CHILLIN' POOLSIDE

They certainly have the chillin' part down pat.

They 

got to see the temple and checked out some wooden elephants.  Jodie said they got to touch a real live one!!  How exciting for them.  There are monkeys that come onto their patio at their hotel which is located in the jungle.  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOANNE

I have to wish my baby sister Joanne a Happy Birthday today.
I am not saying how old she is but I can say that she can now ask for Senior Discounts legally!!

Happy Birthday Joanne - we will party in the summer when we are all together again.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN...

The boys are on the road again - this time to Sri Lanka for a little rest and relaxation - can't say the same for Jodie and Dave - they will be attending to Charlie and Monty's every need.
They got to see elephants and enjoyed a  dinner on the patio with a nice glass of white wine by the looks of it.  Should be in a sippy cup I think.
They are walking very well as you can see by Charlie's little stroll - check out the swinging arms - just like a big boy.  Less work for Dave and Jodie if they can walk on their own - maybe a little slow going but easier on the back I am sure.

JACK'S BEAUTY

My brother-in-law Jack with his beautiful walleye caught on his annual ice fishing trip with his buddies.  This year they went to Bear Creek Cottages and from the sounds of it, everyone had a good time.  Enough fish were caught for the last night fish fry which everyone looks forward to.
It has been a weird year for ice and it turned out that this was the first weekend that the resorts were able to get their huts on the ice.  The guys were out about 6 kilometres from shore - I wouldn't be out there with them - I would have been fishing from shore - but I am sure they wouldn't have been out there if it wasn't safe.  Rejean said that some guys even had their trucks out on the ice!!  That's bold!!

THE HOAR FROST

Had this going on the other day everywhere and it lasted for hours.  Just beautiful.  The conditions have to be just right for this to happen - it is formed by direct condensation of water vapour to ice at temperatures below freezing and occurs when air is brought to its frost point by cooling - according to Google.  It's as tho everything has been spray painted white.
Today it looks as tho the trees are covered in snow but the ice is still there.

GRANDMA STUFF

A couple of the outfits I picked up in my "travels" yesterday.  The kids love dinosaurs and I just happened to find a couple of t-shirts with some dinosaurs things on them and the matching shorts in 2T sizes.  I once had to ask what the "T" stood for in kids clothes - now I know.
Can't wait to see them in them.

LADIES WHO LUNCH

This month's luncheon was held at the Wharncliffe Community Hall - under new management.  We had a great turnout thanks to the ladies from Parkinson Township and Kynoch who asked if they could join in this month - the more the merrier.  We had over 24 ladies today.  The soups were delicious - I started out with the beef barley - good, but mine is better - and then I had a scoop of the pea soup and it was great.  I am not a pea soup girl but this one looked good so I tried it - this is actually the second time I have been surprised at how good pea soup has been - maybe I am missing out on something.  I had half a chicken sandwich and one cookie for desert.  The Trifle was a masterpiece and everyone raved about it.  Good job Mari-Lou.
Everyone enjoyed the luncheon at the Hall.  Sometimes we don't have good experiences at local restaurants -  maybe because there is sometimes so many of us.  We may choose to do a lunch at a local restaurant one month then back to the Hall for the next month and continue to revisit the Hall every second month.  It supports the local community hall and it is a very relaxing atmosphere that everyone seemed to enjoy.  The seating arrangement let everyone see each other and made it easier to talk to people across the room.  We went around the table introducing ourselves and where we lived.  It is good to see everyone out and enjoying themselves.
Next month Wakamata Shores Resort...