Finland wins 5 - 1!!

A great game between Finland and Belarus though the former was definitely a more mature team. It was so exciting to actually attend an Olympic event after years of just watching tv coverage.

The crowds in Vancouver City Center were atrocious. Decidedly not my favorite feature of attending the Olympics.

Even international events get yayhoos like this nitwit on their jumbotrons:




More later...

Steaming toward the border again. Looking forward to Finland vs. Belarus in men's hockey. Go team!

Picture of the Granville Island aliens

Early mornings

One of the things you start doing when spending time around middle schoolers is think a lot about motivation. Why is this kid doing this particular thing at this particular time? My suspicions are raised when I hear kids up and taking showers at 6:20 when they don't have to be anywhere before 8:15 or 9:00. Hmmmm....

Lots of running around last night. The kids were really jumping and driving us a little crazy. Tonight should be a lot different...after a full day of walking around, event-watching and trying to get along with one another.

Last night we were at Granville Island. It wasn't exactly out of control as I was rather expecting it to be (it was Mardis Gras after all). There was a crazy parade of French-speaking alien/monsters that wandered around the streets though. Lots of friendly people and the occasional group of athletes (we saw a crew of Canadian men walking as a group...didn't know what sport they were but they certainly looked athletic).

There is an awful lot of driving on this trip. That's going to be one of the biggest drags of this trip since the border crossings just don't seem to be an issue.

I've got coffee by my side and it's still quiet, though I'm sure not for long. I'll be heading to a shower pretty soon. I miss my cozy bed but I had a good night's sleep.

A tiring day but fun

Our day began with a drive up to the curling rink in White Rock. It was a blast. The kids went from never having curled to actually trying to play a match. We had nervous expectations of the border crossing but we got through in about 5 minutes! I'm really tired at the moment (it's now after 11:00). I'll post some more in the morning. Suffice it to say that we all got from point A to point B to point C to point D, etc. without losing any kids and without any mishaps.

Driving along trying to find our crossing. The weather is turning out to be glorious. High hopes for our curling experience.

Getting ready

It's 4:25 in the morning and I'm drinking a coffee ruminating on what I have neglected to pack. In an hour hubby will be driving me to school so I can "hop" on a bus that will take a class of 7th graders, 5 chaperones and me up to Vancouver for a variety of Olympics fun in the coming days. I know I've over-packed (as usual) but I'd rather run the risk of having too many warm clothes than too few.

More to come.