For the First time in Triple Crown Series History, Arenacross racing is coming to Medicine Hat, Alberta October 21 at Co-op Place.
The best riders in the nation will battle down to the wire for the Triple Crown Championship, in the tight confines of the Co-op Place. Can't wait for this event. It will be one to check off our bucket list!
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Bar banging, high flying action that we can't wait to see...and am sure we will need to bring the ear plugs LOL
And now we have two!
So we had started renovating the rv we had showed you all last time....and realized it was just too small for us so we decided to hault the renovations and look for another bigger one. We found another at a nice price that was decent for us..but still stuck with number 1. The first one was a 24 foot and the new one is 28.
Despite the sweet deal we got with the first one, we still needed to put $6,000 into it to get it to something decent and reliable. End of season now though and we are still trying to sell. We have added a bit onto the selling price for the 2 months of labor Gerry did on it..but no luck yet. Planning a trip out of town in a couple of days though with the second one. It didn't need as much work done to it.. and some things are cosmetic and can wait. We're planning a trip into the USA for some shopping..( Walmart USA LOL) but also see the exchange rate is $1.35 for us so don't think it will be too far into the USA with those rates. It's been almost a year since we were there last, when we went as far as Kentucky and changed our minds- didn't stay the winter- and came home.
Our daughter is also back staying with us now again. Moved from back home. She has a room in the basement but unfortunately the spiders also like to live there so we are doing our best to keep them away! And it's colder there.. but its not a dungeon lol. Has a separate bath, living area and fireplace .
A few more days and it's our daughter's 1st wedding anniversary, and next month is the new baby boy!
Gerry and I also have health tests to do next month, the bull riding event, motocross event, and a show or two.
Weather has been staying relatively nice...but some leaves are turning yellow in the park..but not too bad. We're still having days where it's really still nice in the afternoon to still wear shorts even.
Super excited to hear that for the third time in history, PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada’s elite Cup Series, presented by Wrangler, will be coming to Medicine Hat, Alberta, returning to Co-op Place on October 14 with the PBR Medicine Hat Classic!
Last year we attended our first ever bull riding event and loved it!
For one night only, fans will witness exhilarating 8-second rides and wrecks throughout the action-packed event as the PBR’s courageous bull-riding athletes face off against their 1,800-pound opponents bred to buck.
The Medicine Hat event will mark the eighth event of the 10-event 2023 season for the PBR Canada Cup Series, presented by Wrangler. Prior to travelling to the Alberta city, the Cup Series will visit seven towns across the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
Last season in Grande Prairie, Brock Radford (De Winton, Alberta) went a perfect 2-for-2 to win the PBR Medicine Hat Classic, and surge to No. 3 in the heated battle to be crowned the 2022 PBR Canada Champion.
Radford got off to an electric start in Round 1, delivering the fourth-best score when he conquered Devils Dues (X6 Ranch Bucking Cattle/Legend Rodeo Stock) for 84.5 points.
In the championship round, Radford earned his second score when he remained in perfect time with Look At This Dude (Two Bit Bucking Bulls), reaching the requisite 8 for 85 points to clinch the victory.
The golden finish garnered Radford a crucial 65 national points. He surged from No. 7 to No. 3 in the nation, climbing within a mere 40 points of the top spot.
Nick Tetz (Calgary, Alberta) parlayed his own 2-for-2 effort inside Co-op Place into a runner-up finish, overtaking Logan Biever (Claresholm, Alberta) for the No. 1 rank in the Canadian standings.
The 2018 PBR Canada Rookie of the Year first put points on the board in Round 1 when he covered Super Fly (Eno Bucking Bulls) for 82.5 points.
In the championship round, Tetz covered Bustin Rhymes (X6 Ranch Bucking Cattle/Legend Rodeo Stock) for 86.5 points to win the round and capture the podium finish.
The silver showing garnered Tetz a much-needed 57 national points. After traveling to Medicine Hat No. 2 in Canada, 54.5 points behind the top-ranked rider, Tetz surged to the No. 1 position in the nation.
The event in Medicine Hat contributed to one of the most intense national title races in the Canada’s history. Following a riveting regular season, nine riders traveled to the 2022 PBR Canada National Finals in contention to win the honor and accompanying $50,000 bonus.
Mounting a come-from-behind surge, Tetz emerged the 2022 PBR Canada Champion, surpassing regular-season No. 1 Dakota Buttar (Kindersley, Saskatchewan) and holding off a hard-charging Radford in the final outs of the season.
When the season ended, Tetz finished 26.5 points ahead of runner-up Radford.
Thus far in 2023, Tetz is on pace to make history as the first rider to win the PBR Canada Championship in consecutive seasons. Courtesy of an event win at the second tour stop of the season in Lethbridge, Alberta, Tetz is No. 2 in Canada, 8 points behind the top position.
Jared Parsonage (Maple Creek, Saskatchewan) currently holds the No. 1 rank in the nation, a position largely earned via his Cup Series event win in Red Deer, Alberta, and a second-place result at the latest tour stop in Lethbridge.
The bull riding action for PBR Canada Cup Series’ Medicine Hat Classic, begins at 7:00 p.m. MDT on Saturday, October 14.
Tickets for the event can be purchased at the Co-op Place Box Office, and online at Tixx.ca.
Stay tuned to PBRCanada.com and follow the tour on Facebook (PBR Canada), Twitter (@PBRCanada), and Instagram (@PBRCanada) for the latest event and broadcast schedule, results, news, stats and more.
About PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada:
PBR (Professional Bull Riders), which has events in five countries, has competed in Canada since 1996 where it operates two tours. Joining the Touring Pro Division (TPD), the Cup Series, presented by Wrangler, debuted in 2016 as the nation’s first cross-country, nationally televised series. For more information on PBR Canada, go to www.pbrcanada.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pbrcanada and Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBRCanada.
Looks like I have a birthday coming up tomorrow but did have to chuckle the other day as I thought I was going to be a year older than I am going to be! I told Gerry maybe I SHOULD start saying I'm older than I am. Maybe tack on a few extra years- then people would say : "You look good for your age ." LOL
Have been spending more time I feel with posting on Instagram still. More giveaways on there so if your not on Instagram check us out there. Oneincomedollar
We bought ourselves a Class C RV- paid only $6,100 for it. Its a 1990 Ford Citation. Needs work. Not the end of it with regards to running but more so an updated look- new fridge, new fans, new mattress, new for all of that. When nothing has been done to a camper in 30+ years- well yeah it needs some help. Good thing Gerry can do everything, but I do feel he feels overwhelmed at times. We do want to get the main things done though so we can take it out on a trip sometime hopefully this month. We did also get alot of things that came with the RV that the previous owner didn't want to be bothered with taking out or selling, so made at least $400 on those items. We are thinking it will be a few thousand to fix it up to a good standard, but in the end we will still come away with an RV that we still got a good deal on. Since we had also sold our other one for more, we will come away with money in the bank.
With buying the RV, we found out that re -doing all the cushions and chairs would cost us about $3,000- hold up! no way! So we got rid of one small chair in there that was just taking up space, and I think we are going to just put seat covers on the front chairs and Gerry will buy some fabric on Amazon and make the covers for the booth and upper bed. Since we didnt have a sewing machine though, we found this used one on Facebook for less than $70
So stay tuned and will update with more photos as time goes on...
Also won us a few concert tickets last month for the months ahead... and our daughter is getting closer to her due date with her baby due in 3 months!
Would love to hear about great deals and free stuff you may have gotten recently!
Please note- if you have noticed the icon buttons at the top of my page for Twitter and Facebook gone, I have deleted those accounts. I can still be found on Instagram and Pinterest and of course the blog. With all the negative news Twitter has gotten I thought maybe it's time to leave. Facebook has been slow too.
Am thinking of putting more effort back into the blog for a while...perhaps giving Instagram more of a break... we shall see what happens. How do you follow me? The blog? Instagram? I'd like to hear from you.
Well, we did some decorating around our place for Canada Day.. saw one neighbor with a flag out, and another on another street, but really felt there wasn't much happening as far as the whole decorating went. I even got myself a Canada Day t shirt. What I heard at the salon though today was one girl said she was conflicted to wear red/ white/ Canada flag.. over the wearing the orange t -shirt for honoring the Indigenous children who went away to residential schools in the past and never returned home. So she didn't wear either.
We did still go out for Canada Day though, and alot of others in the city did as well. Went to see the Pioneer Village within the stampede grounds that is only open during certain times of the year. Had Canada Day cake, did some walking around and took in the fireworks at 11. If you follow me on Instagram you can see a few of my videos there from the day's events.
The renovations have been continuing as well..
Gerry put in a new window recently. We had a few older aluminum windows in the house still from the previous owners so been upgrading those. The fencing is in and we will be building that higher fence soon, but also Gerry built a new closet for the basement bedroom, which usually is where our daughter stays when she comes here. ( Still needs some finishing though on it). She's also decided she wants us to keep the dated wallpaper and says she likes the retro look.
Summer will soon be officially here...just a few more days. Although here in southern Alberta I feel like we have had summer for a good month + . The weather has been so nice. Much better than the weather we got when we were in northern Saskatchewan. We have had to buy another round of a 3 month tick dose for Jake. Expensive at $82.. but effective, and he has no side effects from what we could see from taking it. He is still also doing well from not being on his heart meds. Goes out for 3 walks daily, and eats and drinks well. He will be 13 in August.
Gerry has still been busy with inside and outside work to the yard. We have grass in the backyard now. The green house is coming along nicely and everything growing so tall- even planted some sunflowers outdoors- but Gerry noticed Jake might be vegan cause he's been nibbling at the leaves!
We want to replace the fence as well and make it from a 5 foot to a 6 foot. More privacy. We planted trees also along the fence but will take them a bit to grow to the nice tall ones we used to have back home. Also put up a screen from the RV we never used on the main covered deck and it helps with privacy, shade, and a great wind blocker.
Which by the way, speaking of the RV- we sold it! We had started out wanting over 50 thousand for it but in the end took 35. Now we are on to looking for another one, but smaller and for alot less so we can keep some money in the bank.
With Gerry doing so much work inside and out, he managed to overdo some muscles in his neck and shoulder, so some things are now on hold. He had been going to physio for a bit but the cost is $60 a visit for treatments, so after three, he took a break and was given some at home stretches to do.
Our daughter Erika found out she is having a baby boy- so now can plan more for the color scheme of things. Due at end of October. Her first and us first time grandparents .
I have still been doing alot more photos and videos on Instagram so if you have that be sure to follow me https://www.instagram.com/oneincomedollar/ there. We also have alot of giveaways happening there too.
Apply some sunscreen and hydrate because this summer brings heat and fun into the mix! Why stay inside when the outdoors has much more to offer with activities like water play, bubble popping, and sand building? The below toy selections encourage joy and imagination to soar so high that kids are almost bound to reach the Mr. Golden Sun!
Below you will find this summer’s hottest outdoor toy selections for toddlers that you can either bring to the beach or keep in the backyard: the miniature Playmobil 1.2.3 Splish Splash Water Park with water vehicles and animals bobbing in the current, Gazillion Bubbles’ Burstin’ Bubble Cloud machine blasting bubbles to challenge kids to pop them before they touch the ground, and Cat Construction’s Dump Truck Sand Set that can dig, shape, and carry sand to help little construction workers build wonderful sand castles as tall as they are!
Playmobil: Aqua 1.2.3 Splish Splash Water Park
All aboard the cheerful water ride! Test out the waters and experiment with turning the crank any which way you choose to produce a current in the water channel. The red elements direct your child to discover various game functions that will spark their creativity! Watch for the fish and baby octopus hiding in the water as they might suddenly reappear on the other side of the stream.
MSRP: $104.99
Availability: Playmobil.ca and all major toy retailers
Gazillion Bubbles Burstin’ Bubble Cloud
Head outdoors on a hot summer day for some bubble fun the whole family can enjoy! This amazing bubble machine generates a bubble-popping experience like no other! Simply fill the machine with Gazillion Bubbles’ top secret “super solution,” press start and watch as loads of amazing cloud bubbles appear! Innovative technology creates safe, non-toxic cloud bubbles made from water vapor! If regular bubbles are what you’re looking for, this bubble machine can do that, too! Switch the setting to “regular bubbles”!
MSRP: $44.98
Availability: Walmart.ca and all major toy retailers
Cat Construction Dump Truck Sand Set
Dig into the fun with the Cat Dump Truck Sand Kit! It includes a freewheeling dump truck vehicle with removable parts that become sand tools. When playtime is over, simply reassemble the dump truck vehicle with its sand tool parts for easy transport and storage. Real Cat machines are known for their high quality, and these toys are no different, built to withstand the elements and perfect for outdoor play under the sun.
MSRP: $29.98
Availability: Walmart.ca and all major toy retailers
Attention old and new collectors ! Lemax is all ready for another year of Halloween and Christmas Villages!
It's a great year to start new collections or update an existing collection. The new collection will feature new Christmas Village houses, and as well as editions to the Santa's Wonderland, Spooky Town, Plymouth Corners, and more.
Lemax products can be purchased in multiple countries and are available in-store and online. The pieces are so fun to collect and display at holiday time. They also make great gift ideas.
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