TV

OK so i just spent 2 days trying to hook up Luana's new TV.. all so she could watch the cooking network while cooking.

...hope it pays off.

times are changing

So tonight i hung out with a good friend.

I'm not as young as i used to be and i'm getting tired so i start heading for home and i remember that my front driver's side tire is getting soft. We decide to stop at the local gas station to fill her up...

that's when we saw the sign that said 50 cents for air.

I thought... I'm not paying 50 cents for air.

It's a principle thing. Air should be free. that's right you heard me right. Air should be free.

They're not foolin anyone. they'll give you free chilli and free nacho cheeze sauce for your hot dog but not free air for your tire.

so we left.. went to the next gas bar...



same thing "air 50 cents"

gas bar number 3 "air 50 cents"

number 4 "50 cents"

we even tried 2 car washes... and didn't find any air.

I don't know if i like what this world is becoming.

i feel like my whole world is crashing down around me.

The Amazing who wants to be a star trek 3

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Hayley tallying the scores...

We lost.

290 to 283.

I think Ann's gang cheated...

Summer holidays

I thought i should give a quick update on my life the last few.

I'm just more than half way into the soccer season. my ankle is fine but i'm still fat and slow. I do have a blast playing though.

Last month i dove into a project with some friends to take over the operation of a restaurant and two snack bars in the community centres of Orangeville. It's a really exciting project that we will run as a non-profit so that we can used the businesses as a means to accomplishing some social and community building projects that are near and dear to our hearts.

so that is exciting.

a few weeks ago my sister began the last lap of the adoption process. the baby was born and she has him at home, and they are counting the days until he officially becomes part of the family. It's exciting and stressful but we have all seen God's hand at work in the process.

plus right now i'm on holidays. On holidays meaning i've had a week full of meetings, a roof on Saturday and a family reunion today. i love faily reunions... but they are a lot of work. The good (not good, just good) thing about this one is my kids are at Camp Grandma for the next week so we won't have to be chasing them today. it's nice.

anyway i've got an appointment with a lawn mower before we go.

soccer

ok so i have been thrilled that soccer has started back up for the summer.

I updated my musiclisteningto abilities in the car with a fancy fm transmitter from my pocketpc and about 4hours of music for a one hour drive.

I bought new socks. new shin guards

a great shirt that says God save the queen,

and in minute 10 of game 2 i rolled my ankle...

now when i was a whippersnapper i would get up, shake it off and play.

so i did that...

it started to really hurt by the end of the second game of the night.

i drove home and got out of the car... it had swollen... alot... and was really really sore.

so i am limping today.

humiliated by my weakness.

wondering how long it will take to heal...

... at least good enough to play.

finished...

well here it is.

mostly done.

except the lopsided rail thing.

I'll fix that some day.



I'm please how it turned out...

except that lopsided rail thing.

building stuff

I was talking to my wife about building bridges. my son overheard and said bridges are built of wood. I corrected him by saying bridges are built of wood and love.

I've been busy lately. Building a new walkway and a new deck on the front of our house.

here are some befores






I realize that at this point it only looks like i'm destoying stuff. that part often comes first.