12 Days of Christmas

I went to the Leaf game with Josh, Darren, and Jenny last week and while the guys were off getting beer Jenny and I got on the topic of Christmas. She was talking about the 12 Days of Christmas but with a modern twist. The idea is to change the lyrics to match a person's interests. I thought the idea was great so the next day I started thinking about what I could do for Josh.

Tomorrow is the "1st day of Christmas" so after Josh opens the gift I'll post what it was so by Dec 24th the song will be complete and you'll know everything he received. The toughest part was tyring to find things in the correct mulitples and then trying to make the song flow.

Feel free to use this idea next year. It's quite fun and it makes Christmas last for more than just one day. Hopefully Josh enjoys the idea. :)

Here is the last verse of the original song:
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
Twelve Drummers Drumming
Eleven Pipers Piping
Ten Lords a Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Maids a Milking
Seven Swans a Swimming
Six Geese a Laying
Five Golden Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.

Here's the version adapted for Josh:
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Twelve cans of Pepsi
Eleven packs of gum,
Ten Rolaids,
Nine tallboys,
Eight bags of popcorn,
Seven chocolate Turtles,
Six Pepperettes,
Five bags of chips,
Four pairs of socks,
Three magazines,
Two boxer shorts,
A big box of Nestle Smarties.

The snow has arrived!!!!

I woke up this morning and to my surprise a lot of snow had fallen thoughout the night. I instantly thought, "Oh God! My winter tires are in my truck because Canadian Tire was too busy yesterday to put them on. This is going to be a fun drive to work..." Since the plows hadn't been by our house yet, I slid down the street doing about 20km per hour but by the time I hit the 400 I was able to increase my speed to 70km. Now I was flying! Haha. I called my boss to inform him of the winter wonderland I was caught in the middle of, and explained that I was on my way but that I had no idea when I'd actually arrive.

Once I got South of Innisfill Beach Sideroad things drastically improved (15km south of my house). It was like a new day. The sky was blue, the roads we dry, and the wind was hardly even noticable. It's a good thing my boss lives up North too because otherwise he might not have believed I was going through a winter storm.

Although I was 30 minutes late for work, that's okay. The snow is exciting--it means the snowboard season is just around the corner!! :)