Tulip's Tantrums

I've decided to change up the colours a bit. Make things more funky ... what do you think? Like it, hate it, can't decide? Let me know. What are you doing this evening? Anything specific to ringing in the New Year? We had supper with Dō and then Dary picked up Braunt , who was supposed to be at the farm this evening but there was a change in plans and he is now chillaxing with some friends in town. Drey's gone to Ardrossan to be with his friends at an acreage party (complete with adults, thankfully) and Kier is with her friend in town and they're hanging around the house. All in all a pretty quiet evening. After Dary's hockey game is finished, then I think we're tackling some of the Sopranos. We're only in the middle of Season 3 and Dary just received Season 6 for Christmas. We've got a lot of watching to do! Other than that, it will eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we haul the elliptical upstairs and confess all our fatness to the

Good day! How are things with you this fine day? In preparing to write my pre and post New Year entries, I re-read some of the posts from this time last year. Some things old, some new, some changes but lots of the same. Let's compare: 1) Spend More Time with Family & Friends Like last year, there were friends we didn't get to see. We kept in touch with some phone calls, emails and blog followings, so that is always good. This year my views of family have changed yet again and I find that I wanted to spend a lot more time with our relatives. It has been very nice seeing the kids growing and changing and spending quality time with our nieces and nephews. I didn't see anyone from my mom's family but did see a few from my dad's, so we'll have to see about that this year. It's so nice that our family is back together; I think sometimes a break is the only way to fix things - actually, to see if things are able to be fixed. I certainly don't want t

Click on the title to hear the song, and have access to a bunch more! How is your day going? Ours is going very well. Our morning was full of fun and ripping open presents and comparing and quality time with each other. Dadums made a great breakfast and now we're waiting for turkey to be finished so that we can haul it over to Karen and Randy's to feast with them, Mom, Dad, Opa and Oma . Auntie Bonnie was supposed to come out but her niece has asked to spend time with her and so they are settling in at AB's house to enjoy the evening with Kaylssa and her dog-friend (whose name has escaped me). I'm also uploading all the photos from last night at Sean and Kim's. It was a great night with lots of hugs and love and laughter and food and fellowship. From my Santa (Rob) I got a pair of slippers, a bracelet and a necklace. The slippers are incredibly comfy and the jewelry will look great to wear to work. Dary got a very nice Oilers fleece pullover from his

Have been busy the past few days and haven't had a chance to write. Figured I had best do it now or it won't get done until who knows when. For those of you interested in the pictures that led to Ms. Nevada being stripped of her title. I don't think she should have lost her title however I don't think she should have went for the title in the first place. While she is a beautiful young woman, one would have to question her intelligence in posing for the pictures knowing the incredibly public goal she had in mind. Oh, but she's a beauty queen, so that like explains everything, like right? Well, a girl's gotta have fun. We have been running around getting last minute holiday things finished up and that included picking up the Sting jackets. Wow! They look so nice. Thank you to Mr. Tang at Alberta Sportswear for how they look. What do you do during the holiday season? Do you celebrate Christ mas or Santa-mas or Eat Drink Be Merry-mas or nothing-mas? All

I will be here . Off to have a bath. Toodles!

Okay, so I'm still sitting on the computer, reading Kevin's blog and seeing if Tang's written anything new. Came across these incredible toys . Wow! I could definitely see myself buying one of those for a grandchild. :-) Yes, I'm going to be a loopy Nana! In reading Kev's blog, I find myself having to share this one lady's comment from Boss Tip #1 -Get Out From Behind Your Desk . Pat Fowler said... I remember many years ago, taking a course in university--Management 401 or some such name. Anyway one of the "tricks" they taught the class was to put three loonies in the left pocket each morning, then each time you complimented an employee on a job well done etc. you were to move one loonie to the right pocket. By the end of the day you were to have all three loonies in the right pocket. I now (after many years and much life experience) wonder why we need a "loonie" to remind us to let a person know they have done a great job. As adults we

Dec.12 th - Happy Sweet 16 Kiershyn ! Tonight Dadums has taken her and 2 friends to WEM to get new piercings. We do not have problems with our children getting things pierced, however that is not the opinion of many others. That's okay - differences are a good thing. Kier has had her nose, Monroe, ears, lip and tongue done ... now she's headed just a slight bit south. Not too far just to the chest region. She originally wanted her sternum done but I believe she is going with the um ... er... cough cough ... nipple. There, it's out. Everyone knows. Well, at least anyone who reads my blog knows. So, now that all 4 of us know ... lol ? Oh, my attempts at humour. Most likely it falls on deaf ears or perhaps those who silently stalk their way through my and other blogs? So, here's my rant of the day: Why can't a certain newspaper run a spell checker before printing their paper? (Note the spelling of their .) For the love of whatever you consider to be true to your

Well, we've decided to put Dadum's baby up for sale. It's been fun to have it and we'll gladly keep it, but we've got a couple of other ideas and need to free up some funds to make them a reality. So, if you're looking to buy a very nice car, check out kijiji for our ad . We'll get a little puddle jumper for me to use for work; something that can handle the 4.5 minute drive four times a day. I know, I know - we need something super reliable that won't let us down and won't nickle and dime us to death. :-) Yes, I'm being a tad facetious. I'm sure we won't have trouble finding something when the time is right. Dadum's brother and his wife just bought a beautiful home and will be taking possession in April I believe. We continue to search at houses, as we always do, however we have work to do to our house in order to make it more sell-able and that will take time. Although I've found a couple of houses I really like, they va

I made the most incredible pie last night. Lemon pie filling with cream cheese and freshly whipped cream into a chocolate graham wafer crust popped into the freezer for a couple hours and voila .... lemon cheesecake fluff to die for! I think I'll make it into tarts for my turn of the 12 Days of Christmas at work; this is where two people get together each of 12 days to provide the snack for morning coffee. I know I certainly don't need it, but man everything is sure tasting good! Like Shelley's pickled garlic and Roberta's trifle ... too good! :-) Jennie and I are sharing, so she's bringing home baking as well. I've uploaded some more photos onto photobucket so if you want to have look just search tuliptwy 68 and that will show you all the albums I am attempting to organize. I plan on taking pics of the b-ball games and of course more of the family. We're getting ready to do our family pictures - I'm quite excited about that! I just have to find some

You know, sometimes you just have to wonder. You give 150%, be a team player, try your damnedest to keep things running, even while they flounder. You do all this without becoming one of the brown nosers of the bunch, without giving good head and learning to swallow, you do this while being honest with everyone, with a smile and an attitude that fosters happiness and good working conditions rather than helping to feed the waiting negative office beast. The one that lurks around each corner, waiting to hear someone complain about something, it then drags another victim in ... okay, maybe I'm going a little too far here (not enough sleep, I'm thinking) ... My evaluation ended with me receiving an outstanding rating. Of course, outstanding ratings always have to go to a couple of people above for approval, but when it comes from a director's recommendation, one would assume she speaks for her group and they are good for their word. Well, the email and phone calls come thro

If you go to http://photobucket.com/ and search Sting Football Banquet , you will find all the posted pics. Toodles for now!