In September of
2006 we headed to Las Vegas for a small vacation getaway with our friend
Lorrie and her sister-in-Law Linda. Lorrie's cousin Nicholas was in the
cast of Sirens of Treasure Island and he and his friends showed us a great
time in Vegas. We didn't get much sleep because we were always on the go.
Lorrie and Ann
got to ride the Nascar Experience and had a great thrill. The driver of
Ann's car even drove up and bumped Lorrie's car as they were racing around
the track.
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December
13, 2007
Acton HS Band
Concert
The members of
the Acton High School Band start to get prepared for the night's Christmas
Concert. The band is either really good (therefore hot) or the band is
playing from the flames of hell. One of the members is startled by my act
of taking a picture. Kevin (who just turned 15 this week) calmly looks
on so I can't be that scary - or maybe he is used to me.
Erin and Emily
have checked out the crafts and prizes at the concert. Emily ended up winning
two prizes!
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December
17, 2007
Snow, what do
you know?
While we are still
officially in Fall this year has already had lots of cold temperatures
and plenty of snowfall. On the past Sunday about a foot of snow fell on
Acton and it was lucky that it was the weekend because the commute would
have been horrible. A fallen maple leaf sits stranded in the fence above.
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December
21, 2007
Christmas approaches
Ann painted a
rural winter scene for a Christmas card sent out to celebrate the upcoming
holiday. We always look forward to the time away from work and the chance
to meet with friends and family.
Erin's school
- MacKenzie Smith Bennett, held their Christmas Concert. Erin plays in
the grade 7 & 8 band and is also in a play that the school will put
on in the new year. They decided to give a sneak peek of the play - Dear
Edwina and had performed two musical numbers during the concert. Erin sings
the first song in the video which I have uploaded onto Youtube.
Before we went
to see the play we had to stop at Acton Sobeys as the Acton
High School Band was on hand to play Christmas music and help with
grocery carryouts to raise funds for their upcoming trip to Boston. Ann
was the contact for Sobeys and I was their to take pictures. I asked one
of Ann's good friends to pose for a picture and we grabbed a coworker to
be in the shot with her.
Daniel happily
agreed to be in the picture and posed with the Seafood Goddess Karen (who
is also a cougar).
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December
24, 2007
Christmas Eve
HO HO HO, Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year. Seasons Greetings and what not. 2007 is
fast drawing to a close and I don't know what we will do for New Years
Eve. The family wants to stay at home and I would like to do something
different. Last year in Brampton was not the best as it was cold and it
poured rain all night - still they had bands, fires and fireworks. For
Christmas the best part is getting to meet up with family and friends so
I hope that you can enjoy this time as well.
The Santa above
is a pin that Ann has made, just one of a series of pins, that can be purchased
for big bucks. For details check out this webpage.
