Great weekend in Florida

It's been a great few days here in sunny Florida. Weather has been quite hot. I don't mean to rub it in because I know the weather in Moose Jaw has been lousy...them's the breaks.

Getting ready to go to the conference. The city has free wireless so we've been coming down in the evenings to stay on top of emails and stuff.

Martha's Blog

Martha has decided to enter the world of weblogging to showcase her stories.



Check it out.

Steve Bell Concert

Our small group went into Regina Saturday to the Steve Bell concert. He was introducing his new album, Dinner with Bruce which is a tribute to Bruce Cockburn. Excellent concert.



Update:
Here's a 12 second video taken with my digital camera.

Trip to the Science Centre

We took the kids to the Science Centre in Regina on Wednesday. Here's a video of the day.
More photos can be found on our flickr site.

Paula's ball

Paula's ball
Originally uploaded by shareski.

This is actually ball number 3. The first two were punctured by various methods. I'm saying this is the last one. Watching someone bounce up and down on a ball while you're trying to watch television is very annoying. I've been told to get over it.

Point Counterpoint

Point Counterpoint
Originally uploaded by shareski.

I just received 5 free copies of the magazine with my published article. The online version has been up for a month but it was kind of cool to get the hard copy.

Martha's magnets

Martha's magnets
Originally uploaded by shareski.

Martha's school had a science/learning fair this week. Martha's class studied Magnets.

Ergomates

Ergomates, for those of you who don't know is a product invented by a friend of mine and now is a company run by a few of my friends. Today, this article was posted in a business magazine.

Dad hits 100!

My Dad just emailed me to tell me he hit 100 geocaches. It's been just over a year since he started so I'd say he's doing quite well. He's going to work hard on his second 100 while in Lakeland.


He also has his sites set on 74. That's the golf score he hopes to shoot this year to match his age.

Paula's new smile

Paula has always hated getting her picture taken. Lately she has developed a new strategy using what I call her "fake smile". She's been getting several compliments and I on the other hand have had a few "disses". This comment from my sister after viewing this picture.

"It looks like Paula and her dad".

So I too have to work on my smile. Here's my attempt to compete.

Martha Skates

Martha was very excited to go skating and use her newly painted skates. Here's a clip of her efforts.






More photos here.

Mere's grade 1 journal singer entry

Mere's grade 1 journal singer entry
Originally uploaded by shareski.

Sometimes those early dreams come true.

Holiday fun

Laptops galore
Originally uploaded by shareski.

This is what the holidays are all about. Watching some quality shows and working wirelessly on your laptops.

Progressive Supper

The 2nd Annual Progressive Supper was held on Wednesday, December 21st. Val organized this event involving 9 couples.

We began at Buchanan's with appetizers supplied by Penny and Julie. We headed over to Lisa's for soup made by Debbie. Sheri hosted and supplied a shrimp salad. The main course was at Val's and she prepared a chicken thing wrapped in a big fat noodle with almonds and green beans. That's a brutal explanation but Paula's not here to provide me with the correct details. We finished up at our house for Tarimsu.



More photos here.

Update: Allan and Darlene have posted more photos as well.

Meredith sings at Open Mike Night

Meredith took advantage of an open mike night at a local coffee shop Sunday night to perform with Kurt.

Her prof's have encouraged her to pursue these opportunities. They did very well and also performed well at a wedding Saturday and will also perform on Christmas Eve.

Something Stupid

The Road Trip

I'm sitting in a hotel in Jameston, ND eating pizza and watching football highlights. Me, Sam, Dalton, Tegan and Mark are on our way home from a weekend in Minneapolis. We saw the Timberwolves and Lakers, Vikings and Rams and a number of shopping venues.

We discovered Mark is an amazing shopper, Dalton prefers finding a nice bench and the hotel room was a dizzying array of sights and sounds. We learned many interesting things.



More pictures can be found here.

Paula and the Great One

Paula and Gretzky
Originally uploaded by shareski.

Paula's always' been associated with greatness. She still is.

Bethlehem Live

Saturday we took Martha and her friend to Bethlehem Live. This is a dramatic portrayal of the Christmas story simulating the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. Live actors and animals made this a nice beginning to the Christmas season.

kurt is tierd

kurt is tierd
Originally uploaded by mereyy.

The title you see is written by my 18 year old who is taking advantage of a fairly expensive college to pursue her musical talents....Unfortunately spelling is nowhere to be found in her learning. But she done reel good.