Camping in the Rain

We had such beautiful sunny weather then last week after I got home from my Ladies' bible study, B had the trailer all hooked up and we headed up to Cultus Lake.  The plan was for our friends D&G to meet us their in their motorhome and the kids and grandkids to bring their trailer up on Sat and we'd spend time playing games and roasting things over the campfire, but.....it rained, and rained and poured rain!!!

Needless to say there wasn't any campfire time, but we did manage to read, work on a really challenging jigsaw puzzle, and spend some quality time together. I also got a chance to go visit my cousin and as a bonus her sister was there as well, so I got to see two of my cousins and we had a very lovely lunch together!

With all the rain I was so very thankful that we had the trailer and not a tent!!!

Boo Hoo...Disappointed

I've always been impressed that our son gives blood on a regular basis.  I wanted to, but for some reason I never got around to it.  When we moved out here I noticed they had mobile clinics so I phoned, found out when the next clinic was, downloaded and printed the form and took it to my Dr. to have it signed...apparently if you are 61 or over and never given blood, you have to have this form.  If you're over 71 and never given blood you aren't allowed to (B was celebrating...he didn't want to give blood...doesn't like needles)  Today was my appointment and I could hardly wait to get there.
 
Station 1...check
Station 2...check...my iron levels were good...yea!
Station 3...FAILED!!!...my blood pressure was too high.
She told me to relax for awhile and she re-checked...still too high
She said I could try again at the next clinic....
Got home and checked my blood pressure on my machine...I would have passed...maybe I should bring my own machine next time????....they probably won't allow that though!!!!

New Babies

B went to the Men's Breakfast at our church this morning and talked to one of the guys who invited us over to see his "new babies".   He has a 5 acre parcel of land with greenhouses on it and he grows cucumbers.  This week he got the baby cucumber plants and they've already grown a couple of inches.  The greenhouses are equipped with systems for heating, watering, fertilizer, ventilation, and air quality, some of which is controlled by a computer.  The PVC water pipe even doubles as a track for the carts they use for picking the cucumbers!  Soon he'll be getting the bugs (insects) which will prevent unwanted infestations.  We even had to walk over a bio-hazard mat before entering the greenhouses.  It's unbelievable how much goes into growing the long English cucumbers we take so for granted when we're shopping!

It was such a beautiful sunny day we also went for a walk on the trails of the local park, so it was a very pleasant day as well as very informative!!!

Police Incident

As I was making supper tonight, B went to the front window to see why there were flashing red and blue lights.  It looked like the police had pulled someone over in front of our house for speeding.  B was happy...he's been complaining since we moved here that too many people go speeding past our place. 

As we watched 3 people got out of the pulled over car and the guy started waving his fists at the female officer.  She finally got hold of him and they scuffled.  We thought he was going to take her down...I was ready to call 911 to get some backup for her, but she gained the upper hand, handcuffed him and put him in the back of the cruiser!  Another police car came with 2 officers then a third police car drove by, but kept going because everything seemed under control.

We were expecting our daughter, son-in-law and grandsons to stop in but we didn't want to put the porch light on till after the police left.  Wonder if we'll read about it in the local paper next week???

Moon, Mars & Venus

On Monday there was the most beautiful red sunset I've seen in a long, long time, but we were in the car and I didn't have my camera or IPod with me.  Last night (Friday) we were coming home after dark and saw the moon.  As soon as we got home I went in and got my camera.  I just got this camera from AirMiles  and have only taken less than a dozen pictures to try it out, so I'm not really sure how to work it.  After a couple of shots I got these two pictures...I couldn't believe it! 

Keeping Busy

Today we went to "Food & Friends".  We meet at a local restaurant and have soup, salad and a sandwich for lunch.  Sometimes there is a guest speaker...today it was a lady from a local care home, a few weeks ago, it was a lady from Service Canada, telling about 0AS, GIS and other pension info.  We also did a couple of "puzzles" where we had to match famous fictional couples.  On the other side of the paper there were 12 boxes with words inside them and we had to figure out what they meant...for example one box had  LOI'MVE in it...if you look carefully it says I'M and it's inside the word LO...VE, so the answer is....I'm in Love!  Try this one.... tiVALne.

After lunch we went to the pool for a swim and waterwalking.  After being there for awhile there was an obnoxious  bull-horn sound and the waves started up...can't believe the power of those waves and all the muscles it uses for you to stay upright in the water!!!....good workout!

Tonight we had ALPHA...a course to learn about Christianity.  We are table assistants and help others understand the message of the videos.  We also get a lovely dinner, so it's a very enjoyable evening!

Valentine's Day 2015

Hope everyone had a lovely Valentine's Day.
Ours started off with me trying to make heart shaped waffles for breakfast...the first batch stuck, but I persevered and finally got breaky on the table. 

Today I marinated some steaks we got on sale at Safeway yesterday then cooked them in my new FryAir.  Considering I wasn't sure what I was doing, they turned out really good...mind you, I think the glass of wine might have helped!!!