While Ed was solving the uploading pictures problem, I was writing in Chapter 4. I hope everyone got the message. In any case, there are now several hundred pictures at: http://flickr.com/photos/10588159@N03/
These pictures are compliments of Don, Marcia/Dennis/ Stephen and me. Hope you enjoy re-living the party through the pictures.
Holly, thanks. Ideally, I'd want to work at the Leader-Post, but I'd take something else to get Lorraine out of Northern Health. Does Jamie have an email I can send my resume to.
His email address is james.gustafson and then @ and then uregina.ca - hopefully that foils those "Nigerians" mining websites for emails addresses to send their scams and spams to...
Wow, I didnt realise that we were already done 4 and onto 5 already... So I will post again on this page.
I just wanted to let everyone know that "Tricia's Trotters" have already raised $2130.00 for the Leukemia Light the Night walk on September 29th. If all of our team members raise their individual goal, our team will be donating over $5200.00 to the walk!!!!!! Wow!!!! If anyone else would like to join us on the walk (you dont have to raise any funds to participate) go to Tricia's blog where you will find a link.
On that note, I just want to say that our family is so generous and supportive and I am so proud to be an Antonini.
Good morning Canada, Are we posting on 4 or 5? I check both every time I open, but would like to go to just one or the other. What is everyone doing now that the reunion is over? I am back teaching. This weekend is the big hot-air balloon festival in Gatineau, so I will be out chasing balloons. Bob has a bad cold so will be staying in watching tennis, hockey and some track and field. We are also awaiting the arrival of Louise and Steve. They should be home by Saturday or Sunday. Love to all, BJ
Dennis has a cold too. From what I hear, a few people are under the weather. My grandkids too. It must have been quite a party!
We are looking forward to seeing Len and Kelly out here. It's good to have that to help with the reunion withdrawal. We are going to go to Nanaimo to take in Campbell's game on the 8th.
Have a good Labour Day weekend. I'm sure it will include football for all of you Roughrider fans. Me too!
BJ ... like you, I check both 4 and 5 each time I come to the blog. Once we have all caught on to the change, I'm sure that we'll stay on 5.
Can you believe that one week ago today we were just gathering for a weekend of fun? If we ever thought that the real thing might not live up to our high expectations, were we ever wrong!
We got to enjoy 8 months of anticipation and four days of loving togetherness. Alleluia! Amen!
Hi everyone. I think we changed to 5 so that we could post pictures? I'm not sure how it works but I love uncle Bob's site with all of the pics on there.
We are all down with a cold also.. hmm... can you tell that there were a lot of people in one room for a long time? Miss everyone and love you lots.
We all have a cold as well! Well, every time I wipe a runny nose I'll consider it a little momento of our reunion!
Ellie had a nice birthday, though I doubt she recognized it as a day any different than any other. I'd post a pic if I knew how (does anyone?)! Eddie starts kindergarten today - neither one of us is very excited about it. This weekend we will be enjoying the hot weather at home, and taking in the 20th Annual Duck Derby out at Lumsden! The commencement parade consists of about 5 vehicles, including the mayor's car, the firetruck, and the high school band on the back of a flat-bed trailer, but they all throw candy, so we're not complaining!
A long time ago I suggested to Heather that someone should organize some sort of website that so we could keep up to date with what everyone in the family is doing - I guess now we have that!
In the absence of Ed (where is our fearless leader?) I will try to provice the answer to B.J., Mike and Holly's questions.
Ed created Chapter 5 in an attempt to allow for photo uploads. The problem is the same one I encountered way back when I created the Part II confusion. You put photos in a new post, but not in a comment (although I think you can link to external pics in a comment using some simple HTML). That's why I created my Barking at the Big Blog site. You can still send me stuff to post there, but I think my dad has already solved that problem with his flickr site.
In answer to B.J.'s other question, I am having a vacation from my vacation. As great as it was, I'm glad I have a few days before I have to go back to work. I slept in yesterday and today, but get this, both days I opened my eyes, looked over at the clock and it read 9:26. I watched some tennis (what an outfit Sharapova was wearing), golf and baseball. We visited with some friends Today I'll probably unpack, work on mine and Kenneth's new album liner notes (did I mention our new album KICKS BUTT!), watch some more golf and get ready for the labour day classic GO RIDERS!
Hey Kbub, do you think Mikey is trying to justify his inclusion on the President's Cup team. Hope he can hold it together for another three days. Tiger is +2 through six holes.
b@bigdog: Hey Kbub, do you think Mikey is trying to justify his inclusion on the President's Cup team. Hope he can hold it together for another three days. Tiger is +2 through six holes.
+1 through nine, now. Why does it feel to me like Tiger is safer at +1 than Weirsy at -6?
Thomas, when I was going to school in Wpg I used to wake up at 8:35 or 8:36 EVERY SINGLE DAY! This went on for months! Nowadays I am woken artificially, usually by Lui, usually an hour earlier than I would care to be.
Tiger can't seem to sink a putt to save his life today. Otherwise not playing badly, but you're right KBub, he could easily explode while Mikey blows up. We'll see.
I just got an email from Louise and Steve, they must know something I don't know because it looks like they're on the wrong track home. They're on Manitoulin Island of all places waiting for a ferry, or as Steve would call it... the Great Canoe.
Ed, Louise and Steve wanted to stop on Manitoulin Island because of the Indian history. They have been to the famous Wikwemikong Pow Wow there and had planned to stop there either on the way to the reunion or on the way home. BJ
it's hard to believe that this time last week we were sitting around the fire at the beach and listening to some great tunes!
now i am sitting at the table listening to jacob teach himself to play the saxaphone....ouch. this is very painful. if it wasn't dark outside i would go cut my lawn....
football! atom game in weyburn tomorrow, then the rams game, then just going to have to listen to the rider game on the radio on sunday..... we didn't get tickets!
oh, please someone teach the kid to play....oh no, now jacob is teaching jordon to play the sax so they can plan a band concert. i'm going to look for my flashlight. the noise bylaw doesn't kick in until 11pm. Not sure if I'll get a ticket for the saxaphone playing or for the lawnmower.
Everyone can thank me for not picking up the sax until this week. He may have tried to perform at the reunion....
Well, it's shaping up to be a great weekend for football. The U of S is kicking some Alberta butt 39-6. I just heard the Rams game is going to be televised tomorrow and, of course, 1 p.m. on Sunday, our Roughies take on the Boo Bummers.
B-dog, you're forgetting the biggest football news of all: college football starts this week! I'm freakin' pumped. Horns host AKState tomorrow @ 6pm CDT... spread is 39 points.
Sonia ... you have us laughing again over images of your sons giving their first saxaphone concert and you mowing your lawn by flashlight.
Holly ... how was Eddie's first day at school - for him and for you? We've heard about Lumsden's famously fun Duck Derby. Will the Rider fans among you be sporting transistor radios?
Bob ... Mom has already seen the reunion pictures you have posted. Dave set them up as a slide show for her to watch while I curled her hair. She is delighted and so are we. Thanks to you and to all the photographers who sent you their pictures so quickly after the event.
Cold catchers everywhere... Grandma is sorry to think that your first memento of our reunion weekend is a runny nose. As ever, she's praying ceaselessly for your good health and happiness.
It goes without saying that Mom hated to say good bye to her family; she misses having everyone around her.
This blog is a font of information. Islands, pow wows, sax players, noise bylaw? I didn't know, I'll have to talk to the teens next door about that one. They wanted me to quit practicing my guitar at 3am this morning. Football...a ton of it...well I guess that would be a bunch of tons of it, but, Thom and Kenneth missed the Vancouver Island Raiders game tonight at 7pm with Campbell Antonini calling the signals.
If you've just had a great reunion and you return to your hotel then sit in the lobby waiting for relatives to stroll in......you might be an Antonini.
sonia - i think the blackout is lifted for the riders game tommorow, so you can watch it on t.v.
ed - did you hear campbell and the boys won 97-0 last week, 2nd highest score in canadian junior football, the highest score ever was ottawa beat someone 109-0. kenneth and thomas is'nt that your home town?
For anyone who has a msn hotmail account, you have access to MSN Messenger and can send (to others who have hotmail accounts)huge files. So, for example, if Holly wanted to get her pics mounted on my flickr account, she could put her pictures in a folder and just drop the whole folder in a share folder in MSN Messenger. I would retrieve it and mount it on flickr. I have this going with my Calgary brother for other purposes and it works just fine.OTHERWISE, just send me pictures via email - I have a broadband account and a pretty fast computer so I suspect that the longest part of the job may be your sending them and not my receiving them. In any case, whatever I get I will put up and then advise all of you when I have done so. I have had the pleasure of seeing Holly's and Lindsey's pictures on Facepage and they are, indeed, very worthwile seeing. I hope this solves a problem and does not add one.
Oh yeah, and the Vancouver Island Raiders are taking on the Victoria Rebels tonight. I don't think it's televised here. I think Shaw has the TV contract.
Well, I don't have any ideas for a contest. But I can contribute the prize: Free Room and Board in Beautiful Austin, Texas! for the winner and a guest.
Seriously... somebody please come visit. I'm dyin' here.
Thomas, Holly was talking about my suggestion that we need a new contest. Our family tends to go a little crazy on puzzles and contests, so I guess it IS a bit like opening a can of worms. Austin is beautiful; we loved it, but maybe it was the company we were keeping. BJ
Mmm.. all this talk about the beautifulness of Austin... makes me want to visit Houston! That's where my brother Martin is. Sigh... Calgary has it's own beauty, I think, despite the fact that Martin phoned yesterday and told me it was 39 degress C outside in the evening. :)
Hey. I didn't know Martin was in Houston. I had to travel to another country to find out about a website where I could go to learn that I have a cousin who lives just down the road.
Hey Kbub.. yes.. it's funny, isn't it? We have such a big extended family that we are spread EVERYWHERE! Martin has been in Houston for almost a year now. He managed to come to Calgary for a quick visit a couple of weeks before the reunion, but because he travels with his job and had a trip the same week as the reunion, he couldn't make Regina for the reunion. Some days Texas feels so very far away.
Hugs to Texas (and to everywhere else that there are Antonini's)
Yes, Luce, that's what it is, I smell Grey Cup. That last drive was reminiscent of Ronny Lancaster (except for the quarterback running the ball into the endzone on the last play... brilliant!)
Looks like almost a clean sweep yesterday.
VI Raiders 32... Victoria Rebels 22
U Texas 21...... Arkansas State 13
Too bad about the Rams and Mikey Weir, who pretty much shot himself out of both the tournament and the FedEx Cup yesterday with a 74.
As for me, it's hard to believe I am down to the last day of my vacation.
At least it was a good one. Spent the morning just puttering around then Lorraine and I went for a nice walk ALL the way around Smithers (about an hour). Watched a very exciting finish to the Deutche Bank. Congratulations Phil Mickelson, not too many players survive a final round pairing with Tiger and win. He deserves that number 2 in the world ranking he just earned with the win.
Now, I have a very aromatic shrimp curry simmering on the stove for supper in an hour or so. Mmmm mmmm.
I hope there's something interesting going on at the courthouse tomorrow to help me ease back into writing the news.
Oh my, I hope this silence isn't an indication the blog is dying. It's my first day back at work and you're leaving me little option except to actually work.
Lucy here, September 4th seems to be a slow day on the blog. Mom(Grandma/Great-grandma/etc.)saw her doctor this morning. Among other things, he asked her about the recemt reunion weekend with her family. She talked about being overwhelmed by the presence of the 100+ family members and friends who came to celebrate with her. He told her how lucky she is to have such a large and loving family. The sparkle in her eye said: "I agree!"
Hello Everyone, Thanks for the up-date, Lucy. The reunion did bring a sparkle to Mom's eyes, and to about 100 other pairs of eyes as well. I loved being with the whole clan and am missing that wonderful coming together. It was so short but spectacular!
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. -Richard Bach
This kind of takes the sting out of missing everyone. I know we will meet again, sooner or later. I'M COUNTING ON THE SOONER! I know we will have little visits with each other, now & then, and here & there. Mini reunions will be happening as people visit each other, talk on the phone, send emails and letters, even in our thoughts! Enjoy every encounter!
Mary-Ellen, I love your quote of the day.It does take a bit of the edge off of the leave-taking. I will be looking forward to any mini-reunions we can manage. Thomas, I think the blog will pick up again and probably go in spurts. I am certainly going to check it every day and make sure there is at least one posting every day. Hey everyone else out there in blogland, give us a shout. Love, BJ
Lucy and David, A fond farewell, and have a safe journey home. We will be in touch by both e and snail mail, and of course will meet often on the blog. Lots of love, take care, BJ
Me, too. I also say bye to both of you and thanks for all you've done for Mom, now and over the years. I sure wish Scotland was closer, but thank goodness we have the Blog, mail & phone! I love you lots.
"Parting is such sweet sorrow" - how true. Thanks to everyone who made it to the reunion and made it so memorable. Bob, thanks for posting all those pictures - I haven't viewed them all yet, but there are bound to be hundreds of beauties. Long live the blog! LTA, Michele
I can hardly believe that it is almost 2 weeks since we left Ottawa to attend the reunion. It was so wonderful to be together that I am having trouble settling into a routine. Each day is a little better, but I am still missing people. I hope we will stay in touch through the blog once we are all re-acclimatized.(Is there such a word, or is that a redundancy?) Anyway, love to everyone. Good night Canada and Texas. BJ
Holy Toledo! The blog is on fire! It took me a week to get back my energy to post on my own blog, and catching up on this one almost as long! A few responses to the many many lovely posts...
I too have recently learned to play the piano - Dad too, as he got a keyboard for us and I bought some music books...we're loving it!
Okay Thomas - how many cousins do we have? My numbers are wrong I think but I don't know that yours are right either! You know you're an Antonini when you don't know how many cousins you have.
My sweet Ellie - belated birthday wishes - there are so many wonderful photos of your sweet smile on my camera.
Mikey's unfortunate day 3 and 4 last week saddened me but I am still excited for the next two weeks going to 70 and then 30 for $10Million! They'll be a few more going for the pin!
I'll try to send my pics to you Bob on messenger - I have about 55 of the kite-flying alone!
Kenneth I am coming to Austin Oct 12-14 for that Lance Armstrong event and will have my details next week so I'll let you know!
The request for contests...mmm...maybe I'll have another sleepless night again and put something together!
Lindsey's nice advertisement for my Tricia's Trotters team was appreciated - she herself has raised over $1400 already (she failed to mention this) so she deserves lots of credit, as well as for doing that amazing compilation of our family "manual blogging"
I sure got a lot of energy from seeing all my angels at the reunion. When I introduced the contest, I meant to thank everyone for their prayers as that was likely why I was able to attend the reunion. So, belated thanks for all your prayers!
And thanks for all who helped arrange, plan, roll rice krispies, caramel corn, unplug beach toilets, play piano, sing, strum, reserve space, clean, set up, load, laugh, visit, cry, smile, share stories, invent stories, find golf prizes, travel with big golf prizes, lose keys to golf carts (and find them:)), have and love and nurture a large family (grandma and grandpa), eat fish and chips, take pictures, pose for pictures, maintain the campfire, run with kites, fly kites, fetch fallen kites, drive cars with kites out the windows, host relatives, pray, cry again, and smile again. It was magnificent.
Auntie Louise, it's 10:00 and the last little one is finally asleep... I was hoping to pop up for one last real-life visit, but I guess I'll have to settle for the blog...TGFB! (Thank God for Blogging!)
I'm back again with a quick farewell to everyone. Thanks for all the well-wishes as we leave Canada for our home in Scotland.
Our flight leaves Calgary tomorrow night and we should be in St. Andrews sometime Friday evening. We'll have two days of blogging to catch up on by then.
Happy skies to you, until we meet again. Happy skies to you, keep smilin' until then. Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather. Happy skies to you, 'till we meet again.
Some skies are happy ones, Others are blue. It's the way you ride the sky that counts, Here's a happy one for you.
Happy skies to you, until we meet again. Happy skies to you, keep smilin' until then. Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
My Antonini Family tree file, even as a .pdf, was over 30 MB which made it practically impossible to send around by email. I now have the 2008 version of Family Tree Maker and for some weird and wonderful reason, it allows the production of the full tree in .pdf and the size is miniscule comapred to the old version.
So anyone who is a family member can have a copy via email and the size of the file is only 664 KB - even the slowest of your computer systems should be able to handle it. Just send an email asking for a copy. Also, please spread the word among the non-bloggers.
Speaking of the Riders, my official prediction is they will finish the season in first place with 28 points to B.C.'s 25. The Lions will finish off Calgary in the Western semi-final setting up the final at Taylor Field where our Roughies will launch their way to the Grey Cup with a 22-18 victory.
In the East, Winnipeg will manage to hold onto the first place spot (based on strength of remaining schedule). However, Montreal will hammer Toronto in the Eastern semi and ride that momentum to the championship game.
Look for a Sask-Quebec final and get the champagne ready!
Thom you called it - Brian & I also predict Sask in the final and as most of you well know - the Grey Cup's in Toronto! Come on everyone - under the SkyDome, weather is not an issue - let's have another mini-reunion "Grey Cup style" in Toronto - whaddya say?!
Good morning Canada, Texas, California and Scotland. It's good to see the blog is continuing, but some of us are missing. Where is everybody? I am back to a full teaching schedule and looking forward to Kenneth and Johanne's visit later this month. I know Vic is in Regina and Lucy is on her way to Scotland. Is everyone back to work and too busy to blog? Love, BJ
I have no excuse for just blurking except that I'm still reeling from reunion withdrawal. I can't wait to meet up with the group in Calgary on the 29th.
We went to the Lumsden Duck Derby on the weekend and there were about 5000 people there and I knew about 7 of them...that after spending a weekend with 100 people and I knew each one. Whoa! I'm reeling again.
Well, I didn't get a call telling me that I won something in the Duck Derby....guess my duck was being too social, hanging out in the back of the crowd, making some friends, forgetting he was there to win. I'll get a different duck next year.
I can't even begin to make a prediction for the Riders, I took a random stab at picking some NFL teams in a $5 pool the other day - this should be fun.
Dennis and I are looking forward to seeing Len and Kelly tonight. They are coming through Victoria on their way to Nanaimo to see Campbell play football this weekend
It's nice to have these mini-reunions and we have to appreciate any time we have together. Then when we share the memories of it with others, they become a part of it too. In this way, we stay connected.
I'll be anxiously awaiting Lucy's return to the blog. Hey Louise and Dave, I hope you had a good trip back.
We are enjoying the best weather we've had all summer(??) Been watching lots of tennis.
Keep blogging. It's good to know you're out there....
Like Ed, I'm still suffering a bit from reunion withdrawal.We'll get a bit of a fix at the end of Sept. when we go walking with Tricia's Trotters at "Light the Night". See some of you there! I've been blurking and enjoying the comments.I also love the pictures of all of us! Thanks to all the photographers! QUOTE OF THE DAY: A good snapshot stops a moment from running away! -Eudora Welty
Yesterday, reading Ziggy, I thought of the video of the 7 brothers trying to fly the kite. The cartoon shows Ziggy running along with his kite trailing behind him. The kite does a few flip-flops, and keeps landing on its nose. Finally, Ziggy, quits trying and says," I'll never understand how that expression ' HIGHER THAN A KITE' ever got started!!"
Marcia, Thanks for the picture - it's great and I've already got it in a frame and on my end table. Love it and you too, little sister.
Lucy, I hope your trip back home went well. We'll be watching for you on the blog.
Lots of love to everyone out there in blogland, ME xoxoxoxoxoox
Hey, Thanks for answering my plea. It is great to see so many of you on the blog again. Marcia, I love your take on mini-reunions. We do stay connected by sharing them with others once they are over. Have fun with Kelly and Len. Also, many thanks for the photo; you sure didn't lose any time in getting them to us. Mary-Ellen, Your quote (as always) fits the occasion perfectly. Your Ziggy story also fits, and is hilarious. Ed, Thank goodness you are back--I was about to organize a search party. I should have known you would be at the Lumsden event. Lucy, We can't wait for you to be out of transit, so we can hear from you again. Love, BJ
Lucy here, Dave and I are in Scotland now. We appreciate all your wishes for our safe travel and happy arrival. Our flight was on time leaving Calgary and one minute early on its arrival in Glasgow. The sun shone brightly on all of Fife as our bus neared St. Andrews.
Our next-door neighbours greeted us warmly. Peggy even baked us one of her delicious cakes to welcome us home. Janet provided milk, butter and jam to tide us over until tomorrow when we will feel more like shopping for groceries.
We'll blog more later when we can think more clearly. Love, Dave and Louise
I wholeheartedly agree with Rules #3 and #4! I'll get Eddie to help me out - he picked all Jamie's NFL pool picks and won him $35! (Granted, he was judging the teams solely on their names and logos - for example, a panther could definitely outrun a ram, and a team of giants would easily beat a team of cowboys... well, it worked anyways!)
I assume that by your response to the contest that you are in favour.
Good stuff.
I will include one more rule. (just in case we get more than one person participating. Oh...and I do agree with Thomas on rule #4.
Rule #5:
All participants must also submit a final score for the Grey Cup Game. In the event of a tie between participants in the original game, the person(s) with the closest guess to the final score will win the tie.
PS
Hey Thomas, I said "Miniature painting". What do you want? stickmen in the canoe?
...just joking... if you win, you will get 3 people in a boat.
Oh...Mike! I will take your guess as your submission unless you would like to change your original.
I'm entering this contest, so the rest of you are out of luck. Marty's referring to my tremendous good fortune at winning the Art raffle three years in a row. It got so they wanted to start charging me $50. for a $1. ticket!So, if my luck is right on this contset, I'm winning those M.S.A originals!
Please submit your guesses in the same format that ME did on entry # 122 to make it easier for me to calculate. (I think this entry is #125... so 3 up from this one). Thank You.
Oh...and for those of you who didn't know, ME wasn't kidding when she said she won all those paintings at the art shows. SHE IS SCARY when it comes to these things.
So... in the event that she wins anything, I will return all entry fees and send you all a painting...NOTTTTT!!!!Ha Ha Ha Ha
Man, I knew I should have been following football more closely. However, because I REALLY want an MSA painting, I'm entering the contest anyway.
1. Sask / Montreal 2a. Montreal / Winnipeg 2b. Sask / BC 3. Montreal 4. Duh...Sask 5. Sask 24 Montreal 14
For my prize, I want a Spring warrior to go with my Winter and Summer warrior. Since Mary-Ellen should be ineligible, if she does win one of the prizes, her prize should come to me and it should be a Fall warrior to go with my other 3. Thanking both Marty and Mary-Ellen in advance, BJ
Marty's latest posting came on while I was doing mine. I think I did my predictions in the same format as M-E. I hope I did. Marty, please let me know if I goofed. BJ
Sorry, but Mary Ellen is eligible so you will have to win fair and square...BUT... have no fear because everyone thinks they know about football and THAT don't mean &#@%*#. It truly is a crap shoot. You have a great chance.
Hey Y'all
New Rules and deadlines:
Rule# 6:
All guesses must be posted on the blog to be eligible. Do not email Marty or phone him with your submissions...well, you can phone him if you want to, but only to talk about good people and such.
Rule# 7:
You can use any of another person's guesses but you have to post your OWN Final Score of the Grey Cup game. ( People who read the blog regularly may have an advantage ).
Rule# 8:
People who live in Marty's household are ineligible to play.
Deadline:
All submissions from all contestants must be posted on the blog by Friday Sept 21, 2007. For those of you who have posted your guesses already, you can change them if you wish but they have to be posted by the deadline. All others may only post once.
Note: There are advantages in posting now or later.
1. the two teams that will play in the Grey Cup 2a. the 2 teams that will play in the Eastern final 2b. the 2 teams that will play in the Western final 3. Winner of the Eastern final 4. Winner of the Western final 5. Winner of the Grey cup and by what score. Mom
I'm keeping records but I need a few things before this gets away on me.
Thomas and BJ
I need a final score for the Grey Cup Game.
Marty
PS The Contest, in a nutshell:
Name the:
-2 teams in the Eastern Final -2 teams in the Western Final -2 teams in the Grey Cup -winner in each of the three games. -Final score of the Grey Cup (Deadline- September 25)
Good Morning all, I see everyone is anxious to have an MSA miniature. Marty, I just re-read my prediction and realized I goofed. The 2 warriors I already have are winter and spring. So it is summer and autumn that I need. Mary-Ellen is proving reluctant about giving up her tiger, but I will keep working on her. Please feel free to start working on mine anytime. Love, BJ
Here I am, up at the ungodly hour of 6 am on a Saturday morning. Mother Goose visited during the night and laid a goose egg on my head. I shouldn't blame Mommy Goose though, it just that it adds insult to injury accepting the blame myself. A measly half hour before quiting time yesterday I managed to play tag with a chandeli...no a chandelier is one of those delicate things made out of glass. This light fixture was more like something out of Star Wars. Stainless steel probing 30 cubic feet of space, I only hit the bottom 4 square inches...oh yeah...I guess that's 3 cubic meters and 10 square cm. Anyway, after making first contact I quickly thought of making second contact but at $5000 or $6000 riding on my decision I had to succumb and be content with licking my wounds...well, I couldn't lick them, they were too far up on my head, I had to let the dust settle to help the blood clot. I still looked pretty good from my forehead down but I had nothing on Dr Franks monster above that. Monday I'm taking a sheet with me to drape from the fixture, only the very bottom of the fixture can make impact with my head so when I hit the sheet I'll have seconds to react. I think it's genius, you know what they say, Genius is the mother of invention. Ok. Ok. So I smacked my head on an elephantine light fixture, alright, I'll change it...necessity is the mother of invention.
Edweirdo Fast eddie The hawk Tree blight Tree Levino Tree Uncle Led or Egghead
1. Winnipeg v B.C. 2a. Winnipeg v Montreal. 2b. B.C. v Calgary. 3. Winnipeg. 4. B.C. 5. Winnipeg 22 - B.C. 18. Marty...I would like a miniature of Luigi and Mary's children in Rough Riders gear (No Helmets). Thanks Dave.
Ed, Sorry to hear about your encounter with the new-age chandelier. Every so often I run across an advantage to being short, and chandeliers are definitely not a challenge to me. Unless, of course, one happens to fall while I am under it. Glad to hear there was no permanent damage, but my sympathy for the discomfort and pain it might have caused. Love, BJ
Thank you. I have your new instructions. Good strategy with the hubby.
Hey Dave
I'm sorry but you are disqualified for being a traitor. Re: rule# 4 Entry- (Sept 7 12:50 pm)
Rule #9
Okay, Okay, Okay...he can play...I hate it when people hit me while I'm trying to type.
Rule #9a
You are allowed to pick another team for the Grey Cup game other than Saskatchewan, only if you live in another country and/or if you are an in-law and/or if you can accept defeat gracefully.
For the record:
So far, these are the contestants (and I have all of their predictions in my book): Listed alphabetically:
WOW, there's a lot of people who want to win a M.S.A. miniature! My chances are looking a bit dimmer, but my hope rides high, nonetheless. I really, really, want that tiger!
This quote is for Ed and his damaged head. QUOTE OF THE DAY: When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold.They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history, it becomes more beautiful! - Barbara Bloom
Hi all Long time no blog! I am with Mom in Regina and we just had a call from Lui to say he is in town for a funeral and will come by to see us later. Mom wants me to add that she sends her love and prayers to all of you. IALTB, LTA, Vic
Marty, I found two different formats so here goes: 2 teams in the Eastern Final: Hamilton/Winnipeg (Winnipeg) -2 teams in the Western Final: BC/Sask (Sask) -2 teams in the Grey Cup: Winnipeg/Sask (Sask) -winner in each of the three games.(as noted) -Final score of the Grey Cup 38 - 24) (Deadline- September 25)
Now, as far as the painting goes - can you say gazebo?
We're off to Nanaimo for the BIG game. Blog to you tommorow.
By the way, just to keep you all interested, I have started on one of the paintings(artist's choice)and I will post the two AC's(2nd and 3rd place), when they are completed so you will know what you're playin' for. The first place winner is the only person who gets what they ask for.
Love, and now I know how Lou felt when he had his contest,
Marcia, Welcome to the contest. Mary-Ellen, Another perfect quote! Hi Vic, Welcome back. It's been too long. Marty, I know only the first place winner gets to choose, but I am using mental telepathy to make the artist's choices my choices. What a maroon, eh? And for the record, I would be thrilled with ANY MSA painting! Love, BJ
marty - one small change to my football predicitions, because you put up your minitures, i'll have to take those hot dog idiot calgary stampeders in the western semi-final instead of the lowly edmonton eskimos, i would of never taken the stamps if you had'nt dangled the carrot (MSA minitures)
marcia - have fun at the game, i wish i could be there
Lucy here, We are barely back 2 days and David is out on the links again. I am dragging myself around, trying to stay awake during the day so that I can sleep at night. This jet-lag stuff is too real!
Vic ... thanks for passing on Mom's love and prayers. Tell her that I need lots of both.
M.E. ... Blake's poem is one of my favourites. I haven't read Ramel's version but I know instinctively that, no matter what, it can't compete with the power of the original.
Marty ... you have lots to keep track of as the football season progresses. Some of our predictions are in close competition with one another. I look forward to viewing your miniatures when they are ready. I am not nearly as confident as Mary-Ellen about winning one, especially with her in the running. She's one lucky lady!
Ed ... Ouch ... that bump hurt even in the telling!
Hi Lucy, It's wonderful to see you on the blog and I love your comments! I agree with you that William Blake's TIGER, TIGER poem is fabulous and Ramel's version is only a serious parody of the former. Ramel's purpose for writing this parody was to show that no matter how ferocious the tiger is, the human species is far more dangerous! The title of his parody is actually TYGER, TYGER, REVISITED. I see you realized that I was hinting strongly to Marty that he might as well start my Tiger miniature that I'm Wishing, Wanting and Willing to Win. Whew!
I am recording submissions as they appear. It will save me tiresome searching later. I think it's all gonna come down to whoever is closest to the final score of the Cup game. I hope everyone ties because I am in a painting mode right now getting ready for the Stampede 2008. Having too much to do is a good way to hone one's sword.
By the way, I love robins, tigers, wolves, bears, doorknobs, etc...so imagine how much fun this is for me.
Lucy, Great to see that you didn't lose any time in getting back to the blog. I echo your thoughts on Blake's Tiger and Ramel's parody. Keep posting! Mary-Ellen, I echo your "I love Lucy"--I love Lucy, too. Marty, I think you are right. It will probably be the closest score that wins, but we all know it is going to be Mary-Ellen anyway. It is great that you are madly painting and I sure hope we get to see all the works you do during this period. you could call it your Blog Blitz. What a great contest this is! Love, BJ
#1 (Grey Cup): Sask v. Wpg #2a (E final): Wpg v. TO #2b (W final): Sask v. BC #3 (E winner): Wpg #4 (W winner): Sask #5 (winner and score): Sask 24-22
Please paint me some robin eggs. Since you are in painting mode, have you started working on my sparrows? I am slowly working on your painting (it will be a surprise)!
Hi Thom Just had to comment on the dialogue from whatever crappy movie produced it - it was worth your watching it because you passed it on. Thanks. Love, Vic
sufferin cats, if i would of paid attention i would'nt even of had to mention the stupid stamps, anyway those are my picks and i'm sticking to them marty.
how about a miniture of the grey cup with the rider logo? my son, luke says if you paint that before the grey cup game, it'll be a jinx!!
lucy, "they" say exercise is the best thing for jetleg.
Thomas, I love your quote. It is so true. Love Mom Marty, Sask will beat Montreal in the Grey Cup by a score of 35 to 19. You can send the miniature to BJ. she will see that I get the prize. Make it an artist's choice and surprise me. Your secret admirer.
Ed, interesting comment. Since everyone except "traitor Dave" picked Sask for the Cup, if they don't win I think he's got it. If they do, it's going to be like a seven way tie.
Don't worry about me, I've got backup plans for my album cover. Although, if Marty wanted to paint three people in a canoe and just send me an electronic version, he could then sell the original. He might even make an extra 50 cents on it because it's an original of one of my album covers.
Mike, I was hoping nobody would ask me which crappy movie. Not because I'm embarrassed about watching it (or, at least part of it) but because as soon as I say it in a quasi-public forum, someone will be like, what's he talking about, that was a great movie.
Then again, I routinely slam all kinds of stuff in print in my column, so what the heck? It's called Pathfinder. Not my cup of tea, let's say. But that was a good moment, I'm glad I saw that.
Happy Birthday, Stephen! 41 seems so young from my perspective. Have a good day today. May you enjoy another full and satisfying year in the days, weeks and months that follow this Tuesday, September 11, 2007.
My predictions... I am going to take a chance on the Eastern final. Taking a chance that Toronto is going to blow it.... My Dad is not going to like this....
West Semi- B.C- Calgary West Final- Sask - BC East Semi - Mtl- Edmonton East Final - Winnipeg - Edmonton Grey Cup- Sask 33 - Winnipeg 28
I will just take my painting now Uncle Marty.... hehehehe
I'll hold off on my Gray^H^Hey Cup predictions until 11:59pm on 9/21. Having not seen a single CFL game in years, I need all the statistical help I can get.
lindsey - the only thing i don't like about your picks, is that you picked calgary. the edmonton crossover to the east just gives me a better chance at MSA minitures, because the crossover will never happen, but would'nt it be nice if the crossover went the other way and calgary and edmonton missed the playoffs "yahoo"
lindsey - the only thing i don't like about your picks, is that you picked calgary. the edmonton crossover to the east just gives me a better chance at MSA minitures, because the crossover will never happen, but would'nt it be nice if the crossover went the other way and calgary and edmonton missed the playoffs "yahoo"
Thanks for the birfday wishes everybody. It's raining in Ottawa but I don't mind, it got me the day off. What is this Grey cup of which you speak? By the way, Kenneth is picking Montreal but is afraid we will ostracize him. N'oubliez pas, nous sommes bilingue a Ottawa
B.C vs Cal - Cal Cal vs. Sask - Sask Tor vs Wpg - Wpg Wpg vs Mon - Mon Mon 42 Sask 45 OT
I don't care what you paint me Marty just make sure it is really BIG
Well Dad, Calgary is my new home so I gotta give them some support.... not too much though. GO RIDERS!!!!!! And dont worry Daddio, I will share my MSA miniture with you. You can have it for one day a year ;) heheheheheheee.
Lucy here in St. Andrews, Campbell ....40-3???? Whoa! That's an impressive win any day but especially in front of family.
M.E. ....I once advised a younger brother that the best time of life was yet to come. I prefer the idea that NOW should be the hour!
BJ .... Do you really think we fell for that secret admirer bit about forwarding an MSA original? Your desperation is showing.
Marcia .... My beautiful family picture arrived the day before I left Regina. It is now displayed in a grey stone frame in the front room of our St. Andrews home. Thank you!
Thom .... We didn't miss your Happy Skies song. In fact I sang right through it with memories of Roy Rogers riding off into the sunset on his trusty horse, Trigger. We're honoured by your personalized version.
Marty .... Christine has already claimed the lost glasses that I reported on the blog some time ago. Sorry about that. Keep looking elsewhere for your spectacles. Can you paint your miniatures without them?
Holly .... I love the series of pictures showing Eddie at various moments during his first day at school. His face tells the tale even without your fitting captions. He'll be a veteran member of the Kindergarten class by now.
Sonia .... how did you spot that plug about the toilet? Good eye! .... very good pun!
The sun went down a few hours ago here and now it's time for me to go down, too. Good night!
Believe it or not, I have a few riddles for recalling reunion weekend events with a bit of fun and a lot of thanks.
Here's the first:
CAN YOU NAME THE YOUNGEST THERE? AND THE OLDEST? (PLEASE TAKE CARE)!
530 comments:
1 – 200 of 530 Newer› Newest»WOW ED,
How did you do that? I'll be watching "Chapter 5 " for more pictures from the gang. Thanks Ed!
Love,
ME xoxoxoxoxo
While Ed was solving the uploading pictures problem, I was writing in Chapter 4. I hope everyone got the message.
In any case, there are now several hundred pictures at: http://flickr.com/photos/10588159@N03/
These pictures are compliments of Don, Marcia/Dennis/ Stephen and me. Hope you enjoy re-living the party through the pictures.
Graunty Louise, here, Ellie
Great-Grandma and I have been thinking about you ever since your special day began.
Happy First Birthday, Ellie! May this be just the first of many, many more joyful, loving family celebrations.
Lots of love and prayers,
Great-Grandma, Graunty Louise and Gruncle Dave.
But how do we post pictures? Should we do that on Uncle Bob's site?
Thomas, I'll put Jamie on the mission of finding you a job! He works at career services at the university and has a heads-up on the job market.
Holly, thanks. Ideally, I'd want to work at the Leader-Post, but I'd take something else to get Lorraine out of Northern Health. Does Jamie have an email I can send my resume to.
His email address is james.gustafson and then @ and then uregina.ca - hopefully that foils those "Nigerians" mining websites for emails addresses to send their scams and spams to...
BTW, hope we didn't offend you, Holly, with our little practical joke about Stephen not making it at the last minute.
very clever, i'm sure it will fool the miners... it's an automated process
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLIE !!!!!
One year old today. What a year !
Love...Papa
Wow, I didnt realise that we were already done 4 and onto 5 already... So I will post again on this page.
I just wanted to let everyone know that "Tricia's Trotters" have already raised $2130.00 for the Leukemia Light the Night walk on September 29th. If all of our team members raise their individual goal, our team will be donating over $5200.00 to the walk!!!!!! Wow!!!! If anyone else would like to join us on the walk (you dont have to raise any funds to participate) go to Tricia's blog where you will find a link.
On that note, I just want to say that our family is so generous and supportive and I am so proud to be an Antonini.
Love Linz
Okay, I've got the official line on the cousin relationships. As I thought, Ellie and I are First Cousins, Once Removed.
Happy first birthday, first cuz, once removed.
My kids and Holly's kids are Second Cousins.
sibling ---------------- sibling
| |
| |
child ---1st cousin---- child
|-1st |
| -cuz |
| -once |
| -removed- |
child ---2cnd cousin--- child
etc....
crap, my diagram didn't work
Good morning Canada,
Are we posting on 4 or 5? I check both every time I open, but would like to go to just one or the other. What is everyone doing now that the reunion is over? I am back teaching. This weekend is the big hot-air balloon festival in Gatineau, so I will be out chasing balloons. Bob has a bad cold so will be staying in watching tennis, hockey and some track and field. We are also awaiting the arrival of Louise and Steve. They should be home by Saturday or Sunday.
Love to all, BJ
bj: Good morning Canada
Me too?
bj: What is everyone doing now that the reunion is over?
Working.
Following the Deutsche Bank leaderboard online (6 under through 16 are you kidding me? Go Mike!)
Learning to play the piano again.
Hey Family,
Is the reunion over?!!?? Oh no!
I am back in Victoria, watching Tennis and golf.
Dennis has a cold too. From what I hear, a few people are under the weather. My grandkids too. It must have been quite a party!
We are looking forward to seeing Len and Kelly out here. It's good to have that to help with the reunion withdrawal. We are going to go to Nanaimo to take in Campbell's game on the 8th.
Have a good Labour Day weekend. I'm sure it will include football for all of you Roughrider fans. Me too!
Love, Marcia
Lucy here,
BJ ... like you, I check both 4 and 5 each time I come to the blog. Once we have all caught on to the change, I'm sure that we'll stay on 5.
Can you believe that one week ago today we were just gathering for a weekend of fun? If we ever thought that the real thing might not live up to our high expectations, were we ever wrong!
We got to enjoy 8 months of anticipation and four days of loving togetherness. Alleluia! Amen!
Now, our day-to-day living goes on.
Luv, Louise
lets just stay on chapter 5 now everybody, i'm not sure why it got changed from 4 to 5 like it did, does
anybody know?
i've been working b.j., but i'm going to enjoy the long weekend off.
good job tricia's trotters on raising that money for cancer research, maybe they'll find a cure for leukemia real soon - hope hope
Hi everyone. I think we changed to 5 so that we could post pictures? I'm not sure how it works but I love uncle Bob's site with all of the pics on there.
We are all down with a cold also.. hmm... can you tell that there were a lot of people in one room for a long time? Miss everyone and love you lots.
Cousin Barb
We all have a cold as well! Well, every time I wipe a runny nose I'll consider it a little momento of our reunion!
Ellie had a nice birthday, though I doubt she recognized it as a day any different than any other. I'd post a pic if I knew how (does anyone?)! Eddie starts kindergarten today - neither one of us is very excited about it. This weekend we will be enjoying the hot weather at home, and taking in the 20th Annual Duck Derby out at Lumsden! The commencement parade consists of about 5 vehicles, including the mayor's car, the firetruck, and the high school band on the back of a flat-bed trailer, but they all throw candy, so we're not complaining!
A long time ago I suggested to Heather that someone should organize some sort of website that so we could keep up to date with what everyone in the family is doing - I guess now we have that!
My pics are on Facebook - I'll transfer them to Uncle Bob's site!
In the absence of Ed (where is our fearless leader?) I will try to provice the answer to B.J., Mike and Holly's questions.
Ed created Chapter 5 in an attempt to allow for photo uploads. The problem is the same one I encountered way back when I created the Part II confusion. You put photos in a new post, but not in a comment (although I think you can link to external pics in a comment using some simple HTML).
That's why I created my Barking at the Big Blog site.
You can still send me stuff to post there, but I think my dad has already solved that problem with his flickr site.
In answer to B.J.'s other question, I am having a vacation from my vacation. As great as it was, I'm glad I have a few days before I have to go back to work.
I slept in yesterday and today, but get this, both days I opened my eyes, looked over at the clock and it read 9:26.
I watched some tennis (what an outfit Sharapova was wearing), golf and baseball.
We visited with some friends
Today I'll probably unpack, work on mine and Kenneth's new album liner notes (did I mention our new album KICKS BUTT!), watch some more golf and get ready for the labour day classic GO RIDERS!
Hey Kbub, do you think Mikey is trying to justify his inclusion on the President's Cup team. Hope he can hold it together for another three days. Tiger is +2 through six holes.
b@bigdog: Hey Kbub, do you think Mikey is trying to justify his inclusion on the President's Cup team. Hope he can hold it together for another three days. Tiger is +2 through six holes.
+1 through nine, now. Why does it feel to me like Tiger is safer at +1 than Weirsy at -6?
Anyway. Better go refill my glass, etc.
Thomas, when I was going to school in Wpg I used to wake up at 8:35 or 8:36 EVERY SINGLE DAY! This went on for months! Nowadays I am woken artificially, usually by Lui, usually an hour earlier than I would care to be.
Tiger can't seem to sink a putt to save his life today. Otherwise not playing badly, but you're right KBub, he could easily explode while Mikey blows up. We'll see.
Ok. Ok. Sorry, sorry, so I screwed up with the picture idea, like my nephew out in Smithers says...I'm over it.
Reading the blog today, one of the lines I enjoyed the most was kbub...Learning to play the piano again.
I'm trying to find something to occupy my mind since the reunion ended. Maybe I should learn to build a kite that actually flies.
Or...I should learn to play the guitar, for the first time.
I just got an email from Louise and Steve, they must know something I don't know because it looks like they're on the wrong track home. They're on Manitoulin Island of all places waiting for a ferry, or as Steve would call it... the Great Canoe.
Ed,
Louise and Steve wanted to stop on Manitoulin Island because of the Indian history. They have been to the famous Wikwemikong Pow Wow there and had planned to stop there either on the way to the reunion or on the way home.
BJ
it's hard to believe that this time last week we were sitting around the fire at the beach and listening to some great tunes!
now i am sitting at the table listening to jacob teach himself to play the saxaphone....ouch. this is very painful. if it wasn't dark outside i would go cut my lawn....
football! atom game in weyburn tomorrow, then the rams game, then just going to have to listen to the rider game on the radio on sunday..... we didn't get tickets!
oh, please someone teach the kid to play....oh no, now jacob is teaching jordon to play the sax so they can plan a band concert. i'm going to look for my flashlight. the noise bylaw doesn't kick in until 11pm. Not sure if I'll get a ticket for the saxaphone playing or for the lawnmower.
Everyone can thank me for not picking up the sax until this week. He may have tried to perform at the reunion....
the concert has begun i must go now.
sonia
Well, it's shaping up to be a great weekend for football. The U of S is kicking some Alberta butt 39-6. I just heard the Rams game is going to be televised tomorrow and, of course, 1 p.m. on Sunday, our Roughies take on the Boo Bummers.
Woo hoo!
B-dog, you're forgetting the biggest football news of all: college football starts this week! I'm freakin' pumped. Horns host AKState tomorrow @ 6pm CDT... spread is 39 points.
Hook 'em!
\m/
You're right, it just keeps getting better.
Hook 'em Horns!
I'll have to check to see if Green Bay is also in action.
No Pack until next weekend. Break out the brats and saurkraut.
Sonia ... you have us laughing again over images of your sons giving their first saxaphone concert and you mowing your lawn by flashlight.
Holly ... how was Eddie's first day at school - for him and for you? We've heard about Lumsden's famously fun Duck Derby. Will the Rider fans among you be sporting transistor radios?
Bob ... Mom has already seen the reunion pictures you have posted. Dave set them up as a slide show for her to watch while I curled her hair. She is delighted and so are we. Thanks to you and to all the photographers who sent you their pictures so quickly after the event.
Cold catchers everywhere... Grandma is sorry to think that your first memento of our reunion weekend is a runny nose. As ever, she's praying ceaselessly for your good health and happiness.
It goes without saying that Mom hated to say good bye to her family; she misses having everyone around her.
Don't we all?
LOL, Lucy
Good morning Canada and Texas
This blog is a font of information. Islands, pow wows, sax players, noise bylaw? I didn't know, I'll have to talk to the teens next door about that one. They wanted me to quit practicing my guitar at 3am this morning. Football...a ton of it...well I guess that would be a bunch of tons of it, but, Thom and Kenneth missed the Vancouver Island Raiders game tonight at 7pm with Campbell Antonini calling the signals.
As kbub would say...I'm freakin pumped.
If you've just had a great reunion and you return to your hotel then sit in the lobby waiting for relatives to stroll in......you might be an Antonini.
sonia - i think the blackout is lifted for the riders game tommorow, so you can watch it on t.v.
ed - did you hear campbell and the boys won 97-0 last week, 2nd highest score in canadian junior football, the highest score ever was ottawa beat someone 109-0. kenneth and thomas is'nt that your home town?
back to work
For anyone who has a msn hotmail account, you have access to MSN Messenger and can send (to others who have hotmail accounts)huge files. So, for example, if Holly wanted to get her pics mounted on my flickr account, she could put her pictures in a folder and just drop the whole folder in a share folder in MSN Messenger. I would retrieve it and mount it on flickr. I have this going with my Calgary brother for other purposes and it works just fine.OTHERWISE, just send me pictures via email - I have a broadband account and a pretty fast computer so I suspect that the longest part of the job may be your sending them and not my receiving them. In any case, whatever I get I will put up and then advise all of you when I have done so.
I have had the pleasure of seeing Holly's and Lindsey's pictures on Facepage and they are, indeed, very worthwile seeing.
I hope this solves a problem and does not add one.
Hi guys
Just got back last night from Theodore, Sask., where we visited Karen's family. It was a great seeing my family and Karen's family all in one week.
Thanks to Holly and Heather for the great venues.
Thanks to Robert and Bonnie for the great accomodations.
Thanks to all for the love we felt in massive quantities.
We miss you all already.
Can we do that again next week?
Oh, and thanks to the blog... to infinity and beyond.......
Love,
Marty and family
Oh, by the way...those are my reading glasses, I think.
I'll pick them up when I come to see The Mom in the near future.
Thanks Lucy,
Marty
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart.
-Kay Knudsen
It's a bit like sitting in a hotel lobby, waiting for relatives to stroll by..........and your heart knows that they will!
Close in heart,
ME xoxoxoxoxo
To view pictures of Eddie's first day of school, go to my website:
http://112gustafsons.spaces.live.com
Please do - the pictures are perfectly editorial and PRICELESS; believe me, they are worth the click!
Holly, that one of Eddie gazing out the window is a front-pager.
Oh yeah, and the Vancouver Island Raiders are taking on the Victoria Rebels tonight. I don't think it's televised here. I think Shaw has the TV contract.
Oh Oh! I have a case of post reunion blues right now. What to do, what to do? I think this is the first time I've been alone since it ended.
My chili is ready and I've outdone myself. That's a good omen for the Roughies tomorrow.
GET 'EM IN THE BACKFIELD!
Unfortunately I don't get the Longhorns game, I'll have to follow it online.
HOOK 'EM
Celebrate your aloneness, Ed. I'm sure it won't last long.
Ed,
I know what you mean. We are suffering withdrawal. Maybe we need a contest or something. Any ideas.
BJ
Well, BJ, if there was a contest for the best can-of-worms opener, you would win!
I know, Holly. I can't believe I said that!!!
What was I thinking?!
Love, BJ
What? What? What can of worms. I can't believe I don't know about this.
Well, I don't have any ideas for a contest. But I can contribute the prize: Free Room and Board in Beautiful Austin, Texas! for the winner and a guest.
Seriously... somebody please come visit. I'm dyin' here.
\m/
I will vouch for the beautifulness of Austin. Sometimes I really miss it. Then I look out the window at the mountains surrounding me.
I REALLY miss the food, though.
Thomas,
Holly was talking about my suggestion that we need a new contest. Our family tends to go a little crazy on puzzles and contests, so I guess it IS a bit like opening a can of worms.
Austin is beautiful; we loved it, but maybe it was the company we were keeping.
BJ
Mmm.. all this talk about the beautifulness of Austin... makes me want to visit Houston! That's where my brother Martin is. Sigh... Calgary has it's own beauty, I think, despite the fact that Martin phoned yesterday and told me it was 39 degress C outside in the evening. :)
mmmmm...
Hey. I didn't know Martin was in Houston. I had to travel to another country to find out about a website where I could go to learn that I have a cousin who lives just down the road.
Crazy.
Hey Kbub.. yes.. it's funny, isn't it? We have such a big extended family that we are spread EVERYWHERE! Martin has been in Houston for almost a year now. He managed to come to Calgary for a quick visit a couple of weeks before the reunion, but because he travels with his job and had a trip the same week as the reunion, he couldn't make Regina for the reunion. Some days Texas feels so very far away.
Hugs to Texas (and to everywhere else that there are Antonini's)
Cousin Barb
that's what I'm talking about!!!!
what is that smell?
speaking of austin, the rookie head coach of the riders go's to 7 wins 2 losses, best in the c.f.l.
riders 31 blue bombers 26
sweat, soft, hungarian devil. we win again
sweet, soft hungarian devil is a good guess, Mike, but that's not what i smell
Thom ... grey ... as in grey cup...
Mom, Dot, Christine, Ron, David and I could smell grey too as we watched the winning touchdown in the dying minutes of the game.
Christine even predicted the last play! These local Rider fans really know their team.
After the game, Ron served us turkey supper with all the trimmings. It felt like Thanksgiving.
Go, Riders!
Love, Lucy
Yes, Luce, that's what it is, I smell Grey Cup. That last drive was reminiscent of Ronny Lancaster (except for the quarterback running the ball into the endzone on the last play... brilliant!)
Looks like almost a clean sweep yesterday.
VI Raiders 32... Victoria Rebels 22
U Texas 21...... Arkansas State 13
Too bad about the Rams and Mikey Weir, who pretty much shot himself out of both the tournament and the FedEx Cup yesterday with a 74.
A mighty quiet Labour Day on the blog. Maybe we need a contest or something. :-)
Louise and Steve have arrived home after a very long trip. It is good to know everyone made it.
BJ
Yahoo! The entire flock has returned to roost.
As for me, it's hard to believe I am down to the last day of my vacation.
At least it was a good one. Spent the morning just puttering around then Lorraine and I went for a nice walk ALL the way around Smithers (about an hour). Watched a very exciting finish to the Deutche Bank. Congratulations Phil Mickelson, not too many players survive a final round pairing with Tiger and win. He deserves that number 2 in the world ranking he just earned with the win.
Now, I have a very aromatic shrimp curry simmering on the stove for supper in an hour or so. Mmmm mmmm.
I hope there's something interesting going on at the courthouse tomorrow to help me ease back into writing the news.
Oh my, I hope this silence isn't an indication the blog is dying. It's my first day back at work and you're leaving me little option except to actually work.
Lucy here,
September 4th seems to be a slow day on the blog. Mom(Grandma/Great-grandma/etc.)saw her doctor this morning. Among other things, he asked her about the recemt reunion weekend with her family. She talked about being overwhelmed by the presence of the 100+ family members and friends who came to celebrate with her. He told her how lucky she is to have such a large and loving family. The sparkle in her eye said: "I agree!"
Love, Lucy
Grandma updates are good.
Hello Everyone,
Thanks for the up-date, Lucy. The reunion did bring a sparkle to Mom's eyes, and to about 100 other pairs of eyes as well. I loved being with the whole clan and am missing that wonderful coming together. It was so short but spectacular!
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again.
-Richard Bach
This kind of takes the sting out of missing everyone. I know we will meet again, sooner or later. I'M COUNTING ON THE SOONER! I know we will have little visits with each other, now & then, and here & there. Mini reunions will be happening as people visit each other, talk on the phone, send emails and letters, even in our thoughts! Enjoy every encounter!
Love ya,
ME xoxoxooxoxox
Once again, Mary-Ellen, you have found just the right quote to bring a moment of insight into the dismay we are experiencing in saying farewell.
You might think that 65 years of comings and goings would have taught me that a good bye comes before the next hello. Thanks for the reminder.
Your timing is perfect. David and I are flying to Scotland on Thursday night. Good bye Canada, until we meet again.
We'll be in touch on the blog, of course.
Love, Lucy
Mary-Ellen,
I love your quote of the day.It does take a bit of the edge off of the leave-taking. I will be looking forward to any mini-reunions we can manage.
Thomas,
I think the blog will pick up again and probably go in spurts. I am certainly going to check it every day and make sure there is at least one posting every day.
Hey everyone else out there in blogland, give us a shout.
Love, BJ
Lucy and David,
A fond farewell, and have a safe journey home. We will be in touch by both e and snail mail, and of course will meet often on the blog.
Lots of love, take care,
BJ
Me, too. I also say bye to both of you and thanks for all you've done for Mom, now and over the years. I sure wish Scotland was closer, but thank goodness we have the Blog, mail & phone! I love you lots.
Love,
ME xoxoxooxoxo
Louise and Dave
Have a nice trip guys.
I wish I was coming with you. I would sit by the ocean and paint all day long.
...Some day...
Love,
Marty
"Parting is such sweet sorrow" - how true. Thanks to everyone who made it to the reunion and made it so memorable. Bob, thanks for posting all those pictures - I haven't viewed them all yet, but there are bound to be hundreds of beauties. Long live the blog!
LTA, Michele
I have been busy trying to send my pictures to Bob, but I'm not having much luck. Will keep trying.
Nice job keeping the blog alive, folks.
I managed to get through Day 1, even wrote a couple of stories. It's all downhill from here.
i will get over to see you and dave before you leave lucy.
its great to see the blog carrying on
love mike
I'll pop in as well, Lucy!
I can hardly believe that it is almost 2 weeks since we left Ottawa to attend the reunion. It was so wonderful to be together that I am having trouble settling into a routine. Each day is a little better, but I am still missing people. I hope we will stay in touch through the blog once we are all re-acclimatized.(Is there such a word, or is that a redundancy?) Anyway, love to everyone. Good night Canada and Texas.
BJ
Pretty soon you'll have to add Scotland too.
Climatize - to acclimate or become acclimated
what you're looking for is re-climatize or re-acclimate.
Holy Toledo! The blog is on fire! It took me a week to get back my energy to post on my own blog, and catching up on this one almost as long! A few responses to the many many lovely posts...
I too have recently learned to play the piano - Dad too, as he got a keyboard for us and I bought some music books...we're loving it!
Okay Thomas - how many cousins do we have? My numbers are wrong I think but I don't know that yours are right either! You know you're an Antonini when you don't know how many cousins you have.
My sweet Ellie - belated birthday wishes - there are so many wonderful photos of your sweet smile on my camera.
Mikey's unfortunate day 3 and 4 last week saddened me but I am still excited for the next two weeks going to 70 and then 30 for $10Million! They'll be a few more going for the pin!
I'll try to send my pics to you Bob on messenger - I have about 55 of the kite-flying alone!
Kenneth I am coming to Austin Oct 12-14 for that Lance Armstrong event and will have my details next week so I'll let you know!
The request for contests...mmm...maybe I'll have another sleepless night again and put something together!
Lindsey's nice advertisement for my Tricia's Trotters team was appreciated - she herself has raised over $1400 already (she failed to mention this) so she deserves lots of credit, as well as for doing that amazing compilation of our family "manual blogging"
I sure got a lot of energy from seeing all my angels at the reunion. When I introduced the contest, I meant to thank everyone for their prayers as that was likely why I was able to attend the reunion. So, belated thanks for all your prayers!
And thanks for all who helped arrange, plan, roll rice krispies, caramel corn, unplug beach toilets, play piano, sing, strum, reserve space, clean, set up, load, laugh, visit, cry, smile, share stories, invent stories, find golf prizes, travel with big golf prizes, lose keys to golf carts (and find them:)), have and love and nurture a large family (grandma and grandpa), eat fish and chips, take pictures, pose for pictures, maintain the campfire, run with kites, fly kites, fetch fallen kites, drive cars with kites out the windows, host relatives, pray, cry again, and smile again. It was magnificent.
Good night Canada, Texas, California, Scotland
Auntie Louise, it's 10:00 and the last little one is finally asleep... I was hoping to pop up for one last real-life visit, but I guess I'll have to settle for the blog...TGFB! (Thank God for Blogging!)
Oops, spoke too soon... Ellie's awake!
good call on california, trish... i wonder what other places we might be missing?
i don't know for certain how many cousins there are and i'm not sure where my family tree is so i can't count them... lets just go with A LOT!
Lucy here,
Holly ... thanks for thinking of us as we head off to Scotland. You are barely a block away - so near and yet so far. TGFB for sure.
Good night, Ellie ... sleep tight!
Love, Louise
I'm back again with a quick farewell to everyone. Thanks for all the well-wishes as we leave Canada for our home in Scotland.
Our flight leaves Calgary tomorrow night and we should be in St. Andrews sometime Friday evening. We'll have two days of blogging to catch up on by then.
We'll blog you on the weekend!
Love, Lucy
Louise and David
Happy skies to you, until we meet again.
Happy skies to you, keep smilin' until then.
Who cares about the clouds when we're together?
Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
Happy skies to you, 'till we meet again.
Some skies are happy ones,
Others are blue.
It's the way you ride the sky that counts,
Here's a happy one for you.
Happy skies to you, until we meet again.
Happy skies to you, keep smilin' until then.
Who cares about the clouds when we're together?
Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
Happy skies to you, until we meet again.
ATTENTION BLOGGERS
My Antonini Family tree file, even as a .pdf, was over 30 MB which made it practically impossible to send around by email. I now have the 2008 version of Family Tree Maker and for some weird and wonderful reason, it allows the production of the full tree in .pdf and the size is miniscule comapred to the old version.
So anyone who is a family member can have a copy via email and the size of the file is only 664 KB - even the slowest of your computer systems should be able to handle it. Just send an email asking for a copy. Also, please spread the word among the non-bloggers.
What arrogance! Of course you need my email address: rmbarker@rogers.com
Good morning Canada, Texas, and California...and soon to be Scotland.
As Thom says, good call on California Trish...duh...how'd that get by me.
Next mini reunion...Sept 29...streets of Calgary...Light the Night Walk...everybody is invited.
Enjoy your day...where ever you are.
Morning everyplace.
Like the rest of you, I'm glad the blog is still active. Sometimes being far away makes you feel far away. (Deep, no?). "Hearing" your "voices" helps.
The Piano Project is moving forward nicely. Next week: black keys.
Tricia Antonini: Kenneth I am coming to Austin Oct 12-14 for that Lance Armstrong event and will have my details next week so I'll let you know!
Fantastic! Johanne and I will keep the weekend open in case there's a free spot on your dance card.
Kenneth
Hello bloggers!!
Love the post Tricia, especially the plug about the toilet. No pun intended!!!
Go Riders Go.
Sonia
wow, the blog is alive and well and i sure enjoy reading it. have a safe flight home luce and i'm sure we will hear from you this weekend.
love mike
Speaking of the Riders, my official prediction is they will finish the season in first place with 28 points to B.C.'s 25. The Lions will finish off Calgary in the Western semi-final setting up the final at Taylor Field where our Roughies will launch their way to the Grey Cup with a 22-18 victory.
In the East, Winnipeg will manage to hold onto the first place spot (based on strength of remaining schedule). However, Montreal will hammer Toronto in the Eastern semi and ride that momentum to the championship game.
Look for a Sask-Quebec final and get the champagne ready!
And now, Thomas, your prediction is recorded here on the blog so when you're right (let's hope!), you can say "I told you so!"
Okay, so I've got the family tree and it looks like there are actually 36 cousins. Don't know where all those other numbers came from.
Thom you called it - Brian & I also predict Sask in the final and as most of you well know - the Grey Cup's in Toronto! Come on everyone - under the SkyDome, weather is not an issue - let's have another mini-reunion "Grey Cup style" in Toronto - whaddya say?!
P.S. We are not above bribing - we'll provide the champagne!
Hey Thomas
Good contest.
My prediction is:
Western Final:
Sask 40 BC 32
Grey Cup:
Sask 33 Winnipeg 31
Let it be written...
Marty
Marty, great prediction, it's always nice to have dissenting prognostications.
What's your feeling on where Sask is going to kick the Lions butts in the western final, B.C. Place or Taylor Field?
Hey Thomas
I'm guessing BC will have homefield advantage, but it won't matter either way 'cause there are just as many Sask fans in Van.
...those dissenting prognostications aren't as bad as the measles but I think they may be harder to get rid of...
Martay
Good morning Canada, Texas, California and Scotland.
It's good to see the blog is continuing, but some of us are missing. Where is everybody? I am back to a full teaching schedule and looking forward to Kenneth and Johanne's visit later this month. I know Vic is in Regina and Lucy is on her way to Scotland. Is everyone back to work and too busy to blog?
Love, BJ
Good morning everyone,
I have no excuse for just blurking except that I'm still reeling from reunion withdrawal. I can't wait to meet up with the group in Calgary on the 29th.
We went to the Lumsden Duck Derby on the weekend and there were about 5000 people there and I knew about 7 of them...that after spending a weekend with 100 people and I knew each one. Whoa! I'm reeling again.
Well, I didn't get a call telling me that I won something in the Duck Derby....guess my duck was being too social, hanging out in the back of the crowd, making some friends, forgetting he was there to win. I'll get a different duck next year.
I can't even begin to make a prediction for the Riders, I took a random stab at picking some NFL teams in a $5 pool the other day - this should be fun.
sonia
Hi everyone,
Dennis and I are looking forward to seeing Len and Kelly tonight. They are coming through Victoria on their way to Nanaimo to see Campbell play football this weekend
It's nice to have these mini-reunions and we have to appreciate any time we have together. Then when we share the memories of it with others, they become a part of it too. In this way, we stay connected.
I'll be anxiously awaiting Lucy's return to the blog. Hey Louise and Dave, I hope you had a good trip back.
We are enjoying the best weather we've had all summer(??) Been watching lots of tennis.
Keep blogging. It's good to know you're out there....
Love, Marcia
Good Morning Everyone,
Like Ed, I'm still suffering a bit from reunion withdrawal.We'll get a bit of a fix at the end of Sept. when we go walking with Tricia's Trotters at "Light the Night". See some of you there!
I've been blurking and enjoying the comments.I also love the pictures of all of us! Thanks to all the photographers!
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
A good snapshot stops a moment from running away!
-Eudora Welty
Yesterday, reading Ziggy, I thought of the video of the 7 brothers trying to fly the kite. The cartoon shows Ziggy running along with his kite trailing behind him. The kite does a few flip-flops, and keeps landing on its nose. Finally, Ziggy, quits trying and says," I'll never understand how that expression ' HIGHER THAN A KITE' ever got started!!"
Marcia, Thanks for the picture - it's great and I've already got it in a frame and on my end table. Love it and you too, little sister.
Lucy, I hope your trip back home went well. We'll be watching for you on the blog.
Lots of love to everyone out there in blogland,
ME xoxoxoxoxoox
Hey,
Thanks for answering my plea. It is great to see so many of you on the blog again.
Marcia,
I love your take on mini-reunions. We do stay connected by sharing them with others once they are over. Have fun with Kelly and Len. Also, many thanks for the photo; you sure didn't lose any time in getting them to us.
Mary-Ellen,
Your quote (as always) fits the occasion perfectly. Your Ziggy story also fits, and is hilarious.
Ed,
Thank goodness you are back--I was about to organize a search party. I should have known you would be at the Lumsden event.
Lucy,
We can't wait for you to be out of transit, so we can hear from you again.
Love, BJ
east semi-final - mon 27 - tor 28
west semi final - edm 14 - b.c. 34
east final at winn - tor 21 - winn 19
west final at sask - b.c. 27 - sk 33
grey cup - toronto 14 saskatchewan 29
You will be pleased to know that Lucy arrived safely in Scotland about 2 hours ago. We are looking forward to seeing her on the blog soon.
Love, BJ
Lucy here,
Dave and I are in Scotland now. We appreciate all your wishes for our safe travel and happy arrival. Our flight was on time leaving Calgary and one minute early on its arrival in Glasgow. The sun shone brightly on all of Fife as our bus neared St. Andrews.
Our next-door neighbours greeted us warmly. Peggy even baked us one of her delicious cakes to welcome us home. Janet provided milk, butter and jam to tide us over until tomorrow when we will feel more like shopping for groceries.
We'll blog more later when we can think more clearly.
Love, Dave and Louise
Hey Y'all
Okay! I am officially launching a contest, [pending Thomas's(it was his idea) permission].
Here it is:
Try to guess-
#1- The two teams that will play in the Grey Cup 2007. Score 5 points for either team guessed correct. Score 20 points for both correct.
#2a- The two teams that will play in the Eastern final. Score 2 points for either team guessed correct. Score 10 points for both correct.
#2b- See #2a and apply rules for Western Final.
#3- who will win Eastern Final-
15 points.
#4- who will win Western Final-
15 points.
#5- who will win The Grey Cup-
30 points. (actual team).
All answers answered correctly (yeah right) total 100 points.
Prizes for:
1st place (most accumulated points)
A miniature original M.S.A. painting with a beautiful $10.00 frame.(Subject matter: Your choice)
Artist's value: $100-$300.
2nd place
A miniature original M.S.A.
painting with a beautiful $5.00
frame.(Subject matter: Artist's choice).
Artist's value: $100- $5000.
3rd place
A miniature original M.S.A.
painting, unframed, sent to you in a courier envelope. (Subject matter: Artist's choice)
Artist's value: $100- $200.
Other Rules:
Rule #1 Anyone is eligible with the exception of Mary Ellen Brockett who could own Las Vegas if she wished.
Rule # 2 Okay, Okay, Okay... she can play.( I hate it when people slap me when I am trying to type).
Love,
Marty
Rule #3
All answers must be posted on the blog to be deemed valid.
Marty
Woo hoo! A football contest.
I'm putting in my request right now (you all know I'm right). I need a painting of three people in a canoe for my new album cover.
West Semi: Cal - BC
East Semi: To - Mtl
West Final: BC - Ssk
East Final: Mtl - Wpg
Cup: Mtl - Ssk (winner Ssk)
Rule #4
If you don't pick Saskatchewan to go all the way you're ineligible (even if you're right) and possibly excommunicated from the family.
I wholeheartedly agree with Rules #3 and #4! I'll get Eddie to help me out - he picked all Jamie's NFL pool picks and won him $35! (Granted, he was judging the teams solely on their names and logos - for example, a panther could definitely outrun a ram, and a team of giants would easily beat a team of cowboys... well, it worked anyways!)
Hey Thomas
I assume that by your response to the contest that you are in favour.
Good stuff.
I will include one more rule. (just in case we get more than one person participating. Oh...and I do agree with Thomas on rule #4.
Rule #5:
All participants must also submit a final score for the Grey Cup Game. In the event of a tie between participants in the original game, the person(s)
with the closest guess to the final score will win the tie.
PS
Hey Thomas, I said "Miniature painting". What do you want? stickmen in the canoe?
...just joking...
if you win, you will get 3 people in a boat.
Oh...Mike! I will take your guess as your submission unless you would like to change your original.
Marty
I'm entering this contest, so the rest of you are out of luck. Marty's referring to my tremendous good fortune at winning the Art raffle three years in a row. It got so they wanted to start charging me $50. for a $1. ticket!So, if my luck is right on this contset, I'm winning those M.S.A originals!
#1 - Sask & Winnepeg
#2 - Winnepeg & Montreal
#3 - Sask. & BC
#4 - Sask.
#5 - Sask.
Come on Riders!
With hope,
ME xoxooxoxox
OOPS! I just saw that I have to guess at the fimal score. Okay. Sask. 21 and Winnepeg 19.
Go Riders!!!!
OOPS again.
#1 Sask - Winnepeg
#2a Winn - Montreal
#2b Sask - BC
#3 Winnepeg
#4 Sask.
#5 Sask.
I forgot one of them last time!
What a maroon,
ME xoxooxoxox
OOPS one more time.
That's Winnipeg, with an "i"!
Man, what a maroon, is right!!
Hey Marty,
Have I disqualified myself with all those mistakes? Man!
Shaking my head,
ME xoxo
Hey Y'all
Please submit your guesses in the same format that ME did on entry
# 122 to make it easier for me to calculate. (I think this entry is #125... so 3 up from this one).
Thank You.
Oh...and for those of you who didn't know, ME wasn't kidding when she said she won all those paintings at the art shows. SHE IS SCARY when it comes to these things.
So... in the event that she wins anything, I will return all entry fees and send you all a painting...NOTTTTT!!!!Ha Ha Ha Ha
Love, Marty
Man, I knew I should have been following football more closely. However, because I REALLY want an MSA painting, I'm entering the contest anyway.
1. Sask / Montreal
2a. Montreal / Winnipeg
2b. Sask / BC
3. Montreal
4. Duh...Sask
5. Sask 24 Montreal 14
For my prize, I want a Spring warrior to go with my Winter and Summer warrior.
Since Mary-Ellen should be ineligible, if she does win one of the prizes, her prize should come to me and it should be a Fall warrior to go with my other 3.
Thanking both Marty and Mary-Ellen in advance, BJ
Marty's latest posting came on while I was doing mine. I think I did my predictions in the same format as M-E. I hope I did. Marty, please let me know if I goofed.
BJ
Hey BJ
Nice Job on the posting, thank you.
Sorry, but Mary Ellen is eligible so you will have to win fair and square...BUT... have no fear because everyone thinks they know about football and THAT don't mean &#@%*#. It truly is a crap shoot. You have a great chance.
Hey Y'all
New Rules and deadlines:
Rule# 6:
All guesses must be posted on the blog to be eligible. Do not email Marty or phone him with your submissions...well, you can phone him if you want to, but only to talk about good people and such.
Rule# 7:
You can use any of another person's guesses but you have to post your OWN Final Score of the Grey Cup game. ( People who read the blog regularly may have an advantage ).
Rule# 8:
People who live in Marty's household are ineligible to play.
Deadline:
All submissions from all contestants must be posted on the blog by Friday Sept 21, 2007.
For those of you who have posted your guesses already, you can change them if you wish but they have to be posted by the deadline.
All others may only post once.
Note: There are advantages in posting now or later.
Marty
Hey Marty, have you seen the size of a CD case?
I don't even understand Mary Ellen's entry, please explain.
Thomas: Mary-Ellen's entry:
1. the two teams that will play in the Grey Cup
2a. the 2 teams that will play in the Eastern final
2b. the 2 teams that will play in the Western final
3. Winner of the Eastern final
4. Winner of the Western final
5. Winner of the Grey cup and by what score.
Mom
I'm trying for a miniature.
#1 Sask - Winnipeg
#2 Toronto - Winnipeg
2b B.C. - Sask
#3 Winnipeg
#4 Sask
#5 Sask 27 Winnipeg 22
Start paintin Marty
Whoa!! Man I'm excited!!! When's the next football game. I gotta get my popcorn and slurpee ready.
I'm just practicing here...Stamps are gonna kick some butt tonight.
Hey BJ
Thanks for splainin' to your son.
Hey Thomas
If you win, I will paint the picture square to fit nicely on a cd cover.
Marty
Hey Marty,
Forget the CD cover - start painting a Siberian Tiger!!!!!
Feeling Lucky,
ME xoxooxoxox
Oh boy!
This is going to be as much fun for me as it is for anyone else.
So far I've got:
3 dudes and a canoe,
Warriors of the seasons, and
A Siberian Tiger
I like this game.
Marty
Fine, I see, I just had to go back to Marty's original post.
1. Ssk - Mtl
2. Wpg - Mtl
2b. Ssk - BC
3. Mtl
4. Ssk
5. Ssk 39 -18
Hey Y'all
I'm keeping records but I need a few things before this gets away on me.
Thomas and BJ
I need a final score for the Grey Cup Game.
Marty
PS
The Contest, in a nutshell:
Name the:
-2 teams in the Eastern Final
-2 teams in the Western Final
-2 teams in the Grey Cup
-winner in each of the three games.
-Final score of the Grey Cup
(Deadline- September 25)
Marty
Wow!!!Thomas
That was fast!
Not only are you one of the greatest writers I've seen but one of the fastest also.
Marty,
I gave you my score in # 5 of my answer. But here it is again: Sask 24, Montreal 14
BJ
Hey BJ
Yes you did.
Sorry about that. I missed it.
Love,
Marty
Lucy here,
I'm in, too, Marty.
Here goes:
1. Saskatchewan vs. Montreal
2a.Montreal vs. Winnipeg
2b.Saskatchewan vs. B.C.
3. Montreal
4. Saskatchewan
5. Saskatchewan 31, Montreal 19
Paint a robin for me, please.
LOL, Lucy
Good Morning all,
I see everyone is anxious to have an MSA miniature.
Marty, I just re-read my prediction and realized I goofed. The 2 warriors I already have are winter and spring. So it is summer and autumn that I need. Mary-Ellen is proving reluctant about giving up her tiger, but I will keep working on her. Please feel free to start working on mine anytime.
Love, BJ
Here I am, up at the ungodly hour of 6 am on a Saturday morning. Mother Goose visited during the night and laid a goose egg on my head. I shouldn't blame Mommy Goose though, it just that it adds insult to injury accepting the blame myself. A measly half hour before quiting time yesterday I managed to play tag with a chandeli...no a chandelier is one of those delicate things made out of glass. This light fixture was more like something out of Star Wars. Stainless steel probing 30 cubic feet of space, I only hit the bottom 4 square inches...oh yeah...I guess that's 3 cubic meters and 10 square cm. Anyway, after making first contact I quickly thought of making second contact but at $5000 or $6000 riding on my decision I had to succumb and be content with licking my wounds...well, I couldn't lick them, they were too far up on my head, I had to let the dust settle to help the blood clot. I still looked pretty good from my forehead down but I had nothing on Dr Franks monster above that. Monday I'm taking a sheet with me to drape from the fixture, only the very bottom of the fixture can make impact with my head so when I hit the sheet I'll have seconds to react. I think it's genius, you know what they say, Genius is the mother of invention. Ok. Ok. So I smacked my head on an elephantine light fixture, alright, I'll change it...necessity is the mother of invention.
Edweirdo
Fast eddie
The hawk
Tree blight
Tree Levino
Tree
Uncle Led
or
Egghead
Oh yeah, I should let you know I'm fine, the blow had no ill effect. I'm as smart as ever.
I too want a chance at a painting of a miniature, my prediction.
#1 hamilton - edmonton
#2a montreal - Winnipeg
#2b calgary - phoenix
#3 baltimore
#4 b.c.
#5 Saskatchwewan...oh yeah
Get out of my way...the paranoids are after me.
1. Winnipeg v B.C.
2a. Winnipeg v Montreal.
2b. B.C. v Calgary.
3. Winnipeg.
4. B.C.
5. Winnipeg 22 - B.C. 18.
Marty...I would like a miniature of Luigi and Mary's children in Rough Riders gear (No Helmets).
Thanks Dave.
BOB SAYS.....
1. Sask/Winnipeg
2a. Winnipeg/Montreal
2b. Sask/Calgary
3. Winnipeg
4. Sask
5. Sask
Score Sask 23 Winnipeg 17
If you paint the autumn warrior for BJ I would like the summer one and vice versa.
Bob, who did all the actual predictions himself.
I encouraged Bob to participate just in case I can't get Mary-Ellen to change her mind.
Love, BJ
Ed, Sorry to hear about your encounter with the new-age chandelier. Every so often I run across an advantage to being short, and chandeliers are definitely not a challenge to me. Unless, of course, one happens to fall while I am under it.
Glad to hear there was no permanent damage, but my sympathy for the discomfort and pain it might have caused.
Love, BJ
Hey BJ
Thank you. I have your new instructions. Good strategy with the hubby.
Hey Dave
I'm sorry but you are disqualified for being a traitor. Re: rule# 4
Entry- (Sept 7 12:50 pm)
Rule #9
Okay, Okay, Okay...he can play...I hate it when people hit me while I'm trying to type.
Rule #9a
You are allowed to pick another team for the Grey Cup game other than Saskatchewan, only if you live in another country and/or if you are an in-law and/or if you can accept defeat gracefully.
For the record:
So far, these are the contestants
(and I have all of their predictions in my book):
Listed alphabetically:
BJ
Bob
Dave
Ed
Louise
Mary Ellen
Mike
Thomas
Marty
WOW, there's a lot of people who want to win a M.S.A. miniature! My chances are looking a bit dimmer, but my hope rides high, nonetheless. I really, really, want that tiger!
This quote is for Ed and his damaged head.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold.They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history, it becomes more beautiful!
- Barbara Bloom
LOLOL,
ME xoxoxoox
Hi all
Long time no blog! I am with Mom in Regina and we just had a call from Lui to say he is in town for a funeral and will come by to see us later. Mom wants me to add that she sends her love and prayers to all of you. IALTB, LTA, Vic
Marty, I found two different formats so here goes:
2 teams in the Eastern Final:
Hamilton/Winnipeg (Winnipeg)
-2 teams in the Western Final:
BC/Sask (Sask)
-2 teams in the Grey Cup:
Winnipeg/Sask (Sask)
-winner in each of the three games.(as noted)
-Final score of the Grey Cup 38 - 24)
(Deadline- September 25)
Now, as far as the painting goes - can you say gazebo?
We're off to Nanaimo for the BIG game. Blog to you tommorow.
Marcia
Hi guys
9th contestant- Marcia
By the way, just to keep you all interested, I have started on one of the paintings(artist's choice)and I will post the two AC's(2nd and 3rd place), when they are completed so you will know what you're playin' for. The first place winner is the only person who gets what they ask for.
Love, and now I know how Lou felt when he had his contest,
Marty
Lorraine also wants in on this little shindig. She's prognosticating as we speak. Amazingly, she also wants three people in a canoe.
Marcia,
Welcome to the contest.
Mary-Ellen,
Another perfect quote!
Hi Vic,
Welcome back. It's been too long.
Marty,
I know only the first place winner gets to choose, but I am using mental telepathy to make the artist's choices my choices. What a maroon, eh? And for the record, I would be thrilled with ANY MSA painting!
Love, BJ
Marty,
I thought you might like this bit of poem as you paint.
TIGER, TIGER by William Blake
Tiger, Tiger, burning bright
In the forest of the night.
What Immortal hand or eye
Dare Frame thy fearful symmetry?
or perhaps this one:
TIGER, TIGER by Gorden J.L. Ramel
Tiger, Tiger, fading fast
From the present to the past.
How can mere humanity
So quickly still thy majesty?
Hope these rhymes speak to you, Marty!!
With love,
ME xoxoxooxoxox
marty - one small change to my football predicitions, because you put up your minitures, i'll have to take those hot dog idiot calgary stampeders in the western semi-final instead of the lowly edmonton eskimos, i would of never taken the stamps if you had'nt dangled the carrot (MSA minitures)
marcia - have fun at the game, i wish i could be there
love mike
Okay here it is
Calgary - Sask West final
Winnipeg - Montreal East final
Sask - Winnipeg Grey Cup
Sask win 30-20
I'd like a NYC scene to go with my other beautiful MSA minature of the Chrysler Building!
Hey Mike
LoL. You're a funny guy.
By the way, we are not bettibg on the semi- finals (East and West)
Once again, in a nut shell
Western Final- Team predictions
Eastern Final- Team predictions
Grey Cup Game- Team predictions
Grey Cup Game- Final score
I have your original predictions as:
East Toronto Winnipeg
West BC Sask
Grey Cup Toronto 14 Sask 29
Good?
Marty
Mary Ellen
WOW!!!
Where did you find those.
What incredible poetry.
For years I would tell people with reference to art-
"You cannot catch the essense of the beast from a photograph". You have to look closely into the eyes to really see.
But... the real truth is...You cannot catch the essence of the beast.
You go girl!
Love, Marty
Lucy here,
We are barely back 2 days and David is out on the links again. I am dragging myself around, trying to stay awake during the day so that I can sleep at night. This jet-lag stuff is too real!
Vic ... thanks for passing on Mom's love and prayers. Tell her that I need lots of both.
M.E. ... Blake's poem is one of my favourites. I haven't read Ramel's version but I know instinctively that, no matter what, it can't compete with the power of the original.
Marty ... you have lots to keep track of as the football season progresses. Some of our predictions are in close competition with one another. I look forward to viewing your miniatures when they are ready. I am not nearly as confident as Mary-Ellen about winning one, especially with her in the running. She's one lucky lady!
Ed ... Ouch ... that bump hurt even in the telling!
Just 5 hours to bedtime now....
LOL, Lucy
Hi Lucy,
It's wonderful to see you on the blog and I love your comments!
I agree with you that William Blake's TIGER, TIGER poem is fabulous and Ramel's version is only a serious parody of the former. Ramel's purpose for writing this parody was to show that no matter how ferocious the tiger is, the human species is far more dangerous! The title of his parody is actually TYGER, TYGER, REVISITED.
I see you realized that I was hinting strongly to Marty that he might as well start my Tiger miniature that I'm Wishing, Wanting and Willing to Win. Whew!
I love Lucy and all in Blogland,
ME xoxoxoxo
Hey Louise
I am recording submissions as they appear. It will save me tiresome searching later.
I think it's all gonna come down to whoever is closest to the final score of the Cup game.
I hope everyone ties because I am in a painting mode right now getting ready for the Stampede 2008. Having too much to do is a good way to hone one's sword.
By the way, I love robins, tigers, wolves, bears, doorknobs, etc...so imagine how much fun this is for me.
Love, Marty
Lucy,
Great to see that you didn't lose any time in getting back to the blog. I echo your thoughts on Blake's Tiger and Ramel's parody. Keep posting!
Mary-Ellen,
I echo your "I love Lucy"--I love Lucy, too.
Marty,
I think you are right. It will probably be the closest score that wins, but we all know it is going to be Mary-Ellen anyway. It is great that you are madly painting and I sure hope we get to see all the works you do during this period. you could call it your Blog Blitz. What a great contest this is!
Love, BJ
#1 (Grey Cup): Sask v. Wpg
#2a (E final): Wpg v. TO
#2b (W final): Sask v. BC
#3 (E winner): Wpg
#4 (W winner): Sask
#5 (winner and score): Sask 24-22
Please paint me some robin eggs.
Since you are in painting mode, have you started working on my sparrows? I am slowly working on your painting (it will be a surprise)!
uh oh... falling behind the boo bummers a bit
good news is montreal picked off b.c.
ouch... 31-8 with only 15 minutes to go
i can't even watch any more, i'm switching to tennis
Watching Roger Federer play tennis is like watching Tiger Woods play golf.
It's just not a fair fight most of the time.
Great dialogue from a crappy movie:
Her: There are two things fighting in every man's soul, love and hate.
Him: Which one wins?
Her: Whichever one he feeds the most.
Love,
Thomas
Hi Thom
Just had to comment on the dialogue from whatever crappy movie produced it - it was worth your watching it because you passed it on. Thanks. Love, Vic
Contest Update
11 contestants: (alphabetically)
BJ, Bob, Dave, Ed, Holly, Louise,
Marcia, Mary Ellen, Mike, Thomas, Tricia.
Deadline: September 21, 07
Marty
sufferin cats, if i would of paid attention i would'nt even of had to mention the stupid stamps, anyway those are my picks and i'm sticking to them marty.
how about a miniture of the grey cup with the rider logo? my son, luke says if you paint that before the grey cup game, it'll be a jinx!!
lucy, "they" say exercise is the best thing for jetleg.
thom - whats the name of that crappy movie?
Thomas,
I love your quote. It is so true.
Love Mom
Marty,
Sask will beat Montreal in the Grey Cup by a score of 35 to 19. You can send the miniature to BJ. she will see that I get the prize. Make it an artist's choice and surprise me. Your secret admirer.
You might be an Antonini if you're more excited about getting a Marty Miniature than Sask. winning the Cup.
Ed, interesting comment. Since everyone except "traitor Dave" picked Sask for the Cup, if they don't win I think he's got it. If they do, it's going to be like a seven way tie.
Don't worry about me, I've got backup plans for my album cover. Although, if Marty wanted to paint three people in a canoe and just send me an electronic version, he could then sell the original. He might even make an extra 50 cents on it because it's an original of one of my album covers.
Mike, I was hoping nobody would ask me which crappy movie. Not because I'm embarrassed about watching it (or, at least part of it) but because as soon as I say it in a quasi-public forum, someone will be like, what's he talking about, that was a great movie.
Then again, I routinely slam all kinds of stuff in print in my column, so what the heck? It's called Pathfinder. Not my cup of tea, let's say. But that was a good moment, I'm glad I saw that.
Happy Birthday, Stephen! 41 seems so young from my perspective. Have a good day today. May you enjoy another full and satisfying year in the days, weeks and months that follow this Tuesday, September 11, 2007.
Lots of love, Louise
QUOTE OF THE DAY;
The other day a man asked me what I thought was the best time of life. " Why," I answered without a thought, "NOW."
Happy Birhday Stephen!
What a beautiful day it is here in Calgary. Thinking of everyone, wherever you may be.
Love,
ME xoxo
Happy Stephen!!
Sonia
Happy Birthday Stephen!
It's a beautiful day in Victoria too. Thinking of you all wherever you are.
Len and Kelly left this morning. Len kept saying "I still haven't seen a cloud".
We had a lot of fun with them. Campbell's team won the game too. 40 - 3.
Thomas, I knew I had seen the movie because I remembered the line. It's a great line. Don't remember much about the movie...
Lots of love,
Marcia
Happy b-day bro, yo.
Stunningly gorgeous here in the Bulkley Valley. In fact, the last few days have been the best weather we've had all summer.
happy birthday stephen!
thomas - i've never watched that movie, might have to now.
speeking of now, i love your quote m.e.
have a great day everyone.
mike
Hi,
My predictions... I am going to take a chance on the Eastern final. Taking a chance that Toronto is going to blow it.... My Dad is not going to like this....
West Semi- B.C- Calgary
West Final- Sask - BC
East Semi - Mtl- Edmonton
East Final - Winnipeg - Edmonton
Grey Cup- Sask 33 - Winnipeg 28
I will just take my painting now Uncle Marty.... hehehehe
Linz
Happy Birfday, bruvver.
I'll hold off on my Gray^H^Hey Cup predictions until 11:59pm on 9/21. Having not seen a single CFL game in years, I need all the statistical help I can get.
Va t'on me chialer si j'prends Montréal?
Rainy in Austin.
Happy bday Stephen
Hey Lyndsey
Ah yes, going for the crossover in the Eastern Final...tricky...
Hey Kenneth
Gazoontite
Love,
Uncle Marty
lindsey - the only thing i don't like about your picks, is that you picked calgary. the edmonton crossover to the east just gives me a better chance at MSA minitures, because the crossover will never happen, but would'nt it be nice if the crossover went the other way and calgary and edmonton missed the playoffs "yahoo"
lindsey - the only thing i don't like about your picks, is that you picked calgary. the edmonton crossover to the east just gives me a better chance at MSA minitures, because the crossover will never happen, but would'nt it be nice if the crossover went the other way and calgary and edmonton missed the playoffs "yahoo"
Thanks for the birfday wishes everybody. It's raining in Ottawa but I don't mind, it got me the day off.
What is this Grey cup of which you speak?
By the way, Kenneth is picking Montreal but is afraid we will ostracize him.
N'oubliez pas, nous sommes bilingue a Ottawa
B.C vs Cal - Cal
Cal vs. Sask - Sask
Tor vs Wpg - Wpg
Wpg vs Mon - Mon
Mon 42 Sask 45 OT
I don't care what you paint me Marty just make sure it is really BIG
We will ostracize Kenneth if he picks Montreal.
See Rule #4 (i think)
Well Dad, Calgary is my new home so I gotta give them some support.... not too much though. GO RIDERS!!!!!!
And dont worry Daddio, I will share my MSA miniture with you. You can have it for one day a year ;) heheheheheheee.
Lucy here in St. Andrews,
Campbell ....40-3???? Whoa! That's an impressive win any day but especially in front of family.
M.E. ....I once advised a younger brother that the best time of life was yet to come. I prefer the idea that NOW should be the hour!
BJ .... Do you really think we fell for that secret admirer bit about forwarding an MSA original? Your desperation is showing.
Marcia .... My beautiful family picture arrived the day before I left Regina. It is now displayed in a grey stone frame in the front room of our St. Andrews home. Thank you!
Thom .... We didn't miss your Happy Skies song. In fact I sang right through it with memories of Roy Rogers riding off into the sunset on his trusty horse, Trigger. We're honoured by your personalized version.
Marty .... Christine has already claimed the lost glasses that I reported on the blog some time ago. Sorry about that. Keep looking elsewhere for your spectacles. Can you paint your miniatures without them?
Holly .... I love the series of pictures showing Eddie at various moments during his first day at school. His face tells the tale even without your fitting captions. He'll be a veteran member of the Kindergarten class by now.
Sonia .... how did you spot that plug about the toilet? Good eye! .... very good pun!
The sun went down a few hours ago here and now it's time for me to go down, too. Good night!
Believe it or not, I have a few riddles for recalling reunion weekend events with a bit of fun and a lot of thanks.
Here's the first:
CAN YOU NAME THE YOUNGEST THERE?
AND THE OLDEST? (PLEASE TAKE CARE)!
LOL, Lucy
Lucy,
I am going to guess that Elisabet Gustafson was the youngest there, and that Frieda Schuett was the oldest.
Good night everyone.
Love, BJ
Happy Birthday Stephen!
Hey Kenneth I will email you details but I'll definitely have time to see you in Austin in Oct
I also tried to translate your French phrase on Altavista's Babelfish website and this is what it returned:
(Va t'on me chialer si j'prends Montréal?)
You one goes me chialer if I take Montreal?
So what the heck is "chialer"?
Kenneth, we would never ostracize a member of our family! Incessant verbal abuse, perhaps, but never ostracism...
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