Sick, sick, sick

It all started Sunday morning when I woke up with a bad cough. It persisted the entire day and through the night. I went to work Monday and what a mistake. I could hardly move! My body ached and my skin was super sensitive to the touch. It was apparent that I couldn't teach and so the students were treated to a movie afternoon! When I got home I took my temp and it was 39! On Tuesday I only worked half a day and then went to the doc. She said that I have a sort of flu (not the stomach kind). Weird! I was feeling better Wednesday morning but by the afternoon the fever was back!
Today is Thursday and my school board has shut down all schools due to safety. It is raining today and because there is already so much snow on the roofs, they are afraid that the rain will make it heavier and cause the roofs to cave in. Thank god for little miracles! I can rest until next Wednesday (off because of Easter!!!)
Have a great Easter everone :) Hope you are all feeling better than moi!
Missa

Snow Storm!

Wow! I'm pretty lucky to be alive! I went to Burington this weekend to do a little shopping. We left Friday night and got to Vermont in the evening. After a little stop at the Church street mall and some supper at my favourite restaurant Sweetwaters we went to do some groceries at the Price Chopper. The following morning is when the storm began! We woke up to some wet snow and rain...nothing bad we all thought! We proceeded with our shopping and at around lunch time the weather started to turn into freezing rain. We decided to have a bite to eat and head back a little early. Well let me tell you, we were driving home in what possibly might have been the worst storm in Montreal history! It started with freezing rain that caused our wipers to freeze every 10 minutes. We couldn't see out of the windshield. As we got closer to Montreal, the winds picked up and caused white out conditions. We couldn't even see the car 3 feet in front of us ( I am not even exaggerating)!!! I saw about 5-6 cars in ditches, the car in front of us did a 360 and almost caused us to crash into them. Then we hit the Champlain bridge...there were cars stopped on the bridge and people trying to shovel themselves out...ON THE BRIDGE!!! Passengers were hanging out of cars trying to remove the ice accumulation while the cars were still moving! We saw not even one plow on our 4 1/2 hour drive home! Once we made it back to the west island there was so much snow on the street that even my friends Jeep Cherokee got stuck! If we had been driving in a regular car I don't think I would be alive to tell this story! I'm not kidding when I say it was the scariest drive of my life!

On the bright side...at least I did some good shopping :)

Missa

The best artichoke dip ever!!!

Friday night after supper...all smiles!

A look out our window while we were driving!

Spring Break 2008

Well, after a 7 month absence I thought it would be a good idea to start posting again! I am currently on Spring break and can't use the excuse of not having enough time!
I've taken up a new hobbie...baking! I can't stop myself! My favourite recipe so far is date squares! I never thought I would enjoy them so much, but they taste like melasses, yum yum!

Unfortunately for me I will not be travelling anywhere this March :( My spring break will be spent here with friends and the abundance of snow (we will be getting another 15 cm. on Wednesday). I really am living in a winter wonderland! It's beautiful and I am not going to complain because it can always get worse!

'Till next time! Cheers!

I'm off to Florida!

I have been running errands all day and I'm finally home ready to pack! Today, I bought a book for my travels, picked up last minute needs at the pharmacy, went to see Hairspay with some friends (I actually went to the wrong theater and had to rush to the right one when I found out...the movie is fantastic by the way!), went to the post office and dropped off a cheque at a friends house! I still have so much to do before I leave for Florida tomorrow! I have to book some flights and hotels for my Europe trip, learn how to use a washing machine, wash some clothes, learn how to use a dryer, dry my clothes, pack my suitcases, shave...yada, yada, yada, finally get to the airport for 4:00 in the morning! It is presently 8 in the evening and I'm getting a little stressed!
I'll be gone for a week and I promise to take loads of pictures! Have a wonderful week :)

Missa

Pics

Here are some pics from the past 2 weeks!

Some of them are turned sideways...sorry!

Ashliegh and I at GymRep (before my batteries died!)

My cousins and I at Slovenian Day (Me, Laura and Patricia)

Danielle took me out for my birthday! She also got me a beautiful shirt from Guess!

This pic was taken at my sisters place. She had a dual party for both girls!

Sydney turned 1...

And Rachel turned 2!!!

All the kids had a blast! Here is Mathew, Rachel and Sierra. They are getting so big :)

Update!

The past two weeks have been really busy! I went to work at Gymrep for a week (July 8th -14th). For some reason I really didn't want to go this year...I was even trying to think of excuses to back out! Suprisingly i had a great week. The people there were awesome. One of the coaches was from Bridgewater! I asked him if he knew the "Henley" family, but he didn't. He runs a gymnastic program there and puts on shows. Really cool guy and he also pronounces bAgel in that funny accent! I guess your not the only one Cari! I was coaching on bars the whole time and I didn't know that my body could take so much abuse! I could have checked into a women's shelter with all the marks on my ribs, legs, arms...Apart form the pain, it was pretty funny. I would wake up each morning and look for new bruises! It's too bad that my camera died after 2 pictures, but you should check out their website, it has loads of pictures. www.gymrep.com

Needless to say, I was dead tired when I got back from camp! No time for resting though! I had to perform at my communities country place the very next day. It was part of the Slovenian Day festivities. It rained in the morning, but thankfully it cleared up and the rest of the day was gorgeous!

During the week, I met up with friends, prepared for my trips, and worked at Wimgym of course!

Last night however, I went to see Russell Peters as part of the Just for Laughs festival. If you haven't heard of him, pick up his DVD! He is truly hilarious and best of all Canadian! The tickets were a bit pricy, but well worth it! Just between you and I, I think I peed a little!

Today is my birthday, however, i will be celebrating my nieces birthdays instead. Rachel turned 2 on July 1st and Sydney will be 1 on August 6th. My friends have told me to be ready for 6:30pm on Sunday. That is all I know! It's very exciting since I have never been suprised before! I will celebrate my bday with my family when I get back from Florida. That way I get to see everybody before I leave for Europe!

Hope your all having a great summer. I'll post some pics soon!

Classic!

This is an article from the Sunday Sun by Gary Dunford.

Hey, I'm not a lumberjack or a fur trader.
I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber or own a dog sled.
I watch TV too much. I buy what beer ads tell me to even though the microbrews taste better and don't give me gunky headaches.

I am Canadian.

I have a prime minister not a president. And I will vote for him again and again until all my countrymen agree he is as loopy as Trudeau or Mulroney and we have to beat him off us with sticks. We vote for them until we kill them. Yet Yanks still say we are a nice people. Go figure.

I am Canadian.

I believe in peacekeeping, not policing; diversity, not assimilation.I believe ballet dancers should keep dancing until they are 80 years old, since I'm never gonna watch it anyway. But hockey players should probably get off the rink before they're 35. I believe serial killers should go to prison for a while, but smartass kid criminals, maybe not so long.

I am Canadian.

I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.I own two sets of jumper cables.I have a cable modem AND a phone ISDN and neither of them work exactly as advertised and I can't do a damn thing about it. I have never seen HBO or Animal Planet. I know that someday the CRTC will pat me on the head and let Rogers sell them to me. I pay for the CBC but prefer Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, a game I cannot play nor win. I love CNN and A&E.

I am Canadian.

I pronounce it a-bout, not a-boot.I pay higher taxes than any citizen in the civilized world, and recognize everybody but me knows best how they should be spent.I finance a pension system that will not benefit me in my old age. I load up my RSP with maximum foreign content. My broker says we'll make a lot of money in options and high tech. He's 26. I believe him.

I am Canadian.

I believe the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.I would swerve for a squirrel but not a snake. I believe somebody else should shovel up road kill.I believe Mike Harris is evil and Joe Clark is a boob and Preston Manning is a joke and Jean Chretien is past it and Mel Lastman is a clown and the only true heroes are actors in plaid flannel shirts who do TV beer commercials.I hate the GST and carry a lot of cash, especially if we're remodeling the kitchen.

I am Canadian.

I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really, really nice.I'm glad Elian is not my problem.I know Wayne's World was a documentary about Scarborough, not a comedy.I believe doughnuts are good for you. Sometimes I spring for the full dozen. But I watch my weight, like Monica Lewinsky.

I am Canadian.

A tuque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch and it is pronounced Zed, not Zee. ZED!A call centre is a necessary barrier between me and the companies that sell gas, phone, cable that quite rightly don't want to hear from me. My bank pisses me off. I would change banks, except that I have already been a customer of all four other banks and they pissed me off too.
I stand in line to talk to an ATM. I pay fees. I simmer. I sulk.

I am Canadian.

I know the cry of the loon is the sweetest sound on the planet. But since you can't make money in the woods, I do a loon call myself, usually late at night. I believe in high-speed police chases, unless they are chasing me. I support the newest Waterfront Redevelopment Scheme and will like the next one even more. I will drive the two-lane Gardiner Expressway on the hottest day this July and curse a blue streak. I'll get in the right-hand lane when I damn well feel like it.

I am Canadian.

I believe in bass boats, rolling up the rim and Saturdays at Canadian Tire. I say "Eh" and "okey-dokey." I brake for snowbirds and March break. I paid to build a superhighway across the top of Toronto, paid again to drive it and will pay a third time to get my licence plate when it turns out several 407ETR bills were sent to the wrong place. I pay taxes in quarterly installments, so they can spend it as fast as I earn it.

I am Canadian.

Canada is the second-largest land mass, the first nation of hockey and the best part of North America!
My name is Dunf. And I am Canadian.
Thank you.
More beer for everybody, quick.
Let's get really, really loaded.
Gary Dunford.