No trip to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park this weekend. It just was not worth packing up in the rain, setting up the trailer in the rain and then staying in the trailer in the rain. So, we camped out in the back yard!

We had the games, the videos and the conversation we would have had at Sibley, we just didn't have half the work to do it. It would have been fun had the weather broke the slightest bit, but the rain did not stop overnight Friday, and it was too late by the time it finally cleared up Saturday. Next time.

This morning on the show Danny and I told you the Shower Radio's are back!!! We'll be delivering them BUT you can also go to ckpr.com and enter to win one..we'll be giving away three a day! There's one more way you can get one...Saturday's visit us and we'll be giving away 200 Shower Radio's when we are live and on location! See you there!!




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Tomorrow is the day, the landfill site opens under a new name and a new entrance, at 5405 Mapleward Road, between John St Road and Oliver Road.

The new facility reflects the community’s commitment to sustainable and progressive management of waste and recycling. Enhancements include improved traffic flow and new directional signage, a new administration centre, weigh scale kiosk and expanded recycling and household hazardous waste areas.

It will be more customer friendly. Residential customers will no longer have to travel up to the garbage face to get rid of waste. When you enter – traffic is split into 2 streams, private and commercial

I've booked another camping excursion at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park next weekend with the family. But this time, I am looking forward to it. After seeing a bear, a few times last time we were there, I am not as scared! Hope that works for me.

We have plans of bringing some wood glue and other craft stuff...so we can make some memories to bring home while we are there. The kids are looking forward to it.

Then...it's time to plan and book our San Diego trip in November! Finally, Joseph has the opportunity to see the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium! We have so many plans! Universal Studios, Disney, I think we may even pop into the zoo...check out the Hollywood sign...will be a blast!



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British prisoners are now being asked to fill in feedback forms about their experience behind bars. They’re asked for opinions on food, lighting, washing facilities, reading material, and cleanliness of cells. In all, a total of 41 questions are listed, including whether prisoners ‘felt safe’ in their cells during their stay

According to a recent poll, some parents would like a webcam in their child's classroom next year to follow their progress. One in four adults in a poll of 2,000 said they think it's a great idea

The Canadian military is thinking of scrapping the requirement that new recruits be Canadian citizens

It was this week in 1995, Dick Assman made his first and only appearance on the David Letterman show…. Letterman had been making fun of the Regina gas station attendants name for some time and he finally had Dick on the show.

I have a favorite spot in my house that I was drawn to last night before I went to bed. It's in the area between the kitchen and the living room.

There are two bookshelves full of pictures in boxes and in albums, framed pictures of the kids, our parents, their weddings, our wedding, memorabilia from trips with the family and books...there are also a bunch of what some may look at as knick knacks, but what we see as memories. A glass Cinderella, a snowglobe with Mickey Mouse, to remind us of our trip to Disney. A piece of art Victoria created in her first year of University, pictures of Kayla's two little men, flowers pressed into books that Matthew gave me. It's an area alive with memories and I love going there to revisit all the experiences we've shared.

I got to thinking about this when I was going through and getting rid of some stuff in our house. A lot of people enjoy the minimalist style, which is really great because everything is neat and clean. But I also think we need to keep something of ourselves out to remind us how good life really is.


FUNNIEST JOKE OF ALL TIME!!! (according to Danny)

A guy fell asleep on the beach for several hours and got horrible sunburn, specifically to his upper legs.

He went to the hospital and was promptly admitted after being diagnosed with second degree burns.

With his skin already starting to blister, and the severe pain he was in, the doctor prescribed continuous intravenous feeding with saline electrolytes, a sedative and a Viagra pill every four hours.

The nurse, who was rather astounded asked, "What good will Viagra do for him doctor"?

The doctor replied, "It won't do anything for his condition, but it'll keep the sheets off his legs!



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If you eat chocolate at least twice a week, you may be 70 percent less likely to die from heart disease than non-chocolate lovers! Dark chocolate's antioxidants called flavonoids, which prevents blood clots, does the trick – that’s according to a study by researchers in Stockholm.

How many people are following you on Twitter? Current numbers put the total number of Twitter users at 27 million.

Tight jeans are dangerous! It might be stylish to squeeze into skin-tight jeans, but doctors say you could pay a painful price later. Wearing snug jeans puts pressure on the cutaneous nerve - which runs from the lower spinal cord to the thigh. That can cause inflammation and extreme pain.

Afghanastan's President, Hamid Karzai, said last week that if he's able to win re-election this Thursday, he'll invite all the losing presidential candidates to his home and give them….food, tea and jobs!!

We've brought in the herbs from our garden as well as some of the brocolli we planted. Our very first harvest....successful harvest. Yesterday our daughter Victoria got out the dehydrator and jammed it full of herbs to get ready for storage. The smell filled the house...mmm...was very nice. We do have some other plants in our garden...corn..which has not really gotten very tall so I'm not sure we're going to get anything out of that. Our peppers looked really nice..then they were gone so I suspect some little rodent has made off with them. Oh well.... It was finally a good year for us as far as gardening goes so there won't be any complaining.

Then there's those stinking earwigs!! 10 were found in the back stair area the other morning. They are so gross to look at but at least they don't carry diseases and do not bite.


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Former president Bill Clinton just got an interesting offer from a 39-year-old former councilor from Nairobi. He's offered Clinton 20 cows and 40 goats in exchange for the hand of his daughter Chelsea in marriage. It's apparently the second time the man has made the offer. The man is actually already married, but that's not a problem as polygamy is A-OK in Kenya. The Clintons turned him down.

The 4 star Crown Plaza Hotel in Venice, Italy mistakenly posted a weekend getaway at their hotel for just 1 penny. Not surprisingly, the hotel received bookings for the equivalent of 1,400 room nights. The hotel normally costs an average of $200 per night. The company said, although it was an error on their part – the hotel is committed to honoring the 1 cent rate for guests who have a valid confirmation.

A Russian oil billionaire is building a new yacht…that measure 557 feet long. It’s called the “Eclipse”…and it should be ready early next year. The pricetag: $500 million.

A man in Greenwich, Connecticut broke into his neighbor's home over the weekend while the owner was away -- not to steal anything but to cut his pubic hair and leave the trimmings behind. Police say the man felt guilty about his actions and ended up telling the neighbor what he did. She later called the police on him. The man was charged with first degree burglary and was released on a $2000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court today

Earwigs!! Ick!! They are everywhere..including under the glass of a picture in my kitchen...that was gross. We had to take the picture apart to get it out and when we took it off the wall, there was another one on the back of the picture. Then we noticed that even after we closely looked at our dog's dish and did not see any when we brought it in the house, we would find one or two on it just moments later as we were filling the dish. We took the handles off and found them, squirming under the handle. That's how they were getting in...hiding inside the space between the handle and the dish where we could not see. So, we are leaving the handles off.

I have heard that if you place wet newspapers in a plastic bag and leave it out overnight, you'll bait and trap them. So if you've also got a case of earwigs, maybe that will help you too.



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A student from England’s Southampton Solent University has become the first-ever to graduate with a degree in ... comedy. 21-year-old Hannah George earned her diploma after years of studying jokes.

In Tulare, California, the city is under fire for shutting down an 8-year-old's lemonade stand... as she was trying to raise money to go to Disneyland....they said she was operating near a busy intersection and lacked a permit.

The Washington town of Forks is enjoying a nice boom in tourism, thanks to the "Twilight" books and movies. Among the questions asked by tourists: Is it safe to go camping with the vampire problems in the area?

Twitter was shut down and Facebook slowed down by a computer hacker last Thursday. For two hours, people were actually cut off from the world except for access by telephone and conversation.

Am looking forward to some much needed quiet time tonight. I'll be working at Perfect Fit Lingerie from noon til four...where you can come and get in on the wild card spot for our "Do you Think I'm Sexy?" contest...then it's off to take my little man shopping for back to school stuff. When we get home...it's on the couch with a movie and a monster size bowl of popcorn. Ahhhh. Then the weekend begins and I'll be looking for another day when there might be some relaxing...

I took the kids out for a long walk yesterday and we ended up at Vance Chapman Public School on Huron. We found some good memories there! Matthew looked across the field and saw that the board had placed new play equipment in the yard..and it turns out it's from Balsam Street! The school closed a couple of years ago and Matthew and his friends went there. He was happy to see it, it brought back some good memories for him. I wonder why they didn't take it from Balsam though and send it to the new school, Woodcrest. That would have made sense to me, considering the play equipment they have now is shared by a large number of classes and if I remember correctly, Matt's class gets it for one or two recesses a week. And that's it.

Anyways, it was good to see the equipment up and ready for kids to enjoy!!



A new study found that people who focus on the little things that make them happy…. are more resilient when bad times come and are more successful in life…..

You can save money on how much ink your computer printer goes through just by changing the font…. Some suggest up to $80 dollars a year can be saved if you move to the most economical font…. Century gothic…..the default font for most computers is Arial which is actually quite an ink guzzler… and some people could be using 60% more ink per page than they need to….and this doesn’t even include using smaller fonts so you can fit more on a page

The 21st edition of the World’s Longest Yard Sale starts today …. The yard sale takes place along a 450 mile route on Highway 127 from Alabama through Tennessee to Kentucky…..there are 4,000 vendors and they’re expecting a quarter of a million shoppers

An apple a day can keep pounds away, according to a study from Penn State University at State College. People who consumed the fruit before a meal took in 15% fewer calories overall than those who didn't

So Danny is off on holidays again for another week...that guy. How many holiday days does he get anyways? Am going to have to check my contract...

Tomorrow is the last day to qualify for our "Do You Think I'm Sexy" contest. If you entered make sure you answer your phone with that phrase and you'll qualify!!!!!


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Police are hunting a thief who walked into a pet shop in the U.K., snatched a bird worth almost $3,000 from its cage and stuffed it into his pants. The bird that he stuffed in his front pants: a 19-week-old pink and grey Australian cockatoo!!!

Some researchers say video games are addictive in ways similar to gambling addiction. The average console game typically provides between 5 and 25 hours of playtime. When that game is completed, gamers look to a new game, often without replaying the old ones. Experts go on to say: Once a person becomes a video gamer, he or she will remain a video gamer indefinitely, rendering the industry essentially turnover-proof.

The Journal of the American Dental Association claims that redheads are twice as likely t avoid dental care, then people with dark hair. Why? Redheads are more sensitive to pain.
El Nino has returned, and Environment Canada predicts a warmer winter for Canadians!!

Am planning our next camping trip...I think we're going to Sibley again..this time..we're using the washroom in the trailer at night. I was so scared of running into one of the bears that was hanging out in the area, I did not go ALL night!! This is not good.

More fun at the beach, roasting marshmallows and I think we may even break out some board games this time. Will still keep a watchful eye for bears though.


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This past Friday in Seattle…a bank teller chased after a bank robber. Tackled him in the streets and held him until police arrived. Later that afternoon, the bank teller was FIRED for his efforts. ank policy states – keep quiet and hand over the money.

Cell phone addiction. Listen to this stunning stat: A new study out this morning says that 10% of cell phone users would rather lose their job than give up their cell phone.

An interesting lawsuit that’s generating a lot of discussion. Most likely nothing will come of it…but…it’s making people think. A 27 year old woman in New York just filed a $70,000 lawsuit against the college she attended, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in information technology, Monroe College. She claims she’s entitled to recoup her tuition money because she cannot find gainful employment.

Welcome back to your work week! Well, most of you....

It seems that when it’s when we least expect to have a good time that we end up having the most fun. I was NOT looking forward to going camping over the long weekend at a friends camp. Charlene and her husband Jim had been asking for us to come out to their camp for quite some time now and I finally said I would go this past weekend.

I had been told it took an hour and a half to drive to the lake, then a boat ride across to get to the camp...this did nothing for me. All I could think about was bugs and bears, if you recall from an earlier blog, our last camping trip was full of both. We arrived to the landing and loaded the boat, then the trek across the lake began. Surprisingly, it was less than five minutes...and to look up at the cabin and see what these two had done with their property..was breathtaking.

Thoughts of bugs and bears soon evaporated.

The weather was another creature. Friday night, before dark set in, we set out to catch some fish. One was hooked but we let it go when we decided it was time to head back to camp where we filled the next few hours playing Cranium. It was cloudy, rainy and windy...that night and all the next day.

Saturday, it poured most of the day, but quite often throughout the day we heard exclamations from Joe and Jim...”look! blue sky! (which were just teeny tiny spots through the clouds) It’s clearing up!” but it never lasted. So, we filled the day with board games...Clue, Sorry and Dominoes. Donita and Chris, also friends of ours have a camp on the same lake and came over for dinner...they also got in on the Dominoes and after dinner we cracked open the Taboo!

Sunday, Jim and Joe finally went fishing and caught nothing..but at least they got out!!



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G.I. Joe turned 45 over the weekend. How popular is G.I. Joe? 400 million G.I. Joe’s have been sold worldwide. AND…get ready….this Friday in theatres it’s G.I. Joe – The Rise Of Cobra opens. Early estimates predict this to be the summer blockbuster!!!!

Space Shuttle Endeavour landed safely last Friday morning in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Spent 16 days in space, and traveled almost 10.5 million km’s.

This next story almost sounds like a headline from a really bad tabloid – but – in fact…it’s true. A 28 year old woman in the Philippines gave birth to a baby with 2 heads. The newborn is still in ICU. The parents have 5 other children, and no history of twins in their families.

What do you think your cell phone is worth? A new British study revealed that 35% of youths aged 16-24 would not give up their cell phone even if they were offered $2 million.