Happy Canada Day all!!!

[tjbaggott]

I had never been so patriotic before I spent a 4th of July in Orange County California. When I saw just HOW Patriotic Americans were, I thought, why don't we ever do that in Canada? So now we get right into it!

HEY the weather has certainly BRIGHTENED up here in Ottawa. Considering it's supposed to rain all day and we haven't even had a drop.... I've even got a bit of a sunburn after taking my kids to Walter Baker Park for the festivities there. If the weather continues like this, we WILL have fireworks tonight!

Sorry to all the Torontonians,,,, that really sucks about the public service strike. When I first heard about it, I thought it was a prank. I've since seen it is Definately NOT a prank. We thought it was bad here last winter when our public transit went on strike (well, it was bad), but definately your current strike compares but in different ways. Just as nasty. Hope it all ends soon!

Here's graphic I've made for T-Shirts while in WDW.

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[Ham Ham]

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

We were at the Embro Highland Games today for my DD's first ever Highland Dance competition. She didn't place but she danced great for her first time!!!!
I love listening to the bagpipes and the tug-of-war is always fun to watch!!

Hope everyone has had a great day!

For those of you who don't know where Embro it is just up the road from Zorra.

You're welcome.

 

[Kurby]

WOW - i love that. can i borrow it to make one for dd

 

[tjbaggott]

Use the graphic to your hearts content! I'm going to try and do one for boys as well.

 

[photomama]

Happy Canada Day!!

 

[WalkingintheFog]

Happy Canada Day!!!!! Anyone else cry on Canada Day because they are so patriodic? My husband thinks I'm nuts. I probably am!!!!!!!

"O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North, strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free !
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee."

(according to the federal gov't website that's the official version.. but nowadays we always include verses in french as well)


I ALWAYS get choked up when Oh Canada is sung, and more so when I hear our provincial anthem "Ode to Newfoundland". (Did you know most provinces don't have an official anthem? Before we joined Confederation, it was our National Anthem)

Ode to Newfoundland:

When sun rays crown thy pine-clad hills
And Summer spreads her hand
When silvern voices tune thy rills
We love thee smiling land
We love thee, we love thee,
We love thee smiling land.

When spreads thy cloak of shimm'ring white
At Winter's stern command
Thro' shortened day and starlit night
We love thee frozen land
We love thee, we love thee,
We love thee frozen land.

When blinding storm gusts fret thy shore
And wild waves lash thy strand
Thro' spindrift swirl and tempest roar
We love thee wind-swept land
We love thee, we love thee,
We love thee wind-swept land.

As loved our fathers, so we love
Where once they stood we stand
Their prayer we raise to heav'n above
God guard thee Newfoundland
God guard thee, God guard thee
God guard thee Newfoundland.

 

[disneydreamgirl]

I get all choked up myself...loved the fireworks tonight and it just makes me feel to proud to be singing "Oh Canada" with everyone at the edge of Lake Ontario...Happy, Happy Canada Day to all of my fellow DisCanucks!

 

[Kurby]

we invited my aunt over for dinner and when all were seated and the food started being passed around my daughter looked at me and said "mummy, we didn't sing happy canadian"

i said "what? what do you mean?"

she said "happy canadian song mummy"

i said "do you mean happy birthday canada?"

"no mummy, the canadian song"

"ohhhh you mean Oh Canada?"

"yes mummy, we have to sing it"

did i tell you guys she's 3

so here we go - just before we start eating we don't say grace we sing "Oh Canada"