It is going to be a busy weather day in Canada today.
A winter storm watch was issued for my area yesterday, so this morning when I got up I decided to to have a look at good the good ol environment Canada website.



It looks like someone went a little crazy with the red crayon.
Prepare to send aid if this forecast is right, the whole country will be in trouble
Longing for spring,
ju

This song was playing last time I borrowed my neighbours car.
It is just a couple of canuck chicks but I couldnt help but crank it and sing at the top of my lungs.
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbicuSzkr6w[/url]
Yup I'm old and I dont mind.
ju

I remember when this lil boy and his parents became my neighbours. I remeber the kids "swimming" in roasting pans on the balcony in an effort to stay cool in the summer. I remember when my daughter went thru a biting phase, which was promptly cured by the kid next door who bit her back and showed her how much it hurt. I remember the first days of school, I remeber us both moving and ending up not so far apart. I remember the years when they couldn't speak to each other cause it wasn't "cool"
I remember a lot but holy shit this kid has grown!



he showed up tonight just to say "hi"
damn they have grown up!
not quite ready to throw him out. but he isn't moving in.
ju

spring is 2.5 boxes of kleenex away.
I bought a case of kleenex back around the beginning of winter I guess. It is now the end of Feb and I only have 2.5 boxes with winter scenes on them. I did cheat and use a few of the spring scenes over the winter just cause I was sick of the snow.
So depending on how often we blow our noses spring could come earlier or later.
I have to be at least as accurate as the ground hog,
ju

bng is home.
Long road to recovery but that is his story to tell if he wants to.
He said I could pass along that he "survived"
ju

I hadnt been to the home page in forever and discovered I wasn't missing much. The same pics that have been there for ohhhhh I dunno lets just say ages are still there. Surely with 4k+ pics/day being posted there should be something new?
Wondering if old is the new black
ju

but then again it never was in them.
The doctor, nurses, aenesthetist, the porters and any and everyone who is involved in this surgery, you better take damn good care of my friend.
See you on the other side my friend, know I am with you.
Big D

I finally bought myself one of those screwdrivers with all the bits in the handle. I was missing a "star" screwdriver and thought this would be a handy gadget.
I am sure it will be once I get the "star" screw out of the lid that holds the bits in place.
Wondering who the brains behind this one was,
ju

You all know of my quest for employment.
Today I went to social services for an intake interview for a course I am not obligated to take but which I was told was the only one that was available to me considering my circumstances.
We sat down and she started talking, going over what was going to be covered each day during a three week period.
She kept asking me if I felt this would be suitable for me. I finally said "No" and that opened the door for discussion.
It turns out that not only did she agree with me BUT she ended up being a great source of information.
I now have an appointment with someone who I never knew existed who could potentially really help me. I am still going to have to jump through hoops but at least these hoops will be worth something to me.
I find social services incredibly frustrating. The assumption is there that if you ended up needing them that you have no qualifications and as such should be treated like an imbecile.
I have a few barriers to over come. Lack of recent employment and having at least the first part of my day taken up with getting a kid with just enough of a disablity off to school.
I do however have many things to offer an employer that should negate those issues.
My next meeting is March 6th, I don't expect things to happen fast but it does sound like I could get my foot in the door to the public service sector and if nothing else I will get recent experience which will give me a recent reference.
Todays events gave me some hope,
cross your fingers for me,
I have big plans for the future,
ju

I don't eat or drink anything with caffeine in it. I dislike the effect it has on me. This morning I had run out of decaf coffee and thought what the hell, one cup of regular coffee won't kill me.
It may not be killing me but I'm totally wired.
It's a damn good thing I have lots to do today.
Running off to get it all done,
ju