Sunny Saturday

Woke up this morning and it was sunny, or least not pouring rain as was forcast, so we decided to go visit our good friends C&J. We've been trying to get out to see them since Christmas and just couldn't seem to connect. Had a wonderful visit and even managed to exchange our Christmas gifts! Better late than never! At the rate we were going I thought we'd be exchanging these gifts Christmas 2009! J went out in the garden and pulled some carrots for me...she'd left them in the ground and they were a bit muddy and wet when she pulled them but I took them home, cleaned and cooked them for supper...were they ever sweet and tasty!!!!

On the way home we stopped to see #2 daughter, son-in-law and grandkids. The grandkids were playing a really neat video game that was very educational...I even learned some stuff about archer fish!! Picked up our wet/dry vac, hose etc that we'd left there last week. It was nice to take a day and enjoy our friends and family.

Busy Week

Sorry I haven't had a chance to post for several days. We took my camera to the repair place on Monday and said I'd pick it up next Monday. Just got home and #2 daughter phoned and said her hot water tank was leaking and everything was all wet so we loaded up the wet-dry vac, a hose and some absorbant clothes and went out to help her. Her husband is out of town and it was quite a challenge to find everything and help her clean up so they can come and install a new tank tomorrow.

Tuesday we went to the lab for some blood work. We both had to fast so after the lab we came home and had brunch. We had thought of going out for brunch but decided against it because we're eating out tonight at our church's Alpha group. There was a message on our phone saying they needed help to set up and cook for the Alpha class tonight. Could we help? Called her back and said "yes, of course but our bible study was meeting tonight as well so we couldn't help with the cleanup". Four new people joined our group...an answer to our prayers. Our study is so good. We're doing a Max Lucado study of Luke. Our leader is so organized and knowledgeable it's a real treat...especially when you add the laughter and fellowship of the group!!!

Sensational Saturday

What's not to love about today??? It's nice and sunny out, #1 daughter and son-in-law dropped in for a visit. We always enjoy the laughter and conversation with them. They no sooner left when our son, his wife and daughter stopped in so we had a great time, and I got to see #5 grandchild....she's soooo cute, of course I'm not prejudiced in the least about that!!!

Lord, Please Grant me Patience

It's been eleven days since we got home from La Conner...seems like a month or more!!! The weather has been so nice both my husband and I are getting itchy feet and wanting to get our trailer out of the garage and on the road but there's been too many appointments, meetings, bible studies, dinners and lunches with friends and other fun things. I was looking at the calendar and and it looks like we'll be in the clear to take off to Beachwood for 4 nights, home for 3 nights then off to Cultus Lake to spend Spring Break with 4 of our grandkids. Sure looking forward to that...only problem is, it won't be able to happen for two more weeks. At least I'll have time to take my camera in to get fixed. I phoned Canon the other day and got the address of the repair place and they also told me that even though my camera is 5 years old, they're covering it under warrenty...yeah...now to stay patient until we can go!

What day is this???

I can't believe it's Monday already! Friday we were at a funeral for one of the ladies from our church, Saturday we finally got to town and bought a new microwave...we had bought a new one in October but it started making weird noises and just before we went to La Conner it quit. Took it back and they gave me my money back (we'd had it just over 90 days and their return policy is 90 days), but I didn't have time to get a new one before going to La Conner. Sunday we went to church then some dear friends invited us to their place after church for lunch which was a real spread...roast beef, potatoes, veggies ...all sorts of good stuff. Got home early enough that we decided to run out to see the grandkids and take some stuff out to them that I'd picked up when we were at La Conner. "R" got her report card. She got all 4's (the highest mark) except for one 3. She is having a great year! "Ch" and his dad were working on an Eskimo project, "Ca" read her reading homework to Papa and "W" was curled up on the chair reading...poor boy wasn't feeling up to par. Add the dog and 2 cats to the mix and it's a busy, busy household!!

Now the Unpacking

I got a bit of a reprieve from unpacking this morning because I went to my Wednesday morning bible study. We meet in the board room of the church and the group of ladies are really neat...we chat lots and have fun but most importantly, we get to discuss the bible. For a new Christian like myself it's wonderful to be in a group of ladies who have been Christians for a long time and have studied the bible at length. I learn so much!!

Got home, made lunch then I tackled unpacking all the bins we took to La Conner, did a load of wash, went through the mail, dusted...all that sort of stuff. It always amazes me how the house can get so dusty and the toilets so dirty when no one is at home!!!!

Is That Snow????

Got up early to pack up and vacate the cabin...can't believe the week is gone already and it's time to go home. I was told to guess what it was doing outside and the first two guesses didn't count...it's snowing!!! Tiny little white flakes that, thankfully aren't sticking!!! Checked out of the park at 10am and headed north. Stopped at the Post Office, Safeway and Northwood casino for our $2 buffet. We're getting good at eating out for very little money. Yesterday we really splurged and went to Skagit Casino for Senior's Day and the buffet cost us $6 plus tax...it was lovely though. It has to be one of the very best buffets around! We also got a free $5 ticket for the slots, but unfortunately the machines took it pretty fast! Today's buffet was good, food was tasty but not as much selection as yesterday...but it was 1/3 the cost, so you can't have everything. Today I actually played a nickel machine instead of my usual penny machines and what do you know??? I came out of there with a profit of $15!!! I feel like a winner when I have fun playing and break even so today I'm a BIG winner!!! Got Mom home and then we came home and started to unpack. Next trip out will be in our trailer...yeaaaa, can't wait...now I've got to figure out when we can go.