CHRISTMAS DAY.

WELL HERE IT IS CHRISTMAS DAY AND AS USUALL SANTA HAS DROPPED OF MORE THAN I EXPECTED BUT SINCE I WAS AN EXTRA GOOD BOY THIS YEAR NOT AS MUCH AS I FIGURE I SHOULD GET, THAT'S LIFE OR AS THE FRENCH SAY "C'EST L 'VIE". THAT'S ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT THIS SUBJECT BUT I WILL TRY NOT TO BE SO GOOD IN '06. HOPE YOU ALL GOT LOTS OF GOODIES FROM THE OL' FELLOW WITH THE WHITE BEARD.

I HAD A REAL GOOD CHRISTMAS SEASON WITH MY SANTA PROJECT EXCEEDING EVEN MY WILDEST DREAMS & KNOWING THEIR ARE 3 REAL HAPPY CHILDREN OUT THERE WHO WITH THE HELP OF A LOT OF REAL GOOD PEOPLE HAD A SUPER CHRISTMAS. NICE TO GET UP THIS MORNING KNOWING THEY ARE ENJOYING SANTA'S VISIT AND PLAYING WITH THEIR NEWS TOYS. THEY WILL ALSO BE SETTING DOWN TO A NICE DINNER OF TURKEY & VEGGIES IF THEIR MOM CAN GET THEM TO STOP PLAYING LONG ENOUGH TO EAT.

jUST LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO THE TOTAL STRANGERS WHO MADE THIS ALL POSSIBLE BY SENDING ME MONEY TO HELP MAKE THIS A CHRISTMAS THE BOYS WILL NEVER FORGET. YOU ARE ALL A WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO I HOPE THOUGHT OF THESE CHILDREN WHEN YOU GOT UP TODAY AND GAVE YOURSELVES A BIG PAT ON THE BACK. THANKS AGAIN FOLKS IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT YOUR GENEROUS HELP.

TICKETS SALES ON THE MONEY TREE ARE BEYOND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE. SO FAR WE HAVE MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND 4 ATHELETS TO THE CANADIAN SUMMER SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN BRANDON, MANITOBA. THEY WILL BE GOING IN JULY 2006 AND I HAVE GREAT HOPES FOR THEM. I WANT THEM TO GO, MEET NEW FRIENDS, HAVE A GOOD TIME, REPRESENT PEI PROUDLY, AND GIVE THEIR BEST PREFORMANCE. IF THEY DO ALL THIS THAN THEY WILL COME HOME WINNERS IN MY BOOK, IF THEY HAPPEN TO WIN A MEDAL THAN THAT WILL BE A BONUS. I FIND THAT WAY TO MUCH BEING MADE ABOUT WINNING EVEN AT THIS LEVEL BUT THE ATHELETS KNOW BETTER AND CAN TEACH A LOT OF US THE MEANING OF COMPETING.

I AM GOING TO WRAP IT UP FOR TODAY BY WISHING EVERY ONE OF YOU THE BEST OF THIS MAGICAL SEASON, TIME TO GO VISIT THE RELATIVES & SEE THEIR GIFTS AND SAY HI.

I HOPE TO DO MORE ENTRIES IN '06 AS I ENJOY DOING THEM, JUST HOPE SOMEONE IS READING THEM.

CATCH YOU ALL LATER.

TIRED BUT HAPPY.

WELL I HAVE JUST FINISHED 3 DAYS OF SELLING TICKETS ON A MONEY TREE WITH THE MONEY TO HELP SPECIAL OLYMPIANS FROM HERE IN PRINCE COUNTY ATTEND THE CANADIAN SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN BRANDON MANITOBA IN JULY 2006. I AM A LITTLE WEARY BUT HAD A WONDERFUL 3 DAYS BY SELLING MORE THAN $7OO.00 WORTH OF TICKETS AND SINCE WE STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO WE HAVE CLEARED OVER $13OO.00. AT $5OO.00 PER ATHELET TO GET TO BRANDON BY SATURDAY I HOPE TO HAVE MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND 3 TO THE GAMES. WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO AS WE HAVE 15 GOING FROM THIS AREA & NEED $75OO.00 ALL TOLD. WE WILL MAKE IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN LET THESE SPECIAL PEOPLE DOWN. WITH GOOD PLANNING, GOOD LUCK, & THE GRACE OF THE BIG GUY UPSTAIRS WE WILL NOT FAIL. DID YOU EVER NOTICE THE HARDER YOU WORK THE LUCKIER YOU ARE.
IN CLOSING I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION OUR LITTLE SANTA PROJECT FOR OUR FAMILY THAT NEEDS A HAND-UP IS GOING WELL, MOST OF THE TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN BOUGHT AND WILL BE DELIVERED ON THE 24'TH. WE STILL HAVE TO GET THE GROCERYS BUT THEY WILL BE DELIVERED ALSO ON THE 24'TH. AMAZING THING IS STRANGERS HAVE BEEN SENDING ME MONEY AND WE ARE GETTING WHERE WE WILL BE OK MONEY WISE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CHRISTMAS & CHILDREN YOU NEVER HAVE ENOUGH MONEY.
ALL FOR NOW I HOPE TO HAVE TIME TO DO ONE MORE BEFORE CHRISTMAS BUT IF NOT MY PRAYERS & BEST WISHES GO TO YOU & YOURS AT THIS SPECIAL TIME OF THE YEAR.
hAVE A GOOD ONE ALL AND THE BEST IN '06.

TIRED BUT HAPPY.

WELL I HAVE JUST FINISHED 3 DAYS OF SELLING TICKETS ON A MONEY TREE WITH THE MONEY TO HELP SPECIAL OLYMPIANS FROM HERE IN PRINCE COUNTY ATTEND THE CANADIAN SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN BRANDON MANITOBA IN JULY 2006. I AM A LITTLE WEARY BUT HAD A WONDERFUL 3 DAYS BY SELLING MORE THAN $7OO.00 WORTH OF TICKETS AND SINCE WE STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO WE HAVE CLEARED OVER $13OO.00. AT $5OO.00 PER ATHELET TO GET TO BRANDON BY SATURDAY I HOPE TO HAVE MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND 3 TO THE GAMES. WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO AS WE HAVE 15 GOING FROM THIS AREA & NEED $75OO.00 ALL TOLD. WE WILL MAKE IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN LET THESE SPECIAL PEOPLE DOWN. WITH GOOD PLANNING, GOOD LUCK, & THE GRACE OF THE BIG GUY UPSTAIRS WE WILL NOT FAIL. DID YOU EVER NOTICE THE HARDER YOU WORK THE LUCKIER YOU ARE.
IN CLOSING I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION OUR LITTLE SANTA PROJECT FOR OUR FAMILY THAT NEEDS A HAND-UP IS GOING WELL, MOST OF THE TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN BOUGHT AND WILL BE DELIVERED ON THE 24'TH. WE STILL HAVE TO GET THE GROCERYS BUT THEY WILL BE DELIVERED ALSO ON THE 24'TH. AMAZING THING IS STRANGERS HAVE BEEN SENDING ME MONEY AND WE ARE GETTING WHERE WE WILL BE OK MONEY WISE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CHRISTMAS & CHILDREN YOU NEVER HAVE ENOUGH MONEY.
ALL FOR NOW I HOPE TO HAVE TIME TO DO ONE MORE BEFORE CHRISTMAS BUT IF NOT MY PRAYERS & BEST WISHES GO TO YOU & YOURS AT THIS SPECIAL TIME OF THE YEAR.
hAVE A GOOD ONE ALL AND THE BEST IN '06.

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY.

BOY HAVE I BEEN BUSY LATELY & NOT SURE IF IT IS ALL THE WORK (LABOR OF LOVE) OR I AM GETTING OLD & STARTING TO REALLY SLOW DOWN, MIGHT VERY WELL BE A COMBO OF BOTH. DON'T TELL ANYONE AS MOST OF MY READERS THINK I AM A HANSOME YOUNG STUD, "I WISH".
i AM ON A COMMITTEE WITH A BUNCH OF PARENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL OLYMPIANS PICKED TO GO THE THE "CANADIAN SPECIAL OLYMPICS" NEXT SUMMER IN BRANDON MANITOBA. EACH ATHELETIC MUST COME UP WITH $500.00 FOR THEIR SHARE OF THE EXPENCE OF GOING, A LOT OF MONEY FOR MOST OF THE PARENTS SO THEY PUT A COMMITTEE TO RAISE MONEY & SHARE THE COST. i WAS ASKED TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE & SINCE SPECIAL OLYMPIANS ARE MY FAVORITE PEOPLE I SAID YES.
I PURCHASED $209.00 WORTH OF SCRATCH & WIN TICKETS, STUCK THEM ON A TREE SHAPED THING I HAD FROM BEFORE, GOT A BUNCH OF TICKETS PRINTED UP & WENT DOWN TO A MALL YESTERDAY TO SELL TICKETS ON THE MONEY TREE. I WAS IN THE MALL FROM 9:30 TO 3:30 AND SOLD $203.00 WORTH OF TICKETS. THE WHOLE COST WAS &238.69 SO IT IS ALMOST PAID FOR AND WE WILL NOT DRAW FOR THE TREE UNTIL VALENTINES DAY ON FEB. 14, 2006. I HAVE 4 MORE DATES AT LEAST BEFORE CHRISTMAS & HAVE NOT DECIDED WHAT DATES WE WILL USE IN JA. OR FEB.
I DON'T LIKE TO MAKE PREDECTIONS ON A THING LIKE THIS BUT WILL BE DISAPPOINTED IF WE DO NOT MAKE OVER $1000.00 CLEAR ON THIS TREE. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON HOW WE DO & HOW MUCH WE MAKE, EVERYTIME WE MAKE $500.00 IT WILL MEAN 1 MORE ATHELET WILL BE GOING TO BRANDON.
I AM ALSO INVOLVED IN HELPING A FAMILY BY GIVING THEM A HAND-UP THIS CHRISTMAS BUT I HAVE ALSO A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS WHO ARE MAKING DONATIONS TO SEE THAT 3 SMALL CHILDREN HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS IS FOR THE YOUNG & THE YOUNG AT HEART. MORE ON THIS AS CHRISTMAS GETS CLOSER BUT IT REALLY DOES ONES HEART GOOD WHEN STRANGERS SEND YOU MONEY TO HELP 3 SMALL CHILDREN THEY WILL NEVER MEET.
IT IS ESPECIALLY NICE TO WAKE UP ON CHRISTMAS MORNING TO KNOW THAT WITH THE HELP OF A LOT OF SUPER PEOPLE THAT 3 CHILDREN ARE HAVING A CHRISTMAS THAT HOPEFULLY THEY WILL NEVER FORGET.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER?

WELL HERE I AM AGAIN A LITTLE LATER THAN I PLANNED BUT AS I SAID IN THE TITLE BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. NO EXCUSES TODAY JUST I AM INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THINGS NOW AND JUST DIDN'T TAKE THE TIME LIKE I SHOULD. HARD TO BELIEVE BUT I REALLY ENJOY DOING MY BLOG BUT IF I DON'T GET MORE REGULAR I WILL LOSE THE FEW READERS I HAVE NOW.

TODAY I AM GOING TO WRITE ABOUT A SUBJECT THAT IS NEAR & DEAR TO MY HEART, "SPECIAL OLYMPIANS." AS SOME OF YOU KNOW I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS NOW AS A DIRECTOR OF THE PROVINCAL BOARD. WELL THIS PAST SPRING I HEARD THAT HERE IN MY HOME TOWN THEY HAD NO ONE TO COACH THE LOCAL OLYMPIANS WHO WANTED TO PLAY SOFTBALL AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TRY OUT FOR THE TEAM THAT IS GOING TO THE CANADIAN SPECIAL OLYMPICS BEING HELD IN BRANDON, MANITOBA SUMMER '06. I SAID IF NO ONE ELSE IS AVAILABLE I WOULD WITH HELP COACH THE TEAM AS IT WAS NOT FAIR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO TRY OUT FOR THE TEAM. WITH THE HELP OF 2 OTHER WONDERFUL PEOPLE I SPENT ONE OF THE BEST SUMMERS I HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME. IN THE END WE HAD 4 PLAYERS TRY OUT TO GO TO BRANDON AND I AM MOST PROUD TO ANNOUMNCE 2 MADE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY MY FINE COACHING HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT BUT TO BE HONEST AND LIKE I TOLD THE 2 PLAYERS, IF I HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEIR SUCCESS I AM OVERJOYED BUT THE MAIN REASON THEY MADE THE TEAM WAS MOSTELY BECAUSE OF THEIR BALL SKILL AND TALENT.

I ALSO GOT TO GO TO NEW BRUNSWICK WITH A SOFTBALL TEAM TO COMPETE AT THE NB PROVINCIAL GAMES. PEI SENT 2 TEAMS, THE OTHER ONE WON SILVER & THE TEAM I WAS WITH WON BRONZE, MY FIRST METAL FROM THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND I COULDN'T BE PROUDER IF IT WAS A RING FOR WINNING THE WORLD SERIES. WHAT A WEEK-END, NEVER GOT SO MANY HUGS & HIGH 5 IN ALL MY LIFE. IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT THESE SPECIAL PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH JUST TO TRY TO DO THE NORMAL THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED YOU WOULD BE TRULEY AMAZED TO SEE THE EFFORT THEY GIVE TO BE INVOLVED IN SPORTS. THEY ARE A COACHES DREAM BECAUSE THEY LEAVE IT ALL ON THE FIELD AND NEVER GIVE UP BUT WHEN THE GAME IS OVER THEY CAN'T WAIT TO MEET THE OTHER TEAM & SHAKE HANDS. NO WORRYING ABOUT WINNING OR LOSING JUST THE JOY OF COMPETING & DOING THEIR BEST, SPORT AT IT'S FINEST.

COULD GO ON FOREVER ABOUT THESE SPECIAL ATHELETS BUT DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU, JUST IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL ATHELETS IN YOUR AREA WHY NOT GO OUT AND WATCH THEM SOMETIME. THE ATHELETS WILL APPRECIATE IT AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT SPORTS SHOULD BE ALL ABOUT. BETTER YET GET INVOLVED AS I KNOW HERE ON GOOD OL' P.E.I. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR HELP & I KNOW THAT IF YOU DO YOU WILL WANT TO THANK ME FOR THE IDEA AS YOU WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING THAT WILL BRING MORE JOY TO YOUR LIFE. MOST PEOPLE IN THE MOVEMENT DON'T KNOW ME BUT IF SOMEONE EVER ASKS WHY YOU GOT INVOLVED JUST THINK OF ME & SAY "CHAMP" ASKED ME TOO, THAT IS MY NICKNAME.

ROAST BEEF FOR SUPPER

Here it is Saturday and I am home doing my blog, one of the many joys of enjoying a well decerved retirement. With this part of your life you pretty well get to do what you want when you want if you do not get too tied up in joining voulinteer groups which I have been doing lately but have decided to do a little less for others and a little more for me. Not being self centered just I was too busy and it was starting to be like work with not to much joy. I spent 3 months with a couple of friends working on a project for a group and had someone come in at the last minute, shanghi my work & change it around to their idea. Kind of PO'd me and they will need help down the road as his new plan will not work and as much as I think of the group if I am ask the answer in a resounding "NO". So much for that now I got it off my mind I feel better, thanks for the ear folks.

It is 1:05PM here and at 2;00PM I will be putting a roast of beef in the oven for supper, with luck Mary will be home to finish it up as I will cook it but she will make the gravy and put the finishing touched on it. The first 3 years I was retired I not only did a lot of cooking but also baking. I still cook a bit but have gave up the baking. I was not all that bad but since I am diabetic and Mary is on a perminant diet it does not get ate so what the hell. The second Christmas I was home I made about 6 different squares & 4 different cookies but most never got eat, not only a waste of time but a waste of money. I don't mind doing something if it gets used or appreciated.
Now back to my roast, I will peel 3 onions, slice them and stick them on the roast with toothpicks as we find it not only gives the roast a good flavor but also makes a big difference in the gravy. I will also slice up some mushroons for the gravy as I think the best gravy in the world is mushroon, onion, beef gravy and it is never better than when it is served over the world's best PEI potatoes. Wish you were all here to share it with me as I swear that Mary makes the best gravy in the world and it is so good that it should be shared. I believe all good things should be shared as I think that it would bring us all together as a people.

Another amazing fact I read the other day is there is enough food in the world so that there is no need for anyone to be hungry, just not enough money to buy it. This is sad as I know on PEI the last few years potatoes were not worth very much and no one wanted to buy them even though the price was so low. In the spring a few were given to the local food bank and the rest were plowed under in the fields. Too bad some group could not have chartered some boats and give them to some hungry people in need.

Gas & heating oil prices have gone up to where I don't know how shareholder in the big oil companys can sleep night knowing this winter way too many people will have to make a choice whether to eat or be warm and I am not fooling. The local food banks are already in trouble so many people are lining up for food, they now only provide enough food for each family to last 3 days each month, better than nothing but we as a people should do better. I saw in the paper today that PEI residents donated over $60,000.oo to hurrican relief in USA. It is a wonder gesture but when we have children going to bed & getting up the next day & going to school without breakfast here in PEI I think we want to review our priorities. USA is the richest country in the world and they should be looking after their own as we should be doing here in Canada as we have the resorces to do it. For 3'rd world countries we should be doing a lot more than the exploitation we are doing now. Child labor at very little pay, long hours, no benefits, but good for the bottom line for the owners & stores who buy the stuff to sell to a willing customer. The next time you buy something from an overseas sweat shop think just how lucky you are your children are not workers there.
Well I guess that is my rant for today & before you think I am all mouth & no action I have found a family of 4 that needs a hand up this Christmas so I will adopt them this year with some help from some special people. I am hoping to have a benefit concert for the food bank in Jan. or Feb. time frame, would have it sooner but local letter carriers had a drive in last 3 weeks and collected well over $20,000.oo worth of food. We should all do our part to make our little part of the world special and a wonderful place for all to live.

Till next time:

Todays facts:
PEI is from 3 to 35 miles wide, 135 miles long, and has a population of approx 143,000 residents.

Sorry to be late with this addition of my blog but again I have been as busy as a kittie with the poopies and two butts trying to dig enough holes to stay ahead of the demand. You are not supposed to be this busy after you retire, the only difference between being retired and working is when you work you get paid.

Had a crappy weekend here weather wise as we had over 3 inches of rain or to be political correct 84.3 MM. We had no floods as the soil is very good here to absorbe water as you can't find a rock in PEI that wasn't imported from somewhere else. Some parts of NS had over 9 inches of rain that caused flooding and washed out some roads. Today is a beautiful fall day with a little breeze and beautiful sun.

I am patently waiting for the leaves to change so I can get some pics. If I knew how I would post them here for all to enjoy, maybe "FRANKIE" or "CALI" could be enticed to show me how, if not I will put them on "DOT PHOTO" and give invites to anyone who might like to view them. It is really beautiful here on Prince Edward Island all year round whether summer or whatever season and I must get my butt going and get some more pics. Some people including I believe that P.E.I. really means Pretty Every Inch and hopefully in the near future I will have the pics here to prove it.

I am in the process of trying to collect music from PEI musicians but it is not an easy or cheap process. I go to a lot of flee markets to try to track down music by them but they are very hard to find and they are quite expensive to buy new, anywhere from $15.oo to 23.oo. They say they are so costly because of the small number made but I can buy blank CD's for .35 cents each so I guess the people making the CD's must be paid top buck.

Oh yeah We were married 41 years on monday October 10.

Thats all for now till next time:

common expressions as said in other languages:

UPSY-DAISY
ARABIC:.......... hop-pa!
ITALIAN:........ opp-la!
JAPANESE:..... yoisha!
RUSSIAN:...... nu davai!
DANISH:....... opse-dasse!

ANOTHER F"n DAY.

WELL HERE WE GO WITH OUR SECOND ATTEMPT
AT WRITING IN MY BLOG SINCE MY BIG COMEBACK ON THE 19'th OF SEPTEMBER 2005.

THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE REALLY BEEN THE PITTS AND I DON'T REALLY THINK OF ANYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG THAT ALREADY HAS NOT. A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS I WAS SORT OF PLANNING ON WENT DOWN THE OLD CRAPPER SINCEYESTERDAY MORNING BUT NOTHING TO DO BUT SUCK IT UP AND CARRY ON, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. REMINDS ME OF A COUPLE OF OLD SAYINGS ONE I NEVER LIKED WAS A FAVORITE OF ONE OF MY BOSSES AT CANADA POST "YOU DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS JUST CHANCES TO EXCELL". ONE DAY I WAS IN BAD HUMOR I RESPONDED "IT WAS HARD TO EXCELL WHEN YOU ARE UP TO YOUR ASS IN ALIGATORS". HE DIDN'T LIKE MY ANSWER.
ONE OF MY GRANDMOTHERS FAVORITE WAS:
"WHEN YOU BURN YOUR OWN ASS YOU HAVE TO
SIT IN THE BLISTERS". MUST SAY I HAVE DONE
MORE THAN MY SHARE OF BOTH OF THOSE
THINGS OVER THE YEARS.

I AM NOT GOING TO SAY WHAT WENT WRONG BUT
JUST WANTED TO WRITE IN MY BLOG KNOWING I
WOULD FEEL BETTER LATER AND IT IS WORKING,
SORRY IF I GOT YOU CURIOUS BUT NOW I AM
FEELING BETTER I WILL CARRY ON AND WORK MY
LITTLE BUTT OFF TO TURN THINGS AROUND.
SAY WHAT YOU WANT BUT I FIND MY BLOG IS A
GREAT WAY TO SETTLE YOU DOWN WHEN YOU
HAVE PROBLEMS AND GOD KNOWS WE ALL
HAVE MORE THAN WE REALLY NEED. TO ME IT IS
LIKE SETTING DOWN WITH AN OLD FRIEND AND
SPILLING YOUR GUTS. I DON'T ONLY MEAN THE
BAD STUFF THAT HAPPENS TO YOU BUT ALSO THE
GOOD STUFF. I READ BLOGS BY PEOPLE WHO I
HAVE NEVER MET & PROBALLY NEVER WILL BUT I
FEEL LIKE A FRIEND TO THEM AND HOPE SOME OF
MY READERS FEEL THE SAME WAY.

I SHARE THEIR JOY WHEN SOMETHING GOOD
HAPPENS AND SHARE THEIR GRIEF WHEN THINGS
ARE NOT SO GOOD. JUST THE WAY I FEEL, HOPE I
AM NOT ALONE IN WHAT I THINK BUT TILL I AM
PROVEN WRONG I WILL HAVE A NICE WARM
FUZZY FEELING ABOUT BLOGS & BLOGGERS.
IN CLOSING FOR THE NEXT FEW BLOGS I WILL
TELL YOU ABOUT A DUBIOUS ACHIEVERS AND

TODAYS IS:
RANDY OBER OF BENTONVILLE ARKANSAS SPIT A WAD OF TOBACCO 47 FEET, 7 INCHES IN 1982.

I'M BACK.

I am back and hope to post here on a regular basic, maybe not daily but I'm shooting for 3 times a week at best and once a week at worst.
I had a busy but good summer in so many ways that I can't wait to tell you all about it in the weeks ahead.
Went to the NB Special Olympic Summer Games as a soft ball coach and had the best time I have had in many a moon. Brought home a bronze metal.
Working on a project for SOPEI to try to raise some need funds for the best athletics in Canada.
Still walking a bit but must turn it up a lot as I am putting on the pounds and diabeties is hard to control.
Contacted by internet two old school chum I havn't heard fron in about 40 years.
Much more happened since I write last in my blog some of it interesting some of it boring but all in all it made for an interesting time.
Well that wraps up this entry, hope to get all my readers back as it is like having friends I havn't met yet.
Till next time, take care.

SO LONG FRANKIE.

SORRY SUZIE

FIRST TODAY I MUST SAY TO SUZIE SMITH JUST HOW SORRY I AM THAT I FORGOT ABOUT HER IN MY EXCITEMENT TO WRITE YESTERDAYS POST. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILAR WITH SUZIE I WILL EXPLAIN.

SUZIE SMITH IS FRON KINKORA AND IS A SPECIAL OLYMPIAN. SUZIE WAS A MEMBER OF TEAM CANADA AND WENT TO THE WORLD SUMMER OLYMPICS TWO YEARS AGO AS A SWIMMER. SUZIE ALSO BROUGHT HOME MEDALS FROM THOSE GAMES AND I REMEMBER HOW HAPPY I WAS FOR HER AT THE TIME. HOW I COULD MISS THAT YESTERDAY IS UNEXCUSABLE SO ALL I CAN DO IS SAY SORRY SUZIE.

THAT IS ALL FOR TODAY FOLKS JUST GLAD I REMEMBERED SUZIE SO I COULD FIX IT TODAY.

TALE OF TWO V.S.P. PLUS ONE

P.E.I. SENT TWO ATHLETES TO THE WORLD SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN NAGANO, JAPAN WHO JUST RETURNED TO PEI IN THER PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. THESE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE ARE ROSE MacDONALD OF MORELL AND MICHAEL MORRIS OF STRATFORD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME PEI HAS SENT ANY SPECIAL OLYMPIANS TO THE WORLD GAMES AND BOTH ROSE & MICHAEL DID US PROUD.

ROSE WAS ENTERED IN FREESTYLE NORDIC SKIING AND WON A BRONZE MEDAL IN THE 1 KM RACE. JUST TO PROVE THAT IT WAS NOT A FLUKE SHE THAN WENT OUT AND WON A GOLD MEDAL IN THE 500 METER RACE.

MICHAEL WAS ENTERED IN FREESTYLE NORDIC SKIING AND WON A SILVER MEDAL IN THE 500 METER RACE. HE THAN FINISHED HIS EVENTS WITH A SILVER MEDAL IN THE 4 X 1KM RACE.

PEI IS SO PROUD OF THESE TWO ATHELETS AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THEY ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIFE AND EITHER ONE IS A REAL ROLE MODEL FOR PEOPLE TO EMINULATE.

CONGRATS ROSE AND MICHAEL, TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF TO REST AND ENJOY YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

TWO ATHELETS FOUR MEDALS, WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED. MY ONLY THOUGHT FOR ROSE AND MICHAEL WAS TO GO, COMPETE, AND MAKE MANY NEW FRIENDS. IF YOU HAPPEN TO WIN THAT IS A BONUS. FROM WHAT I HEAR THEY HAD A REAL GOOD TIME, MADE MANY NEW FRIENDS AND WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL.

CHARITY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR PEISO WAS ALSO IN JAPAN AS MISSION STAFF. CONGRATS GOES OUT TO CHARITY AS THAT APPOINTMENT WAS A REFLECTION OF HOW SHE HANDLES HER JOB HERE ON PEI. IT IS ALSO A REFLECTION OF THE HIGH OPINION SOCANADA HAS OF CHARITY.