Man I needed a haircut!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Beard today... gone tomorrow
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Winner
I won on this one. Every now and then I get the go ahead and get the awesome. Over Christmas, Dora said I could get a new TV. I asked what size and she said " You decide". Yup. I got the big one. 60" of Samsung Plasma. Have a look.
You can see the old TV here.
For the first time ever, I've got the bigger TV out of my family. The question is... does Jody have a bigger TV?
You can see the old TV here.
For the first time ever, I've got the bigger TV out of my family. The question is... does Jody have a bigger TV?
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tatami
Before Christmas we managed to do something in the basement that we had been talking about for quite some time. We always wanted to put some Judo mats down in our unfinished basement. Well I finally got off my butt and got it done.
Here are some pictures.
Here are some pictures.
It's some much more fun to play with the kids downstairs now. Plus they can practice their break-falls.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Christmas
I love Christmas. I know I've got the time off that many people don't have and for that I am thankful. It was a great time to meet up with family and friends.
With the new house, we were able to get a sweet tree this year. Thanks to the bro fro grabbing it for us. I was on my boys ski trip and unable to pick it up with them. We did have to do some major trimming on the two sides so it didn't take up as much room, but it didn't affect it's look. One of my favorite activities this Christmas was our Nerf wars. We bought everyone a little Nerf gun for a stocking stuffer. If you remember the noisy cricket from MIB, they were something like that. This thing may be small, but it consistenly outshot the larger guns.
It made me think of the old Nerf wars at the UofL and Jody if I remember correctly.Thanks to the Vancouverites that came East for a visit and to all our family for making our first Christmas in our new house so memorable.
PS sweet toboggan in the background at our house eh?
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Boys Weekend
As luck would have it I was able to get away with the boys for opening weekend at Whitefish. While the forecast wasn't great the week prior, things really shaped up by the time we arrived. In the end, 5 of us showed up, including CG, who turned the big 40 and Merc., who came all the way from Vic.
After the usual gong show upon arriving and getting to the hill, we manged to get some good skiing in day one. Chris gets full props for doing it old school. Check out those gaiters!
I'm not sure about everyone else, but I had no legs left by the end of the day. With the front side being closed, we spent the day on the backside, except for a few runs that they opened, allowing you to ski down the front and avoid taking the chairlift down.
After a full day of skiing we headed back to the Hironaka cabin for some pizza and TV. We played a bit of poker, using chocolates for chips. Chris was out pretty quick, but I think he ate himself out of the game. Only Merc and I stayed for a second day.
Day two was a bit harder on the legs so we decided to snowboard instead of tele for the day. I'm pretty glad as I don't think I could have skied for very long. As luck would have it, around 2pm they opened the full mountain just as I got to the top of the mountain. I made the mad dash and managed to snake some sweet first tracks down the front side. I was screaming in excitement and choking on powder as I worked my way down the big face.
Nice way to start the season.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Christmas Tree
The kids had a pretty fun time decorating the tree and we had enough decorations as well. I did have to make the tree a little asymmetrical to fit it in the corner.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
old movies
I came across an article today about obscure scifi movies and it got me thinking. I thought I would post some trailers from some old movies that the article reminded me of.
times have sure changed as far as movies go.
On the Hunt for Snow
This last weekend we headed to Waterton to see how much snow they had. Greeted with rain on the drive out, we didn't have much hope. The townsite was pretty bare, but our hopes improved as we headed up to Cameron Lake. Bad news for those ice climbers out there, things looked pretty thin.
When we got to barrier, we did find enough snow to play and there were several cars parked and evidence of skiers out. The Park was out with their trailer and maintenance equipment. We ran into a couple of guys who were out with AT gear.
We didn't bring any gear with us so we just let our creative side take over. Was nice to play in the snow, I think next time we'll bring the toys.
When we got to barrier, we did find enough snow to play and there were several cars parked and evidence of skiers out. The Park was out with their trailer and maintenance equipment. We ran into a couple of guys who were out with AT gear.
We didn't bring any gear with us so we just let our creative side take over. Was nice to play in the snow, I think next time we'll bring the toys.
