November 28 Proverbs 6:6-11

Somass '80
Go to the ant,O sluggard;
consider her ways and be wise.
Without having any chief,
officer or ruler,
she prepares her food in summer,
and gathers her sustenance in harvest.
How long will you lie there,O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
a little folding of the hands to rest,
and poverty will come upon you like a vagabond,
and want like an armed man.

Oh, to be young and in love...

Memories.. ah, it seems like only yesterday.
So much to talk about, so little time...

Jet lag Johnnie

Can you believe that we have already been home for two weeks.Hey I've got a couple of bucks to burn say we head of for an 18 hour flight to australia mate,land of the good ol'down unda,I'll even through a breakfast shrimp on the barbi for you.

Night night.

Willem

Grey Cup Cheeseheads

Thanks to Jake and Mitzie for a wonderful birthday party/Grey Cup party for the girls. We enjoyed watching the game on the big screen TV and learned a lot about the game and next year I will introduce Joel to beer funneling. Go Team!!!!
Willem

Look at me Oma . . . . .

Hi Oma and Opa, I wanted to show off my little brother Thomas!

He can stand and even take a few steps now!! Can't wait to show you soon.

Christmas card of the month..

Auld Lang Syne???

Hello everyone.....I am wondering if there has been any firm plans for the location of the New Years eve party? We'd consider it again if there are no takers. Also have we decided the $ limit to be $25 per kid and adult?
I know there is a hockey game in Port tonight but if anyone is around this evening we are going to the Golden Dragon with mom and dad ....we'll probably be there around 5:30 or 6 and then later we'll be gamblin away playing mom's Texas Hold 'em.....come beat us! Looking forward to the get together tomorrow.

Somethin Fishy..

Hi all, Here are a couple of links to some video hijinks that occured
in the Netherlands. I'm not responsible for the content.
Viewer discretion advised...

http://www3.telus.net/public/a7a38924/Vis1.wmv

http://www3.telus.net/public/a7a38924/Vis2.wmv

Be patient if you don't have a broadband connection.
If this works ok maybe I'll upload some more..

Colin catches another bad guy.

The excitement never ends in Port Alberni.
Today just as I was leaving to pick up the kids from school,
I heard a truck coming down the road very fast. Wheels
screeching he takes the corner just past our house,
crashes into a parked car, swerves to the other side
of the road and crashes into another truck. He then
continues to speed down the road. Colin and his dad,
who were working on the house, run out, jump into the
truck and with the help of many observers coming out
of their houses track him down a block away. Colin
entered the house, showed his badge and waited for the
on duty police to arrive. The guy was about 17 and
seemed to be a real angry dude. The scary part of all
this is we fianlly decided that our kids could walk
home from school. Now I'm back to being an
overprotective mom.

back at it!

In a week and a half I will be starting a new job at St. Josephs hospital here in Comox. I have been hired as casual in the ambulatory surgical/medical unit. It has been 3 years since I last worked but I am quite excited to get back at it. Anyone up for me practicing IV insertions or injections this weekend?? We are coming for the party on Sunday!

Names for Kids' Christmas Presents

I think the limit Yvonne suggested of $25 per person at Christmas sounds good, but I have forgotten the kids names we picked! Did someone create a master list?? I thought I was in luck when I found 2 names in Anna's car seat, but then I found 2 in her pocket and a couple in her bed . . . . .

Far Away Land

Nice work on the recent Blogs, I feel far way from all the wine and oysters, It's tough when I'm the only one working for THE MAN. John sorry about the truck, Aliza the kitchen is going to be awesome.
P.S. This is my ventriloquist daughter Anna and her partner Dummass..... sounds just like Thomas if you say it fast. See ya .... Henk

It Happened Again!

Well John is at the flower auction today driving his pickup and he comes out at 9:00am to find that someone tried to steal his truck during the auction. It was locked, but they got in and racked the steering column. His portable dvd player is also gone.
So many phone calls later to the police, icbc, home, and Al is on his way to coming home. Thanks to road star his truck will be towed to Port Alberni claim center and Al is taking him to budget to get a cargo van to come home with.
Where were you Colin when he needed you this time!!!!
Alls well and ends well.
Maybe we should ride bikes!

finger lickin good!!

ok....i'll go to bed now

bobby-john marley

Renovation update.

We have gutted the kitchen now, and have set everything up in the basement which has been working out well. Hanna thinks we are poor people now because our house is in shambles again. After we finish the whole thing we will be poor people!! We have lots of help from Colins Dad Terry. The rest of the wood floors get finished next week then the cabinets a week later. So we have lots of drywalling and painting to do. Fun, fun, fun.

So Many Oysters ....to much wine

Well we had a great time in Tofino, the weather was amazing. Thanks Willem for the great picnic on the beach and the bubbles in the hot tub. Word of advice....don't squirt a bunch of palm olive dish soap in a Hot tub, that was just soo crazy, but sooo funny. I have never eaten so many Oysters in my life but they were mighty tasty.

CELEBRATION - 2 Colyn Girls and a Pig Skin !

Hey Colyn Family:

Everyone is invited to Kiara's and Amy's Birthday Party on Sunday November 27 at Jake's home. Here is a bit of the run down on the day:

2:00 p.m. - cake and coffee. Please don't come early because we
are at a meeting with Kiara at 1:00 p.m. Also, there is
Candlelight play practice right after church, as well.
3:00 p.m. - kick back in a comfy chair for the Grey Cup Game which
will be viewed on a 50 inch T.V. Wow!
Intermission - will be dinner - burgers, hot dogs, salads, etc.

Please bring your own "beverage" of choice, plus if you have a snack item to add to the "Grey Cup Buffet Table" - that would be great.

Thanks. See you all on Sunday!

- Mitzie and Helle.

We grow 'em bigger in Duncan

Hi ya'all. We thought you'd all like to know that we caught the critter who was eating all the bunny food. As you can tell, this one is just a wee bit bigger than the "shrew" Al showed in a post awhile back.

Regarding Christmas

For our Christmas party I was just wondering what the price limit is. If I could have some input that would be great. I thought we raised it to $30. last year, but I can't remember. The kids are $20? Someone refresh my old memory please. Thanks.

We are off to eat Oysters

Well, I am glad to see some new entries. I was beginning to think the Blog had become a thing of the past.
We are off to Tofino to pig out on oysters tonight (we as in, Colin, Aliza, Willem, Helle and Vern Phillips). We are going to eat all kinds of oysters cooked all kinds of ways. It will be great. We will be blogging pictures tomorrow I am sure.

Until then.

pacman link

This blogging thing is proving to me that I am still computer illiterate. How do you add a link? Anyways, if my previous post has your "back in the 80's" juices flowing..... you can find Pacman under the games section Ebaumsworld. You don't even need a quarter!!

when the cats away.....

While Ed is away at the church men's retreat I re-discovered this to keep me entertained

pacman.html

- brings me right back to grade 7 hangin out at the mall on Friday nights while Oma and mom were shopping at Kmart

hickey store ...redux

Meesal5 amalgum3 r
distal4 amalgum 4 r

Oh if i could have them all back

Will suggested that we go to rotterdam, Here at the market we found a gas burner going full blast cooking mussels. There was at least 15 people all going full time eating what was probably 1 pound each in a bowl. after waiting for an opening in the stand We just dug in right along side of them. The vendor was super busy and had at least 6 people working.

Zeeuwse mosselen daar maak je vrienden mee!

jauna in da sauna

this is the picture that is to go with the below comments. I still am not good at working on the new technology

jauna in da sauna

Having grown up in the comforts of a small town our hero john did not realize that you had to remove your clothes before going into a sauna.... Actually this is in a lilac greenhouse and the temperature is 40 degrees celcius

The Three Amigos

Well, they are all back safe and sound. According to Willem a great time was had and he was thrilled with all that he experienced and saw. It's nice to have brothers to travel with. How about it sisters-in-law? Do you think we could do it one time? I'm game.

We grow 'em bigger in Duncan

Hi y'all. Thought you'd all like to know that we caught the critter who was eating all the bunny's food. As you can tell - he's a wee bit bigger than that little shrew Al had on the blog awhile back.

Oyster Gala

Willem has 4 tickets available for the Oyster Gala in Tofino for 6:00 p.m. on Saturday November 19. They are available for $60.00 each. He also has one room booked at the Tin Wis Resort for $85.00 with two double beds. There will be plenty of oysters to eat. Anyone interested in attending this great feast with Colin, Aliza, Willem and I please let us know. He will be returning the tickets and cancelling the room on Wednesday morning at 9:00 ish. First come first served.

How to smoke a paling..

Yep, we're back everyone.. Packed a lot into 8 days
Great to be back home, Thanks for picking us up Henk.
Will, Al & I will post more photos shortly..
Tot ziens!

Yeah They're Home

Yeah, Willem is back. It was great to see him again and for the kids to listen to all his stories about all the fun things he did and saw. He has already posted a bunch of souvenirs on our big board in the kitchen with a map of where they visited. The girls are loving their scarves that he brought home for them. They look great. Glad you three had fun and that you made it home safe and sound. Next time, Yvonne, Trudy and I are going to go.I will post some pictures later.

Thank You Henk!

Henk, I just wanted to say thank you for taking time out on your day off to bring the truck to the airport.
I look forward to having my hubby home again! I think Helle would agree.

have one for me

good to hear that you guys are having so much fun....i wish I could be there too!!

Dutch Home Coming

Hi guys. Thanks for posting all the way from Holland.
Just a thought. Willem , did you happen to leave your keys at Al's?
If so maybe someone (Henk?) could bring your truck to the airport for you on saturday instead of
Going all the way to Langley and back to the ferries.
John , we are supposed to be in Chemanius at 6:30. Do you still want to go?
Keep in touch.

Prost from Rotterdam!

Hi all. This is a quick note on the goings on of the 3 amigos in Holland.
Today we toured the Nolet distillery in Schiedam and got a personal tour from one of the
family members in the distillery, Wow, that was cool! They make the Ketel 1 genever & vodka there.
At the end of the tour, he gave us each a litre of Vodka and Genever (They don't usually give
liquor away at the factory, but we walked out of there with about 150 bucks of free booze.
Who says miracles don't happen? Must have been Will's charisma and Al's fluent dutch..
Now to enjoy our newfound booty.
We are all okay.. Also toured Katwijk and Rijnsburg today (Flora)
Will keep in touch,
John

First Blog Family Birthday Party ! (and Grey Cup Game)

Kiara (Nov. 20) and Amy (Nov. 30) would like to invite everyone to their combined Birthday Party/Grey Cup Game on Sunday November 27 @ 2:00 p.m..

- @ 2:00 p.m. will be cake and coffee
- @ 3:00 p.m. will be the kick-off for the Grey Cup Game
- @ half time will be dinner

I am coordinating a Grey Cup Pool with the Residents and Staff at Echo Village. I can do a Grey Cup Pool with anyone that comes to this party if you want to. I will have the paperwork ready, and if you want to do it ... fine, and if you don't want to ... that's OK, too.

Please bring your own special munchies and liquor for the game. We will have some stuff here as well.

RSVP to Mitzie or Helle.

How do from Amsterdam...

Well, isn't this nice.. I can post on the Blog from Holland no prob..
How is everyone, We are all fine here..
Spent the day in the town of XXX, you know...
Very sunny here, although at this cheapskate kiosk they don't allow us to send images.
Will find a place that does and update shortly..
Three Colyn brothers in a small house for one week, what could be better.
Positive things- cheap beer, lots to see, friendly people... did I say cheap beer?
It is 6:48 pm Sunday night as we post this..
Will keep in touch,
John

Beautiful Leaves

all in the family

wonder where we get the face pulling from?

The table has been turned

Helle-- Jonah and the girls say THANK YOU for the games table! Anthony reversed the felt, and it looks great!




















Helle-- Jacqueline says THANK YOU for the new laundry table! It sure holds a lot!!

My Beautiful Launderettes

Nothing but Clean Fun this Halloween eh? Some people did scream when they saw the laundry room coming at them. Some offered us 'dirty laundry' but otherwise it was a nice clean evening. It is amazing that Halloween is truly the one time of the year when you can boldly go about invading peoples homes.

It was nice to see all the pictures of all the cousins in costumes. Keep it up.

It Runs in the Family!!!

The Blogger door has been opened for all your 'best' shots!

Welcome back Cor and Ed!

Glad to have you guys back. The blog wasn't the same without you.

Superheroes-R-Us

It looks like being a superhero was quite the theme this year.

warm fuzzies

We lucked out at Lola's this weekend with these very cozy Halloween suits!
Ally and William have already forgotten about the stash they got last night....more for us I guess.

Village people at our door..

We don't get many trick or treaters on Beaver Creek, but they're all appreciated
anyways.. you guys look great!

we're back

We've really slowed down on this blogger thing huh? C'mon people don't lose the fire!!!!
We had a great time visiting with Ed's family in Regina over the weekend. Here is a picture of William and the girls.

ava mia ally
Prince William

Looking forward to your visit mom and dad! .....Henk too?

Happy Halloween

Sara and Kiara went trick or treating around our neighborhood and scooped a fair amount of candy. Sara was happiest that in the morning her pumpkin was still alive, as in the past it usually gets destroyed by pranksters.