Now, if summer would just get here

This past weekend, we joined the "We own a camper" set.

Now before you think that I lost my mind or that Sari must have had some really good blackmail scheme against me (I have hated campers forever - love camping - think tenting is the only way to go), you must know a few things.......

1. We did not spend $30 000 on it (Not even .5 % of that) so it is not new

2. It is in really good condition (bought it from some friends of ours who said that it was good)

3. If we wanted to re-sell it, we could make some money (based on ads I have seen for similar ones)

4. If we are going to camp in bear country, we need a trailer (I have made Sari tent in the mountains of Montana with me - every time the wind blew at might she screamed thinking a bear was attacking us - fun times!!!!)

5. If we are going to spend more than a few days camping, a trailer is the way to go (even I will admit that)

6. Trailers are way more fun in the rain than a tent

7. We bought a "better" truck on the premise that we could use it to pull a trailer (so I had to get one)

8. My lobbying for a newer motorcycle was stopped by Sari saying, "You are going to get a better motorcycle when I still don't have even one trailer?" (If you heard her say it, you would not have been able to say "no" either)

9. I think there is a new motorcycle in the deal somewhere for me! :)


Anyway - good roof - decent shape for its age - tandem axle - everything works.... will make a good summer playhouse for the kids too. Good starter - just to see if we like it.

Camping here we come!!!! (If the snow ever melts so I can go get the thing!) :)

Granny's 90th

Last Saturday, we went to Moose Jaw to celebrate my Grandma's 90th birthday. It was a quick trip (up and back) and a long day, but it was fun. We laughed a lot and had a really good time.

As I kid, one of my big memories is going to "Bonanza" with Grandpa and Grandma. Even yet, when we are in MJ my mom plans at least one evening out there - so that is where we took Granny. About 27 of us gathered - some cousins that I have not seen in years were there. It was great.

A couple of pictures. I stole these from my sister in law Tracy. She was shooting them around the "real photographer" - that is why none of us are looking at her, etc. Her pictures were way better than the ones we took - yikes! :) Anyway.........

Me, Debbie, Kurt, Granny and mom


My family getting pictures with Granny

Going Downhill Fast!

So Tuesday things went really downhill for Katie and me (well as downhill as things can be in flat Saskatchewan) as she and I went skiing.

The grade 7 and 8 kids got to go on a ski trip to Mission Ridge at Fort Qu'appelle. They needed a couple of parents to go and Katie asked if I would be interested. It took some rearranging of my week but I got to go (I figured that it may not be long until having Dad go on the ski trip is not as cool as she thought it was this time - so I better take advantage of it and go).

Katie did really well - only fell twice. I had a great time skiing with her and her friends. To make things even nicer, I called my buddy Ian who lives in the Fort and he was able to take the afternoon off and join us - it was really nice to spend some time with him too. It was a long day (left at 6:30 AM and did not get home till 9:00 pm) but it was a great day. So much fun that we barely took time to take pictures - we got a few of Katie and her buddy Angela - imagine the rest. :)

Weekend roundup

Not much to report this weekend - too cold to do much. Sari stayed home from work on Friday - not feeling well. I went and did some wiring at the church building (fixing lights, etc) and then did some shopping (Peavey Mart, Can Tire, etc). Watched curling and just hung out that night.

Saturday we got watching a show called "The 10 best family vacation spots in North America" (or something like that), so that got us thinking re. vacation, buying a trailer, etc. We got the travel books out, went to CAA and got some more - talked about it for hours but really have not decided anything yet. Then we all went and got groceries and just hung out that night - watching hockey.

Today at church I told everyone that we were going sledding and that anyone who wanted to join us was welcome - so about 15-20 people showed up. It was cold (-22 with the WC) so Rhonda (who lives across the street from the toboggan ) invited us all over for hot chocolate, etc - so that was nice too. A couple of hours of exercise and visiting - good times. Now we are just getting ready for the week again - doing laundry etc. I know - sounds like an exotic and exciting life - but it is a happy one anyway.

Have a good week! :)