Father's Then and Now

Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there! Here's what father's did in the 1900's compared to now. Hope it brightens your day! (I dedicate this post to my dad!)


In 1900, a father's horsepower meant his horses.Today, it's the size of his minivan.

In 1900, if a father put a roof over his family's head, he was a success.Today, it takes a roof, deck, pool, and 4-car garage. And that's just the vacation home.

In 1900, a father waited for the doctor to tell him when the baby arrived.Today, a father must wear a smock, know how to breathe, and make sure film is in the video camera.

In 1900, fathers passed on clothing to their sons.Today, kids wouldn't touch Dad's clothes if they were sliding naked down an icicle.

In 1900, fathers could count on children to join the family business.Today, fathers pray their kids will soon come home from college long enough to teach them how to work the computer and set the VCR.

In 1900, fathers shook their children gently and whispered, "Wake up, it's time for school."Today, kids shake their fathers violently at 4 a.m., shouting: "Wake up, it's time for hockey practice."

In 1900, a father came home from work to find his wife and children at the supper table.Today, a father comes home to a note: "Jimmy's at baseball, Cindy's at gymnastics, I'm at adult-Ed, Pizza in fridge."

In 1900, fathers and sons would have heart-to-heart conversations while fishing in a stream.Today, fathers pluck the headphones off their sons' ears and shout, "WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE.."
In 1900, a father gave a pencil box for Christmas, and the kid was all smiles.Today, a father spends $800 at Toys 'R' Us, and the kid screams: "I wanted Sega!"

In 1900, if a father had breakfast in bed, it was eggs and bacon and ham and potatoes.Today, it's Special K, soy milk, dry toast and a lecture on cholesterol.

In 1900, a Father's Day gift would be a hand tool.Today, he'll get a digital organizer.

In 1900, a happy meal was when Father shared funny stories around the table.Today, a happy meal is what Dad buys at McDonald's.

In 1900, a father was involved if he spanked the kid now and then.Today, a father's involved only if he coaches Little League and organizes Boy Scouts and car pools.

In 1900, when fathers entered the room, children often rose to attention.Today, kids glance up and grunt, "Dad, you're invading my space."

Thanks to http://www.ahajokes.com/ for the great jokes! Happy Father's Day everybody!

Cramming for Exams!

Lately I've been sort of addicted to twitter! I have no idea why! It's just saying what you're doing but o well! (Just in case any of you are wondering my username is deedee583...) Anyhow I have an exam coming up on Thursday. I haven't been studying too much due to all the twittering......I know I know.....shame shame shame. Well I suppose I better start cracking or else I would be the crazy person to show up ten minutes late with bedhead because she was up studying all night. I guess I'm wasting time doing this but I thought this was so important I had to share it with you....haha. Well wish me luck!

Swift Current Ball Tournament

Oh how I wish I had pictures to show you for this but the sad truth is I don't. Yesterday my baseball team headed to Swift Current for a ball tournament. I went up with my friend, Kortney. On the way up to pass the time we started taking pictures. Not just pictures of us but of random cars driving by! We were trying to guess the expressions on their faces. I felt so creepy but hey! When we got there the temperature was already a scorching 30 degrees! I'm telling you I felt so gross by the end of the day! Anyway, the first game we won 21 to 1. Easy as pie. (That saying doesn't make sense really, "Easy as pie"? Pie is NOT easy to cook!) After that game me and Kortney went to the mall since there was 3 hours in between games. When we were in Walmart we were listening to music cards, embarassing ourselves in front of the employees and haing a hilarious time! Our whole team ended up buying crazy sunglasses for the next game! Mine were bright orange! Good times. The second game was also easy as pie, won it by 11 points. The last game though was not easy as pie or was it since pie is not easy to bake? Anyway, we lost by 11 points. We still had a good time. We ended up getting second place. On the way home, me and Kortney decided we were going to sing all the way home. So we did. We sang every song we could think of. True story.

Small Talk

Last night me, my brother and my mom went for a bike ride. I took my camera along as usual. I snapped some pics. My brother thought I was obsessed. I snapped some more pics. You know, the same old, same old. It was a weird night. The weather was warm but chilly. (Is that even possible? O well.) Not windy though, which is good. Oh gosh, am I actually talking about the weather?! That's suppposed to be saved for small talk! Huh. O well, that's how I roll!

New Moon the Movie!

Of course, everyone has heard about New Moon coming out in theaters! But for the people that haven't...guess what? It is! And for the people who have no idea what I'm talking about (which is probably very few) it's a movie based on Stephanie Meyer's popular teen fiction series on vampires! The other day I went to a movie at the theater and there it was! The movie poster where everyone could see it! I stood there for quite awhile just staring at it. Here is a link to the official New Moon trailer if you haven't seen it yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ9afRgToxE&feature=fvst

Strange Bird Phenomenon

Two days ago my family went up to Cypress Hills Park for supper at the resort. My cousins were there also. You know what's annoying? When the waitress still thinks you need a kiddie menu. She asked me how old I was and I said "Fourteen" probably a little more forcefully than I should have. Well, when we got the menu there happened to be only one burger on it. That dissapointed me because that's my usual, so I ordered the burger.
Our tabe happened to be by the window so my brother started watching birds. It was weird. They all would fly up to the same branch of a tree and literally fall off. It made no sense. They didn't fly, they fell.
My theory is it's either the bird's own personal joke he was playing on us or some strange bird thrill ride. It remains a mystery.

Random Popcorn

"Maybe if I pray hard enough, Timmy won't notice that I chewed up Mr. Snugglebear..."

"That's the last time I'm sneaking into the fish processing plant."

"I need a new summer job."

O wow I love corny jokes way too much......

Band Trip to BC!

I loved this picture! haha someone was tired....

Our band class went on a band trip to Invermere, British Columbia! It was absolutely breathtaking! I swear I have over 20 mountain pictures on my camera. When you live in the prairies and you find a hill exciting you can expect a large amount of pictures! I also saw mountain goats for the first time. Well I have seen them in the zoo but not in the wild. There was this really creepy note written in the bathroom in our hotel room. I can't tell you what it says due to the fact it was in Chinese. Me and my friends called it the Chinese Curse! lol Good times! We traveled in the Cypress Cyclones bus. (The Cypress Cyclones are my town's hockey team.) This bus has a record of breaking down, and well we were no exception. It broke down right before we were about to leave BC. We were delayed 30 minutes but that was ok because I got some more pictures of the mountains!
PS- for your info all the scenery pics were taken from inside the bus hehe

Hi! I'm back!

Hi everyone! It's been so long since I've blogged. Just to get things straight it wasn't my fault! Our computer was down for about a month! Aaaaah! It was so frusterating! Well, there has been so much going on since last time I checked in. Probably the most important detail is......SUMMER IS HERE! Well not officially or anything but we are getting +30 degree weather. Although the weather is all nice and whatnot it snowed today! That is the latest it has snowed before. Our weather is so crazy! Well it was more like sleet but still. You never really know what to wear each day. In the morning you could be wearing shorts and a tanktop but by the afternoon you're bundled up and ready to play in the snow!