May 26, 2018

Another month has come and gone (almost). We just can't believe how fast time goes by. We went to Alberta for a week to visit family and friends. It's always a long and tiring drive, but in my humble opinion, it is so worth it!  We stayed (once again) at Tammy and Rob's (my daughter and son-in-law) place just south of Ponoka. Thank you so much for all your hospitality. We always seem to "invade" you when we come to visit! 

We went to visit with my cousin Norman and his lovely wife Alice. Had a wonderful visit. It was wonderful to see you again!











My bestie Deb came from St. Albert to visit for the afternoon. It's always great to spend time with her! And I am so thankful that she took the time to drive down.

My son Farren drove down from Grimshaw for the long weekend. He brought our little granddaughter Violet with him and Michel and I went to Sylvan Lake to get his older daughter Melody. So we had a fun filled weekend with family. The girls had a great time, and I got lots of grandma time snuggles....










My grandson Tristan and his lovely girlfriend Riley came by every day of the weekend to spend time with Grandma!! How special is that?

It was the first time in many years that the whole family was together and a perfect time to get family photos, but that just didn't seem to happen but thanks to "selfies" posted to fb, I managed to snag this one of Tristan and Riley!

It was quite a houseful on the weekend, but we all just enjoyed each other, laughed and chatted! Farren left Monday morning with Violet and we drove Melody back home. Tammy had to go back to work. It was a pretty quite household once again. Went out for dinner with Rob. 

Tuesday morning we left for home.




We spent Tuesday with friends Dennis and Nola in Spillamacheen (Radium Hot Springs). We went out for dinner then played cards until we were all ready for bed. Always good to see this couple! Until next time ....





While we were gone there was a mudslide on Hwy 3 just west of Creston.  We had heard they had cleared the road and it was open to single lane traffic so we knew we were safe to go. We had good travel days both going to Alberta and coming back. Low traffic and minimal construction. All is good - we arrived home safe and sound on Wednesday afternoon.

April 30, 2018

On Tuesday, April 17th we drove to Kelowna. This is the weather we encountered for most of the drive. It was not pleasant! But, when we arrived in Kelowna the sun was shining and we discovered that we were way over dressed for the day - lol! We had a few appointments in the morning, then we picked up Michel's mom and took her for lunch, then went to visit Michel's dad. 

We spent the evening with friends Bob and Ann in West Kelowna, and the next day did some shopping before heading back home. What a difference a day makes!  Thursday was a warm and wonderful drive back home, in fact, most of the snow was already gone and the roads were dry.  



We've been busy in the yard of course, raking leaves and just cleaning it up. 

I took on the project to repaint and antique this little cabinet. It belonged to my mom and I cannot remember her not having it - so this little piece of furniture is probably older than me!  I had stained it a few years back this dark stain, but decided that we needed colour in the living room.....








What do you think of this? I love the color! Do you think my mom would approve??