BY JAYSUS SHE'S ARAINING CATS & DOGS OUT THERE

Holy cats!!!  Its crazy out there!!!  The wind is screaming, the trees are kissing the earth in a most unnatural way and the rain is coming down so hard I feel like we are going to float away!  I think this is a good time to go look and see if my roof has any leaks in it!

I just spent the last half hour out in the garage…not by choice I might add.  I wanted to see what was in a particular box up high on a shelf out there.  Monte is in Port right now so I had to get it myself.  Both stools are in the house so using my tippy fingertips I inched it over the edge and the damned thing was way heavier than I expected.  It literally tipped right upside down, came crashing down and before I could even react it plopped on my head and forty five thousand marbles (the flat kind) rained down over me, the surrounding bags and boxes, down my bra, down my boots, in my hair, into the dog food bag I had just opened.  Holy Crap!!!  What a colossal mess.  And after I spent the next half hour finding them, I managed to only get about two thirds back into the vase they had been in.  When I dished up Parker's dish of food I found three more.  I am pretty sure there are some still in my hair.

I had an appointment with the notary today.  I got there about 2:15 and I didn't leave til 4:45.  Martin Farley is his name and we were in the boardroom and we got talking.  He is almost exactly the same age as me, six days older, and he had a very similar work life to what Bill had.  Appraiser, realtor, mortgage broker and eventually notary.  Jeez we got talking and we kept talking and talked some more until its was so late it was dark out!  I have always found that people that are born in the same year as you have lots in common with yourself…politics, music, significant milestones etc.  Very enjoyable.  One more visit and the kamloops house is mine!!!  Tomorrow I shall be going to the bank then to the notary and it will be a done deed.  (no pun intended!)

I then hit Superstore and four hundred dollars later…xmas presents, my buggy was so full stuff was falling off.  One thing I loaded up on (Costco has put a fear in me that when I become dependent on something…they will suddenly stop stocking it…so I stock up while I can) was bags and bags, I think 12, of frozen yorkshire puddings.  They are unbelievably delicious and three bucks a bag of twelve.  I shall never make them again.  They really are amazing.  I also bought a big bag of four uncut loaves of their white in store baked bread.  I use it for stuffing and last year at Christmas, they didn't have any.  Not taking any chances this year! And I bought an easy bake oven!!!  Plus a bunch of the easy bake mixes.  Oh yeah!  Gma is gonna tie a baking session on with Elise!!! 

 I was going to buy a tree but I got too much stuff and there was no room.  And, because I spent so much I got a free BIG box of Lindt chocolates!  And the best part of all is that because of the storm the store was almost empty!

So now its bedtime and my dogs are tucked under me.  Tomorrow is another busy day.  I am determined to get that stupid tree!  Oh and money to the notary.  And maybe to the counter place and oder counters.  AND go get my iphone 6 ..the big one!  I want it for the camera.

SPOD AND A LOOK A LIKE NEPHEW.  RUSSELL HAS BEEN A GODSEND TO APRIL…HE IS AN ARTIST AND TEACHES AND CREATES PROGRAMS FOR THE ART INSTITUE. HE IS HELPING APRIL FIGURE OUT HER FUTURE IN THE ART WORLD.   APRIL FEELS VERY CLOSE TO RUSSELL.  THAT MEANT A LOT TO BILL.

SETTLING IN BESIDE MY CHAIR, SHARING A PRETTY SMALL DOG BED

 Yay!!  TTYL