Believe it or Not -- I actually got Graham to do it!!!!!!

1. I am not a morning person!!!!!
2. I was born in York Minster Nursing Home in York, UK.
3. I was told I was being promoted from the sixth grade to the eighth because I was not trying hard enough.
4. My parents cancelled a drum set I ordered without telling me when I was 16 years old.
5. My best friend died only six months after I left England.
6. I have always loved The Beatles.
7. Two of the three children from my first marriage have unfortunately been persuaded to believe a lot of untruths and I miss them very much.
8. I love Nancy! She is the best thing that has ever happened to me!!!!
9. I love cruising, ballroom dancing, laughing and helping people.
10. I love my Scotch!!!!
11. I love gardening and I can’t wait to finish our back yard.
12. I have been blessed with skills to fix almost anything. (Except motors)
13. I (DoooooH) married a woman in Florida after knowing her for only 1 week!!!!!
14. I lived in Florida cutting grass and waiting tables for almost two years.
15. I bought a 32 foot fifth wheel trailer and rebuilt it from the frame up.
16. My father told me (I would never amount to anything!!!)……he was wrong! I have already seen more of the world than all my family put together.
17. I sometimes trust too much.
18. I like computer games.
19. I used to be a cop…..badge #94 Mississauga Police Dept.
20. I have been a Shoe Salesman, Stock Boy, Floor Cleaner, Carpet Cleaner, Expeditor, Buyer, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Manager, Warehouse Manager, Sales Manager, Production Scheduler, Machine Operator, Production Manager,
Trucking Salesman, Handyman, Roofer, Siding installer, Re-Upholstery Salesman, House Painter and now all I do is help people become Wealthy or at the least save them money. (What a great job!!!!!)
21. I have always wanted to go to University to be an architect but never did…..perhaps some day!
22. I have surfed in California…..I got up on the board at least once.
23. I Windsurfed, Golfed, Bowled, Played Darts, Played Billiards, Pitched Horseshoes until I got good at it.
24. I once won a javelin competition in an interschool competition.
25. My great grandfather was a Beattie, from Echlefechan, Dumphriesshire, Scotland. The Beatties were border-reivers (raiders) who worked for the highest bidder.

I PROMISE--
To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.
To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To where a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.
Christian D. Larson

25 Things That You May Not Know About me

I received a copy of this on Facebook and thought that it would be fun to share my "Twenty-Five Things" with my friends and family here.

I am going to try to get Graham to do the same, so stay tuned.

1. I am extremely proud of all 3 of my very special children and of all that they have

accomplished in their lives.

2. I dearly love my 2 daughters-in-law - they are very special ladies.
3. My grandchildren are my pride and joy.
4. I am pagan and follow a shamanic wiccan path.
5. I was born & raised in Streetsville.
6. I moved to London to attend the University of Western Ontarion and I have never left.
7. I am able to answer yes to the two most important questions in life - I am truly glad to go

to work every day because I love what I do and I am also glad to return home to my

husband, Graham every afternoon..
8. I love cruising and would dearly love to cruise South America.
9. I love dancing!
10. I am the oldest of 12 children - 10 girls and 2 boys all together.
11. My parents were divorced when it was something that was taboo.
12. After my parents' divorce, there were parents who refused to allow their children to

play with me because of the divorce.
13. Both of my parents went on to remarry and start new families - most of my brothers and

sisters are half-siblings.
14. My brother, Scott drowned 2 weeks before his 18th birthday.
15. I am the proud "mother" of 2 cocker spaniels - Emma (the devil dog) and Abby (the

terrorist)
16. I love attending live musical theatre and in the past couple of years we have seen Mamma

Mia, Dirty Dancing and The Sound of Music.
17. I really want to see RiverDance and The Jersey Boys - hint! hint!
18. I have a terrible sweet tooth.
19. I have just started a 2 year term as the Secretary of the London-Elgin-Middlesex Crime

Stoppers program.

20. We just returned home from an ACN convention in San Diego - what an absolutely

beautiful city.
21. I am a much happier person since Graham came into my life.
22. I met Graham on the internet - before it was a truly accepted way to meet someone.
23. We meet with 3 other couples every 4 - 6 weeks for a dinner club. I have never in my

life laughed like I laugh when the 8 of us are together.
24. I hate winter and I love summer - I actually enjoy the heat. I would probably do much

better somewhere where it is hot all year round.
25. I an an avid mineral collector.

The Sound of Music

Last Saturday we journeyed to Toronto to see The Sound of Music at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. On our way we stopped in Brampton for brunch with Jeannie, Carissa and Isabella.
We had a wonderful visit together as well as a good meal.

We left Brampton an hour before showtime - HUGE mistake. I cannot believe Toronto traffic!!!!!! The Gardiner Expressway was backed up to Kipling and we crawled along at about 20 kms/hour all the way to Spadina. How do you people tolerate that mess every day????????? I just cannot picture dealing with that kind of traffic day after day.

Luckily we found a parking spot right in front of the theatre, however, we were late and had to wait to be seated. At least they provide video footage for you to watch while you're waiting. We had awesome seats and soon were really into the story. At the end of the play, I looked over and caught Graham wiping away some tears. We both enjoyed the play more than we expected to - it was really very good.

Since Ryan, Deb and the kids were busy, we headed straight back to London to have dinner with some friends of ours and to "rescue" the dogs. It was a very busy but wonderful day spent with family, good friends and great entertainment.

We Have Fallen in Love

We arrived back in London this morning at about 4:00 after a very long day of travelling. They practically had to drag us kicking and screaming from California - what an awesomely beautiful state. San Diego is a warm, inviting city that we all absolutely fell in love with.

The convention was a wonderful motivator - full of useful information and amazing success stories. We were especially moved by the story of one gentleman who appears to be in his mid-30's who was being promoted to Regional Vice President. This man grew up on the streetswhere his family lived out of a car. He became involved with a gang at an early age. He was shot once and was not expected to live; he was stabbed 15 times and was not expected to live. Now here he is, earning at least $25,000.00/ month as an RVP. His father was with him to share in this amazing day in his life.

Sunday's keynote speaker was a leadership trainer named John Maxwell who has written several books. He was full of helpful information and was extremely entertaining in the process. It was announced on Sunday that our next convention will be in Charlotte, North Carolina at the end of June. Charlotte is the world headquarters for ACN. The keynote speaker for the convention in June was also announced - Donald Trump. Please make sure to watch the Sunday, March 22 episode of Celebrity Apprentice as it features ACN and our video phone.



















The 4 of us that went together had a wonderful time. On Friday night we took a wonderful 3 hour dinner cruise of San Diego Bay. Saturday night we were exhausted and it was pizza and drinks in our hotel suite. After the conference was over on Sunday, Graham and I took a 3 1/2 hour whale watching cruise. We did see 3 california gray whales. Unfortunately, they didn't do much more than "blow" and arch their backs from the water. We did see a very large school of dolphins and I did manage to obtain some wonderful pictures of them.

On Monday we left San Diego early so that we could drive back to Los Angeles by way of the
Pacific Coast Highway. Again we were able to obtain some marvellous pictures.







Especially delightful were the pictures that we were able to get of these precious little ground squirrels which burrow all over the cliffs along the beaches.