Americanuck

You would think it would be easier to find a small clip on personal type fan. Ok, granted Summer is partly over but considering we didn’t get anywhere NEAR hot temps until recently, fans weren’t exactly flying off the shelves people! I figured it would be a cake-walk, how wrong I was.

Sean informed us this morning that his small clip on fan that he likes to have blowing on his face 365 days a year was making a bzz bzzz sound. Ok, not good!! Sooo the plan was to go out and get a new one. Chris’ had died a while back but he’d been using a big free standing one in the meantime and could live with that.

Sean and I went on our quest this afternoon and hit up two stores (Walmart, Superstore) with no results. Wasn’t a totally wasted trip though, Sean found what he wants for Xmas… now he’s obsessing about Xmas. That’s our Boy.

Finally the third time was indeed the charm, in London Drugs we found the damn fans and there was much rejoicing.

An another subject, the dude that hit me hasn’t freakin put in a claim to the insurance company. They called him and he SAID he was going to go in, but when I called and checked the other day he still hadn’t come in. The agent said they will give him until the end of this week and then automatically open a claim against the insurance on the vehicle he was driving and give me new papers so I can get the car repaired with no deductible to pay up front.

My theory is he hasn’t told his Dad yet. Maybe he still thinks it will go away, not sure and don’t care really, I just want Freddy fixed. I hate irresponsible people. There is no excuse now, he knows he has to do it. I wonder if there is any fine for not doing it, if not there should be. It’s inconveniencing me and causing ICBC more work to keep following up on him… blah.

Well five more days left and then I’m back to the grind. I am TRYING not to think about it though!! Tom of course is already back at work. In fact he’s working lates tonight all the way through until Sunday. The good part is that because I’m still off I DO actually get to see his face, unlike the time leading up to vacation. It’s because someone got sick at work and as there are other people off on vacation or sick leave they did some schedule shuffling. It sucks our schedules aren’t more in sync, eh….whatchagonnadoo?

Tom is a long term ‘Wing-Nut’ aka The West Wing fan. He got me watching it too.. I think I started at some point at the end of season three, but although I like the show and the characters are good (or at least were good, the show was declining a wee bit for me) Tom, well he quotes stuff from the show, could probably give you the complete and total history of each character, and points out subtle stuff that only the total West Wing geek would know. I love my geek.

Anyway Tom and I each have a list of favourite Celebs. His list he calls the ‘Boing’ list or those women that to him have some variety of ‘Boing factor’ as I don’t have anything that boings, I can’t really call my list that but you get the picture.

Tom’s list is, shall we say …. eclectic. I guess some could argue mine is too, it runs the gamut from craggy to somewhat pretty-boyish but one of the features on his list, and probably the main one is Stockard Channing. Not only is she on his favourite show, but she has a special ’something’ to him.

I’ve a firm believer in ‘just because’ gifts. They can be fun or romantic, but are purchased not with an occasion in mind, rather the person in mind. I wanted to get him something ‘Stockardish’ for a while but hadn’t really found what I needed until I found this dude who sells autograph pictures. He has lots of different kinds, and Stockard probably isn’t the hottest seller in the world, although I’m sure she’s got her following, she isn’t oh I dunno, the Angelina Jolie or whatever, whoever the current hot get would be.

Anyway, I picked up Stockard’s autograph for him on one of the more official West Wing type photos. He got a kick out of it and she’s sitting in a nice frame which we will hang up in the ‘Office’ for him. I would seriously love to be able to get him something PERSONAL from her to him but that would probably take a miracle! Uhhh Stockard? Umm I have a favour to ask…. heehee

Anyway Here are the pics I took while he opened his gift. He’s such a ham. He plays along with me. I love you Honey! xoxox

Hmmm a gift? For Me??

Hasn’t looked yet, What could it be?

Tom sees his gift

Errr ummm, “Excuse me I need a moment”

“Bye Honey!”

Tom? Ummm Yooohooo Tom?