Boots are Back In Town!

WELL WELL WELL....

To celebrate being done our first term in Education we went out on the town in our boots! Ironically enough, Donnalee, Bobbi, and I all owned a different color of boots! Anyhow we had a really good time together and it lasted well into the wee hours of the early morn. Next time, you should come join us!!!!
We posted our photo of our boots on the jones' soda website....if you log on and go under gallery....then type in Donnalee you will find out boot picture.....you can even vote on it!!!!!


If this is not a typical "girl" shot I am not sure what is. This is Donnalee and Bobbi talking on the phone.....very late....or early whichever way you see it

THIS IS OUR AWESOME BOOT PICTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE ON A JONES' SODA BOTTLE!!!!!!!! DONT YOU THINK???

My friend B.....Barbie.....Bobs.....aka: Bobbi...she is lovely

Jeremy....This is his touch and feel dress shirt that I bug him about....its quite fitting, because he teaches grade 1...so I bet he wears it when he teaches them about the 5 senses. Ignore my gross lazy eye....it only comes out when I have to have my picture taken or its late.

Jeremy and Justin Mewis

90 Years and Still smiling!!!

Grandma turned 90 on November 11th 2006 in Regina Saskatchewan. The family got together that weekend to host a tea for all the ladies that live in her building on the Friday and on Sunday we had a family gathering and small program. Grandma looked awesome and didn't miss a beat.

mom made a special call over to Ralph Goodale (who showed up!!!). According to granny he is the "only honest politician left!"

Grandma and my sister Sarah

Just Grams and me

Sarah, mom, grandma, me

momsy and granny

The Surprise Party!!

We threw my sister a surprise birthday party this weekend. We had a lot of fun playing pin the tail on the donkey, pinata, and of course charades once the men and children left! Things may have gotten a little out of hand with the single women and the wine.....It was a really fun evening and Sarah was surprised even though mom dropped some small hints by "accident!"

My Education Cohort (Class)

I love my class in Education!
They make me happy to get up in the morning!
I miss them on weekends, how pathetic is that?
I am already dreading the end of our education degree, because where will we all end up?
We all get along really well and enjoy hanging out outside of class more than in class!!!!! Here are a few pictures of us from having lunch before going to teach at Greystone Heights!



Shawn, Amanda, and Bobbi

Terence aka:Hammy (Over The Hedge)

Bobbi

Lee and Clayton

Joanne, Rayme, and Donnalee

Guatemala Adventures 2003

So, I took a wee trot over to Guatemala in February of 2003. We stayed there for a little over two weeks. We did a lot of volunteering (teaching about agriculture, because they dont eat vegetables and fruits they harvest, built a water well, taught some basic english to children, and helped out everywhere else). We had a really good trip and only got sick once!

-A scenic picture of Guatemala.....it really is a beautiful place and I would go back in a heartbeat

-I bought a lot from this woman! They just have a way with words, "I make this for you pretty girl.....your mother love you forever you buy this for her, I make this special for you" ugh!!

- I found the picture of "the jump"

-This was a banana tree. We would pick these bananas and the locals would dip them in chocolate and then freeze them.....in the summer I still do this! "Chocoban"

-We lived with these women for a week up in the mountains called Bezaleel. It turns out that they were all older than us by atleast 2-5 years. I swear they are so short and little due to the fact that they hate fruits and vegetables and only eat beans and tortilla.

-Just a boat of us sitting in the ocean passing by a small volcanoe that was letting off a little steam....no worries or anything!

-I turned 18 in Guatemala, so they took us to a secluded baby waterfall.....this picture was taken right after we all jumped from the waterfall.

-We had a day hike trip up to the Mayan Ruins.....amazing!

-This is taken at an orphanage for children who lost family members during the 30 year civil war or just really do not have a family. We went in and spent the day with them singing songs, playing, and teaching.

-Catholicism is the dominant religion in South America. We just happened to run into a an ancient convent.....I forgot that my hair was so long!

-Lets talk about the cuisine for a moment. When we were in the Indigenous region we are only black beans, homemade curds, and tortilla. However, in the city there were many other special treats to try...like iguana eggs, guacamole, rice dishes, and pig tongue!

-This is their "capital" building. On our second day in Guatemala a woman was shot for stealing from an open market, which happened to be right infront of us. The army came flying from around the corner....we were all on the ground...it was very scary, but we made it through and had an eye opener.

-10,000 families live in the dump in the city of Guatemala.....this is a picture of the dump. (we did go visit families who lived here...it was brutal).

THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving,
So I had a Celiac attack on Friday night and never made it to Regina for our thanksgiving with grandma. As it turned out grandma fell and cracked her collar bone answering my phone call. She is fine now, but oy between the two of us we were in rough shape.
Anyhow our family made it out to the farm on Sunday for family thanksgiving. We had a great time with the family and
playing with Zoe. We were teaching Zoe how to take self portraits and she was eating that up!

-This is taken after about 9 tries of getting lazy eyes, weird non-smiles, and Zoe running in and out of the room. (my sister Sarah and I)

- Tata and Zoe....she loved taking pictures and looking at them after.

-We were teaching Zoe how to do self portraits.......She did better than Sarah and I. We also have her calling us by name pretty well now "Tata Jilly and Tata Sarah" (FYI: tata is the cute term of aunt in French)

-My mom and Zoe.....Zoe wouldnt let "gramma" sit down all night....she even had her hiding under the table....we didnt think mom would come back up at one point.

Camp Tapawingo

Camp Tapawing is a children's camp located at Candle Lake. I started off there when I graduated as the Recreation Director. Basically it was a fancy term for teaching canoeing/kayaking, lifeguarding, and implementing a recreation program. In my last year at camp half way through I finished the summer as both acting director and recreational director, so a touch bit chaotic. Anyhow it was an amazing experience and I wouldnt trade it for anything.

-This is the best sunset to date...right from our beach

-This is from my first summer there.....just the female staff

-This was my main station during the summer

-We offer sailing at camp on the last week of the summer

-Ian and I creeping around

-This woman at Minowaka Beach made all these dolls.....we went there every summer and bought her out! They were so creepy just take a closer look at what they are made of.

-Believe it or not, this is taken in August. It was soooooo cold that I never took my lifejacket off, because I used it as insulation.

My 1st Home

So, in 2004 I moved to my very own condo in Saskatoon. It had yellow walls, chocolate brown carpet, and weird greenish flooring at times. So, my dad and I ripped out the flooring and put in hardwood, repainted all the walls, and put in new fixtures and shelves. Anyhow It was an awesome project to do with my dad and the finished product is pretty rewarding.


And the living room finale

This is my bedroom after

This is my bedroom after we ripped out the carpet and repainted

This is after

This is the kitchen before

Lets Get Loud

RANDOM PHOTOS THAT SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC.

-Giving the camera a "what the hell am I doing dancing with this guy" look.

- My birthday was a month later.......celebrated at Whisky Jacks of course. So, this is "big balls." He sings the ACDC song "big balls" all the time. Part of my dare for a free drink was to ask him to sing it for me for my birthday. So, being brave I danced up to him and said, "So, what does a girl have to do to get a song sung around here?" Anyhow we chatted a little longer....he went up and sang big balls for me......AND THEN WOULDNT STOP TRYING TO DANCE WITH ME FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT!!!!! HAHAHAH ( I deserved that).

- And the music starts..... "RIDE IT.... MY PONY!" by Genuine. So that is the bouncer at Whisky Jacks who knows us by name.....especially Alicia.

- Alicia trying the "greatest pick up move" created......WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT?

-I threw a surprise birthday for Alicia in January.....I made her a list of things she needed to do in order for us to buy her drinks that night......the first was to ask a male for a condom.

-New Years with Alicia and company. We dressed up with princess gloves and tiaras.

- This picture was for my "Chrstimas Card." It was taken in the fall.....when I had mono....outside of St Thomas More, where I took my religious studies courses.

-The greatest creeped out look of all time

- Anatomically Correct Gingerbread Men.....created by Miss Krikau and Miss Cunningham = Krikaham