Flashback Friday

This flashback is a video instead of a photo. Thank goodness for these little clips, because since the digital age, the video camera has been gathering dust. I love going through the camera files and finding these little treasures.

There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

Wouldn't you know I chose the coldest day of the year so far to go for a walk around the old Benson's Animal Park trails. Luckily I dressed with winter coat and gloves and warmed up with the walk. We took the 2.5 mile trail to see what it would be like for future trips with bikes, friends, friends with dogs. I have been hearing about the refurbishments they have been making to the old Animal Park and wanted to check it out. I never went there as a kid, but heard they fixed up the Old Woman Who Lived in the Shoe building so that was what I really wanted to see. It was of course at the very end...because of the way we started.

This picture reminds me that I am never surprised what I see.

One year we saw this at the beach...and today we saw this on the trails.

Here We Go Monarchs Here We Go

Last Saturday Joshua begged them to bring him to the Monarch's game. He really likes the hockey games. We go each New Year's Eve and Robin used to have season tickets so he really got into it.

The Monarch's couldn't compete with UFC fighting so Jim was out. The couldn't compete with a Grammy and Grampy visit so Amy and her boys were out. And Auntie couldn't get away from all those Christmas shoppers....so it was me and the boys.

Earlier in the day Jacob was seemingly quiet at the dining room table. They are not as into drawing as they used to me so I was a little surprised but soon he came out with a sign and I knew what he was up to.

He made a sign to bring to the Monarch's game. I told him a cute kid and a Monarch's sign was sure to get him on the Jumbotron. Unfortunately we were too close to the glass for the camera guy to really get him so after seeing other kids up on the Jumbotron he put his sign down and said it was a waste of time.

Fast forward a few minutes and who should walk up but Max the mascot. Jacob was so excited he showed Max his sign.

This is Max. He's a king lion. I had to scour through my pictures to find this old one. After many Monarch's games, I have stopped bringing my camera. I was thinking you can only get so many pictures of the same thing. And then voila...something like this happens and no camera :( Max took Jacob's sign and we didn't know what he was going to do with it. But then we saw what he was up to. He was so excited.

Flashback Friday makes a Return!

So who out there thinks my kid will kill me someday for posting this picture...and is it a little weird that I don't remember this shirt at all? I should put your minds at ease and let you know these are clean :) and he for some reason did this on his own accord.

Heard at a Celebration of life...brought me to tears!

The Dash by Linda Ellis

There was a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning to the end

He noted that first came her date of her birth
And spoke the following date with tears
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years

For that dash stands for all the time
That she spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved her
Know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not how much we own;
The cars the house the cash
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard.
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
That can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.

We'd be less quick to anger
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect
And more often wear a smile
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.

So when your eulogy is being read
With your lifes actions to rehash
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?

Cos that dash stands for all the time
That you spent alive on earth
And only those who loved you
Know what that little line is worth

It matters not how much you own
The cars the house the cash
What matters is how you live and love
And how you spend your dash

What matters is how you live and love
And how you spend your dash.

Corn Maze

Last weekend we headed out to Coppel Farm to hit the corn maze. I brought a friend, my friend brought a friend, Joshua brought a friend, and we left the Daddys at home to watch the Patriots game.

This is Joshua and his friend Tim. This is the second year they are in the same class. The boys were excited to see that chickens like to ride four wheelers too. Even more excited that the machine of choice was a Grizzly just like Daddy.

We started off with a wagon ride pulled by these guys.

Unfortuneately, this was our view for most of the ride as Jacob wanted to sit right up front. Let's just say this is the polite view I am sharing with you. Most of the time, the tail was up :(

I dragged Amy out to the farm too. She looks pretty smily for having a self-proclaimed grumpy day. No worries Amy, Tuesday was my day :)

Horse drawn wagon ride over, time to get busy...but first things first! Love the ambiance they tried to create.

And the adventure begins.

It was cute, they had little mailboxes throughout with answers to the clues leading you left, right or straight. It kinda kept people from running aimlessly throughout the maze. Kinda...they are kids inall.

The topic was owls so as you can see, we were not experts. (Photo credit given to Auntie Jeanne for the "look sad" technique.

Flashback Friday

I know this is a little TMI...but when I have to go, I have to go. I don't have time for doing stuff like this :)