Good-Bye to College Park School

It was a very festive atmosphere with carnival-type games and a trio of guys singing under a tent and the smell of a barbecue going. The fire-truck was out..in fact it very much resembled the good ol' College Park barbecues we used to have in early Septembers when it is still summer warm. Darcy had spikes to drop off to Margot since he so kindly offered to pick them up from Annacis Island and so we were in the neighbourhood. Karen had also called to make sure that we would stop by so we thought we would have one more visit to the school just so we can report to the girls that we did.
Walking down that path through the playground and to find Mrs. Bishop right there in the line-up to get a balloon hat was very heart-warming. We really didn't recognize as many faces...and so we did feel a little out of place. It was nice to see all the photo displays and the hallways were very familiar and nothing has changed since Caiti's first day of kindergarten 13 or so years ago. Of course, Mrs. Santone (we talked about this at Dogwood already this week), Mr. Seath, Mrs. Stanley and Mrs. Powell. I would have liked to have seen Mr. Boss and Mr. Cass and Ms. Pepper...and oh my goodness if Ms. Creelman had shown up from out of the blue.
The organizers did a very good job...and it was a good way to celebrate the closure. The balloon-release was very exciting and hopefully some media coverage will follow.
I called Kari as I was looking out for her and was worried that she had forgotten or something as we had initially made plans for her to pick me up and go there instead of going to Curves. She came and had a little chance to visit with a few people. I won an umbrella in the draw...
after we were invited for some drinks over at Karen's and Steve's for a little while just to catch up on the Wings year-end show and the coaching changes for Jill etc...Enza came by for a little while to fill us in on the PMA soap opera drama...and that was pretty much the evening!!!

Wings Year End Show

Yesterday was the Wings Year End Show...the theme: Dreams! As always...a packed full house of over 300...we did very well with the admission by donation. As always a great show despite the fact that we had alot of uncertainties if it could be pulled off. The Comp. girls were stunning and the acro-boys spectacular! It was also very emotional with Karen leaving but happy with Jess coming back. Anyway...we have 2 more work-outs and then we break for the summer; however, its onto registrations for the next season already!
I was simply exhausted last night as running around like a chicken takes a great deal of effort.
Michelle put some photos on Facebook already so it was very cool to see them.
Not having a great day with Chrissy...she was very cranky and in a flap about something.
Not sure why she gets herself into such a state about things.

Father's Day 2007

Rainy...we slept in and then decided to head down to Bellingham for lunch. Went to Boston's (like Boston Pizza here) and had a fabulous lunch...a bit much but it was breakfast, lunch and dinner all in one. We let Darcy head off on his own for 1.5 hours and Chrissy and I went to Bellis Fair and browsed around. We didn't but alot of stuff but a few items of clothing each. There was no border traffic so it was a easy trip down and back...car gassed up and a visit to Costco as well.
Came home to tackle the laundry...so changed into jammies and just got comfy. Chrissy vacuumed her car and cleaned it and then headed out with Chris to hang out somewhere...wherever.
She got her first Lordco paycheque on Friday so was quite thrilled with it. With Wings wrapping up in the next week or so, at least she will still have a steady income coming in. Having her own car gives her a great deal of independance...she went and got her own stereo re-installed by herself.
Darcy had a very good visit with Caiti so they had their Father's Day together in advance already. She was working a 12 hour shift today so wouldn't get a chance to call. So..already June is part way over...time is just flying by. Raye gets back from her week off and I will tell her the news about me keeping my extra hours for now until they fnalize the job postings.

Rainy Saturday!

What a very quiet day I am having. Darcy has been out of town since Monday and Chrissy is at work until 5pm. So...what have I been doing? I was going to repaint the small bathroom but the paint colour is NOT what I want at all and I cannot even pretend that I like it...so no painting today. I have done 3 loads of laundry. I updated Karen's agility website and then I played on Facebook for a little while. Now...watching something I taped from Masterpiece Theatre and while I should be having a cup of tea I am drinking diet coke...(oops and I ate some leftover chips too!)
So...this week...not much. It was awesome that Chrissy came out to help at the Mexico Lindo Pubnight at work last night. But then she left her lights on so we had to get a jump and thank goodness she carries her jumper cables in her trunk all the time. Her lights don't automatically shut off so her worst fears of draining the battery happened. Nancy stayed to help while Karen took off but we got help from a very "tough" girl from Coquitlam Towing who happened to be passing by too.
Darcy got to see Caiti this week. She got offered a full-time posting but then she is off to Ottawa with James for 2 weeks for Canada Day. This weekend she has gone with Darcy to Trail so hopefully that visit will not be too traumatic for her...she has come a long way and she is mature enough to have her life together to move on.
Chrissy has been working at Lordco and so far no complaints...the pay is minimal but we hope that it will boost her confidence and her self-esteem...she loves driving and she seems to fit in with the crew.
So...off to lie on the couch again!

Sunny June!

Yesterday was the first of June...incredible how fast May went by. The weather has been really nice. I seem to have a love-hate relationship with sun and heat. No doubt the sunshine is bright~ I have not yet done my garden yet...might have to be next weekend before I get a chance to go flower-shopping.
This week, Chrissy got a job opportunity at Lordco as a driver of parts to various mechanics back and forth to the warehouse. She is on a training run to see how she likes it. She loves driving and the automotive field might be a good fit for her....we shall see.
Darcy is opening a new store in Langley so very busy this whole weekend before he heads out for a week in the interior visiting his other branches.
Last night, I went with Rene to see Clint Black which was actually awesome. He was very personable and had great versatility in his voice. I always used to like Lisa Hartman (Tabitha -his wife) so it was sweet his ballads and love songs! It was a pleasant evening out and since tomorrow is Nicki's grad it was nice to have a little visit. She really likes music and live shows and since we enjoyed going to Martha and the Vandellas, it was nice she was not busy and free to go last night. Getting these complimentary tickets to Red Robinson Show Theatre is wonderful and a great opportunity to share with the seniors.
So...this morning...I am on my own since both Darcy and Chrissy are at work...time to get some Wings work done, I guess and update Karen's website for her.
We also found out this week that Jill is leaving us and moving onto to be Manager of Town Centre...so sad but happy for her because she deserves to be recognized for all her incredible leadership skills!!!