March 1, 2018

That's it, we're through February. Turns out it was one of the coldest Februarys Saskatchewan has ever had. That's cold because we have had some cold ones. March is coming in nicely though, whatever that means. I look at it like everyday we get through with nice weather is one less bad one. I'm hoping for a lot of good ones in March.

Have a great one today

Loved

New thread

January 1, New Year's Day. Listen, I'm not in a time loop here, I'm not disputing it's the first day of February. That's why I'm posting this. What I am saying is, January first is the date of my first accident of the year. Let me set this up. I'm laying claim to the fact it wasn't my fault. Ok. This is how it went down. A few days before Christmas I happened to be cracking nuts with my teeth simply because I find the little soldier nut cracker we have a little creepy, I won't use it. Of course that's to my detriment. I broke a molar. Now, that's not the accident, well, I guess it is an accident, but it's not THE accident that happened on New Years day. Stay with me. So I have this broken tooth and it's destroying my tongue, every time I chew or even drink it is rubbing up against the sharp edge of the tooth. This is really going to throw a wrench into my Christmas feasting. The dentist office is closed until late in the first week of January. I don't know if any of you remember the wax sticks we use to buy when kids, they had a couple drops of flavored liquid in them that was gone as soon as you bit them but you could chew the wax for hours. These things are really hard to find, I was hoping to use the wax to coat my tooth. Now, to my credit it turned out to be a very good idea, they actually make dental wax to coat braces for much the same reason. Don't worry I'm getting to the accident. I was at Christmas eve mass with the kids, and I know, I should have been thinking about our dear savior's birth, but my thought's were more along the lines of "If this choir would just shut up, we could shorten this service by a number of minutes." Eventually it did end, and on leaving the church I ran into my dentist. After trading season greetings I mentioned I'd be coming in to see him in the New Year when they reopened. He stated he would be in his office between Christmas and New Year's and would give me a call. Everything I have written so far is important because the dentist didn't call me between said dates, he called me on New Year's day. Hah. See it fits. That call set in motion the event. It was a very cold day, 20 some below with one of those Saskatchewan breezes that drives the wind chill beyond the minus 40 mark. When I worked with epoxies back in the day, I was talking to a chemist about the freeze thaw properties of some of the materials we used. He explained that many products can be frozen and then thawed and retain their uses. One thing I'll always remember him saying though, is,  "When the temperatures get to the minus 40's and such, all bets are off". So that brings me to the next point. I pressed the remote to open the garage door and quickly headed out to get the car, I was bundled up pretty good and had my tuque pulled down to my eyebrows. A person's head is said to weigh about 10 pounds. My body is somewhere around 18 times that. My body had a pretty good velocity of motion when it entered the garage. Now, like liquids, machinery also has problems with extreme cold and because I had my head down to protect my eyes from the ice crystals whipping around by the wind, I did not notice my garage door had quit working right around the time it reached eye level. My head, being only 10 pounds had no choice but to follow my body into the garage, however it had to contort to the garage door's ill will. How will I explain this to the dentist, I have a bloody scrape from my eye brow to the middle of my scalp ( hairless, in my case).  I suppose it could make a good road rage story, but I could never understand the arrogance of thinking your driving is so perfect as to not offend at least one of the other numpties on the road. I could tell him, "You should see the other guy" but it turns out there's not even a scratch on the garage door. "What can I say Doc, I ran into a door". First day of the year, damn.

Have a great day

Loved

January 01, 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

Each year, like a lot of people, I make resolutions, and , each year I fail miserably, usually no later than my own birth date. This year is going to be different. Ha. I know, you're probably laughing right now. I'll be able to sail through the whole year because this year my only resolution is, to not make any resolutions. Ha! Smart , right. Oh...wait......DARN IT. That's not a good start.

There is something I'd like to share, it's a Christmas gift from my grandsons. I think almost everybody knows that Holly and Jamie bought the cabin from Leonard and Kelly. They found a picture there and this is what the boys did with it.

They put it in a double frame and needless to say it was a big hit.

Have a great start to 2018

Loved



Christmas season

I was just sort of sitting at my computer daydreaming when I realized it was Dec 1. Time for a new post.
Deanie and I, Heather, Holly and Ellie drove over to Calgary for the Award Ceremony for Tricia on  Nov.22. It was fantastic. Afterwards we went over to Lou and Marie's for a small gathering of family and friends. Tricia was amazing that night, after what must have been an exhausting day she seemed to have enough energy for a very good visit. Much thanks to Lou and Marie for opening their home for the evening. We had very good weather up and back and were very happy we had made the trip.
Now we are busy getting ready for the Christmas season. Ho Ho Ho.

Have a great day

Loved

November 2017

I find it hard to sit down at the computer when I have nothing to say, but I must get a post in before the month gets too deep. Tony's birthday is coming up soon and I want to see Louise's greeting in a fresh thread. I went out Halloween night dressed up as Tony and didn't see one vampire, as a matter of fact even the boogey man stayed in hiding. Yeah, though I walked through the valley of death I feared no evil...Tony was with me.

Have a great day

Loved

October 2017

I'm standing on the edge of a tub in socking feet and....I know... you're wondering. It's because socks won't mark the tub. So, there I am, when...still wondering? I'm standing on the edge to reach the ceiling joints, I am helping a friend install a new tub in a bathroom reno and am taping drywall. Anyway, I wish I could blame my friend for knocking me but it's my own clumsiness that sends me skiing into the tub. It's amazing how fast gravity brings you down. I'm moving at great speed when the end of the tub causes my feet to halt abruptly. To bad the rest of me didn't stop as well, my knees buckled and the mass of my upper body threw my head forward. It did loosen up my back some, I haven't been able to put my head between my knees since that turbulent flight from Vancouver to Victoria back in '81, that's a different story though. Now I can feel my feet getting wet, I must have broke the tap. No, that's not it, I've gone and gashed my forehead on the faucet, it's blood I'm feeling. Darn it! It's the month of vampires too. I don't like them, they'll smell the blood. I'm wishing I was like my older brother, Tony was so tough, vampires would lift the lid of their coffins to make sure he wasn't around before they came out. Well, I'm off to emergency, I kind of miss the staff there anyway.

Have a great day

Loved

Walk a lake

Sept 1, 2017

We are heading to the cabin at Wakaw Lake for the annual Matlock reunion. It's eight of us, the hosts, Shirley and Gary, sister Joan and Dennis from Lumsden, brother Terry and Cathy from Lumsden and Deanie and myself. This is the 27 th year. We usually have it on the August long, but the Ebert's family had a full reunion this year. 167 people at that one. They outnumbered us for the date. We are looking forward to a great weekend.

Have a great one yourselves

Loved