WONDERFUL DAY

I had such a good day today.  The house was pretty clean so I didn't have to do much before Jeff arrived.  I did bring in the Native art for Jeff to have a look at.

We had such a great visit!  I had totally forgotten, and I don't know how I could possibly have forgotten this, that when Jeff worked with us he became like the resident councillor!  We all unloaded on the poor guy.  He was so easy to talk with and so very understanding of pretty much anything we told him.  Not often people come along that are so easy and good to visit with.  We had a fabulous visit!  And next time he and Kate come over (she visits her mom who lives in assisted living here in Victoria) they will visit her mom and then come out to visit and have dinner.

And, he took a lot of native art with him.  I felt that it would be in the right hands with him…and he can disperse it amongst Bill's family as he sees fit.  He watched Bill wheel and deal with the Natives that came to the office to sell their wares.  In fact Jeff bought some himself.  He has a true appreciation for the art.

After he left, Monte and I went to the Salvation Army thrift store.  God, what a place.  It is huge and full of crap and some pretty sad looking patrons.  Monte played the rickety old piano there for a while.  I sifted through a jillian loser records and I also sifted through tons of loser cd's.  What is with the Cranberries?  Clearly someone in 'donationland' had a thing for them cuz I found about a hundred of them.  Who would have that many Cranberries cd's?  And Queen.  (shovel list). They are a band that's just about great …..  but not. 

  I was looking for some cd's for my car…which has no other way of playing music.  I bought the bare bones car so no hole for that special cord that plugs into your phone or ipod or whatever.  So I am reduced to cd's.  Now I am armed with Cranberries, CCR, Lorena Mackenna (ya I know) and I stopped short at a cd with a picture of an impossibly young Anne Murray on it.

Further down the aisles I found an awesome Nativity Scene in a box, all together, made of paper mache.  Now I am not a nativity scene type of person but I am a sucker for paper mache.  I love it.  It wasn't cheap either by thrift shop standards.  But it was all there so I bought it.  When I got home I immediately set it up and it was in mint condition except for one little detail…half of Jesus's left foot was snapped off.  Oh well I love it.

We then headed down town to the record store.  I won't even tell you how much I spent there.  But I now have Bob Seiger, Abba, Boney m, The Feelies, and a bunch more.  I have got to stay out of that place.

THE WHOLE CREW

WISEMAN

WISEMAN (DEFINITELY NOT FATHER JOSEPH)

FATHER JOSEPH

MOTHER MARY

BABY FOOTLESS JESUS

All in all a great day.  Tomorrow is going to be even more fun…going to visit rellies that live here in town.  Love it.  TTYL