How Long has it been anyways?

Wow, it has been a really long time since I've posted something on my blog. So, where do I start? So many things have happened since I last updated, that I really don't know where to start.

The first is that our family has moved from Dieppe to Riverview. We purchased a new house in April & we are loving every minute of it. We purchased in a new subdivision and almost all the homes have been sold.

Here is our new house :

What else is new?

Well, I'm really disappointed in the election outcome. I know that I'm only 1 vote, but my 1 vote didn't make any difference at all!

The promises that now Honorable Mr Alward is really bothering me as there is no attached price tag on the final cost. The first thing that comes to my mind is the return of free Ambulances.... Not only will it cost the government Millions of Dollars a year, it will also put our billing department out of work. That would mean that people would be going on EI; which in turn is costing more money...  The other cost that worries me is the fact that he's promised to freeze property taxes for seniors. Again, Millions of Dollars gone!

Other then that, not a whole lot else has been going on. I'm trying to get into the Riverview Fire Department; however, I have yet to get a call. I now have a contact name which I should really follow up on; however, I seem to be the king of procrastination – just look at my blog!

I do have to admit that life in Riverview is treating me pretty well. Olivia appears to love her new area as well. We are always playing outside and there are tons of kids in the area. It's hard to believe that O will be starting school in the fall of 2011.... SCARY!

Well, I've best be going. I have to finish installing my central vac! Best invention ever!

'til next time!

New Year, New Adventures

Since I haven't written in a while, let me start by saying, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year...

Now, that's out of the way, let me tell you about my latest adventures. 

At Christmas, my parents got Allison, Olivia & I a Wii. I have to admit, it's an awesome console! After Xmas, I started looking at for accessories for our new gaming console. The first thing we bought was the Wii Fit Plus. That is really fun! We've played in some cases where Allison has done nothing but laugh at me for an hour straight because of how foolish I look.

The second thing that I bought was a Wii gun adapter, so that when I buy Call of Duty, I would get into the game. Well, didn't that cause a whole other set of issues.... Lets just say that Codiac RCMP had to get involved... That's a whole other blog post.

So, I kept my eyes open for sales of games & such... While Allison & I were shopping at Zellers, we stopped in the gaming section & started to look at the display case. I noticed that Call of Duty, World at War was on sale for $39, $20 savings... I quickly grabbed that & headed for the cash. When the cashier rang it in, the bar code rang it in at $19 (technically $40 savings) instead of the $39... what a steal! (No RCMP involvement this time)

The New Year has also treated us well so far. We've been lucky enough to not have any major snow storms yet, so I don't have to worry about getting up really early to snowblow the driveway to get out.

In case you were wondering what the story was behind my Ipod, nothing has chnaged... it's lost to me forever! Kinda sucks, but I've learned my lesson!

On a last note, I've now become a permanent Ops Manager with NBEMS. I'm really happy about that! The only down side about my job, that I've noticed is that it takes me away from Firefighting. I find I don't have as many opportunities to go to calls, either because I'm at work or they are all medical calls.

Well, that's about it for me for now!!

'til next time!