… we had central air installed on Friday. Unfortunately the school isn’t air conditioned! Yuck. At least my classroom isn’t upstairs, they are probably 10 degrees hotter than my room! A friend of mine works in a nursing home in the evenings and they still had their heat on on the weekend…
We went to the Donkey Sanctuary today. It was really neat! Lots of different types of mules and donkeys. They also had a few goats and a sheep! Word of caution - sandals are not the best footwear. Anyway, you can touch them, go into the stalls, etc. Most of them reminded us of Eeyore - just standing around. This poor donkey stood about an inch from the wall just looking at it - must have been on time out. Then there were two larger ones scratching each others necks. One kissed my hand. Anyway, it is a fun place to go and just requires a donation for entry. Just a very happy place!
We were at the bank last night and when the bank guy was filling in some information he asked if I had the same last name as Doug. I said yes. He went on about how he tries to remember to ask because people get so offended if they have different last names, etc… Then went on to say he was engaged and they have been discussing about what to do with their names. So we asked him if he would take her name to which he said no. So we talked about what his new name would be and he just kept insulting the idea… So I finally told him about Doug taking my name. After that discussion he was so apologetic and hoping he hadn’t offended us… We had to confess that we had totally baited him… it was amusing.
After our bank visit we went to the Arboretum to smell all of the lilacs there! They also have this neat marsh right now - I guess it dries up in the summer but the boardwalk goes right through the middle… very neat.
“This is some kind of playoff hockey tonight in Edmonton” (the classic phrase of Bob Cole (or is it Harry Neale?) - what a 3rd period this is turning out to be! Incredible fans, incredible hockey… Edmonton may not have been the best team in the past number of years, but they are definitely one of the best teams to watch - nothing like the conservative but sloppy Leafs nor the skilled but un-dependable Senators. Bryzgalov is choking - he looked too cocky before the game, revelling in the boo’s, now he looks humiliated. “They’re blowing them away now…”
Well, I’m back.
It’s the long weekend that I didn’t know I needed. But I haven’t slept well all week - it’s one of the first weeks this year that I have lost sleep over work. The second I wake up, no matter what time, my mind is racing about work. Yuck. I am hotel ‘parents’ for a few days and am relaxing! I get to drive the new car too! I’m a little scared as it isn’t standard and it isn’t automatic it’s… standomatic?? Anyway, will take some training.Â
Doug is off in the great outdoors for his annual spring solo camping trip. He is in Killarney for five days and hopefully doesn’t freeze! He picked up a new GPS the day before he left as well - so hopefully he makes it home.Â
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When we left Kingston I was sad to be leaving drives and walks by the water. As I have been driving around, I had no idea there was so much farmland! The fields are rolling as well and they are just so peaceful. Not sure what I like about them but they give me the same relaxing drive as driving by the water - different but still good. I also had no idea there were soa many different farm vehicles (I get stuck behind many on my way to and from work!). Time sure have changed. My favourite is the one from this morning - it is so tall with narrow wheels - like a big bug!
My parents new baby arrives today!! Pictures to follow as soon as we meet him!
We went for our first paddle of the year tonight. We both zoomed home from work and we were on the water by 5:45 and were out for an hour and a half. We were off the water, loaded and unloaded in about 5 minutes. Gotta love having a lake at the end of your road! It’s not as quiet, empty and peaceful as Kingston lakes but it will do when we need a fix.
Doug and I have been thinking ahead to summer holidays. We usually go away for about 10 days in August - but we have no plans yet! What are some of your ideas of places to go, people to see, etc? Last summer we did Maine, we have also done Pennsylvania (sorry Brock, no ghost towns this summer).
Can never post much about work but spring fever made work a little stressful today - BUT my ego was stroked three times today by unsuspected people and that has got me on a great high and reminds me of why I do what I do. Yeah!
If there wasn’t enough reason to despise Harper, now it’s official that he’s on the same side as the Bloc. 2 ways to ruin Canada - vote Bloc and split the country, vote Conservative and send it down the drain - doesn’t really matter which one you choose, it’s the same end result.
Liberals pounced on the budget for abandoning a “commitment to fiscal prudence.”
…”Frankly our party cannot support a budget as unbalanced as this is in the interests of Canada and our economy.”
Liberal finance critic John McCallum said the government was spending savings derived from program cuts before they are even in the bank.
“This budget puts ideology before economics and policy, and fails to provide a sound economic vision for the future,” said McCallum.
