Lots of fun on Friday and Saturday in Hamilton. 3 hockey games, swimming, movies, and a party for the kids and parents. And our Hockey Girl played well. Here she is after making the first goal of the tournament.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Hockey Tournament
Lots of fun on Friday and Saturday in Hamilton. 3 hockey games, swimming, movies, and a party for the kids and parents. And our Hockey Girl played well. Here she is after making the first goal of the tournament.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
No I didn't get the math right!
Oh for pete's sake
I meant 12,500 pennies
Little wonder that the kids stopped asking me for math help when they hit Grade 1
I meant 12,500 pennies
Little wonder that the kids stopped asking me for math help when they hit Grade 1
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
10:14 p.m.
Time for bed.
Rob is at hockey. Eldest is at a restaurant celebrating a friend's birthday - to be followed by a sleepover (exams are over). The younger sisters had a spa night and are sleeping in eldest sister's room.
I just completed an online survey for GO Transit (I cut and paste my whine to Rob that is posted below, into the survey comment section).
One question asked how long I had been using the system. That would be 22 years and 8 months - give or take a few maternity leaves!
Only 12 years and 6 months to go.
10:20 Good night.
Rob is at hockey. Eldest is at a restaurant celebrating a friend's birthday - to be followed by a sleepover (exams are over). The younger sisters had a spa night and are sleeping in eldest sister's room.
I just completed an online survey for GO Transit (I cut and paste my whine to Rob that is posted below, into the survey comment section).
One question asked how long I had been using the system. That would be 22 years and 8 months - give or take a few maternity leaves!
Only 12 years and 6 months to go.
10:20 Good night.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Little Known Facts
Directions! Now, Here Is What You Are Supposed To Do...And Please Do Not Spoil The Fun! Hit Forward, Delete My Answers And Type In Your Answers. Then Send This To A Whole Bunch Of People That You Know...And Send It Back To Me So I Can See Your Answers, The Theory Is That You Will Learn A Lot Of Little Known Facts About Those You Know. Remember To Send It Back Please!
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yes - Middle Name: Anne
After my mom's step-mom Annie Mar(r?) My scottish grandmother who came over from England to marry my grandfather
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I cry at the drop of a hat so I was surprised that it took a while to remember...last weekend, at the end of the movie Juno. Hot, bittersweet tears...
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
Only when I use a fat pen. Using a fine point pen or marker emphasizes all my inconsistencies.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Kielbasa loaf
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
3 girls - not enough
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
If I were a very patient person
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A Lot?
Oh Puhlease!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS
no
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Nope - can't stand being upside down
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Cream of Wheat
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Usually (especially when the kids are around)
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
I'm more of a flight than fight gal, but after 47 years, yes - emotionally and physically
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Maple crunch
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Gotta think about that one
15. RED OR PINK?
RED
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My gummy smile, speaking volume and tendency to act like an eager-to-please puppy
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
I miss my brother - he lived with us after he and his wife split up and I loved getting to know him all over again. I know he is happy with his new partner, but I wish that we could find a way to see each other more often.
18. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Ribeye steak, roasted potatoes, okra, green beans, caesar salad and lots of red wine. Yummmmmm
19. WHAT ARE YOU listening to RIGHT NOW?
Eldest daughter playing a game on her computer 2 feet beside me.
20. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Green comes to mind but I don't know why...
21. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Babies, pine-sol cleaned house (rare), fried onions, laundry from the clothesline. Aahh!
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Rob - checking on what kind of wine I needed to pick up from the liquor store.
23. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yup. Wish we could see each other more often. Most likely next year when our daughters are playing hockey together,
24. HAIR COLOUR?
At least every 3 months. Right now, dark blond with lots of grey and ash at the roots. And it's only been 8 weeks...
25. EYE COLOuR?
Grey blue. They change with my moods (AND I have my moods!)
A bit bloodshot right now, cause I slept with my contacts in last night. I'm having a hard time taking out my contacts with these new fake nails.
26. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Since eldest was 3 months old. Couldn't take her ripping my glasses off my face any more.
27. FAVOURITE FOOD?
Fresh bread, old cheese and a good glass of wine.
28. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy, happy, happy.
29. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Juno. A mother-daughter night (5 moms + 1 adult friend and 6 13-year-olds)
30. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Black tank top - sweatshirt tossed aside during last hot flash.
31. SUMMER OR WINTER?
HELLO???? I wasn't born on the summer solstice for nuthin!
32. HUGS OR KISSES?
Depends...
33. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Creme Brulee
34. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Oh crap - I promised the girls we would go to the library today! Instead we picked up prescriptions at Shoppers, groceries at No Frills (or was that Basics?), and Webkins & earrings at Hopedale.
35. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Oh crap - forgot to take it out of my briefcase. Using a stack of papers and forms that need to be put away/filled out.
36. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
What the hell did we do last night????
37. FAVOURITE SOUND?
A cork being pulled out of a wine bottle.
38. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
BEATLES!
39. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Greece. In Grade 11. The only time I've been to Europe. Never thought that would be it.
40. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Not yet. I would loooove to sing - or at least have a singing voice that people would like to listen to.
41. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Hamilton, ON
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yes - Middle Name: Anne
After my mom's step-mom Annie Mar(r?) My scottish grandmother who came over from England to marry my grandfather
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
I cry at the drop of a hat so I was surprised that it took a while to remember...last weekend, at the end of the movie Juno. Hot, bittersweet tears...
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
Only when I use a fat pen. Using a fine point pen or marker emphasizes all my inconsistencies.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Kielbasa loaf
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
3 girls - not enough
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
If I were a very patient person
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A Lot?
Oh Puhlease!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS
no
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Nope - can't stand being upside down
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Cream of Wheat
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Usually (especially when the kids are around)
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
I'm more of a flight than fight gal, but after 47 years, yes - emotionally and physically
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Maple crunch
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Gotta think about that one
15. RED OR PINK?
RED
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My gummy smile, speaking volume and tendency to act like an eager-to-please puppy
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
I miss my brother - he lived with us after he and his wife split up and I loved getting to know him all over again. I know he is happy with his new partner, but I wish that we could find a way to see each other more often.
18. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Ribeye steak, roasted potatoes, okra, green beans, caesar salad and lots of red wine. Yummmmmm
19. WHAT ARE YOU listening to RIGHT NOW?
Eldest daughter playing a game on her computer 2 feet beside me.
20. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Green comes to mind but I don't know why...
21. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Babies, pine-sol cleaned house (rare), fried onions, laundry from the clothesline. Aahh!
22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Rob - checking on what kind of wine I needed to pick up from the liquor store.
23. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yup. Wish we could see each other more often. Most likely next year when our daughters are playing hockey together,
24. HAIR COLOUR?
At least every 3 months. Right now, dark blond with lots of grey and ash at the roots. And it's only been 8 weeks...
25. EYE COLOuR?
Grey blue. They change with my moods (AND I have my moods!)
A bit bloodshot right now, cause I slept with my contacts in last night. I'm having a hard time taking out my contacts with these new fake nails.
26. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Since eldest was 3 months old. Couldn't take her ripping my glasses off my face any more.
27. FAVOURITE FOOD?
Fresh bread, old cheese and a good glass of wine.
28. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy, happy, happy.
29. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Juno. A mother-daughter night (5 moms + 1 adult friend and 6 13-year-olds)
30. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Black tank top - sweatshirt tossed aside during last hot flash.
31. SUMMER OR WINTER?
HELLO???? I wasn't born on the summer solstice for nuthin!
32. HUGS OR KISSES?
Depends...
33. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Creme Brulee
34. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Oh crap - I promised the girls we would go to the library today! Instead we picked up prescriptions at Shoppers, groceries at No Frills (or was that Basics?), and Webkins & earrings at Hopedale.
35. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Oh crap - forgot to take it out of my briefcase. Using a stack of papers and forms that need to be put away/filled out.
36. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
What the hell did we do last night????
37. FAVOURITE SOUND?
A cork being pulled out of a wine bottle.
38. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
BEATLES!
39. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Greece. In Grade 11. The only time I've been to Europe. Never thought that would be it.
40. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Not yet. I would loooove to sing - or at least have a singing voice that people would like to listen to.
41. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Hamilton, ON
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
You had better not laugh young man
The Kremer nephews were over a few weekends ago. I remember visiting my cousins - lots of fun and lots of noise. I don't have much recollection of aunts and uncles during those visits. I'm sure I held them in much more awe and respect than my nephews seem to do with me.
The youngest in particular must think that I am the stupidest person around. I made the mistake of not being able to start the Nintendo Wii game on his last overnight visit. I guess that's why he invaded his eldest cousin's room early Saturday morning, demanding that she start the game for him. I poked my head into the room and told him that I would put it on as soon as I had a quick shower. "BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK IT!" he cried in despair.
Ah yes, Aunt Valerie the doofus.
I must have convinced him that I was up to the task because as soon as I got out of the shower he barged into the bathroom asking me to go downstairs and start the game. "Brandon!" I exclaimed in surprise as I grabbed for a towel.
To my horror he gave me the once-over, looked me right in the eye and solemly declared, "Don't worry - I won't laugh."
I finally did.
The youngest in particular must think that I am the stupidest person around. I made the mistake of not being able to start the Nintendo Wii game on his last overnight visit. I guess that's why he invaded his eldest cousin's room early Saturday morning, demanding that she start the game for him. I poked my head into the room and told him that I would put it on as soon as I had a quick shower. "BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK IT!" he cried in despair.
Ah yes, Aunt Valerie the doofus.
I must have convinced him that I was up to the task because as soon as I got out of the shower he barged into the bathroom asking me to go downstairs and start the game. "Brandon!" I exclaimed in surprise as I grabbed for a towel.
To my horror he gave me the once-over, looked me right in the eye and solemly declared, "Don't worry - I won't laugh."
I finally did.
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