This is for Josh, who misses Kirk desperately. He would come down to Kirk's shop every day just to visit and talk. They are buddies.
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006
I miss you too!
This is for Josh, who misses Kirk desperately. He would come down to Kirk's shop every day just to visit and talk. They are buddies.
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Should have eaten them when their bones were soft!
I like this saying and some of you know who I got it from. I think it is funny. Today, I was saying it a lot. We don't have children but we have dogs and they think they are people but they are permanent 2 year olds.
Kirk took the truck into Sarnia to get the safety check and emissions test so that we can change the license plate (NC tags) over to Ontario plates. Common sense was to leave Shadow (his dog) here with me. I sort of knew what I was going to be up against. Wrong!
I made sure that Shadow watched Kirk pull out of the driveway in the truck at 11:00 am so that she would know he is gone. She immediately sat in the front window and watched the road. That lasted for only 10 minutes. Then came the whinnying, whimpering, pawing, little growls, sad eyes, pouting, louder growls, and the final screeching bark. This in turn gets Peaty (my dog) going. Now I have two of them driving me crazy. Not that I'm doing much but now nothing is getting done. I'm actually having a conversation with a dog. They are not listening. Surprise.
The screeching bark gets to me the most. We went out to the shop twice for Shadow to check every corner just to find Kirk is not here. Back in the house we go. Peace for about an hour.
Round two. It starts all over again. I start talking to myself. This is a test, it is only a test. Patience is a virtue. Then I think, I should have eaten them when their bones were soft.
Kirk took the truck into Sarnia to get the safety check and emissions test so that we can change the license plate (NC tags) over to Ontario plates. Common sense was to leave Shadow (his dog) here with me. I sort of knew what I was going to be up against. Wrong!
I made sure that Shadow watched Kirk pull out of the driveway in the truck at 11:00 am so that she would know he is gone. She immediately sat in the front window and watched the road. That lasted for only 10 minutes. Then came the whinnying, whimpering, pawing, little growls, sad eyes, pouting, louder growls, and the final screeching bark. This in turn gets Peaty (my dog) going. Now I have two of them driving me crazy. Not that I'm doing much but now nothing is getting done. I'm actually having a conversation with a dog. They are not listening. Surprise.
The screeching bark gets to me the most. We went out to the shop twice for Shadow to check every corner just to find Kirk is not here. Back in the house we go. Peace for about an hour.
Round two. It starts all over again. I start talking to myself. This is a test, it is only a test. Patience is a virtue. Then I think, I should have eaten them when their bones were soft.
Canada Blonde joke
Blondes - eh? Had to share this with all our warm weather friends in the south.
As a North Bay trucker stops for a red light on Hwy.11, a blonde catches up. She jumps out of her car, runs up to his truck, and knocks on the door. The trucker lowers the window, and she says, "Hi, my name is Heather, and you are losing some of your load!"
The trucker ignores her and proceeds down the street. When the truck stops for another red light, the girl catches up again. She jumps out of her car runs up and knocks on the door. Again the trucker lowers the window. As if they've never spoken, the blonde says brightly, "Hi, my name is Heather, and you are losing some of your load!"
Shaking his head, the trucker ignores her again and continues down the street. At the third red light, the same thing happens again. All our of breath, the blonde gets out of her car, runs up, knocks on the truck door. The trucker lowers the window. Again she says, "Hi, my name is Heather, and you are losing some of your load!"
When the light turns green the trucker revs up and races to the next light. When he stops this time, he hurriedly gets out of the truck, and runs back to the blonde. He knocks on her window, and as she lowers it, he says,
"Hi, my name is Kevin, it's winter in CANADA, and I'm driving a SALT TRUCK."
As a North Bay trucker stops for a red light on Hwy.11, a blonde catches up. She jumps out of her car, runs up to his truck, and knocks on the door. The trucker lowers the window, and she says, "Hi, my name is Heather, and you are losing some of your load!"
The trucker ignores her and proceeds down the street. When the truck stops for another red light, the girl catches up again. She jumps out of her car runs up and knocks on the door. Again the trucker lowers the window. As if they've never spoken, the blonde says brightly, "Hi, my name is Heather, and you are losing some of your load!"
Shaking his head, the trucker ignores her again and continues down the street. At the third red light, the same thing happens again. All our of breath, the blonde gets out of her car, runs up, knocks on the truck door. The trucker lowers the window. Again she says, "Hi, my name is Heather, and you are losing some of your load!"
When the light turns green the trucker revs up and races to the next light. When he stops this time, he hurriedly gets out of the truck, and runs back to the blonde. He knocks on her window, and as she lowers it, he says,
"Hi, my name is Kevin, it's winter in CANADA, and I'm driving a SALT TRUCK."
Monday, January 02, 2006
Rainy days & Mondays
It is raining. It is Monday. I think it is a Holiday?
So far the excitement in my day is doing laundry, bath the dogs and keep the fire burning in the fireplace.
The down side is Kirk is not feeling well. It is not like him to sit and not do anything. Even when he is injured, has flue/cold or sore back or legs he keeps going. Today has got him down. This concerns me. Rest and naps may be the best cure and watching fishing on TV can put anyone to sleep (ok, maybe not Kirk).
He did call his new friend the electrician to wish him a Happy New Year. A glimmer of hope came out of the conversation. I may have a job soon! I'm not counting chickens yet. But he is blood related to the company I applied to.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Phone Day
Happy New Year! 2006
This is the greeting that started every call we made today.
Our day started at 6:00 am this morning, we slept in. Anxiously we wait for a comfortable time to start calling our friends to wish them a Happy New Year. We agreed on 9:00 am. After that it feels like we were on the phone all day. I know we didn't get to talk to all our friends we wanted to today but we did our best. (email is great for general contact but not the same as hearing the voice) Hope to hear from you soon.
Happy New Year to all. Looking forward to a wonderful year. May God Bless.
This is the greeting that started every call we made today.
Our day started at 6:00 am this morning, we slept in. Anxiously we wait for a comfortable time to start calling our friends to wish them a Happy New Year. We agreed on 9:00 am. After that it feels like we were on the phone all day. I know we didn't get to talk to all our friends we wanted to today but we did our best. (email is great for general contact but not the same as hearing the voice) Hope to hear from you soon.
Happy New Year to all. Looking forward to a wonderful year. May God Bless.
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