WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN SOMEONE LIKE THIS SHOWS UP AT YOUR DOOR?

Why slam your foot in it and argue with the creep.....



Seriously!



This is what showed up after annoying me with numerous phone calls first...when I stopped answering the phone..... he showed up at the door!



Only I didn't see the wings/bow & arrow or cigar or nudity but the creep factor was still there!



This is a well known slime ball that hangs out at the party houses next door looking for sexual action! He had a wonderful girlfriend, had children with her, then promptly slept with anything that would let him. She finally wised up and kicked him out, only to have him end up with someone my age [he's in his early 30s] but that doesn't stop him!



Want to know his "come-on-line" to me?



He had dreamt about me and in his dream I was to show him the true meaning of life...?



My kids think I should feel honored....



After all this gives me "Cougar" status......;}





SORRY..............................I PASS!




Why do I get all the duds?




Hope your Valentine's Day turned out better than mine did!

SKIES ARE A LOT BRIGHTER...

Well for at least a little while...work has slowly started


All of the old sayings held true for long weekends...especially this weekend...

"Wait 5 minutes and the weather will change"


It did!

Many times!


We went from "oh my god it's SO FRIGGIN' HOT OUT HERE... and if you smile at me one more time, cause you like it, I'm gonna hit yah", type of weather

to..."what the hell it's cold/rainy enough to turn the heat back on...

to it's SNOWING!


?...that leaves only June and July that I haven't seen it snow....




I'm so happy that I wasn't away camping like most of the fools people from here were...;)!




AND the town was SO QUIET!!!!




The town kids like this weekend to do some "partying at the lake" so I enjoyed that part of this labor day weekend!




My plans were to plant sweat peas in the front under the awning and sunflowers along the side of the garage.

Maybe kill some ants along the way...


Sounds easy...it wasn't...as usual!



Both had to be prepped...




Under the awning I had made a walkway [2009]out of re-cycled bricks salvaged from the pile left in the back yard. The old woman that previously owned the place had placed these old bricks along the length of the garage and fence at the other side. So I had made the pattern the same...only it was too narrow and hadn't quite finished it.


The plan was to remove the bricks from the side of the garage and use them to expand the walkway...

Last weekend I got my grand kids to do that heavy stuff like breaking up the soil and removing the bricks...;)

But I did all the rest...

Which sounds easy...but WASN'T!

I liked the look so much better but wasn't quite satisfied...

Another thing that annoyed me was how narrow the walk was up to the door. The crumbling concrete slope is unfix able due to the pine tree next door [the soil is too acidic and eats away at the concrete] and is a hazard so maybe some added width on the other side?

Not to mention cutting back on the weed growing area...;}

Did I mention the rotten weather?

The 2 day torrential rain did help soften up the weed bed and I was able to sink the bricks into the muck...did I mention I love playing in the mud...;}

I must have been great entertainment  for the neighbors across the street...this chubby old lady putting something on the ground then jumping on it or trying to balance on one leg...;}

Did I mention it was raining...

The snow did finally drive me inside!

And the sun did finally shine...

For, I was able to do this later...

 

Did manage to tucker out with only 2 more feet to go.

DIDN'T manage to get the seeds into the ground yet.....ran out of steam!






Did I mention ants?




The ants have started marching in one by one lately...




I think I live on an ant hill!


THEY! ARE! EVERYWHERE!




One of the reasons on the walkways are to stir up the colony the lives around my front entrance. I've put out bait traps but they give me no visual satisfaction. But BillyRoo found these little beauties that causes me great joy....

WARNING ANTS WERE HARMED IN MAKING THIS PHOTO!

Can't express enough my joy in seeing that!

Sorry you bug lovers...but this way is more humane on the birds who might catch the ones that carry the poison bait back to the hill...so see I'm still thinking on some ways to not harm birds.




So I managed to do some labor on labor day




Got a sore back




No seeds in the ground.....




Maybe next weekend....




Oh...I managed to get some garage sale items too...






Hope you enjoyed your time off.....;)

Just for Us Valentine Lovers....

It's Valentine's week and you all know how I love to decorate...;)

This how I begin my morning....

 

Yep those are the colors that I start each day with. It's peaceful and has LOTS of sparkle. I know it looks pretty busy but I like sparkly over boring business crap...where's the fun in looking at files?

It does look different in the daylight...

Still busy changing it around...

 

  

Yesterday I had my first real tall guy come in to order some stuff. I had to laugh at him trying to duck under the hanging beads at the counter. The guy took my comment about it not hitting MY head quite well. Besides why he had to stick his head that close was beyond me? There is a 6" difference and if he stood where he was supposed to it wouldn't have hit his head....[you had to be there...;)]

Decorating like this, is how I get my ideas for grads and wedding decor. What looks busy and what needs to busy up...

I do have a Paranormal Symposium in September that PoD and I are now involved with, to decorate for. I firmly believe in atmosphere helps sell an idea...

I'm kind of leaning towards a Mardi Gras sort of feel...flashy carnival colors. Most skeptics have this visual of the Gypsy Fortune Tellers [this rankles some psychics as they hate being steriotyped that way] but if it helps sell their trade, then why not capitalize on it?

Haven't done much on the way of Mardi Gras decor...used mostly large feathered masks [got for 25 cents each on off sales] and lots of beads....

Will keep the photos coming as it has changed since these shots...it was too busy even for me...;)


If blogger will let me......that is?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY

to all of my American friends!

 

 

My ultimate favorite....

PoD and I started out at 6:15 am on the 11th after an agonizing week of waiting for our favorite subject to happen! I had been dreaming of soaking in a hot tub [my tub is trailer size...I don't fit] in the early morning hours while waiting for PoD to wake up! Generally just to make it a relaxing weekend...our holiday together.

PoD had even warned her family that she was going no matter what and NO ONE better get sick! As it turned out JD was feeling a little ill when we left but as PoD said...he does have a father.

It was a semi dark when we took off that morning but we knew the road well enough that it wasn't too much of a bother [we are both night blind] and the rising sun wasn't bad either but when we hit the quarter way mark, it got foggy! We figured it to be the river area that it was the thickest.

It was so bad that vehicles startled you when they approached! One of the reasons we had left so early was to take our time and enjoy the scenery. The fog made that impossible! It was a really intense time for both of us and we both tried to make light of the situation, hoping that it would end soon and not last all of the way there.

Until PoD made a creepy remark...

"What if we had died in a car accident in Kindersley and we are now traveling in limbo"?

Seeing tooooooooooooo many creepy shows like that, made that thought toooooooo hard to handle...;)


Try not to think about THAT as one kept moving through that creepy stuff...!



Happily it turned out not to be true!

We did finally get to see some great scenery and even an amusing sign.

The best was the sight of the QuAppelle Valley and its lakes. This photo was taken from their web site.


Our first point of interest was finding the place we were staying at...

They offered us a great price on the rooms [discount if you were there for the symposium] so we booked for 3 days. Mainly because one of the special guest at this symposium was the author of the Saskatchewan Ghost stories, Jo-Anne Christensen. She was speaking late on Sunday, about her new book which was being released on the 12th, and we wanted to be there to hear her.

The first challenge was the stairs and our luggage! Both of us felt like we were going to die by the time we got to our room. The rooms were clean but had a bit of a smokey smell [we did order a smoking room...for PoD] and the view out of the window was of a flag on a hill...closer inspection showed the rooftop and air conditioning units.

The window was clean inside but the outside was pretty grimy and the day always looked gloomy.

 The first point of order was to show our mascots to their warm resting place...

We had no plans on staying in the room. We wanted to tour around, see the town and find the old Fort Sanitarium. This was the sanitarium that the paranormal group had recorded and we wanted to see the site for ourselves...maybe take some pictures?

We never did find the place. We did get to drive part way around the lake but our interest was finding the sanitarium. Seeing as we had planned on stay the 3 days we figured there would be plenty of time to see it...with directions.

We did see lots of gorgeous homes. It's kind of like cabins at the lake but these could never be classified as cabins. I knew PoD would love the area and I even liked it...very scenic.

Driving around the town area we spotted some great gardening/landscaping ideas.

One that appealed to me were my kind of flowers and I thought it looked very creative.

Many will call it tacky.

I like that fact that there would be no bees!

The other point of interest was this sunken yard...

It looks like they removed the dirt, as the places around them were street level, like their house was. The thing against it for me was the fact of no privacy. People walking by could look in...like we did. Another thought was flooding? Other than those things, it did look kind neat seeing it in the middle of town.


Another unusal sight was an unusual looking car...

It looked pretty special from far away but up close...this is one example of detailing gone wrong!

This guy must own shares in the Canadian Tire Auto Accessories! Some of the stuff include those screw-on ovals? What a waste of a nice car. We overheard the guy say that his 4 tires cost him 5000.00! They don't even have much tire to them...they are all rim! This one car that won't be easy to hide...;)

I did take some close-ups for some of the decals looked like ones that I would add to my collection.

We finally went to see where the symposium was being held.
It was on the backside of the inn and no public access through it. One had to go outside and around to the back in order to get in.

Calling Lakes did a wonderful job of setting it up. It takes lots of work to put one of those things together and their group is pretty tiny. We had offered our help but they wanted to do it themselves and that was okay too.

The inn had kept that room decorated [wedding] so it made it look great [in my books...I LOVE lights] they even got to use the head table on a small stage area for the special guests  and authors to sign their stuff. The main center floor held the merchandise booths and the outer areas hosted the booths for the psychics, mediums, etc.

 My only complaint was the lack of total privacy while in the booths. Some people can get pretty upset [me] when doing these session. So, I wanted more privacy. I ended up not going to any of them for that reason.

With time on our hands PoD and I checked out the bars in the inn. We found that it was a rough area of town and hanging out at the bar might be crazy on the weekend with reports of fights, rapes...etc. Of course we found this out after we had checked them out. They did look good during the daylight as I even tried a hard drink. All who know me know I can't drink because of the Diabetes but do manage to have a lite beer once a year.

I had been craving a Caesar!

The first Caesar tasted crappy and I drank maybe half of it. We tried another place and I tried another Caesar. It tasted a bit better but didn't go down well so I didn't finish it either. So I maybe had a full drink. We did meet the paranormal group later for a drink and met some mediums. I think I managed to have a half a beer then.

We made it a short evening as we were tired from the drive and they were tired from the set-up, but we all promised to get together and party the next night.

Too tired to even shower...we hit the sack.

The next morning I was up early [4:00]...not feeling to good and decided to relax with a long soak in the tub. In anticipation of this soak I had brought along bath salts and bubbles for this long awaited event.

Only to find......THERE WAS NO HOT WATER!!!!

WTF!!!

I was some kind of mad person at that point!

Feeling crappy didn't help either!

Sugars were fine, so I figured it had to be because of the alcohol...the symptoms were the same. So I took a gravol and went back to bed.

I couldn't sleep!

I usually spend those early morning hours exploring the town on foot but I didn't feel safe after hearing about the craziness around this place. Besides I was still not feeling that good.

Eventually PoD did get up and wasn't too happy hearing about the NO HOT WATER situation.

How would you like to start the day with a cold sponge bath!

When asked about the NO HOT WATER we heard that their hot water tank was pooched...

Was prosmised that it would be seen to ASAP.

Needing breakfast, we tried to go into the inn's restaurant, only to find it CLOSED...permanently!

One of the reasons we booked this place was that it had a restaurant!

The bar was operational but offered up no meals!

We now had to drive around to find a place in a hurry as the symposium opened up at 9:00 and we didn't want to miss a thing.

Food out of the way we rushed back and got there just in time of the opening.

Here's what it looked like...

The vendor's booths were loaded with books, crystals, rocks, metaphysical supplies, jewelery, tetrahedrons and mystic mirrors. All dealing with the psychic and paranormal. The psychic booths hosted various things such as medium readings, readers using the pendulum or tarot cards, angel readings, palmistry, astrology and spiritual readings.

Also being offered were presentations on these topics: out of body experiences, remote viewing, quantum physics, cattle mutilations slide show, hauntings, channeling, hypnosis, group session on past life regression, Monroe Institute Teachings, crystal therapy, palmistry and astrology.There was a charge of toonie to sit in on a session.

These sessions were spread out over the two day period and we only had to wait for each one's time. The only thing that was of no interest to me was the slide show on the cattle mutilation but it tweeked PoD's interest. It was the first on the agenda so PoD stayed to watch the show and I went to lay down.

Before that, we got to meet Jo-Anne Christensen. PoD bought her book and got it signed. It was nice talking with her as there wasn't a line-up yet and she could spare the time. In her book she does a write-up on the paranoraml hunters and has featured both our friends the Sask Ghost Hunters Society and Calling Lakes Paranormal Investigators in it.

It is a MUST READ!


After my 4 hours nap, I felt much better and well rested. I wanted to have a shower but there still wasn't any hot water!

While I was out PoD was making herself busy doing what ever the hell that she did? She said wasn't too happy with the cattle mutilation slide show and his presentation. She said that this is one guy you don't want to pay to do his presentation...he just ran the slides, offered no commentation on the photos or would take questions.


PoD actually had to wake me up and would have left me sleep, only the Sask Ghost Hunters Society had arrived and wanted to see me. I went down to find that Miles and Chad had climbed up to the top of the hill [not the one with the flag] across the highway from the inn. Chad had told Miles about the old cementery up there and that he had to see it. Personally I would have drove there to see it rather than climb to it, like they did, but then they are much younger than me and in better shape...;)


We had a good chat while standing in the parking lot. They hadn't planned on staying and had only traveled there to meet JoAnne in person. Saying goodbye they left.

PoD and I now had nothing to do.

We did our touring...

I had lost interest in attending any of the presentators...

PoD was tired...

It was supper time, we had made plans to meet up with the Callin Lakes group and a few of the new people later for a few drinks...

We ate...

Had more time on our hands...

PoD was tired...

I wasn't...

She slept...


STILL NO HOT WATER!

I read...

I fell asleep...

Woke-up...woke up PoD...

She didn't want to...

We cancelled...

Next morning...

STILL NO HOT WATER!!!!!


NOT A HAPPY CAMPER!


NO  soaks in the tub!

NO hot showers!

NO close restaurant to go have early morning coffee!


We had planned to stay another day but we had, had it!


So it was a pissed off QoH who did the check out!


Lets say there was some hot tempers, mine and the check out broad!



Lately I have notice [in our town too] that a lot of the inns/motels/hotels are now owned/runned by people who don't speak very good english. They generally have english speaking staff that do the talking them for them and I AM OKAY WITH THAT. This was no different here.

I was looking for finacial compensation for having to live with NO HOT WATER for the entire stay. I was ticked that we were ending our stay due to the inconvience of not being clean!

The snippy little clerk told me that I had already got a discount due to the symposium and that I should be happy with that! Well I told her that it was
a dicount with HOT WATER INCLUDED and that I had paid for the accessability to it! We bickered for quite a bit and she got madder...you figure the place was HERS and it was coming out of her pocket?

She then finally told me that I would have to talk to the owner.

I said "fine, will she be able to understand me"?

The annoying clerk took it the wrong way...saying that it was a prejudical remark...

The whole time we had done business with this clerk upon arriving not once did the owner speak. When spoken to by the staff they just motioned with their hands...

So it was more an observance than a bad remark!


I AM NOT A PREJUDICE PERSON! I lived with prejudism against my family all my growing up years, so I would NEVER IMPLY IT EITHER!

I guess this girl drags the "prejudice" topic when things go bad for her.

I did talk to the owner and she just nodded and handed me 10.00 [should have been 20.00]!

Shaking my head in disbelief I grabbed and left telling them they had lost my business if we come back next year!

It wasn't a great win...but a winanyways!

The trip home wasn't eventful...

Happily NO FOG either...

One on the first things I did when I got home was have a HOT shower!


Next year the group wants us to help out...they really did need it after all!

A WISH FOR MY FAMILY & FRIENDS ...

Just for PoD [cause she needs a hug right now...]

There's many ways to say how I feel about this day but words never can fully express...



What's in my heart...
Makes me smile [even though it's a bit religious for me]...:)

What I'd like to do [if only I drank]...

After all that celebrating don't do this...

I don't know if I'm Irish or not but...


FROM ME & CREEPY HOLLOW....

HAVE A GREAT DAY!


Hmmm...do I see a bunny over there...?

COMING DOWN FROM "BOXING DAY"...?

With a "good year" income looming at tax time, becomes the need of the business year end write-offs!

The Ex had found a good deal, in "Toon Town", on 22" wide computer monitors and the sale was only on Boxing Day [Dec. 26].

I have NEVER been able to afford to go shopping on this day! I didn't really want to go! I hated the fact that it was a 2 hr drive there and back, with chances of weather conditions. BillyRoo wanted to go, because it had been awhile since he'd been there. So I thought..."why not"! Have fun...BE HAPPY...

The drive was good and we had lots of chatter, which made the drive fun.

Experiencing the city on Boxing Day, wasn't!

Silly me, thought that maybe the stores might be emptier, less being able to afford to shop?

Boy was I wrong!

The Ex wanted to make sure that we both got this monitor, so he figured on getting there a half hour early. We were the 3/4th people in the line-up. By the time it opened [9:00am sharp] there were about fifty people! This store holds a max of 20 at one time!

Then a lady decided to add her shopping cart?

Getting the item wasn't the problem!

It was waiting for a till to be available!

2 tills, 6 clerks [1 still learning how to operate one]...elbow to elbow people!

45 minutes later we were freed!

We got our monitors!

We hadn't even started to shop yet and I was already done in! It didn't help that I hadn't taken my insulin yet and the STRESS that I had just gone through made me feel worse. We took a break and decided to fuel ourselves up before attempting more.

One hour later, I was ready to go home!

Shopping had gotten worse!

The late risers had flooded into the malls! Everybody and their dogs was there!

I didn't find that there was much that was on sale, yet everyone around me, was acting like everything was? They were in a frenzy! Then there were the ones that ran into long lost relatives/neighbors! "Park your shopping cart anywhere", attitude!

I went home disappointed! :(

I expected much more?

One good part was, I didn't spend as much as I COULD have...:)

I did get a wonderful deal on my new "skinny" monitor and just love the room [for more junk] that it gives me.

Life couldn't leave me with "Being Happy" about the new monitor?

"Because it doesn't WORK"!

Seems, my OLD computer, needs to be UPGRADED, in order to have my NEW monitor to work!!?

WHY can't life be SIMPLE?

Today, Jan. 5th, will be the first moment I've had, to be able to get somewhere, to pick up the fix that its needed.

A new video card?

It's been 9 days of weird/greenish/distorted screens/bad pixels...etc!

I feel my eyes are going to bug out of my head if something doesn't change soon!

One never misses something until you can't have it!?

I'm even beginning to think, distortion, is starting to looking good?

My luck...there won't be any cards around! [Why would I phone first to find out whether or not they have one?]

The other reason for going, is the need for stuff I can't get here...you know, fussy cat, me.

All I need is for the weather to behave...!

HAPPY EASTER

I guess it was time to update the old blog or those of you out there, will think I went the way of the others. Seems more and more are falling by the wayside. I may not blog very often and might seem boring to those who do check in, but I can't see me ever stopping....but my Alzheimer's might think differently?

The best thing I like about easter is the chocolate [that's a word that diabetic people shouldn't utter] and hot cross buns. Too bad sweets help make a person feel better...at least they do to me.

I miss the fun I used to have with my kids at this time of year and how we used to color eggs. It was a messy job but fun to watch how creative they could be. My most favorite job was hiding the treats. Rule was...``those that were not found belonged to the Easter Bunny. As the kids got older the treats became harder and harder to find ;)

My son was supposed to have this weekend off but hasn`t shown up as yet and I fear that he might have had to work. Will be calling him later to see whats up. Normally my daughter has easter dinner at her place but seeing as I have borrowed 4 of her chairs for our play her Dad decided to host it at his. Just as long as I don`t have to do it I don`t care who does it.

Monday we`re supposed to have a play practice then pack up the stuff to travel northward to the festival. I want to make sure that all is packed properly so that all of my hard work doesn`t go to waste...by haste!

I hate the fact that I still have to attend practice just because some people couldn`t get their crap together! Being stage manager and prompter has been the most challenging ever! Hopefully the bad dress rehearsal has shaken some of them up and made them get serious! I have never spent soooo much time running back and forth trying to prompt all that need it. I even made up cue boards so that they would know when they had to go on and what they must do, but do you think that anyone uses them...no! I have been very ``anal retentive`` in my job and I guess that I shouldn`t expect that of others...but I do!

Oh well....Tuesday, I plan on trying to ignore all that`s bugging me and think only of the time spent away from my depressing situation at work. The lack of scenery on the way up there should help.

On a lighter note: All of you out there have a special Happy Easter and hope the bunny drops lots off to you!

Here`s a cute poem that I came across and thought I send it out to you...

TO US

Today I am 57 and my grandson is 9. We also celebrate this day with the "Traveling Dude"...My exes brother. I won't say how old he is because that's his business!

I met with the kids yesterday to give JD his present just in case I didn't get to his place to visit today. So have a happy birthday JD! I couldn't find anything on his heros...the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"...but maybe this will do!For me I'm happy to see another birthday come...I don't dread my age like some do! I'm happy just to be still alive!

My son woke me up this morning [7:30 am...6:30 his time] to wish me a happy birthday and was amazed that I had slept in! He figured that I would be at work already...he knows that I seldom take time off. He has to work today but doesn't mind as it is a holiday and will be paid extra. "Traveling Dude" contacted me also and we wished each other well....he reminded me that everyday to him is a holiday [he's retired]! I wish!

Not only is this day our birthday... it's also a holiday called "Family Day". This is a winter-break holiday and everyone gets the day off from work and school. Granted the kids here have the whole week off from school. I think the teachers do this just to show parents how great they are because they put up with other peoples children [monsters] for 10 months out of the year. Personally I think they all deserve medals for doing this kind of work!

I've been suffering with headaches lately [mostly because of the painting of props] and missed last nights play practice. Although I still did spend time working on the props while I was supposed to have been resting. I've been designing and making set props for our play for three weeks straight now! With having to do the stage managers job as well...it's beginning to tell on me. This set has been one of the hardest I've had to do in a long time and I'm still running the changes in my mind..there are some change-ups that still have to be worked out. I know I don't have to do all of this myself but I'd rather do it myself, than take the time to explain to someone else of my crazy ideas...this way they get to see the final idea instead. Explaining takes longer than doing? So I guess I better keep the whining to myself!

Anyways....the sun is shining right now [a rarity in it's self] and I think I'll take a stroll to work where I will be immersed in stage managing duties...

Hopefully I'll have time for a nap later and then, maybe, I might make play practice tonight...?

TODAY IS FLAG DAY IN CANADA


If you knew that [without the help of your calendar] then you were smarter than me!


Here's some info for me and those who were not aware of these facts taken from the Wikapedia Library:

Flag Day in Canada is celebrated on February 15, commemorating the inauguration of the national flag of Canada by Governor General Georges Vanier on that date in 1965. The day is marked by flying the flag, occasional public ceremonies (especially in 2005, its 40th anniversary), and educational programs in schools.
The banner replaced the Canadian Red Ensign, which had been in use, if not officially, in one form or another since 1868. The new flag was proclaimed by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on January 28, 1965, and first flew on Parliament Hill on February 15 of the same year.
Flag Day was instituted in 1996 by an Order-in-Council from Governor General Roméo LeBlanc, on the advice of his Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien, and is officially called National Flag of Canada Day. Outside of the federal government, however, this title is little used. The official name could be interpreted as suggesting there is a national flag for Canada Day. The somewhat awkward official name, with insertion of the qualifying words "of Canada," likely stems from the problem of using the word nation or national in Canada, where it is invoked by various groups such as aboriginal peoples, called First Nations, and by the province of Quebec, which is sometimes referred to as a nation (e.g., National Assembly of Quebec). At the official level, it was decided National Flag Day would not be acceptable. Despite this, National Flag Day, and especially Flag Day, are commonly used.
At the very first Flag Day ceremony in Hull, Quebec, Chrétien's speech was drowned out by a group of demonstrators upset by proposed cuts in the unemployment insurance legislation. Chrétien left the stage and while walking through the crowd he encountered Bill Clennett, one of the demonstrators who was shouting "Chrétien, au chômage" ("make Chrétien unemployed"). Chrétien grabbed Clennett by the neck and pushed him aside. Chrétien was criticized for this incident, which came to be dubbed the Shawinigan Handshake, after Chrétien's town of birth Shawinigan, Quebec.
Numerous Canadians feel that Flag Day should be declared a national statutory holiday, as there is a long period early in the year (between New Year's Day and Good Friday) without any holidays, except in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario (see Family Day). That suggestion grew louder as the flag celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2005. On Flag Day in 2007, New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Peggy Nash introduced a private member's bill to make Flag Day a national statutory holiday. Nash said her bill would have made Flag Day a federal holiday and it would have been up to the provinces to decide if they also wanted the statutory holiday.

So now you know what I know!

I have put my flag in the window and almost wore my crazy flag hat...?

Blogging has made me become much smarter....?

JUST A PEEK INTO MY WORLD....

It's February 1st and the start of my red world...for Valentines Day that is...

I've had my shop decorated in that theme for 2 weeks already and I do it mostly for my own fun! I also like to think it will remind some of the oilfield guys and other customers, of a day to recognize the love that you have for that special someone[s]!

I leave the poinsettas out to add to the red effect and decorate my Xmas tree with hearts...I like to call it my Valentine Tree. I will keep this tree up and use it through the other special days that I decorate for; St. Patrick's Day, Easter and May Day. I have spread hearts through out the shop and added this year, some cards that kids give to each other at school.

With all of the stores decorated for this theme, I still find it amazing how some can still say..."What, it's Valentine's Day"? They must be blind or have their head shoved up their.....?

REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONES and special friends....

My haunted tree "Creepy Hollow" gets to decorate the tree. He adds red lights to make it shine!

Hope you all have someone/animal special in your life...if not let me know and I'll send a special valentine out to you....