Christmas spirit

There are so many incredible people in this world!  When I shop at Save-on Foods at least twice a week I like to go to the till where the cashier's name is Linda.  I don't even know her last name but she is what everyone envisions when looking for the perfect cashier.  She is always cheerful and helpful and we tease one another.  Linda makes each and every customer feel that they are her only one for that day while hustling through her busy shift at the Express checkout.  Last Monday we chatted about our weekend and she told me that she had spent all day Sunday making cookies.  I had been feeling under the weather and had felt extremely proud of accomplishing one load of laundry!
Yesterday(Friday) when I was in the store she handed me a package of home-made cookies.
After thanking her, I was speechless!  Drove home feeling very humble while shedding a tear for her thoughtfulness.  What an amazing lady!  There truly lives the Christmas spirit.
Thanks again to Linda

This gorgeous place where I live!

With the sunshine today and a skiff of new snow on the glacier contrasting with the fall colors, I just had to take my camera out for a few photos.

Trip to Rocky

For Thanksgiving I drove to Rocky Mountain House via Radium and Banff.  The weather was gorgeous, showing off the scenery to its best advantage.  Every time that I drive that way I marvel at the incredible forces that formed these mountains.  It is no wonder that everyone who comes to Canada wants to see this amazing scenery.
Wanda came to Rocky to visit and look after her grandchildren while their usual babysitter took some time off after having a baby.  Since I had the time as vacation and the weather looked really nice, I decided to go too.  The weather did not keep its promise!!! but most of the time was OK, until it snowed.
The kids and grandkids were great, food was great, there was the perfect amount of wine, Wanda and I had a really nice visit.  We went to the corn maze at Lacombe http://www.kraayfamilyfarm.com/
What a nice spot.  Too bad the wind didn't let us enjoy all that they had to offer.  But we had to get home to cook the turkey so we left some activities for another day.

September visit with Kevin

What a lovely visit!  The weather was almost too warm!  After walking along the downtown area for the Legislature and Inner Harbour fix, we went out to Ogden Point and walked along the breakwater, getting a close-up look at the cruise ships moored nearby.

Went to the Imax and saw http://www.destinationcinema.net/tcvideo/AirRacers.flv

On Saturday we drove up to Parksville and went to the Englishman River Falls provincial park and took the walk through the forest.

Sunday evening we ate at Fisherman's Wharf in the downtown area.  Monday back on the plane and home!

Flood photos borrowed from Facebook

Many folks have contributed to this post.

Nelson Flood Jul 17 2012

Does this look like something that should be in my house?!?!!

I really hope that it was an orphan and an only child!!!  Bless Gordon Bell.

July

 Kevin finished scraping/sanding the deck but the wood is too wet to paint so now I get to do that in a few weeks' time.

My flowers are doing well in spite of the weather that killed almost all of my tomato plants.

Jim & Kim's wedding

Jim & Kim's wedding

My last day in Xray before moving to patient bookings.  I decided to wear this very old outfit (circa 1974).  One wonders why I kept it this long!  Lisa said that she just loved it so I gave it to her.  

Victoria retired, lovely party at Thalia and Steve's house.

Kevin and I took the cruise across the lake, drove to Creston and came back over the pass. Amazing to see how much snow is at the top!

Easter 2012 - the bunny flipping tradition!

 

Yesterday was snow-freedom day in my yard.