The Beauty of Summer

Sleepovers

With Summer here the sleepovers have began and last night was one of them. As you parents know how it all goes, they go to bed to just be noisier, gigle and you also hear the occasional thump that makes your heart skip a few beats and then makes up a million beats as you go to investigate. Well I was a little irate yesterday nothing to do with the kids and my chasticement sessions let them have it. Finally after the third time they finally cooled it and eventually went to bed.

Well even though they deserved the scolding I couldn't help but feel the need to apologize this morning. So I call them into my room this morning and apologized. I let them know that they should use their brains and just have fun in quiet as that would not disturb anyone else trying to sleep. I reminded them that I was once a kid and I understand having fun and that is when Anisten pipes up "Mom you are the fun" (my outbursts) yah.

Stawberry Pickin

Friends from wee times

Anisten is excited at having her friend Madison visit from Edmonton this summer. Anisten and Madi or "Madisten" as we would call them when they were together and both would come. We remember so fondly how they used to love to take baths for very longggggggggggggggg times and coming out as the water became too cold and their skin looking like shrivelled up white raisins(if there was such a thing). Madi we can't wait to see you!

Red Thick Chimichurri recipe

This is my mothers recipe and the kind of Chimichurri I have always eaten when I lived in Argentina. This recipe calls for lemon juice instead of vinegar making for a much more milder flavour. As my Mom makes this and never measures the ingredients the amounts are aproximate. My web searches did not find this recipe so I thought I would share this for everyone to enjoy. If you have never tasted Chimichurri, I will tell you that I have never met anyone who hasn't liked it.

Red Thick Chimichurri
picture coming soon!

1/2 Cup Oil
1/4 - 1/3 cup lemon juice
1 bunch flat leaf/Italian parsley chopped finely
4 - 6 cloves garlic; finely minced
½ red bell pepper; seeded and finely diced
1 tbsp + tomato paste (to thicken to desired consistancy)

Salt and Pepper to taste

optional
1 tomato; peeled, seeded, finely chopped

1/4 tsp oregano
pinch hot chili flakes

Mix all ingredients together chill to allow flavours to mix.

Serve beside any meat dish specially BBQ.

Friends from Edmonton

Ain't technology wonderful? Thought I would post some pictures of my friends and their families. The last one is of Wanda and I contacted her from information I found on www.Classmates.com

Janelle and her family

Denise and her family

Vanessa and Family

Wanda and her family + one more coming

My Brother Andrews family

Since I have friends and family reading this blog I thought I would also post some pictures of family and other friends whom some would really like to get updated pictures to see what time has done... he, he.

Andrew, Trish, Josiah, Jenny, Emma and Erin.

Now if Paul would ever answer an email then I could display his family.

My Big Brother Allstars Top 10

Don't forget to vote, over and over again!
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/bigbrother

Big Brother All Stars

Its time for BIG BROTHER again!

We have watched this program since the very first year, 5 or 6 years ago. The show is about people being confined in the BB house and one gets voted off every week. I love to see the interpersonal interaction that takes place between people of such different backgrounds and personalities. Also interesting to see how the viewer can absolutely hate someone the first few weeks and by the end of the show they become the overall favorite. Also interesting to see the Houseguests speculate on who the viewers would like and as in the last season were blown away when a prize/reward gets awarded by the viewers to the one they least though would be liked.

This year it's ALL STARS and the viewers pick some of the ones they would like in.

Wednesday June 21 on CBS 8 p.m.

How much I love my little Kitty boo!

I cheer for Argentina!

My Argentinian roots are coming out! Have fun listening to the Spanish commentators and the Gollllllllllllllllllllllll!

Just the way to cool off!

Blogthings!

I am new to blogging but today I actually found out you can get "Blogthings" which is what is below, a blogthing asking the question of How scary are you and turns out I am not scary at all( I knew that, but some may disagree). Vanessa enjoy! Find more blogthings by clicking on "How scary are you?"

You Are Not Scary

Everyone loves you. Isn't that sweet?

How Scary Are You?

Leave it to fox news

I was curious to see if the American Media took notice of the Foiled terrorrist plot right here in the GTA. Sure enough Fox is right on the story and have a special video taken outside the Brampton courthouse as the proceedings were about to begin on Tuesday June 6, 2006. First they kept showing pictures of broken glass and not giving the explanation that it was a possible retaliation attack on a Muslim Mosque. The clincher comes near the end of the footage as they are supposely taking footage of Muslims going to their mosque, but in reality they are taking footage of Siks going to their Siks temple. I couldn't resist and had to write Fox News an email:

"I just finished watching your video shot outside of the Brampton courthouse regarding the foiled terrorrist plot. Your footage shows what are supposed to be Muslims walking to their car and towards a temple. The people are not Muslims but rather sikhs from India and the temple is also a Sikh temple. I happen to live in the area and believe me your camera people need a lesson on their religions".

Worms and their offsprings

This one is specially posted for Madison Sim(9 year old) who is all excited to visit Ontario so Mrs. Dunsmore can teach her all there is to know about vermicomposting so she can start her own bin back home in Edmonton. I can't wait Madi, maybe Anisten will start getting really excited too!. On the right you can see their cocoons at various stages, some fresh in light colour and the darker ones ready to birth worms and some coming outThis is them making babies! On the left.