I am dumbfounded that a whole week has gone by again and I never even noticed it!!! Where in the world does the time go? Something I had no trouble noticing today was that hail storm that hit our area. It was sudden, brief and brutal. My hubby looks a little amazed doesn't he? I have included a video clip I took from my front porch.
As soon as I realized what was happening I ran into my room to grab the camera and right out onto the porch - where I got pelted with hail stones as they bounced off my neighbours house and the porch railing. It was a loud racket and sounded like someone running all over a carpet of bubble wrap. Pop, pop, pop, pop ...... I got hit, my camera got hit - my poor van got hit .... but it was worth it wasn't it - just look at the joy on his face!!! Hahaha
When the hail started pelting our house and I ran out onto the porch to capture some video, the children ran to the windows to watch the show - the younger ones had never seen anything like it before! As I dodged the giant ice rocks and shielded my camera from the spray of rain I fervently tried to wave the kids AWAY from the windows (just incase a window broke - I didn't want anyone hurt). Well it seemed the more determined I was to wave them away the more excited and unmovable they were. I could see their noses squashed against the glass and a few little hands wiping away the fogged up windows from their excited hot breath against the glass. They looked at me like I had two heads and pretended not to hear me or understand what my frantic waving meant. *Oh ya, they heard all about it afterward.
On Wednesday June 4th we took the kids to Canada's Wonderland for the day. This has become an annual event for us. We choose a day during the week (usually a Wednesday) during the month of June before summer holidays begin and spend the day at Canada's Wonderland never having to wait in lineups to get on rides and not having to fight the crowds just to walk through the park. The children love feeling "special" because they get to miss school to go. This year we were supposed to go with my youngest sister and her family but it didn't work out that way so we just went as a family - Mike and Myself and 5 of the 6 children. We left baby G3 with Papa & Grandma since she was probably too short to get on any good rides anyway. Thanks grandma and papa, we really appreciate all you do for us.
We are a thrill ride/rollercoaster family and every new fosterchild that comes through our doors is usually trained up on local rides and rollercoasters (at the WildZone or other local fairs) to prepare them for our annual Canada's Wonderland Trip. There's much to be said for a family who plummets an incredible 230 feet at 77 miles an hour together ... the shared victory in actually surviving a ride like that is what memories are made of. Our first ride of the day was the new rollercoaster "The Behemoth". All I can say is WOW!!! What a rush. G2 had never been on a rollercoaster before.... only the kiddie one at the WildZone. She was nervous but excited to experience a "real ride". She screamed hersdelf silly the whole 3 minutes and 10 seconds and then begged us to go back on it "just one more time, pleeeeeeease!"
Although B1,B2, &B3 are all taller this year, none of them were tall enough to experience the Behemoth with us. They did get to go on a ton of other rides and small coasters though. B1, obviously the oldest boy, developed a pretty green colouring with each new ride. He can no longer tolerate spinning rides or ones that go too fast. He refused to go on anymore rollercoasters after attempting an upsidedown looping one. His favorite ride is the antique carosel. The next youngest boy B2, is a thrill seeker and just couldn't get enough of the fast and wild rides.... you could hear him giggling hysterically throughout the park! (and this was BEFORE any sugar was added.) He preferred rollercoasters and rides that spin. B3 is a combination of the two. He enjoys some fast paced wild rides and favors a few old slow ones. One of his favorite rides was the old antique cars - remember those?
It was during this annual thrill seeking adventure that my hubby and I discovered an enlightening truth - we are getting older. Neither one of us was prepared for this discovery, nor was it expected. For me, the truth dawned on me as I held on for dear life on the "Spinovator" (ya, the name says it all doesn't it?) I was very shocked to feel a queasy, awkward feeling rising up inside me. I prayed hard for the ride to end before I made a real mess (if you know what I mean). I just couldn[t understand how this could have happened - I am the roller coaster queen, the thrill ride rider - how could I suddenly develop "motion sickness" or whatever it was all over the course of a year? Just last year I could keep up with the best of them and this year ..... it was almost shameful :( As I revealed my secret to my hubby he comforted me by letting me in on the fact that he too had discovered that those same rides he could ride over and over again, now made his stomach do flip flops. It was a sad day for us as a couple - the end of our "thrill seeking" days (at least in the amusement park). We have chosen to look elsewhere for a rush - my hubby thinks Tim Hortons is a good place to get a rush .... caffine?
Maybe not - but it sure was helpful in keeping him awake for the long drive home after a very full day.
Well, this week is a full one. On call for court again.... there are exciting changes coming to the Koppes household in the near future - keep watching for updates :)
Have a blessed week!
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