Girlie's Sun Run 2008

Girlie completed the Vancouver "Sun Run" Marathon in 2008. Way to go! We're all very proud of her!

We may have Jazz

Yes, Angela is taking "Band" in Grade 7 - the photo explains everything.

VERY PRACTICAL

Given a choice between diamond earings or new set of pots for her birthday present - which do you think Girlie picked?

Young Girlie

Catherine's nick-name is "Girlie." (In case you didn't know) We received this photo today from her Mom and Dad in the Philippines today. Girlie can't remember, but we guess she is "Sweet Sixteen" in this photo.

The Newest Poulin

My Nephew Jason and his wife Kassandra have a new baby boy; Kingston. He's the newest Poulin and good looking too! (It's hereditary). Bobby and Angela hope to see their new 2nd Cousin soon!

PEACH PIE

I rarely ever bake anything. So, this super peach pie is a special event. I only have to wait for it to cool off and . . . Yummy!

Horse Valley

Let's see if anyone can figure this one out. . . as in, what does this have to do with my name?

Sleep Over

Our Angela went on her first sleep over - at a School-Mate's birthday party. This was Angel's first night away from home, other that with family or close family friends. She left us a note. . .

FEE FI FO FUM

I sold the cow for some magic beans. Planted them and a very huge bean stalk grew up to the sky. Climbed up and found a immensely large house. In the house was the biggest and best "Home Theater" system I've ever seen. If you see a really big dude saying, "Fee Fi Fo Fum, where's my remote?" - don't tell him I've got it.

Fun on Ebay

Okay. . . now all I have to do is sell 50 used microphones on Ebay!

Not Too Old

Angela and Bobby are not too old to still play with a cardboard box.

Helen and Gordon Gemmill

These nice Folks are my old friend Karen's parents. Sadly, Gordon is not with us anymore. I've known them for 30+ years. There's not too many people on this Planet that have been nicer to me than The Gemmills. When I was in a bit of financial trouble at Parksville Insurance Agency, because of a cockroach thieving partner, Helen lent the business quite a lot of money and asked nothing in return - not even interest! Helen is the only person I ever correspond with in writing by mail. It's no mystery to me where Karen got her abundant grace and charm from.
Update March 21, 2015: Helen Gemmill has recently passed away. I'm going to miss this Grand Lady, but she had a good long life and will be lovingly remembered by many people.

Bob & Rosanne Johnston are Grandparents!

This is Bob and Rosanne's Daughter; Alesha's Baby, "Xavier" - Born October 13, 2007. (That was a tough sentance!) CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. Two observations: Cute little Guy and Bob always reaches life milestones before me.

Ebay Store Closed

I closed my Ebay store: DKP Ventures. New lesson learned: it's possible to loose money while sleeping!

Dale's New Car

I bought a new 2007 Toyota Matrix today - fully loaded - a very nice little car. The very best part; 40 mpg city / 45 mpg hwy - yeehaw!

New Laptop PC for Dale

I bought a very nice HP Laptop just for me. It's Super-duper! Does everything but cook dinner. It's not as fast as our home PC, but having "Wireless" access to the Internet more than makes up for this. The good part: I'm the only one that uses it!

Opened an EBAY Store Today

DKP Ventures. Yes. . . I want to make money while I'm sleeping! We'll see how this goes. There not much there now to look at. But, watch out! I'm going to be one of those EBAY Millionaires!

Our Pals Father's Day Look-a-Like Photo

Here's a great photo of our Pals: Zen and Robert. We spotted it in our local Newspaper's Father and Son Look-a-Like Photo contest for Father's Day. Good One Guys!

Burst Hot Water Tank

You sure don't want this to happen to you on a Sunday! It's a good thing we were home and not too much water leaked out. It was still quite a clean-up job. ADVICE: once your hot water heater is past it's waranty, start getting quotes to replace it.

Vancouver Aquarium

We had an excellent visit to the Vancouver Aquarium at Stanley Park today. The "Fish" in this tank were so cute, we brought them back home with us.