Small Things Amuse Small Minds

to quote my dad! Often, sadly, he was referring to the things that I found amusing...

like collecting match books ( used ones ) when I was a kid.... or some seemingly insignificant thing like that!!

HOWEVER.... this week, something quite UN-SMALL amused me immensely...

I got to ride in a dump truck for the first time in my life!! WHOOOOOOO EEEE!!

My friend Sean Bowker, who roomed with me for a few months in Lindsay, in 2003, is a heavy machinery operator... i mean, he operates heavy machinery! The fact that he may or may not have put on 15 pounds since getting married, has nothing to do with it!!

I on the other hand, have NO excuse for the 15 lbs I've put on since last fall!!

anyway, Sean was working in Brantford this week... hauling gravel from a pit near the airport in West Brant, and dropping it around the corner from me...

since I was home on Thursday, he picked me up ... literally "feet" from my townhouse, and took me on a run with him...

I was like a kid in a toy shop.... found it quite exciting....

but, to quote Sean....... " after 14 hours of sitting in here, it tends to lose it's lustre"

well I only had to endure 45 minutes... and the lustre is intact!!!

here are some photos!!


This is Sean's Truck

The view of The Grand River, looking South from Highway 403

I think that the trucking company got gyped... They weigh the truck in the morning... and then deduct that amount from every load during the day...... the trip that I was riding, the truck was a few pounds heavier than normal!!

Sean arriving to pick me up..

Mr cool....Driving like he's done it forever!
Heading west on 403, to Rest Acres Road

Smile.. you're on candid camera

the loader that filled us up

This Week....

Started with the arrival of the newest Mackay..... Faith ( or Faife as Eva calls her ) Ann Elizabeth arrived just after lunch on Monday......

we are SOOO excited .....

Heading in to the hospital Monday afternoon with Jacob and Katie... I felt so bad that my kids were not able to be there.... sigh...




Gramma, holding her newest grand daughter!!
Faith, with her Daddy

Isn't she precious????





Here's Aunt Carol... just a LITTLE proud eh!!


Faith with Grampa Jones


Jacob.... completely excited about the new baby!!!


Papparazi!

The view from Faith's room..... not that she got to enjoy it!

Life in the past lane

check this out.....

I was heading north on 62 on Tuesday morning..... and saw this in my rear view mirror....







it's not the truck that's so cool.... look to the left of it.....




neat huh??!

It's a GIRL!!!

Isaac and Eva have a new sister.....


Faith Ann Elizabeth ...... 6 lbs 8.9 oz




What a precious little angel she is....





Bruce and Tanya??? You make awwwwwwwwwwwesome babies!!!

The Edge Show.... One Last Time

Tonight was the end of an era......

My brother has, for at least the last 5 years, had a radio show every Sunday night on UCB 102.3 ......

What started out at Loyalist College as " The Edge " radio show grew into a really incredible thing...Sometimes live and sometimes taped, Every sunday night from 8 to 12 was
The Edge..... Mackay Morris and Heidt ......

I'm too old to enjoy a lot of the music that they played, but the banter back and forth was remarkable....exceedingly funny....... quick witted and clean....

I'm very proud of you Bruce.....

Tonight was their last show on the air.... After 5 years, and with Baby # 3 arriving at noon hour tomorrow, Bruce has decided to hang up the headphones.....



We stopped by the studio tonight ...... it was PACKED with people.... and there was more food than you could believe.....

It was obvious to me how loved these guys really are and how much they will be missed......

Garry Quinn, the station manager, put it best...... " You guys have changed the face of radio in the Quinte Area ... and you will be missed"

Here are some pictures from tonight.

I imagine that a lot of kids in the Quinte area went to bed sad tonight cause The Edge as they know it, is changing...

Don't be off the air too long.. you and your cronies are too funny to not be shared!!!

Budgetary priorities

I saw this guy on the street on Friday...... just caught a glimpse so clicked a picture to see if my eyes were playing tricks...





nope... they weren't playing tricks....

I felt bad for this guy..... Has money for beer but didn't have money for shoes....