It was a Thriller night...

Halloween Costumes 2007

Here are Connor and Aidan`s finished masks. Connor is `death by iPod`and Aidan is Pikachu. Sheldon is some creepy-looking ghoul (nothing unusual for him), and let's see if you can guess what I am.

Sheldon also won Best Adult Halloween Costume at the annual BOOne Halloween party.

It's Ba-ack

Unfortunately, Connor's impetigo has come back. This time the doctor has sent a request in for Infectious Disease Dept. to see him and figure out why he's been getting it once a month for the past three months. I'm really worried that his school work is going to suffer for it now.

Preparing for Halloween - Part II

Wanted...because I'm getting desperate :S

Organized people to head the following committees for this year's annual outdoor nativity pageant and creche display:

1. Creche Display
2. Costumes
3. Sound and Lighting

Also looking for willing people to be helpers in the following committees
1. Creche Display - help setting up
2. Actors in the pageant
3. Costumes - able to mend or clean a costume or two

If people can help out with this, then I can start concentrating on planning a wicked Stake New Year's Eve party. Any takers?

Preparing for Halloween

Sheldon took a mask-making course in university and this year, the boys are going to have their custom-made masks for Halloween. During this phase, we're using the same materials hospitals use to make casts. Aidan was very good and stayed still for the whole process. Connor didn't handle it as well though.

"Are you having a party?"

These are the words spoken to me every time I'm standing in line to pay for groceries for stake activities. Usually I just laugh and say, "Something like that," and leave it at that. Tonight though, it was a different story as a young man asked me, "Are you having a party?" I turned it into a missionary opportunity. This time, after I answered, "No, I just really like pie and apple juice," I expanded and explained it was for a church function. He proceeded to ask me what church I went to, where it was located, and if there was a website. He even knew our church had elders.

I said he was welcome to come to the activity tomorrow (Pioneer Day and Chili Potluck Dinner) and gave him rough directions on where the church building was located. We introduced ourselves to each other, then he paid his groceries then left.

As the cashier was scanning my *14 pies, 24 bottles of apples juice, half a dozen cans of whip cream, and my hundreds of paper plates and bowls, I started regretting not giving him the exact address of the building. As I was leaving the store, I noticed he was still at the doors, bundling up for the frigid air waiting outside.

I asked him if he was really interested in coming tomorrow and if he was, I could write down the exact address of the church. He was, so I gave him all the information I could think of - name of the church, the address, the time of the activity, and even the time church started on Sunday. He even asked me to write down the website so he could read up on it.

Who knows if he's really going to show up or not. We'll have to wait and see. But even if he doesn't, I did my part. It was a really nice experience to share with the family when I returned home. Now I just hope that it will be cold enough tonight because I left the food in the truck. I'm pretty sure it'll be OK. It's pretty frigid out there.

*Actually there's more food. I hit Costco earlier where I bought 6 more huge pies amongst other goodies.

Me versus I

There was an interesting discussion at work today. When do you use "I" and when do you use "me" when saying something like "Bob and I"? In school, it was drilled in me that it was always "I". But apparently that's not always the case anymore.

For example, let's use "Bob and I would like to see you tomorrow." If you removed Bob out of the picture, then the sentence still makes sense..."I would like to see you tomorrow. That's when you know you've used the right word.

However, let's use "Jane is going to phone Bob and I tomorrow." If you removed Bob out of the picture, then the sentence no longer makes sense..."Jane is going to phone I tomorrow." But if we use "me" instead, "Jane is going to phone me tomorrow", then that makes sense. So in this case, "Jane is going to phone Bob and me tomorrow" is correct.

Why was it drilled into us in elementary school that you should always use "I"? With this new-fandangle rule in place, it doesn't sound right to me, but alas this is the rule.

Now I'm wondering if there rules out they're that their not telling me. Where's Bob when you need him?

Not playing favourites

I'm not playing favourites or anything, but I couldn't take any pictures of Connor at the time because he had impetigo. I just couldn't resist putting these ones of Aidan up.

Waiting for the school bus

A Saturday afternoon battle

Sony Bravia | Play-Doh

Sony Bravia | Play-Doh

This is the 3rd installment to Sony Bravia's campaign. The first two were with bouncy balls and paint.

What I wouldn't give for a client with an ad budget this big!

For a good chuckle...

Somebody posted this on the intranet at work and I had a good laugh over it so I thought I'd spread the joy with all of you.

Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking. Believe it or not these questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website. Obviously the answers are a joke; but the questions were really asked!

Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow?(England)
A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.

Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto-can I follow the Railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

Q: Are there any ATM's (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax? (England)
A: What, did your last slave die?

Q:Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Ca-na-da is that bigcountry to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.

Q:Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada?(England)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A : Aus-t ri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Do you have perfume in Canada? (Germany)
A: No, WE don't stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Where can I sell it in Canada?(USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? (USA)
A: Only at Thanksgiving.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round?(Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. (USA )
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine fore you go out walking.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.