Saturday, August 16, 2008

Harold & Lois Chamberlain's 50th Anniversary: Family Reunion

Chipping Sparrow and Mourning Dove Feeding on Mixed Seed on a Platform Feeder
Jesse Jumping on the Trampoline
Our Family
Tom, Tim and Ruth Taking
Max being silly
Max playing with Tim
Tom playing horseshoes with my mom Michele
Uncle Bruce playing horseshoes with Aunt Ruth
My dad and Uncle Bruce at the BBQ
Becka and Mellisa being silly

This morning I woke to find Chipping Sparrows feeding young Brown-headed Cowbirds. Unfortunately, its just another bird that's been fooled by the cowbird. Anyway at 1:00pm people started coming and everybody got to meet each other and get some pics of each other. Around 6:00pm we started racing our ATVs and Dirt Bugs which was also very fun. We all had a fabulous time! It was a great day but now my dad wants to go birding with me so I got to go.
Goodbye,
Birdman

Friday, August 15, 2008

eBird

Today I have joined ebird to see what its like. Ofcourse it will not show my complete list of birds I've seen because I've been birding for over six years.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Cirque Du Soleil

Yesterday at 4:30pm we left to go to Toronto, while Jesse traveled with our parents I traveled with our grandparents reading books. At 6:00pm we arrived in Toronto and I then found out by my grandpa that people aren't allowed to take cameras inside because it may distract the artists at the Cirque Du Soleil. At the entrance of the Air Canada Center, security guards also didn't let us bring water for safety reasons. Our dad then took the water bottles back in the car and as soon as he came back we went inside showing the security guards our tickets. When we went inside we used the washroom and bought some popcorn, hot dogs, etc. At 7:00pm we went inside the room where the the artists would be preforming and waited until 7:30pm when the show started. The artists were amazing acrobatics and the clowns were hilarious. It was a very good circus although it was in french. They preformed until 9:00pm for a "intermission". During those 10 minutes we went to the washroom until 9:10pm. Then the show started again and they were very funny and agile. Then at 10:30pm the show ended and we drove back to Breslau. By the time we were home it was 12:00am so we all went to bed. Although Cirque Du Soleil was in french I would recommend anyone watching it! Thank you grandpa for buying those tickets!
Goodbye,
Birdman

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Circus Du Soleil

Today at 4:00pm we're going to the Circus Du Soleil at the Air Canada Center (ACC.) We are coming back at 12:00am so I will do at blog about it tomorrow. My grandparents bought the tickets and they were very expensive. At the ACC there is thousands of rows or seats, and we got tickets for six (Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, Jesse and I.) Even better still we got tickets for the seventh row! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa! I've never been to a circus before and this is one of the best circuses in the world! Although I'm going to be very tired because we are going to be back around 1:15am. We are going to be gone for over 10 hours! We are leaving at 3:45pm and coming back at at 12:00am. It also takes an hour and 15 minutes to get there and on the way back. Although I'm going to be very tired its going to be very exciting to go to the Circus Du Soleil. Anyway I will write a blog about tomorrow.
Goodbye,
Birdman

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Very Quick Post

Yesterday, I saw a Eastern Cottontail (Check for 2008). Today I saw a Eastern Bluebird (Check for life list).

Monday, August 11, 2008

Working With My Dad

This morning as I was taking Max for a walk I spotted many birds and insects. Including robins, blue jays and monarchs. Around lunch time I went to work with my dad.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Today's Adventures

This morning as a awoke I found myself on Max's side of my bed and Max on my side. Unfortunately he had sneezed and scratched leaving hairs and mucus on my pillow! So I traded pillows, there problem solved. So I got dressed and cared for my fish and my crab. Then went downstairs and fed Max. He wanted outside so I let him out and got myself breakfast. I had Frosted Flakes and Max had dog kibble or chow, whatever you call it. So I let him back in and brushed my teeth and cleaned my face. Then Max and I had free time until 10:30am. I walked to church (its right beside our house) and sat with Grandma until my parents came. They did and the singers began our first morning Praise & Worship. Then they did the thing with thing with the bread and blood (which is really a cracker and grape juice.) Then my Grandpa the leader of the church began preaching until the second morning Praise & Worship. Then my Grandpa dismissed the kids and we walked to the upstairs Connect Kids room. My cousins Lacy and Michael began teaching the story until noon. After church I played with Jamie, Mark and Dave. They went home and I walked back over to our house. I then made Jesse a blog which is http://dogsuperhero.blogspot.com . Check it out. We then had lunch and I wrote for Jesse on his first post. If he could type he would be a pretty good writer. After that we went on the trampoline and then I started taking Max for a walk. My mom followed and all of a sudden the sky got dark. So we had to walk back to the house. Then hundreds of Monarchs surrounded our Spruce trees but it just started hailing and a thunderstorm came. Unfortunately I watched the unsightly sight of hundreds of Monarchs falling to the ground. I could not bare watching the death of these beautiful creatures. After the hail-storm ended, I went on the computer and here I am writing this blog. Anyway, be sure to check out Jesse's blog at http://dogsuperhero.blogspot.com .
Goodbye,
Birdman

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Homer Watson Park

Spotted Touch-me-not
Bank Swallows
American Goldfinch and Northern Flicker
Belted Kingfisher
Bumblebee on Bull Thistle
Least Sandpiper
Painted Turtles
Canada Geese
Song Sparrow

Today at 10:00am, Ruth picked me up and drove to Homer Watson Park. First, as we got out we put on bug spray and started walking. As soon as we did Ruth met one of her birding friends with her dog. She said she saw a Great Blue Heron so Ruth took me to where it was. We ended up seeing two herons and one of them was a juvenile. We continued walking and came across many touch-me-nots and Giant Ragweed. She said her daughter Becka was allergic to these when they were in bloom and so am I. Although they weren't in bloom I was sneezing repeatedly. So Ruth took me away from that area and...that felt much better. Next we saw many House Wrens fluttering about in the dense bush. Then we saw juvenile Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. OK, lets skip to the part where we saw the flicker because I can't remember what happened before that. OK, so we saw the flicker then a goldfinch came in the tree. Next we saw many Bank Swallows. There was lots of grackles, jays, crows, hawks, etc. the whole time. I can't seem to remember what happened after that, but anyway after a while we left at 11:00am to go to the swamp. We did and as we arrived there, the shrubs were very tall making it hard to bird watch. But in that area of the swamp we spotted two Great Blue Herons, a Belted Kingfisher and a Song Sparrow singing and chirping his little heart out. We moved to another area of the swamp and we saw a kingfisher there too. Including sandpipers, herons, turtles, etc. Then all of a sudden a line of Canada Geese swam towards us looking for food. Anyway hopefully I remember the whole story tomorrow but if want to best version of the story, visit Ruth's blog at http://bodysoulandspirit.blogspot.com/ .
Goodbye,
Birdman

Friday, August 8, 2008

My Day

Today at 8:00am I woke up and cared for the fish and the Hermit Crab. Then made my bed, had a shower, got dressed and went downstairs. There I feed Max and took him outside. Next I had breakfast and watched the Olympics. Then at around 10:00am I went outside again to bird watch. I saw 4 Black-capped Chickadees and 1 Dark-eyed Junco. After they left I went on the trampoline. By 11:00am my friends James and Harry came over to play. So Jesse came out and we played for an hour and it was lunch time and it started to rain. So they left and I went shopping with my grandparents. They took me to have lunch and I had the Angus Burger and we did various shopping. We came back at about 3:00pm and I took Max for a walk. But all of a sudden Max just stopped, I figured something was wrong so I turned back and Max ran to the house! Then it started pouring! Wow, dogs are really smart. So after that I cared for the fish and Hermit Crab again and watched some TV. You should have seen Max on the lazy-boy chair, it was hilarious! That dog follows me everywhere! Then I went outside to exercise a bit more. So I did 100 jumps on the trampoline then helped my mother cook and now its about 5:30pm so that means it super time.
Goodbye,
Birdman

Thursday, August 7, 2008

New Dog?

My family is looking on getting another family dog. But we are not sure what breed to get. We need a small dog that has a similar personality to a Pug. Or maybe we should get a Pug. So far we have done a test to see what dog we should get. But the problem is that all of us came with different results. My mom came up with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. My dad came up with a Flat-coated Retriever. My brother came up with a Giant Schnauzer. Now I have to take it, or we could all do it together. Anyway, if anyone has any ideas on a good, small, family dog please let me know either by emailing or calling me, or you could leave the breed name in the comments. My email is samwpsnook@hotmail.com and my phone number is _____________.
Goodbye,
Bird man

Monday, August 4, 2008

Stuff

Last week we went on vacation to New Brunswick. We had lots of fun! We did lots of activities including, visting friends, going to the rocks, going to the beach in Shediac to catch critters. Also, when we came back I noticed some of my fish missing. The following species are missing 1 Columian Tetra, 1 Red Swordtail and our Betta. Unfortunately this means they must be dead, but after years of fishkeeping experience I learned that Bettas can hide in my castle ornament for a week or more. So I'll just have to wait a week to be sure that it is dead. The Tetra that is missing must of been the one that sulks away from the other Tetras. Because all of my Tetras seem to stay in the group. Or it could have been eaten by the lobster, but I would doubt that it died because of poor tank conditions because it seems to be at good water quality. The Swordtail that's missing could have died or eaten alive by my lobster. Altogether I am missing 6 fish including the Zebra Danio and my Mystery Snails, but I know how they died...Lobster!
Goodbye,
Birdman

Friday, August 1, 2008

Back From Vacation In New Brunswick

Sorry, no pictures but here is the story.

Back From Vacation In New Brunswick

Sorry, no pictures but here is the story. We had just finished packing and we were on our way . Jesse and I watched a few movies then played nintendogs on our Nintendo DS's. It was a long drive to the hotel and it was getting late after a whole day of driving. So we unpacked and checked in to the hotel and stayed there for the night. The next morning we started driving and arrived at one of my mom's friend's house. Her name was Leah (previous commenter on my blog). We unpacked there and slept in there upstair spare rooms. The next morning

Monday, July 21, 2008

Plecostomus

The Plec, Pleco or Plecostomus is a fish in the loricariidae (catfish) family. It comes in many diffrent specimens including, Golden Nugget, Zebra and Rhino. It is from South America and some specimens can get 3 feet long! They are very hardy fish which can stand temperatures from 0-30 Celsius but they prefer tropical temperatures from 23-27 Celsius. Also they will eat almost anything including algae. Which is why they are commonly kept in aquariums today. Despite their hardiness, if you want them at best they are not easy to care for. ph=6.5 Temperature=25 Celsius Food=They are omnivores so provide a varied diet, including, zuchini, meat and catfish pellets, etc. How many=Many aquarists say you can get more than one, but with my experience I prefer only getting one. Its best to have 20-50 gallons per pleco (depending on the specimen) Tank size=20 to 100 gallons (depending on the specimen). Tank region=Bottom and sides. Habitat=Provide a large aquarium with lots of caves, driftwood, plants, etc. For more information read my blog tomorrow.
Goodbye,
Birdman

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Recent Activities

Two days ago Anette and Eric came over for lunch then Richard came over. When they left my mom went to the hair cutters and my grandparents went out for dinner. While my dad, Jesse and I stayed home to build the trampoline. When my mom and grandparents came back, I didn't know who my mom was with different hair and my grandparents said they saw fish for 99 cents. So, my grandpa took me to the store and we got 1 Pleco and 3 Zebra Danios for $7.19. I introduced them to my aquarium and my Purple Passion Danios were fighting with the Zebra Danios and the Lobster was fighting with the Pleco. Also, Jesse gave me his Crowntail Betta. By the next morning, the quarreling stoped. That evening Zack and Josh came over to race us on the ATV's. After a few laps around the field Noah and Lydia came over and we had lunch. Zack and I had a ketchup contest of who could have the most ketchup. Then we played the Wii and continued racing. We had lots of fun and soon my mom prepared a dessert. We all enjoyed it and we all did different things. Including playing our DS's, staring at my aquarium and holding my Hermit Crab. Then we went on YouTube. After that we gathered around the campfire and told stories. Soon everyone left and we went to bed. But the lobster wounded our Zebra Danio and it died.
Goodbye,
Birdman

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Catching Up On Activities, etc.

My Aquarium
Hermy The Crab
Max
Max
Chipping Sparrow
Our Garden
Leah & Jesse
Fred & Leah
My Aquarium
Goodbye,
Birdman

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Newborn Eggs

Today at 11:39am a pair of my Purple Passion Danios laid eggs. I put them into another tank with an air pump and some gravel and fairly warm water. They are so small I can barely see if the're reallly there! What do I do with nearly 400 Purple Passion Danio eggs?

Monday, July 14, 2008

More Fish

Today my mom, Jesse and I went to Wal-Mart to go grocery shopping but my mom also bought me 3 Purple Passion Danios and 1 Otocinclus. My tetras seem to be very territorial to the Otocinclus, causing him to sulk in the corners. If this continues over the next few days, I will consider returning the Otocinclus to Wal-Mart. Although they have not given to much of a warm welcome to the algae eater, all the fish seem to want to school with my Purple Passions. These danios are very fast and eat any leftover foods. While the alage eater, obviously...eats algae and does it very well. For any more news about how the fish react to eachother and more stuff, continue reading Nature with Birdman.
Goodbye

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Orange Lobster?

As you know I bought a Blue Lobster about a month ago and mysterously he is turning or should I say completely orange. Anyone know what caused this?

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Problems/Birding Trip/Hermit Crab

Problems
Thank you to the people who have offered me help about the aquarium. But I can't change all my tank water because where would I put my fish while I'm doing it? Also I can't reduce the number of fish I have because the guarantee is over and because I don't and can't get more aquariums. Oh well!

Birding Trip
Today I went birding with my dad at Columbia Lake. We saw my first female Belted Kingfisher for 2008 and my very first female Bullock's Oriole!

Hermit Crab
Yesterday I got a pet Hermit Crab. The cage includes a 4 liter terrarium, Sea Sponge, Water Dish, Food Dish, Coconut Hiding Place, Artificial Palm Tree and Sand. He is still getting familiar with his or her cage. I will post more information about him or her tomorrow. Any ideas on what to name him or her.
Goodbye,
Birdman

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Upcoming Events

Jul.10th-Getting a pet Hermit Crab
11th-Vacation Bible Camp Ends
13th-Vacation Bilble Camp Barbeque
14th-Going Birding With Ruth
18th-Friends over for barbeque and bonfire
25th-Camping
26st-Church Barbeque
Aug.1st to 6th-New Brunswick Trip
16th-Family Barbeque Party
17th-Church Picnic
22nd-Camping
29th-Trip to Ottawa
Goodbye,
Birdman

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Aquarium in Low Conditions

Unfortunately my aquarium is encountering some even more serious problems. It has levels of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate which is very bad. Ammonia is fish waste but I think nitrite and nitrate is a harmful chemical. Anyway, any level of ammonia and/or nitrite can be lethal to the fish. I have tried many solutions for curing this but none of them worked, in fact its getting even higher levels. Maybe I used the wrong solution, maybe I overcrowded the tank, I don't know. All I do know is I think this caused some of my fish to have fin rot and I can't find a proper solution for it. Only to add on to the problems, my pH level is 8.2 and every week it gets higher by 1.2. So in just one week my fish developed fin rot, it has moderate levels of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and my pH is 8.2! It should be 7. Again, any help is needed and would be greatly appreciated. So, whether your a novice or pro at the hobby I ask you for help with this.
Goodbye,
Birdman

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Pregnant Fish

My plan for breeding is working out perfectly, the fish I plan to breed is showing signs that in "breeding mode" and as soon as she develops a dark gravid spot near her vent. I can put her in the breeding trap. I would suspect her to be more territorial and quiet, although shes even territorial to her own mate. But with good news comes bad news, several of my fish are showings symptoms of "fin rot" which can erode the fins into the fish's body causing death. It is a very serious disease and not even PetSmart, Big Al's or Wal-Mart has a cure for it. So I could lose four of my fish! Very unfortunately the pregnant fish's mate is showing symptoms of this disease. So if that fish dies, it will cause both the female and their young to die. So altogether I could lose 5 adult swordtails and hundreds of fry swordtails!!! Unless I can find the cure for this, I could lose all of my fish because its contagious! So if anyone who's reading this blog can give me another way to cure this deadly disease, please do. I don't want to lose all my fish.

Goodbye,

Birdman

Saturday, July 5, 2008

The Charles J. Whitney Nature Interpretation Trail





I have many other pictures of this trip from Cedar Waxwings to unidentified birds but there is some problems with the computer so I am unable to download them. Although it was a fairly short trip, I still had fun with my dad...Excuse me a moment
Max get of the rocking chair!
"It's his favourite chair to sleep on although he sheds like CRAZY so I don't let him on it"
"He won't get off, oh well back to our morning trip story"
Well, where was I. Oh ya, it was kinda short so expect the story to be short. My dad and I woke up at 6:30 and got in the Volkswagen. First we went to Tim Horton's, my dad had a X-Large cup of coffee and I had 10 Sour Cream Glazed Timbits. By the time we were finished eating our breakfast it was 7 o'clock so that limited our time for birding. First we drove in at the trail and started walking, we saw a large pond full of mosquito's and lily pads. We talked about how mosquito larvae would make a good supplement fish food. Then we moved on to the meadow and saw goldfinches, etc. Then the boardwalk which lead into a semi-dead woods. This had cedar waxwings, herons etc. On the way back we saw Mallards and an unrecognizable bird which was soon scared away by bicycle riders. So we could not gather any valuable information from the bird. But I got one poor picture of it but I'm unable to download it due to computer problems.
Goodbye,
Birdman

Friday, July 4, 2008

My Pets

My Aquarium
My Terrarium
My Little Crab Shack
My Dog
My Aquarium has been setup for two weeks and currently has 6 Columbian Tetras, 6 Red Swordtails, 2 Mystery Snails and 1 Blue Lobster. I look after this by:
Daily: Turn lights on for 12 hrs.
Check temperature
Feed fish flakes and lobster pellets
Check that all fish and invertebrates are present and healthy
Weekly: Wipe algae off front glass
Test aquarium water
Change 10% of the water
Feed plants plant food and fish bloodworms
Monthly: Maintain and replace carbon in filter
Clean hood and light tubes
Vacuum gravel
Prune plants
My terrarium has been setup for three weeks and currently has 3 Garden Snails. I look after this by:
Daily: Mist cage
Feed
Monthly: Change substrate
My little crab shack has been setup for one week and will be getting a hermit crab.
When I get the crab I will look after it by:
Daily: Mist crab
Feed and change water
Interact
Weekly: Bath crab
Monthly: Change substrate
My dog has been with me for a year and 5 months. I look after him by:
Daily: Feed and give water
Walk
Brush
Weekly: Clean face and ears
Monthly: Go to PetSmart and get them to groom him
Buy Max a new toy
Goodbye,
Birdman

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Catching Up

Lately we have been doing some exciting things:
We moved
I have a new aquarium set up
We went to Niagra Falls and bingemans park on canada day
Soon to come:
I will be breeding the fish I have
We might be getting another pug
Making new friends

Sunday, May 25, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

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Friday, May 23, 2008

Unfortunate Accident

The scene of the crime!
The scene of the crime!

Of course when I said the scene of the crime I was joking, here is the real story. A few days ago I was playing baseball with my friend Corina. She was batter and I was pitcher and I threw a screwball and she didn't swing and it smashed the window. From outside we heard a loud shattering, from inside my parents heard a loud pop. I didn't get in trouble because it was an accident, although I'm just not allowed to play baseball in our front yard. Unfortunately it will cost about $2000 to repair the window and Corina isn't allowed to play baseball with me because her parents think she'll smash a window too. Goodbye, Birdman

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Point Pelee National Park (Part 4)

Common Carp

Koi

Blue Racer Snake

Fox Snakes

Painted Turtles

Mayflies

Wild Daisies
Dense Vegetation
Prickly Pear Cactus

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Point Pelee National Park (Part 3)

Yellow Warbler Adult Male Eastern
At Point Pelee this year we saw and/or heard 3 species I've never seen before, Orchhard Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and American Redstart. I've seen 9 new species this year, Ruffed Grouse, Common Loon, Great Blue Heron, Forster's Tern, Black Tern, Cerulean Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Prothonatary Warbler and the Scarlet Tanager. Of course this is just a brief guessing as to I might of seen much more. Like over 50 species in total, although I was hoping to beat my record of bird sightings at Point Pelee (64)...I think. Do you think I should continue to write about Point Pelee or move on to other events. Please submit your entries in the comments. Goodbye,
Birdman

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Point Pelee National Park (Part 2)




After waking at 8 we got dressed, comb hair, etc. It took us 'till 9 and we had breakfast and arrived at Point Pelee at 10. Then we parked at White Pine and we saw Orchard Orioles and Baltimore Orioles. We started walking at Chinquapin Oak Trail and there was birds everywhere. Including orioles, robins, warblers etc. Then we finished that trail and moved on to the Tilden Woods Trail. Here there was a group of birders watching Cerulean, Yellow and Prothonatary Warblers. Also American Redstarts, Red-breasted Nuthatches and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. I saw all of them accept the redstart. Then my dad saw the Scarlet Tanager. So we went to the Visitor Center and took the tour bus to the Tip Trail. Although we didn't get to see the tip because it was hailing heavily. We took the tour bus back and it was past noon so I finally convinced my parents to take me to the Woodland Nature Trail. We did and as soon as we did Jesse was tired, so Jesse and my dad went to find our van while my mom and I walked. We started walking and another group of birders were looking at something. They showed me and it was a pair of Yellow Warblers building their nest. They told my mom where another nest was and we kept walking. There wasn't much but Baltimore Orioles until we came to the Redbud Footpath. We only walked on it for a few minutes and my mom couldn't take it anymore so we turned back on the Woodland Nature Trail. There we heard a sound like a robin singing very fast and it was... a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. We kept walking for a few minutes after that and we heard a warbler singing all these tones, notes and calls. We had no idea what it was! About twenty minutes after that we saw a male American Redstart singing its lovely song in the dense bush. But it was soon the afternoon and we had to start heading back. We did, picked up Max and went home. That is our Point Pelee Trip in two blog posts. Thank you mom and dad for taking me to Point Pelee National Park. Goodbye, Birdman

Monday, May 19, 2008

Point Pelee National Park





This long weekend we went to Point Pelee. This is how it began. Last Friday we drove to Kitchener to renovate. We slept overnight there and on Saturday morning we showed our grandparents how to care for Max and left to go to Point Pelee. It took a long time to get there so we watched "The Sandlot". By the time it was over we were near Point Pelee so we got a bite to eat and arrived at Point Pelee. First we drove to the gates paid the required money to visit and drove off to the Marsh Boardwalk trail. We parked got prepared to bird and started walking. First there was a family of Canada Geese and there was seven goslings. Next we saw some carp and Red-winged Blackbirds were everywhere. Then all of a sudden my dad spotted little green birds in the reeds. None of us could identify them so we kept walking. Ahead of us was a group of birders taking photos of something. We asked them and they were watching Black Terns. We got a couple photos of them and kept walking. Then a lady with a transmitter came to tell us she spotted twelve Fox Snakes. So from then we were on the lookout for Fox Snakes. (Red-winged Blackbirds are still everywhere.) Then the Black Terns came again ecept this time they came very closely perched to us. We could not miss this rare moment and got lots of photos of them. Then all of a sudden Forster's Terns came flying everywhere. And the little green birds came back but this time I noticed yellow on one of their bellies. Still we could not identify it. Next we saw twelve fox snakes and a blue racer and painted turtles. By now we were finished the boardwalk and I went on one of the lookouts to see what I could see. As a mater of fact there was lots of nesting Barn Swallows. We left, took a bathroom break and took the tour bus to the tip trail. The tip is the most southern tip of mainland Canada but there is dangerous currents so no swimming or wading is allowed. It started to rain so we didn't get to see the tip and drove to Point Pelee Inn. We had lots of fun on the water slides and played arcade games. It was soon our bedtime so we went to sleep. To be continued tommorow.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Upcoming Avents

May 17 Point Pelee National Park Trip Begins
Armed Forces Day
May 18 Point Pelee National Park Trip Ends
May 19 Victoria Day (Canada)
May 20 Quarter Moon
May 26 Memorial Day Observed
Spring Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)
May 27 Rachel Carson's Birthday
May 28 Half Moon
May 30 Traditional Memorial Day
June 2 Queen's Birthday (New Zealand)
June 3 Full Moon
June 8 Oceans Day
June 9 Queen's Birthday (Australia exc. WA)
June 14 Flag Day
June 15 Father's Day
June 18 Quarter Moon
June 20 Moving Trip To Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
June 21 Solstice
June 24 St. Jean Bapsite Day (Canada)