Wednesdays with Carolyn

So yesterday was a double whammy, I had to take my car in to get it's yearly stuff done, AND I had to wait for the electrician to come, somewhere between now and then, you know how that works! Anyway.... there was a problem with finding a cement saw yesterday so that's why the door wasn't completely done, I wasn't sure if there would be any work done today... but then early morning I open my garage door to this......

they found a saw... which was good, but it must've taken 30 minutes for the garage to clear of dust... I thot it would take a kewl picture but my camera wouldn't co-operate, so I kept having to open the door and try and take a picture... I did that about 5 times before the shutter would click, I guess it had a hard time focusing thru the fog?? But in just those few moments there is a big dust layer in the house now... opps, it is a kewl pic tho :-)

there is my pretty door :-)

all the siding is back on now, it doesn't look like the hood anymore!

then I found out that the electrician couldn't come til Friday :-( wahhh, I was very sad... but then Carolyn phoned and she was going to keep me company. but after she went to Michaels... as it turned out I was now free!!!! so she came to get me :-) Dean arrived home and texted "I am home but you are not, your like Lucky, how did you escape?" lol I told him Carolyn rescued me, and then he said " Wednesday's with Carolyn" which we laughed very hard at :-) So she came to pick me up and was my first guest, so I had to take a pic hehe

we spent much time browsing in Michaels, ran into friends and Scrapbooker customers all over the place, we were like famous people lol After that we went to Winner's, main reason.... Michaels didn't have a cold drink machine and we needed our Diet Coke! We walked in and there were all kinds of wonderfully ghoulish Halloween props... but my friend Carolyn likes the cuter side of Halloween. so this was her fave!

Carolyn also hates spiders..... and we saw these gorgeous glasses, real glass!! I always find kewl glasses in crappy plastic, frustrating!! So I was oohing and awwing over these beauties, when Carolyn said she would like to buy them for me, and add to my Halloween collection, in doing so, maybe getting over hating spiders a little bit :-) tytytyty I LOVE them....

We also saw.... glass dinner plates, I have been on the lookout for Halloween plates for a long time, with out spending 1000's of dollars at Royal Dalton... and there they were! All lined up pretty as can be in Winners..... I texted Dean with a question mark, wanna buy me an early Christmas present???? and the answer was yes!!!

So!! I finally got my wonderful Halloween plates!!!!!!!!!!!! Wednesday's with Carolyn is the best day ever!!!!!

Maryann retires

My friend Maryann has been a Dental Hygeinist for 39 years and just recently retired and to top it off she is moving to BC. The party was last weekend but we had a busy weekend so I thot I would post the blog when she actually moved....

this board ws hilarious.... there were gret photo's on it... but my favorite was the diary page when Maryann was a kid, saying we are moving to Teulon, MB I wonder what I have ahead. Also if you can see any of the photos you will see the newspaper clipping from when Maryann won runner up to Miss Manitoba!

in school Maryann had to wear this nurse hat, in her case, Hygiend hat, but she had to tuck ALL her hair under it! That was a lot of hair for a little hat!

me and Maryann :-)

me and Candice, the 3 of us used to work in a dental office together 6 years ago? I haven't seen Candice since then... it was a shocker to see her tonight!

So much goin on...

I think day 2 and 3 are in here... and then some. Monday morn the builders arrived, the garage door was opened for the last time!

unloading the new door and window

making the hole for the door

he's just cute, this little bunny comes every night about the same time and sits in the middle of the yard, always by that super green patch.... we're not sure what's so special about that spot?

the hole breaks thru the side!

ahhhhh abomination!!! the builders drink Pepsi!!!!

Tuesday Gayle had a get together for Linda, as her last shift was Monday and then she is moving to Hueston..... kewl a new destination to visit!

there's Holly, stamping up a storm

and Jeanne the copic queen coloring away.....

me and Kate, PS your hair is cute Kate :-)

me and the hostess, Gayle

Liz, I couldn't get to the back of the table to take pictures with anyone!

me and Heather

the guest of honour, Linda :-)

there's the crowd

Gloria stopped by on the way to pick up kidlets

back at the ranch, the window is in.... it's a beautiful window, and my thot's immediately went to the spooky display I can scare people with as they walk up to the door... hehehehe there has to be some Halloweeny thots in here!

at 10:30 last night Dean arrived with the Work Box in tow...... stay tuned for more Mayhem as it unfolds.....

woohoo

Lookie what opened up across the parking lot from where I work...... can you say DaNGER!!!

VOTE!!!!

Ok, how can I have a Halloween poll when nobody votes.... :-( so PLEASE......




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Maddie's 1st job

Today I dropped Maddie off at the mall for the first day of her first job. She was a little excited, a little nervous. Her training shift was 4 hours today, when I picked her up she was still smiling ;-) that's a good sign. The purple hair has to go tho' what to do..... she's still trying to figure that part out, but she's back on Wednesday.

Tuesdays with Morrie

On Sept 3rd, the Napa's left for Europe, they were gone until last night :-) and now they are home. Since there is a huge time difference, last night after arriving they had a quick cup of tea, unwound a bit, told us tales of their ventures, and then went to bed. We wanted them to have a good rest, because tonight we were going to Stage West for a play......


Sept 3rd....

no pictures during the play of course, but they had pictures posted.... Jamie Farr was Morrie

the play was Tuesdays with Morrie, a hugely heart warming play, sad..... but so good, and funny. Just when you were on the verge of tears, Jamie Farr would say a funny line..... ok I'm lieing, I cried thru 3/4 of it.... but it was an awesome play!

blurry picture of the Napa's, I really miss the big camera at times like these, but they don't let that monster into places like plays and concerts.....

great, great story :-)

The "dotter" has a job!

Well it was a big day for Maddie, she found out she has a job... her first one... she is very excited :-) To celebrate we went out to the Olive Garden for supper.

Then we went to the dollar store and tried on masks... EEEEEKKKKKKK



lovely!!! Congratz Maddie! :-)

Things that irritate me....

While leaving for work I noticed this small magnet on my garage door.... upon closer look I realized it was a stinkin campaign magnet!!!! The nerve of someone tagging my door with a political item without my consent.... I sure as hell AM not voting for this person.... if I voted that is???

Day 1

Ok... day 1. The garage is empty and for the first... and last time Both Kia's were in the garage!


the move ahead....

all empty now...

the Kia's visit for the first time

happy Kias

me happy as can be..... tick tick tick.... now the countdown begins......

FLASH! IT IS Katie's birthday!!

Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday Dear Katieface.... Happy birthday to you!!!!

Something Wicked This Way Comes

I borrowed Selena's car today and I went to shift into drive and saw something. The music from the following clip began playing in my head.



What was it? THIS! The horror!

A PEPSI CAN! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Scenes From Downtown.

This pic was taken today in my travels downtown:

I caption it: Last Call.

Claudia and Steven Tyler Rock

Dean and I are sittin' watching a movie, when Claudia calls. She asks what I'm doing tomorrow night ( Friday ) and I say "nothin'".... she says she has 2 tickets to Aerosmith FREE!!!! Now, if ever stranded on an island I would be taking an Aerosmith disc with me!! I love these guys... so of course I JUMPED at the tickets...... then as the night turned... Dean was unable to go... so I quickly called Dale and surprised her with a ticket. First I teased the heck out of her by giving her no info, just to be free from 6ish to midnight! We headed down to the concert, and my wonderful friend ( via her friend Anita ) handed us 2 tickets!!! YAY, now that they were in my hand I was jumping with excitement!! We found our seats which were great, and patiently waited for Steven Tyler to appear. First was Joan Jett, I figured I would sit and wait for the one song I knew, and that would be it... no such thing happened.... Joan Jett Rocked the stage!!! She was amazing... she sounded crystal clear, and I felt like I was in a time warp, she sounded JUST like she did way back when! It was a perfect rockin start to the night! And.... I knew way more than 1 song! I just forgot she did so many!

Joan Jett
Bad Reputation
Cherry Bomb
Light of Day
Do You Wanna Touch Me (Gary Glitter cover)
A.C.D.C. (Sweet cover)
You Drive Me Wild
???
Love Is Pain
Fake Friends
School Days
I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Crimson and Clover
I Hate Myself for Loving You

After the break, we found our seats again and waited on pins on needles... the lights go out, and we hear It's gettin hot in here by Nellie.... from where we were sittin we could see behind the massive curtain that said AEROSMITH and out saunters Steven Tyler, wearing a long white coat and sparkling in the night... he dances behind the curtain, waiting for the cue for the curtain to drop, but we could see him :-) then, you start to hear the intro to "Same old song and dance" over the Nellie, and when the song takes over, the curtain drops and the crowd goes WILD! Perfect song to start with, because despite their age... Tyler 62 and Perry 60.... they sound the same, Tyler's great bluesy rockin voice with the longest held notes ever! and Perry the master riffer on the geetar!

It didn't stop until it stopped.... it was "Amazing" to say the least! We danced, sang, swayed, and held our cell phones up to the air! There wasn't as much running around on stage as the old days.... but hey.... when you can sing like that... and sway that scarf covered mike, including throwing it up in the air and catching it, you really don't need to run around :-)

This was the 40th anniversary of Aerosmith! Pretty impressive! Joe Perry came out and said to the crowd, he sees these kids who come up to him and say, hey you're that guy on the video game, I beat you all the time... and he laughed and said this just won't do, so he battled himself on stage with Guitar Hero, he of course won! It was also Joe Perry's birthday, so we all sang happy birthday to him and Joan Jett brought out a massive cake.

The drum solo was pretty cool too, I don't know the drummer's name? anyway, he beats the hell out of the drums, then stands up and waits for the cheers from the crowd as they go insane, then back to drums, crowd, drums... he did that for awhile, then he threw his sticks away.... sat back down and drummed with his hands.... still awesome!! he even threw in a few head - drum butts!

It was sad when it was over.... such a great concert!!! and so may songs we didn't get to hear... but lol when they have 20o songs.... it must be hard to pick what to play!!!

There is a video at the bottom of this blog, but it's massive and may not load for everyone... so here are a few blurry pics :-)

just before the lights went out, the stage is set...

Dale, me, Claudia and Anita

Aerosmith
Same Old Song and Dance
Train Kept A-Rollin' (Tiny Bradshaw cover)
No More No More
Love in an Elevator
Jaded
Livin' on the Edge
What It Takes
Pink
Last Child
Cryin'
Drum Solo
Rag Doll
Joe Perry Guitar Battle
CombinationJoe Perry on vocals
I Don't Want To Miss a Thing
Come Together (The Beatles cover)
Sweet Emotion
Draw the Line
Encore:
Dream On
Walk This Way

I apologize for the swaying camera.... but how can you NOT move at an Aerosmith concert!!!