Niagara Falls, Birds and Butterfly's

I went to Niagara falls with Joanne and the girls. Taking 2 1/2 hours to drive down, we parked and wondered around checking out the sites of the falls. The first stop was the bird Kingdom full of free flying bird from all over the world. The first area we roamed through was with reptiles from frogs to pythons. There were different levels with rooms set up with exotic birds in big cages, but the main exhibit was an open room set up like a wild jungle where the birds would roam and fly free.

We then had lunch and took a walk along the falls for about an hour, then we walk up the main strip with all the different attractions like the Guinness world record building, haunted house, Ripley's believe it or not building, etc. they were cool to see, but very expensive to enter.

After we finished our touring of the falls we went to the Butterfly conservatory just 10 min drive down from the fall. A very beautiful arboretum and butterfly exhibit indoors full of hundreds of different free flying butterfly flying around the tropical plant life.

I'll post pictures later when I sort though them.

The room is done!!

Finally the basement bedroom is done, Yippee!!

Too bad MJ moved back to Montreal. Yes she went back this Saturday, She wasn't making any effort to look for work, sleeping in all day, staying up all night watching TV, and getting pressure from us to look for work. She wasn't feeling comfortable living here anymore and she decided to go back home and go back to school.

She made arrangements for her mother to come stay for the weekend and then take her home. MJ was all upset making the decision but It's to bad. She decided her own fate by not making an effort in looking for work expecting work to come calling on her, or fall into her lap! Well she got a rude awakening and found out the $30,000 jobs weren't knocking down her door while she slept half the day away.

Don't get me wrong I like her, she is a very nice girl, but need a good kick in the ass to get her moving.... and my son Chris isn't any better. So hopefully she and Chris will learn something from this and realized nothing comes easy! you have to work for things!!

Btw, Chris won't be moving down stairs I'll be renting the room out to someone who is willing to work for there keep.

Went out for some Water

After this morning outing I went up to Elmville for some fresh water with Joanne and Victoria, in yes my new Red car!

Elmville touts the best water in the world from there artisian well, which is free to use by anyone. Mater of fact years ago Molsons Brewery used to import this same water to make there Molson golden beer in there Molson brewery in Barrie. It is the best pure fresh cold spring water in the world!! as they tout!


The sign say's it all. The artisian well is along the side of the hwy just north of Barrie in Elmville.

Sipping a taste right out of the tap of the artisian well filling my jug to refill our water cooler at home.

Carrying the jug of water back to my Red car, with others people waiting to fill there own jugs.

Man this is heavy!

Along the way we saw some wild zebras!!...Not really! Elmville has a wildlife zoo and you can see many of the animals from the side of the hwy.

Hee haw!! lol

My day down at the waterfront

I went down to the lake this morning to swim in the across the bay race, which is a 2km swim as swimmers swim it, meaning now wetsuits. I get down there and find out it was yesterday. Arrrrg. Oh well I had my camera with me and decided to take some shots around the waterfront as Kempenfest is going on along the waterfront all weekend long and mosey on down to the running room where some friends gather every Sunday for a run. Here are some of my pictures. .......


A little smile on the beach goes a long way!

Looking out over the bay. this is the beach where we have our Barrie triathlon swim at.

The carnival is set up on the beach parking lot at the end of our beach.
Our marina along side of the beach.

Looking down one end of the beach.

Looking down the other end looking toward the marina

Some of the tents set up along the path along the beach for Kempenfest.

The spirit catcher at the foot of down town on the water front. The knives swing in the wind and they say if ever the knives spin right around it's time to head for cover, as it's either a hurricane blowing though or a tornado!! lol

This is the beach at the base of down town Barrie, nice little pond and waterfall with a gazebo.

Our local micro Brewery Robert Simpson, you can go in and get fee samples, very cool.

Another shot from the main street store front.

People gathering in the running room before there Sunday run.

Gathering around outside the running room before there run.

This group walking to warm up before starting there 23km run

And there off!! running along the waterfront path before heading up town and into the county roads for a 23km run.

So that was it this morning for me. I went back home to put the finishing touches on my basement bedroom. :)

I Have A New Red Car

I picked up my new RED car today. I went to the dealer Thursday looked around and picked out my car at the same dealer where I bought Joannes car in April. I and picked out the very same car she has, a 2008 Cobalt, but mine is RED!! My daughters were very excited specially because it's RED!! RED things are typically FAST! .. Look at my RED Trek Madone bike! lol and now my car! I didn't want RED but that's all they had left in my price range. After driving my wife's car this past week it sort of grows on you! It's not as comfortable as my Malibu, but it's more gas efficient and will save me money on my long commute to work.

live video of my new Red car. Check it out! ....

Some hot Pictures of my new RED 2008 Cobalt ...

My RED Trek Madone bike matches my new RED Cobalt
The soft angle...


Interior....

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Total emersion

I have never taken total immersion and found this link while cruising ST. It has great video instruction and illustration that could very helpful to some.

http://www.totalimmersion.net/blog/Perpetual-Motion-Freestyle---MIT-Presentation-.html


I learned I have been swimming this way for years!! This Total Immersion is exactly what I've been talking about for years with my less is more training program.....but does anyone listen to me?!? ;)

My Malibu is sick

My Malibu is sick! It's won't last to long and the engine will seize. I plan on keeping the car and buy a new used car. When I can afford to, I will put in a new engine in the malibu and give it to my daughters to use. This is how she sounds.

Here we go again!!

Another setback for me.

Now my car broke down. The engine threw a rod, which means I need a new motor! It never ends, one thing after another. I can't afford to replace the engine. Luckily for me my wife was layed off work and I can use her car. Is that luck my wife was layed off?? Plus I can't use Joanne's car permanently because she needs it to get around while looking for work.

It's not worth fixing my car either. My mechanic said he could get me another engine and install it for around $2000.00 but that would be more then my car is worth! plus I don't have the money to do the job, so now I'm stuck. I'm going to have to look for a new used car and hope for the best on making some sort of deal and payment plan that I can't afford at this time. Damn!

Because of my car breakdown I didn't go to Tuesday Time Trial, which is ok because it was really windy with T-storms threatening, so I took a pass this week.

Ok more wedding Pic's

In know particular order. Sorry this blogger sucks when it comes to posting pictures in order....

Joanne my wife, with Melissa, Mathew my brothers son, and My brother Mike.
The first dance, Josh and Kayla Some turkey's running away when they heard we were having a turkey dinner at the banquet.

All the sibling in my family, Mathew and Andrea on each side, my brothers kids. Next to Mathew are my kids Melissa, Victoria and Chris. Then Kayla the bride in the middle, with Samantha her half sister behind, and Jessica my sister other daughter.
The carriage ride after the wedding. on the way to the reception along the road a cop drove up and pulled them over!! Not to ticket them but to take a photo with his camera phone!lol to funny.

The wedding party.

The gazebo where they signed there wedding certificate

This is where they said there vows in front of the lake.

The Justis of the peace and the groom, Josh before the nuptials

Where all the relatives sat and watched

My brother and wife with my family and MJ Chris's Girlfriend, ( the red head )

Some of the Ushers,

BTW, I was the UN-official video photographer for the wedding, and as an extra gift to my niece, I will be making a DVD up for them from the days event, as I spent most of my time taping the ceremony and everything else going on all day befor I got drunk and danced the night away! : )

Nice day for a Wedding

Busy weekend with my niece's wedding. The wedding was very nice held outside up north outside of Orillia at a privet cottage by a lake which holds weddings for a business. The rain held off until after the ceremony then started to drizzle while taking pictures after. Thank god the reception was indoors as it started to down pour after that the rest of the night.


Here are some pic's

Most of Sunday I stayed home watching Ironman Lake Placid on line as it was raining and t-storming most of the day, so i couldn't get out to bike or run. I've got two weeks until the Barrie Tri and I need to get out to run but the weather is not co-operating this summer with cool temps and lots of rain.