“Voices of Nature” at Dr. Hanna School

For the past few weeks, Pace has been getting increasingly excited about a concert that he’d been preparing for at his school.

Shea and I had received some info from the school but hadn’t realised what a big deal it was until recently – that his school was the only one in all of Saskatchewan to host Voices of Nature, an environmental/educational musical duo who have worked with schools across Canada.

Because Pace’s overflowing school has more students (and therefore parents) than the gym can hold, each family was only issued one ticket.  This wasn’t a big deal since it was my Thursday evening to work at the library anyhow.  But yesterday, the school sent home a form saying some tickets had been made available and they’d be holding a draw for them.

I decided not to send back the form but now that Shea told me how cool the concert was with a rock concert atmosphere and Pace’s excitement, I wish I’d tried to get a ticket and taken my supper hour late so I could’ve gone.

Oh well, at least he got a signed CD that he tells me I can borrow to listen to sometime… 😉

Waiting For Aunt Sandi To Arrive

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Too Many Tabs Tuesday

Music Monday – “Christians have their hymns and pages/Hava nagila’s for the Jews/Baptists have the Rock of Ages/Atheists just sing the blues”

A co-worker sent me this knowing I’d get a kick out of it…

“Atheists Don’t Have No Songs” – Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers

Bon Jovi Baby

This clip is hilarious, not just because it reminds me of the things my own kids do now but also because it reminds me of the folk-punk band I was in while on exchange to England which regularly integrated Bon Jovi lyrics into our own songs (in this case, the song became “I want her/Dead or a Liz” which made a whole lot more sense at the time!) 😉

Saturday Snap – Homemade Fresh Rolls

Making one of Pace’s restaurant favourites at home…

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Friday Fun Link – Calgary Stampede Debuts 66 New Midway Foods From Great to Gross

Red velvet mini donuts.  Chocolate dipped cookie dough.  Deep fried butter.  Scorpion pizza.

One of these things is *not* like the other! 😉

Happy May Day!

Especially relevant with the new Saskatchewan Employment Act being proclaimed the other day…

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Coldplay Sends Fans on Quest to Find Hidden Lyrics in Libraries

No matter what you think of Coldplay, this is a pretty cool idea that might promote libraries to some folks who otherwise wouldn’t come through our doors (although as one librarian quipped, “I hope they make a donation to help cover the costs of a bunch of crazed fans ripping the stacks apart!”)

How To Be Happy: The Science Behind Happiness