We have places around town that sells swim wear, hockey wear and for various sports around town but not those you need for a kid when they take up horse riding lessons. There isn’t a horse equipment store nearby and one has to drive 4 hrs to get to the city or may 3.5hrs if you drive really fast. So when the kid took up horse riding last year - we were left with little choice but to search for the clothing, boots and everything we needed online.
We do have a horse riding ranch but they don’t really carry a lot of things there and had to be ordered online too - so I figured if I were to order them myself - wouldn’t it be cheaper? So yes, we did just that - search for the horse equipment, riding apparel and also horse tack and found some really good prices for Breeches, Jodhpurs and Jeans for the kids. Love the riding helmet we bought for both kids, they looked absolutely delightful.
Learning to scuba dive is in my bucket list - so when I found out on the internet that they had lessons in our local swimming pool - the Y - i decided to go for it last summer. The course came with the renting of the tank of oxygen and all other equipments. Love the diving lessons - just as long as I don’t tangle up the corrugated hose that is on the oxygen tank. I get really worried when I twist it around - because I don’t want to break it or make it leak - they must be very expensive. But the diving instructor told me that they are very strong and is almost unbreakable - so that made me feel a lot better. This summer - we were taken out into the real sea for the real thing and it was pretty exhilarating - something off my bucket list - and for those who’ve never tried scuba diving - give it a try.
The winter can be very long here in Canada - so as soon as the weather is warm & sunny - we all flock out to do things like bird watching or hiking. This year - the parents are going to Vancouver for bird watching and hike at Grouse grind and catch some bluegrass event there. So we bought them some Nikon binoculars as gift and sent them on their way. The Queen Elizabeth Park is another destination they will be at -the park has waterfall and a beauty with landscapes to die for. Glad we bought them such a useful gift !
These beautiful handmade owl and owlet are a treasure for someone who loved owls and they are great as present for them or just a house warming gift. Owls are said to be wise and have good judgement - so having one of this in your study room - is definitely cute and useful - to remind your child that they have to study hard. You can find this at Etsy - for $42 - check it out yourself - Claylicious is the name of seller.
A zen garden for your mom on mother’s day instead of the usual flower - for less than $55 - you can get one of this - and present it to her - or the wife?
In search for a cruiser bike like this - but doesn’t wanna pay $600 for it - because the electra cruiser - cost as much as $600 or more *sigh* but I’m too el cheapo to pay so much for a bike for the summer. I checked kijiji - and ebay but everyone cost as much - I might as well buy a new one. I’m in love with this bike - and although it may sound crazy to pay so much for a bike - my brother paid $1000 for a shimano bike when he was like 15 yrs old. But having said that - cars back home cost an arm and a leg - so of course he can justify paying that much for a Shimano bike - but over here in Canada - you can get a car for $600 - why would I want to pay $600 for a bike right?
If there is anything more that we love more than our games and computers - it has to be either our dirt bikes or our ATVs. My brother and I love to fix up older ATVs during the spring and ride them around our dad’s property - which comprises of a forest. We get our ATV Accessories online - because they have a wide range of accessories at good prices for us to choose from. Between my brother, dad, uncle and myself - we have quite a few ATVs - so we are usually quite messy working on them when the weather is good. We love buying the older ATVs because they are a lot cheaper - as the fishermen around here sell their old ones and buy new ones almost every year - if not every other year. The spouse said it’s a men thing - she doesn’t like going on rides with us - because she doesn’t like the dirt.
We are enjoying the last of fall - and with the help of some yakima racks we are going biking at Digby Fall. This weekend - it is raining - so much - we can’t go anywhere - but as soon as we get a warmer day - we are going for as much bike rides as possible - before the snow comes. We are not much into hiking - but biking - the entire family loved - we should have bought the bike racks earlier! but now that we have them - we can even bring our bikes to the beach next summer or a road trip vacation.
So the kid came home and told us that she wanted the same Hello Kitty Karaoke machine that her classmate has - after returning for a play date. She does love singing and the wife of course - had to go online and look for the karaoke that she wanted - to see if it was affordable to buy.
Having a karaoke home isn’t a bad idea either - after all, we do have her friends coming over all the time and they sometimes get bored playing computer games or console games. I think girls will always be girls and if singing they want - we will buy one for her. You never know - she may be the next Canadian Idol! haha!
The spouse asked me to search for an all women gym around town - because she thinks she won’t be so shy amongst other women when it comes to exercising and trying to lose some fats. Of course, I didn’t agree that she was fat - if i wanted to live to see tomorrow - haha! But yes ! she was reading up on weight loss diet pill and said that she needed to do some step aerobics to make losing weight more effective.
So do men have the same problem with gym? do they need to do it in a all men gym? men are equally conscious even though we don’t say it in front of our girlfriends or wives. But if we see a well-toned man or woman - we would still be pretty self-conscious - a lot more than the woman I’ll have to tell you that. But if you are serious about losing the weight - then you just have to take that self - consciousness away - like the spouse - and go do your work out - but remember if you are down with a cold - stay home and don’t faint in the gym - else - you would be the talk of the gym for a long, long time.
