Funny Stuffs

Life has been busy busy around the Bee-hive. We are getting ready for Bugg's birthday which is then followed by Bee's birthday and then we have Christmas. Bugg's birthday is going to be great this year. We are having family and friends over to My Parents place (simply due to size) and going to have a BBQ. I can't believe our baby is turning 2. My how time flies.

Bugg also got his first haircut last night. He has never had one in his almost 2 years on this earth. I was the force behind that as I loved his curls, but last night Uncle Junior was over to get his hair cut and Bugg wanted his done afterwards, so Bee went ahead and cut it for him. I put a before/after picture. In the before picture you will notice that Bugg decided he wanted to look like Mum and Dad with some tattoos , so he tattooed himself with a marker that he got out of his moms school bag. Yes folks he can do zippers and velcro now.

The older boys were home this past weekend and with them they brought the Mini Stick invasion. I was shocked that kids still play with those things. I had to get sticks for Bugg and I. They even have carpet pucks now, too cool! Bugg and I have been playing in the mornings, my does he ever have a wicked shot. This year is the year for skates and then hopefully he will start playing next winter. I can't wait to be a rink Dad.

I have been watching a ton of British stand up lately. I think I love it because its just so crude by North American standards. Watching them really does make me feel better about my potty mouth. If you have time to kill on youtube try searching : Jimmy Carr, Frankie Boyle, Bill Bailey. I am also a huge fan of the Black Adder (I own all four seasons) and the classic Monty Python. I find myself watching at least one of the MP movies every week. Funny Stuffs forsure.

Trick or Treat

Happy Samhain

So as you can see we having being preparing like all good Gaelic people for the celebration of Samhain. The lads all carved pumpkins. Camdyn did his own and the other two got a wee bit of assistance from Momma Bee. The boys loved doing it and Bee's recipe for pumpkin seeds is the best ever. They got devoured pretty quick. Cam is dressing up as the Grim reaper (sans Bill and Teds bogus journey) and Cal is a Jungle power ranger. I will keep the Colin and Bee's costumes under wraps till we post pics of him trick or treatin tomorrow.

On a side note I got to see my Gran yesterday. We sat and looked at photos of her Great grandsons and she told me stories of the older generation. I sure do enjoy spending time with her!

Now remember no open candy or apples should be consumed from tomorrows bounty. Anyone else remember those rules being read in public school?

Off Sides, thats a foul

Footy was a real good match today. We (meaning the greatest team in the SPL: The Celtic) managed to keep a nice 3 pt lead ahead of the Huns (meaning the Rangers) I had planned to listen to the game live and both Cali and I were pumped!

We spent all morning watching youtube clips of the Celtic and I answered the many questions Cali had. He now says he used to be an Italy fan because they kick the ball hard but now he is a Celtic fan because thats the best team in scotland and he is Scottish Canadian. lol too cute. We listened to Celtic supporter songs while I fried up home fires and bacon. Then came time to tune into the game. I bring up BBC sports, connect and alas its only available for UK residents. WHAT IS THIS SHITE??? I just listened to a under 19 match the other day, so they only block the money maker??? I mean its not 1992 anymore , the internet has no boundaries.

Cali stayed excited to listen as I fumbled around the internet trying to find a uk proxy to use. No luck. So he lost interest and resigned back to the living room for Saturday morning cartoons with his brothers while I was stuck watching the live text version of the game. Oh what a way to watch a match , every two minutes it updates you with what has happened. Its bollocks and thanks BBC radio you can kiss my white and green arse.

Bee had popped out to do some shopping early this morning and upon her return it was well into the second half with me glued to the screen. I think the ref. carded someone for dissent and I followed with cursing like any good supporter would. Um yeah we have 3 sets of young ears in the other room it was kindly pointed out. Guess I need to work on my potty mouth, especially with Colin starting to copy what we say. I am usually very good with it but sports get the best of me. (No sly remarks mum, see you found my blog ;-)

We have some lovely weather here in Eastern Ontario today, rain rain and more rain. The fisherman in me is happy since it will raise the river and the salmon will run from the lake on up. I was upset I missed the last run and I will be up at a godforsaken hour tomorrow to hopefully hook into a few. On the downside walking your hundred pound plus dog in the rain really does suck.

Slacker

Guess I have slacked for a few days with no posting. We had a very busy weekend with Bee's sister , mother and brother visiting. Her brother actually showed up on our couch 2 weeks prior. The photo left is what we awoke to one Thursday morning. The boys love their Uncle "Monkey" and he is a really good 18 yr old kid. It was nice having him up here. (getting back on track here) Along with our dog Blue we had the two Chihuahuas here. Full house, but we all managed to have a place to sit and ate really well while they were here. Bee has been super busy with her placement this semester. She is working as an EA at a special school for learning disabilities. It is one of 5 of its kind in Ontario. The funny thing is my father works under the same branch of the provincial school system but had nothing to do with her getting the position. I am super proud of her performance at school and hope she is on the Deans list again this semester.

Along with our busy schedule I have been searching for new employment. I just lucked out on a great position with Best Buy who are opening a brandnew store here in BelleVegas. Its also a new company model and will be a great opportunity to be a part of its success.

We'll I should go as my worklist is a bit longer today due to the hiatus I went on yesterday to watch the Man U. vs. Celtic match. I don't even want to talk about the results as they were very disappointing for us Celtic supporters. I am still trying to figure when we drink more , when we loose or when we win??

One little rant here: Just because Avril is from Napanee does not mean she needs to be on every hour of the radio rotation here. I don't even know why I bother with the radio up here. I miss the days of the edge and the Q. Even the whitehouse of rock is better than this crap.

Early Mornings

We'll the roll call around here has progressivly gotten earlier and earlier. Today Bugg decided that getting up at quarter to 5 was going to be fine by him and expected us to get up too. I think even the dog thought it was too early. Ahh well at least tomorrow his older brother will be here and he will get up with Colin nice and early as they always do. Last time they were here, Colin somehow convinced Cam (who is an early riser) that 4 am would be a goodtime to get up...blah. That was way too early to hear the two of them out in the livingroom playing. When I questioned the older one on the bag of chips he had out at 5 am I got the usual response: "It wasn't me Dad, Colin really wanted some chips"

First and foremost Colin doesn't even eat chips, he's not allowed nor does he have any interest in them but there he was shaking his head backing up his older brother. Thicker than thieves those two I tell ya. Cali on the other hand is a parents dream. He'll sleep till 8 am and still argue he was the first one up. lol.

Alright someone is whining to go out to daycare. Off we go.

Foiled em Again

To say I am disappointed would be an understatement. I just don't understand how this guy and his policies get elected into office again. Yes it is a minority government , so he will need the support of the other parties to get anything passed. Have you ever watched CPAC? All they do is hurl insults back and forth at each other talking about who did what in the past. What about the future folks. You know the future, its what our children will inherit from us?? How can we as a country elect in someone who has no concern for the environment (Hello Alberta tarsands) and only wants to cut taxes by cutting social programs so we have the money from our tax cuts to pay for those services. Its bollocks. One other note that really upset me. Bee and I watched Rick Mercer last night and he was on Jack Layton (leader of the federal NDP) plane. They were serving lobster just as everyone got on and drinking some nice cold keiths. I love lobster and beer as much as the next guy but honestly Jack , do you think that is the best way to spend our taxpayers dollars? How about you and your staff eat some week old bread and can of beans like the poor in Canada do everynight and give the rest of your food budget to a worthy cause. To help those Canadians you say you so badly want to. Disappointed to say the least.