Camping at Pitka Bay on Stuart Lake, Fort St. James

Mom and Dad talking about how to make a camp fire. Such a technical task!
Here's a partial family picture. Tenille and Dave showed up later and Caitlin and Brad

had already eaten.
This is our cabin/motel. It was close enough to camping or roughing it for one night.
An evening view of Pitka Bay.
Alicia and Cassidy out with their dad.

My First Tandem Skydive...and not my last!

On Aug 16/08 my day to skydive had come.

This is the runway at the airport in Vernon, BC. The place was called Okanagon Skydive Adventures. It cost $249 to jump + $80 for a hand-held video by the instructor as I jumped. The teeny tiny plane I was to fly in.

My tandem-instructor buckling me up.

Notice how we are fashionably matched??
The plane was quite squishy as there were 5 adults in it. Four of us were sitting on the floor and the pilot had the seat. Right before the flight and during, the instructor asked me some questions, instructed me how to get out of the plane while in the air and then during the flight got some good shots of the views with the video camer. But then the unimagined happened...the video camera's battery DIED!!! I ended up getting a refund but my first jump will never be recorded :(
And I'm off....
Remember how I said we were fashionably matched? Well the parachute matched too!!!
I'm coming in for a smooth landing.
Smooth landing?? I think not. I landed on my feet after the instructor touched down but then I went forward onto my knees and stomach....how lady-like!!
Love the rat's nest that's my hair! Falling from a plane will do that to you.
Getting un-harrnessed. Those things are really really uncomfortable.

Two stories about Me

Story #1:

Yesterday at work, a coworker named Marilynne was leaving to go home so I packed up my belongings and left the building as well. Her and I work the same hours, 7-3pm. When I got to my room, I washed my face, changed my shoes and was going to my next appointment until.....

I looked at the clock briefly and it said 2:03pm. Huh? Did the power shut off? I checked my watch and it said the same thing. I had apparently left work 1 hour early, thinking it was 3pm. Marilynne just happened to leave work early that day!!

So I walked back to the hospital and told the nurses my story and we all had a great laugh! I wasn't embarrassed; just thought it was very funny!

Story #2:

A month or two back I was at my parent's place for the wknd and mom and I decided to set up the 8mm projector and watch the movies Grandpa B had taken years back when my dad was a kid. That was interesting to watch, especially seeing my dad and uncle when they were youngens.

On one film in particular it was labelled "My Family". It was a film done by my dad but had no idea what was on it. Get this...it was me when I was a baby!! That was very surreal to watch. Almost hard to comphrehend it was me I was watching. It was very cool. I hope one day that 8mm reel of film will be converted to DVD so I can keep it.

The End.

Backyard Shenanigans!!

As far as I know they only had Iced Tea as their sugar feed....they kept twirling and twirling...
Then they attempted to do a 2-person somersault.
Well on numerous attempts, it didn't work out well...it was very choppy; not fluid in movement.
Step one
Step two.

Relaxing in Tenille's backyard

Mom, Dad and I went to Tenille & Dave's place to hang out on this past Sunday evening. Dad and I were leaving the next day, me for home and dad for more travelling.
Here's the one picture of me...first of all it's dark and it didn't turn out very good. Yeesh! But hey, I tried. I'd say about 98% of the time I'm taking the pictures!
Mom with Teddi....freshly groomed.
Cassidy and Alicia and Teddi.

My Cutie Baby Niece

Saibry in her Jolly Jumper. Caitlin loves this invention!
Whoa! Look at me!
Gramma B playing with little Saibry
I put a blanket over the floor toy but it fell off and landed like this....cute?
Check out this smile!! Definatley a one time shot and I got it!