b’s blog

I moved this weekend to the basement of Charlene’s place. I’ve yet to move a few more larger items and odd and ends. I didn’t pack a lot beforehand but what I did pack was well organized and labelled. Charlene helped me move the big stuff on Saturday, and we just finished getting everything into the house just as the thunderstorm rolled up so I was lucky! Sunday, Adam helped me move some more boxes and a dresser and it rained on us while we drove over but luckily it was only a light shower and not like the heavy rainfall of yesterday. All of my stuff was undamaged, just a little wet.

Charlene’s actually sleeping in the basement as well with the weather so hot. Her room upstairs is essentially ready but the other rooms and the bathroom are need finishing off. I wonder if Charlene and I will be able to help her parents finish the renos by working on the house ourselves.

Ya, this post is so late! I helped Adam move to his new home on Saturday of the long weekend. Then afterwards, I went to Paul’s pot luck. I had a good time and watched people play Rock Band. I didn’t play myself but I think it would be fun… I’ve only ever played Guitar Hero before and I enjoyed that.

I was hoping to help Charlene move but plan was to move on Monday, June 30. Her boss let them have the long weekend and they worked on the 1st while mine followed the calendar. I heard a lot of complaining on the radio about it but really, Canada’s bday is 1st so I understand why they wouldn’t change it just to give people a three day weekend. Monday was pretty quiet anyways so it was a nice, relaxing day.

After a long couple of years getting one year contracts with Edmonton Public School Board Theresa’s finally gotten her well deserved full time contract! Yay!

Yesterday afternoon around 2 pm I was driving my car when the light went off about my coolant temperature. I was in no postion to be pulling over and checking it and I had lots of driving to do for work that I wasn’t going to do anything immediately. At a red light, steam started billowing out of the hood and then a few seconds later and explosion!

AMA gave me priority status since I was blocking the middle lane downtown but I waited 2 hours before anyone showed up!

So for everyone out there, if you are on Priority, the next available truck is supposed to help you and should be withing 20 minutes. I waited 90 before I called them again.

oh Yes, I heard it on the radio! New Kids on the Block are coming to Edmonton! November 18th is their concert date here. I have to say, I was a closet fan in Junior High. I’m sure a number of you were!

Angela, I wish you were here so you can come with me! Why don’t you fly back to Edmonton for the concert and I’ll pay for your concert ticket? hmm?

I thought it was another reunion tour, like the Spice Girls, but I think they are getting back together because the website advertises a new album called Summertime.

On Sunday I went with Adam to BUMP harescramble out near Busby. This 15km race was very organized with a concession stand, outhouses, and even a program!

One of Adam’s co-workers came out to race as well. He has an old bike and raced in his work coveralls and managed to complete one lap before DNFing.

Adam placed 4th overall in his class. Again, just missing that podium. Awesome finish though considering he lost his Camelbak half way through the race and ran the rest of it very dehydrated. Sounds like the course was very technical with lots of narrow trees and large uphills. There was even a huge log that everyone either had to get off and walk their bike under or take a chance and duck as they rode beneath it. (That’s how he lost his backpack)

This Saturday Adam and I went out to see Charlene compete in the Aboriculture Tree Climbing competition. We met Beau, Christie, Jana and John as well as her parents and Daniel out there. I brought signage and costumes and we cheered her on!

There are 5 events. Let’s see… I don’t remember the exact names of each event, I’m sure Charlene will correct me but there was… Line Toss (Where you throw a weighted line up into a target crotch in the tree), Foot Lock (climbing up a 40′ rope to ring a bell), Aerial Rescue (rescue a 180lb dummy from a tree), Speed Climb (climb to the top of a tree as fast as you can), and Work Climb (5 different tasks must be completed within the tree). Charlene performed really well and I like to think it had a little to do with the entourage that she brought!

What was really funny was that she was like a celebrity on campus. A television interviewer set up their camera just to film Charlene and interview her and then promptly left. Lots of jokes about Hitting crotches etc…

She made it into the finals and won so this July she’s headed off to St. Louis for the internationals!!! Congrats Charlene!

ps. Here’s and excerpt from the Old’s College website with Charlene’s quote in it!

Charlene bought me a ticket to go see Doc Walker with her, her sister and mom.

Willie Mac, from Texas, was quite entertaining as warm up acts go. He has this Elvis style leg shake and hip shake going on when he plays his guitar. That left leg just can’t stay still! You can’t help but watch him to see what he might do next!

DW had a varied set, an energy filled first couple of songs that lead into a long set of slower songs that I kinda recognized from the radio before stepping back up again with a medley of old rock and a Genesis song they remade. (I would let you know the titles of all these songs, but like I said, I don’t really know this Canadian band well.)

Charlene and I went straight from work almost so both of us were quite tired. But having it at the Winspear was good because I think the venue discouraged rowdy behaviour. Either that or the crowd was the tamest I’ve ever seen.  (One couple was asked to sit down after getting up do slow dance in the aisle) Willie Mac leaned down to shake people’s hands in the front row and no one got off their seat or jumped up at all. One lady leaned forward on her seat to shake his hand. That’s indicative of the rest of the audience. The only time there was a lot of standing was the last couple of songs which the band asked the audience to stand and clap along.

Adam and I went out to Porcupine hills, 2 hours south of Calgary for a couple of races over the long weekend. Saturday was a Cross country(that was cancelled because of rain last weekend) and Sunday was a hare scramble. Adam placed really well in the hare scramble, just shy of the podium at 4th! The weekend weather was beautiful. Amazingly it was about 24C on Saturday with no clouds and Sunday was even hotter and dustier at 28C. I slathered myself in sunscreen but still burned a little. And that’s a feat considering how dark I am naturally.

Sunday we drove all the way back. About 7 hours not counting Adam’s “driving” during his race.

I’ve not tried his bike myself. I don’t think he’d let me and I don’t think that’d I’d want to risk it either considering I’d probably fall over and damage his bike. I’ve been a passenger on the back and that’s enough fun for me.

A titanic struggle between Gibbon and Tiger is captured on film.