Pants Hangers and Blowdryers, some things don't come easy. At least to us!

So, I may not have known how to work a pants hanger until Angela showed me, but she had no idea the back peice of the blowdryer comes off so you can clean the lint screen.

See, I teach her things too. And I feel slightly better about using the pants hangers wrong for 4 months, because she's been oblivious to cleaning blowdryer lint for like 15 years.

Angela Vs. Jennifer

So, my entire life I have always wanted to be just like my big sister -- Have the same haircut, wear the same clothes and I always wanted to do everything Angela did, and then as I got older, I decided I wanted to do everything she did, but better.

I had a better biology mark than her in high school. I grew 3 inches taller than her. I will have my degree at 26, 5 years earlier Angela.

But I came to realize last night, if I ever want to out-do Angela, I'll have to have TRIPLETS!!!

So, I would like to thank Baby A and Baby B for ending my sisterly competition...

People Watching...

Do you ever see people and think "Oh, I'm so glad that's not me".

Yesterday, I saw a lady walking 3 cats and I had that exact thought. And once in Costco, I saw a man buying 12 50lb bags of cat litter, same thought.

So, right now, as you're feeling tired, or bitchy or wishing things were better, be glad you aren't those two!!

The Little Things...

There are so many times a day, I look at Ange and say "this needs to be a blog". It happens even more frequently now that we live together again and that Ange is having a new adventure being pregnant.

For example, today we went to the Cream of the Crop craft show. We parked next to a lady who had a cd adhered perpendicularly to her hitch on her car. It's always nice to get the stange out of the way early in a trip.

Whenever Ange and I got seperated, she never worried because "you're at the table with the dips". She was right, multiple times she caught me dipping the disgusting pretzels into the dip, licking the dip off, and sticking the unbitten pretzels into my bunnyhug pocket until I had a chance of discretely disposing of them. I hate pretzels. They taste awful. I really really hate pretzels, like as much as I hate Uma Thurman. That's a lot.

Anyway, Ange had bought some dip mix at the craft show, so we made it for our Saturday night snack. She had bought chips, veggies and pretzels to go with. And here is how the conversation went:

Ange: Get a bowl
Jennifer: WHAAAAT? Are you going to put the chips and pretzels in the same bowl??
Ange: No, I'm not some kind of animal
Jennifer: Thank god.

Sometimes I wonder if its maybe a sister thing that our food can't touch. But as we watch the movie Grant picked, she's mocking me with chips and pretzels on the same plate!!

Dear Aunty Shannon

I have a boogie in my nose. I know it isn't Jesus like I tried to tell you when I was 5. And its not the nose ring you hated. It's a boogie and I'm gonna blow it out when Ange gets out of the bathroom!!

Love you! Thanks for reading our blog, Jennifer

I learn something everyday. For reals yo!

Ya know pant hangers?? I've just recently become introduced to them (I as in Jennifer, not Angela). I kinda thought they were dumb because it was so hard to get your pants into.

Well, while watching Ange pack clothes that are too snug around her belly, she snapped the top of her pant hanger and voila, the pants came out.

HOLY CRAP!!! That makes it so much easier than prying the bottom open with your fingers and sliding the pants in.

I had no idea the top could do that!! I checked my hangers, they do that too!! I did it wrong for 4 months, but Angela truly saved me a lifetime!!

Angela's Pregnancy by Jennifer

I love living with Angela and watching her get cuter everyday. And by cuter, I mean she's starting to look like me!! I never thought it would happen since she looks like the materal side of our family and I take after the paternal side. But here are a few observations so far:

We are now sharing clothes, and by that I mean, she is wearing some of my hoodies and pants, some of which she said she won't be returning. Her boobs are a little bigger, and she got to experience what bra shopping for me was like! Her tummy is a little rounder, but she has the peace of know it's growing babies and will go away in 6 months. She'll get some stretch marks, just like me! Her panties will cut into her fat and make rolls. Ahhh, the similarities of pregnancy and "huskiness" as Grandpa N. would call it!

I feel like we can finally bond over something more than Jordan Knight... ok, we pretty much bond over everything, but still, this is new and exciting!

Anyway, I hope everyone reading our blog will love hearing about Angela's pregnancy adventure co starring Jennifer!!

Jennifer by the numbers...

Technically it's Jennifer's student loan 2010 by the numbers: (This is not as exciting as a baby or 2!!)

45 minutes of online forms
2 weeks of waiting
1 phone call
1 more week of waiting (and 4 post office trips for our dear mom!)
1 trip to the University of Regina.
$2 for parking.
9 swears for not having your SIN card and delaying the process
5 construction zones over 200 kms of highway to meet the SIN card in Wakaw
45 kms saved by taking the god forsaken construction ridden highway
20 minutes NOT saved taking the shortcut. (FU Hwy 2!!)
1 ice cream to help the hurt feelings (Thanks Mom!)
4 Post Offices before finding one that accepts Student Loan Forms

Money on the first day of class = worth it!! (the $3500 forgiven by the Government helps was on replay through my mind while I was living the nightmare too)

Every moment in this day felt like "seriously?, seriously?" and everytime I saw that orange construction sign I thought "You HAVE to be kidding me". No joke. It was a day from hell. The things I'll do for money...

All Things Twins

At the request of family members who are as obsessed with my identical twins as I am, here are some things I learned today about twins.

Famous twins: both Alanis Morrisette and Ashton Kutcher have a fraternal twin. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are NOT identical twins (I know, this surprised me too, but sometimes fraternal twins can look very much alike).

My former co-worker's sister who had fraternal twins told me I was having "real" twins, because my egg actually split, while she just had two eggs. I laughed and said that hers were equally as real as mine are!

Speaking of other families, we joined the Parents of Multiples Association in town ... I have always imagined joining Jordan Knight's fan club, but never a group like this ... you never know what life may throw at you!

Other pregnancy-related news ... I threw up today! My first barf of the pregnancy! I can't believe I went 14 weeks without that, and then poof! Hope that doesn't become a common occurence. I was looking forward to the end of the first trimester to get away from all that nausea business!

I am looking forward to my 18 week ultrasound so I can see my babies again! Hope they are happy in there! Everyone out here is waiting for you two!

Amendment to The Numbers Game

Make that TWO baby announcements you never thought you'd be reading! Identical twins will be arriving by March 6th, 2011!

The Numbers Game

Angela and Grant, by the number:
5 years of dating, plus
10 years of marriage
2 diplomas then
2 degrees
16 (!) jobs in
4 cities (well, 3 cities and a town) in
9 different homes with
1 crazy dog, and now ...

1 baby announcement you never thought you'd be reading.

Estimated date of arrival
March 12, 2011

Best. Blog. Ever.

(Cue movie announcer guy ...)

"It's the blog you've been waiting for all summer. Drama, action and all the edge-of-your-seat excitement that you can handle. It's The Numbers Game, coming to a blog near you, Thursday, August 26, 2010."

(End movie announcer guy ...)

I get it. I have not been blogging. I will make up for it. Soon.

Ange, Where are you??

Ange hasn't blogged in a long time. She's busy with her DVR full of Golden Girls. I would like to apologize on her behalf. And send my apologies that when I move to her house in 12 days, my blogs may possibly become as infrequent as hers (due to the Golden Girls, of course).

Ange, if you are reading this, have you forgot our blog password? Is that why you give priority to the DVR? I'm pretty sure you snaked a drain with your husband and that our readers, and myself would like to hear about that adventure.

I miss you. And I miss laughing at your blogs. It's not all about me you know. HAHAHAHA! That is first time I've ever communicated that sentiment. I don't think I could say that out loud without laughing.

Also, I bring a Costco membership to this cohabitation relationship, does that decrease rent or chores at all??

Seatbelt Muffin Top

Well, I know Toyota has been under a lot of media scrutiny lately, but for a family trip out West, my dad rented a Corolla.

Did you know that Toyota has been ranked the safest car for 5 years in a row?? It's true. And after spending more than 12 hours in one, I know why.

The seatbelts lock extremely tight and frequently. So tight you can't bend forward to reach anything. So tight that if you try to move, you get seat belt muffin top across your whole torso.

But it did make me wonder if I need to lay off the Co-op Gold Jalapeno and Dill Potato Chips.

Hell Yeah!

Ok, so I found something, well actually Megan found something, but I fell in love with them.

Jalapeno & Dill potato chips.

I love them, which makes sense because I like dill pickle chips, and I like jalapeno chips. Some Co-op genius decided to put those flavours together and make my world an even better place. Yes, these are Co-op Gold brand chips. No corporate giant like Lays came up with this.

So I just want to send a shout out to the idea machine that made these chips possible. And to recommend to our blog readers that they should eat some.

Craven 2010

Ahhh... the weekend of waiting.

Ange and I went to Craven --almost everyday. ALMOST. I guess it's my own fault for not including enough in my craven prayer, which went something like this:

I pray that pre shopping, I don’t sit in pee. I pray that vehicle windshields are safe from birds and rocks. I pray that on the trip to Regina, my car passes through Davidson without difficulty. I pray that my key won’t bust off in the car door. I pray waxing my legs won’t be pointless and I can wear shorts, or at least capri pants. I pray that I can wear my pants the whole weekend without incident. I pray that McDonald’s has ketchup and doesn’t run out. I pray that my rubber boots remain safe from thieves. I pray that Lori and Dwayne will get great seats each day for the shows. I pray the buses are free from Billy Joel wannabes and bus drivers don’t have to stop to lecture anyone. I pray Zeke won’t bark outrageously when we come home and wake up Grant. Finally, I pray that the mud and bugs are minimal.

So it turns out I forgot to pray that buses would be on time, not 4 hours late and I forgot to pray to see Neal McCoy's "not to be missed" amazing show. I also forgot to pray for no line ups.

I'll remember for next year, this blog as my witness!!

Aero Vs. Oreo

Do you really need to give your employees more to struggle with?? The phonetic difference between Aero and Oreo is not enough, and on two separate occasions they’ve messed up the McFlurry orders. They got it right this week by some miracle. I wanted to tip the clerk that’s how insanely happy I was.

So, c'mon McDonald's, I urge you to find another candy or cookie to further mess this up!

Mmm... Robert Downey Jr.

I just watched Iron Man 2. In russian, not english.

I noticed about 49 minutes into the movie. This says a few things. First of all, I should maybe get hearing aids. Possibly, I should cough up the $4 to see the movie in english at the Rainbow and not watch it for free online (in a foreign language).

This also signifies how good of a movie Iron Man 2, that I completely grasped the plot and concepts. As well, it shows how smokin' hot Robert Downey Jr. is that I can watch for that long and not notice the wrong language, and then continue watching because I don't care and he's smokin' hot!!

So, my review -- Iron Man 2 -- good movie in english or russian.

Blog Drought

We haven't blogged in a long time. In fact, not really much for the ol' blog the whole time that it's been raining around these parts. So, the only logical conclusion is that as the rainfall and water levels increase, the blogs decrease. A blog drought if you will.

And, I am blogging about blogging which is the lamest blog of all! So sorry to our friends and fans. With Craven 2010 right around the corner, I predict a blog increase in the near future.

On another note, I just read on YouTube that if you hear a song you like it's called an 'eargasm'. Now why didn't I know that when I worked in radio? I probably gave eargasms all the time and didn't even know it!

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand blogs