Over the weekend, my subconscious was apparently really concerned about the upcoming Science Fair at school. I talked in my sleep about not once, but twice.
First time:
I woke up and told Dalan to get out his booklet for his science project.
Second time:
I sat straight up in bed, and asked Dalan if that noise I was hearing meant it was time to turn in our science fair projects.
I hate when I bring work home with me!!!!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Sports Discussion
If Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever? Who is the Michael Jordan of other sports? My family and I have been discussing this, and we are having the hardest time with baseball and football.
Here is what we have come up with:
Golf: Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus
Hockey: Wayne Gretsky, Bobby Orr
Swimming: Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz
Tennis: Rodger Federer/ Serena Williams
Football: Dick Butkus, Walter Payton, Joe Namath, OJ Simpson
Baseball: Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Pete Rose
Cycling: Lance Armstrong
Quidditch: Harry Potter
Other basketball greats: Wilt Chamberlin, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abul Jabbar, John Stockton (the pasty gangster).
Who would be on your list?????
Here is what we have come up with:
Golf: Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus
Hockey: Wayne Gretsky, Bobby Orr
Swimming: Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz
Tennis: Rodger Federer/ Serena Williams
Football: Dick Butkus, Walter Payton, Joe Namath, OJ Simpson
Baseball: Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Pete Rose
Cycling: Lance Armstrong
Quidditch: Harry Potter
Other basketball greats: Wilt Chamberlin, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abul Jabbar, John Stockton (the pasty gangster).
Who would be on your list?????
Sunday, February 7, 2010
May I have your attention, please?
Dalan and I are pleased to announce that we will be expecting the arrival of our first offspring (not counting Piper) sometime at the end of summer. So, that makes me currently 11 weeks pregnant. Hooray for babies. The timing is horrible for a school teacher, but we are still super psyched.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Poor, sick computer
My lemon of a computer is under the weather again, until we figure out a solution I will be noticeably absent from the blogging world.
Dalan's truck is also feeling under the weather, and decided to stop working. We may soon be the owners of a new computer and a new car. Lucky (?) us! Saving money is so overrated, right? Cole did offer to trade us his car for McKay's laptop, McKay agreed to the trade as long as I give him Piper. As good as a deal as it is, I don't feel comfortable trading my first born daughter/dog for a car.
It is Ali's 20th birthday today! In fact, I am typing this on her brand new, shiny laptop. Not that I am jealous or anything. Happy Birthday! Thanks for lending me your new toy for a minute! Love you!
Dalan's truck is also feeling under the weather, and decided to stop working. We may soon be the owners of a new computer and a new car. Lucky (?) us! Saving money is so overrated, right? Cole did offer to trade us his car for McKay's laptop, McKay agreed to the trade as long as I give him Piper. As good as a deal as it is, I don't feel comfortable trading my first born daughter/dog for a car.
It is Ali's 20th birthday today! In fact, I am typing this on her brand new, shiny laptop. Not that I am jealous or anything. Happy Birthday! Thanks for lending me your new toy for a minute! Love you!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The weird and the wonderful
Dalan and I went Las Vegas over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, because we got tickets on Southwest a few months ago for $25 each way. It was a good excuse to plan a little getaway. The trip to Vegas was fun, and including a good mix of the expected and the unexpected.
Here is a list of the weird and wonderful events that took place over the weekend.
1. We stayed at The Excalibur again, and we got upgraded to a better room again. It was a pretty nice room, especially by Vegas casino on a budget standards, although not as nice as the one we got upgraded to last time. Also, the counter in the bathroom was so high. I could barely reach over to wash my face over the counter.
2. We went to see the dolphins and the tigers again at The Secret Garden at The Mirage. I love it there. The temperature was in the low sixties, and it was sunny. We got to watch the dolphins with almost no crowds. Also, when we were there in October, 2008 there was a newborn dolphin, and now she is 16 months old, and full of spunk. It was so neat to watch her play and show off.
3. We went to dinner at Nine Fine Irishmen at New York, New York. They have the best chicken pot pie on the planet. They also had a live Irish band playing there both times we have been, with the same small Asian woman dancing in the crowd. It was bizarre. She is a tiny woman who is all dressed up, but dressed up like it is 1987, and she dances and dances. To see the same person twice 15 months apart in Vegas was very strange to me.
4. We went to the Botanical Garden at The Bellagio, and saw their tribute to Chinese New Year. Reminded me of being back in Montreal and all the pretty gardens we saw there. It did not compare to what we saw there, but still was still very pretty, and enough to help you were in the middle of a smoke-filled casino in the desert.
5. We saw Zumanity at New York, New York. It was incredible. It was funny, sexy, and amazing all at the same time. It is definitely a show to go to with your lover, and not your parents, but we loved it.
6. We also saw Tournament of Kings at Excalibur, and it was a lot of fun. It was cheesy and silly, but fun. I liked to eat with my hands, cheer on my king, and boo the other teams. I don't know if I would go again unless we have a kiddo who was into it, but for a one time experience it was fun.
7. We went to the top of the Eiffel Tower at The Paris, and got to see the fountains at the Bellagio from above. It was really pretty, and fun to see from another vantage. It was also fun to see all the lights on the strip from up above.
8. We tried soft drinks from 16 different countries at the Coca Cola place. It was a fun little experiment. We were warned that "Beverly" from Italy was the worse by some children, and they were right. It was disgusting. The mint flavored drink from India was a close second. Most of the flavors were ok, just too sweet. They only ones I liked were two that were similar tasting to coke and to cherry coke, and one lemon flavored drink from England.
9. We went to the Liberace museum. We had to take a cab to get out there, but then realized that there was free shuttle available. Oh well, at least we only paid for the cab one way. The Liberace museum was a fabulously gaudy. I loved seeing the bedazzled cars, pianos, and costumes. It was interesting, the tour guide never mentioned that he was homosexual and tried to sugar coat his death from HIV. Hello, it is 2010, pretty sure it is cool that he was a gay man in the 1980's that contracted AIDS, it is not shocking or scandalous.
10. It rained. Of course, it rained. Dalan and I were on vacation, that is what happens these days. It only drizzled on and off for one day, but the whole city freaked out. The news reported over 90 weather related car accidents. It guess for a place that only gets 3 or 4 inches of rain a year, getting a quarter of an inch in a day freaks people out.
11. We took glorious naps, did a ton of walking, and just enjoyed each others company. It was so nice to get away with the huz, relax, and hang out. I totally value all the time Dalan and I get together without the distractions of the real world.
Here is a list of the weird and wonderful events that took place over the weekend.
1. We stayed at The Excalibur again, and we got upgraded to a better room again. It was a pretty nice room, especially by Vegas casino on a budget standards, although not as nice as the one we got upgraded to last time. Also, the counter in the bathroom was so high. I could barely reach over to wash my face over the counter.
2. We went to see the dolphins and the tigers again at The Secret Garden at The Mirage. I love it there. The temperature was in the low sixties, and it was sunny. We got to watch the dolphins with almost no crowds. Also, when we were there in October, 2008 there was a newborn dolphin, and now she is 16 months old, and full of spunk. It was so neat to watch her play and show off.
3. We went to dinner at Nine Fine Irishmen at New York, New York. They have the best chicken pot pie on the planet. They also had a live Irish band playing there both times we have been, with the same small Asian woman dancing in the crowd. It was bizarre. She is a tiny woman who is all dressed up, but dressed up like it is 1987, and she dances and dances. To see the same person twice 15 months apart in Vegas was very strange to me.
4. We went to the Botanical Garden at The Bellagio, and saw their tribute to Chinese New Year. Reminded me of being back in Montreal and all the pretty gardens we saw there. It did not compare to what we saw there, but still was still very pretty, and enough to help you were in the middle of a smoke-filled casino in the desert.
5. We saw Zumanity at New York, New York. It was incredible. It was funny, sexy, and amazing all at the same time. It is definitely a show to go to with your lover, and not your parents, but we loved it.
6. We also saw Tournament of Kings at Excalibur, and it was a lot of fun. It was cheesy and silly, but fun. I liked to eat with my hands, cheer on my king, and boo the other teams. I don't know if I would go again unless we have a kiddo who was into it, but for a one time experience it was fun.
7. We went to the top of the Eiffel Tower at The Paris, and got to see the fountains at the Bellagio from above. It was really pretty, and fun to see from another vantage. It was also fun to see all the lights on the strip from up above.
8. We tried soft drinks from 16 different countries at the Coca Cola place. It was a fun little experiment. We were warned that "Beverly" from Italy was the worse by some children, and they were right. It was disgusting. The mint flavored drink from India was a close second. Most of the flavors were ok, just too sweet. They only ones I liked were two that were similar tasting to coke and to cherry coke, and one lemon flavored drink from England.
9. We went to the Liberace museum. We had to take a cab to get out there, but then realized that there was free shuttle available. Oh well, at least we only paid for the cab one way. The Liberace museum was a fabulously gaudy. I loved seeing the bedazzled cars, pianos, and costumes. It was interesting, the tour guide never mentioned that he was homosexual and tried to sugar coat his death from HIV. Hello, it is 2010, pretty sure it is cool that he was a gay man in the 1980's that contracted AIDS, it is not shocking or scandalous.
10. It rained. Of course, it rained. Dalan and I were on vacation, that is what happens these days. It only drizzled on and off for one day, but the whole city freaked out. The news reported over 90 weather related car accidents. It guess for a place that only gets 3 or 4 inches of rain a year, getting a quarter of an inch in a day freaks people out.
11. We took glorious naps, did a ton of walking, and just enjoyed each others company. It was so nice to get away with the huz, relax, and hang out. I totally value all the time Dalan and I get together without the distractions of the real world.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Hey
Hey, Dalan here. Just wanted to thank everyone for voting for me in The Great Debate. I knew it was not right to call it half time. That is all for now. Peace out. Thank you. Much love, Dalan.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Lucky
I am lucky, because I have been fortunate enough to be born into a family that loves me a lot, and even though I am thirty, they still help take care of me.
I am lucky, because I am married to someone who shares my joys and sorrows equally with me, no matter how small or how serious.
I am lucky, because I have met and befriended some of the most caring and concerned people on the planet.
I am lucky, because when I have a rough day, all these people make me happy and loved. So happy and loved, that at the end of said rough day, I am reflecting on how lucky I am to have good people in my life, rather than feeling bad about the day.
I am lucky!
I am lucky, because I am married to someone who shares my joys and sorrows equally with me, no matter how small or how serious.
I am lucky, because I have met and befriended some of the most caring and concerned people on the planet.
I am lucky, because when I have a rough day, all these people make me happy and loved. So happy and loved, that at the end of said rough day, I am reflecting on how lucky I am to have good people in my life, rather than feeling bad about the day.
I am lucky!
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