Thread: Canuck Roll Call

Name/Screen Name: Delia/babyJtime
Age/Birthdate: 35/December 17th
SO: Sinyoung
Kids Names/Ages: Jeena/4 and Maria/1
Furbabies: Nope!
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?: SAHM
Where in Canada are you?: North Edmonton, Alberta
Current gas prices: 90.9 yesterday
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: Hmm maybe 1-2 times.
What do you usually order?: Iced Cappuccino or French Vanilla Cappuccino! If my older daughter is with me, a sprinkle donut for her!
Hobbies: Organizing pictures/collages/gardening
Favourite hockey team: Umm I don't like hockey (BAD Canadian!!)
What other boards do you visit on PO?: January 2006/June 2009 and a lurker on Photography and Scrapbooking
A piece of trivia/something interesting about your hometown: I don't know much about where I'm living. We just moved here in April!
Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada: Canada is a big place and we don't live in igloos!

Name/Screen Name: Vicky / VixB
Age/Birthdate: 31 / June 16th
SO: SO? Special One? My DH is Gaetan he is 29 years old
Kids Names/Ages: Hunter / 18 months
Furbabies: none
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?: High school teacher special education (on vacation now)!
Where in Canada are you?: Northern Ontario
Current gas prices: 110.9
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: Used to go every morning before work and sometimes at 4 too!! But my DH bought me a Kureg Coffee Maker so now I don't go anymore...
What do you usually order?: Large, 2 milk 1 sugar
Hobbies: watching tv, reading, walking, bike riding, camping, 4wheeling, fishing, watching and playing hockey
Favourite hockey team: Calgary Flames, Go INGINLA GO!!
What other boards do you visit on PO?: December 2008 and lurking a bit everywhere...lol
A piece of trivia/something interesting about your hometown: It's called little quebec cause it's 95% french talking community (French Ontarien here!!)
Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada: How we are lucky to have free health care

Name/Screen Name: Alysse/AlysseMarie
Age/Birthdate: 24/June 30th, 1986
SO: Colin, 26
Kids Names/Ages: Unknown/Due January 6th, 2011
Furbabies: Oscar (Chihuahua), Oliver (Pomeranian), Barney (Cat)
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?: Working right now
Where in Canada are you?: London, Ontario (Near TO)
Current gas prices: Around $101/L
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: Never!
What do you usually order?: Apple Cider, when they have it! Which is rarely!
Hobbies: Playing with the pups, relaxing, shopping
Favourite hockey team: Detroit Red Wings
What other boards do you visit on PO?: January 2011
A piece of trivia/something interesting about your hometown: Hometown is St. Thomas, ON. Train killed Jumbo the elephant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo
Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada: Most of us haven't been a moose, a bear or an igloo!

Name/Screen Name: Kirsten /kirsteng
Age/Birthdate: 42/June 13
SO: Richard, 36
Kids Names/Ages: Kieren 7, Elise 5, Grady 17 months
Furbabies: Miss Olivia Golden Squeak (hamster)
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?: sahm
Where in Canada are you?: Usually Ottawa, but on a posting to Santiago Chile for 3 years at present.
Current gas prices: Around $1.25/L
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: Sadly, never! ;(
What do you usually order?: Large, 2 creams 1 sugar
Hobbies: Cooking, gardening, reading, hiking, horses, camping
Favourite hockey team: I hate hockey. (blush)
What other boards do you visit on PO?: Mostly May 2009
Trivia about your hometown: Quesnel BC, home of the world's largest hockey stick (see comment 2 lines up) ha ha
Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada: ?? Not sure on that one...

Name/Screen Name: jaimelr
Age/Birthdate: 33
SO: Chris (30)
Kids Names/Ages: Will born May 31, 2010 (4 months)
Furbabies: Scout born May 18, 2009 (lab x shepher x ridgeback - 87lbs)
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?: on 1 yr maternity leave - then back f/t (or close to it) - sigh
Where in Canada are you?: Victoria, BC
Current gas prices: 1.099
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: hahahah - 4+ (no drive-thru near my house or would be more!)
What do you usually order?: post pregnancy / baby = 1 large decaf, double double
Hobbies: soccer (now retired - bad knees), yard work / gardening, house projects (oh my former life without a child when I could get things done - sigh).
Favourite hockey team: Canucks I guess - regional proximity... really any Cdn team in the playoffs when the time comes
What other boards do you visit on PO?: June 2010, Cloth Diapering
A piece of trivia/something interesting about your hometown: Victoria is on the southern tip of Vancouver Island and is actually in line with Bellingham and the likes in Washington State - but no we do not use American currency (I was asked that by a guy from Bremerton who did not kwow where Vancouver Island was!)!
Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada:[/QUOTE] They know we are really nice and passionate about / good at hockey - what else is there to say!

Name/Screen Name: Julie/*JuLiE*
Age/Birthdate: 28/Feb 01
DH: Nathan, 28
Kids Names/Ages: Olivia, 3yrs. Noah, 1.5yrs
Furbabies: None
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?: SAHM. Dh and I own two businesses. (a construction company and an architectual moulding company)
Where in Canada are you?: Ontario
Current gas prices: all depends on the area 106.1 in the City, 103.1 in a nearby city...
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: None- I don't like the taste of their coffee since having kids.... strange, huh?
What do you usually order?: If I do go, usually a tea.
Hobbies: Singing, dancing, volleyball, going to the beach, reading, taking care of my beautiful family.
Favourite hockey team: I don't watch hockey.
What other boards do you visit on PO?: July 2007, April 2009, Pregnancy and Infant Loss (2 miscarriages in 2006 (Jan/Mar), 1 miscarriage Oct 11, 2010)
A piece of trivia/something interesting about your hometown: Not sure if there is anything exciting about a town with 300 people in it LOL.
Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada: Our decent healthcare plan. (Like we don't have to worry about the thousands of dollars spent when we give birth to our kids- that's cool). Except it needs to cover dental.

Name/Screen Name: Lonegirl
Age/Birthdate: 38-Oct 30, 1972
SO:Sky
Kids Names/Ages: Tyr 3 (will be 4 on the 17th of Nov!)
Furbabies: Mr Meowsers, Kitty
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?:I work out of house part time (vet tech) and we own our own business too
Where in Canada are you?: We have a place in Toronto and in Sault Ste Marie (hometown)
Current gas prices: about 105
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: I don't do coffee so it is very rare...
What do you usually order?: sm hot chocolate
Hobbies: reading, photography, drawing, crafts, working out, DS and DH
Favourite hockey team: whichever team my cousin Matt D'Agostini is on (currently St Louis)
What other boards do you visit on PO?: Nov 06-very quiet now as most of us are on Facebook now

A piece of trivia/something interesting about your hometown: The loonie was designed there (a large Loonie is at the entrance of town)

Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada: It doesn't generally snow in September...lol I have to teach people in Toronto of this of Northern Ontario

Name/Screen Name: Kim aka Mama22girls
Age/Birthdate: 34 April 27th
SO: DH Chris
Kids Names/Ages: Claire 4 1/2 (Aug 06) Addison (Addi) 2 (Nov 0
Furbabies: Chuck (Black Lab) Argyle (grey tabby) Peewee (trouble making black cat
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?: SAHM
Where in Canada are you?: Ontario
Current gas prices: 112 ish
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: 6 plus lol well DH brings it home when he walks the dog
What do you usually order?: lrg regular
Hobbies: crochet/knitting scrapbooking
Favourite hockey team: Leafs
What other boards do you visit on PO?: Nov 08
A piece of trivia/something interesting about your hometown: have to come back to this one
Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada: No I do not know your cousin, yes he may live in Ontario.. but no I dont know him. I don't say aboot or Eh and Tim Hortons trumps Dunkin Donuts any day

Name/Screen Name: Tanya/scarecrow
Age/Birthdate: 41/April 23
SO: Mark
Kids Names/Ages: Cole/2 (almost 3)
Furbabies: 2 cats - Mabel & bob
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?: WOHM
Where in Canada are you?: Ontario
Current gas prices: 126
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: almost never (once every 3 months maybe)
What do you usually order?: Boston Cream doughnut or hot chocolate
Hobbies: dancing, singing, playing in a band, musical theatre, scrapbooking, jewellery making (not that I have time for any of it)
Favourite hockey team: I don't like hockey but stand behind the home team
What other boards do you visit on PO?: May 2008
A piece of trivia/something interesting about your hometown:
Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada: It's a great place to live and bring up your kids!

Name/Screen Name:
Elizabeth/yellow.rose.of.canada
Age/Birthdate: 27/ October 31
SO: Trevor
Kids Names/Ages: Aidan/4, Ainsley/10 months, baby #3, due January 14, 12!
Furbabies: sadly, none.
SAHM/WOHM/etc.?: WAHM
Where in Canada are you?: Dawson Creek, BC
Current gas prices: 1.33
How often do you go to Tim Hortons in a week?: probably four, gotta cut back now.
What do you usually order?: Large mocha iced capp.
Hobbies: singing, playing piano, reading, sewing, playing volleyball, writing/blogging
Favourite hockey team: Go Canucks!!!!!
What other boards do you visit on PO?: June 2010, January 2012, Sewing Corner
A piece of trivia/something interesting about your hometown: We're "mile zero" of the Alaska highway.
Something you wish the rest of the world knew about Canada: hmmm... I'm kind of an outsider because I'm American married to a Canadian, so the thing I'd want Americans to know is healthcare works much better this way.