Jenny Zap

2010-06-28T13:53:00.000-06:00

I was right... there were straws all over my kitchen. I love my kids! lol

2010-06-28T12:59:00.002-06:00

Wow!! I almost forgot this existed! I guess its been a VERY long time since I blogged...
Long long story short... since I last wrote:
We moved into a new house - still in Edosn.
We have a son! His name is Landon Alexander and he was born September 26, 2009.
Brendan still works for Tarpon & I still stay at home.
... for nearly 3 years of missed blogs, that really seems like nothing is new. :(

I think I'm going to start blogging more often. For my friends that live away from us, it will give me a change to make posts that you can all see! With pictures included.

My house is really quiet, something bad must be going on upstairs! ...

2007-11-07T15:47:00.000-07:00

I forgot...

2007-09-07T10:15:00.000-06:00

Trinia reminded me this morning that we have blogs! I totally forgot! Oops.

My summer has been stupid busy. We were supposed to have 4 or 5 weddings to go to this summer... only 3 went through and one we didn't go to. Ryann (my daughter) was Trinia's flower girl and she was so adorable!!!!!!!! She pretty much stold the show - expect from Trinia. It was a BEAUTIFUL wedding. Then we had Brendan's old roommate Brett's wedding. It was also very nice. The brides dress was really unique and totally suited her. It was an outside reception and it was COLD outside! Thank god they had heaters in the tent. Brrrr. Brendan was the MC for that wedding so my friend Meghan & I were dates. She was way better date than Brendan. I hardly saw him all night. We also had a family reunion this summer - Brendan's dad's side. It was a lot of fun. Ryann had a blast playing in a huge sandbox and play set. Besides that we didn't do too much else. Did a bit of camping - I think we got out 4 times including the family reunion. Brendan rolled a quad during Robert's stag and broke his ribs and bruised his entire body.

I'm hoping to have a very relaxing winter! Expect for Vegas!!!! We leave December 26th with 10 other friends. Its going to be a blast!

So thats it for now! :)

Facts thingy from Trinia

2007-09-07T10:06:00.000-06:00

I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.

1- Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
2- People who are tagged need to write their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules. (**if you’re a non-blogger, you can email them!)
3- At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
4- Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Eight Random Facts:
1- I just got all my hair cut off and I'm really liking it!!!
2- I also like Vanilla Ice Cream with milk in it. The first time I went to Trinia's house she taught me this. I have now taught Brendan (and a few other peeps) and they also love it. I like it because it get icicles in it and its crunchy. But I like to stir it all up together.
3- I have a large gash on my arm. I have no idea how it got there. I am quite accident prone and usually have massive bruises on my body and wonder how they got there. Its wierd.
4- I am planning on having another baby in about 4 months. Thats when we'll start trying. I really would like a boy. Although if I had another girl I wouldn't have to spend another bijillion dollars on baby clothes. Or my boy can wear pink! hahaha
5- I am going to Vegas in 4 months - hence why I am waiting to have a baby.
6- If I could I would sleep all day. I am very tired in the morning.
7- Sometimes I wish I was 18 again and I could do anything I wanted. I would travel everywhere.
8- I like to eat - a lot. If it wern't for my super metabolism I would probably be a 1000lbs. And I don't eat healthy. I like Pepsi, popcorn & chips. Ever since I had Ryann I can't eat chocolate so much - we didn't like eachother when I was pregnant. I'm hoping the next baby likes chocolate in the belly because I miss it.

I don't have 8 people I want to send it to... and since Trinia sent this to me then we'll leave it at this! :)

SOLD!

2007-04-04T10:30:00.000-06:00

Today is the official day that we have sold our house!! Brendan & I had to rush into Edmonton yesterday to pick up the condo documents required to take off the final condition of the sale. So the lawyer should be going through the papers today and sign it all off! HURRAY!!! I am so excited!
On top of that excitement - we have finally found a house! It was a really brutal "negotiation"... if you can even call it that! But Brendan & I decided that it was probably best for us so we went through with it!!! We bought a brand new house (built last year) in Westgrove. It's a newer sub division in Edson and its really nice. I already hate one of my neighbours... next door neighbour too. hahaha. Oh well! I love the house!!! It's 1280sq/ft, walk in closet in my room & an ensuite! It has a BEAUTIFUL kitchen with all stainless steel appliances (I love cooking so that is wicked!)... the basement isn't finished but that just means that I can do it the way we like it! Outside is all finished too - fenced & landscaped. We even have parking for our holiday trailer!!! We get posession of the house on June 1st! It kind of sucks because they wanted to give it to us earlier, but on a MONDAY! Whatever, I didn't want Brendan taking a day off work for it but now we have to be out of here on the 31st (actually out on the 30th) so he ends up taking a day off anyways! We might just move out on the weekend so that he doesn't have to, but we'll see!
I'm already looking at furniture to buy for the new place!! Sooo excited!! I'll put pictures up soon!!!

WOW! Doesn't even compare to how excited I am!

2007-03-21T10:21:00.000-06:00

First of all I would like to start off with an apology to my bestest. Trinia: I can't believe I haven't posted in so long! I hope you forgive me ;)
Now!!!!!! My news!!!!!!!! Brendan & I finally decided to put our house up for sale. We had been looking at a house that we wanted to put an offer on... and we thought "what if our place doesn't sell? Lets put it up ASAP!". So we started with barganing on this house that we want. We put our house up for sale Tuesday morning, knowing that it wouldn't be listed on the MLS site until wednesday or even thursday. Tuesday evening we are making dinner when the phone rings. Someone wants to see our place!!! Suddenly I had this amazing feeling, cleaned the place up as fast as I could and got everyone together and out the door. We came back at 7pm and started the waiting game. 9pm: The phone rings. Its Val our realtor. "Um I think you guys are the luckiest people on earth - you got an offer!". I almost had a heart attack!!!! She would be coming by around 10pm with the offer. After we saw it, passed out and managed to revive ourselves. We wrote down ACCEPTED! and signed all the papers.
We will be out of this place by May 11th!!!! HURRAY for us!!!!!
Now I guess we better be finding a place... ASAP!!!! hahahha

Wonderful News!!

2007-02-23T19:54:00.000-07:00

This tuesday I recieved the most wonderful news from my bestest Trinia!!! She is having a baby!!! And I am sooooooooooooooooooooo soooooooooooooooooo happy for her & Evan!!! I am sad, however, that we will not be unable to be pregnant together as we have been planning for a while! But I am happy because I know of the wonderfulness that will be coming!
I can't wait to watch the little Trinia/Evan grow up! So much fun!!!
Hurray Trinia!!!! I heart you tons!!!

Very sad

2007-02-17T19:19:00.000-07:00

Today I am sad. My baby girl is going to be a year old in a week & a half. :(
Seriously I am trying to think of where the last year has went!!! I look at her and she doesn't even look the same anymore! Then again, I don't even remember what she looked like at first without having to look back at pictures.
Yesterday I finally motivated myself to go through my bijillion pictures on my computer and order the ones I wanted for our photo albums. I ordered 100... From November 22 to February 13th. Geeze. Then I had to organize them since Extra Foods always screws that up! It made me sad... but so happy that I have the wonderful sense to take pictures on a very very regular basis. Brendan always laughs when I do my "omg, i can't believe we have a baby!" or "omg, Ryann is going to be one soon!". But she really doesn't seem like she should be that old already!
For all of you who do not have children yet... it really does go by fast. I remember everyone telling me to enjoy her being a baby and to not push her to grow up too fast. Of course I thought "BORING! I want her to grow up and run around and talk..." now, I wish she was a baby again. Maybe this is why I want to have another one so bad - damn weddings this summer :) - I am a bridesmaid!! So I will be waiting until after August. Anyways... what I was getting at was that I wish I hadn't pushed her to grow up as fast as we did... but I'm also very glad that we did. Ryann is so much fun! Today we had such an awesome day, laughing and running around. Playing with her new Care Bears ball, reading books, chasing the dog... tickle fights... and all the kisses I get now! Kids are so much fun!!! If I were a millionaire with a surogate mother I would have a million. Oh, and a nanny! haha.
Ok, I am done ranting. I am also ready for the birthday party... I think. I might cry a few times...

Tired!

2007-01-23T21:19:00.000-07:00

I'm so tired right now. Mentally & physically exhausted!!!!!!!!! Drained... I can't even begin to tell you how tired... it hurts.
I knew that having a puppy would be hard, but I didn't really realize how it would even be harder with Ryann. She chases him around, and they play together nice with is super awesome! But if he has an accident I have to make sure to find it ASAP or she could get into it (ohh that would be awful! Thankfully it hasn't happened yet *knock on wood*). She tries to eat his food, she plays in his water, she cries when he isn't around, she has to watch him when he's outside... she doesn't like it when he kisses her face, but kissing her hands is ok... she lets him chew her toys - which I don't like! And to make it all worse - Brendan has been having to work super late because one of the plants he works at has burnt down!!! Last night he got home at 9pm and tonight he might not be home until midnight! That means I have to look after Ryann all by myself. I'm so used to him coming home to bathe her & put her to bed. I miss it!!!!!! Its insane how just those two things make such a difference! This whole dog thing is really making me re-consider having another baby after this summer. I don't know if I could handle 4 kids (brendan & dog have been included in this... lol).
Well now that everyone is sleeping I am going to soak in the tub and go to bed. Hopefully they stay sleeping tonight... ha ha... :(

100 reason why I rock!

2007-01-22T15:03:00.000-07:00

I saw Trin do it on her blog and I like it. When I see things I like - I steal them. Thanks Trin!

1. I rock because I say so
2. And becuase I have a new puppy
3. We named him Rocky
4. My husband wanted to name him Rambo - but I said no
5. I have a husband
6. I married him last year
7. When he proposed I told him to "shut up" because I didn't really believe him
8. I was pregnant at the time
9. Last year I had a baby
10. and it was a girl!
11. I don't dress her in pink that often
12. Pink isn't really my favourite color (sorry trin)
13. A lady at west edmonton mall said "cute boy" and I glared hard at her and walked away
14. Sometimes I can be a real bitch
15. and it totally does not bother me!
16. I have beautiful green eyes
17. I bougth new D & G glasses to highlight my beautiful eyes
18. This year I will be 24
19. My daughter will be 1 in one month & nine days
20. Tonight I will be watching Heroes
21. & Prision Break!
22. I'm supposed to have my workout class tonight, but Brendan is working late
23. I totally don't mind!
24. I want to be more healthy
25. But it is hard because I am so lazy
26. I LOVE LOVE lindor chocolates
27. and mini eggs.
28. I ate two large packages recently.
29. I am going to be a bridesmaid in August!
30. I have been now invited to 4 weddings
31. During the day I watch All my Children
32. and Young & the Restless.
33. I love soaps!!
34. My hairdresser is one of my bestest friends
35. She is one of the weddings I will be attending!
36. She makes my hair super cool
37. I have never broken a bone before
38. I have only been in one car accident
39. It wasn't my fault.
40. Because I worked for the insurance company - I made them pay!
41. I named my daughter Ryann.
42. People pronounce it Ry-ann and I get angry.
43. I made it like a boy Ryan - but she is a girl!
44. I gave birth in less than 2 hours... total. that makes me effing rockin'.
45. I say effin' like Trinia
46. I say it because I have a child who will one day say it.
47. I would rather she said "eff" than the actual "f" word.
48. First word she said was "mama" - its sweet
49. Brendan tried to argue that it wasn't her first word - I won.
50. I stay home everyday with my daughter & puppy
51. I pretty much do whatever I want - with them...
52. I have a cousin who is in a band
53. They're band actually has records out - I watched them make the first one.
54. I get to go on stage when I see them live
55. I love to make people jealous.
56. being with Rockstars is wicked
57. I own my own home
58. Actually it was brendan's - I just had my name put on the deed.
59. I have been in 2 physical fights.
60. One girl tried to get with Brendan - I grabed her by the face and told her to "eff" off.
61. The other one was a group of boys shooting roman candles at us. I made them bleed.
62. It made me feel kinda bad, but they called me a bitch too.
63. I don't know what the word "Fetch" is about.
64. I think trinia made it up - and because I don't know what it is, I rock!
65. I am picky about who I like
66. I usually hate people before I meet them
67. I won't like them until I have a reason to, or if they're really nice.
68. I bought "little miss sunshine"
69. Sometimes while I was watching it - I almost peed myself because i was laughing so hard.
70. I used to bleach my hair with "sun-in"
71. It was AWFUL - but I thought it was super hot at the time
72. I thought High school was brutal
73. But I thought I looked hot.
74. Now I don't think so.
75. I only have 25 more reasons to go!
76. I am always cold
77. My heating bill is always outrageous because i am so cold
78. Brendan turns the heat down and I sneak downstairs at night to turn it up.
79. Friday night I made apple crisp.
80. I am going to go eat some when I finish this
81. I even made homemade whipped cream
82. it is way better than the store kind
83. I don't milk a cow for it!
84. I don't believe in religion
85. My god's name is Jenny.
86. She rocks
87. Once I smoked weed at school.
88. I thought i was BAD!
89. My mom did the same thing - but she got caught
90. Once I threw a snowball at my bus driver's face.
91. I almost got suspended
92. I was in grade one.
93. I live down the street from that school
94. I laugh at that becuase the bus driver was a real anus... and his name was Dick.
95. I was once arrested
96. I had to do community service
97. I will never steal again
98. My brother is going to be a cop
99. Now I can get away with anything!
100. One day I will rule the world... haha

Done!!!! Woo hoo!!

Rocky... no, not the movie!

2007-01-22T14:53:00.000-07:00

This past saturday I got a new puppy!! His name is Rocky and he is a pug/shitzu. Soooo cute & such a sweetheart!!! Everyone is getting along wonderfully!
We did have a pretty awful start though! I was in the city with my friend Meghan - looking at our bridesmaids dresses with Kerri, Ashley & Kaylie. Meghan drove in with me so we went and got the puppy together. Rocky was being so good in the store - cuddling and being so cute. Of course I figured that he would be pretty freaked out when we brought him home but I really had NO IDEA!!! We got to the car and put him inside. From the time that I walked around the car after setting him in the back seat he pooped EVERYWHERE (in his kennel)! Thank god he was in the kennel!!!!! Oh it was awful... the smell... gag. Meghan & I cleaned up the dog & the kennel and were trying to come up with a plan of what to do. The dog was still filthy & he was barking & crying in the back. Then I thought of my grandma who lives in Stony Plain - HURRAY! We stoped there quickly and cleaned him all up & got out of there as fast as we could so we could take him home. THEN half way home he throws up all over meghan... and pees on her!!!!!!! I felt awful!!!!!! Thank god we had a plastic bag on her lap underneat the blanket that he was all cuddled up in.
That night he was wonderful! and he was last night as well. Yesterday was a really fun day playing around with him & Ryann together. They are the best of friends already! I love it!!!
Here are some beautiful pictures of my two babies playing together.
Cheers!!!

My Boob Twin

2007-01-17T17:44:00.001-07:00

Your Celebrity Boob Twin:

Jennifer Aniston

Who's" Your Celebrity Boob Twin?

I just found this on my cousin's myspace... thought it would be cute. Of course I am Jennifer Aniston! I love her to death. I think she is so cute (just like me). And we do share the same name... or at least half of it. AND it looks like we barely have boobs, but we do... they are there!!

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Tonight I have my workout class... I can barely walk from Monday. Tomorrow is gonna blow!

Monday :(

2007-01-15T09:31:00.000-07:00

I hate Mondays! Even though I don't have a "job" to go to on Monday mornings I still can't stop hating Monday. Brendan has to wake up early to go to work, and in the process wakes me up too! And then Ryann & I are all alone for the day - so no spontaneous naps - no running out "just for a second". Being a parent is hard stuff!
One thing I do like about Mondays... Daytime TV. I am addicted to "All My Children" & "the Young and the Restless". They are around Ryann's nap time which makes them even sweeter. Alone time to woo at the absolutely ridicioulous crap that happens. I wish I lived there... lol
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My weekend was pretty fun. Brendan has half of Friday off - so we hung out as a family & did some errands around town. That night we had some friends over for dinner. It was only supposed to be Robert & Kerri, since it was Roberts birthday & we missed it (so I was making them dinner) but then Brendan's friends Justin & Tara also came over since Justin wanted to watch the hockey game with Brendan. So of course I had to make dinner for everyone... actually this was our first dinner party... I totally didn't mind though. I love to cook so its all good. Dinner was wonderful, but the Oilers lost the game - of course.
Then Saturday we went to Robert & Kerri's house to watch yet another disapointing Oilers game. Ryann was such a good girl - it made me so happy! We got to meet a new baby named Tavian Johnson. He was ADORABLE!!! Made me want to go home and get pregnant again! haha. Ryann also loved him!
Sunday it was Brendan's mom's birthday as well as his parents anniversary. So we had to go out for dinner with the family. His mom's sister ended up coming out as well - with her husband - and Grandma Zap. I'm not very comfortable around Brendan's aunt & uncle... so I was eager to get the hell outta there!

Well I have laundry to do... hurray :( Stupid Monday!!!!!!!

Stupid Bell Mobility

2007-01-09T20:26:00.000-07:00

Today I had a wonderful experience with the customer service retards at Bell Mobility. Sometimes I wonder what kind of people they hire - not that they are all like that, but I have had too many experiences gone bad! I wanted to change my phone from a montly (since my contract finally expired) to a pay-as-you-go. As a stay at home mom, I am not using my cell phone as much anymore. I used to be using 2000 minutes at month and I am now down to 110minutes - including evenings & weekends!! So anyways... I had to call about 4 times!
The first lady - didn't even understand what the hell I was talking about! She transfered me to some other really smart person over in this supposed pre-paid departement. He then informs me that he will transfer me to the customer service departement. I tell him that they just transfered me to him. He doesn't understand this at all. "Ummm... They said I needed to talk to you!!" after several minutes of going back & forth (of me trying to figure out who the hell I'm supposed to be talking to)... I finally give up and hang up the phone - of course not without yelling profanities into the phone.
Second Lady - tries to talk me out of it. I'm already pissed off enough... I hang up.
Third Lady - Wants to e-mail me the information before switching over for sure. Ryann is crying and she says I need to go feed her. Ummm... What?? I think I know when to feed her you dumbass! (I didn't actually say that - this time I kept my cool). I told her to e-mail it to me, even thought I already had it, and put Ryann to bed after hanging up with her.
FINALLY!!! Someone who understands proper english and is kind enough to do this simple task for me!!! THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!! Brains at Bell Mobility!! So I make sure that everything is all figured out - what my charges are and what will be happening next. TA-DA! It is all fini.

Now all I have to do is wait 25 days for it to be activated... pffffffff

Totally Exhausted!!

2007-01-08T17:47:00.000-07:00

Today I am so tired!! We haven't even had dinner yet and I feel as if I am about to pass out! Brendan was home today with a flu, so not only am I running around after Ryann but I am tending to him as well. And now Ryann is starting to get sick as well - I think. It is seriously digusting how men act when they get sick. I gave birth to a child and I didn't even whine as much as he does!!! I was sick for 9 months while I was pregnant and didn't complain like he does. lol maybe I am over exaggerating a bit as well! But I do feel as if I have been taking care of two kids today. I guess this will better prepare me for another baby! (although when won't I have three?! haha). As much as I complain about having them depend on me so much in a strange way I really do love it. It reminds me that they need me so much.
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That was earlier in the evening.. I guess this is a two part blog. haha. I am still very much exhausted, but feeling a little bit better. Brendan finally noticed how tired I was and started to help out with a few things... laundry & bathing Ryann. Poor baby hates getting out of the bath so it turns into a scream fest! Lucky for me that I get to be the good guy and save her from dad. I love putting her to bed. Its so... I don't even know how to say it. It just feel amazing to hold your baby and watch her fall asleep in your arms.
But now it is bed time for me... at least after I watch the OC online! woo hoo!!
Goodnight everyone!!

My very first "Blog"

2007-01-07T15:55:00.000-07:00

Oh, I'm so very excited!! This is my very first blog! Thank you to Trin for introducing me to this wonderful fad.
I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to be writing about on here - I almost feel like it is supposed to be a journal, but aren't we supposed to keep those private?! I guess the bigger question is what do we even keep private these days? We pretty much post all of our information online now - with things like myspace we can find people online that we thought dropped off of the earth after high school. We can "Myspace spy" on people we hate - which I, being honest here, absolutly use my Myspace page for. Oh well - I guess I can't really say that I think its crazy, because here I am doing it as well.
So here is my first blog... A toast to many more - and hopefully more intresting - blogs!

Cheers!