Okay, I'm kind of in shock and aw right at this moment.
I just received an amazing gift from my neighbour.
For those of you that don't already know my neighbour Jim just passed away a couple of weeks ago. It wasn't anything unexpected but it still wasn't easy seeing one of the nicest and most generous men I have ever met pass away. I was able to keep my emotions in tack most of the time however on a drive to work that day I lost it. I don't like showing my emotions in front of people and I guess I have always felt secure in a car.
Well now Ruth is left living all alone which can't be easy for her. I had already been helping out Jim & Ruth for quite some time, then Jim started to take a turn for the worse and then I increased my support for them, including taking out their garbage, taking Ruth to the beauty shop, picking up things from the store and helping prepare their lunch and what ever else I could do. I had also driven them to doctors appointments, and helped pick up prescriptions.
I believe that I took Jim & Ruth for lunch the last time they went out to eat together. It was after taking Ruth to the salon we went to the Beef House which was one of their favorite places to go. The thing with Jim & Ruth is that when ever you took them out for dinner they still insisted on paying. However this time I beat Jim to the check and I paid for lunch. Jim fussed and fussed until he finally agreed to let me pay for this one if he could leave me a tip at the restaurant the next time they were in. Well unfortunately do to his failing health they never did make it back in but we did bring him his favorite dish when he was in the Hospital as well as the Rehab center.
The thing is that they always wanted to pay me for what ever I did for them and I tried not to accept it. The thing is that I usually didn't win those arguments. The one that I did win was argument with Jim that he would buy me new tires for my car, or if I bought two he would buy the other two. This was something that we argued about for over a year.
The thing is that today their son came knocking on the door and handed us a card and thanked us for all we did and he had special instructions from his mom too say that this wasn't a payment for anything and that this is merely a thank you, and in no way were we to think of it as a payment for anything that we have done or may do, this was just a "thank you" and that we were just to accept it for that. Inside that card was a Check. I can't ever remember being given a gift like this. I'm still a little dumbfounded. I have opened up the card a few times thinking that maybe this is a dream, but its not.
Right now I'm a little emotional as I think Jim won that argument regarding purchasing me the tires and then some. Ruth was just the go between on this.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Attendance (Things I want to See)
I guess this should actually go into the Just for Fun section.
- Go to a Weekend Music Festival ~ Got the idea during the 25th anniversary of Woodstock.
- Goto Lake Geneva for the Annual Car Show ~ Idea came from a car magazine in my teens.
- Attend all my High School Reunions ~ I don't know why I put this here.
- Attend an Award Show (Academy Awards, Golden Globe, NHL Awards Ceremony, Music Awards) ~ Idea came when I was 16 and enjoyed watching all the awards show for some reason.
- See a Broadway Show ~ Got the idea when I was in my teens and thought that experiencing these culture events would be something I should try at least once.
- Go see a Opera ~ Same as above
- Go see a Ballet Performance ~ Same as above
- Go See a Frank Lloyd Wright Building ~ Started enjoying his buildings in my teens.
- Go to a Art Gallery ~ I always enjoyed art as a youth.
- Go to Pamplona, Spain for the Running of the Bulls (possibly run with the bulls) ~ Idea when I was a teenager.
- Attend the Iditerod (Dog Sled Race in Alaska) ~ Idea from Paul Harvey Radio, from when I was a kid. I always followed the race via his broadcasts.
- Attend a Horse race ~ I just thought that this would be fun.
- Go to a Sea World ~ just thought this would be fun.
- Go to a Weekend Music Festival ~ Got the idea during the 25th anniversary of Woodstock.
- Goto Lake Geneva for the Annual Car Show ~ Idea came from a car magazine in my teens.
- Attend all my High School Reunions ~ I don't know why I put this here.
- Attend an Award Show (Academy Awards, Golden Globe, NHL Awards Ceremony, Music Awards) ~ Idea came when I was 16 and enjoyed watching all the awards show for some reason.
- See a Broadway Show ~ Got the idea when I was in my teens and thought that experiencing these culture events would be something I should try at least once.
- Go see a Opera ~ Same as above
- Go see a Ballet Performance ~ Same as above
- Go See a Frank Lloyd Wright Building ~ Started enjoying his buildings in my teens.
- Go to a Art Gallery ~ I always enjoyed art as a youth.
- Go to Pamplona, Spain for the Running of the Bulls (possibly run with the bulls) ~ Idea when I was a teenager.
- Attend the Iditerod (Dog Sled Race in Alaska) ~ Idea from Paul Harvey Radio, from when I was a kid. I always followed the race via his broadcasts.
- Attend a Horse race ~ I just thought that this would be fun.
- Go to a Sea World ~ just thought this would be fun.
Who I'd Like to Meet!
This is a list of people that I would love to meet. The thing is that these people I wouldn't just want to meet but be able to have a conversation with as well. I didn't write when I first wanted to meet these people or why I want to meet these people but I did put a bit of info about the person in case you don't know who they are.
I will continue to keep adding to this section of the list.
- Dave King (Hockey Coach, Previous coach for the Canadian Junior National Team)
- Don Cherry (CBC TV personality, Hockey Coach, NHL Hockey Player)
- Ron McLean (Host for HNIC)
- Wayne Gretzky (Hockey Player, Hockey Coach)
- Mario Lemieux (Hockey Player, Owner of the Pittsburg Penquins)
- Steve Yzerman (Hockey Player)
- Joe Sakic (Hockey Player)
- Paul Henderson (Hockey Player, 1972 Summit Series Hero)
- Scotty Bowman (Hockey Coach)
- Sidney Crosby (Hockey Coach)
- Bobby Orr (Hockey Player)
- Bobby Hull (Hockey Player)
- Gordie Howe (Hockey Player)
- Herman Maier (World Class Downhill Skier)
- Mike Candrea (Coach for the USA Womens Softball team)
- Annie Leibovitz (Photographer)
- Write a fan letter and get a reply ~ Idea came from another list I saw.
I will continue to keep adding to this section of the list.
- Dave King (Hockey Coach, Previous coach for the Canadian Junior National Team)
- Don Cherry (CBC TV personality, Hockey Coach, NHL Hockey Player)
- Ron McLean (Host for HNIC)
- Wayne Gretzky (Hockey Player, Hockey Coach)
- Mario Lemieux (Hockey Player, Owner of the Pittsburg Penquins)
- Steve Yzerman (Hockey Player)
- Joe Sakic (Hockey Player)
- Paul Henderson (Hockey Player, 1972 Summit Series Hero)
- Scotty Bowman (Hockey Coach)
- Sidney Crosby (Hockey Coach)
- Bobby Orr (Hockey Player)
- Bobby Hull (Hockey Player)
- Gordie Howe (Hockey Player)
- Herman Maier (World Class Downhill Skier)
- Mike Candrea (Coach for the USA Womens Softball team)
- Annie Leibovitz (Photographer)
- Write a fan letter and get a reply ~ Idea came from another list I saw.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Transportation
When I started my life goals list I thought that a part for Transportation would be necessary as there is a lot of different forms of transportation that I would like to try.
- Fly in a Jet ~ Got the idea when I was a kid.
- Ride in a Limo ~ I think this one was from T.V. as a kid.
- Drive a Limo ~ When I was 15 my old neighbours had a Limo service and they told me when I was 16 I had the first dibs on buying there limo for myself but I didn't have the money at that time.
- See a Motorcycle Race ~ Idea came when I was 16 and really enjoyed the speed of motorcycles, not really a priority now.
- Go on a Hot Air Balloon Ride ~ I was 9-10 when I did a puzzle with Hot Air Balloons and that made me want to go on ride.
- To Own a Car ~ I had a car when I added this but I had a loan for the car. I meant to own a car with out making payments on it.
- To Own/Buy a New Car ~This was the young me that thought New was the way to go. Now I don't think I could ever buy myself a new car.
- Learn how to Drive a Standard ~ When I was 17 I drove a stick for the first time with friends and well I didn't do so well. I had to learn so I could drive the car later in the day for a friend. I stalled on the main intersection in Winkler with 3 cops sitting at the intersection.
- To Own a Corvette ~ My favorite car since I was 13.
- Buy somebody a Car (Used or New) ~ I think it would be rewarding to buy somebody else a car. One of the Nurses I was working with when I first made this list said that this was one of her favorite things she ever did.
- Fly in a Helicopter ~ Loved the T.V. show Airwolf as a kid.
- Go Sailing ~ Inspired by a movie I saw as a teenager.
- Own my own Sailboat ~ Idea came when seeing all the sailboats on the lakes in the Dallas Texas area in 2006.
- Attend a Indy Car Race ~ This one was inspired by my cousin Russel, and Uncle Rick when I was a kid.
- Attend a Formula 1 Race ~ See above.
- Drive a Moped ~ I loved mopeds when I was 14 and thought that I would love one but didn't ever think it would be to practical to own up north. So I figured driving one would be fun.
- Be in a land vehicle going 150mph or Faster ~ I guess that 120mph wasn't fast enough at the time I put this list together.
- Drive a Motorcycle ~ The teenager in me.
- Join a Car Club ~ Idea from when I was a new driver and wanted to own my own classic car.
- Drive across Canada Coast to Coast in one Month ~ Idea came when I was 18, just thought it would be fun to do.
- Drive across USA Coast to Coast in one Month ~ same as above.
- Fly a Plane ~ When I was 19-20 I wanted to join the Air Force.
- Get my Pilots License ~ See above
- Go to the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky - Love Corvette's.
- Go on an Ocean Fairy ~ Inspired by my Grandma when she told me how much she always enjoyed going on the Fairy in British Columbia.
- Travel on a Yacht ~ Idea came from a travel magazine.
- Own a Fishing or Cruising Boat ~ Just something I wanted since I was a kid.
- Test drive a High End Sports Car like a Lamborghini, or Ferrari ~ Really who doesn't?
- Ride a Camel ~ How many people do you know have rode a Camel?
- Ride a Elephant ~ How many people do you know have rode a Elephant?
- Go on a Gondola Ride ~ From pictures I saw in a Travel magazine as a kid of Gondola's in the Swiss Alps.
- Live in a Motor Home for 1 week ~ I grew up in a community that is know for their motor homes and know friends who did this.
- Live for 3 Months (ideally 6 Months) without a Car (Try relying on Public Transportation, Bicycle, Walking and so on) ~ This idea came when I thought this would be good for the environment, good for me, idea came from Outside Magazine.
- Go Snowmobiling in the Mountains ~ Watching a promo video when living in Lake Louise.
- Drive a Four Wheeler ~ I wasn't ever into this kind of thing as a Teenager so I thought I should try it someday to see if I would enjoy it.
- Drive a Dirt Bike ~ see above
- Ride a Seadoo ~ Something about speed and water that made this look and sound like fun.
- Fly in a Jet ~ Got the idea when I was a kid.
- Ride in a Limo ~ I think this one was from T.V. as a kid.
- Drive a Limo ~ When I was 15 my old neighbours had a Limo service and they told me when I was 16 I had the first dibs on buying there limo for myself but I didn't have the money at that time.
- See a Motorcycle Race ~ Idea came when I was 16 and really enjoyed the speed of motorcycles, not really a priority now.
- Go on a Hot Air Balloon Ride ~ I was 9-10 when I did a puzzle with Hot Air Balloons and that made me want to go on ride.
- To Own a Car ~ I had a car when I added this but I had a loan for the car. I meant to own a car with out making payments on it.
- To Own/Buy a New Car ~This was the young me that thought New was the way to go. Now I don't think I could ever buy myself a new car.
- Learn how to Drive a Standard ~ When I was 17 I drove a stick for the first time with friends and well I didn't do so well. I had to learn so I could drive the car later in the day for a friend. I stalled on the main intersection in Winkler with 3 cops sitting at the intersection.
- To Own a Corvette ~ My favorite car since I was 13.
- Buy somebody a Car (Used or New) ~ I think it would be rewarding to buy somebody else a car. One of the Nurses I was working with when I first made this list said that this was one of her favorite things she ever did.
- Fly in a Helicopter ~ Loved the T.V. show Airwolf as a kid.
- Go Sailing ~ Inspired by a movie I saw as a teenager.
- Own my own Sailboat ~ Idea came when seeing all the sailboats on the lakes in the Dallas Texas area in 2006.
- Attend a Indy Car Race ~ This one was inspired by my cousin Russel, and Uncle Rick when I was a kid.
- Attend a Formula 1 Race ~ See above.
- Drive a Moped ~ I loved mopeds when I was 14 and thought that I would love one but didn't ever think it would be to practical to own up north. So I figured driving one would be fun.
- Be in a land vehicle going 150mph or Faster ~ I guess that 120mph wasn't fast enough at the time I put this list together.
- Drive a Motorcycle ~ The teenager in me.
- Join a Car Club ~ Idea from when I was a new driver and wanted to own my own classic car.
- Drive across Canada Coast to Coast in one Month ~ Idea came when I was 18, just thought it would be fun to do.
- Drive across USA Coast to Coast in one Month ~ same as above.
- Fly a Plane ~ When I was 19-20 I wanted to join the Air Force.
- Get my Pilots License ~ See above
- Go to the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky - Love Corvette's.
- Go on an Ocean Fairy ~ Inspired by my Grandma when she told me how much she always enjoyed going on the Fairy in British Columbia.
- Travel on a Yacht ~ Idea came from a travel magazine.
- Own a Fishing or Cruising Boat ~ Just something I wanted since I was a kid.
- Test drive a High End Sports Car like a Lamborghini, or Ferrari ~ Really who doesn't?
- Ride a Camel ~ How many people do you know have rode a Camel?
- Ride a Elephant ~ How many people do you know have rode a Elephant?
- Go on a Gondola Ride ~ From pictures I saw in a Travel magazine as a kid of Gondola's in the Swiss Alps.
- Live in a Motor Home for 1 week ~ I grew up in a community that is know for their motor homes and know friends who did this.
- Live for 3 Months (ideally 6 Months) without a Car (Try relying on Public Transportation, Bicycle, Walking and so on) ~ This idea came when I thought this would be good for the environment, good for me, idea came from Outside Magazine.
- Go Snowmobiling in the Mountains ~ Watching a promo video when living in Lake Louise.
- Drive a Four Wheeler ~ I wasn't ever into this kind of thing as a Teenager so I thought I should try it someday to see if I would enjoy it.
- Drive a Dirt Bike ~ see above
- Ride a Seadoo ~ Something about speed and water that made this look and sound like fun.
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