Monte and I headed down to Kathy's right about one thirty in the afternoon. We all managed to sit downstairs outside on their patio and we kept the visiting going...talk talk talk, to keep Kathy downstairs until after her three girls and grandbaby arrived. I could hardly contain my excitement. I kept getting update texts on where they were...30 minutes away, then 20, then 10. I kept saying the texts were from April. And we kept talking and talking...hoping she wouldn't go upstairs for any reason. Kerry couldn't as he is on crutches at the moment.
Finally they arrived through the back door right there and of course, instant shock then tears and happy happy! It was awesome! And it was so good to see Emmy. I have missed her. I am hoping she can come up soon and visit. I am anxious to hear how certain things are going in her world. What a wonderful afternoon!
We then had a delish dinner....chilli hotdogs, sweet sweet gorgeous Chilly corn on the cob (thank you Stan..best I have ever eaten), salad and strawberry cream cake. And it was a lot of fun!
Saturday I cleaned the house a bit then Stan and his daughter Jeni came for a visit. At one point we set out a snack lunch...olives, cheese, salami, crackers, pickles, liverwurst, beets, borsin cheese, etc.....on the patio table. Three minutes into the feasting we were suddenly swarmed by a million wasps! It was crazy and scary! So we grabbed the table, lifted the whole thing and whipped it into the kitchen! I think when the neighbour dislodged them from their nest in his eaves, they re located to my house. Little bastards!!
April and Myles arrived about six thirty and we headed down to Original Joe's for dinner. It was so good to see them! Its always so good to have them visit. The only trouble was it was so very hot in this house. I have a fan so I survive but they didn't and their room gets cursed hot. And it didn't cool down at all that night and the next.
On Sunday I was going to go to the Pow wow, its the big annual one. But we got invited out to Jo and Craig's...which includes a spectacular pool, a beautiful lake, a snazzy boat, wakeboard surfing, dinner, beer and lots of awesome rellies. How can one turn that down? So no Pow wow this year but what a fantastic day we had! The kids went surfing behind the boat for the afternoon. Stan and I held down the fort and had a wonderful time dipping in the pool and visiting.
After dinner, April, Myles, Stan, Emily and I went out on the boat with Craig and four of his friends. It sounds like a lot of people, and I have to admit I was a tad worried at first about 11 people in not a large boat, and being a hefty person can throw the balance off. But, and this is awesome, when wakeboard surfing, apparently, the heavier the load in the boat, the bigger the wake, the better the surfing. So we all piled in and off we went for the best couple of hours ever. The sunset was beautiful, the water so calm and glassy, and everyone had so much fun. Beautiful.
Today we got up fairly late and lazed around a bit. Then we went out and found a soso place for breakfast. Later we went for a long explore in Myles truck up above my house in the hills. Eventually we got completely lost, or at least we lost the road we were looking for and had to turn around and come back the way we went. I have put a couple pics below that shows the kind of scenery we were going through. I loved it. I really miss exploring new territory with Bill. Picture hunting. What a great afternoon.
We then went down to Kathy's to visit for an hour and for the kids to say goodbye. We did a lot of sitting around watching Ainsley...as April says its like sitting around watching a campfire...it never gets old! Plus she is on the verge of walking so there was a lot of breath holding and cheering. So fun.
The kids got away by seven and its been awfully quiet since. Monte is working, as usual, he is getting a lot of hours, so the place is empty. The only time I 'feel' it is after my kids are gone. I love having April and Myles. I miss living with them.
So that was a long point form post. My apologies. Like I said before, I have a tendency to write with dementia in mind. I may need this accounting down the road to remind me of my life and who I am!!! You never know!! Gotta be prepared I say. TTYL
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| FROM THE LEFT: CRAIG KATHY JO HOLDING AINSLEY, EMMY, DOROTHY AND KERRY |
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| OFF TO GO BOATING, MYLES, APRIL AND AINSLEY |
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| PIPELINE |
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| I LOVE THISTLES |
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| ROSSMOORE LAKE |
You should get a heat pump! 300% efficient. Keeps the house cool in the summer and works with your furnace to keep it warm in the winter. My parents just installed one. Their place was stifling! Now it's the perfect temp all the time - not too hot and not too cold. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteBy the way ! So happy to hear you're enjoying Kamloops so much! It sounds like you're home
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures! You always give us the best glimpse of your life..
ReplyDeleteAwww....you guys are so awesome. I don't know if you come back to see if I reply to your comments but I will mention it in one of my posts that I am going to reply to all comments from now on. I love it! So Tata I am most definitely looking into a heat pump. Ten grand though so need to think about it. And thanks Sharri thanks for the pic compliment. I love taking pics. I am nowhere as good as April but I sure love it!
ReplyDeleteI'll get the info from my Pops but I believe he paid around $3600 with installation and I think you can get rebates from hydro or the government or something. I know you'd love it.
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