Pick-up pedicures

Evie and I threw a spa party for Shelly, since she hasn't seen her toes in about 2 months. She's due May 7th, so Baby C will make it's arrival fairly shortly. But, in the meantime, we thought she needed a totally relaxing afternoon where she could get those toes ready for the nurses at the IWK.

I found the "service providers" (I'm not sure what else to call them) on Kijiji. I didn't know much about them other than the seller's other ads included help with smoking cessation and anxiety problems. The ad did state licensed esthetician providing manicure/pedicure services. Well, Shell, Evie and I are standing in Evie's living room and we hear what sounds like a Mack truck coming up her road. No, we were wrong....it's the nail ladies pulling up in their double cab turquoise-colored pick-up...hence pick-up pedis (props to Evie for the terminology:)

They were pretty good except the 15 year-old giving manicures...um, I'm thinking she was not licensed, unless you count painting your cousins nails while your mom and aunts talk about their baby daddies.

Nevertheless, we had a good time, and I think Shell enjoyed herself. Now if she has a girl she'll be exposed to the pedicured foot from the get go:)

Oh, and if any readers would like tuning fork therapy, I can pass along my contact's name and number.

180 hook kicks that feel like 180 side kicks

So another TKD class tonight. My speed is coming back bit by bit. Every class I see improvement with that. I would have thought that my flexibility would have been even greater than before when I came back after the baby. But, I'm noticing that in some ways it's worse. When I'm stretching, I seem more flexible, then when I'm trying to do high kicks, it's not there. What gives??

I had a really good 180 hook kick before the baby, and now it's like I'm hooking someone's chest...um, that's not going to work. When I'm aiming for the side of the head and I'm hitting the chest - that's a problem. I'm glad to see some improvement each class....I just want it to come faster than it is.

I learn and improve by repetition, so I need to spend 1 hour straight about 3 times a week doing hook kicks. The gear we have in Song-ho's new digs is great. It's so much easier practicing and improving when you've got someone holding a kicking shield or coming at you with a pad. I used to get Jamie to hold the kicking pad or put on my hogoo, but that always ended badly....for Jamie. Not because of inaccurate kicking, but improper gear....my hogoo is too small for him so it doesn't really protect him like it should. You also need to learn how to hold the pads for the different kicks. The hogoo not fitting and him not knowing how to hold the pad led to some bumps and bruises.

So, I'll keep at it with TKD twice a week and hope those hook kicks come up some so I can knock that challenger on her ass in another competition.

20 lbs. and counting...

Navarre is now 20 lbs. even. That's a little more than half a sack of crawfish...that's 2 sacks of potatoes...what a ham:)

She forgets she can't walk

Sorry I've been MIA lately. Spring has finally sprung in Nova Scotia, and I've been outside doing stuff...hanging clothes on the line, cleaning off the deck, cleaning out all of the winter blah out of the car...The tulip and hyacinth bulbs are starting to come up.


Here are some pics from the last couple of weeks. Her newest thing is standing up at the living room window and looking outside. She could do that forever ... those leaves blowing by and the cars driving by are just so damn funny!

She's just plum tuckered out from all the fun in her new Habs outfit (for the Americans reading, the Montreal Canadians NHL team is referred to as the Habs up here).

Update

I haven't posted in a while. I've been feeling pretty crappy with sinus stuff bothering me. I'm also planning a couple of showers (one bridal and one spa party), and I constantly pull live wires out of my child's mouth. That's about all.

I've got some new pics to upload, but that would require me to go downstairs to that computer, upload the photos and post them on the blog. Right now I'm cozy on the couch with the laptop; I'm going to drink my tea, play with the baby and do my part of her bedtime routine....diaper and clothes change and a nice baby massage. Jamie does the book and the bottle and the bed. It's a good little routine we have going...I wish somebody would massage my body with lotion, change me into my PJs, read me a book, feed me and gently place me in bed.