Morning Mist

This is the sun this morning.

Foggy friends.

Woken up at 0620 by a son whose alarm clock had let him down. Now too late to catch the bus, was begging me for a ride.
With a slight groan I rolled out of bed and drove the little fella off to work.

Thankfully, traffic was light. If I had stayed in bed, I would have missed the beautiful early morning mist. By 0900 it had burned off to a nice sunny morning.

June Birthdays

We had a barbeque today to celebrate the June birthdays on my side of the family. My Sister, Carol and I have always celebrated our birthdays together as we are only 1 year and 20 days apart.

Carol is getting into cake decorating and made me this beautiful cake that she topped with her hand made cala lilies and tiny daisies. It was so pretty that I did'nt even want to cut it. Carols Daughter Jenny also made beautifully decorated cupcakes.

My other sister Sheila and Hubby Jay came over too with their little Brood. Sheila also brought cakes! So we had lots and lots of cake!

Carol brought her little dog Mollie. She had us all in stitches. When her ball landed near my naked lady statue, she started growling and barking at her! Every time the ball went near it she would start again! Keith took all these pictures, but he did'nt take any of the kids, but take my words they were there!

I am so lucky to have my sisters both live so nearby. I have one other sister, Catherine, actually, Sheila's twin. She lives up in the Okanagen next door to our parents. I will be seeing Them all tomorrow as I plan on popping in on them. Dad Has his reconstructive surgery on Monday so I thought I would go spend a couple of days up there playing nursie to him. Give my mom a hand too.

Thanks for stopping in!

Mayberry Revisited

A belated Happy Canada Day to all you Kin-adians. July 1st was (123rd Nope Ive been corrected,It is actually) our 142nd birthday of THIS AMAZING COUNTRY.
Sad news this week.
My Dad, Dave, of OUTHOUSE CAPITAL OF CANADA is Out of Order. He tumbled off a ladder, not from high up, but far enough to badly break his arm. Apparently the bone is fractured right up in to the joint also damaging the rotator cuff. He is waiting for surgery, where they will either pin and plate him or give him a complete shoulder joint replacement. Needless to say he will be out of commission for quite some time. He is so upset. Not so much because he is hurt, but the timing of it. He was due to go to China in a couple of weeks for the observation of the next TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. He has been planning this for months and now its all dashed! Now he will have to get over it and focus on healing. He can maybe plan to take in the eclipse that occurs near Easter Island next year instead. Please pop by and give him some cheer!

Last night I worked the night shift. On My way home the sun was making the whole world around me sparkle with golden light. I had to stop and take a few pictures along the way.

There are two new signs at the Memorial Peace Park entrances with fountains incorporated into them. The back drops are a heavy textured glass, designed to the silhouette of our local mountains. I think there will be more than a few hot feet being dipped in that nice cool water in the coming weeks.

The sprinklers were still in action watering the gardens. The droplets catching the morning sun.

The flower beds around the bandstand are all the picture of perfection right now. I love the tree on the left in this shot. Its shadow extends the curve of the trunk.

The hanging baskets around town add a vibrant splash of colour. You can never have too much colour! This pair brighten up the expanse of green glass tower which houses our municiple building and various offices.

Seen here with the Golden Ears Mountains in the background.

Paving the way to the ACT (Arts Club Theatre)
Outside the sunny 227th street building. I love this bright place, looks like somewhere in New Orleans.

Thanks for popping by.

I hope you have a great day.

Day for Dads.

This is a picture that I took a couple of years ago. Keiths dad was here helping our son David to craft a sturdy, new back gate for our yard.
Here Dads steadying hand guides young David as he drills holes for the hinges. I love photos of hands. I really feel this shot conveys so much. Anyways, I printed this up and made a Fathers Day card for Keiths dad with it. Keith wrote a few nice things inside the card. Well his dad was just delighted.

Fabulous Fleet of 4Runners. All the men in our household drive these beasts. Actually, the youngest man doesnt take his driving test for a couple of months yet. But once he passes he will be ready to hit the road in his own wheels.

This was the breakfast that Keith was woken up to on Fathers day. Home baked cinnamon rolls, bacon , eggs and fresh fruits served on a tray in bed! Heidi loves her dad. She is a vegetarian and usually refuses to prepare any sort of meat. I cant show you the picture of Dad enjoying his breakfast as he was topless and that may be to riskee for the likes of this blogs readers!

Golden Ears Bridge

Sunday, June 14, 2009
Golden Ears Bridge Opening Ceremonies.

Video at the end of this post of the un"official ribon cutting".







This was a day our family has been waiting for for years.
My Dad, of Outhouse Capital of Canada fame, is a bridge collector. Here he is at the temporary outhouses on the new bridge deck.
He is fascinated by bridges. Wherever he travels in the world, he works bridge sightseeing into his itinerary and he photographs them. (He also collects Total Eclipses of the sun, but thats another post all together!). We have all been on standby to support him on this day.
This silly grin was plastered on his face all day in spite of the crowds and heat. I can guarantee you that he was the happiest man on the bridge that day, which is saying something, as there were an estimated 60,000 people there that day!
There was a fly over. See the planes? It was an incredible experience to walk down the center of a six lane bridge, knowing I will most likely never do so again. We were making history , so I was told!
It is a beautiful work of engineering, and will make a huge difference to commuters and the traffic in our area.

He brought his own ribbon and scissors and had us help him "officially" open the bridge with his own ribbon cutting ceremony before the premier could do it. He actually drew a crowd of onlookers who all had a good chuckle!

For Penny.

I finnally got around to visit Penny. I have not been keeping up with my blog reading as much as i'd like. Today I finally got to her site "Calm Blue Ocean" to learn that her dear Mother passed away on May 25th.
I am having difficulty leaving comments right now, I dont know if it is a bleep in the system or if its my computer? So try as I might I havent been able to leave her any kind word.
So Penny, I just want to tell you how sorry I am for your loss. She looks like an amazing woman. She must have been, to raise such a lovely daughter as she did in you. You are right, she will always be in your heart.
Sending you my deepest sympathy and friendship.

New Dresses

Looking resplendent in their new outfits, Lexie and Tasha pose on our front lawn.

What lovely young ladies thay are growing into. Then we picked up my sister and Jocelyn and headed off to the dance. All three girls had a great time and we do it all again next weekend.