Happy Canada Day everyone...hope you all had fun and managed okay in the heat!! As for me, I spent the day working with my sister and cleaning up a bunch of stuff at my Mother's house...It'll be nice to sell it and finally settle her estate. We worked there yesterday as well but in the late afternoon I came home and had a cold shower and hubby and I went to our son and daughter-in-law's for a bar-b-qued salmon dinner...it was to celebrate our birthdays. Our son got himself a little greenhouse so we had a fresh salad made from lettuce he grew. He's really enjoying the greenhouse and my Mom would have been so proud of him....one thing she always wanted and never managed to get was a greenhouse!!!
The other thing our son and daughter-in-law did this winter was re-vamp their furnace and put in a heat pump. Their house was so nice and cool!!! At our house we almost always get a lovely breeze so with the skylights and doors open it's quite pleasant, but yesterday the breeze was non-existent so now I wish I had a heat pump!!!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
Busy, Busy
Since I did my last post I had a birthday and celebrated it for several days!!! Went to a wedding shower, had Father's Day, went to a birthday/retirement party and a couple other functions.
In 2007 we met a couple while camping at Crescent Bar Thousand Trails and became very good friends with them. They live in Everett WA and we try to get together any time we are down that way. This week they were coming to Birch Bay camping so of course we hooked up the trailer and met them down there. Camped across from them so spent lots of time together. Yesterday was hubby's birthday so to celebrate the 4 of us went over to Northwood Casino for their 2 for 1 Asian buffet...it was soooo good and we had a great time.
In 2007 we met a couple while camping at Crescent Bar Thousand Trails and became very good friends with them. They live in Everett WA and we try to get together any time we are down that way. This week they were coming to Birch Bay camping so of course we hooked up the trailer and met them down there. Camped across from them so spent lots of time together. Yesterday was hubby's birthday so to celebrate the 4 of us went over to Northwood Casino for their 2 for 1 Asian buffet...it was soooo good and we had a great time.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Let'sTake Off
A week or so ago, I looked at the calendar and noticed that there were 5 days in a row with no appointments or functions to attend so I said to B, "Let's take off!" We hooked up the trailer and went down to Birch Bay. Our friends L & A were also there so we got to spend some time with them. Unfortunately their daughter's horse was really sick so they got a call to go home and deal with putting him down. They'd had Mr. Woody for 19 years so it was a really rough day for them. At that point I hugged the teddy bear and rabbit we have on our bed in the trailer and was so thankful that at least I'll never have to put them down.
The weather was nice and sunny...this is the first time this year we've have a sunny getaway! The morning we were to leave it just POURED rain, but it soon quit so B didn't even have to get soaking wet to hook up the trailer.
Yesterday we went to church. The sermon was on Porn, how it affects people's lives and what the bible says about it. This has been such a great series of sermon's....there's two more left and I wonder what the pastor will talk on next!!! Last night was also the Grad Banquet. We honoured 10 of the young people from our church. At an age when we usually go to funerals it's so refreshing to go to the Grad Banquet and hear what these young adults have planned for their future!
The weather was nice and sunny...this is the first time this year we've have a sunny getaway! The morning we were to leave it just POURED rain, but it soon quit so B didn't even have to get soaking wet to hook up the trailer.
Yesterday we went to church. The sermon was on Porn, how it affects people's lives and what the bible says about it. This has been such a great series of sermon's....there's two more left and I wonder what the pastor will talk on next!!! Last night was also the Grad Banquet. We honoured 10 of the young people from our church. At an age when we usually go to funerals it's so refreshing to go to the Grad Banquet and hear what these young adults have planned for their future!
Thursday, May 30, 2013
My IPod
About a year and a half ago I celebrated a milestone birthday so to celebrate (and prove I wasn't "over the hill" yet) I bought myself an IPod. It's been a learning curve....some parts curvier than others...but overall I'm really enjoying it, especially my Bible Apps. I have one that will actually read the passages to me..as long as I'm hooked into the internet. It is so neat!!!! I actually read along with it.
120 days ago I decided to read (or have read to me) the Psalms...one each day. There's 150 Psalms, so I've got 30 to go. Yesterday's reading went on and on and on...psalm 119 has 76 verses. It's labelled as "An Acrostic in Praise of the Scriptures". What the heck is an acrostic???? Out comes the dictionary (I know, tech savvy people would look it up on the internet, but I still tend to do things the way I learned eons ago). Anyway, an acrostic is a type of puzzle made up of using the first letter of certain words...for example North, East, West and South makes NEWS. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks????
120 days ago I decided to read (or have read to me) the Psalms...one each day. There's 150 Psalms, so I've got 30 to go. Yesterday's reading went on and on and on...psalm 119 has 76 verses. It's labelled as "An Acrostic in Praise of the Scriptures". What the heck is an acrostic???? Out comes the dictionary (I know, tech savvy people would look it up on the internet, but I still tend to do things the way I learned eons ago). Anyway, an acrostic is a type of puzzle made up of using the first letter of certain words...for example North, East, West and South makes NEWS. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks????
Monday, May 27, 2013
Mother's Day Dinner
Number 1 daughter and son-in-law had us over for dinner Saturday night. She'd been working such long hours the week before Mother's Day she didn't feel like coming over so instead made dinner for us this weekend....it was better late than never and was wonderful and so very tasty!!! We had such a good time!!
She and I also tried to cut some stuff out using her Cricket but couldn't find the cartridge we needed, so that didn't work. Then we both set up our new Windows 8 computers and she showed me a ton of stuff....but then I showed her something she didn't know, so I felt pretty good!!!! At least I didn't look as dumb as I was feeling!!!!
She and I also tried to cut some stuff out using her Cricket but couldn't find the cartridge we needed, so that didn't work. Then we both set up our new Windows 8 computers and she showed me a ton of stuff....but then I showed her something she didn't know, so I felt pretty good!!!! At least I didn't look as dumb as I was feeling!!!!
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Glad we Got Home
Glad we got home before the Skagit bridge got knocked out of commission...we'd been over that bridge several times when we were camping near there last week.
Thursday night my two daughters met me at my church and we attended the Ladies' Spring Tea. They always do such a wonderful job of decorating and making such good food. The speaker/singer was very good as well and it was just really nice to spend some time together.
Yesterday the guys were here and installed a new furnace. Our old one was over 45 years old and gave us really good service but it finally packed it in. The new one is a lot smaller but seems to work well...we'll find out for sure when winter comes. This morning it was quite chilly in the house so turned it on for awhile....so far, so good.
Thursday night my two daughters met me at my church and we attended the Ladies' Spring Tea. They always do such a wonderful job of decorating and making such good food. The speaker/singer was very good as well and it was just really nice to spend some time together.
Yesterday the guys were here and installed a new furnace. Our old one was over 45 years old and gave us really good service but it finally packed it in. The new one is a lot smaller but seems to work well...we'll find out for sure when winter comes. This morning it was quite chilly in the house so turned it on for awhile....so far, so good.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Out in Our Trailer
We left home about 6pm on Mother's Day and overnighted in Silver Reef parking lot. Next morning we went in and had the senior's buffet before heading to Grandy Creek. Our friends J and E came the next day...they aren't Thousand Trails members but since Grandy Creek is Thousand Trails/KOA, they were able to stay as KOA. We had such a great time with them, doing puzzles, having dinner together and just chatting up a storm! After 4 days J & E left and it was time for us to move over to Mt Vernon for 4 more nights. Got home this afternoon. Yesterday we heard of the long border waits to come back to Canada and we were totally grateful that we're retired and able to plan not to come home on long weekends.
The weather was on again off again...rain then sun then rain then more sun.....any way, we didn't let a small thing like weather get in our way of enjoying ourselves!!!
The weather was on again off again...rain then sun then rain then more sun.....any way, we didn't let a small thing like weather get in our way of enjoying ourselves!!!
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