THE ICING ON THE CAKE

All tuckered out from all the excitement.

Cloe looking for a handout from me - it worked - she got a cheesy

Picture perfect!!

A victory cheer!!!! And we sang a round of Oh Canada for good measure.

Roger and Linda doing shots - but they did maintain

The calm before the game - Bob and Linda

It was a nail biter down to the very last second - and when the US scored at 24 seconds left - ugh. Bummer or what. I called it - 2/2 with a shoot out but I was wrong - they got it in the overtime - thank goodness. We gathered at Bob's for the game - Linda, John, Robin, Randy, Roger, Skip, Derek, Rejean and myself plus the 2 dogs Sandy and Cloe. Roger brought some tequila and we almost had to make room on the pool table for Linda - but it didn't happen. It was great when they finally scored - thank you Sydney Crosby.

WAY TO GO BOYS!!!

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YOU CAN DO IT BOYS

It's finally here - the game everyone has been waiting for. The ladies already have their gold around their necks - now it is the guy's turn. We are fortunate enough to be able to watch the game with some real die-hard hockey fans. John for one. He is a hockey fanatic - one who paces when the game is on. You know the kind. I get very anxious watching something like that. I watched the curling finale last nite and that even got me going. Kevin Martin and Morris are a great pairing. I was on my feet, clapping and cheering in my own living room!! At least today's event will be enjoyed in a party garage. Complete with the big screen and pool table - Linda will be staying away from the pool table today.

GO CANADA!!!!!

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OLYMPIC FEVER

I have been glued to the tv for the past 2 weeks - I wake up in the morning and turn on the Olympics with the Canada AM hosts to see what I missed from the day before. I saw our first gold medal on Canadian soil and it feels like I have seen every other gold medal also won. I have watched the Canadian men and women hockey games, I have even watched curling (it is a great game to watch - those are skilled athletes!!) I have watched the bobsleigh - 2 and 4 man - I have watched a bit of the ice skaters (not really my cup of tea) but I saw our ice dancers win gold. I cried when our lady's ice skater lost her mother a couple of days before she skated and I teared up when she won bronze. I laughed when Jon Montgomery chugged that pitcher of beer walking thru Whistler. I could care less about Lindsay Vohn, the US skier who is nothing but a spoiled baby. I looked on as Charles, the speed skater kissed his girlfriend - and patted her bum a few times - after he won gold.

All in all it has been a fabulous Olympics and I will be sorry to see them go. But one last nail biter - the men's hockey game tomorrow against the US. The ladies already have theirs and I might add I was none too proud of them watching the ladies win with their sullen looks, afraid to show any emotion? See how it is done, boys? GO CANADA!!!

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ps - might I add my two cents to the big bruhaha about the women's hockey team's celebration on the ice with their beer and wine and cigars - that is the way we Canadians celebrate so leave them alone. They were just jealous.

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY....

Tomorrow seems to be the day to play around here. The guys are going to another hockey game in the Sault so the girls (Linda and I and maybe Robin)will hit the road for the monthly fish fry at the Thessalon Legion. We worked 1/2 day today because John had to play hockey in Thessalon and Rejean has a cold - thanks to Randy and John - Linda has it also so I will stay far away from her. Tomorrow we get hair cuts and I get to fill the wood boxes again. But no work in the bush.
The piles of wood just keep getting bigger and bigger. The guys cut down, trimmed and cut into logs a tree in 10 minutes today. And it was a good size one. I just kept feeding the fire. That's work as well - you have to haul the branches and fling them into the fire. And the trees they take down all seem to be in the general vicinity of the fire thank goodness. But come Saturday we will be back at it again. I'll bring some hot dogs, buns, mustard and our hotdog cooking sticks.
But tonite I will be glued to the tube watching our ladies win a gold medal against the US team. GO CANADA!!!!
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A VIEW OF THE ROOM - SO FAR

The door on the left is to the pantry, the middle one is the closet and the other one leads to the utility room. The bar will be on the right hand side of this picture where the bar chair is.

The door to the spare bedroom. Under the cork board is the drawers for the wood and kindling. The doors turned out better than I thought they would. And everyone uses the coat hooks. I thought 6 was too many but last nite 4 people hung up their coats there. And the cameras have a designated hook as well. It's getting there.

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THEY CAME, THEY ATE, THEY LEFT

Well it wasn't quite that fast. We all enjoyed ourselves. The food was good. It was one of my No Stress meals. I have a few dishes that I can make that are very easy and always turn out good. this was one of them. Salad - no problem. The chicken was done up ahead of time so all I had to do was throw it in the oven and the penne - easy peasy. Linda brought the desert. A delicious chocolate loaf from Valu Mart and berries from this past summer - blue berries and raspberries. yum Yum. We started out with Cesars and later switched to either wine or beer - beer for me. We all had a good time and everyone was gone by 8:30pm - perfect for watching more Olympics. Actually I saw a gold medal performance while I was cooking my penne.

Now if the Canadians can win against the Russians tonite....I will be glued to the screen for that one - GO CANADA!!!

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I AM READY!!!!

A dinner party of sorts is taking place this afternoon and early evening. Ron, Mary, Linda and Daniel are coming over for dinner. Finally. The last time we tried to get all 4 of them over Linda and Daniel left for home so we were lucky to get them tonite. I prepared my famous Chicken Parmesan, garlic bread and garlic shrimp. I have all the fixin's for Caesars that I know we all like so bring them on. The salad is cooling, the ice cubes are made, my table is set and all the glasses are clean downstairs. They get dusty because of the wood stove. I like getting everything ready in advance because then you can relax and enjoy yourself. I hear a Cesar calling my name as I type. They will bring the desert so I have no idea what that will be but I am prepared with desert plates at my ready.
My camera is ready to record this entertaining event. Let's get this party started....
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