Boyd comes to Grandma's

Well all the preparations are finished. The house is clean from top to bottom. Food and munchies prepared. Drinks and refreshments ready. Craig and Vanessa arrived with my new grandson Boyd. They arrived after the wedding they attend in Banff was over. It was an RCMP wedding(Phil) with groom and others in their Red Serge. Be like the kilts I think, pics looked great.
So we had an hour alone till all the friends and family in Red Deer came over to say hello to Boyd. Vannesa's relatives arrived first so my chance to hog and hold him was over. Then my sister arrived and she took over and did the feeding. Hmmmm still had to sit in the background. I am just way to polite.
This went on all afternoon as people came and left. I played the host feeding & water everyone. I pushed the cake as I'll have to eat anything left over not usually an issue but down 15 lbs I didn't want to wreck the hard work I've done.
Finally everyone left and we had some peace and quiet just to sit back and relax.
I was cleaning up carry the recycling downstairs when I stopped to chat with everyone in the living room. I was on the 2nd step and the new floor is a wee bit slippy in my socks. Wosh I was gone down for the ride. Luckily I was saved by landing on my ass. Ok not really but I think it took the main impact away from my back when I did crash to a stop. Everyone came a running to see if I was OK and as most people embarrassed as hell told them I'm fine. Which I wasn't as my back hurt like hell.
So some ice and ibuprofen and I said screw this i'm sitting down. No! Did the kids taxes on the computer good news they actually get money back. Boyd was sitting with momma Ness beside me doing the taxes and decides its time to shit myself. No not just poop but hey lets shit so much it comes out the back of the diaper and up to his arm pits.Bath time. Wow how something so small can make such a mess....
Finally every things done I have time to sit down get the baby in hand and its lets sleep on Gramps for the next 2 hours. Exciting as hell!!! No really loved every minute of it!
Then the next morning had to say goodbye and head off to work. Now its time to figure out when the next visit will be. Hope work stays slow so I can slip away for a quick 14 hour drive to see him. :(

Human Nature

So my out look on the human race has further diminished. I have decided the young generation will probably self destruct and cause us all great pain over the coming years. Their attitudes towards each other and everyone in general is brutal. No respect for others and in alot of cases for themselves. I know alot of great young people whom this would not apply its the few losers that everyone sees standout and receive the attention.

Why so down on life?
I went to leave work and was on my way to my truck. We park in a lot across the alley from the back of our office building. Not the best of locations, the alley just down the way is crack alley where depending on the time of day you have the drug dealers out selling and the line of cars for a city of under 100,000 is remarkable. The police do their thing maybe twice a year and nail them all. Should be a weekly happening if they actually wanted to try and fix the problem. We also have the young ladies of the afternoon up and down on occasion and this gets entertaining also.

Back to me heading to my truck after work. Pretty much the alley is now deserted. I Jump in my truck and this young lady is coming down the alley very upset and crying. Looks fine not like the usual crowd but very upset. So I pull away thinking she'll be fine and get over whatever.... A last glance and she is stumbling holding her chest and stomach area. OK now what. Do I help, say anything or do what most in today's society would and just drive away. I turned the corner and started going but you know me a big softy, gullible and a target. I circle around the block and roll down my window just to ask if she's OK or does she need some help?
I get the good Samaritan response "F--k You! leave me alone...." Twice in less than a week I have been mistaken for this F--K You guy. I must have a twin.
Not to be rude I ask "are you sure you seem very upset". Same response. So I roll up my window and drive away think why the hell even try. I am actually pissed off at the attitude. I hope if I had a daughter and she was not right someone would stop to at least to check on her.

Am I being to harsh? When she walked past me sitting in my truck she looked up right at me crying her eyes out like asking for help or some compassion. Some think I am probably crazy just putting myself in a bad situation.

For me, my conscience is clear and I haven't heard of some one found dead on the news, so all is fine in the world..... sort of.

Getting Started

So how did this begin!

Well I watched the movie Julie & Julia , Yawn!

Tried to contact and make someone on Facebook my friend, but was never excepted as a friend and have been left hanging....kind of a male ego slap.

But I was able to read their blogging and was actually very interesting finding out and sharing in their experiences, holidays, views on life and events.

What an idea putting down my thoughts so others can read and comment on what I have to say. I've been told that I am loud and a bit of a know it all and I don't listen to others!!!

So why not, I am not a professional writer but I love to tell stories and share with other so here we go.

First off I've discovered that I don't have very many pictures of just myself. Halloween in Vegas is posing with others in costumes. Holiday photos are old castles with everyone else in them or me in the picture with somebody else. I guess I need to let someone else take the camera for a while or at least make an effort just to be in a shot alone. Found one, out on a restaurant patio in the sun. (Note to self: get a better picture) Now that I have dropping weight maybe I might even look a little better in them.

Box Lacrosse season has begun this weekend so out I went to referee as usual. First two games of the season midgets (16 years olds) full of testosterone and running like deer. Bonus as well, we get evaluated by the Referee and Chief. Did my usual tremendous job. The kids were happy, parents happy, coaches happy. We were all happy except my legs for running 3 hours straight on concrete. The tread mill is not the same. One young fellow did decide that the penalty I called, a head shot elbow was the incorrect call. I explained my to him my name was not F--k You and he was off to take a shower early.

For those who don't know I am a Grandpa for the first time. A Forty year old Gramps is kinda weird but Boyd is a 9lbs 4 ounce beautiful baby boy. Craig and Vanessa are extremely lucky to have such a nice boy. Yes I am byassed but he is definitely not a Seinfeld baby.... At 9lbs they are still pretty small and its been 22 years but I enjoyed meeting him for the first time over Easter.

Well there it is my first of many to come. This was boring but I know in the future they will get better.