HAPPY 45TH

BIRTHDAY!!!

BOB

Haven't had much news lately......

The last couple of racing weekends have been pretty uneventful.....placing in the top 10 each time but would really like to see Brian get a podium finish. I know it would make my weekend as well as his. we have had a good race car but he seems to get blocked in an unfortunately you just can't run over the car in front of you or the one beside you. I know the big win is coming soon so I'll just have to wait it out. On a more positive note we are currently 3rd in the points for the championship and a win would boost us up a notch or two. Unforunately the Martin's Home Heating Sportsman 125 race was not completed last weekend due to rain so we will be finishing that race in the middle of August.

As normal the washerboard games continue till 4am sunnday morning for those with enough fuel.....like alcohol.....to keep going.

Last weekend I took my neices to spend the night on Friday. They are 4 & 6 and boy did I forget how much activity they can produce. I was worn out but we had a good time roasting marshmallows by the fire and they enjoyed the cart races on Saturday morning. I am going to try to get them out to the races again before September.

Well it's Friday again and soon I will be going to Geary for my weekend get away, but in order to do that, I have to get my butt away from the computer and get things packed. We are not racing this weekend as it is our mid-season break and a lot of the racers go to Oxford Maine for a race down there. We are thinking we may head to Shediac tomorrow evening for their races......all depends on the weather and if we can get others to tag along with us. It's more fun when you go in a group, although it takes a long time to decide just where to eat supper.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend and gets lots of stamping and scrapbooking done....I am lugging all my stamping gear with me to finish up my card swaps. I hope to post the cards on Monday....check back!

STAMPING WITHDRAWAL

Well this is one of the products of tonight. Karen did not have Stampin Thursdays so Alicia, Eleanor, Jessica and I got together at my house to stamp and get cards ready for card swap...This is cased from last year's Stampin' Up catalogue with a few minor changes. Unfortunately I did not use SU cardstock as I was just goofing around....had lots of excitement...heat gun started smoking and looked like it was going to catch fire so in the garbage it went....now I have to get another one. Also, we had a visitor show up at my door wanting me to call her a cab...she looked bad...Alicia was freaking!!! So while waiting for the cab to come...this strange lady with a glass eye and bruises on her face separated from me by a screen door and a growling dog....we got a visit from the police van.Then another police car arrived.....omg!!!... this lady had just robbed a camper at the Bucket Club..There's a lot more to the story so ask me sometime you see me.

Brian MacNaughton Racing

Our 2006 racing season began in May. The Gahan Team decided to run the Maritime Prostock Tour traveling around the Maritimes racing, but Bob and I decided that we were satisfied just spending our summer at NBIS. Bob was approached by several drivers to help out mechanically on their team. One of those drivers was Brian MacNaughton from Lower Coverdale which is near Riverview, New Brunswick. Bob decided to help Brian through the racing season.

So far we have had no wins but a lot of top 10 finishes. I help out on the Saturdays that I don't work by timiing laps for Brian during practise, but when the actual race begins you can usually find me in the Bud section of the stands watching the race........and "NO, I am not drinking beer"!!

I enjoy it there because I can take my own chair and sit in the shade between the bleachers and as well there are not a lot of people running back and forth in front of me while I'm trying to watch the race. Nothing irritates me more than trying to watch a race and have people stand in front of me to have a little chit chat....or kids running up and down the bleachers.

We have missed 2 weekends of racing due to rain so we will probably still be racing in mid October. I am hoping for the rest of the summer to be beautiful on the weekends, as by mid October the air begins to get a little chilly.

I will be keeping our winnings posted here and any excitiment from the track on a weekly basis so check back. We have also taking up a new sport at the track called washerboard. Terry and Bob (from Moncton) were the winners of the washerboard tournament 2 weekends ago. I am not counting on winning any tournaments but it sure is fun. "Got to keep practising". For anyone not familiar with washerboard...the object of the game is to throw a washer (metal discs not washing machines...lol) into a hole and score points for the team, if the washer goes in the hole. There are 3 holes in the board and the holes have values of 1, 3, & 5. The trick is not to go over 21 or you get points taken away....so many times we have been at 20 only to be set backward because we got a 3 or a 5. Sometimes I think the more beverages you consume the better you get, but that's my theory.

Until next week.....Good Luck Brian!

August Card Swap

This is the sample card I made for the Card Swap.

Supplies:

Cardstock- Bravo Burgandy, Sage Shadow & Kraft
Ink - Sage Shadow & Bravo Burgundy
Grosgrain Ribbon - Bravo Burgundy
Stamps - Looks Like Spring & All About U
Brads - Burgundy & Green
Flowers - Lt. Pink & Green

I hope you all like it.

Name Decoder

GAHAN RACING

We started racing in May of 2002 with the Gahan Racing Team at NBIS, which is the fastest short track in Canada and it is located in the Geary Woods in Geary, New Brunswick. We raced in the Sportsman Division in 2002 and claimed "Rookie of the Year".I was the chief cook for the team and each week we would BBQ in our pit with a huge supply of chicken and later on steaks and sausages that were donated by The Victory Meat Market. In 2003 we continued to race in that division, but in 2004 the driver/owner, Paul Gahan decided he wanted more speed, so we moved up a division to the Prostock class. My main job now was spotter, that is the person who has the communication with the driver and tries to keep him out of trouble. Sometimes things happen so fast on the track that keeping your driver out of trouble is next to impossible. A spotter has to be quick thinking and calm at all times.In 2005, we continued in the Prostock class and had a trying year. We took our trailer to the track and soon made NBIS our weekend home. We have great food, good fun and lots of relaxation. We have made many friends there.

As you can see I am a big Jimmie Johnson fan. I am really looking forward to seeing him win the Nextel Cup this year as he has come so close the last two years. As they say the third time is a charm so I hope the old adage is true. Good Luck Jimmie!!