Hello!!

I thought I’d better send you a quick note to let you know that I was still alive and kicking and that during pheasant hunting I wasn’t mistaken for a bird. I was wearing my florescent orange toque and vest so EVERYONE saw me. It was a very lovely cold three days but once in my trailer (with electricity), I kept the heat on and was nice and toasty. No water though as we couldn’t get any tap access with flowing water. But I know how to deal with that…..

I’ve got some pictures to share but not here at work. I will post them on the weekend if I get a chance. My little Ms. Katie knew her stuff this year. Last year I’m sure all she wanted to do was play with her brother and pretend she knew what she was doing but this year she was working. It is amazing how much these dogs love their job. Her tail never stopped wagging. If I worked as hard as she does during those days, I’d lose 50lbs easily. But man they are tired for days afterwards. Unfortunately the dog loves it so much they don’t know when to quit and it’s up to us to make sure she gets rest. She runs 5 miles for my every 1 mile.

When we got back on Saturday night, both of us were too pooped to continue to drive the trailer out to the acreage so we stopped off at the city home and called ahead to have the neighbor and my daughter move their vehicles. It’s tough to park ~60 feet of vehicle on the streets these days. But we moved it out the next day and while we were out my brother called to inform me my sister and brother-in-law were fine. It took me some time to understand what he was talking about.

My sister and BIL have never travelled anywhere in their lives. My brother and I do it all the time but my sister  was afraid of going away. But her best friends daughter was getting married in Mexico and they had been planning this trip for over a year. As the time drew closer, my sister was getting more and more nervous but looking forward to it at the same time. They left on Saturday and were not even there 24 hours when their hotel blew up (I’m sure you have all heard the news). Scared the living daylights out of all of them. They were in the building next to the explosion so it was too close for comfort. We have been Blackberry Messaging back and forth since and they have all calmed down and are enjoying themselves by getting away from the resort and seeing other sites. I’m hoping this won’t deter her from ever going anywhere ever again. My bro and I travel all the time and nothing happens, my sis – wham… bad luck being there at the wrong time…. But thank goodness her and all their friends are safe and not hurt. I mourn for the people  that lost family/friends during that tragic incident.

Tuesday morning we woke up to a lot of ice and snow coverage on the ground. Freakin winter hit over night around here. Roads are terrible, it’s cold and windy and just plain yucky! But very very white.

This weekend I have little man (my grandson) over for a couple of days. He stays in his PJs almost all weekend (unless we go out) cause that just what he likes to do when he gets to Grandma’s house. He gets special treatment with me and we both love it J He’s 7 now so pretty much keeps himself happy and does his own thing at my house (within reason of course). Grandma still disciplines if it is required.

My son (with the lovely little 5 month old baby girl) is having issues with his GF. In fact, he told me last night he may be single by the end of the month. I absolutely hate hearing this and although he has been having issues for quite some time, I really wish he would work it through. I’ve heard only his side of things but I’ve witnessed a lot of what he talks about so do understand he isn’t exaggerating. I just wish I could talk some sense into her…. Or her mother could. My son has no separate time from his GF. He works, comes home and takes care of the baby, sleeps a bit, goes back to work. GF doesn’t do much of anything but complain if he spends anytime not paying attention to her. It’s a tough one as this young lady is suffering from postpartum depression  (I’m sure she is) and is extremely insecure. If he could just “deal” with it a bit longer I’m sure they can work things out. But then again, maybe a little break will open her eyes a bit and see how demanding she has become…

Oh my family stresses me out sometimes….. Being the ROCK in the family sucks sometimes J

Well for a quick note, I sure jabbered on a bit…. I’ve got to get back to work as it is so busy right now I can hardly thing straight.

Ttyl

Sandra