Van Zwaaij

Fascinated with the Cat

Originally uploaded by Wes Devauld

So I decided I would check out some more Social Media sites on the internet and found StumbleUpon. StumbleUpon discovers web sites based on your interests, learns what you like and brings you more. So once you have created an account, you can choose from many areas of interest that you would like to discover. Once you have done this and installed the addon in Firefox, you will see in your toolbar at the top a Stumble button and it will take you to different sites that reflect your choice of interests. Then you can choose either that you like it or don’t like it.

So the first thing I StumbledUpon is this Cat Brain. I thought it was hilarious and was very accurate for how cats act. The only difference with my cat is she likes most dogs and finds them fun to play with. But that is so true how cats are infatuated with people who dislike cats. And that they will go where they are not allowed to go just to piss you off.

Enjoy StumbleUpon! I am sure I will StumbleUpon more great sites that I will share with you later.

2008-08-04 at 21-28-25

Originally uploaded by Wes Devauld

Well it looks like we will finally have some weather that fluctuates around 0 degrees. Thanks goodness warmer weather is upon us since this long stint of cold weather was frustrating me since I want to be able to get outdoors and into the sun. The sun makes me very happy and positive.

I am excited for what 2009 brings to me. With my job hunt, I have learned many things about myself and about what makes me tick and love my job. So with that said, that makes me eager and excited to start a new job. I am very positive that a great career opportunity will be in my hands in no time. I have a tremendous amount of support from Wes and all of my friends!!

Well I think that is it for today. Not too much from VanZwaaij.com this week but that will change very quickly!!!

Prairie Sunset HDR

Originally uploaded by Wes Devauld

So I decided to setup photo blogging on vanzwaaij.com since I had a number of requests to put more photos on here. This photo was taken on our drive up to Dawson Creek on Dec 24, 2008. It’s just on Hwy 43 North shortly after you turnoff 16A West.

But when I decided to put photos on my blog I encountered a problem. Flickr kept telling me that I had an incorrect username and password which I checked numerous times and knew was correct. So I did a little research on the internet and discovered that there is one little box you need to have a check mark into to make this work.

So if you go in your WordPress blog Settings and choose Writing Settings and about half way down that page you will see:

XML-RPC: XML-RPC Enable the WordPress, Movable Type, MetaWeblog and Blogger XML-RPC publishing protocols.

Make sure you have this box checked and then save settings and then go back to flickr and setup the blog this photo and it should work! It worked for me as soon as that box was checked.

So we had a wonderful Christmas in Dawson Creek, Grand Prairie and Pouce Coupe. It was a busy 4 days with lots of visiting and lots of eating. We had a lot of fun visiting with all the aunts, uncles, grandmas, mothers, cousins, and nieces. I think I must have eaten enough food to last me to the New Year. Now back to eating normal amounts of food and sugar. I really enjoy Christmas time since it is a time to share and love and enjoy everyone’s company.

I was extremely happy to visit with Courtney when we were in Grand Prairie since I do not get to see her often. Since we have been friends since we were 3, it is so special to be able to visit and see her cute growing family. Lots of love to you Courtney, Chris, Johanna and Annika!!!

So we drove back yesterday from Grand Prairie and the drive was great. The roads were clear for almost the whole way until we hit about 45 mins north of Calgary when the snow started coming down and blowing all over the place. But I was sure happy when we pulled up to our house and unpacked the car.

Well tomorrow Mira arrives to hang out with us for a New Years! I am looking forward to her visit.

I hope everyone has a safe trip home and a very Happy New Years.

So Wes and I are off to Dawson Creek tomorrow to visit family. It should be quite an adventure driving the 9.5 hours up to Dawson Creek in the mighty winter that surrounds us. But we will take our time and do the usual 2 hour drive then switch drivers. It’s the driving technique that works so well for us so that you have a great break in the passenger seat with a blanket and pillow.

I am really looking forward to spending Christmas this year with Wes’s family and his cute neices. Having children around for Christmas day just adds that extra magic of Christmas. I am sure we will eat and eat till we can eat no more. But then that is all part of Christmas. Eating too much and enjoying it so much!!!

Well I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and very safe travels to your destination for Christmas. 2009 is just around the corner and I know that it is going to be a fabulous year!

Welcome to my blog.

This will be my very first post ever so bear with me while I get used to writing and posting.

I hope you enjoy reading interesting information about my life.

I plan to write about my personal life as well as my development of my career in marketing and sales.

Enjoy!!!