The Family

I 'm always talking about my family so, here are some pictures! Our four daughters are: Barbara, 47; Catherine, 46; Karen, 44 & Michelle, 31. Barb & Keith and Karen & Russ have three & two boys respectively and live in Calgary, AB, Catherine & Bill have three girls and live in Thornhill, ON & Michelle lives in Vancouver, BC. Counting Alan & I, that's 17 of us altogether!

We don't get together as often as we would like but we try to make it happen.

The four girls spent last weekend together in Vancouver but this picture was taken last fall. (Barb, Karen, Michelle & Cath). The latest, taken last weekend, is on my Facebook page...couldn't download it here. The two pictures of the grandchildren were taken last year and they have changed/grown up somewhat since then. The girls: Jeanne, Annie & Leslie and their parents are at Annie's Gr. 9 graduation. The boys: Donny, Jack, Fraser, Sam & Tom are delivering flyers.

We are very proud of all of them!

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say!

Here's a selection of some of the thousand pictures I've taken on the the trip...I exaggerate!!

The Dominion Observatory near Oliver, Soaring Eagle winery, Naramata and George & Alan going for a beautiful morning of golfing. More pictures on the sidebar.

Kingsley back in Home Port!

I have fallen behind with blog reports!

It has been a week since we left Summerland. Thursday, we traveled as far as Oyama (short trip) because one of the tires was heating up red hot. We had them checked at Kal Tire in Vernon the next day. Brakes needed adjusting but the bearings were in good shape. One hour up in the hoist, two tires off, brakes & bearings checked. No charge!! Gotta love that Kal Tire! That was our 49th anniversary present!

Friday night we stayed at a wooded camp by the road at Malakwa, BC. We followed a trail through the woods to the Eagle River the next morning. Everything is pretty deserted by now but it must be full of campers & hikers in the summer. Good steelhead fishing in the river.

Saturday, it was Golden, BC by the river and the CPR line. Lots of trains going by night & day. I love the sound of the trains. After Golden, Sunday morning we drove through to Lake Louise with a stop at Emerald Lake and on to Calgary.

We had a great trip home after seeing the family Sunday in Calgary. Everytime we see the five grandsons, they've grown another inch or two (Donny & Jack especially). The girls (Barb & Karen) arrived about suppertime from Vancouver and their weekend together with Catherine & Michelle, so we heard all their news. They packed a host of activities into a short couple of days. By Monday we were ready to head on home. We dropped in on our GMCer friends Carol Gray in Calgary and the Engmans in Olds on our way north. There were lots of big tandem trucks and pipe-carrying ones on the highway to Edmonton . The economy on the corrider is booming and Red Deer is expanding like crazy. Arrived in Edmonton about 4PM and the roads were all torn up with construction. The traffic was insane but we made it home and we're happy to be here. We will stay put for Thanksgiving in Edmonton. The coach drove like a dream!
We didn't move Kingsley around to the back 'til yesterday and Alan did all the unpacking. This afternoon he has drained the water system and blown out the pipes with his new compressor. What a guy! Today is Wednesday and he's back working at Rona! He just can't stay away.

Still lots of veggies and herbs in the garden waiting to be harvested but, our weather is changing. Winds and colder weather are coming.

Thanks for letting me share our travels with you and thanks for your comments! We hope to hit the road again in a couple of months and head waaay south to the warmth of Arizona & California. We just have to watch for a break in the weather and we will make our getaway with Kingsley!