Gravity Hill

Several places supposedly defy explanation: cars rolling up hills, gravity on its side, and water falling up.   On our West Virginia trip a couple of years ago, we visited Mystery Hole. I figured it was a tourist trap, and we generally avoid those, but the…

I Bit My Tongue

Today, I am 19270 days old. For simple math purposes, let us say I did not get my first tooth until I was 270 days old. That leaves 19000 days where I have eaten at least three meals a day, thousands of snacks, thousands of…

Peacock Boy

One of the biggest perks of being a school bus driver is the time off. It is the most significant selling point for me to remain in this job – we love our vacations. Victoria Day weekend had come, and we decided to spend it…

Where the Money I$

I love building maps, creating itineraries, and researching things to do, so when I was asked what recommendations there were for Ottawa for a grandma and her grandson on the theme of money, I jumped right to it. Well, that is an incorrect statement. I jumped right to it AFTER we…

Doors Open – Oshawa

For us, it was the first Doors Open event of the year. I mapped out the places I wanted to take Charlene and made an itinerary.   Our first stop was the Ontario Regiment Museum.  I have been wanting to go here for years and we finally made it on the…