Well, today I started contacting some of the developers we have in Beaumont. I'm arranging times to meet with each of them so that we can discuss the possibility of them becoming a sponsor to help save the St. Jacques house for a museum.
So far I have one appointment confirmed for Friday and I'm waiting to hear back from two others. It was interesting being downtown because I walked right by Rosedale Estates and Rosedale Villa, this large seniors complex. My aunt lives there now but I wasn't able to find her name on the list. Hmmm. I will have to look into this further. Mom wants to visit her sister at her new place so I've just got to find it.
I bought myself a new toy. It's a bluetooth headset for my cell phone. This should be fun, I love electronic gadgets. Anyone who knows me knows this is true. I'm still trying to find out where I can buy a roku box:-)
- Carole
- I am married to Glen, we have five beautiful daughters, and we live in a small town of approximately 12,500 people.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
MY DAY - Summer is Over
I've decided to follow my friend Jennifer's example by making my blog entries shorter and certainly more frequent than they have been. I will try to keep up with all the things I find myself involved in. But before I do that here's a short recap of our summer:
Our second daughter Brenda was married June 23rd in the Edmonton Temple and her reception was three weeks later. We had a Dr. Who theme so now I own a homemade 7 foot Tardis. Google it if you're puzzled.
At the end of July our family participated in a Denton family reunion out in Darwell, Alberta. Then mid-August Glen and I took the girls (K and J) camping in Banff for four days where they decided to film another of their "Flock and Tran" episodes.
We stopped by to see the Calgary Temple which is currently under construction and then headed south to Cardston to see our nephew in two plays, "Spelling Bee" and "Happy Days" at the Carriage House Theatre.
Thank goodness the mosquitos didn't bother us while we were camping. But up here in the Edmonton area they were so bad (numerous) that they totally ruined my interest in spending any time in our backyard.
The girls are back in school and I'm getting things ready to start up Cubs on the 15th. I love the new uniforms. I'm also very busy working on serious fundraising to help save a heritage home here in Beaumont so that it can serve as a hands on museum for children and families. It's long overdue. September 13th is the date we've been told that town council will make it's final decision on whether or not they will support it.
Oh, yes, I've also been watching the daily news on Libya, mostly through my twitter account. It all started on February 17th. I have learned a lot about the people and their traditions and I admire them very much. I look forward to Moamar Gaddafi and his sons being rounded up and jailed. The Arab Spring of 2011 is a great moment in history for sure.
My next blogs should be shorter and hopefully more frequent :-)
Our second daughter Brenda was married June 23rd in the Edmonton Temple and her reception was three weeks later. We had a Dr. Who theme so now I own a homemade 7 foot Tardis. Google it if you're puzzled.
At the end of July our family participated in a Denton family reunion out in Darwell, Alberta. Then mid-August Glen and I took the girls (K and J) camping in Banff for four days where they decided to film another of their "Flock and Tran" episodes.
We stopped by to see the Calgary Temple which is currently under construction and then headed south to Cardston to see our nephew in two plays, "Spelling Bee" and "Happy Days" at the Carriage House Theatre.
Thank goodness the mosquitos didn't bother us while we were camping. But up here in the Edmonton area they were so bad (numerous) that they totally ruined my interest in spending any time in our backyard.
The girls are back in school and I'm getting things ready to start up Cubs on the 15th. I love the new uniforms. I'm also very busy working on serious fundraising to help save a heritage home here in Beaumont so that it can serve as a hands on museum for children and families. It's long overdue. September 13th is the date we've been told that town council will make it's final decision on whether or not they will support it.
Oh, yes, I've also been watching the daily news on Libya, mostly through my twitter account. It all started on February 17th. I have learned a lot about the people and their traditions and I admire them very much. I look forward to Moamar Gaddafi and his sons being rounded up and jailed. The Arab Spring of 2011 is a great moment in history for sure.
My next blogs should be shorter and hopefully more frequent :-)
Friday, February 11, 2011
RANDOM THOUGHTS - February 11, 2011
I have been watching the news for 18 days now. And checking my tweets on twitter quite regularly. Last night I was disgusted by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's broadcast to his people. After almost three weeks of peaceful protest (for the most part, and we know who started the killing!) everyone in Tahrir Square, Cairo was being misled by government media outlets that their president was finally preparing to leave.
Instead, halfway into his speech he mentioned he was staying until September and that's when the celebratory mood went sour. Very sour. The ultimate insult, peaceful protesters began to wave their shoes in the air. Not a good sign.
The girls have no school today so I slept in. The first thing I did was check my iPod for any news on what was happening. I couldn't believe my eyes. Mubarek had FINALLY announced that he was stepping down as president. WOW!
At first I was skeptical. I checked more messages and kept reading them as they came in. I went onto my laptop to get updates from the internet. IT WAS TRUE!
It all started with a 28 year old young man by the name of Khaled Said who was brutally murdered by Egyptian police. They lied about him, saying he had swallowed a bag of drugs when they found him. Instead he was brutally beaten and murdered. This became apparent when photos of his body began to leak out.
So a Google exec by the name of Wael Ghonim began a Facebook page and began posting information of other individuals being tortured and/or killed by the Egyptian Police. An English version of the page was created with a different person serving as administrator. The goal was to have a peaceful protest on January 25th, what is called Police Day in Egypt. The people came and the rest is now history. Hosni Mubarak is no longer President. Woohoo!
Instead, halfway into his speech he mentioned he was staying until September and that's when the celebratory mood went sour. Very sour. The ultimate insult, peaceful protesters began to wave their shoes in the air. Not a good sign.
The girls have no school today so I slept in. The first thing I did was check my iPod for any news on what was happening. I couldn't believe my eyes. Mubarek had FINALLY announced that he was stepping down as president. WOW!
At first I was skeptical. I checked more messages and kept reading them as they came in. I went onto my laptop to get updates from the internet. IT WAS TRUE!
It all started with a 28 year old young man by the name of Khaled Said who was brutally murdered by Egyptian police. They lied about him, saying he had swallowed a bag of drugs when they found him. Instead he was brutally beaten and murdered. This became apparent when photos of his body began to leak out.
So a Google exec by the name of Wael Ghonim began a Facebook page and began posting information of other individuals being tortured and/or killed by the Egyptian Police. An English version of the page was created with a different person serving as administrator. The goal was to have a peaceful protest on January 25th, what is called Police Day in Egypt. The people came and the rest is now history. Hosni Mubarak is no longer President. Woohoo!
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