It's great to be Great!

Yes, finally we are great-grand parents. We are so excited that Jade and Ken have brought this period of life into our lives! Tomorrow we are going to Prince George with Brandi and Kore to see our little one. I'm sure lots of pictures will be taken and I will be posting some, of course.

It thrills our hearts to see our daughter Liana being a grandmother. She looks so happy. I can remember becoming a grandmother the first time so very well. The first time I held her,it was even so much better than becoming a mother, I think. Of course we have had a lot of granchildren over the years and I retain memories of all of them. The times of babysitting when they kept me up all night. The times they snuck over to Grandma's house early in the cold February morning for a cuddle in bed with grandma to warm up. The birthday parties, the camping trips, the craft projects ...and then they all grew up all of a sudden. It will be nice to have a little one to cuddle and smell that new baby smell again. Well, guess I better go pack a little suitcase and we'll be on our way!.

A bird in the hand...gets thrown out into the cold!

It's never easy having an outsider living with you. They are invading "your space" and messing with your style of living. Well, today our border moved out after being with us for over 4 months. The hallelujahs rang loud and clear. It wasn't that he was a hard guy to have around, he was just there. Though he was good about keeping his stuff to his own room, his room was something else again! He had a wardrobe and a drawer but they never seen any of his clothes!
Meanwhile I decide to start re-arranging my basement which was very crowded, what with having stuff in the little kitchen that used to be in said borders bedroom...also part storage room. I huffed and puffed and moved furniture around and decided the little freezer needed moved to another area. The problem was that the cord to the freezer would not meet the plug-in. So I asked hubby if he had a heavy extension cord I could use. He said no but he did have one with only one end on it that he could repair for me. After about a half hour of patiently waiting for him to fix it, he brings it to me..and yes, he had repaired it..but now it had two male ends on it!!!
Got me laughing anyway and patiently waiting another while for it to be brought to me , ready to use.
We went shopping today and were gone all afternoon. Upon returning home, I found a message from Brandi to give her a call. I had already discovered that someone( I was sure it was her) had been in the house to borrow my cake decorating supplies. I called her and she told me to look at my camera as she had taken some pictures. Lo and behold when she came into the house she discovered a woodpecker in our livingroom.

She phoned Kore and he and some friends came over and finally cornered the noisy fluttering beast and some brave friend man-handled him out of the house. You just never know whats going on in your house when you're not home. Still don't know how the critter got in the house. Brandi even called her mother in Prince George to make sure we did not have a pet bird that they were throwing out into the cold!! Like my choice of pet would be a red-headed woodpecker!

A pill a day...

Well, what a month this has been. It all started with a trip to the doctor because I was having some pains in my chest. So..time for a physical... first a trip to the doctor, then a trip to the lab, then back to the doctor to hear that my thyroid is acting up.(and what a good excuse for gaining weight..I grabbed at that!)..and on to the druggist for pills. Then on to a bone density test. Another trip to find the results of that..the outcome of that is..take calcium pills and get more exercise..yea, right!! Then to the hospital to get a bolster monitor on for 24 hours. This measures the heart to see how it puts in its day..and that made for an uncomfortable nights sleep. Next day back to the hospital to return the monitor. Then in the afternoon, on to the mamography clinic. I'm guessing one more trip to the doctor for results and then I should be done...And I'm not even sick! I have added to my stash of pills tho', what with baby aspirin and primrose oil and Dicetal...and on and on. Sure great to be healthy!

All by myself....

Well, I got a very rude awakening this morning, as hubby got an early call to go to work. So it seems I have the day to myself! That means a fun day of guilt-free quilting for me. Its a dull grey day and the garden is all put to bed for the winter so there is nothing pressing to do.


I am going to spend the day thinking about and praying for my daughter as she undergoes a biopsy on her breast. I know everything will be fine as I have asked God to make it so, but a mother still must think about it.


The grandkids are coming for supper but don't have to do anything about that for a few hours yet.


Hubby is off to go quading for the long weekend. Its always nice to have a time for ones self, just not to think about meals and just to do as one wants ......just for a little while. I don't mind being alone....just for a little while. To contemplate being alone for the rest of my life is unthinkable. Okay I know we are never alone because God promises to always be there for us, but you know what I mean! There are times when its nice to be in our own little bubble!

How much Salsa is enough Salsa?

Yes, its that time of year again..Salsa making time. The tomatoes and hot peppers are plentiful this year and are ready to do something with.I dragged myself out of bed the other morning ( this was early, like 9am or something) and hubby had all the vegies cleaned, sliced and diced ,and the jars all washed . I mean, how blessed could a girl be than to have a man like that around the house? The only thing we squabble about is the amount of hot peppers to throw into the pot..I lean toward the mild side and he likes it hotter than hell. Now, its not that we eat that much salsa ourselves but I have a large family that always wants at least what they consider their "share"so now after 73 pints I think I may have enough to get us thru till the next tomato growing season. Course the garden is still producing many more tomatoes so can I interest anybody out there in a bushel or two or three? Next its on to apples and pears ! Will the blessings never end?

Quadin' ain't just for the young!

We went camping at Duffy Lake last weekend. We went with Ted, Diana, Jack, Kevin and Will. Everyone that owned a Quad had it along and many hours were spend driving the many miles of trails in that area. Grandma, she got left at camp to contemplate what the next meal would consist of,and that was okay by her!
Grandpa was in his glory, so much so that the aches and pains meant nothing to him, till the next day..and the sight of his leg was not so pretty. He doesn't know what he did to it, he was having too much fun to realize he even hurt himself. oh yes, grandma did take a little short jaunt on the bike, but has decided that no, she doesn't need to own one!

Not your everyday wedding!

You're always proud of your kids but this past weekend made me specially proud of my daughter Liana. She did such a fantastic job of planning and organizing her son's wedding. Everything went off without a hitch and the weather was fantastic! All the guests seemed to enjoy a casual and fun-filled weekend at Vivian Lake. The food was fantastic and about as medieval as you could get without going out and slaughtering your own! Fireworks lit up the sky that night and were enjoyed by all the campers at the site. The Bride was beautiful and did not appear to be stressed at all, just happy to be married at last.If you want more info, go to Liana's blog posted at the right hand side of this blog.