Trip Prep

Looks like my face is ready for anything!

sunscreen for my lifestyle: hanging from a cliff (checked repeatedly), skydiving (check - 1989), or sailing through the precarious straits of the Pacific (check!)

Blueberries!

Cap'n Blair sent me a text today:  A blueberry just rolled by...
In case you've lost track, it's been nearly 7 weeks since we sailed through a storm. LMAO.

It's a Dog's Life

It's been insanely hot in Kamloops lately.... 35 C, then 37 C. At that temp, it gets to 29 or 30 C in my bedroom, so last night I dragged my mat, quilt and pillow outside to sleep on the deck.
Mackenzie was excited for the company at first, but then realised I was staying for a while, so he went to settle on his bed.
I always thought that when MacDog wakes me early inside the house, it's because he has to go out to pee. But this morning, he was already outside, but still came to see me at 6:30 AM....

First, he licked my head. I woke up, gave him a little pat, and told him it wasn't time to get up yet. After I closed my eyes, he punched me in the head with his giant foot! "ACK! Kenz, stop it!! Go back to sleep!!!"
It was as if his skull was transparent, as I could watch his brain working.... "Hmmm, that looks like a bed right there. I bet the puffiest part is the softest..... " And then he lay down on top of me. UGH.

I was tired, so wiggled out of the way a bit, so he was only lying on unimportant parts of me, and we both went back to sleep for an hour. I decided to get up, and had to slither out from under him.

No sooner was I up, than Kenz assessed the situation, and made himself even more comfortable on my pillow.

It's a dog's life.

get me a coffee, will ya?

so glad this bed isn't so lumpy anymore

Just a Saturday Night at Home

Here's what I did tonight:

1.  MacDog and I went to the river, met lots of great people and dogs, and we both went swimming.
2.  BBQed a big wiener. YUM.
3.  cut up a couple frozen salmon

If you are really observant, you might be thinking...what do you use to cut up frozen salmon? Well, there are several options, but we used a SWEDE SAW on the picnic table on the back deck...and mostly held Mackenzie at bay while we did it.

Cousin Ken and I both wore cotton gloves so our fingers wouldn't freeze off. I held the fish on a board, while Ken worked the saw to make steaks. MacDog lay on his bed, not very patiently at all. Sawdust, oh of course I mean FISHdust, flew all over.

I bagged all the fish steaks and sent them back down to the freezer.
For clean up, I scraped up a lot of the fishdust off the clean cutting board and threw it in with the fishstock I'm boiling on the stove. (Heads, tails, bits and fishdust, plus onion, carrot, and dill.) I threw the swedesaw blade in the dishwasher. Yes, really.
And then........ we let Mackenzie have at it. Here are the pictures:

redneck vacuum cleaner

one satisfied golden retriever

Really Old Pic

one of the fun things about going home is seeing really, REALLY old pictures

This one is a doozy!

Halloween 1973:  Karen (age 6), Alan (age 3) and me (age 4 3/4)

hahahahahh, not very politically correct, right?

Mademoiselle JuJu and Cooper

I took this vid when I was visiting Julie a couple weeks ago. This is what happens when ladies who love cats don't have steady work.

Julie and Cooper movie

Canuck Word of the Week, Olympic Edition

Give'r (pronounced GIV er) - enthusiastic directive meaning GO FOR IT

a poster in a bar in Whistler

Canuck Word of the Week!

oh yes, look at me, highly motivated and excited, and throwing out another gem of educative, uuhhmmm, education for our lovely Yankee neighbours! (Hey, Aussie readers, this can absolutely apply to you too. Drop me a note to let me know if you're picking up what I'm putting down..)

barley sandwich  (pronounced barley sandwich) - slang term for a beer
eg. think I'll just have a barley sandwich for lunch. Bartender, beer me, please!

Canuck Word of the "Week"

ok, obviously I have ZERO sense of time, since it has been about 6 or 8 months since I last attemped to educate our wonderful friends south of the border.
No matter!

here it comes:
GIV'ER  (pronounced gi VUR) - meaning 'go for it' or 'bring it on'
example of common use:  "Hey dude, should I take this huge jump??"  "Yup, giv'er."

Paradise found?

I was at my car dealer's, waiting for maintenance to be done, and perusing real estate flyers to pass the time.... Found this ad for a development in the Okanagan. Oh yes, the time has come for developers to target Desperate Housewives!!!

I love it!

I was at a head shop today, and it was Bong Wednesday. All bongs 20% off.
I love capitalism!

I recognised the owner from his other job: flight attendant for Air Canada.
I love small towns!

A Miracle!!

I stopped for a day of skiing at Powder King. Usually, PK can be counted on to have the best snow in BC (shhhh, don't tell anybody!), but it had not snowed in ages. BOO  :(

The conditions were so poor that a Modern Day Miracle happened:   Uncle Leo put on his skins and walked 3 days in a row. I was lucky enough to catch the spectacle on film!

Uncle Leo putting on skins!

Rex

she who breaks trail gets the best photos

omg, he is walking. The sled is no where to be seen!!!

Scott obviously cannot believe it either. He needed a beer to calm his nerves.

smarty pants blogger

Home for the Holidays, Day 5

For the last year or so, when I come to my parents' house, I've noticed there's a bottle of hair gel in the shower. Why??? My dad wears a buzz cut, and Mom isn't into styling products...
So tonight, Mom cast a light on this mystery: Dad went shopping at Liquidation World, and bought hair gel instead of shower gel. A-ha!
Dad explained: "It doesn't lather very good, but it washes ok."

I guess he bought a case, as every time a bottle of hair/shower gel is empty, it's replaced by a full one.

Home for the Holidays, Day 1

omg, my parents are getting old. Today, Dad got out of his twice-weekly shower and said he'd forgotten to take his socks off. Mom thought that was good, but that it was too bad he didn't leave his underwear on too. I hope she was kidding.

Kenny's Christmas Present

This is what I got Cousin Kenny for Christmas. I moved his recliner out of the living room, and put this throne in place. Notice the handy reading materials?

My Life in Pics 2009

My Birthday!

This year, my birthday took 3 days to celebrate.

On Sunday, I did 3 hours of yoga, then went for a looooooong lunch with the girls.

Almost right after the longest lunch ever, I went for dinner at Caryn's with the Other Girls. Thanks for hosting, Caryn!!!

Sue, Carol, Caryn and me.

Sue's delicious cheese appie!

wolves came and ate it all :(

Carol and Sunshine Susie

On Monday, my actual birthday, I wanted to ski but it was -23 C :(

So I waited till it warmed up to -16, and went for an easy run by the river with Mackenzie. :)


Then I headed to Revelstoke with Troy, met Lisa, and celebrated FULLY!! There was even dancing for Ullr late, late at night. We were rewarded with a powder day on Tuesday. YAY! 8 inches was fantastic, and it warmed up to -11 C.

me, Troy and Lisa: masters of our terrain!

me n Lisa, after a successful morning of thrashing the mountain

In 2008 I bottled it, so it's been contained through 2009 and hopefully into 2010!

Thanks to everyone who played along with my extended party!

Really?

check out this ad

hmmmmm? really? "The Subaru GL Coupe. Like a spirited woman who yearns to be tamed." Really.......

New Reality TV show

Last night was the first installment of Bo's new fantasy/reality TV show: Let's Trade Lives

I had 3 kids: Sammy, age 15; Kat, age 13; and Deany, age 8. Cute kids, huh?
I dressed as a Yummy Mummy
I drove a mini-van with license plate [love] MNYKIDS (As this was the first episode, I only had the 3 little kids, not the entire brood of 7!)

I received much abuse and ridicule from my teenage daughters over my Mom Purse, which I had previously thought was cool and hip.
I took my kids out for burgers and fries at UCLA.


Meanwhile, Bo lived my life: she stayed home alone, played on the computer and drank wine.

Doesn't she look fabulous?!?!

The Handsomest Dog in the World

Sorry Carol, you are wrong. Macdog really is the best-looking dog ever. Whihc is good. It compensates for being the Most Terrible Dog in the World.