10-22-2016, 12:00 PM
Mornin all. Another beautiful day on the West coast of Canuck land. I was knocked flat with the flu this past week, It has been a long time since I have been that sick. I guess I had better go get my flu shot 
I only missed getting the shot once about 20 years ago and ended up getting Pneumonia. Considering the shot doesn't cost anything I should not be so deadbeatish about making the effort to go in and get it.
I have to go and get on the Deere and start chopping up the leaves, there are lots of huge Maples out there that produce monster leaves. I'll do that for an hour before I go to the arena(s) with the kid for Hockey. I just love being involved with those kids, it is nothing but pure joy on their faces as Saturday is Hockey day in Canada. We spend hours at the rink(s) with all the kids and then have a house full of friends watching the NHL in the evenings. This happens most Saturdays.
We have introduced a lot of recent refugees to the game. They found their way to the arena with the church groups that are sponsoring them (wanting to show them some Canadian culture). There are tears of joy on the parents faces as their kids are once again starting to smile as all kids should be doing. A few stories of some of the horrors they have faced in the past few years is sickening. I am really proud of our hockey families, parents and kids, as they go out of their way to help these kids get on the ice and make sure they have sticks and helmuts. We are bending some rules and the staff at the rink close their eyes when I go into the rental shop and pull skates and brainbuckets for these kids. No one is going to charge them a dime and that is fine with all of us. Who knows maybe one of them will be in the NHL one day. Nothing would make me happier.
Hope everyone has a good weekend, whether it is Fall Fairs or Hockey, there is nothin like community involvement to leave your innards full of satisfaction.
I only missed getting the shot once about 20 years ago and ended up getting Pneumonia. Considering the shot doesn't cost anything I should not be so deadbeatish about making the effort to go in and get it.I have to go and get on the Deere and start chopping up the leaves, there are lots of huge Maples out there that produce monster leaves. I'll do that for an hour before I go to the arena(s) with the kid for Hockey. I just love being involved with those kids, it is nothing but pure joy on their faces as Saturday is Hockey day in Canada. We spend hours at the rink(s) with all the kids and then have a house full of friends watching the NHL in the evenings. This happens most Saturdays.
We have introduced a lot of recent refugees to the game. They found their way to the arena with the church groups that are sponsoring them (wanting to show them some Canadian culture). There are tears of joy on the parents faces as their kids are once again starting to smile as all kids should be doing. A few stories of some of the horrors they have faced in the past few years is sickening. I am really proud of our hockey families, parents and kids, as they go out of their way to help these kids get on the ice and make sure they have sticks and helmuts. We are bending some rules and the staff at the rink close their eyes when I go into the rental shop and pull skates and brainbuckets for these kids. No one is going to charge them a dime and that is fine with all of us. Who knows maybe one of them will be in the NHL one day. Nothing would make me happier.
Hope everyone has a good weekend, whether it is Fall Fairs or Hockey, there is nothin like community involvement to leave your innards full of satisfaction.