11:13 - Wednesday, Nov. 01, 2006
11/11/11
We had 40 kids come for treats last night, they were all very cute. Frankie was a bit of a pain in the arse though! He was freaking out everytime they came to the door so we'd have to take turns, one would hold him & try to keep him quiet & calm while the other gave the candies out. After awhile he started getting better & better. I am learning that positive reinforcement really works. Hank wants to get his one of those shock collar things for when he barks to make him not bark so much, but I don't think that is very nice... seems too cruel. I will look more into it though. There is the option of a muzzle kind of thing for when he gets outside, but again, I just don't think it is right. If we have to, we have to, but I think the first thing to try is to really TRAIN him and I think he is learning & getting better by the day already.
It quieted down around 8:00 and I was bored & Booty-Eh wanted company so she picked me up & went to her place. Her neighbour came too & then K joined us later. It was fun just to sit around & chat... I was cooped up at home for the past couple days all sick so I didn't want to spend Halloween doing nothing either. Hank was kind of in a mood... (damn I hate it when he is tired - CRANKY!) so I left him home to rest. I got home just after 11 & straight to bed.
Still have my cold today, but don't feel as fever/flu-ish, so maybe I'm on the upward mend... let's hope.
So Halloween is over... does everyone have their Poppies? I've been wearing mine proudly for a week or so already. I mostly wear it for my Papa. It is for Remembrance Day. I wonder... I am guessing this is a Canadian holiday... so some of you readers might not know what I am talking about. Am I wrong? I know the US has Veterans day, but is it the same day? And do they wear poppies like we do? I guess I could just Google this… but I would like to hear YOUR comments.
It is observed here on November 11th as that is when World War I ended in 1918, officially at 11am. 11/11/11.
Here’s some info for you:
(Taken from Veterans Affairs Canada website.)
Every year on November 11, Canadians pause in a silent moment of remembrance for the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace. We honour those who fought for Canada in the First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War (1939-1945), and the Korean War (1950-1953), as well as those who have served since then. More than 1,500,000 Canadians have served our country in this way, and more than 100,000 have died. They gave their lives and their futures so that we may live in peace. Poppies are worn as the symbol of remembrance, a reminder of the blood-red flower that still grows on the former battlefields of France and Belgium. During the terrible bloodshed of the second Battle of Ypres in the spring of 1915, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, a doctor serving with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, wrote of these flowers which lived on among the graves of dead soldiers:
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, saw dawn, felt sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up your quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
(I know I did this last year, but it doesn’t hurt to post it all again.)
Please click the poppy below, and take the time to listen to the song and watch the video. A very important day is coming up, that no one should forget - Remembrance Day. On the 11th day, of the 11th month, at the 11th hour, be sure two take two minutes of silence in the honour of all of the men & women (past & present) that serve our country for us.
Lest We Forget.
Here are some stats I found on the net, said to be from the Royal Canadian Legion:
World War I:
1. 628,736 Canadians served.
2. 66,573 died and 138,166 were wounded.
3. 2,818 were taken prisoner of war.
4. 175 merchant seamen died by enemy action.
World War II:
1. 1,031,902 Canadian men and 49,963 Canadian women served.
2. 44,927 died and 43,145 were wounded.
3. 8,271 were taken prisoner of war.
4. 1,146 merchant seamen died by enemy action.
Korea:
1. 26,791 Canadians served.
2. 516 died and 1,558 were wounded.
3. 33 were taken prisoner of war.
The Gulf War:
1. 3,837 Canadian men and 237 Canadian women served.
2. There were no Canadian casualties or prisoners of war during
the Gulf War.
I’d love to hear your comments on how you recognize this day where you are and/or any stories you have about people you know who have fought in these wars etc.
TALK TO ME!
And never forget…
