DANIEL IS 50.............WOW!!!!!

That sounds a little weird to me............actually it's HARD TO BELIEVE!!!!!!

The staff at the ATB asked me to get them a picture of him from awhile back, and this is what they got! I think the main man is around 30 in this picture!!!!! Yes, I had enough sense not to send the BIRTHDAY INVITE PICTURE!!!!! lol!!!!


Look what missed the party on Saturday............went to the $$ store on Friday paid for the balloons so they would be ready for pick-up Sat. morning.............yep, TOTALLY forgot about them until Sun. morning!!! Oh well..........better late than never........and now they are in his office at work, so they have been put to good use!!!!


THE PARTY.........
1st off Daniel was such a good sport about THE PICTURE...........I was kind of nervous about what his reaction would be, but he took it VERY WELL.............phewf!!!!!
2nd.........thanks to everyone that replied with stories about Daniel...........each and everyone of them were VERY SPECIAL, hilarious, and embarrassing all at once!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
3rd...........thanks to everyone that was able to make it, it was great to see everyone! We were 44 strong(all family)and I hope fun was had by ALL!!!!
4th.........thanks for all the GREAT MEMORIES, and lots of laughs.............
5th........we have a bunch of Thank you's to hand out....THANK YOU EVERYONE, FOR EVERYTHING!!!!

Little Miss Tayte.........she slept like a baby....NOISE & ALL!!!!


not sure, but this looks like the makings of a bunch of BULL!!!!


BLOW DANIEL BLOW!!!!

11 LITTLE KIDS AROUND OUR KITCHEN TABLE........wow!!!!



The party theme was SPORTS WEAR.......Dana & Chris win 1st prize!!!!

BOONIE........Daniels nickname from probably 40(35+ anyway)years ago..........LOL!!!
Ryan brings out the guitar........all we were missing was a campfire!!!!

Dana & Emily singing up a storm!!!!
Daniel is known for always having a ball cap on..........and over the years has collected MANY!!!! Dana puts on one of the many I had spread around the house!!!!


Mom patiently waiting for everyone to go to bed!!!!

Chris on his way out the door decides he wants to play a tune...........he made good use of his costume accessories...........I think this was a little bit of CCR, and lots of laughs(thanks Chris). Not sure who is the lead singer here, actually I'm not even sure Chris was singing..........mostly laughing!!!!!

THE END!!!!!!

THERE IS NO END TO THE STUDIES THESE DAYS.......

here's a NEW one!!!!

A South American scientist from Argentina, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain and sexual activity read their e-mail with their hand on the mouse.


Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late......








yes..............I was CAUGHT too!!!

Thanks for the e-mail Amanda, you started my day off with a CHUCKLE!

EDMONTON & AREA CRAFTY GALS CHECK THIS OUT.....

http://just4ustampingandscrapbooking.blogspot.com/

What do you see in this picture!!!

I took this picture last summer, at Wolf Lake..........................HA I'm kidding, I didn't take it!!!! Anyway, what do you see when you look at this picture? It's one of those illusion deals................it's a baby!!!!

I've got the BLOGGER BANNER BLUES!!!!

Yes, I am whining..................just look at my banner, can you say BLAH???

Don't worry, I'll get over it...........or learn how to create something with a LITTLE kick to it!!!

One of these days I am going bribe someone(big time)to help me...............any takers? Heather I am not picking on you(I promise), but I seen your new banner this morning, and it did put me in this MOOD(although IT is VERY CHEERY)!!! LOL!!!

Anyway..............that's it, my whining for the day is OVER!!!!!

all I have to say is WAY TO GO BETTY.......

Congratulations on your NEW job...........a little bird flew over this morning, and told me the GREAT NEWS!!!! I am however waiting for all the details to come from the horses mouth(as they say), because I really know NOTHING besides the location!!! VERY EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!

Sorry to my regular blog reader's..........this is kind of what you would call an insider private message!!!! I have to mind my P's & Q's, not to let the cat out of the bag before I get the GO AHEAD!!!

Daylan's turn..........

Movies He has Seen...
1.( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
2.(x) Grease
3.(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
4.(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
5.( ) Boondock Saints
6.(x) Fight Club
7.(x) Starsky and Hutch
8.(x) The Neverending Story
9.( ) Blazing Saddles
10.( ) Airplanes
6

11.(x) The Princess Bride
12.(x) Anchorman
13.(x) Napoleon Dynamite
14.( ) The Labyrinth
15.(x) Saw
16.(x) Saw II
17.( ) White Noise
18.( ) White Oleander
19.(x) Anger Management
20.(x) 50 First Dates
21.( ) The Princess Diaries
22.( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
6+7=13

23.(x) Scream
24.(x) Scream 2
25.(x) Scream 3
26.(x) Scary Movie
27.(x) Scary Movie 2
28.(x) Scary Movie 3
29.(x) Scary Movie 4
30.(x) American Pie
31.(x) American Pie 2
32.(x) American Wedding
33.(x) American Pie Band Camp
13+10=23

34.(x) Harry Potter 1
35.(x) Harry Potter 2
36.(x) Harry Potter 3
37.( ) Harry Potter 4
38.(x) Resident Evil 1
39.( ) Resident Evil 2
40.(x) The Wedding Singer
41.( ) Little Black Book
42.(x) The Village
43.(x) Lilo & Stitch
23+7=30

44.(x) Finding Nemo
45.( ) Finding Neverland
46.(x) Signs
47.(x) The Grinch
48.(x) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original)
49.( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
50.(x) White Chicks
51.(x) Butterfly Effect
ooops missed #52
53.( ) 13 Going on 30
54.(x) I, Robot
55.(x) Robots
30+8=38

56.(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
57.( ) Universal Soldier
58.( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
59.(x) Along Came Polly
60.( ) Deep Impact
61.( ) Kingpin
62.( ) Never Been Kissed
63.(x) Meet The Parents
64.(x) Meet the Fockers
65.(x) Eight Crazy Nights
66.(x) Joe Dirt
67.(x) King Kong
38+7=45

68.( ) A Cinderella Story
69.(x) The Terminal
70.( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
71.( ) Passport to Paris
72.(x) Dumb & Dumber
73.(x) Dumber & Dumberer
74.(x)Final Destination
75.(x)Final Destination 2
76.(x) Final Destination 3
77.(x) Halloween
78.(x) The Ring
79.(x) The Ring 2
80.( ) Surviving X-MAS
81.(x) Flubber
45+10=55

82.(x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
83.( ) Practical Magic
84.( ) Chicago
85.(x) Ghost Ship
86.( ) From Hell
87.(x) Hellboy
88.(x) Secret Window
89.(x) I Am Sam
90.(x)The Whole Nine Yards
91.( ) The Whole Ten Yards
55+6=61

92.(x) The Day After Tomorrow
93.(x) Child’s Play
94.( ) Seed of Chucky
95.(x) Bride of Chucky
96.( ) Ten Things I Hate About You
97.(x) Just Married
98.(x) Gothika
99.( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
100.( ) Sixteen Candles
101.(x) Remember the Titans
102.(x) Coach Carter
103.( ) The Grudge
104.( ) The Grudge 2
105.(x) The Mask
106.( ) Son Of The Mask
61+8=69

107.( ) Bad Boys
108.( ) Bad Boys 2
109.( ) Joy Ride
110.( ) Lucky Number Slevin
111.(x) Ocean’s Eleven
112.( ) Ocean’s Twelve
113.(x) Bourne Identity
114.(x) Bourne Supremacy
115.( ) Lone Star
116.( ) Bedazzled
117.(x) Predator I
118.(x) Predator II
119.( ) The Fog
120.(x) Ice Age
121.(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
122.( ) Curious George
69+7=78

123.(x) Independence Day
124.( ) Cujo
125.( ) A Bronx Tale
126.( ) Darkness Falls
127.( ) Christine
128.(x) ET
129.(x) Children of the Corn
130.( ) My Boss’s Daughter
131.( ) Maid in Manhattan
132.( ) War of the Worlds
133.(x) Rush Hour
134.(x) Rush Hour 2
78+5=83

135.( ) Best Bet
136.(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
137.( ) She’s All That
138.( ) Calendar Girls
139.( ) Sideways
140.(x) Mars Attacks
141.( ) Event Horizon
142.( ) Ever After
143.(x) Wizard of Oz
144.(x) Forrest Gump
145.( ) Big Trouble in Little China
146.(x) The Terminator
147.(x) The Terminator 2
148.(x) The Terminator 3
83+7=90

149.(x) X-Men
150.(x) X2
151.( ) X-3
152.(x) Spider-Man
153.(x) Spider-Man 2
154.( ) Sky High
155.(x) Jeepers Creepers
156.(x) Jeepers Creepers 2
157.(x) Catch Me If You Can
158.(x) The Little Mermaid
159.( ) Freaky Friday
160.( ) Reign of Fire
161.( ) The Skulls
162.( ) Cruel Intentions
163.( ) Cruel Intentions 2
164.(x) The Hot Chick
164.(x) Shrek
165.(x) Shrek 2
90+11=101

166.( ) Swimfan
167.( ) Miracle on 34th street
168.(x) Old School
169.( ) The Notebook
170.( ) K-Pax
171.( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe
172.(x) A Walk to Remember
173.( ) Ice Castles
174.( ) Boogeyman
175.(x) The 40-Year-Old Virgin
101+3=104

176.(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
177.(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
178.(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
179.(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
180.(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
181.(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
104+6=110

182.(x) Baseketball
183.( ) Hostel
184.( ) Waiting for Guffman
185.(x) House of 1000 Corpses
186.( ) The Devil's Rejects
187.(x) Elf
188.( ) Highlander
189.( ) Mothman Prophecies
190.( ) American History X
191.( ) Three
110+3=113

192.( ) The Jacket
193.( ) Kung Fu Hustle
194.( ) Shaolin Soccer
195.( ) Night Watch
196.(x) Monsters Inc.
197.(x) Titanic
198.( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
199.(x) Shaun Of the Dead
200.( ) Willard
113+3=116

201.( ) High Tension
202.(x) Club Dread
203.(x) Hulk
204.(x) Dawn Of the Dead
205.( ) Hook
206.(x) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
207.(x) 28 Days Later
208.( ) Orgazmo
209.( ) Phantasm
210.( ) Waterworld
116+5=121

211.(x) Kill Bill vol 1
212.( ) Kill Bill vol 2
213.(x) Mortal Kombat
214.( ) Wolf Creek
215.( ) Kingdom of Heaven
216.(x) The Hills Have Eyes
217.( ) I Spit on Your Grave, a.k.a. the Day of the Woman
218.( ) The Last House on the Left
219.( ) Re-Animator
220.( ) The Ghost and the Darkness
121+3=124

221.(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
222.(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
223.(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
224.(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
225.(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
226.(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
227.(x) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
228.(x) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
124+8=132

229.(x) The Matrix
230.(x) The Matrix Reloaded
231.( ) The Matrix Revolutions
232.( ) Animatrix
234.(x) Evil Dead
235.( ) Evil Dead 2
236.( ) Army of Darkness
237.(x) Team America: World Police
238.( ) Red Dragon
239.( ) Silence of the Lambs
240.( ) Hannibal
132+4=136

Proof I am not a movie watcher!!!

Another TAG...
Movies I've Seen...

1.( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
2.(x) Grease
3.( ) Pirates of the Caribbean
4.( ) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
5.( ) Boondock Saints
6.( ) Fight Club
7.( ) Starsky and Hutch
8.( ) The Neverending Story
9.(x) Blazing Saddles
10.( ) Airplanes
2

11.( ) The Princess Bride
12.( ) Anchorman
13.( ) Napoleon Dynamite
14.( ) The Labyrinth
15.( ) Saw
16.( ) Saw II
17.( ) White Noise
18.( ) White Oleander
19.(x ) Anger Management
20.( ) 50 First Dates
21.( ) The Princess Diaries
22.( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2 + 1 = 3

23.( ) Scream
24.( ) Scream 2
25.( ) Scream 3
26.( ) Scary Movie
27.( ) Scary Movie 2
28.( ) Scary Movie 3
29.( ) Scary Movie 4
30.(x) American Pie
31.( ) American Pie 2
32.( ) American Wedding
33.( ) American Pie Band Camp
3 + 1 = 4

34.(x) Harry Potter 1
35.( ) Harry Potter 2
36.( ) Harry Potter 3
37.( ) Harry Potter 4
38.( ) Resident Evil 1
39.( ) Resident Evil 2
40.( ) The Wedding Singer
41.( ) Little Black Book
42.( ) The Village
43.(x) Lilo & Stitch
4 + 2 = 6

44.( ) Finding Nemo
45.( ) Finding Neverland
46.( ) Signs
47.( ) The Grinch
48.( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original)
49.( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
50.( ) White Chicks
51.( ) Butterfly Effect
53.( ) 13 Going on 30
54.( ) I, Robot
55.( ) Robots
6

56.( ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
57.( ) Universal Soldier
58.( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
59.( ) Along Came Polly
60.( ) Deep Impact
61.( ) Kingpin
62.( ) Never Been Kissed
63.(x) Meet The Parents
64.(x) Meet the Fockers
65.( ) Eight Crazy Nights
66.( ) Joe Dirt
67.( ) King Kong
6 + 2 = 8

68.( ) A Cinderella Story
69.( ) The Terminal
70.( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
71.( ) Passport to Paris
72.(x) Dumb & Dumber
73.( ) Dumber & Dumberer
74.( )Final Destination
75.( )Final Destination 2
76.( ) Final Destination 3
77.( ) Halloween
78.( ) The Ring
79.( ) The Ring 2
80.( ) Surviving X-MAS
81.( ) Flubber
8 + 1 = 9

82.( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
83.( ) Practical Magic
84.( ) Chicago
85.( ) Ghost Ship
86.( ) From Hell
87.( ) Hellboy
88.( ) Secret Window
89.(x) I Am Sam
90.( )The Whole Nine Yards
91.( ) The Whole Ten Yards
9 + 1 = 10

92.( ) The Day After Tomorrow
93.( ) Child’s Play
94.( ) Seed of Chucky
95.( ) Bride of Chucky
96.( ) Ten Things I Hate About You
97.( ) Just Married
98.( ) Gothika
99.( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
100.( ) Sixteen Candles
101.( ) Remember the Titans
102.( ) Coach Carter
103.( ) The Grudge
104.( ) The Grudge 2
105.( ) The Mask
106.( ) Son Of The Mask
10

107.( ) Bad Boys
108.( ) Bad Boys 2
109.( ) Joy Ride
110.( ) Lucky Number Slevin
111.(x) Ocean’s Eleven
112.( ) Ocean’s Twelve
113.( ) Bourne Identity
114.( ) Bourne Supremacy
115.( ) Lone Star
116.( ) Bedazzled
117.( ) Predator I
118.( ) Predator II
119.( ) The Fog
120.( ) Ice Age
121.( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
122.( ) Curious George
10 + 1 = 11

123.( ) Independence Day
124.( ) Cujo
125.( ) A Bronx Tale
126.( ) Darkness Falls
127.( ) Christine
128.(x) ET
129.( ) Children of the Corn
130.( ) My Boss’s Daughter
131.( ) Maid in Manhattan
132.( ) War of the Worlds
133.( ) Rush Hour
134.( ) Rush Hour 2
11 + 1 = 12


135.( ) Best Bet
136.(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
137.( ) She’s All That
138.( ) Calendar Girls
139.( ) Sideways
140.( ) Mars Attacks
141.( ) Event Horizon
142.( ) Ever After
143.(x) Wizard of Oz
144.(x) Forrest Gump
145.( ) Big Trouble in Little China
146.( ) The Terminator
147.( ) The Terminator 2
148.( ) The Terminator 3
12 + 3 = 15

149.( ) X-Men
150.( ) X2
151.( ) X-3
152.( ) Spider-Man
153.( ) Spider-Man 2
154.( ) Sky High
155.( ) Jeepers Creepers
156.( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
157.( ) Catch Me If You Can
158.(x) The Little Mermaid
159.( ) Freaky Friday
160.( ) Reign of Fire
161.( ) The Skulls
162.( ) Cruel Intentions
163.( ) Cruel Intentions 2
164.( ) The Hot Chick
164.(x) Shrek
165.(x) Shrek 2
15 + 3 = 18

166.( ) Swimfan
167.( ) Miracle on 34th street
168.( ) Old School
169.( ) The Notebook
170.( ) K-Pax
171.( ) Krippendorf’s Tribe
172.( ) A Walk to Remember
173.( ) Ice Castles
174.( ) Boogeyman
175.(x) The 40-Year-Old Virgin
18 + 1 = 19

176.( ) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
177.( ) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
178.( ) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
179.( ) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
180.( ) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
181.( ) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
19

182.( ) Baseketball
183.( ) Hostel
184.( ) Waiting for Guffman
185.( ) House of 1000 Corpses
186.( ) The Devil's Rejects
187.( ) Elf
188.( ) Highlander
189.( ) Mothman Prophecies
190.( ) American History X
191.( ) Three
19

192.( ) The Jacket
193.( ) Kung Fu Hustle
194.( ) Shaolin Soccer
195.( ) Night Watch
196.( ) Monsters Inc.
197.(x) Titanic
198.( ) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
199.( ) Shaun Of the Dead
200.( ) Willard
19 + 1 = 20

201.( ) High Tension
202.( ) Club Dread
203.( ) Hulk
204.( ) Dawn Of the Dead
205.( ) Hook
206.( ) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
207.( ) 28 Days Later
208.( ) Orgazmo
209.( ) Phantasm
210.( ) Waterworld
20

211.( ) Kill Bill vol 1
212.( ) Kill Bill vol 2
213.( ) Mortal Kombat
214.( ) Wolf Creek
215.( ) Kingdom of Heaven
216.( ) The Hills Have Eyes
217.( ) I Spit on Your Grave, a.k.a. the Day of the Woman
218.( ) The Last House on the Left
219.( ) Re-Animator
220.( ) The Ghost and the Darkness
20

221.( ) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
222.( ) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
223.( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
224.( ) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
225.( ) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
226.( ) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
227.( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
228.( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
20

229.( ) The Matrix
230.( ) The Matrix Reloaded
231.( ) The Matrix Revolutions
232.( ) Animatrix
234.( ) Evil Dead
235.( ) Evil Dead 2
236.( ) Army of Darkness
237.( ) Team America: World Police
238.( ) Red Dragon
239.( ) Silence of the Lambs
240.( ) Hannibal
20

Guess who's BACK?

MAXINE'S LIVING WILL

I, MAXINE, being of sound mind and body do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means.

Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of pinhead politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on it, or lawyers/doctors interested in simply running up the bills.

If a reasonable amount of time passes and I fail to ask for at least one of the following:
bowl of ice cream
chocolate
lasagne
chocolate
a dessert
Cold Beer
chocolate
Chicken
coffee
ice cream
a dessert
chocolate
water
chocolate
French fries
chocolate
pasta
choclate
ice cream
cup of tea
chocolate
Chocolate
homemade soup
Chocolate

It should be presumed that I won't ever get better. When such a determination is reached, I hereby instruct my appointed person and attending physicians to pull the plug, reel in the tubes and call it a day!!!!


p.s I have altered the original version................making this Donna's living will!!!!

Another TAG.............wanna play?

1. FIRST NAME? Donna
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? A QUEEN, oh maybe not.......probably more like a maid!!!!
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? No clue, a looooooooooong time ago!
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Capital N-O!!
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Old fashioned ham
6. KIDS? 3
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Of course..........I can be friends with ANYONE, not fussy at all! LOL!!!
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Not officially..............does my blog count?
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Guess!
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? No
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Yes
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Not a big cereal eater, so it's hard for me to say.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? ALWAYS
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? physically-NO otherwise-yes
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? There is NO end to my list of favorite ice creams, but maple walnut, and orange are right up there!
16. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their smile!
17. RED OR PINK? RED
18. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? hmmmmm........the wart on the end of my nose, really should have that thing removed!
19.WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My Grandma K.......think of her EVERY day!!
20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Only if they want to!
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES YOU ARE WEARING? Rust pants/brown moccasins.........don't worry, I'm not going anywhere!!!!!
22. THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Eating right now.......toasted bagel with slices of cheddar cheese and tomato with salt & pepper................love it!
23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? no-that is usual for me........no TV or radio on!
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? blue
25. FAVORITE SMELL? love cinnamon
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Dana
27. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? love her
29. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? hockey
30. HAIR COLOR? sh!!!y brown
31. EYE COLOR? blue
32. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no
33. FAVORITE FOOD? no way in hell I can answer this question........I LOVE FOOD!
34. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? happy ending
35. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Not much of a movie watcher...........Last movie I FINISHED watching was probably Wedding Crashers(when it was in the theatre, what year was that LOL........see what I mean)!
36. SUMMER OR WINTER? SUMMER(I wanna know who thought of this intelligent question..........what percentage of the population says winter.....1%?)!
38. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
39. FAVORITE DESSERT? see #33
40. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ??? not sure
41. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ??? not sure
42. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? nothing! I am a terrible reader..........quite possible the biggest pet peeve I have about myself!!!
43. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Canada flag
44. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? no
45. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Little kids laughing, thanks Peggy........I probably wouldn't have thought of it but I LOVE THAT!!!!
PLUS............not sure what it sounds like, but I would like to hear my numbers popping out of the 649 ball machine!!!!
46. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
47. THE FURTHEST YOU BEEN FROM HOME? United Arab Emirates!
48. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Although I have many things that interest me, a special talent NO!
49. WHEN WERE YOU BORN? The day before April fools day sometime in the 19th Century, okay.............1959!!!
50. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Edmonton, AB

HOT NEW WHEELS for Dana..............2006 NISSAN BONA VISTA

Goodbye OLD.............

Hello NEW!





TOTAL SET UP shot(that didn't work out).............hard to tell in the picture, but Dana is waving goodbye to her old car. I rarely take set up pictures........guess I should stick to my regular random shooting!!!!



CONGRATULATIONS DANA........

hope you LOVE your new wheels........I think you ALREADY do!!!!!!

Can't wait for the next game..............

Last trip to the farm I got to go to one of the boys(nephews)hockey games..............score wasn't the greatest, hopeuflly next time it will be BETTER!!!! Although they didn't win I was glad to see a game that consisted of the top two teams in the leaque, GLENDON & MANNVILLE!!!!! They have played each other three times now, one tie, and one win each....................can't get much closer than that....WTG BOYS!!!!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT COKE DRUMS?

hopefully more than I do.........................all I know is they are HUGE!!!!

My last trip home from the farm I was thinking I might run into/meet this MONSTER on the highway!!!! Luckily for me I was travelling in the opposite direction, and the MONSTER had just turned onto highway going into Viking, and had just pulled over.................as I said, LUCKY ME!!

Just so happens I had my camera.............took my pictures and went on my merry way, with NO delay!!!!!

It's kind of hard to see in the picture but there are TWO semi trucks pulling...............

start counting..............320 wheels.............

and TWO semi truck pushing.......WOW!!!!



found the following on a website....

Here are few details on the size & journey of the COKE DRUMS!
Each vessel is 110 meters long, 10 meters in diameter, and weighs 416 Tonnes.
The trailer units have a total of 320 wheels!
Special hydraulic levelers were designed to keep the load stable as it went around banked corners and curves in the highway.
Average speed was about 10 km/hrWith 2 tractors pushing and 2 more pulling it took more than 10 days for the 500 km trip.

MY PHILOSOPHY OF HOUSECLEANING!(love this one, Thanks Lori)

I don't do windows because ... I love birds and don't want one to run into a clean window and get hurt.

I don't wax floors because ... I am terrified a guest will slip and get hurt then I'll feel terrible( plus they may sue me.)

I don't mind the dust bunnies because ... They are very good company, I have named most of them, and they agree with everything I say.

I don't disturb cobwebs because ... I want every creature to have a home of their own.

I don't Spring Clean because ... I love all the seasons and don't want the others to get jealous

I don't pull weeds in the garden because .. I don't want to get in God's way, HE is an excellent designer!

I don't put things away because ... My husband will never be able to find them again.

I don't do gourmet mealswhen I entertain because ... I don't want my guests to stress out over what to make when they invite me over for dinner.

I don't iron because I choose to believe them when they say "Permanent Press".

I don't stress much on anything because "A Type" personalities die young and I want to stick around and become a wrinkled up crusty ol' woman!!!!

So you think you've got it BAD(weather wise).........do you live here?

***this storm lasted less than 24 hours***

These photos were sent to me from our niece in Warman Sask., near Saskatoon. I would call this a storm of a lifetime, or the storm from hell.......UNREAL!!!!

Photos 1, 2, 3, &4 are Candace & Warren's neighbors, directly across the street!

1. Before

I believe this is taken from their neighbors backyard, beyond the gate is there driveway before the snow plow arrived!!


2. After

3.


4. Neighbor's backyard


5. Candace & Warren's fence..........WOW!!!!

6. Candace & Warren's backyard.


A few stats........from nearby Saskatoon!
Schools were keeping children overnight!!

Over 200 people were in Costco at closing, no one was allowed to leave.........yes Costco fed them all!

Our niece Amanda was at a conference(in a hotel) in Saskatoon(she lives in Saskatoon), and they couldn't go home.....the company booked everyone rooms!

No ambulance services........they couldn't get ANYWHERE! Wouldn't want to be 9 months pregnant and live in Saskatoon yesterday!!! Canadce and Warren are expecting in Feb. and she said if she would have went into labor, baby would have need born at home!!!!!

During the worst point of the storm Candace literally could not see even an image of the house across the street!!!!

Thought this was kind of cute!!!!

trying to size this joke..........I'll be back!!!

My latest favorite photos........have you seen these faces before?

note: I have altered the color on each of these photos......just playing around!

CHRISTMAS GIFT PHOTO SHOOT.......by Daylan

So we had to get a decent picture(we don't seem to have any)of myself & and the MAIN man. These pictures were to go in a collage frame with pictures of our family, and my brother's family. One each of the parents, then individuals of 6 grandkids.............turned out pretty good, GREAT IDEA Lori!!!!!

So Daylan steps up to the plate and does a PRETTY GOOD job...WTG!!!! (note: I much prefer being BEHIND the camera)

I think this is the one we used!

Time to celebrate a NEW YEAR.............

Hope everyone enjoyed a MERRY CHRISTMAS, and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Good luck with all your NEW YEARS resolutions.........I have a list!!!!!!

Our unexpected Christmas guest has FINALLY left(Wednesday night)......

Poor guy................he didn't leave the same way he came!!!!!




Thank goodness he's OUT OF HERE!!!!

FRIDAY'S IT'S A WRAP.....breathe everyone!!!!

Well I'm sure at this stage of the game everyone's every minute of every day is filled to the MAX!!!!!!! Here's hoping you all have a GREAT holiday season!!!!!

~*~*~*~MERRY CHRISTMAS~*~*~*~

Be sure to enjoy the precious little faces as they enjoy the WONDER of CHRISTMAS!!!

Eat LOTS, have a FEW shots(if you wish), and most importantly BE MERRY!!!!!!!

To all my family and friends that I cannot be with on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day(that's right folks.........3 days in a row).................please know I will be thinking of you wishing I could stretch myself just a little further!!!! ((((HUGS))))

WEDNESDAY'S FUNNY on Friday......

The following are memo's sent out to the staff of a large corporate organization!!!!
(re: Christmas staff party)
as you read you will see MD, I am guessing MD means management department(not sure)?
.....................here goes!



FROM: Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: 4th November 2004
RE: Christmas Party
I'm happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House. There will be a cash bar and plenty of drinks! We'll have a small band playing traditional carols........please feel free to sing along. And don't be surprised if the MD shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas Tree will be lit at 1.00p.m.. Exchange of gifts among employees can be done at that time, however, no gift should be over $10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for everyone's pockets. This gathering is only for employees! The MD will make a special announcement at the Party. Merry Christmas to you and your Family. Pauline

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FROM: Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: 5th November 2004
RE: Holiday Party
In no way was yesterday's memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognise that Chanukah is an important holiday, which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from now on we're calling it our 'Holiday Party'. The same policy applies to any other employees who are not Christians. There will be no Christmas tree or Christmas carols sung. We will have other types of music for your enjoyment.
Happy now?
Happy Holidays to you and your family,
Pauline.

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FROM; Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: 6th November 2004
RE: Holiday Party
Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table...you didn't sign your name. I'm happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, "AA Only", you wouldn't be anonymous anymore!!!! How am I supposed to handle this? Somebody? Forget about the gift exchange, no gift exchange allowed now since the Union Officials feel that $10.00 is too much money and Management believe $10.00 is a little cheap!!!
NO GIFT EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED!!!
Pauline.

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FROM: Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: 7th November 2004
Holiday Party
What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20th begins The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon at this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees' Sorry! Did I miss anything?!?!?!?!?!
Pauline.

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FROM: Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All F**ing Employees
DATE: 8 November 2004
RE: The F****ing Holiday Party.
Vegetarian pricks I've had it with you people !!! We're going to keep this party at the Grill House whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the "grill of death"(as you so quaintly put it), you'll get your f***ing salad bar, including organic tomatoes, but you know tomatoes have feeling too..........they scream when you slice them, I've heard them!!!!! I'm hearing the scream right NOW!! I hope you all have a rotten holiday, drink drive and die.
The Bitch from HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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FROM: John Bishop - Acting Human Resources Director
DATE: 9th November 2004
RE: Pauline Lewis and Holiday Party
I'm sure I speak for all of us in wishing Pauline Lewis a speedy recovery, and I'll continue to forward your cards to her. In the meantime, the management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and instead, give everyone the afternoon of the 23rd December off with full pay.

Thursday's THINK ABOUT IT on Friday.......

Christmas decorations (Coming soon!!!!)

TUESDAY'S PHOTO DAY CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEK!

As I had much to post about in the last week(including photos)...........I have decided there is no need to post for Tuesday of this week!!!!!