Busy day. I love to visit while on holidays, mostly with family, and I normally have 6 weeks to see everyone and get really good visits in. But this trip gives me 8days in Armstrong...so its a bit of a mad rush to see everyone.
So this morning we took the kids to Memorial Park, and invited Gigi to join us. The kids played and ran in the pebbles on grass while hubby visited with Gigi. Then we drove Gigi home and headed for Vernon. Hubby had errands to run at the mall and the kidlets and I went to Gma May and Gpa Field's house for a visit and lunch. We stayed until 1245 to go meet daddy then returned to Armstrong for naps. I was awoken by Gma H to say call Auntie C. We then got Thing 2 up from her nap and back into the car to drive to Winfield to go to the park with Auntie and the kids, then we went to Timmy's for a drink then on to home.
It was bittersweet to say goodbye to Auntie C, it's really hard to leave, but I love coming down to see them....sigh.
When we got back to Armstrong, Papa D started up the lawn mower "tractor" and took the kids for a ride down and back up the driveway! lots of fun.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
On the Road - day 12
I awoke to the quiet this morning....why is it so quiet...right cause my children are absent...we left them with Gma H and Papa D...whoo hoo!
We decided to not bring groceries for the morning, but just to drive to Vernon and have breakfast. While there Gma H called to see what our plans were. We arranged to have her bring the kids to us with their beach attire. So off to Kal Beach we went. My plan was to watch daddy play with the kids on the shore while I lazed under a tree in my sundress...that didnt happen, I was in the h2o with Thing 2 for quite a while...which resulted in quite a burn...again...sigh.
We stayed there until about 130, had lunch and returned to Armstrong.
About 530 Gma H and I headed to Vernon to meet a friend of hers for supper at Wrap Zone then head for a movie. I've never been to a Wrap Zone before this, I assumed it was similar to Subway, but I was wrong...the music has a dance club feel, the colours scream coffee house, and most of the wraps have rice. I went with a nice safe Ace of Clubz and a coke. Then off to the movie we went. I will acknowledge that I have been to the theatre twice this trip and both times to see Mamma Mia! however, totally worth it. I have been singing Honey Honey since the last time.
When I got home daddy said the kidlets had been great, had a great bath, no troubles...darn kids, why not for me??
We decided to not bring groceries for the morning, but just to drive to Vernon and have breakfast. While there Gma H called to see what our plans were. We arranged to have her bring the kids to us with their beach attire. So off to Kal Beach we went. My plan was to watch daddy play with the kids on the shore while I lazed under a tree in my sundress...that didnt happen, I was in the h2o with Thing 2 for quite a while...which resulted in quite a burn...again...sigh.
We stayed there until about 130, had lunch and returned to Armstrong.
About 530 Gma H and I headed to Vernon to meet a friend of hers for supper at Wrap Zone then head for a movie. I've never been to a Wrap Zone before this, I assumed it was similar to Subway, but I was wrong...the music has a dance club feel, the colours scream coffee house, and most of the wraps have rice. I went with a nice safe Ace of Clubz and a coke. Then off to the movie we went. I will acknowledge that I have been to the theatre twice this trip and both times to see Mamma Mia! however, totally worth it. I have been singing Honey Honey since the last time.
When I got home daddy said the kidlets had been great, had a great bath, no troubles...darn kids, why not for me??
On the Road - day 11
Day 11....this is the day I have been waiting for. We have been planning this trip for a while, but this was the day I have been waiting for.
It starts off as any other day, we got up, had breakfast, went to church...a lovely start to a Sunday. It was the Feast of St James, so there was a luncheon after services. Very nice.
Then it happened, our children went down for quiet time...and we ran, we ran as fast as our Toyota Hybrid would take us...and if you know me, that's pretty darn fast.
We ran away to the cottage, we ran away without our children!!!
The Mayfield clan has had the cottage property since the 60s ? They built the cottage per se in 1975...which I know due to an unfortunate story involving me which led to my teenage uncle sitting on a bee...My hubby and I went out there for a mini honeymoon 5 years ago, and that was the last time he was there before this trip.
It is quiet, there is no cable, no phone, no internet...there are neighbours and running water ... or else I couldnt go. We went down to the lake, and Joe got to finally go the beach ...TG no more whining about the beach:)
And we never returned....well not today at least.
It starts off as any other day, we got up, had breakfast, went to church...a lovely start to a Sunday. It was the Feast of St James, so there was a luncheon after services. Very nice.
Then it happened, our children went down for quiet time...and we ran, we ran as fast as our Toyota Hybrid would take us...and if you know me, that's pretty darn fast.
We ran away to the cottage, we ran away without our children!!!
The Mayfield clan has had the cottage property since the 60s ? They built the cottage per se in 1975...which I know due to an unfortunate story involving me which led to my teenage uncle sitting on a bee...My hubby and I went out there for a mini honeymoon 5 years ago, and that was the last time he was there before this trip.
It is quiet, there is no cable, no phone, no internet...there are neighbours and running water ... or else I couldnt go. We went down to the lake, and Joe got to finally go the beach ...TG no more whining about the beach:)
And we never returned....well not today at least.
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