LAW AND ORDER

TGIF

2008-09-26T14:58:00.001-06:00

Fridays are special...weekend ahead, golfing, resting, watching TV doing nothing.......how good can it get?

Trying to manoever around...........

2008-09-26T14:38:00.002-06:00

Been awhile since I blogged so trying to again remember the passwords and how to get around.

Plan to blog while on holidays as I now have a laptop to take with me so that my son who is on his lifetime adventure of trying to hit every country in the world, I think, can read and communicate with us whenever he so wishes.

OK that didn't work

2007-03-24T22:16:00.000-06:00

If you want to see the mosiac, just click on Flickr and look under the Flickr Toys set.

I thought today was supposed to be so warm but....not....it was nice but I wish it had been warmer. I am sick of this cool weather, I want it warm.

Did I tell you readers that Dean is off to Europe and Australia for an extended work and play holiday. He has lined up 3 months of work at the pink palace in Corfu, Greece staring on June 1. He is so excited, he can hardly wait. I am having him set up a Flickr account and he takes great pics so you'all keep tuned and I will post the url when it is up and flowing. He actually leaves Canada on May 4. I am excited for him and sad for me but with his laptop and my computer, the distance should not seem as far. If you want to check out where he is working, check out this web site....www.thepinkpalace.com.

Cool

2007-03-24T22:07:00.000-06:00

I know, I know, it's been a very long time but those who read this know that I have been busy with Flickr and taking pictures. I have found that I truly enjoy my new camera more and more as I learn more and more techniques and how it works. Truly amazing. I love digital photography. I used to like photography but hated having to wait for the developing to see what I had taken and too many times, the pics were bad. Today, it is soooo great. Not good-delete, bad light-delete, did I say I love it!! And digital editing is exciting too. I have joined a couple Flickr groups and have learned lots. With my basic knowledge from an online photography class and a Photoshop Elements class, I am advancing. Most of the time I spend on here, I am on Flickr or editing photos.

On another subject, guess where I'm going. My girlfriend, her adult daughter and I are going to New York for a week in May. I am so excited! Shopping, touring, taking pictures, Broadway.....or so much to do, what to do, how much to spend, where to shop.....did you know that there is a huge designer outlet mall just north of Manhattan. We are checking that mall out that's for sure.

Here's a mosiac I made with Flickr....takes no talent...just was fun.

Well, it's nearly done.

2006-12-21T09:09:00.000-07:00

Couldn't wait for all your answers so here's what I did with my painting project....
On the dark burgundy wall, I painted the switch plates and finished them with a spray lacquer. They look great. On the other walls, I left the plates white. I am so pleased to finally have color in my house. It was okay for 5 years, but I was definitely due for a change. It feels so warm now. I absolutely love it. I used Behr paint and wow, is that stuff nice..no roller splash,covers real well too. I have also put up a picture of the ugly pink wall from before. The burgundy doesn't show up real well in this pic but it's there! Off to the right and up the stairs. Gotta go and finish some painting now. See ya

PS Excuse the mess, we're still painting and things are definitely astray!
PSS If you click on the pic, you will be able to view in full screen!

Survey

2006-12-12T07:34:00.000-07:00

I'm doing a survey....during your painting experiences, what did you do with your plug in covers, lightswitch covers, door bell cover, etc. Did you leave them white or did you paint them the wall color. Would you believe that it's something I never took notice of. In the past, I guess I have done both but was wondering what you guys did.

I'm really getting into these days off...it's nice to get up, go to the gym, sit around and then attempt to do something useful. I'm sure that will eventually wear off though. I managed to get the damn wallpaper border off the feature wall yesterday. John heard that drywall mud works well....it doesn't...maybe you have to thin it out more. Whatever, it was more of a pain that an aid. The wet sponge worked better and then I had to clean up the damn drywall mud. Live and learn, I guess. Today, I have to patch a few nail holes, do some masking and then I think I am ready to put a coat of paint on the feature walls. My arms are already feeling like mush so I can't imagine what they would feel like if I wasn't half a$$ in shape.

On another subject, I splurged on myself and bought my birthday/christmas present. I went and bought a 21 widescreen monitor. It rocks. Now I can do the photoediting without having to get on top of the screen.

Well, hope you are all having fun, I know I am...let me know about the survey.

What.......

2006-12-09T11:33:00.000-07:00

Forgot to mention.........HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! And I forgot to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jenn too.....never enough time to read and post, it seems but I'm trying..........

Upgrades...

2006-12-09T11:23:00.000-07:00

Hello bloggerland:

I upgraded my Internet Ex to 7 cause it told me it had more advanced features to enhance security etc. and now I see it has a new interface and it's taking some getting used to. But techy little me will work with it and eventually have it all worked out.

I am retired! Well, I guess you can't really call it retired, but I do have a separation slip as of Friday. I will be starting on Jan 2 at a new office (with my past boss though). He and another bought out an existing firm and we will be moving on. I was soooooo ready. Don't want to pull a dooce here and spill too much beans but it is definitely a move for the better.

Extra time off before Xmas, yes....I have so many things I want to do. Paint walls, clean closets and drawers, plan Christmas...do you think I will actually do it all...who knows but I will try and not procrasinate too much. That definitely can happen.

For those of you that are interested, I did upload more Mexico pics to Flickr. Check them out.

Well think it is a shopping day, want to look at a larger monitor, and who knows maybe even a widescreen, do any of you have a widescreen?

Tada

PS this pic is of Banff Springs Hotel (with editing applied) what do you think?

This is new, a google account...

2006-11-26T19:52:00.000-07:00

and the blog is supposed to be more stable...well, we will see.

We are back, we had an absolutely great fanTANstic time. Get that...yep, I got a great tan. I have uploaded some pics to Flickr but I don't intend to upload all 500 pics! I was definitely snappy happy on holidays and got some sunsets to kill for. Interesting how some looked the same as I snapped but when viewed, they definitely had lots of different colors.

Changing jobs on Jan 1 so I am done at this office on Dec 8. Hurrah...I love having extra time off in Dec. Still going to have the same boss but he and another LLB have bought another practice so we are moving and I am definitely as happy as they are about the move.

Snow, yes, we have snow. It was a slight adjustment to come home to moderately cold and within days it went to extremely cold. Sucks to not be able to wear shorts and sandals anymore.

Just want to congratulate Jen, you will take wonderful photos, you already are and now you will get paid for them Nice videos Jess, Nolan reminds me so much of Dean at that age that I just about cried (only just about). They are so damn cute at 2-3.

Alison, get to blogging, you are nearly as bad as me (or maybe worse than me) Sometimes blogger is just frustrating, I remember a couple times I typed something and then bleep, it was gone into outer space and I didn't feel like redoing it.

Gotta buzz, stuff to do and tv to watch.

2nd time

2006-10-28T06:48:00.000-06:00

I am so excited, one week left till we have our wonderful 2 weeks in the sun. We have been vacationing with our dear friends for many years now and we look forward to it so much every year. It may seem like an odd time of the year to go to Mexico but if you've never been to Mexico in November, you don't realize that it is nicer weather than in February. The evenings stay a lot warmer than Feb and it is much more like our August here.

Summer clothes are laid out, just need to make the decision on which luggage to take...(too many ball bags). We go for 1 week of R & R and then one week is organized somewhat as the next week is a slo-pitch ball tourney with teams from Can, US and Mexico playing. It is all totally a fun tourney but it is nice to have to do something after a week of R & R. It is also like a reunion cause many of the players that come have been to the tourneys many times. Oh, it's just exciting talking about it.

Congratulations again to Suz. You have a gorgeous baby girl. Sarah Marie. I like the name very much. My mother's name is Marie, my middle name is Marie and my daughter's middle name is Marie. Good choice!

Jenn, think of your little ailment as a blessing, it is helping you to get on track with your eating habits and giving you a little pain when you stray. Over the years, I have seen so many people who have lost weight and lost the health problems that they were having. Like high cholestrol, high blood pressure, aching back and an assortment of other things. Trust me, it will be a lot easier for you to lose weight at your age than it is once you hit this older age (45 plus). I have lost weight but it is definitely harder as my metabolism is slower and requires less intake and most of the fat cells are right around my mid section. But I feel better than I every did and so much stronger. I was on the path of being a whimp until mortality hit me in the face one day and I decided to take control and not grow old without a fight.

Jess, have fun on your holiday and don't hold that baby too much. I've heard that it's catching..........lol.

Well, hopefully this time, this will post, had a blog all written up last week,, went to post and viola.......gone. See ya all soon when I have some new hot pics...literally!

Sorry about the same 2 pics, meant to post another but screwed up. Anyhow, one is au natural and the other is photoshopped. I love editing, it is so much fun!

Busy, Busy

2006-09-16T10:30:00.000-06:00

Hello, Hello

I am sure everyone who ever read this blog must think that I have a boring life or that I just am never on the computer. You are wrong...I am on the computer every day for way too long, I surf all of your blogs everyday and read all of your comments...in other words, I am so busy reading that I forget that I need to blog too.

So where to start....the picture, yes....I'm sure some of you will recognize this. It is the Calgary Tower from ground level. If you look in the sky to the right, we also captured a jet overhead. Quite talented eh?

On the Sept long weekend, Rainbowannie came for a visit and we went to the Calgary Tower, had brunch in the revolving restaurant (pricey for what they had but enjoyed the experience). Then we went to the Zoo. What a huge place and man was it hot! People....wild....I can't imagine what it would have been like in the summer. We saw some really neat animals, some ordinary animals and had a great time.

No, Fitgirl, we did not have time to phone or visit and besides, as I see, you were busy with new beau....lol.

Last weekend, we camped and hung out with the ball team at Provincials in Leduc. The team had more than enough players so I let the youngun's play and enjoyed myself as a cheerleader. I am saving my ball skills for Mexico...yep, we go to Mexico to play ball in 7 weeks. Can hardly wait...we have such a great time! 1 week of R & R and then 4 days of R & R and organized ball and events and then R & R again. It's wonderful (no cellphones, no housework, no nothing)

See ya all soon

2006-08-26T18:54:00.000-06:00

Well, here I am with a new post. Bout time you say....well, I just enjoy reading all of yours too much and then it's time to go....Yada, yada, yada you say!

Besides all the normal humdrum daily activities, like working, I've been following an online "free" weight loss site which was put together by ...well, you need to go there and read about it and why it's free (too much info to put in here, but it's quite interesting). It is a really neat site and it has many, many areas to it, including recipes, fitness and calorie counting with a database that is the best one I have seen. I have managed to lose 4.5 lbs and I'm pretty happy about that! There is a forum area too and I have joined a group called Shutterbugs and we do a weekly photo challenge. The site is growing like mad. I just noticed it advertised on msn and checked it out one day and was so surprised. The site's url is www.sparkpeople.com and really, I wouldn't bs you....it is free and no, I do not work for them but I am totally enjoying the site. Actually, Suz, you will be pleased to know that they have a sister site which is also absolutely free called babyfit.com which has the same type of format but for pregnant mothers etc. I don't think I will join that site (ha, ha) but I'm sure it would be fun too.

Actually, if you look down, way down on my blog you will see the link to sparkspeople, I would be interested to hear your comments and like I said, don't forget to read the history of the company. Yes, it actually is a company.

Well, time for a walk, talk to ya all soon.

Supernova

2006-08-09T20:40:00.001-06:00

Is anyone else addicted to Rock Star Supernova like me? I think that Dilana is absolutely awesome. I love her accent. If you haven't seen this reality show, you need to. It's got everything, a out of this world woman (Zayra) who thinks she can sing, Tommy Lee and Dave Navarro. We are really enjoying the episodes. If you have no idea what I am talking about, go to rockstar.msn.com and check out the website.

Tagged....

2006-08-05T07:06:00.000-06:00

I've been tagged by my dear niece to tell 5 weird/strange things about myself. Well, believe it or not, it has taken me all week to discover things that may be weird/strange. Some may not apply but...it's reading material for you anyhow.

1. I think I should have been a nurse/doctor/therapist/marriage counsellor/handyman. How come you ask? Well, any time anyone has a problem be it, a boo-boo, a headache, a marital fight, a broken dishwasher, I feel the need to fix it. I dwell on the subject till I realize that "I can't fix everything". I am not a worry wart but I have the urge to fix everything...from the photocopier at work to other people's matrimonial problems. Sometimes I have to hold myself back when someone else at work is fixing the jammed photocopier...I just want to say, "let me do it"!

2. I bought $15.00 gym socks at the running store to go in my $150.00 exercise shoes and I am in love with them(the socks and the shoes too). They were very expensive but they were so worth it. I feel about those socks like I feel about baby's skin...know the feeling?

3. I will not leave the house with eye makeup on. In the lifetime, I think I have actually appeared in public without eyemakeup (of some sort) only 10 times at the most. Oh,,,wrong....I do go to the gym at 5:30 each morning without makeup. (Those people haven't got their eyes open yet either, so it's okay, they think I look like that all the time).

4.I am a fanatic about my hair in the morning before work...I always, always look at the back and put all hairs in their proper place. I have a problem with people who don't look at the back of their hair...do they think we only see their face?

Okay, I made it to 4 and I'm stumped on 5. But I think I did pretty good.

By the way, how do you like my pic. That was me in silhouette a few years ago......LOL..........don't think so......not without a lot of airbrushing!

Have a good weekend!

Sunny...............HOT

2006-07-24T12:46:00.000-06:00

I note that awhile back I was complaining about the rain..........well, that definitely changed. This heat wave is something else. Now, I'm watering my poor plants cause they all have heat exhaustion. Rain showers have been floating around but seems like they never dump where I live (maybe the rainmaker read my blog). So, if that is the case, now I would like rain in the night and sun during the day!

Went playing ball and camping on the week at Fort Saskatchewan.....I believe someone I know originally lived there!! Didn't do much touring around the Fort but the ball diamonds were good, the camping was awesome, the heat was unbelievable and we had a great time. It's been a long time since I drank that much liquid and never went to the bathroom all day. Guess that's what happens when you exert yourself in this type of weather.

Today, I am ready to sleep at my desk. If only I had a top on my cubicle then I could just close it and have my own private bubble......hey bro....just like the "cone of silence" in Get Smart. Wishful thinking, guess I'll just have to keep moving and wait till I can escape from this torture...........kidding.....I actually like my job (most of the time).

Finally, I will write a new blog

2006-07-11T19:49:00.000-06:00

I have posted some new pics over at Flickr. They kind of indicate what I have been doing...taking pictures of flowers etc. They are under the s2 group.

We put a fire pit in the backyard in June. That was no small feat. We inlaid flat rocks around the outside and then did the pit. It is great, before we just had a stand up fireplace and decided it was time to put in a permanent one.

Check out my red lilies. They WERE beautiful until I messed with them. They are right beside the deck and one day I noticed that they were loaded with ants, so I sprayed them with a little soap and water. No results, so I went looking for the Raid...no luck but I spotted the Off bottle. Yep, I took the Off to them. I nearly killed the babies, good thing that the rain came along cause I now what faded lilies and the older ones died. Guess you're never to old to do stupid things.

Over the long weekend, we visited our home and completely cleaned out the old farm house and yard. Hubby's nephew (who now owns the farm) wanted to rent the house so the time was right so all the family gathered and cleared and cleaned. Actually a lot of the work had already been done by the sisters that live around there so it wasn't too labour intensive.

Leave your comments over on Flickr....I'll be back....

Rain, rain go away

2006-06-15T13:22:00.000-06:00

Okay, I am now officially sick of the rain, please go away and let us get on with summer. I feel like I am living in Vancouver (not that I ever did but I heard it rains a lot there). (Is this true Island and Suz?) Although perhaps your climate is somewhat different than Van!

My flowers now have enough rain, in fact they are sopping wet and need some sun to dry them out. How can I take pictures of beautiful flowers when they are wilty and dying from all the rain? Although........hmm, if it is still raining tonight, perhaps I will take a few rainy flower pictures and look for the beauty in it! I am such a positive geek aren't I?

As you will note, I have been using my investigative skills again and have now discovered how to put flickr on my page. Pretty talented for an old crow, don't you think?

And.....hey bro.........how bout those Oilers? I think all of Alberta must've jumped and screamed last night...it was awesome! Who knows where this will lead! Never say never!!!!

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

2006-06-04T13:12:00.000-06:00

Well, I didn't post any pics of trains (although they do go through our town about 6 times a day) or automobiles but here is what we did on a Sun. morning.

The town has a fly in show where pilots and planes from different air flying groups fly to different locations on a Sunday morning for a pancake breakfast (yes, they were yummy). People come and view and can have rides (for a price). The local airport is very close to where we live so once I realized what was happening, we walked over, camera and money in hand and had breakfast and I snapped around 50 pics. It was great Sunday morning fun.

Yesterday, we went for a round of golf and stopped at a local lake and had some good old grease and just enjoyed a well deserved DO NOTHING PRODUCTIVE afternoon.

As you can see, I was fascinated by the mini copter. 2 seater baby model. Apparently a well respected surgeon (woman, of course) is the owner and pilot of the little guy. It was so cute, I wanted to fly it! NOT!

Morning has now advanced into afternoon, so perhaps I should do something productive this afternoon. We bought some wonderful polish (house, auto, plane (of course) so I'm off to make things shine. I'll let you know how amazing it is (it should be for the price of it)!

On my way to work today............

2006-05-31T08:32:00.000-06:00

On my way to work today, I felt like I was trapped in a black and white movie.

I travel 20 km to work and I cannot tell you how many black and white vehicles I saw in that distance. At one point, I had two white vehicles following me and all the vehicles that I could see ahead of me were either black or white. Heck, I even saw several white semi trucks. Once I hit city limits, I saw a few red vehicles which then made me feel like I was in one of those black and white photos with one item painted red. It was so weird, except that the scenery was all nice and sunny shiny and lush green. What do you think this means? Duh, perhaps the best selling colours are black and white, maybe? Or was it black and white day? lol

I forgot to mention........I drive a black vehicle and guess what else.......I just realized that I am wearing black and white today.........This all must mean sometime, do you think?

Have a great day........and check out the black and white vehicles!

The noise of the Oilers fans

2006-05-18T09:59:00.000-06:00

John had a wonderful time at the Oiler game and his comment about the noise made me laugh: (you must remember that he is a carpenter).

"The noise level was as if there was a running skill saw on each side of your head!"

My Oiler story

2006-05-17T21:57:00.000-06:00

I just managed to loose two paragraphs to cyberspace so I am not going to retype it but let's just say that John was at the Oiler game in Edmonton tonight. Game was good and decent but definitely not as exciting as some were. The best thing is "we won". Now, we can watch some more playoff hockey and not have to root for just any old team.

Canada rules especially after the little booing episode in San Jose. We outclassed them by cheering through their anthem and singing loud and clear for our anthem. Awesome!

John nearly didn't get to go as I took all the keys for the vehicle to work with me this morning so this afternoon I had to enlist my boss's aid to bring me home to give him a key. Do I have an awesome boss or not? It's a long story but the ending was pretty sweet, all in all.

Go Oilers Go

2006-05-11T08:36:00.000-06:00

How bout those Oilers? Great performance last night ( I actually couldn't keep my eyes open for the 2 overtime) but I knew they could do it. That darn opposing goalie just about was unbeatable but I knew that Smyth was fired up (especially after spitting chicolets) and that they would do it. Now I can hardly wait for tomorrow. Let's tie up the series and see what happens then!

Everybody have a great day!

PS

2006-05-07T20:26:00.000-06:00

After I posted, I thought...why didn't I touch up the pic a bit, a little zoom a little crop....So, what do you think now? I like it better, amazing what a little fiddling will do!

Nice Weather

2006-05-07T20:16:00.000-06:00

Finally, some decent weather for a weekend! But you know what that means, it means cleaning up the winter's dregs. I've got my flowers ready to excel with some new dirt and give them some fertilizer too. Can't wait, I love flower pictures. I did do some experimenting on the flowering crab though. It is beautiful all in bloom. Makes you want to crawl right inside the beauty, doesn't it?

Bird Watching

2006-04-29T09:33:00.000-06:00

This morning whilst reading yesterday's paper with today's coffee, I noticed a headline "BC Internet eagle births expected; million flock to eagle cam". Well, anything internet and live cams interest me so I surfed on over and wow, is this amazing. A retired accountant has set up a webcam above the eagles nest and you can actually see the bird blink. It is totally awesome. These eagles have nested in his back yard for 17 years and he is not positive but he thinks that it is the same pair. The eggs are ready to hatch anyday and now with this newspaper article, the hits on the site are up to over 22 million hits over a two day period with the number of hits being well over 100 million. So, if you are interested, surf on over to the site. Sometimes it is just a black screen but noting from the forum, it's because the site just can't handle all the traffic (understandable). I had some difficulty but with a little patience (waiting for it to buffer etc) and waiting, I was able to get an excellent feed and watched for about 5 minutes. They ask that you limit your time so that other watchers get the opportunity to view also. The url is www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife. What do y'all think? By the way, this is somewhere near Victoria. I'm addicted and want to see those little birds soon.

Random thoughts

2006-04-27T20:17:00.000-06:00

I have been procrasinating about blogging lately cause I just haven't found a topic but here goes for a blog about random thoughts. The weather has been quite beautiful here lately, very sunny and with a Wind that seems like we live in Lethbridge. I was out and about the yard tonight (no wind for once) and it is so beautiful to see the little green shoots coming out of the ground. I was so enamoured by them that I had to give them a drink. I hope they enjoyed it and that by tomorrow they are growing taller.

For all who are wondering about my course (must be one of you), it went very well and I breezed through the 4 hour exam without a major hitch. We have to wait 2 - 3 weeks for results but I am quite confident that I passed the 80% passing mark. After all, it was an open book test and I had my book covered with tabs so that I found whatever I was looking for in minimum time. The unfortunate part is that you take this intensive course, then you have to wait for marks before you can actually do the work that you were intensively trained to do. Oh, well, I still have my heavily tabbed book so I guess I can find it again.

Oh, one more thought, it's tax deadline this weekend, has everyone filed their taxes. I was on the ball, filed early and the refund is probably all spend already!

2006-04-19T12:48:00.000-06:00

Finally, the web is so slow lately and temperamental that I am wondering if it's my computer or the web. Seems to be the web cause it's happening both at work and home.

This is not a picture of anyone I know but it indicates what I will look like after the next 4 days. I am off on course in Calgary and then have a 4 hour exam on Sunday to finish off. Am I nuts? I am over the hill and still taking a brain challenge. Actually, it's just sometimes that my brain feels over the hill. Most of the time, it's my body that screams that I'm not 20 anymore and that I should try and act my age. This class will accredit me to register certain gov. documents online. Guess they don't want just any joe being able to play in their database. I did manage to pass Level 1 by challenging the exam. (I needed 80 to pass and got 83) wow, I was surprised....it had to be one of the most confusing, mind boggling exams that I ever wrote. Actually walked away from the 4 hour exam saying...I don't know how I did! Having one exam (without the classes) behind me should make this Level a cakewalk....NOT! I do think the classes will make me more confident in the exam. It's just that Level 1 was so basic (I thought) that I didn't see the need to pay for the classes. (not that I paying anyhow).

Here's a little observation that I would like all readers to note and comment on: Next time you're out and about and notice some drivers make a stupid move ie: weaving, pulling out too far in the turning lane, going way to slow or whatever....take note, are they on the cell phone? My observations have been that probably 80% of the bad moves that I've noticed are on the cell phone....interesting!

Photographer in me!

2006-04-14T12:44:00.000-06:00

Alison is here this weekend and I took the opportunity of practicing on the tripod with my new camera. I have uploaded 6 portrait pics to flickr so hop over and check them out. I had so much fun and I was very impressed with the pictures. The sun room had wonderful light and Alison's blue eyes popped with this option on my camera.

Well off for turkey at Dean & Nancy's.

2006-04-09T08:00:00.000-06:00

It's here, it's installed and it works darn fine. As you can see, my dishwasher is bright and shiny. I did some web searching and decided on a Boesch stainless steel tub. It's wonderful and such a difference compared to my old dishwasher. It has a silencer and its tub is much deeper than the old.

The other pic was taken on our walk last night. As we were walking along I noticed something colorful inside a fence along the walking path. I leaned over and low and behold, each fence post had a small birdhouse (or ornamental). They were so cute, I just had to snap.

Now, here's a funny. Yesterday on the way to pick up the dishwasher, we decided to stop and get a Timmies for the road. (trying to get more than a coffee or a cookie on the roll up the rim, of course). As we came around the corner, I said to DH, oh, look, can you believe it no cars in the drivethrough? As we drove into Timmie's lot, we noticed why....they were washing the concrete and had blocked it off. LOL That has to be the first time I have seen a Timmie's in the middle of the afternoon with no cars overflowing to the street.

Spring

2006-04-08T10:50:00.000-06:00

Awww, finally, spring. Seems like it's been a long time coming but I guess it's the normal time. Getting our snow at the beginning of March really threw a knot into things cause that's when it should be melting. With the rain and drizzle that we have had for the past few days, the snow is now gone and the forecast is for a wonderful weekend.

Sitting on the deck this morning with a morning coffee was so refreshing and uplifting. The birds were singing and the crows were carrying twigs around (getting the nest ready I guess). It was just a wonderful feeling knowing that the dull days of winter are finally over. Now, we find all the surprises under the snow and can clean it up before the little shoots of green starting springing.

With my new camera, I can hardly wait, I feel like a kid again and want things to grow faster so that I can take some colorful pictures instead of the snow scenes. I did take a couple pics this morning, check them out....Oprah (yep, that's her name) got a haircut this week and looks pretty spiffy and the bird in the other pic was up high in a tree singing a wonderful song.

Memory Lane (title stolen from Island Artist's blog)

2006-04-02T10:16:00.000-06:00

When I read my DN's blog this morning, it reminded me of this pic that I came across when looking for pics for my son's wedding last summer. This was from (hold your shorts) 1975 or 1976. I had been married for 2 years and we were living in this tiny 700 sq ft house with our cat of the moment. (We have managed to go through a whole lot of animals for whatever reason).

FAST FORWARD 30 years and here I am again. Hair a bit shorter, more chins, little more weight, 2 wonderful children and a dear DIL and a bigger house in another province.

WHERE DID all the time go so quickly? My brain still feels the same as in the photo from 1975 but my body keeps telling me that it's 2006.

On another subject, I am getting a new dishwasher....whooppee, just couldn't handle the not draining and having to wait for the appropriate moment to get it to drain. My handyman husband and also a paid handyman have looked at it previously and no success so yesterday we went shopping and I will soon have a brand new stainless steel tub Boesch dishwasher.

This web is amazing, I did some research and found out everything I wanted to know about dishwashers, quietness and stainless steel tubs and then found a dealer (sears is one) and went shopping. I can hardly wait (I know that's sick to be excited about cleaning) but hey, I am woman and it's what we do (cook and clean). If it was a tool, I know you men out there would be excited too! But, hey it does have a motor!

Timmie

2006-03-25T22:07:00.000-07:00

Anybody buy some shares? At $27.00 a share, I doubt that many average stock players bought many.

So what's the attraction? I have the theory that they have an addictive substances in their coffee and that's why some people can't drive by a Tim house with stopping. What's your theory?

2006-03-25T11:43:00.000-07:00

Wow, I have become a pro (not really) but I am pleased with myself that I now have people in my links and I know how to add the pictures. This picture is of my hubby and his sister amongst the Crooked Trees at Speers, Sask. Anyone else been there? Amazing those aspen trees. If you do a search on Google, you will find that apparently the U of M did some research and it appears in layman's language....this is a "dysfunctional bush" ie: weird genes!

Dentists

2006-03-23T12:29:00.000-07:00

Don't we love to hate them!!!! Just spend the early morn in the chair having old fillings out and new fillings in. Still have some freezing left but hopefully I can eat soon. My years of neglecting to go to the dentist are coming back to haunt me but at least now I have found a dentist and assistants that I feel very comfortable with (and that's part of why we don't go, isn't it). Also, it appears that fillings are intended to last much beyond 20 years so many of mine had to go. Now, it also seems that my crowns need replacing too........fun, fun! I think I should have married a dentist, they make so darn much money in such a little time...but I don't know how they do it...working inside people's mouths all day long......not me!

Wrote an exam yesterday to accredit me to work online with the Corporate Registry. It was the longest, ugliest exam that I have ever done. Each question was a little mind game of its own. We were allowed 4 hours to answer 50 questions and it took all of us 3 1/2 hours to do and 1/2 hour to review. My thumb was aching and my a$$ was numb. It was a total mental breakdown after discussing the dumb questions with the girl that I went with. Tricky, tricky questions....and this was Level 1 not even Level 2.

Happy Thursday to all....tomorrow is TGIF, yes!!!

Help

2006-03-19T11:12:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to edit-me by following instructions (not too good, I would say) As you can see, I am trying to put in Jen's addy but appears that I am doing something wrong...where exactly in the script of the line do I put her addy? Do you know?

Idiots, Lame Brains, whatever you want to call them!

2006-03-15T11:44:00.000-07:00

In keeping with the name of my blog, on my drive to work this morning (it takes about 20 minutes), I knew what I was going to blog about.

I enjoy my drive to work in the morning, it is nice and light (and sunny today), I listen to the radio and sip on my coffee and just think and prepare for the day ahead. Then, I glance in my rear view mirror and I have a bumper rider, yep, he's in a horrible rush. I glance down and yep, I'm doing 105 in a 100 zone. So, what's his problem? As he rushes past me, I wish I had a sign that said "you idiot, I will be beside you at the red light at the outskirts of the city". It would have been different if I was the teetotaller going 80 but gosh, I was already over the speed limit on a solid line, winding road with plenty of oncoming traffic. (After all it is the morning rush!).

My questions to this individual would be
1. Do you crave the thrill of danger and that's why you just had to pass the car ahead of you?
2. Are you on a suicide mission? (just don't take me with you)!
3. Is 15 seconds going to make a difference?

Do I sound a little worked up? Yep, I was....for about 2 seconds...till he was ahead of me! Then I thought, great topic.......

We have had deadly accidents in our region in the past few months and I have been listening carefully and most have been caused by the stupid things like speeding and alchohol. Why can't people think a bit??

Something new

2006-03-12T09:52:00.000-07:00

Here, I go. I'll try to give this blogging a chance. Perhaps it will be fun.