The small squeaky kid won a poster contest at school for fire safety, which was pretty exciting for her in itself, but the prize was even better – a ride to school on the fire truck with the lights flashing. We always said there were flashing red lights in her future.
Another memory recorded.
lightlycrunchy 
boy, oh boy, I would have loved that!
I still would. Or a zamboni. I would love to actually drive a zamboni.
we had a woman who drove the zamboni at our arena–she does not do it anymore cause she mixed up drinking and driving a zamboni–so if you ever get a chance–drive sober (lol)
this is a true story
And a slightly sad one. Apparently there is a Wii game that involves driving a zamboni – I may have to stick to that. Or wait for another fundraiser like our town apparently had a few years ago – they charged $20 to drive the zamboni for a few minutes. I would have done it, had I known about it.
What a treat, bet she was the star attraction at school that morning.
There were two other winners that got a ride as well, but I think they were probably the first arrivals at the school. Hopefully the firetruck stuck around to give a good show.
What a cool prize!
Ok. How awesome is that!
Fun!! She’ll have a very cool story to tell her kids/grandkids one day!
A lovely post today, every child’s dream. Congratulations to S K for winning this fun reward.
She was pretty happy. She disembarked at the school waving like the Queen.
Huge congrats to “the small squeaky kid”! Hopefully this was the right kind of red flashing lights?
Apparently you are on one flank of “The County”, while we are on the other… Still, closer neighbours than most; ) So, what kind of a driver’s licence do you need to drive a zamboni? Boy, is this ever the Canadian Dream, or what? LOL!
I’m even closer than you think – the firetruck came from a neighbouring township, not ours (which is reassuring, since they couldnt find our address). Nothing like knowing the fire dept can’t find you..
Hopefully they’ll never have a need, but better to find out now (and your “omission” has now been rectified??)
What a great and fun thing for her!….Never a dull moment…Diane
Life around here is rarely dull, you’re right. Sometimes it would be a nice change, though.
Such a simple, yet monumental thing.
That.
Is.
Awesome!
I know, I’m so jealous.
Now that is a great prize!
I wish we’d had contests like that when I was in public school.
How fantastic!
Oh, the joy! I love it.
I was a poster contest winner back in my day. Just sayin’.
And what was the prize?
How cool is THAT?! I’D be thrilled to have that ride, even now that I’m old. And how cute is your daughter? She’s adorable! I’d love to see her winning poster!
I haven’t laid eyes on the poster yet. It’s up at the school somewhere. I wonder if its something I should frame for her when it comes home.
Great idea Heidi!
What a great way to start the day!! hmmm a zamboni, now what would the shrinks have to say about that heheheee….
If the shrinks ever get hold of me, I think zambonis will be the least of my worries.
HAhahaaa thanks for the smile Heidi!
SO cool!!
Totally, TOTALLY cool!!!!
YES! I love the look of glee on her little face!!! 🙂 p.s. sorry for being such a bad friend, that little package I promised to send you is finally on its way, it got lost beneath the seat of my car, and of course I forgot all about it until I cleaned out my car on Monday, it did however inspire today’s post 😉 xoxo
Exciting! Thankyou, I’ll look forward to it. I was just re-reading the instructions for the soap yesterday. I would like to try making some in the next couple of weekends. Can that recipe be doubled or tripled, or is there a different calculation needed to do that.
I’ll go back and edit the soap post to include instructions for a 5 lb batch, which is what I make most often, less is a waste of time (unless you are practicing or testing a new recipe you’re not sure will work) and more is a bit unmanageable.
Updated 5 lb batch on the site! Best of luck!
Very cool!
I’m 37 and I still get excited when I see a fire truck! Congratulations to your daughter.
What fun! She must have been beside herself!
That is just the bomb!! Perhaps that’s why in Spanish, they are bomberos. Kudos to that kid of yours.
How absolutely, totally, cool. Yay for the small squeaky one.
She thoroughly enjoyed herself – disembarked waving to the masses, just like the Queen.