purple room vents: EEEEK!!!! I JUST NOTICED IT'S BEEN A WHILE!!

You would be surprised how fast time can go by and then I suddenly remember it wasn't two days ago I posted but a whole week!!!

I had a fantastic weekend with Cookie and Brian. I just love those two people! And on Sat. we did some shopping and visiting TJ!!!! TJ is her daughter. She is married with two kids and Cook's sister's daughter was there as well. We had a wonderful visit and it was so good to see them. I sometimes feel very disconnected from all of them. Cookie made some fantastic curry. I ate til I hurt. Wonderful visit.

I left April's on Wednesday. I waited til the snow was off the hump. It was a super rough crossing on the ferry. We were banging and tipping. They came on the blower and asked everyone to take a seat and not walk around.

The drive from Nanaimo was wicked. It was raining and blowing so hard there were trees down, rocks and debris on the roads. I was afeared they would close our road by the lake. I skedaddled through there, way over the speed limit, white knuckling it. But I arrived home in one piece and happy!

The farm venue didn't work out. It was totally lovely but not right and just too awkward to get to. They have found another, in town but I shall let April and Myles reveal that when the time is right for them to do so. I will say this one is definitely a lot more convenient and suitable to the two of them.

It is snowing. Grrrrr....I wouldn't care but I have to play chauffeur today to Ange. She has appointments to get to. That little car ain't no jeep with four by. In fact it is a pissant, planes in one inch of water on the road and I can only imagine what she can't do in the snow. If this keeps up I am going to have to warn Ange I ain't going out when it snows. She might have to call someone else, taxi, walk, or take a bus...which for some reason she won't do. I tried to get her to but she wasn't interested. I like to have a decent plan b and walking a million miles aint it. Makes me feel mean and bad. Independence is so important for the psycheeee.

I remember a member of Kiwanis in Kamloops. She was the most fun and nicest person. But she didn't drive. She used to call me for rides now and then and it was so annoying. She lived a fair distance away. All of us were always aware that for every event she needed to be picked up. What bugged me was she had a massive beaut of a Harley in her carport! Overtime I could see she had created a kind of prison for herself and very little independence. It was damaging.

I must say I was a little proud of myself driving through that storm home on Wed. I don't do anything to be proud of myself anymore, those days are done gone. But I know women, yes women sadly, that would never have driven some of the driving trips I have done over the years. And Wednesday's was one of them. I remember one friend who wouldn't even drive the Fraser Canyon!!!! In the good weather and road conditions!

The doctor I am driving Ange to today can take over an hour. Actually he sometimes is on time but most the time he isn't. I was debating about coming home after dropping her off but sure as hell this would be his fast day and I would just have to turn around and go back.

So I decided to use my time wisely. I used to play a game on my phone when I had to sit around and wait for her. But I don't have a game anymore. I used to read on the kindle app but right now that stupid app isn't working. So I am going to make a timeline of projects, oh so many projects, that need to be done. So many of them. Some of them have to be done before Kevin comes. Some don't. So it's going to take some time to figure out. And some of those projects aren't for the faint of heart or weak of body. MONTE!!!!!!!!

Well thats it for today. It has quit snowing and the sun has come out!!!!! It will be a pleasant drive around today. Yay!!!!! Also I need to find a gym. I truly need arm and leg exercises. But it is going to have to be a cheap cheap one. Another project!!!!

Have a lovely week or day (never sure when I am back here....but back I promise I will be!). TTYL

'Learn to drive?' 'Never!' said Quentin, 'My mission in life is to be a passenger.' Diana Wynn Jones

and that would be Kiwanis lady in a nutshell. lol