Sunday, July 3, 2011 The morning after.

Some people just can't let the party end.  We got up this morning with a house full of people. I can't explain how good that makes me feel. You sit and debrief over coffee and croissants. People relating stories of the night before. You can't be everywhere and when you hear those stories you relive the party all over again. You catch up with people that aren't there all the time and realize how much you miss them.  Anne and Ron stayed overnight along with Nick, Lisa and Scott, Iona and Brad and all the Raposos. My grandkids and Lurline and Dave left early. They had a long drive ahead of them and had to be back in Calgary tonight. I hated saying good bye but then  I know we will see them again when we go on our cruise in January. I will appreciate their company even more because I miss them so much. We had a long leisurely breakfast with people coming and going. A couple of pots of coffee and then Ron and Anne were about to leave for mammas. Nick and Hank decided to go too. Brad and Iona left and Lisa and Scott went to a bbq for Lisa's birthday at her mom's house. Lissa and I had plans to clean like little crazy but the late night, early morning got to us. We both went for a nap. Soon everyone came back and Lisa and Scott stayed another night and so did Nick. I think it makes Hank very happy to have his brothers here and while at mom's this afternoon they apparently were remembering stories that involved their childhood and lives. We all retired relatively early to get a good nights sleep. So until tomorrow I bid you good night and sweet, sweet dreams. 

Sunday, June 26, 2011 The band

Today we got up to sunshine again. Whew.....I thought we had our one day of sunshine yesterday and that was going to be it for the week. I think we are averaging one day a week, maybe two if we are really lucky. We had a big breakfast then discussed what our day would look like. Hank and Jacob wanted to get in a round of golf and then maybe the car show in town. The rest of us opted for the Cloverdale Flea Market, seeing as how Lur and Dave had to head out that way to take Talia to the ferry to go to Victoria to see her bestie. So we wandered around the tables looking for something that, again, we just had to have. We all made purchases. Monica bought a bread maker, Talia and Melissa bought covers for their IPhones, Dave bought himself a much needed hat, Lurline got herself some snazzy nail polish and I got a steal when I purchased a pottery candle holder for outside that cost me three bucks. Yep....you read that right....three measly dollars. I think maybe Tristan was the only one that didn't open his wallet. After arriving home we enjoyed some sunshine with Jacob and Hank by the pond then after supper it was guitar time. So Melissa, Hank and Jacob are downstairs as I type, singing and a strummin'. I'm patiently waiting for Lurline, Dave and Tristan to come home and listening to the long range forecast and hoping rain is not mentioned for next weekend. So until tomorrow I bid you good bye and whoever did the sun dance....please continue for the rest of the week.

Monday, June 20, 2011 The New Scooter

As I heard the alarm go off this morning, I noticed that it was ten minutes later than when hubby usually gets up. I think he had too much excitement yesterday with his new electric scooter. He was exhausted with joy, but he really needed the extra time to get the bike out of the back porch and figure out where his lunch kit was suppose to go. His lunch is a mini cooler so the only place to put it was between his feet on the floor of the scooter. So off he goes like a kid attending his first day of school. My day was very quiet and there was no hurry to get anything done. The sun finally came out late afternoon but at least it made a showing. I was beginning to think someone had kidnapped it and I for one was willing to pay the ransom. I managed to snap this picture as my smiling hubby came home from work. The scooter makes a little 'beep beep' when you put your signal on and that was the only way I knew he was entering the yard. It's way too quiet for my liking. Almost like a cat burglar. People would never hear it coming down the road behind them. I think he almost wiped out a whole family, parent and kids, that were walking on the bike path running beside the train tracks. He says there are seven people of these scooters lined up at work now. Seven people out of about thirty. Wow....it's going to be a gas saving summer. Well, he loves his, and that's all that counts. So until tomorrow I bid you good bye and happy scooter riding.