Weekend in Grand Falls

Friday night we headed north.....we had supper, packed and left around 5:30PM. It was a difficult drive in the rain, the road was SOOOOOO black and it was hard to see at times.

Saturday was a busy day. We startedwith a big breakfast of pancakes and bacon.Then we rolled away from the table and put the christmas tree together. Before lunch, Paul and I took Mom to town; they were having a clinic for the general public to get their H1N1 shot. Both Mom and Paul got theirs....I had received mine at work the first week they were out. Then we took Mom to the library and she got a library card and took out a couple of books and movies. That afternoon we decorated the tree and house.

Paul's birthday was on Sunday and because we would be travelling, we celebrated it on Saturday evening. Mom made a lovely meal and cake and ice cream followed.

That evening we had a serious game of cards, double deck rummy, and Oma was the winner. Unfortunately the birthday boy was the loser.

Sunday we went to church with Opa and Oma....chatted with John & Giselle and Louis & Carmen after mass. We had breakfast at the Big Stop in Grand Falls and were on the road around 1:00pm. It was a beautiful but cold day.

Olympic Torch Leaves Grand Bay

Emma thinks the torch was carried by a student from RVMS.

Look Who's Holding the Olympic Torch

Olympic Torch Arrives in Grand Bay

Emma was off this morning and was able to watch the torch arrive in Grand Bay.

Unexpected Visit

Peter and the boys dropped in on their way back from Mom and Dads. It was a short visit but great to see everyone. Isaac's English has come a long way and it was great to chat with him about school and hockey. Sasha didn't make strange for very long and was at home very quickly going up and down the stairs and playing the piano. Isaac had to bring in all the toys he had brought back from Grand Falls.....toys that were Peters when he was a young boy.

Winterizing and Getting Ready for Chriatmas

Last week we managed to get most everything done in preparation for winter. We raked, mulched and mowed as many leaves as we care to talk about. Paul put the two mowers away until next spring. He brought out the snowblower and parked it in the garage ready for the first snowfall which I hope isn't any time soon. He helped me plant the last of my tulips; Triumph Tulips in pink and Lily flowering Tulips in assorted colors. The last couple of springs something has been eating my tulips, I never see any tracks and Dad thinks it's a rabbit. Hopefully whatever it is , it will leave the new ones alone, at least for a couple of years.

On Wednesday we put out the Christmas lights. For years we had put lights on the house but a few years back we stopped and only put them on the tress at the front of the house. When Brenna went away to university, she expressed how upset she was that we no longer put lights on the house........SOOOOOO Paul started putting lights back on the house. I know it's early but the weather was warm so we took advantage of it.

Day Trip to Fredericton

Yesterday, Paul and I were on the road by 9:00am. We picked Brenna up and had breakfast at Cora's. Then it was off to run errands, get groceries and back to the apartment for the afternoon. We put together a new CD/DVD satnd, put up a wall shelf over the TV, put up patio door drapes and mounted a keyboard shelf on her desk. Before leaving we fed her once again at East Side Marios ( I use to love eating out when in school, Paul would visit and take me, the poor student, out for a feed of chinese) We were home by 6:00pm. Emma spent the day home and was out for the evening at a fund raiser. Jacks cousin was diagnosed with cancer this summer and has spent alot of time at the IWK. This was the second fund raiser, with a silent and open auction. Emma said they raised $15,000.

Band Stand on Broadway

This is a picture of the town band taken in the early 70's on the band stand. Can you find Paul, myself, Anne, just to name a few?

What a beautiful picture.

We played with the town band many a summer evenings, many years ago, on this bandstand.

I found this picture, posted on the weather network, taken this fall by someone locally.

How Broadway has changed over the years.

There is no more town band :-(

Happy Birthday Sesame Street

Sesame Street celebrates 40 years.

I was too old when it started on TV ( now I'm dating myself) but the girls got alot of enjoyment out of it. Ernie was Brennas favorite, she would sleep with him every night....it was actually Emmas stuffed toy but Brenna took such a liking to it that we had to buy another.

Thinking of Natalie

Open your purse for the ywca of calgary
presented by 101.5 ENERGY FM and CTV

Look at which celebrities are already on board, donating their own gently-used purse, or autographing a Coach purse.
- Canadian singer/ songwriter Jann Arden
- Black Eyed Peas leading lady Fergie (autographed a Coach handbag)
- Elisha Cuthbert - actor on tv show 24 and girlfriend of Calgary Flame Dion Phaneuf

Friday, Nov. 20, 20096 - 9 p.m.Hotel Arts, 119 12 Ave SWTickets $20 per person

Once opened......it could move communities.....Enjoy an evening of elegance as you admire and bid on the most gorgeous purses. Includes a silent and live auction as well as a fashion show.

Remember These?

Retirement Dinner

Retiree on right.

Above are those of us STILL working!

Last evening I attended a retirement dinner. This individual graduated in 1965 and by the time I started in the OR she had been working 17 years.....at this time she was busy raising a family and working casual. Then 34 years into her career, at the age of 52, when most of us are looking to retire, she took on a full time position and worked another13 years to retire at 65....a 44 year career. I have been to a number of retirement dinners but this was qutie memorable. It was like a family coming together to show their appreciation. There were retired friends/co-workers, 4 of her 6 children and their spouses, siblings, doctors (even some came from out of town), best wishes from out of town doctors and one surgeon who couldn't be there sent her 2 outstanding bouquets of roses. It was an impressive evening and a great tribute to someone who touched SO MANY lives in her career, patients and co-workers alike.

Deans Dinner

Brenna was invited to, and on Monday, attended the Deans Dinner for STU. She said there were 200+ students in attendance. Professors were interspersed among the students for the dinner. Brenna was talking to friends and they were all reminiscing about high school days with musicals and choirs. One of the professors overheard her and asked if she sang with "the SPECIAL CHOIR". Of course Brenna is thinking, "What does he mean by the SPECIAL CHOIR?" Through furthur conversation she came to understand that he WAS referring to the chior that had sang at STU, attended musical festivals in Europe and won provincial awards......Harbour View Chorale Asemble. He was quite surprised that she wasn't part of the STU choir and strongly encouraged her to come out to practise. All in all she had a great evening and was back to her old haunts at Rigby.

Happy Anniversary

Happy 30th Anniversary!!!

Cremation in my Kitchen

A couple of weeks ago we had a minor repair done to the stove and the repair guy has been reminding us to try all the features on the stove before the warranty runs out. Today I did the Self Clean......it works great. The only draw back is the smell and it creates a fine cloud of smoke in the kitchen. Luckly it was a gorgeous day and I opened the windows. I had been talking to a couple of girls at work about the self clean feature and they compared it to a cremation...."the stove creates a tremendous amout of heat and in the end you are left with only the ashes to clean up."

Sunday Supper

Sunday we cooked a roast with the meat probe, set on convection roast. It was the first time we had cooked, not baked, with convection...it was rather tasty. I really like my new stove. :-)