Thank You

Thank you Veterans, past, present, and future for your sacrifice. We owe you more than we will ever be able to repay. Lest we forget.

In Flanders Field

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. 

John McCrae

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Christmas Carol Trivia

How well do you know your history and Christmas Carols?


1.This song was written in 1984 when a pastor asked Mark Lowery to write a program for the living Christmas Tree choir presentation.



2. This carol was first published in Carols Ancient and Modern (1823)


3. Santa believers presents in Australia with what?


4. What went "Zip when it moved and Pop when it stopped, Whirr when it stood still"?


5. This carol's original manuscript was lost but was re-found in 1995 and was dated to ca 1820


6. This carol originally was told the tale of a swallow flying into a house to proclaim the plentiful and bountiful year that a family will have


7. Is a traditional Yuletide/Christmas and New Years Carol


8. Was featured in the Lemon Drop Kid


9. Victor Herbert describes a land for Boys and Girls, what land is this?


10. "Go tell it on the _________, over the hills and everywhere;"

11. At the age of 29, English writer William Chatterton Dix was struck with a near fatal illness and wrote several hymns including this popular one 

12. What was the name of the horse in Jingle Bells?

13. Why do I want my two front teeth for Christmas?

14.This is an English- language oratorio in 1741 and has 3 parts to it

15. Who was the only reindeer mentioned in "Here Comes Santa Claus"?

16. K.K Davis' song was first recorded by the Trapp Family Singers in 1955 

17. This song is a tongue in cheek look at a Christmas wish list sung by a woman who wants extravagant gifts

18. Which song is considered a lullaby?   

19. What colour was Elvis Presley' Christmas?

20. This Christmas carol was written by Rev John Henry Hopkins Jr


21. Bob Geldof saw this as a report on BBC and wanted to raise money for it with this song

22. In "O' Little Town of Bethlehem" where do stars go by?

23. ____________ is a Christmas carol of German origin


24.This carol was composed by Adolphe Adam to the French poem "Minut, Chretiens".


25. This carol was based on Psalm 98.


26. Charles Wesley envisioned this song being sung to the same song as Christ the Lord is Risen Today


27. Chris de Burgh was reading Chariots of the Gods and came up with this song


28.___________! Merrily on High In Heav'n bells are ringing


29. This carol was published in 1833 by William B Sandys though the author is unknown


30. Who is cuddly as a cactus and charming as an eel?

3 Years already? Crazy!

A few days ago I "celebrated" my third year on Twitter. I can not believe how fast that time has gone by already! It feels like just yesterday I was signing up on a website that no one really have heard of. Since then I have meet some of the most amazing people and gave some opportunities that I think I would have never had at all. 
I can't wait to see what the next three years brings me.

Government...

I can honestly say I truly hate dealing with government people. Whenever I have to deal with them it makes me so frustrated.
Calling, then having to navagate their crappy telepromot system, then sitting on hold for 40 mins, listening to the crappy elevator music with breaks in it saying ' thanks for your patience, your call is important to us.. Blah Blah Blah', then finding out that you called the wrong dept/place/person. Then your put through to the right person only to find out they aren't there. All the while you ran up your phone bill and killed your phone battery. All for nothing.
Oh not quite nothing, you know have a headache from beating your head against the desk from frustration.
And I thought the government was suppose to help?

Learning to Square Dance

While I was walking around Downtown catching some of the sights around Stephan Avenue and on my way to the all important Flour Square Pancake Breakfast yesterday I got stopped by another Calgary Stampede volunteer who asked me if I wanted to learn how to square dance 

A Royal Parade

I had the pleasure of walking this year's Stampede Parade (9 years of doing so!) and one of the Calgary Stampede volunteers took some video and pictures along the Parade Route.
Here is the video:

Video By: Ashley Proceviat