Canadian Buffoon's Hi Low Vacation - South Central Musings

[QueenJen]

The thing with apple products
(like iPods)
is you can have your photos
automatically upload
to the cloud.
That way if you lose your device
or it should break,
you don't lose your photos.

twirls hair, sweet doe eyes, looks to nearest man for help.

Am I not a gentleman for allowing
her to mercilessly taunt me in return?

Well....I guess you can't argue with logic like that.

So whereabouts are you located?

Trabuco Canyon - right next to Rancho Santa Margarita.

 

[juniorbugman]

We drove one block and stopped.
There are only two roads out of town
heading south...

And a train was crossing both of them.


OMG! We can't leave Jasper!!
We're stuck here forever!!

It's a conspiracy! We're trapped!

Oh.... wait...

Okay. Train's done.
We're fine.

See I was correct in my guess about what you do after you left the hotel - you saw a train.

Okay... this time I'm positive
I know which photo I like better.

Tell me which one you like for
free and easy bonus points.

I like the first photo best as it gives a better perspective of the view. Your photos don't even look like photos - they look like a painting.

Questions, next round:
1. Next update's a short one so...
Favourite music genre?
(i.e. Rock, Pop, Country, Jazz... )
I guess I am a light rock kinda girl - the radio station I listen to plays 70's, 80's and 90's so I like those eras. I guess I have to say that since they are the ones who are providing my free trip.
I really love Michael Buble and Brad Paisley so I guess you can say I have eclectic music tasks.

2. I make two phone calls before
the day is done.
Who to? (hints were left.)
Daughter (you must be the wonderful Dad) and the Columbia Icefield visitor centre looking for the missing IPOD.

3. What did we eat for dinner?
Chicken, burgers or steaks.
Burger


Did you see it?
You saw it, yes?
PM me the answer for bonus points.
Posting the answer will result in a massive deduction.

yes I saw it and pm has been sent. I don't want to loose any points posting it here.

 

[franandaj]

You have no idea...

Wait.... maybe Fran does that.

Actually yes and no. On the one hand, I've trained her to ask for cans of soda, a sandwich when she's hungry, but when it comes to being sick or even in pain, she'll sit and suffer quietly because she doesn't want to be a PITA.

Yep.
And I'm doing nothing about
my contributions to that stereotype!

I'm actually the awful patient. Because I've never been hospitalized, and the worst thing I've had as an adult is bronchitis, food poisoning or a broken toe, when I get sick I think the world is going to end, and I don't get out of bed and complain all day.

We wear gloves too.
But you can't when it's cold.
Well you can... but then your fingers
get too cold and fall off.

That whole thing about combining heat, like it's better to have two in a sleeping bag rather than just one.

I thought everyone would say that.
But I've had a couple nay-sayers.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion even if it is wrong.

Of course you can.
And it was easy, too, right?

Surprisingly, yes!

The driver told us.
I believed her more than
a Disney bus driver.

You know the Disney bus drivers always tell the truth...

I am learning so much about you, Alison!

Or I could be just yanking your chain.

Yeah... It's more of a "been there, done that"
kinda place.

That's why I didn't do the $500 helicopter excursion a second time.

Actually, it was for the cabin.
I thought we'd be relaxing in
the room more.

I was wrong.

I frequently am.

Bummer. It was a cute room and a fun place to "relax". I like your euphamisms!

I should! It's only a 15 hour drive
from my house to Lake Louise.

Hmmmm..

Shorter than the drive from my house!

Ice cream!!!

Well... hot fudge on ice cream.

Yeah! Who'd be dumb enough....


oh.

Only people you've met at DL.

Not everyone, just that one week!

Ya like that, huh?

Well Fran ate my last CaraMilk I wasn't quick enough and she nabbed it while I wasn't looking.

We'd get along just fine on a road trip.

Cool! Where we goin?

Trabuco Canyon - right next to Rancho Santa Margarita.

Hey! You're just right down the way from me! We purchased a Cat Wheel from someone in your neck of the woods. We picked up a Cat Wheel from someone who lived up a dirt road from the Rose Canyon Cantina.

 

[Terra Nova guy]

Second first; that will be a pretty major change for you!
At first I thought "I wonder if he'll miss that."
and maybe a part of you will... but... 20 years?
Long time to be travelling.
Maybe you've seen enough now
and are ready to breathe easy now.

Yep, it's a huge change. I still enjoy travelling, and part of me will miss it, but the time felt right for something different.

I've been to many (many!) of those competitions. Congrats to your DD! Are you guys going to 5678 Nationals? In Whistler this year I see. Long way for you. We went to it in Vancouver, Montreal and Niagara Falls.

They invited individual dancers to Nationals. A few of the older girls in DD's school were invited. I'm not sure if they will be going, since they are also doing Dance the World in Epcot in July (only DW and DD are going, I'm still crying over that one)

How did you manage that?
Got close to a grounded one
at low tide?

I had ice from a proper berg that a friend was crazy enough to take a boat next to and chip some off. That's something I would not take the risk to do. Those things can flip over without warning.

The other way I've done it is grounded pack ice, or ice pans as we call them. The ice may or not be 10,000 years old in those, depending on where they came from. It could be chucks that broke off a berg, or it might be more recently frozen Arctic ice, hard to say. The picture below was this past Easter Sunday in my wife's hometown, a small fishing village of about 300 people. The harbour doesn't usually fill with ice but the wind had blown from a strange direction that morning and pushed it in. Later in the afternoon the pans grounded during low tide, so we walked out and broke some off to use in our drinks after Easter diner. Just kind of a fun thing to do.

And... was this before or after
your beverages.

In between I think. I was with a bunch of guys from work (were doing a course and had a weekend break, so you know what happens). But we did have a designated driver

 

[mustinjourney]

Am strongly contemplating
deducting points for that!

Oh I see. Only you're allowed to make the bad jokes?

Ah. So in your spare time....
You read and write.

Gotcha!

I hadn't thought about it like that. But reading internet blogs takes way less brain power than slugging through patents, so it's almost like vacation.

On that note, I typically don't like listening to people talk about their vacations -- but for some reason, I find that READING trip reports is oddly entertaining.

I just hate it when you start reading about someone's trip and then they NEVER post the ending. It's like reading a good book and then finding out the last chapter was ripped out. I'm not talking about your TRs -- but some of the older ones that are on here. They usually pop up in the bottom portion of the pages as suggested reading, so I click on them and get hooked -- only to find out there's no ending!!!

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

6:20am
That's twenty after six...

in the morning!


When I'm on vacation...

Trying to make rope drop somewhere?

6:20am is the time your
supposedly adult child
will text you to tell you
that she has a cold.

Ahhhh…
that s’plains it.

Oddly, I don’t have that problem.
We tend to find out what’s going on in our young’en’s world either well after the fact or because some third party posts something about it.

Note to all my parentless readers.
Don't have kids.
They're horrid.

They are certainly designed to be the most stringent test of a person’s patience ever designed.

Guess what we had!

Food.

I just enjoyed breakfast.
Imagine that!

Then let me amend my answer…
Good Food.

And when I say "on the road!"...
I mean we drove two minutes away
to a gift shop.

It’s not a vacation if you don’t hit some of the tourist traps.


Then it would be termed as “traveling” (very different from “vacationing”)

Well... okay. We're Canadian.
You can never have enough mitts.

Makes sense…
We can never have enough flip-flops.
Oh and air conditioning, we can’t ever have quite enough of that either.

OMG! We can't leave Jasper!!
We're stuck here forever!!

It's a conspiracy! We're trapped!

Getting an idea of where your girls acquired their sense of the dramatic here…

Okay... this time I'm [positive
I know which photo I like better.

Tell me which one you like for
free and easy bonus points.

That second one there and for similar reasons as I used for the previous pair.
Excellent shots both though and I like how a slightly slowed shutter speed affects the water.

(Oddly enough, not many people
visit glaciers in Florida.
Probably because of Disney.)

Sure they do…
It’s just that the Everglades Glacier is temporarily in its second state (physically and geologically speaking) and is best surveyed via air-boat.

Anyways, I got scolded.

Just me.


The injustice still stings.

Another shot of mysterious, inexorable, official justice…

I didn't come out for a loooong time.

Once ticked off, I tend to stay mad.
Not good for one’s health, but one’s nature in not easily changeable either.

As such, I try very hard not to get into fights or arguments.

Rates were $85 per person

Hummmm…
Not cheap, to be sure.
But I’ve paid similar amounts for unique experiences.

When I was here last,
none of this existed.

Funny thing, this business of time passage…
That’s precisely my experience with the Kennedy Space Center:

Say, from this...

to this...

The last stretch of the road
is interesting.
You descend a thirty two degree grade.

Kind’a of a slow-motion rollercoaster.

What props did you bring for the candid ride photograph?

It's a tire wash.
The intent is to wash away any loose
stones from the tires.
Any dark stones brought onto
the glacier hastens melting.

Interesting factoid…

Good that they’re being ecologically conscious
(certainly in their best business interest to do so, as well.)

This one reminds me of photographs of the lunar landscape…
“Magnificent Desolation” I believe is how Buzz termed it.

I have this urge to plug in
a hair dryer and just let it run.

Take care of that pesky ice
in no time!

Save your time…
That hair dryer is already running

One thing I had read,
was to bring an empty
water bottle.

Love the dude on the left
giving me a huge photobomb smile.

Must have figured he’d be able to find your images of him on the web at some point.

After visiting the gift shop...

It’s the Disney thing to do, ya’ know.
Did you take any prerequisite stupid-hat pictures while you were there?

Yes. We actually ate
some of the food
we had purchased
a couple days earlier.

Good use of your resources…

Eating two day old leftovers stored in one’s care trunk is another one of those things most Florida Glacier visitors don’t generally think to do.

I dunno.
I was kinda expecting...

Something more.... impressive.

Pretty enough, but....

See what you mean.
Its name kind’a fits the image.

Were it named Bridal Gown Falls, then I’d have expected something more grand and flowing rather than wispy and tenuous.

It had been over 40 years
since the last time
I'd been on that highway.
How long was it going to be
until the next time???

Probably too long…

we walked over and saw
this iconic view.
(well... it'd be iconic
if it had been sunny.)

I’m impressed.

But then, that may not necessarily be all that difficult a thing to accomplish.

Ooooo… look!
Something s-h-i-n-y…

I had considered staying here,
but I looked at the prices and...

The lowest rate was over $900/night.

Followers of the Disney pricing guide, I see.

I still haven’t received notification from my wealthy long lost uncle’s lawyer about that unexpected inheritance, so I do believe I’ll be skipping over this particular opportunity.

For now…

My iPod was... gone.
All my trip notes.
My contacts, my calendar,
all our reservations and
flight information.

Gone.

For one brief moment I saw all the bolts silhouetted against the lights of the traffic…

Fuuuuudge.

Only I didn't say "fudge" .
I said the word.
The big one. The queen mother of dirty words.


And for the record…
That’s the least of what I’d have said about it were it me that have fouled up here.
I’m quick to make lite of other’s mistakes but unrelentingly savage toward my own.

Contest

Well I did surprisingly well last round.
Not likely to repeat such and still don’t think I can seriously catch up, but what the heck, I’ll play

6. Lefty or Righty?
Answer: Either or both - 10 points.

So this one was just psych-question?
No story behind it?

What does you data sample indicate about the mental status of your readers?

Questions, next round:
1. Next update's a short one so...
Favourite music genre?
(i.e. Rock, Pop, Country, Jazz... )

Yours or mine?

My play lists can tend to a mite jarring. Likely somewhere along the lines of… an orchestral piece followed by some early punk, followed by a bluegrass instrumental, followed by some 70’s rock/funk, followed by a torch song, followed by a bit of speed metal, followed by some big-band swing...
et cetera…
et cetera…
et cetera…

I’m a Rock Guitar player by trade (well, the trade I wish I got paid for that is) so if I had to pick one area that’s where I’d focus; heavy on the guitars of course. Occupational Hazard…
About the only things I really can’t find much redemption in are Disco (which is a blight that can’t be salvaged) and Hip-Hop (which I admit may well be relevant and is most certainly rhythmic, but lacks much in the way of melody and so does little to move me).

2. I make two phone calls before
the day is done.
Who to? (hints were left.)

The visitor center back at the ice fields and…
home to “check” on the invalids

3. What did we eat for dinner?

steaks
(well that’s what I’d be having if it were an option at least)

Unless you were trying to save a few bucks after shelling out for the ice-capades
(in-which-case I chose poorly, but there’d be nothing new about that either)

Did you see it?

PM being sent…
(assuming I did it right, that is)

 

[TheLittleKatie]

Hmmm I'm a little ticked off you didn't wait for me to join in before you started, so that I had a fair shot at winning the contest. But I'll let you off.



Looking forward to catching up on this! I loved meeting you! I'm just about out of Canadian chocolate though, SOS send more Wunderbars!!!!!

 

[TheLittleKatie]

OMG.

I just searched for "cava" to see if you'd posted about our meet yet and to see your pictures (do you mind if I steal the one of the four of us?!) - I had a read around, and laughed out loud at "pulley" !!! wish you'd come to MK with us silly

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

6:20am is the time your
supposedly adult child
will text you to tell you
that she has a cold.

Must have been one serious cold.

Child's expectations:
(and, to be honest, most men)
"Wahh! I'm sick! Take care of me!"
Parent (or wife): "Oh my poor baby!
I'm coming right now!
I'll make chicken soup! From scratch!
I'll get you a hot toddy!
I'll get you a heating pad!
I'll get you all sorts of medicine,
all of which will taste wonderful!
I'll rub your feet! Your back! Your temples!
My life is not complete unless I can serve you!!!"

Reality:
"Wahh! I'm sick! Take care of me!"
Parent: "Get over yourself. I'm going out."

Truth.

Note to all my parentless readers.
Don't have kids.
They're horrid.

Hey, thanks! I will have to write that one down.

Okay... this time I'm positive
I know which photo I like better.

Tell me which one you like for
free and easy bonus points.

I like the second one. No chicken-wire fence, fewer trees lying down (at first I thought they might be cables or something). Also, if given the choice, I will almost always prefer wide-screen composition to vertical.

Indeed it is the most visited
glacier in North America.
(Oddly enough, not many people
visit glaciers in Florida.
Probably because of Disney.)

That's gotta be it. Throw in Universal, Sea World, and the Everglades, and it's hard to budget time for the Florida glaciers.

If you want to see it for yourselves,
better hurry.
The glacier is currently receding
at a rate of about 16ft/year.

Yikes!

But for some reason...
my parents thought I,
and I alone, would get wet.

Heaven forbid a boy should get wet...
in summer!

Anyways, I got scolded.

Just me.

The good news is, you have completely forgiven them and basically forgotten the whole thing.

My uncle took a really nice
family photo there.
Two people missing, though.

1. My uncle. Who was manning the camera.
2. Me. I'm pouting in the van.
I didn't come out for a loooong time.

I can feel the chill from here!

Rates were $85 per person
and there was room on the 11:30 tour.

When I was here last,
none of this existed.
You just parked your car
and climbed on the ice.
And got scolded for absolutely no reason.

They used to let you walk right up to the edge of Kilauea Crater in Volcanoes National Park too. I imagine more kids got scolded for that.

We decided to do it.

Take the tour, I mean.
Not get scolded.

(I kinda wished I'd brought
my kids with me.
I would've picked one at random
and yelled at her.
Circle of life.)

It's your sovereign duty as a dad.

We noticed a few dire warnings
posted here and there.
"There are no restrooms
on the glacier! Please use
the restrooms before boarding."

And don't eat the yellow snow up there!

Each ice buggy costs about $1.3 million.
Heck one tire will run you $24 thousand.

That's more than my whole car.

"Hello, Geico? I was wondering if you could save me 15% or more on this ice crawler..."

To give you a sense of scale,
notice the little dots at the lower
right of the ice?
Those are people.

Impressive.

The last stretch of the road
is interesting.
You descend a thirty two degree grade.
That might not sound like much,
but it's pretty impressive when
you're doing it!

No convincing needed!

Let the highway engineer spell this out for everyone: we are uncomfortable with grades exceeding 5-6% on most roads. Which is about 3-4 degrees. At 32 degrees, you'd better have amazing traction!

At first I thought it was just spring melt,
but it actually serves a purpose.
It's a tire wash.
The intent is to wash away any loose
stones from the tires.
Any dark stones brought onto
the glacier hastens melting.

Interesting. Is that because they grind away the glacier or absorb heat?

Look at all those idiots
just standing around
taking photos
instead of just enjoying
the scenery!

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Well said.

There was some runoff
in a small channel
right beside the cordoned
off area.
I dipped my bottle in and...

Wow.

I don't normally like plain water.
But this stuff was amazing!

What was different about it?

For bonus points...
Which one of the above
buggies is the one we rode in?
Why yes. You can tell.
PM me your guess.

I think I got it. PM forthcoming.

We didn't spend a whole
bunch of time on the ice.
(You are allotted 20 minutes)
But it was enough.
We didn't feel like we needed
more time.
Once you've looked in every
direction and had a sip of water...
That's pretty much it.

Sounds like my visit to Devils Tower. I'm glad I went and saw it. But, yeah, there it is.

You can see a buggy coming
down that 32 degree grade
I mentioned as well as
the tire wash.

Even from that distance, it's impressive.

Interesting to note
that the last time I was here,
the edge of the ice
was about two and a half
football field lengths
closer to the highway.

This just feels...sad.

I dunno.
I was kinda expecting...

Something more.... impressive.

I am starting to suspect that any time I see a waterfall called "Bridal Veil Falls", it's for a reason. Definitely underwhelming.

We drove for about
two hours, and were
a bit disappointed.
Low clouds obscured
the mountains.

Poop.

It had been over 40 years
since the last time
I'd been on that highway.
How long was it going to be
until the next time???

Stupid mountains. They must have lost your schedule.

That water is just other-worldly beautiful.

I had considered staying here,
but I looked at the prices and...

The lowest rate was over $900/night.

There ought to be a team of servants serving you personally, 24/7, while you recline on the bed made of the finest unicorn hair.

How about a panorama?
I'll just grab my iPod...

Grab my...

I know I have it in my pocket.
Maybe this pocket...
Jacket??

My iPod was... gone.
All my trip notes.
My contacts, my calendar,
all our reservations and
flight information.

Gone.

Gah!

I'd left it on the TP holder.
In the restroom...
Two hours drive north...
At the Icefields Discovery Centre.

Please, please tell me they send it to you via icecrawler. Because that would be awesome.

1. Next update's a short one so...
Favourite music genre?
(i.e. Rock, Pop, Country, Jazz... )

I'm fairly eclectic in my tastes...I can find something in most genres that I like, as well as something I hate. Most of the time, I find myself listening to movie scores. John Williams and the like.

2. I make two phone calls before
the day is done.
Who to? (hints were left.)

I'll guess your sick-on-her-deathbed daughter and the Icefields Discovery Centre (had to type that three times to get it right) regarding the iPod.

3. What did we eat for dinner?
Chicken, burgers or steaks.

Burgers. Total shot in the dark.

Did you see it?
You saw it, yes?
PM me the answer for bonus points.

On its way...

 

[irene_dsc]

Were it named Bridal Gown Falls, then I’d have expected something more grand and flowing rather than wispy and tenuous.

Funny. I've seen a few different Bridal Veil Falls. I don't think I've ever seen a waterfall named Bridal Gown Falls!

 

[rndmr2]

Great to see a new update!

I like this closer pic better:

Even being a gray, cloudy day, I love this pic, so crazy how clear the water is

Love all the pics of the Glacier and waterfalls.

Questions, next round:
1. Next update's a short one so...
Favourite music genre?
(i.e. Rock, Pop, Country, Jazz... )
---------can I say all of the above? I like a Very wide variety of music, from hymns to Showtunes, Country, Rock. I guess if I HAVE to pick one it would be 80's Rock/Pop leaning more to Rock.

2. I make two phone calls before
the day is done.
Who to? (hints were left.)
--Definitely one to the Icefield Center
--2nd call to your girls at Home

3. What did we eat for dinner?
Chicken, burgers or steaks.
--------------Chicken

Did you see it?
You saw it, yes?--yes I saw it, PM sent
PM me the answer for bonus points.
Posting the answer will result in a massive deduction.

I hope you get the iPod back.

 

[QueenJen]

We purchased a Cat Wheel from someone in your neck of the woods. We picked up a Cat Wheel from someone who lived up a dirt road from the Rose Canyon Cantina.

Great margaritas there and pretty good chips & salsa. I had to check out what a cat wheel was - do your cats actually use it?

 

[franandaj]

Great margaritas there and pretty good chips & salsa. I had to check out what a cat wheel was - do your cats actually use it?

No actually they don't. I have tried but only one cat is game and he doesn’t go too far. We really don't have time to train them to use the wheel.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Funny. I've seen a few different Bridal Veil Falls. I don't think I've ever seen a waterfall named Bridal Gown Falls!

Can't say that I've actually encountered one with that specific name either, but the words do evoke a rather distinct image beyond that brought to mind by the word veil.

 

[vrajewski10513]

6:20am is the time your
supposedly adult child
will text you to tell you
that she has a cold.

Well, you ARE her parents, you're supposed to fix it!

Don't have kids.
They're horrid.

That's why I have dogs.

Well... okay. We're Canadian.
You can never have enough mitts.

What are mitts? I think of oven mitts, but clearly you CAN have too many oven mitts.

Okay... this time I'm positive
I know which photo I like better.

Tell me which one you like for
free and easy bonus points.

Second one definitely!

Anyways, I got scolded.

Just me.


The injustice still stings.

Clearly!

When I was here last,
none of this existed.
You just parked your car
and climbed on the ice.
And got scolded for absolutely no reason.

The scolding is included in the package.

Well.... here!

Agreed!!

A couple shots of the "ice explorers"

Those things look like serious business!

Interesting to note
that the last time I was here,
the edge of the ice
was about two and a half
football field lengths
closer to the highway.

Global warming is real folks!

I dunno.
I was kinda expecting...

Something more.... impressive.

Yeah, it is kinda lackluster.

Beautiful! The water is so blue!

I'll just grab my iPod...

Grab my...

I know I have it in my pocket.
Maybe this pocket...
Jacket??

My iPod was... gone.
All my trip notes.
My contacts, my calendar,
all our reservations and
flight information.

Gone.

I literally (yes. Literally)
broke out into a cold sweat.
Email. Banking.
It's all on there.

Fuuuuudge.


And I knew what I'd done.


I'd left it on the TP holder.
In the restroom...
Two hours drive north...
At the Icefields Discovery Centre.

WORST FEELING EVER!

Questions, next round:
1. Next update's a short one so...
Favourite music genre?
Hard Rock


2. I make two phone calls before
the day is done.
Who to?
Elle and the Discovery Centre

3. What did we eat for dinner?
Chicken, burgers or steaks.
Ruby has chicken you have a burger.

Did you see it?
You saw it, yes?
PM me the answer for bonus points.
Posting the answer will result in a massive deduction.
Yes!

 

[irene_dsc]

Can't say that I've actually encountered one with that specific name either, but the words do evoke a rather distinct image beyond that brought to mind by the word veil.

That is for sure!

 

[pkondz]

Well, I guess you don't know everything about women yet.

I can say with confidence....
that I know absolutely nothing about women.

Actually, as long as I get breakfast in bed and my dinner made I'm content!

Well, I do all the cooking, so…

Wow that is exactly my tactics.

I think I’m in love!

Hannah needed a little black dress for a drama performance and I entered each shop quickly scanning the shop and headed for the desired garment. Quick look - no good and retreat.

Will you marry me?

What about reason #784 - Tim Hortons is opening its first UK store in Glasgow.

Nah. I can get that here.
I don’t do the familiar when
I’m in unfamiliar waters.

She trusted her parents - those were the days!

Fools!

I remember being very impressed by Maligne Canyon. It was truly spectacular. I remember Hannah and Peter enjoying finding fossils and watching all the little squirrels close up. We saw so much great wildlife in that general area including black bears and an osprey. I really loved Athabasca Falls. Hannah still has a wolf she got made in the Build a Bear in Calgary which she named Athabasca. He wears his RCMP uniform with pride!

That’s the second stuffy I’ve heard of
that was bought in the area and named that.

Huh.

 

[pkondz]

twirls hair, sweet doe eyes, looks to nearest man for help.

Works every time, too, I bet.

Well....I guess you can't argue with logic like that.

I am nothing if not logicamal.

 

[pkondz]

See I was correct in my guess about what you do after you left the hotel - you saw a train.

That's right! You did.
But you already got the points
for the gift shop.

I like the first photo best as it gives a better perspective of the view. Your photos don't even look like photos - they look like a painting.

Is that a good thing?
Or a bad thing?

I guess I am a light rock kinda girl - the radio station I listen to plays 70's, 80's and 90's so I like those eras. I guess I have to say that since they are the ones who are providing my free trip.
I really love Michael Buble and Brad Paisley so I guess you can say I have eclectic music tasks.

2. I make two phone calls before
the day is done.
Who to? (hints were left.)
Daughter (you must be the wonderful Dad) and the Columbia Icefield visitor centre looking for the missing IPOD.

3. What did we eat for dinner?
Chicken, burgers or steaks.
Burger

Noted.

yes I saw it and pm has been sent. I don't want to loose any points posting it here.

Got it!

 

[pkondz]

Actually yes and no. On the one hand, I've trained her to ask for cans of soda, a sandwich when she's hungry,

Do you scratch her belly when she does?

but when it comes to being sick or even in pain, she'll sit and suffer quietly because she doesn't want to be a PITA.

Awwww…

I'm actually the awful patient. Because I've never been hospitalized, and the worst thing I've had as an adult is bronchitis, food poisoning or a broken toe, when I get sick I think the world is going to end, and I don't get out of bed and complain all day.

Ohhhh…
(Takes careful notes.)

That whole thing about combining heat, like it's better to have two in a sleeping bag rather than just one.

That’s for heat????

Everyone is entitled to their opinion even if it is wrong.

You know the Disney bus drivers always tell the truth...

Of course they…

Hey! What are you trying to say!?!?

Or I could be just yanking your chain.

Is that what you’re yanking?

That's why I didn't do the $500 helicopter excursion a second time.

Those things ain’t cheap.

Bummer. It was a cute room and a fun place to "relax". I like your euphamisms!

Then stop yanking my chain!

Shorter than the drive from my house!

Yeah, but you can drive to Disneyland
in under three minutes, so…

Not everyone, just that one week!

Well Fran ate my last CaraMilk I wasn't quick enough and she nabbed it while I wasn't looking.

Ah! Motivation.

Cool! Where we goin?

Anywhere you want.