I'll bet there's excitement in the Stone's Throw today!! Are you going to drink a little toast to the house when you go over? Drink one for the Tesarowskis and one for us and we'll all be there in thought. Maybe we'll drink one from here so skip ours....we'll do it oursellves. That sounds like more fun.
Dad just got himself a Worther's out of the cupboard and in a jiffy, CoCo was out here. That's what he always does before he gets his coat on to go for the mail.
Dad is getting ready to hit the road for the city so I'm going to go do the same thing.
Take good care of that house until we all can get out there.
We were thinking of going out the end of next week but we'll put that trip off a few days.Tell you why on Monday. Ulp!!
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Friday, April 29, 2005
The Yearbook
I think this should have been a post and not just a comment so I hope you don't mind Dawn if I move it up top so it doesn't get missed by the rest of us who read regularly. It really is a super accomplishment!
Jen said: That's a well-deserved honour Dawn. How many kids in the school yearbook? I'm just wondering how big a project the year book is. I'm sure it's similar to Mom's foray :} into the Town of Wolseley History book.
And Dawn replied: The yearbook is 116 pages this year. We have 24 color pages, a custom art cover, and I've ordered 840 copies (about 700 personalized copies are sold already). We collected $1800 in ads and have a total budget of about $27,000. There are about 1000 kids at the school so we have a very good buy rate. As chairperson, I dealt with the school, the yearbook company, the photography company, the students and the parent volunteer photographers and page layout people. The pages are all submitted in digital format. Everything is done except for distribution and paying the last bill.
Jen said: That's a well-deserved honour Dawn. How many kids in the school yearbook? I'm just wondering how big a project the year book is. I'm sure it's similar to Mom's foray :} into the Town of Wolseley History book.
And Dawn replied: The yearbook is 116 pages this year. We have 24 color pages, a custom art cover, and I've ordered 840 copies (about 700 personalized copies are sold already). We collected $1800 in ads and have a total budget of about $27,000. There are about 1000 kids at the school so we have a very good buy rate. As chairperson, I dealt with the school, the yearbook company, the photography company, the students and the parent volunteer photographers and page layout people. The pages are all submitted in digital format. Everything is done except for distribution and paying the last bill.
Thursday, April 28, 2005
New Job
Blaine has a new job at the hospital. It's only a big change is shifts. He'll be guaranteed 2 more shifts per month and will be working days, evenings, nights instead of nights, days. He probably won't start this new job until after August 1st, so he can cover summer holiday shifts. He also wants to be able to go to take Dana to camp/pick her up.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Blaine
I couldn't see how to click on for a comment....
That is really very special news about Blaine's appointment.
I'm going to send an e-mail to Nancy to tell Shelley. Shelley will have some years to go before she gets the same news but it will show her that it's in her future.
We never thought he'd get any other news but good. So much stress is out of your lives now. He enjoys his job...not like the dairy farming.
You have so much going for your family now. Enjoy life.
That is really very special news about Blaine's appointment.
I'm going to send an e-mail to Nancy to tell Shelley. Shelley will have some years to go before she gets the same news but it will show her that it's in her future.
We never thought he'd get any other news but good. So much stress is out of your lives now. He enjoys his job...not like the dairy farming.
You have so much going for your family now. Enjoy life.
Milestone for Another Special Person
Congratulations to Blaine
We were in Edmonton yesterday for his annual cancer clinic appointment. His doctor told him he doesn't have to come back anymore. He can just see his family doctor for his meds and be done with it all. Even after all these years (9) these annual visits were stressful for both of us. Now he's done.
We were in Edmonton yesterday for his annual cancer clinic appointment. His doctor told him he doesn't have to come back anymore. He can just see his family doctor for his meds and be done with it all. Even after all these years (9) these annual visits were stressful for both of us. Now he's done.
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Wow, What a Special Person!
The Middle School's PTA gives out surprise awards each year to especially deserving parents and teachers. This year, they awarded four people... and guess who won the Very Special Person Award!!
Mom won it for working on the yearbook and the bookfair, and volunteering, and the list goes on...
However, this ceremony was on Tuesday, the same night as her choir rehearsal. So, Dad told her that Andrew was performing his monologue. He knew Mom had felt bad that she had missed it when Andrew did it the first time at Open House, (in front of a roomful of people!!) and so she definitely wanted to come!
[Ew. Mom just let in a big flying bug]
The lady who presented her award is also Canadian, and she made a nice speech about Mom, and she got all embarrassed. Then she got a cute vase of flowers, a certificate, and a PTA pin.
Yay!
Mom won it for working on the yearbook and the bookfair, and volunteering, and the list goes on...
However, this ceremony was on Tuesday, the same night as her choir rehearsal. So, Dad told her that Andrew was performing his monologue. He knew Mom had felt bad that she had missed it when Andrew did it the first time at Open House, (in front of a roomful of people!!) and so she definitely wanted to come!
[Ew. Mom just let in a big flying bug]
The lady who presented her award is also Canadian, and she made a nice speech about Mom, and she got all embarrassed. Then she got a cute vase of flowers, a certificate, and a PTA pin.
Yay!
It's cookie season!
Sweet, sweet cookies! The girl guide kind, I mean. We bought 4 boxes today and are already down to three. We did share with customers! It's not like we snarfed them down all by ourselves!
We are hoping though, that the Tesarowskis will freeze some of their numerous Girl Scout varieties and bring them in July. We can only hope!
(ps: we just ate the last bag of kettle corn from the Scouts, and it was as delicious and fresh as the first bag!)
We are hoping though, that the Tesarowskis will freeze some of their numerous Girl Scout varieties and bring them in July. We can only hope!
(ps: we just ate the last bag of kettle corn from the Scouts, and it was as delicious and fresh as the first bag!)
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Dad's eyes
Yesterday Dad got a letter re his appointment with the eye surgeon. It will be July 4. His op will be 6-8 months after that likely.
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Fundraising
So I'm the vice-chair for the Communities in Bloom fundraising committee. So far we've had two silent auctions that ran the duration of our last two meetings that raised about $165.
I know Dawn has lots of experience with this...any pointers? I remember the balloon popping thing that they had during the intermission of The Secret Garden we saw at Katie's school. That could definitely be put to future use here.
We don't really have a set budget, but I'm sure if we could come up with a few thousand dollars, it would go a long way. I see a lot of things being donated for this program (extra bedding plants, dirt, fertilizer...things that are worth more to us than their dollar value). We just need the 'seed' money.
I was just on a government website about hosting fundraising events and it gave me a good laugh. Some of the suggested prizes were: trip around the world or a new house, with runner up prize being his and her's Porsches. Uhhhhhhh, ok. Those wacky government fundraisers! Such a zany sense of humour. :/
No suggestion too small, let's hear them!
I know Dawn has lots of experience with this...any pointers? I remember the balloon popping thing that they had during the intermission of The Secret Garden we saw at Katie's school. That could definitely be put to future use here.
We don't really have a set budget, but I'm sure if we could come up with a few thousand dollars, it would go a long way. I see a lot of things being donated for this program (extra bedding plants, dirt, fertilizer...things that are worth more to us than their dollar value). We just need the 'seed' money.
I was just on a government website about hosting fundraising events and it gave me a good laugh. Some of the suggested prizes were: trip around the world or a new house, with runner up prize being his and her's Porsches. Uhhhhhhh, ok. Those wacky government fundraisers! Such a zany sense of humour. :/
No suggestion too small, let's hear them!
Saturday, April 09, 2005
Wanna See Where We Live? Where You Live Too!!!
I'm not sure if you've tried Google Maps yet but you should! Type an address in the search bar and it will take you to a map, click on the Satellite link in the upper right corner of the page and it will show you a satellite image of the location. You can zoom in and out and drag your mouse around the image to see the rest of the photo. Here's our place. Never been to Parliament Hill? How about Foster City? Try it out. Not all areas have the same high resolution images but it is cool just the same.
Here's a photo I took just the other day down the road from us at the edge of the Rideau River near the Cummings Bridge. They cleared the ice away to keep the river from flooding but it had rained pretty solid for about two or three days. The bike path will be flooded in several places all along the river.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Update on Reggie
Hi All,
Reggie had his vet appointment and it looks like he's not having any pain in his tooth. That was a relief. He's on a dental dog food ($$) and we've bought him his own toothbrush and supplied him with lots of bones to chew on. Hopefully that will work some of the plaque off. Otherwise, the vet says he'll need a dental cleaning which is about $800.00. Yikes. He goes back on the 14th for his booster shots, so we'll decide the tooth thing then.
Reggie is a lovely dog. He's very funny and loves to play. He and Spike are getting along famously. They had some rough spots the first couple of days, and there have been a few foot incidents, but Spike has forgiven Reggie. We've noticed Reggie has a little arthritis in his left hind leg, so we'll get that checked by the vet. He loves to go for long walks, but is a bit of a lump on the way home, so we're going to have to shorten the route for him. Spike always wants to keep going, but he's also about 4 years younger that Reggie.
We're all doing well. We're in the middle of dental, medical, eye appointments. Shelly and Blaine have new glasses and I go today to get mine. The girls both need dental cleanings and Blaine has to get some work done there too, but then we're all done that. It's nice to have Blue Cross so we can get some work done (finally).
Shelly and I went in this weekend and got our hair done. Shelly just had a wash and set (a nice treat) and I had mine all cut off. They cut off about 18-24 inches from the back. It's shorter in the back and longer in the front. It looks cute and makes my face appear slimmer. Shelly was a little shocked as she saw the stylist cut off so much, but everyone loves the new look.
The girls both did well on their spell-a-thon and know-a-thons. Dana got 27/30 and Shelly got 87% on the know-a-thon. We're really happy with how well they are both doing at school this year.
Blaine's job is going great. He's been doing night charge for a couple of months now, and they are asking him when he'd like to do day charge. They want him to be day charge so he can work lots of holidays this summer. It's nice that he's being asked to take on more responsibility. A few of his co-workers have also suggested he look at being trained for ER. It could mean a change for him. We'll keep you posted.
Reggie had his vet appointment and it looks like he's not having any pain in his tooth. That was a relief. He's on a dental dog food ($$) and we've bought him his own toothbrush and supplied him with lots of bones to chew on. Hopefully that will work some of the plaque off. Otherwise, the vet says he'll need a dental cleaning which is about $800.00. Yikes. He goes back on the 14th for his booster shots, so we'll decide the tooth thing then.
Reggie is a lovely dog. He's very funny and loves to play. He and Spike are getting along famously. They had some rough spots the first couple of days, and there have been a few foot incidents, but Spike has forgiven Reggie. We've noticed Reggie has a little arthritis in his left hind leg, so we'll get that checked by the vet. He loves to go for long walks, but is a bit of a lump on the way home, so we're going to have to shorten the route for him. Spike always wants to keep going, but he's also about 4 years younger that Reggie.
We're all doing well. We're in the middle of dental, medical, eye appointments. Shelly and Blaine have new glasses and I go today to get mine. The girls both need dental cleanings and Blaine has to get some work done there too, but then we're all done that. It's nice to have Blue Cross so we can get some work done (finally).
Shelly and I went in this weekend and got our hair done. Shelly just had a wash and set (a nice treat) and I had mine all cut off. They cut off about 18-24 inches from the back. It's shorter in the back and longer in the front. It looks cute and makes my face appear slimmer. Shelly was a little shocked as she saw the stylist cut off so much, but everyone loves the new look.
The girls both did well on their spell-a-thon and know-a-thons. Dana got 27/30 and Shelly got 87% on the know-a-thon. We're really happy with how well they are both doing at school this year.
Blaine's job is going great. He's been doing night charge for a couple of months now, and they are asking him when he'd like to do day charge. They want him to be day charge so he can work lots of holidays this summer. It's nice that he's being asked to take on more responsibility. A few of his co-workers have also suggested he look at being trained for ER. It could mean a change for him. We'll keep you posted.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
April Fools?
Did anyone have any good tricks played on them? We had just two, but they were both good and they got us hook, line and sinker!
One good friend of ours stopped in to say that another friend's garage had caught fire and he lost all of his quads & kayaks. This is a guy that Steve's gone out quadding with a few times, so good gag. He was crushed! And fooled.
Another customer stopped in for a coffee then came back about 20 minutes later to say the cream had gone sour. (this has happened twice before, so it's not a stretch) Then he went on to say he barfed. Well, I was mortified! And fooled.
Anyone else get got good?
One good friend of ours stopped in to say that another friend's garage had caught fire and he lost all of his quads & kayaks. This is a guy that Steve's gone out quadding with a few times, so good gag. He was crushed! And fooled.
Another customer stopped in for a coffee then came back about 20 minutes later to say the cream had gone sour. (this has happened twice before, so it's not a stretch) Then he went on to say he barfed. Well, I was mortified! And fooled.
Anyone else get got good?
Friday, April 01, 2005
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