Carolyn Turns Seventeen

Freshly back from her month long SHAD experience out at UBC, Carolyn was kind to grace us with her presence for her 17th birthday.

I can still remember bringing her home, this new round butterball in our new Dodge minivan.

Julie's Martyrs Mom Finishes Second ...

Julie's 2010 Edition of Martyrs Mom finished two months of weekly training and culminated the effort with the Row 4 Heart Regatta held on Saturday July 24th at Bayfront park.  Buoyed by their new uniforms and the return of their coxie, Carolyn who just returned from a month long stint at SHAD UBC, the team turned in a great effort.

They finished second ... 

The Lost Generation ... Inspiration to Change

Here's a You Tube vid that I got courtesy from one of Carolyn's fellow SHAD ... Think about it!  And I learned a new word ... palindromic.

Carolyn and Jane at UBC

Today, Carolyn had the fortune to have received a visit from Aunt Jane and Sue and Rob.  Carolyn was at her SHAD's closing luncheon and her visitors were her guests at the event.  We were so pleased that some family was there to experience along with Carolyn.

Much thanks to Jane for sending this picture almost as it was happening.

Another Ossie Mind Teaser

Ossie sent this in for us to enjoy(?) ...

Read out loud the text inside the triangle below. 

 

More than likely you said, 'A bird in the bush,'! and. ......  

if this IS what YOU said, then you failed to see 
that the word THE is repeated twice! 
Sorry, look again. 

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Count every '  F  ' in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE 
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI 
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH 
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE 
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI 
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH 
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...  

(SEE BELOW) 

HOW MANY ? 
WRONG, THERE ARE  6   -- no joke. 
READ IT AGAIN ! 
Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's before you scroll down. 
 
The reasoning behind is further down. 
The brain cannot process 'OF'. 
   
Incredible or what? Go back and look again!! 
Anyone who counts all 6 'F's' on the first go is a genius.   
                   
Three is normal, four is quite rare.  

Nick and Ben Hits Top Ten on BICK Tour

Finally, Nick and Ben played like they believe they are capable of. Stop 3 of the BICK Junior Golf Tour was held at Chippewa Golf Club in Mount Hope on Monday July 19.  Weather was a lot more confortable and so were the boys' games.  They finally shot what they believe to be their best (and hopefully typical) game.  Nick was on fire and shot a 76 which tied him for 5th while Ben shot a 79 which was good for 11th.  Nick had a +1 going into the 18th but a DB did him in.  Hoping for a birdie to get a Par round, he stretched his 220 yard approach which landed him in a trap.  With the fine showing, Nick shot up the rankings from 40th to 22nd with 226 points while Ben holds 24th place with 217 points.  They also sit 8th and 9th respectively in the rookies standings.

more pics, here

July 18th, 2010: Our Will Hits the BIG TWO OH

Well, I cannot believe it but Will reached his 20th birthday this past Sunday.  It was made especially special because his Uncle Bruce came to return cousin Ross from their golf outing and was there to celebrate the birthday cake with all of us.  The relevance of this comes from the fact that Bruce along with Grammie were there initially at Will's entrance into the world.  And oh yes, Mom and Dad were there too.

JULY 18, 2010