ooh! Sickness!

You know how I was celebrating the start of my 5 day weekend last week? Well it didn't go so hot. Friday went like this... we dropped Jason off at daycare to begin our prep for his up coming birthday party. Went to the gym and then ate lunch at 11:30. Sounds pretty benign right? At precisely 4:00pm Paul tells me his tummy is rumbling and doesn't feel so good. Paul has a pretty scketchy tummy as it is so I didn't think anything of it. I head out to pick Jason up from daycare and I notice on the drive over my stomach starts to burn. By the time I get back both Paul and I are complaining of sore tummys. By 6:00pm we have full blown cramping and other symptoms that shall remain nameless. I had to put poor Jason to bed early. 6:30 vomiting violently in the bathroom. And so it went for the next 24 hours. The rest of the weekend was spent recovering... some 5 day holiday...

Another note. It's not a good idea to hire your judgemental ultra anal in-law's to clean your house. More on that later.

Are you kidding me??

So not to turn this sweet blog about my beautiful son in to a political rant page, but I just have to voice my opinion on something.

Yesterday our Provincial Opposition Leader Kevin Taft announced his carefully masterminded plan to change our province's "official sport" to Rodeo... 

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!!!  Does any one else see anything fundamentally wrong with this?

1.) Mr Taft, you want to change our provincial sport to something that I don't believe qualifies as a "sport" and which is viewed by many to be cruel to animals,  myself included. Don't you think a sport should involve willing participants?  How about hunting then? I'm sure there are more people who kill animals for sport then those who abuse them for sport.  Apparently Mr. Taft's favorite event is the chuckwagon races where many horses suffer broken limbs and die needlessly every year.

2.) In a province which is already viewed by the rest of the country as severely "red-neck" you want to reinforce that image by adding "rodeo" to our favorite past-times.  Some of us Mr. Taft, work very hard to get around that image.

3.) You want to waste my tax dollars and time bringing forth this stupid idea into Legislature?  I would rather see my money put to work on important issues such as health care and how are we working on fixing this bed and nurse shortage,  how about keeping youth in school and off the streets and away from drugs and crime or maybe introducing more programs to help those with mental disorders instead of turfing them to the streets.... How about those issues Mr. Taft??

But as Leader of the Opposition your biggest contribution this year will be introducing legislation to change our Provincial Sport to ....RODEO... I must say I'm really glad I voted Liberal... 

Yippie Skippie!

A couple of weeks ago Paul had the brilliant idea of taking this Friday and Monday off so that our weekend would turn into a 5 day weekend extravaganza. That Paul... amazes me some days.

So off I go starting my weekend a day early and not to return till Wednesday next week.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Awe struck

Well I was one of the many Canadians who watched the American election coverage last night and was undeniably awe struck. Not over the fact that Barack Obama will now lead as the first African-American president, or because after nearly 2 years of presidential election coverage had come to an end. I was awe stuck over the turn out of people and the passion they displayed on election night.

This is the turn out for Stephen Harper at his election head-quarters in Calgary.

And this is the turnout for Barak Obama at his election head-quarters in Chicago...

What a staggering difference. Just in the last few years have I really begun to notice the cultural and political differences in our two countries. Canada just seems so dry in comparison. Ok, Ok, before anyone shoots me. There are many things about Canada that I absolutely LOVE, but after a night like this I wonder more about life below the border. It has been a global pastime in recent years to hate on the Americans and I would have to admit that out of fear of being mistaken for one of those "dreaded, obnoxious Americans" that I had a Canadian flag sewn to my backpack while traveling abroad. But after last night's showing, I have a new found respect for the passion the American people display for their country. I was almost embarrassed at the lack luster enthusiasm Canadians showed for our last federal election. What a snooze!

A friend of ours who had relocated to Chicago a few years back, didn't even know an election had gone on in Canada. He does mind you still cheer for the Oilers and knows every move they make. But anyways I do send a big congrats to Americans for making history last night and I could almost feel the hope radiating from the TV. My wish is for Canadians to one day feel that kind of emotion towards our next political endeavor.