What Make's A Perfect Picture????

A Picture with Madonna holding a Louis Vuitton hand bag!!!!

End Of Year Recital!

This is Reegan's fourth year in dance. This year she decided to take Jazz instead of ballet. At the end of the year her dance studio has a big recital for all to attend... Reegan and the rest of her class did an amazing job on stage.

I just love her attitude when she's dancing or preforming.

No to be out done by his sister Ryker decide to show a few of his moves!!!

Two Years Ago

We had our first look at our newest family member. Hard to believe she was ever that small.

Puppy Week !!!

Kaos 11 Weeks Old 75% Lab

Clifford months 50% board collie

Here's a better picture of Taz !!!

Serously these are just three out of 17 dogs right now that need forever homes check out the rest of the animials that need good homes.

http://www.calgaryhumane.ca

Larkyn

Swimming In The Pool

Summer Is Finally HERE!!!!

My Two Beautiful Girls

It didn't take Larkyn long to get the hang of water wings. She's all over the pool now.

I've just started to volunteer once a week for the Calgary SPCA as a dog walker. Today I had the privilege of walking these wonderful dogs.

Miss Clara 100% bluehealer. At 10 years old she is a great dog.. I only spent a small amount of time with her in her kennel but on the leash she was perfect.

Miss Chloe 50% Border Collie. This lovely 6 year old just loves her stuffed turtle.. She was making a lot of noice just before I entered her kennel but once inside she was wonderful. On the leash she was even better. After our walk I enjoyed sitting outside with her on the bench for some one on one time. She will make a lovely pet for someone.

Last but NOT least there's MR. TAZ, he's 50% Rottweiler and is a VERY large dog... Taz appears to have been at the shelter the longest, and until today I hadn't had a chance to walk him. I wouldn't be lying if I told you his size was a tad intimidating, but I walked into his kennel calm and assertive. What a wonderful surprise Taz is.. his calm nature was not what I was expecting. He leashed up wonderfully and on the walk was a perfect gentlemen. He has the most beautiful face. I think this big guy is just misunderstood, all people see when they come into the shelter looking for a dog is his size and breed. With Taz, looks defiantly can be deceiving.

If you want more info on these dogs here's were you can find them.

CALGARY HUMANE SOCIETY

www.calgaryhumane.ca

Only 5 Lessons And Look At Her Go!!

Birdwatching

Very recently I have started to put some bird feeder's out to see what kinds of birds we could attract in our area. Most days my feeders are filled with House Sparrow's, Brewer's Blackbirds, the occasional House Finch and my favorites the Red-Winded Blackbird. That was until today when this little fellow decided to dine her for lunch. He is a Western Tanager. His colour was so amazing I wasn't sure if I was seeing correctly. I was rushing around the house trying to find my telephoto lens in the hopes of getting a picture of him. He finally gave me the perfect pose, I hope he comes back again.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

Supplements

In all the books I have read about perimenopause they are consistent in talking about supplements. Making sure you are taking the right ones and the correct amount. Well the Chorons Apollo Clinic follows those beliefs as well. I figured I wouldn't wait until my appointment this month to start on the vitamins and supplements they recommend.

There products are very convenient to take, with individual packing you to take twice a day. You take certain ones in the morning and the rest in the evening.. I can take comfort in knowing that when I go to bed at night I have not missed anything.

Now like almost everything in the world today, if it's good for you it's going to cost you! These supplements and vitamins are not the exception. I was a little worried about my husband reaction when he saw the bill.

Then I notice something on the front of the container ... Hmmmm what did I read? Oh yes, not a husband out there will complain about the cost of this product if it proves to be effective, I mean it's written right there in the front of the container, what man would refuse the benefit of taking these vitamins and supplements.

Just read it for yourself.

Would you not agree!!!

For peak mental, physcial and HERE's the biggy Sexual Performance.

I have a feeling if this works in that department my husband will not only buy me this for Chrismas and Birthday's but he will worship the ground at the Chronos Apollo Clinic.

The Results Are In

No surprise to me but all my blood work came back fine.

I am not giving up just yet. A good friend of mine suggested a Doctor that she had been going to who specializes in hormone replacement and more importantly bio-identical hormone replacement. The name of the clinic is called Chronos Apolla http://www.chronosapollo.com/

Here is just a sample of some of the systems, I have 4 out of 5 of these symptoms.

STRESS AFFECTS YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. When you don't have all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients you need you cannot make hormones.
When you don't have the right hormone balance, your WHOLE BODY works at less than 100% AND THE PROCESS OF AGING IS ACCELERATED.

So, if you have ever wondered why people look older when they are stressed - now you know!
If you have ever heard of skinny, active, healthy people dropping dead of a heart attack, or getting cancer - stress and hormone imbalance are to blame.

SYMPTOMS TO WATCH FOR THAT YOU MAY NOT NOTICE:
Loss of spontaneity:
- Are you less able to jump up and do something on the spur of the moment? Many people dismiss this as being busy. Pay attention to this.

Loss of interest in things you usually enjoy, including sex.
- Often accompanied by fatigue, you may mistakenly think you are just too tired. Think about this carefully: did your 'GET-UP-'N'-GO'get up and go without you???
Often described as loss of passion and zest for life.

Unexplained fatigue
- You wake up tired, and no amount of rest makes you feel more energetic. You function at a much lower steam than you used to.

Cravings
- For salt (savoury foods) or sugar.

Dizziness
- when you change position quickly.

Memory
- Are you able to remember as well as 5-10 years ago?
- Alzheimer's disease and dementia risk is increased in people who are under high stress.

These are just some of the results from long standing stress.

I really don't know if any of this is going to work but I have to try something and right now this really make sense.

Pinch Me I Think I Am Dreaming

When I was a little girl growing up in Ontario the one thing I wanted was to learn to ride horses. The dream of course being that not only would I ride horses but that someday I would own my own horse. Unfortunately my parents were not able to give me that dream, and it wasn't until I married and moved out west that the dream came true. At 25 I learned how to ride a horse and on our first wedding anniversary my wonderful husband bought me my first horse "Darby Day a beautiful Bay Tennessee Walker".

When my son was about three, I realized that having a horse and a family just wasn't going to work and so with a sadden heart I found a wonderful home for Darby and gave riding up, in the hopes that one day I would take up riding again or even better that one of my children would express an interest.

This Monday was the day I had been waiting for. Reegan had been bugging me for quite some time wanting to take riding lessons. I had been a little reserved about getting her into it as it's can be a very expensive sport and the truth be told I truly wasn't sure if she wasn't just caught up in the fairytale of riding a horse. Well her persistence paid off, she had her first lesson this Monday. It was one of those moments when it was all I could do to not cry the entire lesson.

Sitting there watching her brought back all the childhood feelings I once had and the excitement of finally getting to ride as a young adult. Reegan did amazing for her first time, and all though I hope she truly develops a love for riding I am prepared to stop the lessons when she no longer wants them.

"Unfortunately in door riding arena's don't make for great pictures. Hopefully once the weather gets nicer she can start to take her lessons outside."

Reegan riding Ellie

Reegan going through some balancing exercises

A Doctor's Revenge

Here's a little tale.

As I stated in my post from yesterday, I went to the Doctors for my yearly physical. What I didn't tell you was, while I was waiting for my Doctor of 8 years to come in, the nurse informed me that Dr. Wiens no longer was practicing family medicine and that I would be seeing the NEW Doctor. Shock was an understatement, I felt a full blown panic attack coming on. I had NO idea who this new Doctor was.. he had NO idea about me and my family or there history, and I had a list of things I wanted to ask and get down.

Before the New Doctor came in I made up my mind that I would be forth-right in telling him how shocked I was about having a new Doctor and I wasn't sure how comfortable I would be with him giving me my yearly physical. I wanted to make him aware that I had done my research and to not give me a hard time about certain tests I wanted done. Those were things I didn't worry about with my old Doctor as she new me well.

By the end of the appointment I was feeling pretty good.. He had listen to me and seemed to understand my shock and leeriness towards him.. He gave me all the tests that I requested as well as the usual ones I take each year. All in all I felt it went well.

Today I went to the Lab to have the blood work done. After waiting "TWO HOURS" I was finally in the room with the lab tech to draw blood. It was there that I learned of this Doctors Revenge!!!! You see my NEW Doctor had also requested I have a "Colon Cancer Screening Test" At first I was a little puzzled as I hadn't expressed to the New Doctor any concerns about that, nor had I mentioned any symptoms that would lead the Doctor to request such a test, I just figure he was trying to be thorough

I am not sure who of you out there has had to take one of these test, BUT it involves three days of smearing your own Poop on a strip of paper!!!!

I finally realized why the NEW doctor had such a pleasant smile on his face when I left his office. His smile was not that of a person who was impressed that his new patent was proactive towards her health. Oh... no he was smiling knowing that I would be smearing my poop on a strip for the next three days! After all it was I who told the Doctor to be as Thorough as he felt we should be!!!

The End