National Treasure or Blame It On America

When the NDP were in power they sure made a mistake when they decided that potatoes was where the money was resulting the infamy that is now know as SPUDCO. If they were smart, which we all know they are not, they would have brokered a deal and acquired Tim Hortons. THAT is where the money is. That is why the Americans brokered a deal and now own it so logically when snagged up in the traffic jams caused by the drive through lines just blame the USA. That is much more politically correct, these days anyway, in Canada, than blaming the poor addicted slobs fouling the air with smog as they burn half a tank of gas waiting in line to get their morning or afternoon or on the way home hit of which by the way I have never been a part of. I go inside. I get the warm fuzzies just thinking about it. Dang! I sure wish I knew what they put in there so I could reproduce it perfectly. It is not the grounds because I have bought those, put it through my expensive coffee maker and it is not the same even if I go all out and make it a double double. Funny, every Canadian probably knows what a double double is. For my American friends, if you ever find yourself hijacked and your life depends on proving that you are a Canadian and you are asked what a double double is the answer is: double cream, double sugar. Repeat that. Say out loud: "For the life of me, Double Cream, Double sugar." Good. That knowledge may one day save you life.

For those of you who have been here today keep in mind that she does not like the smell of coffee brewing, let alone drink the stuff unless it is a Mocha Frappuccino. Now, I do have to admit that is a wonderful invention but it is more like a dessert than anything although I have seen the odd person come rolling into work carrying one even in the winter. I have also seen that same lovely person turn a tad manic searching for the nearest MF (Mocha Frappuccino) dispensing facility (Starbucks) and end up going way out of her way to get her shaking hands on one instead of stopping at the Timmy's we just passed and substituting it for a perfectly good Ice Cappuccino from Tims for half the price. Now she would probably try to get you to believe that the difference is like apples and oranges, I would say that it is more like raisins and prunes.

I love you Timmy.

I love you El Nino

I love shopping on line. It takes a lot of stress out of Christmas shopping. What fun it is simply to wait for the postman. It is fun to go to the various on line stores and shop drinking a nice cup of java or hot chocolate. (snow soup as Ben and Sam call it) Hot chocolate helps put me in the Christmas mood. I can put my feet up. I don't have to worry about sore feet or sore hips. I can play my own Christmas music. I can sing along and not bother anybody.

The weather outside is delightful
The fire is not so frightful
Since we have no place to go
Don't let it snow, don't let it snow, I said no to snow.....

Hee hee...see...not bothering a soul.

Next week I am going to decorate the yard snow or no snow. Truthfully, I am hoping for the no snow. I am loving this weather. It was fun going out with Ben and Sam and the puppy and running through the leaves. I shall put up the tree as well. Bah...who needs snow! I love the no snow thing. Chris does not have to shovel! Yes! I love it. No to wet dog feet tracking into the house and no to winter boots blocking the doorway. No to getting stuck in the back alley and no to having to sweep the car off with my bare hands because I forgot to bring my gloves along.

It may look strange out there but I think I can get past that. Most probably, there will be snow. It is a rare thing not to have snow. I am thinking it will snow before Christmas. Sigh....

This evening, we are going to cook hot dogs outside and barbecue chicken. That wood smoke is going to smell fantastic. Like I said, I love this weather! With that said, I am heading out to enjoy some more sunshine. I am going to pour a cup of coffee and sip at that and read my book and listen to the neighborhood children play hockey on the street. You don't need snow for that. Floor hockey is fun. See! A no snow winter would be just fine.

Hmmm...not my best written composition. Oh well...to nice out to worry about that. Bye, going outside and am wearing only my sweater and again, loving it.

Great Minds

Sammy loves to hide in my room. If he is missing that is the first place that I check. Usually I will find him either hiding in my closet or weighing himself. He loves the remote for my ceiling fan. The light will be on and the fan will be going full throttle.

Sometimes I will find one of his treasures left behind.

I bought this retro Barbie car last summer at a garage sale. I could visualize Abby and Hannah having so much fun with this. In my imagination I could see their beautiful Barbies all dressed to the nines and finely accessorized driving off on some lovely shopping venture

I was not quite prepared for this, Optimus prime riding shot gun barking orders to his cohort, off to save the world from some evil whatever. Gosh, I hope they don't use the car phone. It will confuse them to no end when Barbie answers and invites them shopping or for lunch. I am so afraid that the temptation will be too much and the rest of us will suffer some horrible dastardly deeds because of their poor judgment.

The boys and Frankie are becoming fast friends. Sammy makes sure that she is entertained at all times. It seems to work. I think in dog years that Frankie and Sam are the same age. They think alike obviously.

Cabela's

A person has to see this place to believe it! I was prepared to be bored but tagged along anyway just to keep John company ahem, out of trouble. Here we are pulling up. There were lots of signs directing us to the place just like it was a great tourist attraction and I guess it is! The parking lot is bigger that the one Wal Mart has back home and the store is huge. It is an outdoors man wonderland. Heaven for a fisherman. Yes indeed.



Inside the store I think they probably have every animal that you could imagine stuffed. If you don't find it on this display, you will probably find it in another of the many displays around the store. They have a huge fresh water aquarium featuring all the fresh water fishes that papa loves to catch.

This is not a picture but a huge display. All the creatures you see are real, dead but real. John was excited but I preferred to shop for cloths along with all the other wives. Smart store to include a large clothing section! I got a pair of jeans that I don't even have to have hemmed! What a great find!

Outside was interesting too.Some of the Sisters on the Fly had their trailers there. You should see these trailers! When I was a girl, I would dream of having a play house that looked like what these trailers looked like. I think these ladies are taking back a bit of their childhood. They are all grown up now and now they can let their dreams come true. They travel about and do outdoors types of things together and no children or men can come. That would have been like heaven to me a number of years ago. Now not so much. I kind of love having the old man along but I really would love to have one of those trailers, although they are very feminine and I really can't imagine John sleeping in one although he did think they were neat.

All in all, we had a nice day even though I hate, hate driving on the I-5 and we had to be one it one hour each way.