Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Cabin Holiday 2009



Hey gang! I'm back from the Okanagan now from the "Cabin Holiday" with my sister Caroline and her DH Al. We were at Lawrence Beach which is on Westside Road on Okanagan Lake, about 20 km north of Fintry Provincial Park / Terrace Mountain where the 3rd forest fire broke out on Saturday the 18th. I'm so glad to hear that Glenrosa and Rose Valley are getting contained and now I hear they are working on Terrace Mtn.

On Saturday afternoon we were all playing a board game ("You Know You're a Redneck When...." $5 at Wal-Mart by the way, it was a hoot to play :) ) when the wind gusted up and blew our little Redneck board pieces around so we had to put the game away. The wind just would not stop and later we heard about the forest fires breaking out. I'm attaching pics of the smoke that I could see on Terrace Mountain from behind the cabin.

I'm also attaching a picture of the view from the deck, taken earlier in the week..fabulous!

So besides the fires, the big news at the Cabin was just basic relaxing, sunning and swimming a wee bit, reading, playing board games, doing crossword puzzles, eating great food created by my sister (she's a fantastic cook), and lots of cocktails, lol! Happy hour would start anywhere from noon to 5 pm, depending on how we felt or if we had visitors over. Lots of fun. ;)

And my drive home was long on Monday - I had to take a different/longer route because of highway closures, so I went via Kamloops and it took me almost 7 hours to get home, but then I make a few stops to rest and take my time.
Now I'm back and under piles of laundry! But hope to get out and enjoy these sunny days before I go back to work on Monday.

Hope everyone is fine and well, and enjoying the sunshine !

:) J.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

missing in action


Hey everybody! how are you???

yep it's been awhile.... almost a month ! things got a little out of control busy for awhile there, then add in the "JT Laziness Factor" (trademarked) .....and this is what happens.

Late June and early July were pretty full.. on June 20th it was my mom's 80th birthday so we held a BBQ party for her. My BIL bbq'd salmon and we also had a roast beef, with a home-made potato salad,green salad, green beans, rolls, and of course a huge chocolate birthday cake. It was a great dinner for our mom. photo attached ! :)

For my Scrapaholic Friends, i'm hosting the button swap for August (for the august 16th crop)- i'm pretty excited!!

Other than that , it's been non-stop work, some baking, and beach volleyball (when the weather is nice), but now i'm on vacation so i'm happy to have some time off. I'll be heading up to Okanagan Lake area soon to hang out with my family.

thanks for stopping by!
J :)