6- Home Sweet Home, 7-Tag you're it

My sister's dog is a black lab. He is enormous and slightly stunned. I got to spend a lot of time with him over the weekend. I like the feeling of having a dog to walk and play with. I don't like the stink that dogs seem to have, or the nervousness I have because they don't know to stay away from cars that are moving. Some people are dog people, some people are cat people. I am by far a cat person. Actually, I'm a people person. Out of cats, dogs, etc., I'm a baby person. It all boils down to my biological clock. Tick tick tick.






I went home on the weekend. Sackville, NB. There are pros and cons to growing up in Sackville. Small towns in general have pros and cons. Knowing everyone you pass on the street is a nice feeling. However some days, it's just easier not knowing anyone so you can pass by and go about doing what you set out to do. There is far less crime in smaller towns. Traffic never seems to be an issue in a small town, and going slow and taking your time is a-ok.

Some days I miss the small town. I hope to live in a small town, raise children there. Then I go home, visit for awhile and am grateful for my return to the city.

5- More than meets the eye

Last night (3 days into my project and the last two blogs have been a day late... guh) Tom Selleck and I went to Transformers. Opening weekend, it sure was a feat. We went at 6:45 for the 8:00 showing. Sold out. We got tickets for the next showing which sadly wasn't until 9:45. We leave and come back at 9:00 to be sure to leave lots of time for popcorn and decent seating. There was already a line of at least 50 people waiting to get in. Of course we were earlier enough that it all working out, but those poor people who didn't know to come earlier, man.

I was amazed and disappointed at how many children were under the PG13 age recommendation. I would even understand children between 10 and 13, but there were 6 or 7 year olds there. There was even one that could not be any older than 4. The movie didn't start until 9:45. It's a 2 and 3/4 hour movie. We left the theatre at 12:25, along with the 4 year olds. Not only was I disappointed in the fact that these children were leaving after midnight, when really they should probably been in bed before the movie even started. I was also disappointed in the children being exposed to all the sexual innuendos (there were a lot of testicle jokes... I mean A LOT), the language, substance abuse, etc. It was a very long movie, very late at night for children who don't understand the adult subject matter. I feel like a Showcase Network warning message. Seth MacFarlane would make fun of me right now.

The movie wasn't my favorite. I can only watch metal on metal fight scenes for so long and they just kept going!!!!! However I see the appeal, and Tom enjoyed himself. I would recommend it to people who enjoy action and comedy and remember Transformers the cartoon from their childhood. I would not recommend it for children under the age of 10 especially the 9:45 showing-- it's a long one!



As I took a photo of the movie poster after the movie I was mocked (somewhat by a 12 year old) "Awww dad did you bring YOUR camera." Yes kid I loved the movie so much I took a photo of the poster, this is the first time I've felt awkward taking my photo a day!

4- Summer days by the lake

Yesterday was my last day of work for summer vacation (throw your hands up in the air). Wanting to help me kick off my vacation Mr. Baseball (otherwise known as Tom Selleck and how I will refer the other significant male in my life) decided to take me on a walk to a lake nearby. Wearing shorts, and flats I was not prepared to trudge through the wilderness for a lake he didn't even know existed or not.

The weeds and grass were at least hip high. The ground was thick with mud and snake spit covered grass. Prickle bushes were everywhere and I was encouraged to just keep going, it was just past that tree, or just around that bush. FINALLY, we come to a top of a steep hill, that could have dropped into a lake but I was not willing to die on my first day of vacation so this is where our adventure ended.

If you look closely you will see the lake through the trees (or at least that is what I was told- so the whole disaster of a hike wasn't a complete waste of time). Whether or not there is actually a lake there, I may never know, but if this is a preview of what's to come... my summer may be full of a lot of adventures, with disappointing finales. I'll be ok with that, at least I got an adventure out of it.

3- Pedi Paws

I have never had a manicure or a pedicure. On January 11th on Facebook, I vowed to do three things this year. Get my license (on the agenda), get a new job (I no longer have to although I will be doing a sort of new job in Sept.) and get a manicure or pedicure. Thanks to a year end gift from the headteacher, I got my first pedicure ever. I don't like feet. Period. Not even into baby feet. I am ok with my feet. Of course I clean them, massage them, paint their nails, clip them, lotion them. But other people's feet and other people touching my feet... I was a little nervous. Overall it was ok. I saw the tools being cleaned and sanitized, however I was still a little weirded out. She could have done more of some things (the bottoms), and less of others (the nails), but for $45 (free on my end) it was worth it.

2- Dewey mornings and delicious dinners.

This morning when I checked for the newspaper in the mailbox, this beautiful sight greeted me. Usually I dislike spiders and their webs that close to my house. Walking through a spider web is one of the weirdest/grossest feeling. Feeling hairlike wisps on your face or arms just makes me squirm thinking about it. This morning seeing Charlotte's home covered in dew, made me less squeamish. It looked beautiful and amazing- almost perfect. I cannot create anything that beautiful, yet a tiny creature that (to be honest) I usually step on, can. I was in awe, and felt my day of looking for photos was finished-job done, like a morning work out- you are off the hook for another day.

Then a couple coworkers and I went to lunch at The Five Fisherman downtown. Waiter brings water. Waiter brings bread with fish spread. Water brings empty white plate/bowl. Water fills bowl with olive oil. Waiter adds red vinegar. The finished product is one of the most beautiful things I have seen in awhile. I may turn this photo into a painting for my kitchen, or I may crop and blow up the photo to frame. I loved looking at the masterpiece for the minute it stayed divided, it then mixed together and was no as beautiful.

1- Rock Lobster?

McDonald's had an announcement to make. As soon as I saw it, a smile crept on my face. I don't even like lobster. McLobster means McSummer and that is something I spend 10 1/2 months thinking about.

When you work at a school, summer provides a much needed break to clean and sort, and plan for another year. Summer allows for space to sit back and think. Relax put yourself first, if only for a day. During the summer, you no longer have to take things day by day. Day by day summer is different than day by day school year. In the summer you decide day by day whether you will go to the beach, cook inside or outside. Take a road trip or hike.

Summer lets you open the windows, let in the breeze. Summer lets you stay up later. Spend days at the beach, walks along the water. Explore new places, return to old favorites. Summer is a time to try new things.

The day planner's summer months are quickly filling up. Summer means no pressure, I'll do what I can and feel like. I'll take it day by day. I don't want summer to sneak away like it sometimes does. Maybe this summer I'll try the McLobster. If not, I'll treat someone else!