First day of school

So there was a lot of.....

"I don't want to go to school!!!!!" and....

"I don't like the kids!!!!" and.....

"The teachers are mean!!!!"


And that was just from Sara! ;)


We now have a kid in the "Junior High" portion of her schooling and one done her first day of High School. Hard to believe, hey?

But everyone had a great day (even Sari).... once they got there. :)

Off and running for another year!

Rider game

One of the things that the girls wanted to do this summer was to go to a Rider game - so I bought these tickets 4 minutes after they went on sale - they were the "best available". Nice, huh? Actually, being up high was fun (see the plays developing, see the city, see the rain clouds go past - thankfully) and the Riders won. Good times!

Gift or Not ????

I am taking a vote..... a very nice lady at the race track offered to give me her Enduro car (think a demolition derby on a stock car track). It comes complete with roll bars.... an extra rad in the back window..... extra tires...... a rebuilt carb (though I have to put it on myself)....... the race is in a month.

Three questions.....

1. Do you think I can get it running and ready in time?

2. What would it look like painted orange and black?

3. Would you be as excited about this as I am???? I have hardly talked about anything all week. My own race car!!!!!! Have a look! :)
Maybe a 4th question.... anyone want to sponsor my car????? Time, money and TLC will be required.

Stay tuned for more updates! My racing career is taking off!!!!! :)

Faster Pastor 2010

The 2010 version of "Faster Pastor" (a race featuring preachers from the area) took place on Aug. 10th at Estevan Motor Speedway. In past years, they have put us in various classes of race cars, but this year they went a different route. This time they got a bunch of old junkers from an auto wrecker and told us "Have at 'er! Bang them up. Run into one another. We don't care!" As you will see on the video, some of the guys took that more seriously than others.

The video is of me winning the feature race (and - therefore - the trophy). I am in the red car. As the video begins, I am in second place. The third place guy has just run into the back end of my car (hard enough to slide the car sideways and to cut his tire so that he could not continue). The video goes on to show me catching the first place guy and passing him for the win.

This may not mean anything to most of you, but I have wanted to win a real trophy in a real race at a real speedway since I was a little kid. This was my third try (I was in the middle of the pack after the first "Faster Pastor" - I came in first last year but did not get a trophy - so this year was the topper). Have a look!

Summer holidays continued

So as summer rolled on, we found ourselves at Lenny (aka my brother Kurt) and Tracy's cabin. We went tubing, had fires, played golf, went canoeing, played on the trampoline, swam in the pool, I learned to water ski, and we got to visit with my family. It was a really good time. Here are some of the pictures.