purple room vents: MORE PLANS AFOOT

More packing to do. I am looking at my open suitcase on the couch. There isn't even an inch in my bedroom to put it, unless I don't want to sleep in my bed. I could put it on the bed.

I really need to sort out the summer clothes and get them packed away. As I said before they are unworn and clean. Then I need to repack it for the trip to Kamloops. I don't know why this seems like such a chore.

I am sitting in my 'Fraser's Dad'sesque' recliner, complete with big hole (duck tape actually does not stick to recliners) looking at boxes of Halloween candy spread around on the floor. Plus an Amazon box full of things for Ainsley and Stirling, and garbage and shoes. Honestly anyone else would just be disgusted if their place ended up like mine seems to always end up. (shovel list).

But...my kitchen is organized and clean and my dining room is all clean and table clear. All I have to do is put the candy out of sight, pack a few things I want to take to Kamloops and empty my suitcase. I will feel much better after that.

I think I am feeling guilty because I did fish out the bagged Mars Bars from a full box of candy that has nuts in it, thus the bagged mars. I have been sneaking the odd teeny tiny Mars Bar. Ohhhhhh they are so good. My all time fave bar. Always has been! I'm not checking my blood sugar tonight.

So on Thursday we are on our way to Vancouver. We are staying in the hotel we always stay in in North van. Monte is going to a concert downtown that night with his friends Nordio and Graeme. He will be coming back to the hotel and in the morning we will be leaving for Kamloops. Busy week end happening up there. Clearing out a storage unit, packing the van, trip to the dump, turkey dinner at Kathy's Sunday, on Monday Monte and I will finish up the unit and I really want some time to visit Anne. I asked Kathy if I could invite Anne to dinner and she very graciously agreed.

It will be a big crowd up there. April and Myles, Kevin and family, Kathy's three girls and significant others, grand children, an ancient uncle and aunt from Seattle and Anne. There is a hot dog roast happening on Saturday but I think Monte and I will have to take a miss on that one. The whole purpose of going up there is to empty the unit.

One of my goals is to find the four carved native statues that were on Bill's funeral table. I am dearly hoping they are in the storage unit. I will put a pic below and if anyone of my family has seen them let me know. Those carvings are the one thing of Bill's I really really want.

I am also looking for a stained glass lamp I have always had in my kitchens. I know it is in there. I should really give it to Aryn...it is orange, her fave colour!

She had a friendsgiving last night. She had fourteen people for turkey dinner with all the trimmings and more. April and Myles were there and April said it was an amazing dinner and the most fun time. It was a vintage theme so they all dressed accordingly and April said the music was fantastic! Old school jazz and I think Bradley did a dj stint. What fun!!!

What made me think of this is that they sent me a picture of the set table. Half the table was vintage Wedgwood dinner plates and the other half was Noritake Nanking. Both were Bill's and my dishes originally. I was one of the rare people with a daughter that actually really wanted them. I couldn't pack them around with me, just wasn't practical so they have been passed to Arnie. I am so grateful to have a kid that actually loves them. So many of us boomers are getting rid of their precious dinner sets because their kids are simply not interested. Times have changed. Those dishes were in storage but now they see the light of day occasionally. I will see if I can put a pic of the table setting below.