Here we go again. My plan is to bring part two up to six hundred and then the number of posts will be easier to keep track of. Within a few days we will be within one month of the date.
I think everything is going pretty smoothly. We have the student lounge at Campion on the 25th from 12:00 until 10:00. The plan is for each family to bring their own drinks and snacks for the day. I think Vic is bringing some candied popcorn and there are plans for a rice crispie cake. I expect some Italian Confetti as well. The Wok Box is now up and running and we will have them deliver us a meal around 5:30 or 6:00. There are vending machines in the lounge and a water fountain as well. The restrooms are a good size and just down the hall. I believe we all have Marcia's request for denim and white dress. Therese has the performances set and the day is set for visiting.
Sunday the 26th we have the hall at Holy Rosary Cathedral from 12:00 until 5:00. You are welcome to join mom for the 11:00 mass before hand. The CWL will cater with sandwiches, coffee and juice. Cathedral Bakery is making up a cake or two for mom for the day.
If there are any questions or if there is something else you can think of that I have missed let me know and I'll look after it.
See you soon.
Ed
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AGGGH! I fell asleep on the basement floor, oh no!!! NIGHT BRAIN!!!!! Panic!! Where's the kite...where's the kite??
Geez
...I've rolled onto my kite, breaking two of it's spines and putting my knee through it's skin. Oh baby...I'm so sorry. AWWWHHH. More bad news...I must have kicked over the bucket of glue thrashing around in my sleep. The carpet is totally ruined. Wait a minute, wait a minute... That's good news, I can cut it up into thin strips, it will be great for the tail. I'll take the kite to T-Bone, he can fix anything.
That was fast. T-Bone, did I ever tell you you're my hero. Splint the spines? Great idea T-bone. Sorry, I didn't bring any duct tape...17 rolls in which drawer? Look at him work, his hands are moving so fast, what a guy. Just glue a piece of paper over the rip? You're a genuis T-Bone. Sorry, I didn't bring any glue I kinda spilled it...4 bottles in which drawer? Look at him work his hands are moving so fast. Voila!! My baby ...she's back. You'll help me fly it...T-Bone, you're the best.
Ha, ha! Ready for it's inawgirl flight, I hope I've spelled that right.
T-Bone stands steady, holding the kite at critical angle, I walk out ten yards, I've been training wind sprints for two months, I'll blaze through the next forty in 23.79 seconds. Ready T-Bone? Here we go! HAH! I can feel the tug on the string, unreel! unreel! This baby's climbing I can feel it flying. I turn around at forty yards, looking up 100 feet in the air...there's nothing there. The string is tugging good, there it is struggling at 15 feet, what the heck?... T-BONE!!!GET OFF THE TAIL!!!
Sorry folks, it was all a nightmare, disregard the last three entries.
Good Morning Canada
I'm not sure if anyone can help but it appears Air Canada has abandoned passengers in Grand Cayman, including Tricia. Tricia went to an Internet Cafe to check the status of her flight which was scheduled to leave Sunday at 12:40 pm. It was cancelled. She has still not received a call from Air Canada informing her of the cancellation.
They are expecting Hurricane Dean to hit Cayman late Sunday night and intensifying to Level 5 through Monday.
I have been following the hurricane's progress and it appears there will not be any affect on Cayman until 6 or 7 hours after the flight was supposed to leave. If in fact they were expecting it to affect landings and takeoffs I don't understand why they wouldn't have contacted the passengers and sent a plane earlier.
We are trying to help Tricia get out but everything is booked solid. We are also trying to find the safest place on the island but it is so far away.
We cannot get in touch with anyone at Air Canada other than a ticketing agent who tried to help but to no avail.
Tricia is at the airport trying to get a flight anywhere.
I have contacted the TV station's news desks but haven't heard anything back yet.
We're praying non-stop that Tricia gets out the Cayman Islands as soon as possible.
Love,
Bob & Mary-Ellen xoxooxoxoxox
ditto here.
Ed and family
xoxoxoxoxox
We're doing the same.
Love, BJ & Bob
Perhaps Lucy's riddle is timely, this is where we could use a devotion to St. Christopher. Maybe he could carry our traveller, Tricia, out of the Caymans.
Lots of Love
Ed
Dear Lui and Marie,
We are counting on the power of prayer to provide Tricia with a swift and safe exit from Grand Caymen. It seems we can do little else to reach her when she is so far away.
Love and prayers today more than ever,
Louise
Hey Lou
We are praying also.
Marty and Karen
Thank you everyone for the prayers.
Tricia called and American Airlines has added flights tomorrow as late as 6:45 PM. They are on the list of people wanting to go on that flight but they have not yet been assigned seats.
At 11:00 am this morning the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for Cayman which means hurricane force winds can be expected within the next 36 hours. Unfortunately they are predicting that it will be a Category 5 hurricane like the one that hit New Orleans.
What is most disturbing is that while Air Canada cancelled the flight at 12:40 pm Sunday afternoon, there will be no adverse effects from the hurricane until after midnight - according to the NHC. At the same time AC cancelled their flight the other airlines added other flights. Unfortunately when Tricia checked into other flights on Thursday she was told they could not book because she was already on a flight that was scheduled to leave in good time. I checked with AC on Friday and was told that the flight was scheduled and there was no reason it shouldn't. Some time between Friday afternoon and earlt Saturday morning AC cancelled the flight but did not notify anyone!Tricia still has not heard a word from AC and you wonder how many other AC passengers don't know yet that their flight is cancelled!
Thom, do you know anyone at the Globe and Mail? I spoke to Tricia a few minutes ago and she wants an appointment to discuss what she will have gone through when she gets back.
Betty Jo,
I did not miss your answer to my latest riddle - some 40 blog entries back. Of course, it is correct.
The wall hanging was our gift to Mom and Dad at our first big family reunion in 1981. We all pitched in on the costs of materials and I designed and made the hanging. It is currently on display in the spare bedroom of Mom's suite.
The symbols that I chose were meaningful at the time; some remain so to this day.
Mom's and Dad's squares are at the center of the hanging. Each contains a simple heart shape, one with a cross and the other with an arrow, for the woman and man at the head of our family.
Sixteen 20cm squares are arranged into four rows. In the top row are BJ (pen and paper), Vic (flute), Louise (taxi) and Mary-Ellen (an open book). Next come: Tony (the Antonini name), Lui (accountant's dollar sign), Mom (heart) and Ed (trowel). The third row includes: Marcia (musical note), Dad (heart), Christine (painter's palette), and Mike (office desk). In the bottom row are Marty (keyboard), Len (football), Therese (horse) and Rob (drums).
It was an impractical but impressive gift then ... and a blogversation piece now.
Time for another riddle:
TILES OF GLASS, (THEIR SIZES VARY)
PIECED TO FORM AN ARTIST'S MARY.
Love, Lucy
Thanks for keeping us posted, Lui; our prayers will continue until we know that Tricia is home, safe and sound.
Lucy
Lou, as matter of fact, I do know a couple of Globe and Mail reporters. I'll let them know.
Proving once again that Air Canada has degraded into one of the worst airlines in the world.
Lou and Marie:
We have added our prayers for tricia as well.
Happy belated birthday Len.
I have only read a few of the last comments on the blog, and I have resigned myself to being able to read what I can at later date.
I am going to find BJs blexicon right now.
Catch you later.
Toe Knee
BTW Ed, I had the same kite dream, but it was Marty on the tail and he brought his piano.
Tone
Lui,
Thanks for the update. We are redoubling our prayers for a safe resolution to Tricia's ordeal.
We hope that Air Canada's irresponsible activity with regard to their passengers will be publicized and will force them to treat travellers with fairness and respect in the future. Either that or get them out of the business altogether.
Love, BJ
Lui & Marie, we are praying for Tricia's safe return home too...thanks for keeping us updated.
Found my dad - he was all tangled up in some of Ed's kite string.
Fly kite fly.
Go Riders Go.
Sonia
I tracked the Bugle down. It was in yesterday's unopened mail. I think the rest of the mail were just bills so I threw them away.
Excellent Blexicon BJ!!
Toe Knee
So that's where I got the idea to just throw my bills away....
Uncle Lui and Auntie Marie,
We're praying for Tricia as well. The action of Air Canada is, ugh, I don't even think I have a word for it. Tricia, come home safely and speedily!
Thank you for keeping us all updated.
Hugs and prayers,
Barbara
Of course, I want the story to get nationally disseminated, but I wouldn't be much of a reporter if I didn't go after it myself. We have a daily paper in our chain that is distributed all over the province, maybe you could get Trish to give me a call when she can, I'll at least get the ball rolling in B.C.
I'm posting this for Lui, who isn't at his computer right now. He just called now and told me that Tricia ran into some Price-Warehouse Cooper people ( her CA firm ) at the airport. They have a charter plane there and they had 4 seats left. When they found out about Tricia's work history with them and also about her medical condition, they gave her and Dave 2 seats on the charter, which is leaving the Cayman Islands in a couple of hours. The plane will be landing in Orlando tonight, and Tricia will let Lui & Marie know once they are there. I don't know the details. Lui will probably fill you in later, but he wanted you to know that right now, it looks like Tricia will be out of there long before the hurricane hits.
Thank you, God!! and thank you Price Waterhouse Cooper!!
We'll all breathe easier once we hear that Tricia & Dave have touched down in Florida.
Thanks everyone.
With love & gratitude,
ME xoxoxoxoxoxoox
Thanks for the update, Lui and Mary-Ellen. It is such a relief to know that Tricia will soon be on her way home. We will keep praying until she is safely in your arms, Lui & Marie.
Love, BJ
I am speechless. Amen.
Lucy
Maybe there's more to the good St. Christopher than we know.
My spirit was moved with Mary-Ellen's chartered flight report.
My heart is in my throat.
Amen
Thom, what number can I reach you at? Or give me a call at home 403-279-6067
Hi Mary Emily.... Grandma and I have been wondering how your 19th birthday is going.
We know you'll be having a great time with your Mom and your sister after their long road trip to be with you for your celebrations.
We hope this has been one of your best birthdays ever. Believe it or not, they just keep getting better.
Can you hear us singing?
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday, Dear Mary
Happy Birthday to you.
Here's a toast to 19! Grandma is having hot milk and I am having Sprite. What are you having?
Love, kisses and best wishes
Grandma and Auntie Louise
Tricia phoned from Orlando, Fl. They just landed. In the past 10 years during her fight against leukemia, I have never heard the panic and helplessness I heard in her voice this morning after she discovered the cancellation of her flight and we confirmed it with our call to Air Canada.
We just discovered that Air Canada's web site is listing the flight as scheduled now. And I could have booked a seat for just over $1,000. I am more upset now than I was before!!
As far as I am concerned, the withdrawal of the flight was absolutely irresponsible. The panic it caused our family is inexcusable and I cannot begin to explain how I feel about it.
Touchdown in Orlando!!!!!
That's what I'm talkin about!
I have something in my eye, both actually.
Thanks for keeping us informed Lou. Lots of love is going out your way.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET MARY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Lui,
I regret the panic that this day has brought Tricia and the terrible upset that your entire family has suffered because of Air Canada's action.
Earlier this evening, Mom and I read on the TV news that Air Canada was putting on extra flights to bring Canadians home from the Caribbean and Grand Caymans.
We wondered whether there had already been so much negative reaction to the cancellation of flights that the airline was forced to reconsider.
I'm so relieved that Tricia is safe. The aftermath of this latest trauma is bound to take its toll on all of you. Take good care of one another. We love you!
Louise
We're so glad to hear that Tricia is safe in Orlando. What a life this blog has taken on, becoming an instant prayer chain in our family! We'll continue to pray for a safe journey home.
Speaking of touchdowns, we could use a couple here in Regina... :-S
Yeee-Haw!!! Tricia is out of the Grand Cayman!I have the same thing in my eyes, that Ed has in his eyes.Thanks Lui, for letting us know. The charter flight got her out early and that's a good thing.My respect for Price Waterhouse Cooper has certainly soared today.
Welcome back to North America Tricia. Have a peaceful flight back to Calgary.
Happy 19th Birthday Mary.
LOL,
ME xoxoxoox
OOPS! I meant welcome back to MAINLAND North America! Love you.
With love & happiness,
ME xoxoxoxoox
speaking of the roughies, what's going on with the game???? i heard there was a hail storm and it's in a delay with 13 minutes left and our boys in green down by 5
The game is back on in about 3 minutes thomas and you can try to pick it up on line on 620ckrm.com
woo hoo, edmonton is punting
Thanks for the tip Uncle Robert
the game is also playing on CBC regina... gotta love satellite tv
that's what i'm talking about!
We love Fred Perry
and Matt and Kerry, of course
I SMELL GREY!!!
game over
Good morning Canada,
What a night. The riders came out ahead in an exciting touchdown filled game, stalled for an hour due to a little thing called lightening, just one of Mother Nature's light shows, still...the most exciting touch down of the night... was the one in Orlando.
Lou, you are amazing...
you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them;
"Hold on";
My favorite poem...If has always reminded me of Lou...my big brother.
Lucy here,
Tricia ... welcome home!
Holly ... you are so right about the blog becoming an instant prayer chain. We have laughed, cried, sung, told stories, solved puzzles, reminisced and even prayed together in this family room we call blogland.
BJ ... please bring extra copies of your blexicon. I may qualify as the bloghog but you've got to love those blurkers,too. My favorite word in blogjam, both for its sound and for the image it creates in my mind.
Thom ... Grey is a wonderful aroma. Go, Riders! Aren't you lucky that your Uncle Robert was blurking at just the right time during last night's game?
Ed ... no wonder that quotation reminds you of Lou. Do you have the name of the poet?
Love, Lucy
Lucy again,
I scanned back over some 30 entries and did not find one attempt at solving my latest riddle. That is so unusual that I am going to post it again just in case it got lost in our latest prayer-filled blogburst.
Marcia? are you blurking? you should get this one - literally!:
TILES OF GLASS, (THEIR SIZES VARY)
PIECED TO FORM AN ARTIST'S MARY.
Love, Lucy
Thom .... I see that you have not yet been able to award kudos to the person who deciphers ROTFKMWL. Like my riddle, your challenge has probably been overlooked. This family does not give up easily!
Here's my attempt - does it stand for "rolling on the floor killing myself with laughter"?
Luce
Louise the answer to your riddle is the display Dad created with mosiac tiles that depicts Mother Mary. It is about three or four ft tall and about 18 inches wide.
Lucy, one more time
While I am having this series of blogbacks, I have a question to ask. What is the meaning of that BTW expression that people use from time to time?
LOL By The Way!
Wow, Lui, that was a quick response! Good eye on Dad's beautiful mosaic Mary.
Mom tells me that the existing arrangement of glass pieces on a wood backing is the result of a restoration project by our brother, Ed.
Apparently Dad made two, perhaps even three of these exquisite madonnas that he designed in glass. Auntie Vic had one and Mom had another; but pieces were missing from both.
Ed has managed to make one glorious piece of art by combining parts from two of Dad's originals.
Mom also says that Marcia has admired this collaborative work and loves its story. As my riddle suggests, Mom wants Marcia to have this Marian panel someday.
In a lighter, more-playful vein, here's a poser:
EYES ARE BEGGING; HANDS ARE SET...
"ARE YOU FINISHED WITH THAT YET?"
LOLOL, Lucy
BTW .... oh, brother!
YGTBK!
Lucy
Rudyard Kipling
If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!
Btw, you are correct on rolling on the floor killing myself with laughter, Luce.
Here's a little story that boosts your faith in humanity.
Ever since Lorraine left, I haven't seen my Sunday Missal. It's a beautiful leather-bound New St. Joseph edition given to me on my 41st birthday, June 7, 2004 by my parents.
Usually, Lorraine carries the Missals in her purse, so I figured she either had it or she had tidied it (as she is wont to do). Yes, I am a man, therefore, if something is not in plain sight it is lost.
Last night I did what any self-respecting man would do when faced with a lost item. Honey, where's my missal, I asked.
"Is it in the bookcase?" No.
"Is it in the drawer?" No.
"Maybe you left it at church?" But, honey, you always carry the Missals.
Anyhoo, I got to the church (also St. Joseph's coincidentally) a little early this morning and took a look around. Sure enough, it was sitting right there in one of the pews and has been obviously since July 22, the last time we went to church together before she left.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, you'd think something like that would be safe in a church, but you just never know with people.
Nice new one, by the way, you've got to be kidding.
No, not kidding!
Hey Lou
Looking forward to seeing at Trish home.
Hey Louise
I love your riddles. They are so well done. I think it goes without saying that everyone is going to want a book of "Lucy's Riddles" someday. I would guess the answer to your last riddle but like thomas once said, that might be unfair. I'll wait until the end of the day...then it's mine to guess.
Martin S
wow - just 94 entries since i last blogged friday at 2, only took 45 minutes to catch up. i could'nt read fast enough to get the latest news about trisha - thank god for her safe return.
lui and marie you are an inspiration to all of us on how to love a child.
love mike and diane
b.j. - i can't believe you did'nt mention "the best" music for the day. christmas!!!!
thomas - i'm suprised you picked a hot dog over butlers. are you daft son.
ed - you should maybe pick up some sleeping pills for this week.
marty, thomas, marty and marty, i can hardly wait to hear you jam. 4 bandmates, any chance of a beatles tribute.
nice to hear from you len, i forgot about dad grabbing our toe, to wake us up, so he would'nt disturb the other five kids sleeping in the three bunk beds when we left with him early in the morning because we had a baseball game or something to do in the city that day. i can remember having the whole house to myself while dad worked, it was the neastest feeling. occassionally marcia would drive me in and she'd spend the day with me in that good old big house, and there was a different smell to the house, i guess because i'd been away from it. one time, marcia, len and i ended up in the ditch on the nine mile stretch, and i remember ed telling me when dad heard about it they were at 1140 garnet, it only took dad about 10 minutes to get from the house in the city to the nine mile stretch, about 30 miles away. i guess dad was'nt too worried about getting a speeding ticket that day. thanks for the memories len.
happy 19th mary
i'm running late again.
taxi!!!!
Mike, I do believe your speed-reading has got the better of you. It was not I who requested a hot dog. I am fish 'n chips all the way, buddy!
Well, this is turning out to be just about a perfect day. Went to church, came home made myself a nice leisurely brunch, watched a little baseball, napped on the couch for a couple of hours.
The only thing that could make it better would be if my sweet lorraine were here.
Did I ever tell you about my buddy Danny. He was also married to a woman named Lorraine. Unfortunately, he also had designs on a woman named Clearly. When Lorraine found out she left him. He was upset at first but then shrugged and said: "Oh well, I can see clearly now Lorraine is gone."
hmmm, kind of a bloglull going on
Lui,
So happy to hear Tricia made it out of the Caymans. Is she back in Calgary yet?
Mike,
Christmas isn't music for the 'day'. I listen to it every day in December and several times in July because I can't wait a whole year to listen to it again. Some music requires much more than one day.
Lucy,
I agree; we should have a book of your riddles, but how to collect them?! Do you have a record of all of them. If not you will need a researcher to go through the 2600 plus postings to find them.
Love, BJ
I just got home from picking apples. I had picked three bags full before I realized if I stood on the ladder and shook the hell out of the branches, I didn't have to pick, they just fell off. Should have had a hard hat though.
Your Lorraine story was Hilllarryus Thomas. Hope I spelled that right.
ROTFKMWL
I like it when in the time it takes you to type out your entry, someone else has slipped one in on you. Of course when typing at my speed there's always the chance of multiple entries being there. No, I didn't miss it...a "blogjam".
Hey Mike,
When I drove dad to the hospital when he had his first heart attack I wasn't about to waste any time but when I ripped through the green light at Cameron and Dewdney he calmly said to me..."You're going too fast, slow down". I guess he wanted to teach me the responsibilty of driving, more likely he wasn't comfortable driving at the speeds he did without being behind the wheel.
Which Lorraine story did you think was highlaireeus (note correct spelling), Ed? The church Missal story or the one about my buddy Dan?
Mike, coming up on 677 and you know, I'm starting to think we might make 777... boy, was I wrong!
I hope Marty doesn't forget about Lucy's latest riddle, it's going to be a long way back. Hey BJ, how about bloglected: a blog entry so far back it becomes overlooked.
Thomas, your story about your buddy Dan is the one I'm talking about.
It reminds me of Roy Rogers and the cougar:
Roy had just bought a new pair of alligator skin shoes and was very proud of them. On his ranch that evening he was attacked by a cougar and saved his own life by repeatedly kicking at the cougar before it gave up it's quarry. Roy was none the worse for wear but his new shoes were chewed up beyond repair.
Roy was very upset and went after the cougar, after a few days of tracking, he caught up with the cougar. He picked up his rifle, aimed, and with one shot, killed the cougar.
He placed the cougar on the back of his horse and rode back to town with it. People gathered around to have a look at the big cat. Dale Evans came out of the hotel and asked, "Pardon me, Roy, is that the cat that chewed your new shoes?"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Cat that chewed your new shoes. Priceless.
Did you know I used to play Dale Evans in a Cabaret Show?
Then there's the story of the flightless Rarey Bird whose owner decided to get rid of him by loading him in a wheelbarrow and dumping him off a cliff.
The guy changed his mind when the bird screeched: "It's a long way to tip a Rarey".
BJ, Tricia gets home at 11:40 tonight and she has called and emailed us as she moves from place to place. She is obviously extremely anxious to get home.
Thom, your story sounds like a good start to a song:
I can see clearly now Lorraine is gone,
I can eat all popsicles in the fridge,
Gone are the big huge suppers that made me fat,
You know the grass is always greener over the ridge.
I think it needs a little work though!
Lucy again,
BJ ... I do have a written copy of all my riddles, the dates I entered them and the names of the people who solved them.
Sonia ... so, what did you do to embarrass Justin on his 15th birthday? We're waiting to hear, if you're willing to tell.
Marty ... I might have succeeded in convincing bloggers that you were born in 1958. 1967 is too much of a stretch. We love you no matter when you were born! For now, just enjoy being 50; there's no turning back.
Thom ... if your beautiful letter-bound book had been a copy of a best-seller (other than the Holy Bible), I doubt if you would have found it - even in church. Nice story of boosted faith, though.
Gotta go now...I'll be back.
Love, Lucy
Lui ... thanks again for the latest update on our favourite traveller. We don't need one of those fancy satellite tracking systems with you around. Please give Tricia our love when she lands in Calgary tonight.
Louise
Woo hoo! I think I just inadvertently started a new thread.
The really bad, play-on-song-title joke thread.
The blog is like a living entity.
I hope it doesn't have access to nukes!
Hey Thom.
Paul McCartney, Pete Townsend, and Mick Jagger were comparing gifts that they had received over the years. Paul showed the other two a ring made with jewels cut and fitted into the shape of a beetle and said he had received it from the Queen as a thank you for sharing his music. They both agreed it was impressive. Pete Townsend showed the other two a necklace with gold letters an inch high that spelled 'Tommy' and said that he received it as a thank you for composing the rock opera. They both agreed it was impressive.
Mick Jagger then showed the other two a loaf of brown bread and said that he had received it after concerts in Algiers. Paul and Peter said that it was nice but not as impressive as their gifts.
Mick said 'I know, it's only a Moroccan roll but I like it, like it, yes I do.'
Patient: 'Doctor, I can't stop singing 'The green, green grass of home'.'
Doctor: 'That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome....'
Patient: 'Is it common?'
Doctor: ”It's not unusual....'
You never should have got me goin'
I'm suprised Lui didn't come up with something like the following:
I Can See Clearly Now the best-known hit of pop-singer song-writer Johnny Nash, born John Lester Nash Jr. in 1940, Houston Texas.
Early on, he was an actor. He also wrote and sang the theme song for the Mighty Hercules cartoon in the early '60s (one of my all-time faves).
Bob Marley's Wailers was the backup band on I Can See Clearly Now. It has been covered by Jimmy Cliff and the song has been featured in at least two movies.
Nash is apparently currently digitally remastering his music.
Marty should have a mil...er, a bunch of these.
He used to tell me I should sing solo...so low nobody could hear me.
Then he'd say he didn't mean it and that I really should be on stage...the next one out of town.
One more and that's it:
A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack.
'Miss Whack, I'd like to get a £30,000 loan to take a holiday.'
Patty looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name. The frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that it's okay, he knows the bank manager.
Patty explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral.
The frog says, 'Sure. I have this' and produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed.
Very confused, Patty explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office.
She finds the manager and says 'There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow £30,000 and he wants to use this as collateral.'
She holds up the tiny pink elephant. 'I mean, what in the world is this?'
The bank manager looks back at her and says...
( wait for it)
.....'It's a knickknack, Patty Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone.'
Groan...
Can't wait to hear that Tricia's home in the arms of her family. Please tell her to post when she has a minute; we all can't wait to hear from her "in person". The comedian Dane Cook imagines heaven is like Arrivals at an airport and when you arrive, all your ancestors are standing there pointing at you saying "there he is!" and waving madly. I am getting the same image from this blog: although Tricia's family will be the ones to greet her at the airport in person, it feels like all of us here in blogland are standing in a virtual airport, waiting anxiously for Tricia's arrival.
Thank you, Lui, for the latest info on Tricia. Please give her a hug for us when she FINALLY arrives home.
Lucy,
Waiting for the book to come out! You are your own records keeper and archivist. Well done!
love, BJ
i get it the message b.j., why did'nt you just say christmas music is a whole other stratisphere!!
sorry thomas, it was ed who picked the hot dogs. i take back my comment ed, you can choose whatever you want, old buddy, old pal.
lui - 11:40, what a great time for tricia to get back.
love mike
the difference is ed can have butler's any time
Hey Lucy
I guess your riddle was a tough one,(for everyone else).
Karen and Keaghan and I went to Johnston's canyon a few years ago and we met up with a swirl of baby golden mantled ground squirrels. We stopped to have a picnic and they attacked us. One little guy jumped up on my arm and tried to take my sandwich. I grabed my food with my other hand and he ran up my arm over my shoulers and back down my other arm. They were so bold. I guess people fed them every day.
Anyway, he was so cute I painted a small picture of him begging me for food. That year the picture I painted of him won Best Of Show at the Art Essential Show at the Stampede grounds. I made prints of it and called it: "Are You Finished With That yet?". Mom has one in her suite.
Do I get another point Luce?!
Marty
Well, I was in the middle of my guess about Marty's painting and he sent his in ahead of me!!
Anyway, I just returned from Vancouver where Colleen and I spent the day on pins and needles waiting for news of Tricia. Imagine our joy when I checked the blog and found the good news there. Then we waited to hear from Lui and Marie about her arrival in Orlando. Oh happy day!
Kahless just noticed Marty's painting of the squirrel the other day. "what kind of animal is that? Who took his picture? Your brother painted it? I thought it was a picture (photo). He's very good."
And boy is he ever! I also have a whale and wolves to prove it.
Last few days and we'll be together - all the "lambs" will be home - right??
Later!
Marcia
Lucy is it the seven brothers sitting at the table waiting for dad to finish placing the gnocchi bowl on the table.
Well done Marty. We have the same picture hanging on the east wall of our living room. I can't eat anything in the living room without squirrelly looking over my shoulder.
Hey Marcia, I guess Lorraine didn't get in contact with you. She's basically studying 24/7. Too bad, though.
Oh, yes Marty,
You do get another point. You have not only correctly answered my riddle, you have provided details that only the artist could have known.
Thank you for the story of your trip to Johnston's canyon and your meeting with the golden mantled ground squirrels. You have captured one little guy perfectly and he rewarded you by winning Best of Show.
Yes, Mom has a print here in her suite and just yesterday she gave Father Koep the one that you had framed for him. That cheeky beggar of yours is a terribly popular creature.
I don't think the riddle was difficult; I think others were waiting for you to answer it. This one was for you! Good eye, Marty.
Here's a riddle meant for yet another brother:
A BALL OF FIMO - TAN, WHITE, BLUE -
A SON'S GIFT LOST...AND FOUND ANEW!
Love, Lucy
Very funny, Ed, .... but I'm turning down your response as an alternate answer to my latest riddle.
Love anyway, Lucy
Marcia,
This lamb is already here but her ewe is elsewhere. Should I try to find a stand-in? Will the rest of the symbolic flock be at our reunion?
Lucy
Hello everyone! THANK YOU THANK YOU for your prayers...I have absolutely no doubt that is why I happened to see the PricewaterhouseCoopers tent and why they were able to add Dave and my name to the flight manifest in the nick of time. There are so many people who will not be as fortunate to leave the island and right now the eye of the hurricane is only 160 miles away. I continued my prayers after our plane took off, for all those left behind. I am so glad to be back home and am very tired so I'll sign off. I thank you again for your prayers - it seems I take a lot of them from all of you, whether it is for the leukemia hurricane or the hurricane Dean!
I am so glad I managed to stay up for Tricia's comment. Welcome home special lady. See you real soon.
Love and prayers
Uncle Ed
Welcome home Tricia. How great to get the news of your arrival in Calgary from YOU! It is wonderful to have you safely back; we will continue our prayers for you and will rejoice in each victory you make in your on-going battle.
Marty, we were all waiting for your response to the riddle. Since we all have the print, we all knew the answer, but we really wanted you to get it.
Other brothers,
I will wait for one of you to answer the current riddle. (Even if if did know the answer).
Good morning Canada.
Love, BJ
Good Morning Canada,
And so begins the countdown, time to cross the t s and dot the i s. Oops, I guess that should have been done a long time ago. That's ok, we have until midnight Thursday.
Lucy might get a rest if you're waiting for THE brother to answer. I might have to make a call.
Off to work.
Later
BJ...How about blogbreak: taken instead of a coffee break... if you had a computer at work.
Tricia ... I told Grandma about your safe arrival home at 11:40 last night. Her eyes lit up at the sound of our familiar house number and she smiled that knowing, thankful smile she gets when our prayers are answered.
Welcome back!
Love, Louise and Grandma
Ed ... my riddles have always been up for grabs. Sometimes bloggers scramble to be the first to answer; at other times they politely give someone else the heads-up. Go figure that!
Lucy
Dear Tricia,
Welcome Home!!! I was amazed to see your entry last night. You must be exhausted after that ordeal, so rest, rest, and rest!
Love ya!
With love & gratitude,
ME xoxoxoxoxo
4 more big sleeps!
Welcome home Tricia!
I ended up getting popsicles for the team. I did't hand them out even.....through them in the shack, told the coaches they were in there in a Coors Light Cooler. Their eyes light up, but I told them I drank the beer already....
Justin was worried I was making cupcakes and told the coach they may be cupcakes after practice, Justin's coach looked at him in disarray and told him "if your mom brings cupcakes tonight - you will be called cupcake for the rest of the season..." so justin was happy to see popsicles in the shack and not cupcakes...
Just got Friday off!
See you all soon.
This is where two or more were gathered on the blog and now She is in our midst... Thank You... Thank You.
Welcome back Trish.
Love,
Uncle Marty
`
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
- G.K. Chesterton
We are all wonderfully happy that Tricia is home.
Marty's " Thank you.... Thank you", says so much!
Love,
ME xooxoxoxoxx
Sorry Guys
I messed up on this thing so I really didn't mean to post thoses last two blips.
Love,
marty
Marty,
You shouldn't take the blame for what the other Marty's are doing....
or should you? Since it still is you and all?
Hmmmm...
Sonia
Hey Sonia
You talkin'to me?....
Marty
Welcome home Tricia! HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love to everyone.. only 4 more days.. I can't wait to see you all!
Cousin Barb
welcome back tricia.
just four days to go
mike
you slipped one in while i was posting barb, i'll say 3 days, 11.5 hours.
3 days, 12.5 hours blog time
No Marty, I was talking to you.
Lucy,
I talked to my brother Rob and he gave me the go ahead on the riddle. He is really busy getting work done so he can take the weekend off.
The little orb you are refering to in your riddle is the world Robby made for mom quite some time ago, I believe she was in the hospital at the time and I think it was misplaced up there. In any case she did get it back and it is still on display in her suite.
What's our next riddle?
We don't have much time left.
I'm sure glad someone answered that riddle. It is one story that I never heard. (Or, at least, I don't remember hearing it--the memory is the first ......)
BJ
Sonia, does that mean he's going to get called popsicle for the rest of the season?
Welcome home Trish, call me when you're up to it.
It's almost eerie that you arrived home at 1140.
Wanna hear something else eerie?
I had only been in B.C. for two months and two weeks when I started covering the Ian Bush in-custody death, which most recently was the subject of a coroner's inquest.
Over the weekend Todd (publisher/editor) was pulling out all of our archives for our 100th anniversary edition to be published Aug, 29. He found a newspaper from 1939 (the year B.J. was born) that dealt with a coroner's inquest.
The name of the deceased?
Wait for it.
Thomas Barker!
Yes, Ed
Your answer to my latest riddle is correct.
Sometime after Dad died Robert made Mom a fimo world to hold onto. It is a small blue ball with white masses of clay at the north and south poles. The continents are vaguely represented by tan fimo pieces placed around the globe. The blue background forms the earth's oceans.
Mom tells the story about going over to 1140 Garnet after a break-in had taken place at the old house. She had Rob's fimo world with her and did not notice that she dropped it when she got out of the car in front of the house.
The police were already doing their investigation when Mom remembered her world. She retraced her steps to the curb, searching the ground as she walked along. A young officer asked her what she was looking for. She told him that she had lost the world that her son had given her as a gift.
The officer took time to help Mom with her search and it was he who spotted the fimo ball. He picked it up and handed it to Mom saying: "Wait till I tell my friends that I found the world today."
Mom no longer carries Rob's world around with her. It is sitting in a display case in her suite.
I think the fimo world riddle was inspired by the fact that every single item in Mom's suite has a story that makes the keepsake dear to her. This place is filled with such presents of love.
Here's another:
AN ARTIST'S GIFT SENT FROM DOWN EAST.
ON THIS GREY ROSE, YOUR EYES WILL FEAST.
Love, Lucy
What an eerie coincidence, Thom! I love stories like that. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
My husband, born December 7, 1946, had a similar experience when we were in Hawaii. He was standing on the Arizona monument in Pearl Harbour, reading the names of those who were killed during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour.
There he was .... DAVID BUTCHER!
Luce
Wow, on the fifth anniversary. That is kind of eerie.
Reincarnation?
I'm back with another prediction update:
Lou's birthdate 2708 is bloggo!
These are due to fall:
Mike 2775
Therese 2776
Mike 2777
These have possibilities:
Trish 2860
Sonia 2865
Rob 2888
These are way out!
Ed 3000
Marty #1 4500
Laughing Lucy
testing
Hi Lucy,
I think your latest riddle refers to the pencil drawing of the rose that Kenneth's wife, Johanne, sent Mom. This family abounds in artists, in every generation, and among the in-laws as well.
BJ
This is my fifth posting. I was denied access in the first three, changed my password, turned off the computer and finally got through. Has this happened to anyone else?
Man, talk about blogstration, otherwise known as blog frustration.
BJ
My name story: When I was in first year university there was a girl from Tennessee in my class. Her name was Betty Jo Barker. I was amazed to meet another "Betty Jo'. Little did I know that in a few years my name would be Betty Jo Barker!
BJ
I'm making up for all the blogs I lost with this blogrun. I figure if I post enough, the blog won't shut me out again. One of the suggestions made when I couldn't get back in was to contact the originator of the blog and ask for an invitation. What is that all about? Now, if I can only remember my new password.
BJ
Testing, testing 1 2 3
Still working, I see. I'm waiting to hear if this is a one-time occurrence or if others have experienced it, too.
BJ
Hi Mom. The problem with computers is they don't do what you want them to, they only do what you tell them to. This is what is commonly known in the vernacular of computer people as "user error." :-) Nice Blogrun, though, sorry to break it up.
I can't believe how fast the predictions are falling.
Only two big sleeps left until I hit the road. My clubs are in the trunk. My car is in the shop. My laundry is in the wash. My guitar is tuned and my heart is already in Regina.
Thomas.
So what user error could occur when I did every single thing exactly the same as usual?
It was a joke.
Some things are just inexplicable. Well, that's not generally true, it could probably be explained, but the question becomes is it really worth investigating?
Yes BJ,
You are right about the answer to my latest riddle. Joanne's pencil rose is exquisite in form, detail and texture. I am admiring it right now over the top of my computer screen.
Mom told me the story about how she came to receive Joanne's rose. Apparently Joanne asked you if you thought your mom would like the rose. When you said yes, Bob had it framed. He then sent the finished piece of art to Mom in Regina.
The mattings and frame complement the rose in every way. Mom also has a photograph of Joanne standing by her prize-winning painting of a glass of champagne that looks good enough to drink.
Yes, indeed, this family has more than its share of artists. We are blessed!
Let's get back to where it all began:
WHEN INTO THE WORLD WE CAME,
THIS BUILDING HAD ANOTHER NAME.
LOL, Lucy
Just had a chat with Tricia. Quite a compelling story. Perhaps I'm a little too close to it, but I think its extremely publishable and I will do my best to see that it sees print. Pitching it to the Globe tomorrow morning. We'll see.
Trish, one thing I did forget, Dave's last name?
Lucy again,
BJ ... by the time I got to the end of your blogrun, I was laughing so hard the tears were rolling down my cheeks.
Misery loves company, I guess. I feel so much better when others admit they have struggles with this technology.
Thom ... it's called user error, eh? I feel like the computer is programmed to trip me up at ever turn. I'm headed for error as soon as I hit the start button. I have a love/hate relationship with this technology, though, so I am not prepared to give up any time soon.
Luce
Hey, I have computer troubles too. Of course, my troubles are usually self-inflicted because I'm trying to make the thing do something I think it should be able to do, but it doesn't necessarily know how to do.
Anyway, it's amazing how the more you know, the less minor problems you have and the more major problems you have.
Oh yeah, that doesn't only apply to computers.
OK I have done it I'm Caught Up!!!
at 7:38pm (blog time) I marked the last post in my logs and now i have to Tallie the numbers and post them. I will do that tomorrow as it is now 11:30pm Calgary time and i have to go to bed before Midnight...or else...
At this point I will stop counting Until I get to Regina as we are leaving Wed Night to drive to Sask. I will see you on Friday at the Beach and maybe Louise will let me finish my Tallie on Friday night as to have the final Numbers for Saturday.
See you all Soon
Oh NO I'm not caught up I have been on the blog for 2+ hours and when I posted it refreshed the page I'm So close!!!
Its a job that's never done!
I give up for today!
Goodnight!
Hi Melissa... catch up??? hahahahahahahahaha... good one!
Another riddle answered. The Grey Nun's Hospital, I think even Rob made it before it changed hands.
Hey Lucy...NEXT?
BJ
ROFKMWL
You're invited. I can't say the same thing has happened to me but one time I punched in 3 different passwords before I realized I had left the last i off antonini in my user name.
Just color me maroon
I'm trying to think of something else to say, I can't go to bed before reaching 750. You out there Thom?
Buona notte.
You made it Ed. And of course I'm out here. Pacific time, remember?
3 days to go! Wohooo!!! Getting more excited as each day goes by! Better start some laundry and get the bags out to pack. Hitting the road on Friday and then Regina here we come!
Barb
Good morning Canada,
And then there were three.
We are expecting our company to actually roll into Regina tomorrow. Louise has been keeping us informed of their location. As of last night they were 1867km from base camp in Dryden...still in Ontario!!!!
Getting closer! The Gustafson clan will be descending on the beach after work around 6:00 - can't wait! Usually we make a pretty big footprint when we arrive at a home or event, but at least with this family our little family of 6 will just be a little drop in the bucket!
We're praying each night for safe travels for "Papa's family".
hi
Hi All,
It's getting very close now. Just a few days to wait. Speaking of waiting..........
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Waiting for the fish to bite,
Or waiting for wind to fly a kite,
Or waiting around for Friday night.
Or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake,
Or a pot to boil or a better break,
Or a string of pearls or a pair of pants,
Or a wig with curls or another dance.
Everyone is just waiting.
- Dr. Seuss
Waiting with anticipation,
ME xoxoxoxooxox
Hey hope everyone is ready for the weekend, you Regina people if your coming to the beach bring your lawnchairs. Thomas call me on my cell....
If you're coming to the beach
Can't wait to see everyone soon! Thomas...left you a message at home and work but thought the blog might get checked first! You can go ahead with the story....:)
Yes, Ed, good eye!
What is now the Pasqua Hospital here in Regina, was once the Grey Nuns Hospital run by a religious community founded by Marguerite D'Youville in the province of Quebec.
All of Mom's children were born in the Grey Nuns Hospital and many of us remember the nursing sisters going about the wards in their long habits. A statue of their foundress stood in an alcove above the front door of the hospital. A cross indicated that it was a
Catholic facility.
Mom tells me that BJ, Vic, Louise and our deceased brother, Luigi were baptized in the Grey Nuns Hospital. She thinks Mary-Ellen was the first Antonini baby to be baptized in Sacred Heart Parish Church.
Okay, Ed, be patient; here comes another riddle:
NUMBERS, LOVE AND COMMENTS SHOW...
FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS GREAT THINGS GROW!
Love, Lucy
I just lost a post. what is with that???
Thomas - Justin's nickname from last year will stick - Band-aid. He missed half the season last year with a messed up knee-cap.
Sonia
b.j. - my solution to your computor problems: i had all kinds of trouble with my computor up until six months ago, then i bought a new computor, and with all the new fancy anti virus stuff today, installed by a true professional computor geek, my computor works just as fast and efficient as the day it was installed 6 months ago. it is worth every penny i spent to what the computor generation calls upgrade. will it be work like this 6 months from now? only time will tell.
oh, i just realized theres only 2 days, 14 hours until reunion. its to late for you to get a new computor for the remaining time til touchdown. could we call it bloglate? or blogupgradecomputortoolate
i'm just rambling now.
taxi!!!
luce - i believe your referring to this blog that ed started march 18th of this year. would'nt it be something if we ended up wtih 3000 entries, eds guess - how appropriate.
tricia - its great to see you blogging again.
thomas - the tee times are booked, and the r.b. golf club are happy were coming!
love uncle mike
Good afternoon Canada.
Mike, I rarely have trouble with my computer, and when I do, it is my fault and I can usually fix it after a few tries. So I don't really need a new computer, just a new me, or at least a few new body parts.
Sonia, I know how you feel about losing your blog!
And Band-aid is kind of a neat nickname. Injuries are sort of a badge of honor with athletes. Stephen's lacrosse team used to have contests after a game to see who had the worst bruise.
Mary-Ellen, I love your latest quote. How appropriate, and of course, Dr. Seuss is always a great source.
Tricia, Can't wait to see you, too. It's been too long.
Lucy, I think I have the answer to your riddle, but I am going to leave it for Ed to solve. If he doesn't answer it with his next post, or if someone else doesn't do it first, I will give it a try.
Len, Not only ready for the weekend but looking forward to it with anticipation.
Holly,
Thanks for the prayers for all those travelling.
Love, BJ
Mike,
My answer is the same as yours, and you posted it while I was still writing my last message. Hooray for THE BLOG!
BJ
Len, remind me of your cell number. It's a few hundred posts back.
Also, remind us of the beach itinerary. My brother Stephen doesn't get in until 13:20, I'll either time my arrival in Regina to pick him up or drive back in from the beach to get him.
b.j. - i would leave it for ed, but he's already guessed 700 of them (i know - "how many") and he works until 4:30 this afternoon, so i did give him some consideration, but i just could'nt wait and i did sort of include him in my answer so its guessed and i'm 99.9% sure its the right answer, so we'll just have to wait for lucy.
thomas - lens cell # is 535-4111. 11 a.m. - walk to little arm. 1 p.m. - swimm at little beach. 3;00 p.m. - go fly a kite. 5:00 p.m. buts. dusk - you sing.
i gotta get back to work.
Hey guys
Can't Wait!!!
I'll be there.
Friday morning:
11:00 am Swim to Little Arm.
1:00 pm Walk on the Little Beach.
3:00 pm Fly Eddie's kite.
5:00 pm Eat
10:47 pm Find Eddie's kite.
10:48 pm Sing.
Sounds like fun.
Love,
Marty
1
2
3
4
5
6
2777 - i just had to do that
Mike,
Of course, you did!
BJ
Holly...your family will be like a little toe of the footprint The Mom's family will leave this weekend.
Great quote of the day ME... can't go wrong with Doc. Seuss.
My lawn chairs are packed Len, in with the kite.
See you soon Tricia...What a story!
Louise...I'm keeping my eye on you, I can't believe you can keep up to the rest of us solving your riddles.
Sonia...This blog almost didn't get a start when I lost the original post.
Mike...good job on the riddle, good job on the bookings, good job on 2777. You sure take a lot of taxis.
BJ... Good afternoon Canada...I like that, I'm going to borrow that from you. Nice entry.
Marty...ROTFKMWL
When I got home after work I was looking forward to reading 6 or 7 new entries. Try 26 or 27. Great blogburst.
Our visitors have reported hitting the Manitoba border and are estimating an early evening arrival tomorrow.
Whoa! Reunion starts tomorrow.
Lucy...they beat me to the riddle today. My answer for the next six are:
The slide at the Big Beach
The One Mile Barn on old 54
The field of Scott Collegiate
Dad with a mug of A&W rootbeer
The Station wagons
Barry Munger's dog...KING
Hah! I just got a call from Heather, she tracked down the building manager at Campion and got the letter we needed from him. I will pick up our liquor permit tomorrow. Another i dotted.
MAYDAY! MAYDAY!
Everything was going very smoothly for this reunion until the government got involved. I need to know what we are drinking on Saturday so I can purchase it from one of the government stores on Thursday. I figured we could do a bring your own booze but that's an ill eagle good buddy. I will send out an email for all you who don't read the blog.
Do some brain storming, get in touch with your kids, and get me some info fast.
This is definitely NOT a panic situation but you need to do a bit of work for me.
Fast Eddie
light beer for us, ed, labatts lite or coors light - thks
p.s. i'll be bringing a slurpee, so i won't drink to many beer myself.
you forgot this riddle answer ed.
"the high diving board at grassic pool"
i think that was the name of it - grassick, spelled with a k - correct me if i'm wrong
Where is Grassick Pool, or where was it?? i know of a grassick park...
or it that jurassic park....
i'll check out the beer situation with the brothers and get back to you ed.
i thought you and me were drinking sourpuss?? haha
I have had a good response to my querry about the liquor. Seven families heard from, seven to go.
Oh yes, Mike,
My latest riddle was about this bloggone blog itself.
It is not possible to overstate the blimpact of the blog on blurkers, blogettes, bloggers and blogwhizzes alike.
Blogmeister Ed began with the modest intention of posting information and getting feedback on reunion plans.
Instead he created a blogathon in a world called Blogland. We are blogstruck, Ed. Congratulations!
As our countdown continues, remember:
REUNION DAYS ARE MADE MOST FAIR
BECAUSE THIS LADY DRAWS US THERE.
Love, Lucy
I was just packing to leave for Regina (only one big sleep left) and I had one of those unbidden memories. Better get the tissue now, Ed, you might get something in your eye.
I was packing the cord for my Phillips shaver. One of my most vivid memories of Grandpa was shaving with a three-headed shaver. It didn't really matter where he was as long as he had access to an electrical outlet. I specifically remember him in the dining room of our townhouse on Costello Avenue, his jacket draped over a chair, wearing his suspenders. I can see him moving his mouth and chin the way he did, always with grace. Then he would tie his tie and put on the jacket and be ready to go.
Funny the things you remember. Now, I've got something in my eyes.
Lucy here again with another update.
These predictions have been wiped off the blog:
Mike - 2775
Therese - 2776
Mike - 2777
We are already threatening on these;
Trish 2860
Sonia 2865
Rob 2888
Ed's is looking good at 3000
Marty #1's 4500 is out of the question.
Go, Ed, our noble blogmeister!
Lucy
Ahh, Thom ... now you've got me crying, too. That's my Dad; that's my memory, too.
Luce
I gotta go with Grandma on your latest riddle Luce. Too easy.
And, on the previous one, this thing is truly amazing. I had a dream about several years into the future, in which Ed was accepting an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most prolific and long-standing family blog.
If we can do 3,000 entries (starting to look possible) in six months, even if we slow down after the reunion, imagine where we would be in a few years.
I'm starting to get really excited. The great thing about a road trip is you don't really need to pack a bag. I'm just throwing a bunch of crap in the back of my car. Tomorrow night at this time, I should be snoring away in my tent somewhere around McBride.
Woo Hoo!
Here's an abridged list of some of the crap in the back of my car, just in case anyone is simlarly inclined:
Golf clubs (duh)
Baseball gloves (and balls)
Texas Hold 'em poker set (only for cash)
Guitar (double extra duh!)
Portable cribbage set (we are going to the cottage)
Please let me know if I've missed anything important.
Oh yeah and my mandolin (just in case)
And maybe I'll bring my bass guitar, Marty.
Am I talkin' to you?
Whoa. I thought I'd check the blog once more before bed and I see Lucy posted a riddle, Thomas solved it, reminisced and loaded his car all in the time I was gone.
Thom
Dad bought a cordless later on and I remember him shaving while he was driving. To his credit though he wouldn't use the mirror he would just feel his face with his hand and hit any spots he missed. I use the same triple headed shaver, always have.
Thomas,
The contents of your car look good, in my case you're only missing the pumpkin seeds and slurpee.
I've been tracking Louise and Steve's progress out of the east on my road atlas, they arrive tomorrow evening. I've got a bead on McBride, what are your stops after that, I'll watch your progress from the west.
I can't stop now, two more entries and we hit 800. I'm so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely, wish I had someone to call on the phone. Pat would probably tell me Lou Christie did that, then I'd have to check with Lou. Lou's my reference for songs and the artists.
There we go 800...now I better get some rest, I need to be fresh, I have a big reunion this weekend, the rest of you should think about coming, I think it's time to go to bed.
Good night Canada.
That's cool that you're tracking Louise and Steve.
My projected itinerary****:
Wednesday
1600 leave Smithers
2200 arrive McBride
Thursday
0800 leave McBride
1000 Jasper
1400 Banff
1600 Calgary
2000 Medicine Hat
2300 Swift Current
Friday
0800 leave Swift Current
1100 Regina
1200 Regina (little) Beach
1300 leave Regina Beach
1400 Regina (pick up Steven at hotel)
1430 leave Regina
1530 Regina Beach (help find Ed's kite)
****This itinerary subject to change at the slightest whim.
Btw, although itinerary subject to change, I will be at Regina Beach at the latest on Friday evening for Fish and Chips and jamming.
Good morning Canada.
Congratulations on reaching 800 Ed. It looks like a few more predictions may fall by the weekend, but 3000-- maybe not.
Looking forward to being there soon.
Love, BJ
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