Colin update

Well, since I dropped off Colin on the side of the road last Saturday, I hadn't heard a thing all week from him!! I even emailed his friend in Vancouver to see if she had heard from him - nadda. AHA! But when I got home from work/plant shopping last night, the answering machine was flashing. Whew, when I checked it, it was Colin leaving a message...
"Hey Cynthia, it's Colin. Just calling to say I'm okay and all that kind of jazz. And I'll talk to you later, okay? Bye, bye."

Well, he's alive, that's a good thing! And he sounded "okay", and that's a good thing! And he hasn't written me out of his life, that's a really good thing! So maybe, if I can keep the lines of communication open... crossing my fingers!
TTFN

My WIsh - Rascal Flats

I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,

And each road leads you where you want to go,

And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,

I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.

And if one door opens to another door closed,

I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,

If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

But more than anything, more than anything,

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,

Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,

You never need to carry more than you can hold,

And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,

I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,

Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,

All the ones who love you, in the place you left,

I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,

And you help somebody every chance you get,

Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,

And you always give more than you take.

But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,

Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,

You never need to carry more than you can hold,

And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,

I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,

Yeah, this, is my wish.

This is my wish

I hope you know somebody loves you

May all your dreams stay big

Again, wish you could hear the song, but suffice it to say, the lyrics are great - I think I may have to go buy this CD!!

My "new" van!!

Dave & I have been looking at getting me a van. Well, Dave more than I. He called me on Tuesday night, before he left work, like he always does. (Do I need or want anything on his way home?) Anyway, he phones me 5 minutes later, telling me to get ready, he's picking me up to see 3 vans!! One was a Chev, another a Dodge, and a Ford. All around the same price. But dollar for dollar, the Ford came out ahead. Less kilometers, and pretty much fully loaded. The only drawback? It's freaking CANDY APPLE RED!!! OMG!! RED!!!!



It's FREAKIN RED!!! (oh ya, I said that already!) But at least it has a gray interior. And it handles very nicely on the highway, and in town. So I've gone from a white 1992 Grand Prix, to a very bright red 2001 Ford Windstar. But at least I can load my camping gear in the back, or even sleep in it if I have to. (Which I did numerous times in my Ford Areostar) Great for the kids, the dog, for grocery shopping, for road trips. And I'm sure it will grow on me.... LOL
TTFN
ps - the stupid wide exhaust is now gone, that was kinda dumb looking!!

Paddy's Grad!!

This is Paddy & me when we first got into town. At his Dad's GF's house, which we aren't allowed to go into. Go figure. So we had to do our greetings and give him his gifts outside. I'm sure the neighbors thought that a bit strange!! LOL (Oh, and it SNOWED the day before - they even had a snow day from school! So there may be pics of snow on the ground - 5 months after Christmas!)

I ended up taking back Paddy's camera, the Sony, because they don't use a generic memory card, it HAS to be Sony's. Got this one instead (I also took Chris' back, because the darling bought himself a camera before he went to Kelowna on the May long weekend!) The new one is a Canon - you can't go wrong with that brand!!
So here is Patrick opening his Grad gift - he opened it from the back side, and he was thinking maybe it was something to do with computers... had him confused until he turned it over, and MAN, HE LOVES IT!!! Oooeeeee!!! I did good, yup, yup, yup!! :-)
So good that I even got a BIG squishy hug out of the deal!!
This is Patrick & one of his buddies - David.
And his friends, David, Adam, Patrick, Jeff.

This was Patrick at the dinner, doing the Prominade. I'm not even sure if he knew these girls!! LOL Of course, being a mom, I had to stop them as they were winding their way among the tables and take a picture of my baby with a girl on either arm!!

Then I got the girls to each kiss him on the cheek. Poor kid! I think I may have embarrassed him. But that's MY job!! (and I do it well, if I do say so myself!) But the girls were up for it, as you can see by the photo. Good on them!!

And Chris came to the dinner too! I'm really glad he did!! (it did take some talking him into, but he came!)

And the last shot - a picture of my two sons. All growed up. Where did the time go??

TTFN