Wear Sunscreen ....Future's so bright I gotta wear Shades

Super Nova ?

2006-12-10T19:04:00.000-08:00

Time for a few questions.
What did you think of when you first read my blog header ?
Probably some rock group... and here I was thinking of a '72 Chevy with a 409 Rat under the hood!!
I'm just a crazy car thinker I guess, but I want you all to tell me what car is Identifiable to you as the good ole days.. Maybe a Mg or a Honda Rabbit ..I was just wondering- When i was young I used to get the keys to my dads old 59 chev, Whow what a ride !!!

Conversions from Graveyard shift ...

2006-12-04T00:13:00.000-08:00

Well here I am and it's high time I wrote a New blog here as posting has sure slowed down when I was on the Graveyard shift, but now we all got converted to day shift for tommorrow and I'm trying to go to sleep but to no avail..yet and its after 1:00 am !!
I guess we all have some ajustments that are not exactly planned for but we make it through them just the same. I tried counting sheep and figuring out my birthday age in diffrent years, remembering what colors my old cars were and the ages of them when I bought them but nothing would bore me to sleep, so I figured I might as we check out the "tree dubyas" you know this time consumer www but we're supposed to use less paper now..right ?
Our temperatures have moderated to milder or normal and I like that..hope your's have too. At night I could always tack on another -8 degrees so it's nice to see only -5 or single digets for a daily hi.
The pics are beautiful Jen and I found our camera in front of me today(in it's case) so I hope to take a few pics to post okay ?
I have to hit the hay Now ..so wish me luck at nodding - off
DadiO xox

**** * Snowflakes * *****

2006-10-29T15:15:00.000-08:00

Well, we must have blinked 'cause over the weekend our weather has
deterated to something of a winter wonderland.
Paige would you ever love it here as all the kids have thier toboggans out and
are making snowmen on the lawns !!
But then we all can't have black=ice and crashes for desert..ha ha Satire their !!!
We were driving to the store for a few things and just noticed everyone was driving much more cautious as it is SUNDAY AND the sanding truck is over worked and not much sanding is happening if you get the drift..so it's either stay home or be nice and you'll get home in one piece.. actually a good motto to live by any day of the year.
I wish it would never snow here - I even told Mom, I could have rain and never complaine on bit but that's what we have here today == will report soon on the Sunny Alberta Weather Report and News of the day. ha

S Q L Y xox

rEpOrT on Knee after 50 hrs of graveyard sHiFt

2006-09-30T10:25:00.000-07:00

Hello U Out there in Never Never land!!

We'LL, I'm talkin to ya so I made it through

a rather tedious 1st week of scaffolding / miscellanius tending duties

after the medical sabatical of the T.K.R. and I gained a lot of

confidence in knowing I still can function and keep up to

everybody too.

I stayed near the ground for the first few days and lastnight I ventured

twice up to the top of a 25 foot scaffold and did some

work up there, needless to say it was the climb that felt

risky , once I was up there the work was actually easier !!

The knee feel a little stressed today but I have two days off

so I will rest and excercise it and everything will be fine

and dandy by monday night!!!

but I deffinatly will be keeping my eyes open for a job

change as this is just to good to wreck on some stuppid difficult

job.

I should go now as I hear a birdy calling

S Q L Y

Progress Report on Knee Repacement

2006-09-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

Fans, lol
Well it's almost two months (july 26 to sept 23) and I figured I was going stir crazy, Just excercising and recording everything in my manual.... So my Dr. said I could go to work if even modified days etc.
so I bid and .. yip I got it and I'll go to work monday evening !!!
I figured I should be able to improvise for a few weeks till my knee is a little stronger but it's getting better daily now.(I can cycle for hours and walk almost anywhere so I'm off to try my new wings)
..You have to do what your Dr. says ?? nothing to lose and everything to gain -- why not get paid for my excercise ??
I'll let you know how things transpire on about wednesday or when I wake -up from the graveyard shift !!!
gotta run

S Q L Y

SUN after at Last COLD RAIN !!!

2006-09-18T19:43:00.000-07:00

It has seemed like a eternity
since it was warm around here, I'm starting to wonder
if the white stuff was far behind.

But it was a bright day today
and everyone was chipper
as they went about they're daily errands.

I don't see many leaves that havent fallen
already but JoAnne's boston Ivy
on the back fence has turned

such a beautiful shade of red

that I had to share it with you too.

that pic of the deck is a before pic
as we are planning on putting
a pergola up soon,
(spring is soon)

and now well have a before and after
to look at.
I have to run now as I hear a suduko
calling...lol

S Q L Y

Western Autumn Images

2006-09-14T17:13:00.000-07:00

Well..... here we go, it's only in the middle of September here in the west and everyone is doing the harvesting thing --
bringing in the seeds for another year.
Here are a few images I took yesterday
and now that I have figured out how to do a few computer things,

I always loved the change of season but hated what was to come !!!!!

As you can see we have very poor poor farmers who I'm sure can hardly afford their Hawian vacation this year - ah ha.

Just kidding they probably are going to the Carribean this year . ha ha
But it is fun seeing the Harvest happening and all the farmers markets on thursday, everyone getting stocked up with fresh veggies.
Hoping everyone has a great thanksgiving full of fun on October 9th -- gotta love those foul suppers or are they called fall suppers, our church used to have a supper that had three sittings that lasted till late in the evening - eveyone was very full for sure..by that time .. ha
Gotta run
S Q L Y

Hawii night - out

2006-08-26T06:45:00.000-07:00

A Night by the sea !!! on a Island yet ?

That was the theme anyway.

The girls at Fabricland had a BBQ last night and
the social gathering was fun for all.
Here are the women we rounded -up. lol
JoAnn's costume toke top honors and she was awarded a coupon for a Hawian Pizza. whow wee ha ha

The party was only hamperred by night fall and most were ready for home anyway.
I guess we needed more lights or more booze.

enjoy the pics .
S Q L Y xox

I'm Just Blind

2006-08-25T16:23:00.000-07:00

Now I will use spell check always .
I see the little icon over in the corner to do just that!!
what is it about just thinking things are-not available when they're infront of your eyes??
lol
we were in Edmonton this afternoon and man the traffic is crazy busy, I was happy to leave and it wasn't rush hour yet !!
Sometimes things just work out.

S Q L Y

The"New -Look" Knee

2006-08-07T14:13:00.000-07:00

Here I am in all my radiant whatever !!!
But wouldn't you think that I look better than pre-opp?
I think my Doctor will be happy with my situation at my friday appointment, right ?
I have honestly been trying to do all my excersises, eat all the right stuff and be extra carefull when walking and not twist as they all said "No Twisting" Like I never did like Chubby Checker that much ...ha ha
JoAnne seems to be happy at her new Job as she's learning how people screw - up the schedules.... then pencil you in and say you missed it, but the head pearson actually admitted it to her yesterday as she thought she was lossing-it their for awhile!!!!
Everything has been nice and mild here and our lawn has decided to turn back to green again . who-oo

S Q L Y

Update to New Look Knee : August 23/2006
I liked this post so much that I decided to give you a further report on the TKR.
It goes without saying that I have been preoccuppied with Phisiotherapy (excersise) of my new knee and regaining the lost movement that occurs with this type of radical surgery.
I can walk without any supporting cain or crutch but if I were to head out to the maul, I'm sure I would like some extra supportof a cain, in a 1/2 hour of walking..for sure.
My phisiotherapist said I was showing great improvements in mobility of the knee joint, but I had been pushing the excercise reps and she said I should give it a day - off every once in a while so it can recouver from the ordeal and come on stronger with added mobility a day or so latter
I ice it and elevate it for extra benifits when the pressure builds inside the confound joint.
I sure want to be able to ride the bike soon as it is my favorite soothing exercise for the knee, but with the restricted motion I am just now being able to make the complete cycle with the petals !!!
I hope you all get over here to read the latest news once in a while ,our weather is sure crazy, yesterday we had 31 deg c and today it's overcast and showers with about 16 deg c.
Too da loo from LA
Drop us a comment

S Q L Y

They TAGGED ME

2006-08-01T13:49:00.000-07:00

I'll try and Get through this one time..
Five Wonky things about Myself??
>1 Like to play free-cell when the house is quite at about 11:59pm.
even like to check the stats and see if at the end of it all I have improved on the rest who have played!!
>2 Enjoy a clean house - even if it's said that a tidy desk (house) is the sign of a cluttered mind.
>3 Forget the baths, i take showers to really get the dirt - off. baths are for girls.
>4 Like to eat salade - especially with romaine and spinach as the base layer.
>5 Never thought I'd enjoy art as much as seeing it through the eyes of my kids and grandkids !! they're artwork is terrific.

S Q L Y

Top 25 Hollywood Screenplays of all time !!

2006-07-12T08:40:00.000-07:00

We'll here is what they wrote :
I wanted to know if everyone agreed with the writer's Guild and what is your favorite flick ??

Hollywood’s Top 25 Screenplays of all Time
As Chosen by The Writers Guild of America

1>Casablanca – (1942)
2>The Godfather- (1972)
3>Chinatown - (1974)
4>Citizen Kane- (1941)
5>All About Eve- (1950)
6>Annie Hall- (1977)
7>Sunset Boulevard- (1950)
8>Network- (1976)
9>some like hot- (1959)
10>The Godfather 2- (1974)
11>Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid- (1969)
12>Dr Strangelove: or have to stop worrying and love the bomb- (1964)
13>The Graduate- (1967)
14>Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
15>The Apartment- (1960)
16>Pulp Fiction- (1994)
17>Tootsie- (1982)
18>The Waterfront- (1954)
19>To Kill a Mockingbird- (1962)
20>It’s a wonderful life-1946
21>North by Northwest (1959)
22>The Shaw shank Redemption- (1994)
23>Gone with the wind- (2004)
24>External Sunshine of the spotless Mind- (2004)
25>the wizard of Oz- (1939)
I wish I had a collection of whole Library but I may pic up some of our fav's for sentimental reasons.
S Q L Y
Ps..have you seen "Superman Returns" or "Pirates of the Carabean" ? they could be the next Classics of tommorro.
I liked "Gladiator" with Russel Crow, but where is it ?

Heat wave to nice rain ??

2006-07-04T20:16:00.000-07:00

Here around EDmonton, Some rain today--then it warmed up and we all had a saunna bath with the humidity.. the smoke from the forest fires is making the air quality pretty rotten.
This old 57 ford convertable speaks volumes for all us old hippies who could never afford such luxsury..
Tommorrow they say it could shower again and that would be nice.
I toke a couple of pics of Sadie but will post them now . Please be patient with me as I'm just Lazy, Like sadie under the table on this one picture, ha ha

ta ta
for now

S Q L Y and crew.

Time for a Change

2006-06-17T08:02:00.000-07:00

Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen)
Mary Schmich
Chicago Tribune

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97... wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be IT.

The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.

I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.

You are NOT as fat as you imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either. Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.

Dance. Even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

I thought You'ed Like the read

S Q L Y

Airbrish beginnings

2006-06-05T17:05:00.000-07:00

I sat down and decided to paint on the back of my old shop coat, with my new airbrush.
I must say it is a very
tricky to get your desired results but it's a lot of fun trying.

What do you think ? - next time i will use a better canvas.
Ha ha

S Q L Y

Take The Train !!

2006-06-01T09:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a very nice picture of a airbrushed train on the side of a van.
My camera dosen't do justice to the quality of the picture.
I have another angle of the same truck here.
Dosen't the pic look good? ?
Someday I'd like to know how to paint like that... the prospective must be hard to maintain.
I hope to see more of the same.

S Q L Y

Aunti's lake cookout '06

2006-05-21T21:03:00.000-07:00

WE were in Northern Alberta today
and Aunti Max had a cookout for us,
everyone sat around
and talked a blue streak...
fun was had by everyone and the sun was out for the afternoon....
as the weather has been cool and rainy for the last two days here.

a few extra foods were ate ( mucho calories) that was all cool and then we
decieded to return to north central
Alberta to watch the Hockey game
---Game 2 and the score was

Oil...3 Ducks ...1

I think we're on a roll and it's hard to stop a Oil Slick...

GO OILERS GO

S Q L Y

Tune - up Time

2006-05-19T18:58:00.000-07:00

We got our heads together (Mom and Me)
and did a little front yard work, Mom was probably
looking for a place to display her latest Hypertuffa flower pot
and I was looking to use up some
white rock that had been laying around here forever, this being just such a job.

Anyway what do you think ? the picture I shot is not the best but it
is nice to see something there except dandilions !! lol
I just have to take more pictures, keep peeking-in, maybe next time I'll post a bunch of Papparatze type pics!! ha ha

ta da da
thats all for tonight folks. ps "Go Oilers Go"
A little update on the oil tonight .....it was Oilers 3 - Ducks 1
isn't that nice ??

S Q L Y

One Busy Family Week

2006-05-14T07:24:00.001-07:00

Man oh Man, it was a hectic week of fun.
Our fourth child "Joshua" graduated and all the
festivities and relatives and friends made for one bang-up
party yesterday. combining a birthday Party with the Grad visitors
made it one busy time!!
Paige had a lota fun.
If you don't remember who that little guy is in the pic?
Yeah it's a smaller version of Josh, our newest grad !
Gotta go rest. lol

S Q L Y

2006-04-25T20:47:00.000-07:00

Wonderfull Top 10

2006-04-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

1) Wonder where the all the food went?
2) wonder where the last tank of gas went ?
3) Wonder Where the good times went.. too quickly ?
4) Wonder where the warm weather went?
5) Wonder who said not to worry ( I want to meet him )?
6) wonder why the 649 numbers are so damn Illusive?(If you have a plan why arn't you $$
7) wonder why the tree grows on the south side of the moss?
8) wonder where the yellow went?
9) wonder when I can wheedle a new car?
10) wonder why I started this damn list ?? lol

ps----Don't you just love the look of this "67 Chevelle and it's
owned by a guy in Edmonton !!!!

S Q L Y

Got no Time

2006-04-15T19:22:00.000-07:00

Remember that old 70's tune.......
I never thought that I could work that much !!
It's my choice I know, but for now it's short and sweet. ( one never knows when this little bubble will burst. )
I will keep in touch over the blog line, so leave comments, I'll try to update my blog everyday.
My camera has been sitting for to long and my trigger finger is itchy so keep checking back for lotso pics soon.
S Q L Y

Snoopy is as snoopy does !

2006-04-09T20:29:00.000-07:00

The other day I had a friend at work tell me about his warped love life !!!
Got your attention yet?
Anyhow, this Gold miner (lady friend ) of his has being fleeceing him for a good while under the intention of having a long term relationship, which he surely wanted to happen.
This guy was just to loose with his desire to have this gal,...I'd say as she took... and took.... till one day she opted for his(bleeping) friend (not much of a friend hay ?) and you know the rest of the story.
She probably has done this style of relationship so often that it's professional (for her) by now !!!
I guess we all have to loose a few battles but how else to learn the lifes cruel lessons in liv'in and lov'in.
I would like things to be like the commercial with the ~~"EASY"~~ button but we would be only dreaming. right ??

It's been nice having this time together. hahha
Now lets Party!!
S Q L Y

2006-03-30T18:30:00.000-08:00

Today's Top Ten List ! ! !

2006-03-26T07:13:00.000-08:00

Here goes for todays lattest effort of top ten thoughts, I'll come back and check in a month to see how It's changed.
When this picture was taken I often wondered about the future but with a little patience, I now can see the next generation of rug rats on the horizon....... oh, how things stay the same. ha ha
#1 How much I enjoy Mom's company.
#2 How much I enjoy Mom's cooking.
#3 How much I enjoy "the family" Seems like there's always something going - on . Beautiful - no boredom here.
#4 Where has the time gone?
#5 Where have my little girls gone ? ha
#6 enjoy popcorn with a passion!!
#7 Enjoy movies with Clint E or Sean C or John W.
#8 Wished I had a bike like K M !!
#9 Dream a lot about time in B.C. (past & future)
# 10 Still wonder where those socks go when they hit the laundry ( maybe on holidays)..ha ha

Much to do about Nothing

2006-03-24T20:32:00.000-08:00

Our Sadie our pet yorki-poo is now 4 1/2 years old and feels like she owns our house.
She goes balistic when someone rings the doorbell or opens the front door...of which used to bother me but now I have mellowed - out about her and I figure it's her job to make noise. How else would she let you know the meter-man is in the yard !! !

Pet Etiquette

2006-03-23T20:18:00.000-08:00

Ever think owning a pet would be a lot of fun ??
We did, and we even once had a pet cat and some budgies for a long while.
We even had some gerbils (many gerbils) a hamster and two cockateals that flew the coup one day. Which was really devistating as they don't live long in the wild.
Anyway the fun seems to dissapate quickly in the training phase- either the pet or you , actually i think the pet is the smarter one and we are thinking of a quick learning curve and they are thinking of food and more treats !!!
It was fun but at the night times it was a bit stressfull.
Whats your take on pet training, had any experience on it yet ??
Seems like it's a necessary evil but it's worth the effort in my books !!

S Q L Y

What a Snowfall $$$

2006-03-18T19:09:00.000-08:00

Since it started we haven't let the shovels cool-off much, every mourning is another dump of white !!!
It's a windfall for the towing companys as everywhere you look some other motorist is expeiencing the snow - surfing effect of off-roading in the right or left hand ditch...but you can really drive like a madman untill it's time to stop if you own a 4wheel drive vehicle!
Yip, they sure motor but they are held by the same laws as everyone else out there drive by, and that being gravity and friction ! they have more weight and more speed ( usually ) and there friction is no better than yours----so they snow plow for a while then hit some immovable object (another car) sometimes You.

R-e l-a-x

2006-03-16T20:19:00.000-08:00

Now we all need some good R & R from time to time and even after work a fella can kick back and just chill - OUT ...
Now I was wondering what is your favorite way of hanging out ??
Dosen't the Pic look relaxing?
Just beautiful, sunny Alta. LoL

Make lots of Money to Retire ! ! !

2006-03-10T18:46:00.000-08:00

Well.... it will take lots of money to retire so if your planning to retire " MAKE LOTS OF MONEY" any sugestions would help ? ?
Maybe I could Invent a better mousetrap or operating system for the web browser or figure out the history of rocket science and dISCOVER Atlantis.(sounds fun)
Dadio

Just Bite Me &^%#$

2006-03-09T21:30:00.000-08:00

Just sometimes don't you just feel a little MIFFED by trying to do the right thing?
Other people seem to get by nicely by just living of the fat of the land....or is it just me . ha haa

Dangerous Dad xox

New Look "Spiffy"

2006-03-08T22:11:00.000-08:00

Just a little Preview for you to look at till I totally finish the entrance floor, we think it is a nice improvement over the water stained wood that used to be there, more to follow.
S Q L Y

One Funny Nerve

2006-03-06T08:36:00.000-08:00

We were talking about nerves and I decieded we ask all you Moonbats and as well as us WiNgNuTs about some Simultanius blogasms etc, ha ... All nerve related, so here goes ---

Ever wonder where the saying came from , "you hit my funny bone that time", or "man I hit My funny bone" but really you are not laughing because of the pain and laying on the floor doing the funky chicken ??
I think the Saying "I have one nerve and your on-it" was not very understanding either.(I have a soft spot for the handi-capped.)
Maybe we should turn off our Impulse Nerves and go with "Gut feelings" they're usually right on anyway ?? Actually the excitement of the new gets completely overshadowed by the apprension of the unknown or it that just me ?

Oh BY the WAY "The Snowman's funeral" is Funn - nee, don't you think ?

S q l y

One funny talker

2006-03-05T22:56:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone out there
This is one sweet picture and it's from Ken's new (to him) Honda Shadow... Which is stored till his Dad goes back to B.C.
It seems to talk to me whenever I'm around it, I can see why People love those bikes
Squirrely