NO MORE DOMESTIC ENGINEER TRAINING!

So what a crazy 10 days it's been. As most everyone knows, I've been perfecting my chores as "domestic engineer" for over 2 months now, and quite frankly, I was getting a little bored with the whole situation. I've applied for positions all over the world, quite literally, as there was an posting for an amazing opportunity back in Russia...and have had more interviews than I can count. I was contacted by head hunters and recruitment agencies and had some positive leads on jobs. As it turns out, this was a test of patience, fortitude and serenity. On Friday I was issued a formal offer of employment with the City of the Loops, a position that I had submitted an application for the day after Daryl and I found ourselves unemployed. This couldn't have come at a better time, or under better circumstances. The job description sounds fantastic, the benefits and salary are extraordinary, and this secures our steps at a long and delightful future in the Loops. We know that Daryl will be back out west soon, once some debts are paid off, and life can continue, back to normal, well, as normal as we have lived thus far!
I wanted to thank everyone who sent thoughts, well-wishes and prayers...someone out there was looking out for us. I will be heading back to Hog-town early this week to spend some time with Daryl before starting work with the City, probably on the 27th. Daryl will be home 3 weeks later, for 2 weeks, for the holidays, and we hope to make the rounds to see most of the family.
I'll attach photos from Hog-town...everyone, have a great weekend and enjoy the Grey Cup! Even though I'm living in BC, I still have to be an Alouettes fan! Maybe next year, if Daryl is still in Toronto, we'll go to the game!

Thank God!!
At least I know I am Canadian!

You are 100% Canuck!

You rock, you are an almighty Canadian through and through. You have proven your worthiness and have won the elite prize of living in a country as awesome as Canada. Yes I know other countries think they are better, but we let them have that cuz we know better than they do, eh?

How Canadian Are You?
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HOWDIE!

Thanks to Wanda & Stacy for totally freaking me out about how I talk! Maybe I read the questions too fast...maybe I've been talking to myself and the dog too much!

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.
The Midland
Boston
North Central
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The South
The Northeast
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Enter 50° 0'38.20"N 110° 6'48.32"W in Google Earth. Way cooler than Cydonia Mensae on Mars!!

As super-duper, happy birthday to my sister, Helene, across the great ocean in a land way down-under. I hope you have (or had, cause it's already tomorrow) a fantastic day!

Missing you lots and we can't wait to see you again soon!

People over 30 should be dead

According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, or even maybe the early 70's probably shouldn't have survived. Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets...and when we rode our bikes, we had no Helmets. (Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking.) As children, we would ride in cars with no seatbelts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.

Horrors!

We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.
After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were backwhen the street lights came on.

No one was able to reach us all day. NO CELL PHONES!!!!! Unthinkable!

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones,personal computers, or Internet chat rooms. We had friends! We went outside and found them.

We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame but us. Remember accidents?

We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned to get over it. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them.

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade.

Horrors!

Tests were not adjusted for any reason.

Our actions were our own.

Consequences were expected.

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that!

This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.

People under 30 are WIMPS!