Decisions.....Decisions.....

So I am at the point in the year where I have to make a few decisions and then hope for the best. My dilemma is do I stay with the family and work in their office for them and then see the kids after school and during school holidays. I could also see about starting a career in an actual daycare setting, where I may even have my own little class with cute little people. I could also continue being a nanny for another great family although at times I don't think it's possible to find another family as good as what I have now but you never know. I am also looking at maybe going overseas to travel around a bit and to teach English as a second language. So as you can see I have a lot to think about. It seems like I have a while to make up my mind but really I don't. I'm sure that whatever decision I do make that everything will work out fine and that it was the right choice and even if it isn't that at least I tried something new and enjoyed myself. Sometimes I just wish that someone would just tell me where I am to go and then I wouldn't have to worry about it. But that is not what life is like and that is not going to happen. I will keep you all up to date on what happens.

It's Raining.....Its Pouring.....

It has been raining and pouring for I don't even know how many days now. I do know that yesterday I saw that beautiful sunshine for about 5 minutes in the morning as I am busy taking the kids to school and I also saw it set in the afternoon. So we aimed to spend as much time after school outdoors because who knew when we'd be able to do that again. They rode their bikes and ran around until we couldn't see anymore than we went inside and had some hot chocolate with marshmallows of course. Then today came and it was pouring when I left for work at 7:00. It was pouring when I had to try and get 2 little ones in the car with seatbelts on and get myself in while trying to not get too wet (NOT FUN).
Nugley only had a half day of school today and Dad was off so Dad picked Choo Choo up and I picked up Nugley and took him for lunch and to the Science and Tech Museum he had a great time we met my sister there for the afternoon. When we were leaving well what do you know it was raining again. When I get home tonight it wasn't pouring or raining until I have to get out of my car. The street outside my front door seems to have flooded too and all the cars like to speed right through the HUGE puddle and spread the rain around sometimes even on people.
I guess I shouldn't complain seeing as how Vancouver is getting it much worse than us. They are got another 50-70 mm of rain again today and it's supposed to rain there tomorrow too. It probably makes them feel more like Eeyores I know I feel like an Eeyore today sad and gloomy and depressed.

Hockey Update

So it is now November 12th 2006 and I am happy to say that my Toronto Maple Leafs are doing some of their best work I have seen in a long time, and the Ottawa Senators are doing some of their worst. I probably shouldn't brag too much about it but hey Toronto is Ottawa's number 1 rival. It'll be nice to hear the radio stations try to figure why their team is not winning so much. HA HA HA! Ok enough of that (for now). As of right now Toronto has won 11 times lost only 5 games and lost in overtime 3 times. Ottawa has won 6 times lost 9 games and lost in overtime once. To give Ottawa some credit they have played 3 less games then Toronto. But they will probably make that up this week since they are playing 4 games this week and Toronto only 2. You can definitely tell who is Canadian by asking them about hockey. I am pretty sure almost everyone here knows about it in some aspect or another.

To finish off all I have to say is GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!!!

Remember

Today is the 11th day of the 11th month, also known as Remembrance Day, and coming up will be the 11th hour where me and the rest of Canada will take some time to say thanks to all the soldiers from WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and all the peacekeepers for all they have done for us to help keep Canada safe. Today is the day where I feel very proud to be a Canadian.

During WWI (1914-1918) over 600,000 volunteers went overseas to battle and by the end of the war more than 69,000 died and 172,000 were wounded. They were very courage for taking on this task.
During WWII (1939-1945) over a million people went to serve in combat and more than 47,000 did not return.
In Korea (1950-1953) over 26,000 soldiers served and 500 died.

The poppy is the symbol for this day because of all the poppies that were growing around the graves of the fallen soldiers. During the battle of Ypres Canadian Lt.-Col. John McCrae was inspired to write a poem after seeing the poppies grow over a close friend's grave.
The first poppies were given out in Canada in 1921. Today the veterans distribute them for a donation to the Royal Canadian Legion which help the exsoldiers live today.

To end my blog today I will leave you with Lt.-Col. John McCrae's Poem

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved, and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you with failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

John McCrae 1915

Fun Times

I woke up this morning and saw that it had snowed last night and was still snowing at the moment. It is so nice and peaceful watching the snow fall especially since I didn't have to go out in the car anywhere. Although I did drop my car off at the garage to get snow tires on Friday so I am all set for the winter season and I will feel safer driving the kids around through the sometimes unplowed roads. We'll have to see how this winter is maybe we won't get as much as last season.

Friday Choo Choo had the day off of school so I decided to take her to the Museum of Civilization. They have a great children's museum there where the kids can actually touch and play with things from around the world. She mainly wanted to see the Totem Poles. They are soooo tall and she liked looking up high seeing the tall bird look down on her. After having some lunch we got tickets to see Deep Sea in the IMAX theatre. Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp were the narrators. We got to see what happens under the sea, there were sea urchins, coral reefs, shrimp, sea turtles, sharks, starfish, octopus, squid, jellyfish, and other creatures I don't know what they are called. She really liked it. She was a bit startled at times as I was but not enough to sit in my lap. Her dad has a great saltwater tank at home (the one that seems to always cause a flood) with a few of the creatures we saw on the screen. My favourite part was watching the sea turtles go to a cleaning station where yellow and black tangs swam close to them eating the stuff off of their shells (giving them a bath). If you have never seen an IMAX film I highly recommend it. They make you feel like you are actually there in the scene.