dog tracks

Something that really bothers me are dog owners who walk their dogs but refuse to scoop their poop. It is especially bad here during the winter months when the sidewalks aren't perfectly cleared and you see the little piles all the way up the street. It is incredible how disrespectful people can be and the real kicker chances are they'll walk that sidewalk again and have to dodge the doo doo too.

dance revolution

For Christmas the kids were asking for the video game Dance Revolution. I thought well it might be fun for them for a couple of days but would get boring fast. I was surprised at what a hit this was not just with them but the whole family. We even took it to the New Years Eve house party my wife and I attended and we danced the new year in. It was a lot of fun and I find myself wanting to play it every night, it's that much fun!

Christmas Wish

One of the gifts my son Blake actually asked for this year was his own computer for the tv. He's 3 so he was looking for a click start computer, luckily Santa was able to deliver this wish on late notice. It's pretty neat he can type in letters and it tells him what they are and asks him different questions and games all related to learning his letters and numbers. As an added bonus there are extra cartridges available so he can learn more fun stuff. Of course Blake being Blake he showed up the other day with the information pamphlet from the machine with all the different cartridges on them and told us he needs them ALL!

Good night Everyone!

Well I believe another day has come to an end as I find myself drifting off to dream land as I am working on the computer. I think a full day has been put in, from painting, cleaning up, going to a movie, doing some laundry, playing table hockey and reading to the kids tonight for bed time. I will now go and get some shut eye on our super new mattress and get ready for another day. I hope all is well in your universe and I'll be back tommorrow for more perspective

The woman's tool kit

Recently on one of our shopping trips we came accross this awesome little kit, I fondly call the ladies handywoman kit. When my wife and I first got together she had her little red tool kit that her dad gave her and she was very proud of it as she is a do it yourself kind of gal. Now over the years the kits parts went missing or got broken probably mostly my fault so when I saw this kit I new we had to get one for her to have. It is so tempting when I am looking for a tool just to go try and grab her stuff as I know exactly where it will be unlike my tool bench which is hit or miss.

Turkey Stew

One of my favorites Christmas left over meals is a great Turkey stew, my wife made a tremendouse turkey stew this year I would be daring to say it was actually one of the best turkey stews I have ever had, luckily she made such a big pot that I even got to have it 4 times. The sad point, tonight the pot is empty :0( and I have no stew left, the good point there is still turkey meat in the freezer so if I am lucky I might get another pot of stew or I might get another post holiday favorite which would be hot turkey sandwiches. Either way the belly will be the winner in that one.

Today we decided to take the kids to a show at the theater, we decided to go to Water Horse and it was a pretty interesting show, the story was based on the loch ness monster and was set in the WWII time frame. It followed the journey of a young lad who has lost his father in the war and finds a mysterious egg one day while playing on the shore, it turns out to be a mystical Water Horse and the journey goes from there from the tiny little horse to the giant water horse that it grows into. It was well worth the trip that is for sure.

The snow hill is calling!

Well with winter officially here the kids received new sleds for Christmas and they are excited that there is finally some snow down on the ground. Not far from us is a hill that everyone uses to catapult down so we are planning on making a trip down there in the near future for some fun. Driving by it looks pretty steep so I'm guessing it will be a quick ride down...better hold on tight kids it could be a bumpy ride!

Christmas is over ...till next year

Well I had time this morning to get the last of the decorations down. I pulled down all the outside garland and lights and changed the outdoor lights back to regular bulbs. Now all the docorations are back in the storage room and Jay was able to get his room back together. It was a busy morning that's for sure. I had some inside jobs too and my good helper buddy Blake was there to assist me with building the hockey net. Anyway a lot of jobs got done this morning and now I am off to work.

Back Home

After a long visit out of Province with family it is nice to finally be back home and slowly getting things back to normal. We have had lots of snow to deal with over the past few days but the kids are excited to have lots of snow for sledding. Now what comes next? I'm back to work and the kids are off to school tomorrow and then we will start seeing things settle down. It was a great Christmas and I am looking forward to what this new year will bring.