Not Much

Griff and I headed off to Games Workshop in Winnipeg on Saturday. We had a pretty good time. We were playing a Lord of the Rings Scenario that took place in Ithilien. I was on the good side playing Rohan and Griffin was on the evil side playing with Isengard. There were four people on each team. On my team were 2 elf armies, 1 army with elves and army of the dead and myself and on the evil side there was Hardad, Mordor and easterlings along with Griff's Isengard. It was a tonne of fun and now Griffin is totally pumped about LOTR. Yay. I also picked up a little goody with some birthday money.

It's the model on the left. A Balrog!! I included the other model just so you could see how big the model is. Yes!!! I can't wait to paint it. Anyway, I'll post a picture or too from my birthday. For some reason I can't upload them right now.

cheers

Not A Choice for Lent

Oh Sweet delectable elixir of the morning. I am writing to say that this affair must end. You can't be good for me. When I'm not around you make me hurt. (literally) Why do you need to cause me pain just because we don't get together one morning. I think you have issues you need to work out. So until you can handle brief moments of separation without making my head feel like it's going to explode we're going to have to call it quits for now. Sure you're going to make me feel miserable for the next few days. But then you'll realize your life doesn't need to revolve around me. So until then. Farewell Coffee.

cheers

My Ipod

I did my top 5 podcasts which seemed to go over well so I thought I'd do top 5 songs on my ipod. Or at least the ones I listen to the most.

5. When the Soldiers Sing Red Army Chorus

I used to have a Red Army Chorus two cd set when Tina and I first got married and I don't remember if this song was on it. But I heard it in the movie The Trotzky and realized I had to have it. I love Russian music.

4. Viva la Vida Coldplay

This could almost be considered an oldy. Love the strings.

3. Double Vision 3Oh!3

I'm a sucker for songs with a beat.

2. Marry You Glee Cast Version

This is a happy song for me. I wish I was in a choir and that this was one of the songs we sang.

1. Club Can't Handle Me Flo Rida

This song has a "no counter clockwise movement of the volume dial" policy. I nearly drove off the road once I was rockin' so hard. And yes Tina. My musical tastes have not matured since I was 12.

cheers.

Lent

Ok so this picture has nothing to do with Lent but it is a cool picture and I hand't posted any from the Grade 7 camping trip yet.

So it is now Lent. There seems to be a lot of talk, at least in some of my social networks, about what to give up for Lent. I gave up coffee one year and last year I only had meat on Sundays. This year I was looking for something a little more intentional towards my spiritual well being. I have decided to give up complaining. This is going to be hard because I'm pretty good at it. If something is bugging me I'm willing to let everyone know about it. Except of course the people who may be behind the reason for my malcontent. I don't think this is healthy and I'm not afraid to admit this shortcoming of mine.

I could look for a Bible verse to back up my decision to give up complaining but I don't think I need it. This view isn't unique to Christianity so I'll take the advice of all faiths on this one.

cheers

Perfect Morning

This has been a pretty good morning so far. It's a day off for the kids so we're all at home together. These days sometimes run into gong shows and I just get angry and frustrated. Which is why I now get a job during the summer break instead of just staying at home. So, I know Tina has often told me to plan out the day to make things easier but I'm a bit of a dunce and have never done that. So this morning after being asked about xbox and playing board games I finally grabbed a pad of paper and went upstairs to talk with the kids. Together we have planned out the whole day together. This plan is posted on the wall in between their rooms. They are very excited because they know exactly what is happening when. They are now upstairs enjoying free time before xbox at 11am. The extra special thing is they are both in Griffin's room playing chess. Griffin has taught her how to play. I went in there before and they were lying on the floor on a blanket playing. It was so cute. They do have some arguments because Emi does not want her queen captured. She just popped her head out and told me they came up with a compromise. They took the queens out of the game.

they are so awesome. I love them to pieces

cheers

A Children's Book

Wow, another post.

I can't believe how many times I've posted this week while still getting homework done.

So anyway, I've read at two schools this week for I love to read month. Well actually I read and I tell stories. I have two stories I've made up that I use along with the books I read and kids from Kindergarten up to Grade 7 (That's the seventh grade for you Americans reading) all love them. I've been thinking for a while that maybe it's time to try and get these stories published as books. The big question that comes to mind is will these stories translate to books. How much is going to depend on the illustrations. How much of the enjoyability (is that a word?) of these stories is in how I tell them. The other question is how the heck does one go about getting a children's book published. Anyway, just some thoughts. I would be cool being an author.

Would mean I'd have to wear a scarf and get a house with a studio overlooking water?

cheers

Another Day

So I figured I could either whine and complain more about my classes or I could comment on my plans for the next 18 or so months. Let's see...(fade into dream sequence)

March

-Finish classes

-Do 3 days of practicum before starting Spring Break (how useless is that)

-Spend Spring Break with the kids at my mom and dads (not the whole time)

-Should maybe do lesson plans too

April

-Celebrate my birthday. Yay!!!!

-Practicum, Yay, A month that will actually help me be a better teacher!

-End practicum(sigh)

May

-Begin work for my Dad (Allow him to buy many breakfasts for me)

-ACTfest. YAY!!

-Go to PA to see my new nephew.

-Get arrested at the airport because they misunderstood when I said I have lip balm in my pocket.

-More work (more money more motivation, more motivation more money)

-plant garden

-Coach Flag Football

June

- More work

-More Flag Football

- watch garden grow

- watch weeds grow

- realize I have to pull weeds so garden will continue to grow

- grumble about pulling weeds.

July

- Go to Mennonite Church Canada Assembly (Cause I'm so Mennonite)

- Go camping (Cause I'm so Canadian)

- Pull weeds (Cause I'm so under Tina's thumb)

- Work for my Dad (Cause I'm so poor)

August

- Start harvesting the fruits (and vegetables) are my hard work in the garden.

- Realize I was going to start exercising this spring and now it's August.

- Work out for one week and then stop.

- Panic because I haven't registered for school yet.

- Get kicked out of the education program (I'm assuming these last two won't happen but I did forget to put them in June so I may be in trouble. They may kick me out anyway because of my last post)

- Lament the start of school

September

- write an apology card to my family for not being able to see them on Sundays because of the start of the NFL season.

- start getting excited to see my University buds.

-get first assignments and remember why I hate education classes.

-realize I only have 6 months of classes left and 2 months of practicum till I graduate.

October

- start getting ready for halloween.

- Write a blog post about how much I hate education classes.

- Hit the ditch during a freak freezing rain storm. (Could happen)

November

- Walk out my door and scream to the sky in frustration over the useless papers I am being forced to write for my stupid education classes.

- Celebrate American thanksgiving. (my brother lives in the U.S)

- Go to a Chiefs game and achieve World Peace (both are as likely to happen.)

December

-Do practicum (those high school kids won't know what hit them. But if they do I could be in big trouble)

-Get arrested for assault. (It wasn't me, it was the one-armed man)

-Get out of Jail Free. (Dang I love Monopoly)

-Buy my Christmas gifts (Literally, I ask for money so I can get what I want)

-Return gifts (I didn't like what I got for Christmas)

-Celebrate Anniversary

-Buy flowers and an apology card for Tina for forgetting to by her flowers and a card.

-Stay up till midnight with the kids.

January 2012

-HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

-Begin last semester of useless education courses

-Laugh at fifth year students panicking about trying to get a job.

- get first assignments and remember why I hate education classes.

- watch Chiefs lose in the first round of the playoffs again.

February

-Write a blog post about how much I hate education classes.

-Write a letter of apology to Faculty of Education and beg to not be kicked out of the faculty.

- Celebrate Valentines Day

-Buy flowers and an apology card for Tina for forgetting to by her flowers and a card.

- Do a killer job of interviews during reading week. (joy buzzer handshakes goes over really well)

March

- Finish useless education courses.

- Celebrate end of classes with fellow students

- Apologize to Tina for pictures of me celebrating with other students that ended up on the internet.

- Pay reputation defender company to remove pictures of me celebrating with other students that ended up on the internet.

April

-Celebrate Birthday. Am I really 38!?!?!?!?!

-Do practicum (Remember not to hit students)

-Finish Practicum.

-Graduate

-Give Valedictory Address

- Send letter of apology to university after comments made in speech made it into the globe and mail and youtube video of address goes viral

May

-Appear on Ellen

-Turn down offers from Garden Valley, Western and Border Land School Divisions because I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be cast on Glee.

-Get Letter saying I didn't get part in Glee because of pictures of me celebrating with other students on the internet.

- Get money back from reputation defender company

-Begin work for my Dad.

Ok so that was only 15 months but you get the picture.

You get the picture.

cheers