I SURVIVED

 Well that was a hoot...not.  The actual procedure is a piece of cake.  One second you are laying there and the next you are waking up in recovery being offered snacks and juice.  It's the prep that isn't fun.  Starts with two heavy duty laxatives and then you have to drink a whole gallon, half at a time, of horrible salty sweet clear liquid out of an industrial looking jug.  

When I was downing this delightful cocktail, I was wondering what spoiled brat picky eaters do.  I mean it really is vile and there is so much of it.  Clearly picky eaters have never had to 'just do it'.  I just can't see them having enough fortitude to just get it down and be over with it.  Thankfully by bedtime the mad dashes to the loo slowed down and stopped.

One thing you have to do is weigh, on one of those scales with the weights that you slide, therefore very accurate.

As I have said before my body set weight is between 254 and 258.  I can diet down some but my weight always ends up back at that number.  And the fact that I have not been able to eat more than about half of what I used to eat has not made one whit of difference.  Now I don't weigh anymore.  I just go by what I feel like in my clothes etc...and to be honest I feel fat.  In fact I was worried when the nurse was sliding the weight around that I was up over my set weight.  Well when it finally settled it was 231.  Jeeesh!  I'll take that!  Clearly my no scale theory isn't working!  

Unfortunately I can't say the same about my blood sugar number.  But after spending a day drinking a gallon of sugared drink and apple juice (which they wanted us to drink as well as water to avoid dehydration), I knew my numbers wouldn't be great. It was11.  (bucket list).  

After not eating for a couple of days, needless to say, I was absolutely starving when Monte picked me up.  I was given a list of instructions upon leaving and they distinctly stated to eat mushy easy food for at least one, if not two days, following the procedure.  I had Monte take me straight to Smitty's where I ordered, and ate, a New York steak, shredded hash browns, two over easies, and two pieces of white toast.  And I ate a chunk of Monte's pancake stack.  No mash potatoes, soup, porridge, rice..for me thank you very much!  I actually ate steak!  And it was totally delicious.  Sigh.

Stan is coming this weekend!!!  Yayyy!!!  I love a visit with them.  They will be here for lunch on Saturday.  So I discussed with Monte what we should make for lunch.  April had suggested Yorkshire puddings, roast beef, gravy, horseradish sliders and a salad.  But then Monte had an easier idea.  I don't want to spend time in the kitchen when I would rather be visiting.

So here is what we are doing...almost all of it the day before which will leave us free to visit.

When we were children we ate a lot of pretty tough, either shot by us, or raised by us, meat of one sort or another.  Our mother used to make a certain sandwich spread out of tough left over beef or moose meat.  She would screw the old meat grinder to the table edge and send the meat chunks through the grinder, followed by onion and a piece of bread to clean it out.  She would then add miracle whip and salt and pepper.  

I made this the other day, only I used mayonnaise.  No miracle whip allowed in this house!  Monte went nuts over it and it reminded me of how delicious it is.  So I think I will make Irish soda bread with buttermilk.  It's always better cold the next day.  I am going to also make egg salad.  And I shall make a potato salad.  For dessert Monte is going to make his famous Chocolate Crinkle cookies.  They are beyond delicious!  All topped off with coffee.  Now today it's my fave part...making the list of all the stuff I need.  I hope Stan remembers the beef mixture Mom used to make.  I have pictures of Cookie and I making it in Bamfield.  We were in our pj's lol!!

I won't be putting challenges on this post.  I will do that next time.  I am hungry now after reading all that food stuff.  Time to make my morning Greek salad.  So take care, stay safe, noodle and oldster.  TTYL

"A moose is an animal with horns on the front of it and a hunting lodge wall on the back."            Groucho Marx

KINDA NERVOUS RIGHT NOW

 My colonoscopy is tomorrow.  I am not sure if I mentioned this so I am going to reiterate....it's that important.

I know a lot of you awesome readers out there are over fifty.  You need to get an occult blood test and probably a colonoscopy.  It's time.

I don't know if you long time readers remember that awful doctor we had in Kamloops, can't even remember his name, we even ended up writing to the College of Physicians about him.  Well, one thing I am grateful to him for is he insisted I get the occult blood test and it indicated I needed a colonoscopy.  It turned out I did have a cancerous polyp, a big one.  So into the hospital and had half my colon removed. The pathology confirmed cancer. 

One year later I had a complete abdominal ultra sound and another colonoscopy.  I got the all clear.  Dr. Wallace, the amazing surgeon, told me I would need another colonoscopy in three years.  And so here we are.  I am not sure if I am more nervous about the procedure or the results.  I did have an occult blood test about six months ago and it was all clear.  I think that bodes well for tomorrow's results. Clearly this is a very slow moving cancer.  I just really really wish my sister was with me this time too.  I don't think I would be so nervous.  I had a friend with me the second time.  It really does help.  But I wish it was my sister.

If that nasty doctor had not done his job so thoroughly I would either be dead now or in a world of hurt.  Plain and simple.  Colon cancer is not something that has obvious easy to diagnose symptoms.  It is a sneaky killer.  And the sad thing is if you catch it as early as mine was, there is a 100% cure.  So get your asses out there and gitter done.  The actual procedure does NOT hurt, or at least that you would know.  It's fast and easy.  Possibly it will end up being the best three hours spent in your life.

Not much else to report.  We did have a delightful awesome visit from nephew David and his lovely wife Jennifer.  They are the most engaging couple to spend time with.  I remember when Bill and I went through Fort St. John, where they reside,  we went out for dinner (although from what I see on facebook, next time I go through FSJ, I want to eat a dinner that Jennifer has cooked).  We then went to their home and had the best evening, visiting.  I just love spending time with them.  They both have such awesome senses of humour and are endlessly interesting.  They were both vaxxed as are we so there were no worries about stupid covid.  Jennifer's family lives here in Port.  Both David and Jennifer are originally from Port Alberni.

Thanks Cookie for the compliment on Peter's and my pic.  Boy do we ever miss him.  I can't wait til he is back.  I think Levi is coming in August for a visit and maybe he and Peter can get together and Peter can come back home at that time, before having to go to work in Nitinaht fish hatchery.  I hope we get to take him there.  I would love to do that drive again.

I do believe Kevin et al are coming sometime in August as well.  I so hope they will consider leaving the kids with me for a few days whilst they go off camping somewhere.  I really need some time with them to reconnect.  They have changed a lot over the last two years.

April and Myles will more likely be coming in September.  Some of April's friends have moved to the Island and now she is planning on cutting her time with us short to visit them too.  Which I do understand but I am NOT happy about that.  I shall have to go to Vancouver to spend the time with both my girls.  I am not sure about Aryn and Bradley.  They have a couple of really big out of town jobs on the books so we will have to wait and see.

Well it's time to start the uglier side of a colonoscopy, the prep.  The next few hours are about to become down right annoying and icky.  Wish me luck folks.  I shall be back on Monday or Tuesday.  Maybe not Monday, I will still be under the influence of anesthetic and might say something a little too salty for this blog.  Stay safe, noodle still and hug an oldster.  TTYL

'Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.'  Steven Wright.  (Peter this one is for you)

CHALLENGES:

45.  Make and post a video in TikTok.  What?  Are you kidding?  Five more things gone!

46.  Make a list of things you are grateful for.  Make the list at least ten things long.  Then put them in order of most grateful for to least.  In six months check the list again!

WARNING: IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE...DO NOT LOOK AT THE PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM....

 What an awesome couple of days!!!  On Saturday nite we took Peter to Little Bavaria, a very fave restaurant here in Port, as it was his last night.

We had a schnitzel filled evening, let me tell ya!!!!  This restaurant is an Island fave.  People actually come from as far as Nanaimo to go to this place.  The food is very Bavarian and totally delicious.  And we had such and awesome time!  We always have so much fun together.  We just miss Graeme. 

On Sunday we drove Peter to meet his aunt in Parksville.  Man do we ever miss him.  Both Monte and I have said this a hundred times since dropping him off.  He is a quiet soul but fills a huge spot in our hearts.  It's like having our own personal best friend and therapist at the same time.  I have learned so much from him as has Monte.  I hope it isn't too long before he comes back.

And then we toured around Nanaimo for a while.  We were going to swim at a lake on Jinglepot somewhere but there were so many people there it wasn't possible.  So we decided to get right to it...COSTCO TIME!!!!!!!!!  First time since the pandemic started!!!  It was super busy but I didn't care.  I must have put in at least 5,000 or more steps, way past my daily requirement of 50!!!  In fact my thigh and glute muscles are actually sore today!!!  I'm not kidding!!!  And....we spent 600 bucks!!!  I was so excited!  To think that a few weeks ago I was actually thinking I should cancel or at least not renew my card!  Holy Hannah!!!!!!  Well that isn't happening!

It just felt awesome to be back in that crazy amazing place.  It reminded me so much of Spod, in a super good way.  Costco really was one of our most fave places to go to.  But the food court food is still take out only so I decided to wait for poutine and hot dogs when it's eat in.  I could have got a hot dog to take home.  I was telling a horrified Craig my fave thing to do with a Costco hotdog.  I get the dog, put in onions, relish and mustard...no ketchup.  Then I wrap it up tightly and take it home and into the fridge.  The next day I unwrap it and it stays solidly in a firm roll.  I cut it into pieces like a sushi roll.  It is delicious!!!  Poor Craig.  He did not like the sounds of that!!!  Hahaha!!!!!

We then stopped at Coombs on the way home.  It was about three in the afternoon.  There is a lovely Italian restaurant there call Cuckoos at Coombs.  So in we went and had the most amazing meal.  We will def be going back there!  I will tell you about just one of the things I ordered.

I decided to get a couple of appetizers instead of a dinner.  One of them was the most amazing brie.  First they brushed it, all sides, with a light dusting of honey.  Then they rolled it, again all sides, in very finely chopped walnuts.  They then warmed it in a forno oven. It was beyond delicious!  If you are ever there this is a must!!!

Finally we got home and had to unload.  We were bagged.  I put all our meat into a cooler with a couple of bags of ice and they were fine the next day.  The two foot long humungous piece of cow had to butchered and bagged for freezing.  

All in all it was a happy couple of days, other than returning Peter.  And I now have enough coffee, tp, paper towels, butter, beef, smoked salmon, sardines, and cheese to last til the next trip in!

So the following picture is a genuine for real nature flora picture, sent to me by a friend that somehow remembered that I collect somewhat salty items.  I truly could not believe my eyes when I saw it!!!  So if this offends you I apologize, but remember I did warn you!!!

Stay safe, noodle, take an elder to lunch and let them talk!  TTYL

"I have been single for a while now.  I think I am 'the one'.  anon.    could have been written by me!

POSSIBLY PHOTO SHOPPED A BIT?

NOT THE BEST ANGLE BUT THAT IS THE BRIE

PETER AND I AT LITTLE BAVARIA

IF YOU ARE EITHER A BUDIST OR SQUEAMISH, DO NOT READ THIS POST!!!

 Monte, Peter and I were sitting in the living room a couple of evenings ago, visiting.  It was so quiet and peaceful.  Our neighbourhood generally is very quiet, with one exception.  And that would be at five am and onwards as big semis thunder by to Quality Foods a couple doors down, loading them up for our consuming purposes.  Other than that there is very little outdoor noise penetrating our house.

Back to the other evening, we were quietly sitting there enjoying each other's company when suddenly there was an extremely loud whomping and banging noise, LOUD.  It almost sounded like it was coming from the kitchen.

Monte leapt up and zoomed into the kitchen and confirmed it wasn't there.  I began to feel like it was coming from a neighbour.  So he stepped out onto the deck.  Less than a minute later he came back in and he was laughing, almost hysterically!  He was absolutely cracking up, which later he admitted may not have been the most appropriate response to what he saw.

To understand why he was so inappropriately laughing I need to back up a few days.  I guess when Peter was in one of the she, we or he sheds, he saw a huge rat run and hide.  Oh jeez!  So Monte went up to Canadian tire and bought two very large rat traps.  I suggested he schmeer peanut butter on the trigger part.

  A day or two later he went out to check the traps and the bastard had triggered them and licked all the peanut butter off.  They are so smart!  And being near QF I am pretty sure the rats have encountered traps before.  So we decided that we would phone the spca the next day, get some advice and hopefully they would rent us a cage trap.

When Monte finally quit laughing he explained, "Well I guess we don't have a rat problem any more!!!"  What???!!!  Apparently the rat somehow got into the heat pump outside and managed to get himself up onto the upper part, where there just happens to be a very rapidly spinning large metal fan.  Yeah.  There were rat parts and blood all over.  There was even one of his paws hanging off the wall.  What a sad and sorry mess that was, no, is.  I have a heat pump guy coming tomorrow to clean it up and check the pump out.  Raticide.  I almost feel sorry for the poor sucker.  What a way to go.  He must have been a biggun, it was an extremely loud death.  (I feel obliged to put shovel list here)

Not much else to report.  I still feel really good. The shot didn't affect me at all.  The boys go swimming every day.  Peter is being picked up by his Aunt from Nanaimo on Sunday.  She is giving him a ride back to Victoria.  He needs to deal with personal business and decide if he is going to accept the fish hatchery job.  I certainly hope so!  My personal opinion is it would be such a healing job for him.  He will still be able to get out to either Victoria where his family is or Port here where his other family is!  Anyway he needs to get it all sorted.  Once again we go through Peter withdrawal.

I think today after Millie leaves I am going to unbox our new power washer and figure it out.  Thanks to Myles we have a water hook up on the deck.  So freaking handy!!!!  I shall have a look for me gums so I don't ruin sandals and shoes and go to town.  I am going to start on the stairs.  They look like ghetto stairs right now.  I might have to repaint them by the time I am finished.

You know I don't even remember what number of weekly challenges I was on.  I shall go back and look.  Even though I doubt most of us are doing them I am still going to put them on...for fun if nothing else.  (there is a guy singing country music on tv at the moment distracting me...I freaking HATE country music!  mindless blather.)

43.  Take a hot soaky bath.  Alrighty!!!  This is one we can get behind!!

44.  Take an online course and learn something new. Well I am going to include trying a new recipe, something you have never ever made before!  Or, read a type of book you have never tried before.  Both of those are good choices.  Or...take an online course and learn something new!!!

Okay that's all the exciting news I have today.  Take care, noodle and take an elder to lunch!  TTYL

"Nowadays people write English as if a rat were caught in the typewriter and they were trying to hit the keys which wouldn't disturb it." Lillian Hellman

-I don't actually think that but I liked the visual 'as if'.

EXHAUSTED....BUT IN A GOOD WAY!!!

 I got my second shot yesterday!!!  Woot woot!!!  So relieved.  But it woke me up in the night...my arm hurt like hell.  They warned me that because I got sick with the first shot it may be worse this time.  But...Peter had a job interview at the Nitinaht fish hatchery today.  I really really really wanted to go today and I just didn't want to be sick.

This morning I got up and hopped out of bed feeling better than I have for a long time!!!  I had energy and was feeling mighty happy inside.  Like, go figure!!!  And the great feeling lasted all day!  Now it is nine o'clock, I am so flipping tired but feel great!

The trip took pretty much all day.  We left here at around ten fifteen this morning and landed at home at around eight thirty.  I popped into BuyLow whilst Peter filled the truck and bought sandwiches, cookies, plums and drinks.  I also bought a bag of ice for the soft sider and off we went.  It is 86ish kilometres, bone bashing kilometres, to Nitinaht.  You go up the Bamfield road half way and take off from their on the Cowichan road to a turn off to Nitinaht.  We got lost at one point.  We entered the wee native village and asked at the gas station for instructions on how to get to the hatchery.  We still couldn't find it.

Finally, as we were heading back to the gas station we saw a fellow on the side of the road attaching a row boat to the top of his gladiator.  We stopped, asked, and he was heading that way so we followed him.  Peter had a good interview!  It is so beautiful there.

We decided to head back through Youbou to Chemanis and up the highway home.  It was so nice to be on pavement!!! even if there were a million cars.  Poor Monte!  His back is killing him tonite!

We made one other stop at Cameron Lake and the boys went for a swim.  They swim every single day! It looks like it is going to get hot again so they will enjoy heading out to their favourite swimming holes.

Now, next on my list is getting my labs done and preparing for a colonoscopy on August 26.  I don't seem to be worried this time like usual.  I really liked the doctor that phoned me.  He was so reassuring.  So I need to make sure the only drug store in town has the prep stuff.

I also need to figure out the timing of my next shingrix shot.  I don't think it can happen before a month after the covid shot and it has to be done within six months of March 12th, the date of the first shingrix vaccine.  Sigh!  Math.  (shovel list)

Now I am starving.  The boys are not eating anymore tonite so I am on my own.  Either a bowl of soup or a veggie sandwich.  Mmmmm......Take care, noodle (still) and hug an elder.  TTYL

"The most important thing is to enjoy your life, to be happy.  That's all that matters."  Audrey Hepburn

THE BOYS OUT SWIMMING

OUR GOOD LOOKING PETER

MY GOOD LOOKING SON

PETER SWINGING AWAY

BEAUTIFUL RATHTREVOR BEACH

WIKI HOW JUST COMPLICATES THINGS

SORRY....I THOUGHT WE WOULD GET THROUGH WITH THE PICS ALL IN THE RIGHT PLACE.  CLEARLY NOT.  MYLES WITH LEELOO

A BEAR SIGHTING WAY OVER THERE ACROSS THE LAKE

SIXTEEN CANADIAN GEESE, ALL IN A ROW

SUNSET

 Jeez!  I have a bunch of pretty good sized beets.  Last night I decided to get them cooked.  I like a big fat slice of beet instead of a burger patty in my hamburgers.  So I put them on to boil at around six.  I forgot them.  In a panic at about eight we dashed out there and drained them and....they were still hard as rocks!  How does that happen.  Three hours?  

So this morning when I got up pretty early, I put them back on the boil.  It is now three thirty and they are still too hard.  So I wiki howed it.

Now its pretty simple, boiling beets.  You dump them into a pot.  Add hot water to cover.  Put on a lid.  Turn on the element.  Let it boil until soft.  But wiki said...boiled beets in fifteen steps.  FIFTEEN!!!????  Are you kidding?  Jeez Louise...how to complicate a simple thing!  

It is very good to be home.  I have missed Monte, Peter is here!!, my house was in mint clean condition.  I was pretty happy to get here.

The trip home was pretty easy.  I got the ferry in a timely fashion.  It was packed.  I stayed in the truck. Then I met the boys in Nanaimo at a fabulous Italian restaurant and we had an awesome lunch.  Peter and I shared a veggie burger.  I shared one with Arnie in Vancouver at Cactus Club and it was amazing and more importantly, it was enough.  An eye opener!  So

ARYN, MY BROTHER AND ARYN'S BRADLEYBE. HE IS A PHENOMENAL DJ

Peter very kindly offered or agreed to split a veggie burger with me.  It's just the exact perfect amount of food!  I have never ever liked sharing.  But then I end up taking food home...not because I want it, I never eat taken home food, but I don't want to insult the restaurant.

It was so good to get home.  But I still haven't unloaded my truck.  There isn't any fresh food out there to worry about.  I don't know what happened to  all the cooler food.  One minute it was full and the next it was empty!  Hahaha!!!  Evacuation wreaks havoc!

So I shall post a bunch of pics down below, at least I will try.  Then I am going to make dinner and bake the challah Peter and I made and take those stupid beets off, cooked or not.  They are just so hard to peel when they aren't cooked enough.  Life is tough!

Stay safe, noodle, oldster...TTYL

Camping:

"And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy, and your eyes sparkling."  Shanti

KATHY AND KERRY

COUSIN CHAT

WATER BOARDING THE YOUNGEST ONE

MY BEAUTIFUL TEN YR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER.  I ALWAYS SAID THE KID WITH THE DIRTIEST FACE HAD THE MOST FUN!

MY GRAND SON, BECAME A TEENAGER WHILST I COULDN'T SEE THEM!

MY GREAT NEPHEW, SERIOUSLY DECORATING PART OF THE TRAIN CAKE

MORE TRAIN CAKE MAKINGS

MY HANDSOME SON KEVIN EATING WATERMELON

MY GOOFY APRIL ALSO DECORATING

AINSLEY AND ELISE HOOPING...ONE WAY OR THE OTHER!

ALL THE CHAIRS LINED UP WAITING FOR MORNING COFFEE DRINKERS TO COME TO GAZE AT THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW

MY BROTHER, THE HUNTER, BROUGHT THESE MOUNTED HEADS FOR HIS GRAND SONS TO HANG IN THEIR BEDROOMS

SOMEONE LIKES HER CAESARS!!!

THE GIRLS BACK FROM GETTING WATER JUGS FILLED, IT WAS QUITE A WAYS TO THE PUMP HANDLE..NECESSITIES INCLUDED IN THE WAGON

ELISE RELAXING AS SHE FLIES A KITE

CHIT CHATTING

OMG!!! AN EVENTFUL FEW DAYS!!!!

I am now sitting at April's waiting for Aryn to pick me up.  There is zero parking anywhere near her place so I am parked here at Ape's place and Aryn is driving right across Vancouver to pick me up.  I shall be there til the 7th.

What an amazing week it has been.  I spent a great deal of time with Kathy and the kids.  One day I went to Anne's for the whole day.  It was pretty exhausting but so awesome to see her again.  It has been way too long.  She has been through so much, losing her husband not very long ago and needed to just talk about it.  She doesn't have a ton of friends to unload with so I was happy to provide a listening post.  We had some very happy trips down memory lane and some hearty good laughs.

On Monday (or maybe it was Tuesday) Kerry, Kathy and I hauled the trailer up to Tunkwa Lake to stake out  a group camping spot.  And we found and staked out a beauty.  Oh my!  It was down in a dip, very private, surrounded by trees on three sides, and a beautiful amazing view of the little lake on the fourth side.  There was a plethora of fish jumping, eagles flying right in front of us, osprey swooping about and even a bear meandering across the lake.  At one point we saw something swimming toward our bank from across the lake that looked odd.  And as it got closer we saw that it was a beaver pulling a fairly good sized log!  How Canadian can you actually get?

Over the next day everybody arrived and set up.  Stan, Stan's daughter and family, my Kevin and family, April and Aryn and partners, Kathy's three girls, one with two kids, another with an interesting live in.  It was quite the crew and believe it or not everybody got along and the kids were amazing.  And another thing worth mentioning...THE FOOD.  Everybody brought the most awesome stuff to eat.

My brother's family brought a giant pork to smoke in their smoker and pull.  They also brought a real outdoor pizza cooker.  They brought corned beef to make hash.  April brought delicious taco meat for tacos in a bag.  There were acres of hot dogs, French toast, bacon, breakfast sandwiches and on and on.  I brought the stuff to make subjit and marshmallow squares, which did not come to fruition, for a crazy reason.

At some point it came to our attention that we were surrounded by forest fires.  One of them was uncomfortably close, a few miles away.  This did make a few of us nervous and some of us very cavalier about it all.  Then on Friday night we had a lightening storm like no lightening storm before.  Holy hell!  The storm, no rain mind you, was insane and by the next morning the smoke that was rising way way up into the sky from the nearby forest fire was massive.  You could actually see the fire.

So before you know it everybody except Kevin, Aryn, April and I packed it up and took off...to Kathy's and her daughter Jo's.  They live near each other in Kamloops.  We told them we were staying one more night and would be there in the morning.  We just weren't quite ready to give it up.  I am still not, but the park ranger came roaring down the little road to our site about an hour after they all left and hollered, "Out!!!  Everybody out right now!!!!!"  Crap!!!

So we threw everything into our vehicles willy nilly and got out of there.  Kevin went home to Penticton but Aryn and April and I did go to Kamloops.  And Tunkwa is still standing as far as I can tell.

We had so much fun in Kamloops!  We all stayed between the two houses, indoors because the smoke was crazy bad.  But all the food and booze that came back with us made that a hell of a rootin' tootin' time I tell ya!!!  The first night I was so tired I couldn't function and little Ainsley very very kindly gave up her bed for me.  The next night Aryn and I stayed at Kathy's with them and with my brother.  Aryn and I and Stan went back to Kathy's fairly early in the evening and had the most wonderful visit.  Really wonderful.  

So off to Vancouver the next day.  Everybody came to Kathy's in the morning loaded down with hot dog makings.  So for breakfast we all ate hot dogs and then some of us hit the road.  The traffic was basically stop and go and bumper to bumper from half way between bear tunnel and ten mile creek (for those that know the area and for those that don't...well that is the earliest I have seen it choke up).  It was like that all the way to the hov lane in Langley.  It normally takes three hours from Kamloops to Van but yesterday it was 8 hours.  I didn't mind.  I have Serius radio and I decided to have a reasonable patient attitude. (WHAT???!!!) You always get there eventually.  I stopped at the Flying J, a massive awesome truck stop, bought sub sandwiches for dinner for April and Myles and I and kept agoin'.

So now it is Mon morning, Aryn will be along soon to pick me up.  She has to go to work today so I am going to take advantage and go up to the Pho place for lunch.  I love pho and haven't had it since I stayed at their place and granddog sat.  Then I am going to LONDON DRUGS!!!!  I haven't been to a London Drugs for yonks! I am excited.

So that is the catch up.  Monte and I have really been missing each other...after being together  for two years, it's really odd not seeing each other.  And now it's time to go home and clean the spare room, company will be coming, get my second shot and prepare for a colonoscopy.  Yippeedoodle!!!!

So that's it.  I will text in a day or two.  I hope all your hollies are going well.  TTYL

Pics, tons of pics, tomorrow.

"Travelling in the company of those we love, is home in motion."  Leigh Hunt