couples who have gotten together and some of them are still together, some of them are not. Some of them are back together, but mostly not. It hasn't always been easy, I would never say that, but the crap we have been through was dealt to us, and we dealt with it.  I see what some men put their wives through, and I count my lucky stars. He is strong, determined, faithful, hardworking. He has never laid a hand on me in anger. Sure, we have had arguements, sometimes a little loud even. But he never calls me names, never scares me.  He listens to me. If I want solutions to a problem, he tries to give them to me. If I don't want solutions, just a sounding board, he will do that too.

He has a good sense of humour. (ok, not at 7am on a Saturday, but can you blame him?) He plays my games.

I know a girl who's husband drinks a lot. a LOT a lot. he used to smack her around. He drove drunk once, and hit another car head on. He was badly hurt, spent months in the hospital, then went to prison. The other driver was killed. He got out, and uprooted the family and moved them thousands of miles. He went back to his old ways, and is in and out of rehab. great relationship.

I know another girl, her husband worked nights for years, and had a chance to go to days. He did, and two weeks later, they decided that they couldn't spend that much time together, they just don't get along,so he went back to working at night. another great relationship.

One of my friends was married for 10 years. about 2 of them were happy. her husband was fooling around on her for years before she discovered it. he walked out, and tried to get full custody of their children. he was living in his car at the time. *sigh*

I thank God that I was fortunate enough to find a GOOD man. and he stayed a good man. I don't know if i beleive in soul mates, but if i did, I would have to say that he is mine.

And cablooie. It blows up in your face.  Public Skating! YAY! grab yer skates! lets go!

what do you mean they're too small? when did you grow? what the heck? TWO sizes?? more surprising, my skates dont fit either. hmmm. 2 skaters out of 5 skaters dont fit have equipment. no problem. they have a skate shop....with trade and save.

crap. no boys size 6, no ladies size 10. no skating today. 3 disappointed kids, one grumpy hubby. so, home we go, and I make low fat brownies. not as squishy as the regular, but the kids don't care, and it is only 4 grams of fat. not bad.

so frustrating. both pairs are new. he wore them 3 times. I wore mine for 20 minutes a couple years ago. so i did what any good eBayer would do. Llisted two brand new pairs of skates. and then i will buy two more pair, in the right size. THEN we can go skating.

and then we will have really good quality time, exercise and fun...

Here i am with some spare time, and since we are under about 9" of snow, I thought I would give the snow blower a try, so hubby wouldn't have to make dinner AND do the driveway...and I am expecting a package, and it won't get delivered unless the snow is cleared.

So I struggle with the giant snow blower. manage to wheel it out of the shed. read the instructions to refresh my memory. yahoo! it has the optional electric start.

which doesn't work unless it has been plugged in. crap.

lets try the old fashioned way. press the primer button 3 times, and PULL!

and PULL!

and (dammit this is hard) PULL, PULL, PULL, PULL, PULL!

(ever notice that after you type a word repeatedly, it looses meaning and starts to look like it is spelled wrong?)

i just don't have the strength it takes! how embarrassing.

nuts. now that my shoulder has separated, time to put the snowblower back, i don't want it left out in plain view. hmm. going up the small ramp and over the door jam was easier downhill than up. I end up in the shed, with the snowblower, and had to climb out. and whack my head on the door frame in the process.

I check my watch. it is only 8:30 am. good frickin' morning! I was soooo mad. but now i see how funny it is. sort of.

I think I watch too much TV. I refer to characters from my favorite shows a lot. I think to myself, what would Sara Sidle from CSI do in this situation?  If Phoebe Bouffe (sp) from Friends volunteered to do something that was beyond her skills, how would she get out of it?

When I remember stuff from my High School days, I replay in my mind some of my favorite moments. But sometimes, I substitute Michael Kelso for my buddy John. They are pretty much interchangable.  And everyone knew and hated a Jackie Burkhart. 

I have tried to figure out who I am, if I were to reference a tv character.  I would have to say that the one that most closely reflects me is Roseanne. Mom of three, a little plump, good sense of humour, who loves her husband and he loves her back. My favorite lines from the show, when David moves in, and Dan and Roseanne are laying down the rules. They end with, "We reserve the right to change these rules, without notice, for your safety, or our own amusement. Welcome to...Rosanna-doo."

Then there is my Hubby. He is a sci-fi nut. It isn't unusual during some problem he is having, to hear, "Red alert! Shields up!" or instead of swearing at another driver, he may threaten to fire the photon torpedos, or shout a Clingon Challenge, "If you were any other man, I would KILL you where you stand!" or "Perhaps today IS a good day to die!"

Is there anyone in your life that reminds you of a TV character? I know a few Rickys and Julians from Trailer Park Boys, I even know a couple of kids that are like the cartoon Rugrats characters.

Yep. Too much TV. I think I will go for a cup of coffee.

So I have had a change of heart. Thinking about it now, it makes perfect sense to me that a person should use all the tools available to them to promote their business. Maybe I would be more successful if I did the same!

As short as this blog is, I hope some people have read it, and this time, I am saying feel free to leave a link to your stuff! As long as it is PG. I don't want any nasties after all.

And since turnabout is fair play, I will leave a link to my site, and hope you all drop by.  My site is called Canadian eBayers OnBoard. It is a photo album of sorts, showing the faces, or the psuedo faces, of some of the people who post on the .ca discussion boards. Their pictures are links to their auctions, or ME pages.  I even have a link right from the discussion boards on .ca! If you check out the discussion boards, under 'information central', you can see an icon with a little camera, and a link that reads, "Meet fellow Canadian eBay users", and that link takes you to my page.

So here is my web site. please check me out. and check out the .ca boards, and all the other stuff!

Carolyn's Canadian eBayers OnBoard Page