FUN AdVeNTuReS!

"Life is either a great adventure or nothing."
-Helen Keller

"Life is meant to be joyful,fun, adventurous, meaningful and exciting. Having people you cherish come along for the ride is truly a blessing. Cultivating and maintaining these meaningful relationships is such an important part of life."
-Anil Sinha

"Time flies whether you're having fun or not. 
The choice is yours."
-Author Unknown

Last Wednesday we took BEAU on a FUN ADVENTURE
to Kinsmen Park… he loved it…and his name for it was
"KIDS"-MEN PARK!
We had a fun ride on the new train there…
and I tried to capture us with a selfie!!!

Beau was not quite ready for the adventure on the new
big yellow ferris wheel…
nor did he care to go on the merry-go-round…
but instead headed over to the park
where there were slides and swings and other fun things!

He could not get enough of the big tunnel slide…
that was his favourite…
he would climb up the tunnel and go down the slide and run
back and go again… and again … and again!
It was fun for us to watch him having so much fun!!!
He had on his BIRKENSTOCKS…
which he calls BIRKEN-"STOPS",
but nothing was STOPPING him!

Earlier on Wednesday we did lots of fun adventures around
the house… from set ups and sidewalk chalk… leaning to spell
and write his name… to playing with Shuffle in the back yard.
It was such a beautiful day out for outdoor play and
lots of fun adventures!

Later we picked up Mariah from school at the after school program.
She showed us the kindergarten room for Beau…
as well as her locker and
her classroom door, too with her new teacher's name on it…
"MRS. FOLEY!"

Last tuesday was school registration day…and following that
we went for a celebration lunch adventure
at one of  the kid's favourite places… Boston Pizza.
Mariah is holding up 4 fingers to represent grade four…
and Jana is doing a zero to represent Kindergarten for Beau.

Later Tuesday we had both kids to babysit through supper hour…
Beau was a bit all over the map…and furniture too!!!
He made up a card game with some Oiler cards he got at dollarama.
He was colouring with the 3-d glasses on… too!

Mariah is much calmer to babysit… and was content eating
popcorn watching a movie and entertaining the two dogs!

JAZZ and SHUFFLE are becoming such good buddies and together
they have had some fun adventures lately, too!

One of my traditional adventures at this time of year
is updating bulletin boards for BSOBAD dance studio…
and I often stop for  a STARBUCKS on route!
STARBUCKS always makes me SMILE!!!

I have been decorating bulletin boards at
BRENDA'S SCHOOL OF BATON AND DANCE
(BSOBAD)
for 13 years now…and it has been quite a fun adventure
for me. Due to the fact her studio is located in an old school
it has many bulletin boards throughout it.
I hang anything from photos, to important info... as well as themes
 and motivational and inspirational stuff!
Her studio has had many FUN ADVENTURES this summer,
and therefore there were many photos from those events to hang.

When searching some motivational quotes for the boards…
I found many pertaining to DANCE… and these are just a few.
Soon all dance studios will be in full swing…
and many new FUN ADVENTURES for dancers and teachers
will begin!

Another FUN ADVENTURE from last week…
was when my friend, Ella and I were invited to friend's,
Bob and Jacquie's to watch the labour day weekend fireworks from
the deck of their condo. It was a cool and wet evening but I
managed to snap a couple of photos of the action in the sky!
It was so sweet of them to have us over… to see the fireworks.
We also did our weekly Fuddrucker's breakfast yesterday
with that same fun bunch!

Yesterday Brian and I went to visit my brother, Bob, his wife, Arleen,
my nephew, Jeff and his little sweetie, Jorja.
Bob was busy taking Jorja on a FUN ADVENTURE
in a pamper's box pulled with a long shoe horn!
Bob is a pretty proud grandpa… he was loving his
wee grand daughter while we visited.

Arleen and Bob are such devoted grandparents, to both Jorja and their other
little grand daughter,  Brielle, too.
Jeff's wife, Savannah, is on a fun adventure this week
to celebrate a girlfriend's milestone birthday in Mexico.
I know Jeff will have lots of help looking after Jorja…
with his mom and dad close by.
We sure enjoyed Jorja, too… what a little cutie pie!

Today with the rainy cold weather, I was inspired to make a couple
confort foods… Banana chocolate chip Muffins… and a big crock pot of
chilli for supper… YUMMY… a couple of my favourites!

Later today I am so excited to go to see JANET JACKSON
in concert with Jana and Mariah…
it will be such a FUN ADVENTURE
for the 3 of us to go together too!
Jana danced to Janet Jackson 25 years ago…
hard to believe that much time has passed
since her jazz group performed a number to
ESCAPADE… and today we will be
TOGETHER AGAIN for more JANET FUN!



Here it is another BLOG DAY! Thanks for popping by to read about the FUN ADVENTURES from this past week.
One of the things I enjoy most about sharing my blog with my readers is that it is like a little ADVENTURE down memory lane for me, too. It is a reminder of how much fun I have crammed into my previous week!


With it being the beginning of a new season in school and activities for people… this is the start of many new FUN ADVENTURES for lots of people. It is a new chapter for this season… and for my little grandson BEAU, the start of his school adventures! He did his first full day of kindergarten on Friday and apparently was so proud of himself. He seemed all grown up all of a sudden! Mariah was quite happy to meet her new teacher, Mrs. Foley… who teaches a grade 3-4 split. Mariah was so excited to reunite with a friend she met in grade one…and they have already bonded and are so happy to be in the same class. She is so grown up now in grade 4 already… where did the time go?!


We did a bit of babysitting last week. We are honestly lucky our grandkids live in the city and we can share so many adventures with them as they grow up. This coming weekend is GRANDPARENT DAY, too!!!


 Beau is very lively and full of life, though, so after a couple of days of fun adventures with him… I need a day off to catch my breath again!!!... wink wink!
He is such a fun little guy, though.
I hope he has a great first year experience at school.


Tomorrow Mariah begins another year of dance lessons. She will be a busy little girl going to lessons every day of the week after school. Good thing she enjoys her dancing. I hope she gets to do some extra little things,too… possibly a solo or two this year at dance competitions…
we will see what unfolds for her… as she follows in the family footsteps and traditions!


As September begins… the weather begins to change. Last week was so nice out… but the last couple of days have been cooler and wet… so harder to get out for fun adventures outdoors! I have managed to go on a few dog walking outings with my friend, Ella. She keeps track of her steps on a device called a "FITBIT"… she likes to keep me up to date with how many steps she has recorded on it, as well as how many calories she has burned and how many hours of sleep she is getting.
Although I am not really keeping track of my steps, etc…
I am managing to get a few in here and there!


I did get to the gym last week a couple of times. All the gym instructors I take classes from lately celebrate birthdays in the fall… so Happy Birthday to them…
Theresa, Trent, Nicole…and Peggy, too!
Because of their classes… I feel like
my life adventures are better,
and I love that "goodlife"
feeling!


I enjoyed the outing to friends, Bob and Jacquie's this past weekend. They had other friends over as well to enjoy the fireworks. Nice to have a comfy place to watch them from.


I have had a few adventures to BSOBAD this past couple weeks to get their bulletin boards ready for a new dance season. I originally hung mostly stars and quotes, etc… until I was given some photos to hang… so did some revamping and re arranging of all the stuff originally hung!!!
That studio sure had many fun adventures this past summer…from competing in dance in Kelowna, to competing in the world cup baton championships in Abbotsford. As well the studio took part in a big event called One Voice, as well as having twirlers in the  exhibition parade, and a couple of summer dance camps, too.
There is always a "BEE" HIVE of activity at that place.
Until this year I have used the "BEE" as a main THEME with it going so well with "B"SOBAD!
Over time I have shifted to many themes throughout the studio on the bulletin boards there. This year I kind of decided to "STAR"T the year with lots of "STARS" instead!
I am wishing BSOBAD and all the dance studios in and around beginning their new dance seasons…
A year full of FUN and REWARDING DANCE ADVENTURES!!!


I am enjoying the FUN of being a GREAT AUNTIE…
so far I have two "great nieces"…
JORJA , born last December…
and BRIELLE, born in May this year.


Today my niece, Emily, is due to have her first child, too.
I am hoping all goes well with that little one's arrival… whether it be today or later this week.
I know Emily had hoped her baby would have come early,  on what would have been her dad's birthday
on September 3rd.
Her dad, Bruce, would have been 64 on that date, but hopefully had a nice celebration in Heaven.


It was interesting as I took my morning walk with my dog on Bruce's birthday… one of the first tunes to play on my mix was a Beatle's medley starting off with "Here Comes The Sun" followed by "When I'm Sixty Four".
I often say this… but my music always seems to reflect the soundtrack to what is happening in my life at that moment in time. Music is a big part of the
 FUN ADVENTURES in my life.


Later today I look so forward to my FUN ADVENTURE with my two favourite girlies… JANA and MARIAH…
my daughter and grand daughter…
for our Girl's Night Out to the
JANET JACKSON concert. It will be tons of fun I am sure.


Next Monday I am sub teaching at BSOBAD for 3 ADULT TAP CLASSES on their first lessons of this season. I have not taught TAP for a while, so that will prove to be a
FUN ADVENTURE I am quite sure!
Even though I am a bit rusty…
I am sure I will be able to get
"LOST IN THE SHUFFLE"… so to speak!


On that note… here is my rhyme of the day…

I like to think of my life as an adventure full of fun,
Right from the day's beginning, until each day is done.
Whether it is doing the things I love,
or doing what I need to do,
It's like a big adventure… and a journey, too!
Some days are lots of fun… while others maybe not,
But it's all in how you deal with it…
that is just my thought!
I like to stay on the upbeat side, that is my intent,
The daily little duties are what keep my heart content.
So whether I am going out, or if I am at home,
My life's a big adventure, where ever I may roam!