Monday, January 31, 2011

31.365 I'd Rather Have The Snow!

31.365 I'd Rather Have The Snow!

 

Monday January 31 2011.

Looked at the thermometer at 6:01 AM as I was getting a coffee. This is the temp I saw! -34.3C! Seriously?! Give me back the snow and -20. It's alright, I'll shovel.

Chris.

30.365 How Does This Happen

30.365 How Does This Happen

 

Sunday January 30 2011.

How is it that I get roped into putting the lego together? Not that I mind, I love the stuff.

Chris.

29.365 New Dawgs!

29.365 New Dawgs!

 

Saturday January 29 2011.

A local Dawgs store opened in a mall here in Edmonton. Much like Crocs but with more variations. Same thing though.

They had a promotional 75% off sale. Several pairs made it into our shopping bag. These are the girls, they have Dalmatians on them.

Chris.

28.365 Sand Collection.

28.365 Sand Collection.

 

Friday January 28 2011.

I collect sand from far away places that I've never been. People bring me little samples all the time. I have from as far away as New Zeland.

But I think this one is my most exotic sample. It's from the Florida Keys. Sure that's not so far away or all that exotic but, this sand is from 25 feet under the ocean. A friend tested for his open water scuba ticket there and thought of me when he was at the bottom. Such a good friend.

Chris.

27.365 Ssssssssocks.

27.365 Ssssssssocks.

 

Thursday January 27 2011.

My daughter has troubles with certain letters. S is one one them. So, our exercise for the S sound is to take some photos of things that start with the S sound, print them, and use them as flash cards.

Chris.

26.365 Rain In January.

26.365 Rain In January.

 

Wednesday January 26 2011.

Sure, rain in January may not be uncommon but in Edmonton it's a nightmare. The drive to work was a thrill a minute as cars slid this way and that! I sure hope it dries up a bit before the cold comes back on the weekend.

Chris.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

25.365 Rusted Tooth.

25.365 Rusted Tooth.

 

Tuesday January 25 2011.

A steel tooth on a back hoe digging bucket. They rust up nicely.

Chris.

24.365 Novels For The Boy.

24.365 Novels For The Boy.

 

Monday January 24 2011.

We bought some novels for my son through his school. They are a bit advanced for him but he loved the movie so when he's ready, he'll love the books too......I hope. :)

Chris.

23.365 Snow Fort!

23.365 Snow Fort!

 

Sunday January 23 2011.

Finally we have enough snow to make a stable snow fort! This pile is 5 feet high and about 20 feet across.

When I took this shot, he could sit up inside and my 6'3" frame could stretch right out inside. I plan to make it large enough inside that I can sit up and all 4 of us can fit.

This puts the fun back in winter!

Chris.

22.365 Deep On The Roof.

22.365 Deep On The Roof.

 

Saturday January 22 2011.

I decided to take the snow off the garage roof today. It's melting and dripping all over the sidewalk. It's a good thing too. It was much deeper than I thought on the roof.

Two feet! Some spots were a little deeper too. It took me an hour to shovel it off then another hour to snowblow the mess off the sidewalks! I'm not going up another floor to the roof of the house though. It's pretty steep and besides, it doesn't look very deep up there. The garage is sheltered from the winds by the house so it piles up there more.

Chris.

21.365 Red Hot Kid.

21.365 Red Hot Kid.

 

Friday January 21 2011.

I took the boy to a birthday party this evening. It was held at Jump Zone here in Edmonton. They have those blow up jumpy things you can rent in the summer. During the off season, you can rent them with this warehouse space that includes a space for the food you bring.

There are tables, chairs and washrooms. Pretty good set up.

As you can see by the red in his face, fun was being had. By all 12 kids and the big kid (that would be the birthday boys Dad. Not me this time. LOL)

Chris.

20.365 A Note.

20.365 A Note.

 

Thursday January 20 2011.

A note from my son to his Mommy on her grocery list. Sometimes my teeth hurt he's so sweet. Then the devil comes out again! LOL.

Chris.

19.365 Swingline Chrome In The Dark.

19.365 Swingline Chrome In The Dark.

 

Wednesday January 19 2011.

Swingline, the best stapler on the market. It comes in chrome!

Surrounded on 3 sides by black open to the window light camera left. Dark mystery.

Chris.

18.365 Cool Glasses.

18.365 Cool Glasses.

 

Tuesday January 18 2011.

I've started wearing my contacts to work so now I get to wear the "cool" safety glasses. Slightly mirrored to show my "coolness" at work. :)

Chris.

17.365 Show Off!

17.365 Show Off!

 

Monday January 17 2010.

The boy is getting good. But this is what happens when you show of for Grandma and Grandpa! LOL. This didn't end well. :)

But true to form, he just got up and kept on going.

Chris.

Monday, January 17, 2011

16.365 Piled High.

16.365 Piled High.

 

Sunday January 16 2011.

I was out again shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. It's piled up 5 feet high behind the boy here. I wish we had a blue sky in the background but it's still snowing out.

We haven't seen snow like this in Edmonton since back in the 80s. I recall it being much more fun back then. Sure wish I still had a snow mobile. :)

Chris.

15.365 Beyblade.

15.365 Beyblade.

Saturday January 15 2010.

One of my son's favorite toys is the Beyblades. Spinning tops that battle in a battle arena that looks like a salad bowl to me. LOL.

We battled for over an hour Friday evening.

Chris.

14.365 Memories.

14.365 Memories.

 

Friday January 14 2011.

As I get older I find myself doing with my kids what my Dad did with me. You know, things like yelling at me and kicking my butt, Haha, just kidding.

Any time we went out with Dad and the time was right we would go for lunch or supper. What did we have? Why fast food of course! I take at least one of my kids everywhere I go so if we are out at supper time where do we go. Yup McDonalds of course.

Ah, memories. :)

Chris.

13.365 New Novel.

13.365 New Novel.

 

Thursday January 13 2011.

I love to read. There was a time when my wife and I would spend and entire weekend reading. I could finish a 1000 page novel in a weekend like it was nothing. My wife as well.

Then we had kids. :) This book is 722 pages. I'm thinking 3 months of sneaking in reading when ever I can. I hope.

I'm on page 32 right now but I just started. So far It's pretty good. :)

Chris.

12.365 Waves Of Snow

12.365 Waves Of Snow

 

Wednesday January 12 2011.

Out for a walk in the -25C snow and I was struck by the patterns of the snow on the window bars of one of our office trailers. It looked like waves on a stormy sea to me. Of course I had to include the snow drooping down from above like an inverted ice burg on that sea of snow.

Chris.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

11.365 Ready For The Work Day.

11.365 Ready For The Work Day.

 

Tuesday January 11 2011.

Got my pens and other supplies all lined up and ready for the day.

Chris.

10.365 New Helmet.

10.365 New Helmet.

 

Monday January 10 2011.

We had to leave the rink early from lessons. The Boy has decided to grow like a weed on steroids lately. His old helmet just would not work. His ears were so red!

So, off we go and get a nice shiny new one.

Chris.

9.365 Blast From The Past.

9.365 Blast From The Past.

 

Sunday January 9 2011.

Now here is a blast from the past. My Dad has this in a box of stuff from my Grandma. I don't think I've ever kept something so long. I'll have to look through my collection of odd things to see.

Chris.

8.365 Garage Snow Removal.

8.365 Garage Snow Removal.

 

Saturday January 8 2011.

Ok, I know it snowed pretty heavy here in the last couple of days but this is a bit much. The snow on the garage roof wasn't that deep. Maybe he will do the house right away too. I don't see a hazard from it falling either. I guess he just wanted to play on the roof. :)

Chris.

7.365 Stay Tuned.

7.365 Stay Tuned.

 

Friday January 7 2011.

Burn me will you hard drive......well, burn you too.
Bwuhahahahahahaha!!!!

Chris.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

6.365 Finally!

6.365 Finally!

 

Thursday January 6 2011.

We have been waiting for his top teeth to fall out for what seems like forever. Finally yesterday the first one came out. He was so excited that he called me at work to tell me.

The second top one is quite loose as well and will most likely be out next week sometime. Ah the fun of growing up.

Chris.

5.365 Friends.

5.365 Firends

 

Wednesday January 5 2011.

So, my daughter saw the photo of a day yesterday of the puppy here and was beside herself with excitement. This morning, the puppy had friends and toys in my lunch bag.

I couldn't not make this the photo of the day. She would be disappointed.

This could get out of hand very quickly! :)

Chris.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

4.365 I Have A Daughter.

4.365 I Have A Daughter.

 

Tuesday January 4 2010.

I know I have a daughter because this cute little toy of hers was in my lunch bag today for me to take to work to keep me company and to play with.

She is so thoughtful.

Chris.

3.365 Dying Hard Drive

3.365 Dying Hard Drive

 

Monday January 3 2011.

Here it lies. My dying hard drive. I'm getting cyclic redundancy errors all over the place. And you guessed it, this is where my photos are. Of course I back up my files but I had not backed up the files from December yet. So, I may be out of luck with most of my December files. Argh. I am not impressed but such is life. No sense crying about that which I cannot do anything about.  I think I'll be moving to a weekly back up schedule in the future.

Chris.

Monday, January 3, 2011

2.365 Shark Boy.

2.365 Shark Boy.

 

Sunday January 2 2010.

The Boy sporting his new towel.

Chris.

1.365 Happy New Year!

I'm beginning my 3rd year of a 365 challenge. I really enjoyed the last year so I'm doing it all over again. So, here we go.......

1.365 Happy New Year!

January 1 2011.

Happy New Year Everyone!!

Here's to a year full of great photography and even better friends. And hopefully a 365 project with no holes in it! LOL.

Chris.