Today driving to work I saw a very interesting sight. There were 2 people dressed in yellow slickers head to toe, and ventilator face masks, riding on the back of a flat bed truck. In the hands of these 2 yellow slickered folk were hoses , that were spraying water and chemical up into the trees. As I got closer I realized what they were spraying the trees for. Here in our Province, we have Cankerworms. They are ugly, crawly, blend in with the tree branches, and munch on the leaves until you have no leaves left. As I passed this yellow, spraying crew, I burst out giggling. The yellow slickers were covered in many black slimy cankerworms. Good job yellow slicked out people. Thanks for saving our trees and putting up with being covered in slime. I don't think I could do it. Just talking about the creepy crawlers makes me feel, creepy crawly. I had some cankerworms on the tree outside my balcony. There were so many that it looked like the tree branch was moving. What I did, was got out some disinfectant spray and attacked them and the dirty nest too. I feel like the wicked witch from Wizzard of Oz. I'll get you my pretty, and your little nests too! Except these wormies are not so pretty and do major damage to our trees. So Maybe I'm a hero like the yellow slickers. I'm saving many birdies homes. Ya, that's it.

It is my daddy's 73rd birthday today. Happy birthday daddy! I hope it was a wonderful one. I adore my daddy. He has always been an involved, helpful, lending a hand and ear, father. Right from the time we were kids he was there playing with us kids, taking us camping, playing baseball, or taking us fishing. I must admit that I have been very lucky to have a dad that has been so involved in our lives. Other children have not been so fortunate. Even my own kids, have not been as blessed to have a dad like mine. But my children have been blessed to have a grandfather who has been just as involved in there lives as he has been in mine. Thanks Dad for stepping up to the plate and being an example to me and my children, and showing what a father is really supposed to be like. I am blessed, my children are blessed and your great granddaughter Abby is so blessed to have you in our lives. Love you Daddy.

I just came back from the most wonderful stay at a bed and breakfast. The rooms were elegant, the breakfast was scrumptious, and the hospitality was like no other. Okay I have to admit that the B&B was run by my brother and his wife in Alberta. I may sound bias because I am related to the host and hostess, but beleive me when I tell you that staying at the Rose Cottage is an experience you won't want to miss. www.therosecottagebb.com The bed and breakfast that I speak of is in a little hamlet called Rosebud Alberta. In this hamlet is a school that is called "Rosebud school of the arts." The school teaches students to act, produce, sing, and serve in theatrical productions. The school puts on dinner in the mercantile, then guests move across the street to the theater for a fantastic performance put on by the school. The last drama was called "On Golden Pond" It runs for 3 months then the next play starts. I was there the last weekend of "On Golden Pond" In a week the next play will start. My brother is the maintenance, and gardener hired for the school. Also he and his wife have this bed and breakfast that I have mentioned. Please check out the link to the Rose Cottage B and B. My brother John and wife Sue do a fantastic job. Not only is the bed top shelf, but the breakfast is to die for. It is candle light, fresh roasted coffee(brother roasts his own daily) and gourmet eggs benedict, or tomato, basil fritata, or whatever else my Susie chooses to serve. It is above and beyond the regular ho hum muffins and and cheese that mosts b&b's serve. In fact one b & b in the same town does not even serve breakfast, which makes me wonder why it is called bed and breakfast. It should just be called bed..... Any way, my weekend was great! I did not have to pay because I am family but I do try to earn my keep by helping out when I'm there, either by changing linens, cleaning , or helping with the meals. But if you do happen to be a paying guest, it is so worth it. You will truly be pampered.

I got a new hair cut. I'm not sure what to think. I have to play with it for awhile and see how it goes. It's called the wind blown, sassy, messy look. We'll see.

Spring!

It's the most wonderful time of the year! I love spring so much. It is my favorite! I remember when I was in my teens , my family and another close family of ours , would go to the "Old Fort" in northern B.C. near where we lived ,and would climb a hill that was filled with crocus. It was so beautiful and so memorable. The time we spent there will never be forgotten. We would take a picnic lunch and then climb the big hill and enjoy the view and flowers. I think that is the time I fell in love with spring. A time when everything came into bloom. The grass turned green, and the trees would bud, and the pussy willows would come out. It was almost magical to me. So now this time of year I breathe a huge sigh of delight when I see the buds on the trees and the pussy willows and crocus . I love this time of re- birth! New life! So awesome!

Clean jokes can be funny, read on.....

One day, a man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in a very Sexy nightie. "Tie me up," she purred, "and you can do anything you want." So he tied her up and went golfing.

A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!" The husband said, "Oh my Gosh! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?" "Doesn't matter," she said. "Just get out." badabump

Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right, and the other is a husband.

A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a driver's license. First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test the

Optician showed him a card with the letters 'C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.' "Can you read this?" the optician asked. "Read it?" the Polish guy replied, "I know the guy." badabump!


A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. "Careful," he said, "CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my Gosh !You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my Gosh WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful . CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have your LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!" The wife stared at him. "What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?" The husband calmly replied, "I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving." Oh groan! badabump.

Fifty-one years ago, Herman James, a North Carolina mountain man, was drafted by the Army. On his first day in basic training, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair. On his second day, the Army issued Herman a toothbrush. That afternoon the Army dentist yanked seven of his teeth. On the third day, the Army issued him a jock strap....... The Army has been looking for Herman for 51 years. Hee hee. Badabump.... ;)

Mom and daddy picked up their new home on wheels today. So exciting! They will begin packing it with belongings from the house as much as they can fit and the rest get rid of. As dad was trying to park the trailer in his drive, a flukey thing happened. He took too sharp a turn and ( don't know all the details) his back window of the new truck shattered. Oh no daddy!!!!! So sorry!!! Not your new truck! A 100 dollar deductible and it can be fixed. Still what a sickening feeling he must have had to hear that sound of shattering glass. . Speaking of sick..... My poor momma ended up in the hospital this afternoon. She was scheduled for a colonoscopy tomorrow morning. As she was doing her day before prep she became severly dehydrated. Dad called the Dr. and was recommended to bring her in to emergency . Poor mom. So I imagine she is getting an IV to replenish her fluids and will carry on with the dirty deed tomorrow. Poor momma. Dad went to visit her tonight. I'm sure she will be fine, but will be feeling like she has been run over by a ..... something..... Poor momma.

Through the eyes of a two year old.

I have to share something cute that my daughter inlaw told me.
First of all I am now known as " Gamma Bear" to my little honey. Abby has so many grammas and it is kinda confusing to a 2 year old. When her mommy and daddy tell her that they are going to visit gramma, she is not quite sure which one they are talking about. I collect teddy bears, and I let Abby play with them when she comes to visit me. So that is how my son came up with the idea of referring to me as "Gramma Bear". So any way, they came to my house for dinner last sunday. It was a very nice visit. When they left my apartment, Abby looked up at my building and said, "Gamma lives in a castle." She thinks that I live in the whole apartment building and that no one else lives there. I just giggled when My daughter inlaw told me this. So I am " Gamma Bear , that lives in a castle". I just love that! So sweet.

And Away they go!!

Well, momma and daddy are about to start out on their new adventure. They sold their house on Tuesday only after being on the market for 3 hours. They sold it for 3,ooo dollars more than what they asked. Wow! They have bought a very nice holiday trailer last week, and today they bought a truck to pull the 5Th wheel trailer. How exciting! They so deserve this time in their lives. I am very excited for them. Yet I have to admit that I am some what melancholic. I have come to rely on my mom and dad so much. Mostly for their moral support. They have been a very big part of my life. I will have to adjust to them being away from us 6 months of the year. It will be okay though. We always will have e mail. Thank goodness for instant messaging. Way to go parents of mine. Happy trails to you.

To wash or not to wash. That is the question? Let me tell you the answer is to wash!!! Right now at my work I am having to clean up after cadets that are sick. About 60 of them. They have been quarentined to another building so as not to spread the germs any further. But in the mean time Me and my co workers have to go and disinfect the area where they were residing. What a job! It all starts with one person who is sick, and they do not wash there hands, then another comes along and touches the same door handle that the infected person touched, not suspecting anything to happen, and then bang, we have an out break of sickness. It is not an epidemic. But in a place where we have cadet living in close quarters it seems to be something. My co workers and I have had some very exhausting 2 weeks trying to get the germs under control. We can only do so much. As soon as we disinfect a door handle, all it takes is one infected person to touch that door handle and we are right back where we started from. So my point I am trying to make is everyone needs to do there part and wash, wash, wash, there hands...... !!!!!

Here's a cute thing that was sent to me. I don't know who wrote it , and I don't beleive in reincarnation, but I thought it was cute anyway. This is for all wives and mothers who, in the real world feel frustrated with their kids and husbands now and again.

" In this life I am a woman. In my next life I want to come back as a bear. When you're a bear, you get to hybernate. You do nothing but sleep for 6 months. I could deal with that. Before you hybernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that too. When you're a girl bear, you birth your children(who are the size of a walnuts) while you are sleeping and wake to partially grown, cute cuddly cubs. I could definately deal with that. If you're a mama bear everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone that bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of line you swat them too. I could deal with that. If you're a bear, your mate expects you to wake up growling. He expects that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat. Yup, gonna be a bear!

I've been tagged with getting to know me questions.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:30. It was a day off. Nice to sleep in for a change.

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The Ultimate gift.

4. What is your favourite TV show? I have a few. Gray's Anatomy. Gilmore girls. What about Brian. Ugly Betty. Men in Trees.

5. What do you usually have for
breakfast? Toast and coffee.

6. Bath or shower? Shower

7. What is your middle name? Deniece.


8. What food do you dislike? Liver.


9. What is your favourite CD at the moment? Don't have one right now.

10. What kind of car do you drive? None right now. The motor went on my car. But it is a Dodge shadow.

11. Favourite sandwich? Not all that fond of sandwiches.


12. What characteristic do you despise? Shifty, phony, 2 faced people. Can't trust them.

13. Favourite item of clothing? Lounging pyjamas


14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Italy. Would love a Tuscan vacation.

15. What color is your bathroom? White walls, with pink, green, yellow, blue accents. I know , sounds pretty yucky. But being a rental place I had to work with what I got.


16. Favourite brand of clothing? No favorites - just greatful to find anything that fits my body shape!!



17. Where would you retire to? Anywhere my kids and grand kids are.


18. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Can't remember. I'm getting old.


19. Favourite sport to watch? Football.

20. Furthest place you are sending this to? Being on the internet, one never knows how far.

21. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? Not sure.

22. Person you expect to send it back first. Not sure.

23. Favourite saying? Don't really have one.

24. When is your birthday? November 20

25. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night.

26. What is your shoe size? 7

27. Pets? none.

28. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? My son and daughter inlaw are expecting again. Another grandchild. Woo hoo.


29. What did you want to be when you were little? A wife and mother. Then a dental assistant.

30. How are you today? Okay.

31. What is your favourite candy? Not into sweets.

32. What is your favourite flower? All kinds. Mostly pansies cuz they remind me of my grandma Miller. She loved them.

33. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Weekends!

34. What is your full name? Wanda Deniece Dalsin

35. What are you listening to right now? Dancing with the Stars, another of my favorite shows.

36. What was the last thing you ate? Multi grain taco chips with cheese, tomatoes and green onion.



38. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Blue.

39. What is the weather right now? Believe it or not it is snowing right now. I know... It's April after all. It's sick.


40. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My daddy.

41. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Absolutely!!!

42. Favourite soft drink? Not a soft drink person. I drink a lot of water. But I will once in a while have gingerale.

43. Favourite restaurant? Plum Gardens. They make the best blackend chicken wings ever.

44. Hair color? Brunette, streaked with gray.


45. Siblings? 1 sister 16 months younger. 1 baby brother 5 years younger.


46. Favourite day of the year? All the same to me.


47. What was your favourite toy as a child? A hand me down walking doll. She was my baby.

48. Summer or winter? Definitely summer

49. Hugs or kisses? Hugs

50. Chocolate or Vanilla ? chocolate.

51. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes, that would be nice. It's quite amazing how much you learn about someone through an email like this.

52. When was the last time you cried? This afternoon when I had to make things right with my sweet nephew. I needed his forgiveness and he so lovingly and freely gave.


53. What is under your bed? Dust bunnies.


54. Who is the friend you have had the longest? My sister Peggy. Friends since she was born.


55. What did you do last night? Had dinner at mom and dad's and came home to watch Dancing with the stars.

56. Favourite smell? Clean smells. Like fresh air and tropical scents.

57. What are you afraid of? Bugs.

58. Plain, buttered, or salted Popcorn? Heavily buttered and a bit of salt.

59. How many keys on your key ring? 7


60. How many years at your current job? 7 years

61. Favourite day of the week? Friday.

62. How many towns have you lived in? 5

63. Do you make friends easily? Not really.

64. How many people will you be sending this to? Not sure.

65. What is your pet peeve? 2 faced people.

Just a spoon full of Abby helps the medicine go down.

I had such a wonderful afternoon. My little sweetness Abby came for a visit. It was just her and I for a couple of hours. Even though she had the sniffles from a cold, she was such a delight. I fed her lunch and then we went for a walk . I have a wooden doll stroller that I let her take out along with a teddy bear of her choice( I have a few bears that I have collected over the years). She happily walked along pushing the teddy in the stroller stopping every so often to collect pine cones(porcupine's, as she called them) and run freely on the grass outside my apartment. She found a pine tree that she just had to crawl on the ground under the branches. It was so cute to watch. When she came out from under the tree she was covered in pine needles. In her hair and down her pants. We came inside and got rid of the nasty scratchy tree bits and had a snack. She said to me " that was a nice walk gamma". It was indeed my Abby girl. She is the best medicine ! If you are having a bad day, all you need is a good dose of Abby. She is so sweet. I had such a bad, downer of a day yesterday at work, and today when I spent time with sweetie, all the cares of the world just melted away. There is something about the innocence of a child that makes all the worries disappear. Nothing else matters. So I say thanks to my son and daughter in law for sharing her with me. You may say I did you a favor for looking after Abby , but believe me when I say it was me that received the favor and blessing.

The travelers have returned. Mom and dad just came back from a 2 month stay down in Florida. They loved their experience so much that they have decided to sell the house and buy a holiday trailer and travel full time. They want to spend 6 months ( spring and summer) here in Canada, and then 6 months in warmer climates. I say good for them. They have worked so hard all their lives and it's time to be free and enjoy life and relax. Do what ever they want to. They were already out looking at 5th wheel trailers and think they have found the one they want. So next step is putting the house up forsale and down sizing big time. I'm excited for them.

Subject: HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.





HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.


George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to
bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed,
which she could see from the bedroom window.


George opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw that there
were people in the shed stealing things.


He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" and he said "no".

Then they said that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door

and an officer would be along when available.

George said, "Okay," hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in
my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now cause I've just shot
them all." Then he hung up.

Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response unit, and an

ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence and caught theburglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George: "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

Things to briefly ponder.


Can you cry under water?


How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?


Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?


Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?


Why does a round pizza come in a square box?


What disease did cured ham actually have?


How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?


Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?


If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?


Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?


Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?


Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway.


Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?


Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?


If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?


Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?


If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?


Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!


If Wiley E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?


If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?


If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?


Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?


Why did you just try singing the two songs above?


Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?

Here are some cute ones for ya.



A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work.As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."
The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like."
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds.
After explaining the commandment to "honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, "Thou shall not kill."

One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?"
Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, "Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"

The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.
"Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, she's dead."

A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face."
"Yes," the class said.
"Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A little fellow shouted,
"Cause your feet ain't empty."

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:
"Take only ONE. God is watching."
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a l arge pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.

I haven't been able to get into my blog, at home. I'm typing this from work. Don't tell my boss. I must have goofed and unistalled something on my computer that runs blogger. I'm going to have to ask my sweet son inlaw to help me out on this one. I'm not computer saavy at all. I need help. So until I can get the time to get it fixed I won't be able to blog. Just to catch up while I'm here. It is Jan 11,07. Very fridgid. We are talking in the minus 28 and when you factor in the wind chill it's a gorgeous -38. Dang cold! I'm thankful I have a warm building to work in, and a warm home to go to after work. Only 2 1/2 months til spring arrives. Can't wait. We have had a very nice winter up until now. I guess you can say we were due. On a nicer note... I'm so proud of the cadets that I clean for. They work so hard, and live on very little sleep. So last friday when they came back to the dorms after class they were so excited. They had earned their blues(pants with the official RCMP yellow stripe down the sides). They all proudly gave me a fashion show. I was so proud. I know how hard they have to work. It's very strict here. Many rules to follow. I watch as these men and women start their training. They are scared and timid little rabbits. It's great to see them perservere through the tuff challenges and graduate with confidence. Those are some blessings of the job. Well for now I will close off. Until I get my computer fixed, I wish you all well and Happy New Year!









































































































































































































































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Christmas at my house!


My daughter and son inlaw gave me the most wonderful gift ever. They put a lot of thought into it. I could tell it was truly a gift of love. In a basket was wrapped , a soup bowl, soup mix (home made) with all the things that went into the soup. A warm blanket, and crackers plus some romantic movies to cuddle up with. Tonight I enjoyed my soup, blanket, and a movie. It is stormy out so it was such a pleasure to wrap my self up and stay warm. The soup was wonderful, and so was the warm snuggly blanket. I love gifts like that. Thanks Tiff and Brian.

Twas the night before Christmas... The family is coming over tonight(minus Jen, Jordan, and Abby)to have a Christmas Eve dinner, then to play games. It should be a nice time. I always love being with my family. I'm sick with a cough though. Those cadets shared the sick bugs with me. They were all sick and coughing before I left work on Friday. I'm happy that I have 11 days off now to recoup. Christmas day the whole family(those in town) will be at my sister Peggy's . We will meet very early to open presents, and then have brunch. Then visit and relax til the Turkey dinner . I look forward to having all my kids together. My wish for you is that you have a wonderful time with your families, I hope you take time to reflect on the the good things in your life and that you have a safe and blessed Holiday season.