Weekend: Races and Ty's 2nd Bday!

Well, had a pretty full weekend for myself. Saturday I spent with my sister. First we worked on the office, which will be Ty's new bedroom before the baby comes... followed by Kelsey's for dinner. Then we headed down to the track to watch the Pure Stock Mid-Season championships. Dad did pretty well to start...he placed first for one of the two heats bringing home another trophy, placed somewhere in the middle for the second heat and then in the 40 lap feature was doing pretty decent until either the fuel injector or a sparkplug died and left him stranded infield and unable to finish the race ;( ah well...season's only half over! There were such annoying people at the track last night! First there was this arrogant middle aged man who sat there eating sunflower seeds for most of the night...and not that I have any problems with that at all, but he kept spitting the shells into his hand and then throwing them all over the bleachers. I shot him several dirty looks...like he couldn't have tossed them in a cup or at least on the foot part of the bleachers...arg. Then this late teen or early twenty something guy who is sitting directly behind me finishes his fries and tosses the carton under the bleachers. Since the sunflower guy (who is a fan of #48 challenger, just as an FYI) had already annoyed me beyond belief, a turned to the young litterer and said, "There's a garbage can just over there, incase you didn't realize," pointing to the bin not 20 ft away. All he said was "Oh." God, sometimes I really hate people. So that was racing, despite the annoying people, I did actually have a really good day. So that brings us to today. Tyler's second birthday party! :) I'm so happy I was here this year for it! To think about how much I missed of him growing up in the year and a half that I was gone, is quite sad! But I’m back now…

I think it's safe to say that Ty had a good time! Tons of people there to spoil him and play with him. He got tons of stuff....he got this huge tractor he can cycle around (well not quite big enough just yet, so he still needs a push)...he absolutely loves it though!!

He also got this dolphin water squirter! Well wasn’t that a blast! He was so incredibly cute walking around squirting people…then of course Del had to get out his “super soaker”…Boys…lol

So after being soaked, and playing in the sandbox you can just imagine how dirty he got, twice in fact since he changed wet clothes once earlier in the day :) I’m pretty sure he’s sleeping well tonight though! And after all that fresh air I think I will too!

Ty on his new tractor...now he can help Mom and Dad build the new house! 

Opening one of his presents...gosh he's cute! :) 

Ty on the attack! 

Opa helping Ty with the dolphin squirter! 

Post water fun! 

Bob vs. Auntie Weenie

Ok. So getting into the car today to head to Whitby with Bobbi….Jackson (6) and Andy (3) are getting into the back and I say something to Bobbi, ending the statement with “eh, Bob?”

Jackson finds this quite hysterical. “Bob?” he asks me giggling. I didn’t find this so unusual or funny seeing as his mom’s name is BOBbi….but anyways, just a few seconds later Bobbi says something to Jackson about me calling me “Auntie Weenie”…and this he find perfectly normal and acceptable.

Now I wonder…when did “Bob” become so strange, but “Auntie Weenie” so blasé?

'The Fab Four' Concert

Well, that was actually a really good evening out! :)

Just got back from Rama Casino from an evening out that my sister and I had arranged back in May for Mom's birthday. We had given her tickets to "The Fab Four" (Beatles Tribute Band) and invited her out to dinner at the Casino. Dinner was pretty good actually, then my Mom had brought old casino chips of my Dad's to exchange since the Casino has now gone coin free (all done with paper receipts now)...but while there we thought it was better to gamble with Dad's money! lol

What a fabulous idea actually!! We were at one time before the concert up $100...then we had to go for the show. Which was actually SO good!!!

My sister and I felt a bit young seeing as everyone else in the house was middle aged or older...who knew "The Beatles" could cause so much trouble...a lady who had stood up to dance like mad was asked to sit down, and several people were told to put their lighters out during "Yesterday"...my Mom said it was so good that if she hadn't of known otherwise she would of thought it was the real thing...My sister and I got really into it, clapping and singing....making me look so much more forward to the Oldies Street Dance in Orillia at the end of the summer....(hey Bobbi, think I can find another old man to hold my hand during that Beatles song this year??)

Then after the show, since we were up anyways, we thought we'd go back to our lucky machine ($1 Big Time Pays or something slot) and try with more of "Dad's" money. Well we were doing super...up $200.....but sadly by the time we stopped...we had $80 more than what Dad had started with...so we split the surplus between us, and when we got home gave Dad his original money back. LOL....that's what he gets for having lived with 3 girls most of his life!! :)

While playing, every time we won any amount we got so excited. LOL, all three of us would yell "Woo Hoo!!", even if it was just a credit of 2 or 5. People walking by probably thought we were a bit strange, but it was fun an exciting! And well that's just the way we normally act any how...

Before going out my Mom and I made a bet. She bet me a dollar that I wouldn't be carded tonight...and I said I would be (always am). Well I almost got by, but the guard changed his mind at the end and asked to see ID...so we teased him a bit about it, then carried on. I even managed a successful night out in heels!! Without stumbling or falling once!! And I even could do a full on Mary Catherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon SNL character) Superstar jump without falling! IMPRESSIVE :)

No weekly trip to the park with Ty and my sister tomorrow seeing as its been SO damn hot....I'll have to think of something else to do...

So here's a pic of us before going out....

My sister, Mom and I prior to our evening out! 

Canasta Night

Well Gladys came to visit us this past weekend, and Saturday night we (My sister, Gladys, Mom and I) spent playing Canasta until about 3:30am. We drew cards to see who would be playing together...Gladys and I ended up being partners for the night. Unfortunately, neither of us were particularly lucky with the jokers...so by the end of the evening we had lost several dollars...lol...ah well...I'll just have to make it up by playing more badminton once the heat wave ends.

Gladys had stopped by the Krautgartner's bakery in Barrie on her way up here and picked up the amazing Hazelnut/Brandy Cake. SO GOOD! I'm glad I don't live in Barrie though...I'd make far too many visits to the bakery...last time my sister and I were in Barrie it took us 30 minutes to decide what we wanted. This delicatessen beats the one in St. Catharines by far! Even though they don't have Fanta or the bonbons I like...but their actual baked good far surpass the deli in St. Kitts. If you happen to be in Barrie, definitely worth the stop...its on Bayfield just a few blocks up from the main strip.

Sunday I went with Bobbi to Whitby...enjoyed ourselves, but I started feeling quite sick on the way home...only to end up spending the next two days in bed. Most of the time, when not sleeping, I spent watching the first two seasons of "Sex and the City". Not quite sure what it was but today I actually felt pretty much normal...even managed to fall out of the chair while talking to Bobbi on the phone...hmmm...yes that is normal for me.

Last night I watched "Hotel Rwanda". What a sad movie, but really well done. Haven't cried that much at a movie in a while...since "The Notebook" (hahaha, I'm a Nicholas Sparks fan).

I've posted a pic of our Canasta night and a pic of my sister at about 5 months pregnant. I absolutely love pregnant women! It's so fascinating to see them grow!! Am quite sad that this will be the last time I'll see my sister pregnant, but can't wait for my new nephew or niece.

I'm listening to a live dance party on the radio from some place in downtown Toronto on Z103.5 FM...its all such old dance music...but I'm quite enjoying it...reminding me of the MUCH music dance parties we used to have in highschool...wow, I'd love to go back in time now...just to have one more of those dances...

Ok, that's all for now. My sister and I are taking my Mom to Rama on Friday for the "Fab 4" Concert...I'll let you know how it was.

P.S. Woo Hoo for me! I figured out how to change the blog to the proper timezone! Kickass!

Our Canasta Night: L to R - Tanja, Gladys, Mom and Me 

Tanja with about 4 months to go... 

Here's Ty and myself taken earlier this evening (prior the colouring)...he loves the camera! 

Here's the new purse! Model name is "Cowboy". Got it at Aldo, isn't she pretty? :) 

Double-Clicking a no-no??

I felt compelled to tell you about my bad habit that was recently brought to my attention.

As of late I've been enjoying playing a Canasta card game. Enjoying it, that is until yesterday when the game felt it necessary to call me on a bad habit. It seems that I have a bit of a double-clicking habit. The game was obviously not pleased...here is the message that popped up:

Canasta Advisory

Canasta has noticed that you use unexpected double-clicks rather frequently.

Although Canasta protects against this, sometimes this practice can cause unpredictable game processing errors.

For safety, please use single mouse-clicks only (except when double-click AutoMelding).

So...as my friends I care about you all...so PLEASE for your own SAFETY only ever use SINGLE mouse-clicks! :P

On lighter news, last week I bought a new purse! It's fantastic, I'm so thrilled about it. So much so that I'm going to share a picture with you!! :)

I've also been listening to several songs repetitively over the few days. One of them is Martina McBride's "Concrete Angel". This is the absolute most depressing and sad song ever written, but it is also one of the most beautiful. Here are the lyrics if anyone is interested:

Concrete Angel
Martina McBride

She walks to school with a lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holding back;
Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday,
She hides the bruises with the linen and lace;

oh

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask,
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask;
Bearing the burden of a secret storm,
Sometimes she wishes she was never born;

Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

Concrete Angel

Somebody cries in the middle of the night,
The neighbors hear but they turn out the lights;
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate,
When morning comes it will be too late.

Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

Concrete Angel

A statue stands in a shaded place,
An angel girl with an upturned face;
Her name is written on a polished rock,
A broken heart that the world forgot.

Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

Concrete Angel

That not one of the saddest things you've heard??

I spent this evening watching Ty as my sister and Del had the Brooks & Dunn concert to go to (Del got the tickets for his birthday)...We had a good time...we coloured some (got the blue arm and cheek to prove it - me, not him!), played with cars and chased the dogs together. He went to bed remarkably easily after his bath which was nice :) So now here I am.

Just finishing my Kahlua flavoured coffee, wanted Chai tea (thanks Jay for getting me onto that) but my sister doesn't have any. What I did notice though is that my blog is set to Japanese time still...I'll have to figure out how to change that.....