MONTE'S FRIENDS

Monte has amazing friends.  I think I have said this before but seriously I can't believe how helpful, interesting and funny they are.

The sole reason, at least in my book, for Monte even coming up here from Vancouver instead of going back to Port, was to clean out his room.  It was an utter mess.  And he has completely disallowed me to enter that room.  Of course then he falls and ratches up his leg, leaving him somewhat incapacitated.  Peter, bless his heart, was going to drive Monte back to the Island in Monte's van totally stepped up to the plate on Monte's behalf...and Graeme too.

So the other morning Peter and Graeme show up and got a chair for Monte to sit on and they went to town and over the whole day, cleaned his room for him.  Who does that?  And he isn't the easiest person to be around for hours and hours.  I have no words to express how impressed I was with those guys.  And Peter was unendingly patient.  He is a saint in my book.  And through all this he still took time to sit down with me and visit.  I wish he lived here in town!

Yesterday he went with Monte to Monte's storage unit.  He needed to get what he needs to live in a bare apartment.  So Peter helped Monte find pots and pans and various necessaries and pack it into his van.  Monte is somewhat still needing an external brain to help him process activities.

  

  Unfortunately the snow in the Coq is so bad that the road has been closed off and on and its still in awful shape.  The boys can't drive it but Peter has to get back.  We feel really bad about that.  From what I heard he is getting a bus back today.  I hope for his sake the bus gets through!

On Friday I met a bunch of lovely ladies (all about my age) with Kathy at the Noble Pig.  We had a delicious dinner and a round table get to know you session.  It was awesome.  We then went to the theatre and attended the opening night movie of the Kamloops Film Festival.  It was a beautiful movie about Northern BC.  I was very impressed with it.

Today I am meeting Anton at the Noble Pig for lunch and then we are attending a movie at three.  I kind of like this film fest thing.  The movies are good and only ten bucks.  You can't beat that!  We are going to another one tomorrow.

Well its getting near time to head downtown.  Best go get duded up.  (shovel list)  TTYL