Category — Family

Our sister in-law Judy graduated today with her Masters in Business Administration from UNBC in Prince George. You really have to give her a lot of credit to go back to school at the age of 55 to get her Masters Degree. It is certainly something we (her entire family) are all very proud of her accomplishment and hard work to achieve this life milestone. It is definitely not something that we would ever think of doing at our age of 55. All the same a “BIG CONGRATULATIONS” to her. This event also provided the opportunity for a mini family gathering at their home on the North Nechako River, what a beautiful spot they have with landscaped gardens, a couple streams, ponds and at least three waterfalls. Attending the ceremony were her Husband – Dean, Daughter – Sabrina, her Mom and Dad – Betty and Afton, In-Laws – Murray and Joan and of course Brenda and I. Unfortunately Judy’s son – Blake was unable to attend the event as he was busy working hard in Fernie B.C. We all missed you Blake. Pictures below are from the commencement ceremonies and pictures taken in their garden area.

Last night we were honored and our presence was graced by Lindsay’s sister Rheanna; or as she is better known “Rana” or Rana Banana”. She is a great gal, very friendly and always a source of many laughs. Prior to coming out to Calgary we invited Rana for a Sunday night dinner and it was good to get together with her and get caught up on what’s happening in her life. A while back Rana sent us an e-mail about the fact that there were no pictures of her on our web site Sillylog.com. So attached are a few pictures of Rana, Lindsay and then a group photo. We also had some good laughs when Rana and Lindsay tried on their high school graduation dresses. Finally, a Warning; if Rana comes to your house for a visit, any family, friends, cats, dogs or other pictures on your refrigerator will be edited and rearranged so that her picture is in center stage position. Evidence of this crafty maneuver is below in the last picture posted. Thanks for the visit Rana.

Saturday morning right after the Better Husbands Tour we headed off to Calgary for a visit with Jeff, Lindsay and Willow. The drive out was really good, very little traffic, the usual road construction and weather was not too bad. Most times we stop in Golden and The Golden Bakery downtown for a lunch; if you ever driving through Golden we suggest this little bakery for a very good and reasonably priced lunch. Once we arrived we had time for a quick visit and then we walked over to a nearby sports bar for dinner and to watch some of the Pittsburgh-Washington hockey game. Then we headed back home to settle in and watch the Canucks-Blackhawks; a bit of a disappointment.

Sunday morning we did some shopping and then headed off to Baker Park for a picnic and a game of full contact Bocce’. After that we headed back home to work in the garden and get ready for “Rana’s Visit”. More in the next post

Last Tuesday we headed out early for a real quick overnight visit to Princeton. Picked up a coffee and Tim Bits at Tim Horton’s and we hit the road. We were checking the calendar and realized that we needed to take the opportunity for a quick visit and a grand-kid fix since it will not be till June when we get to see them next. Oh Ya! We also had a good visit with the parents.

Sage had a real busy day scheduled. She was off at Pre-school when we arrived however she got home just before lunch. After a delicious lunch that Tamara made there was a few moments to play and have some quiet time and then she was off to her Highland Dance Class. Now, that was the funniest and cutest thing you could ever imagine. A group of about 12 little girls all learning to dance and the instructors doing their best to help them learn. They were practising for a dance recital at the end of May.

After dance class it was back home to quickly change into Baseball gear for her first Tee-Ball game. Sage did real well learning how to throw the ball, hit the ball on the tee-stand and how to run the bases. When it was her turn to run the bases she had no problem running from home base to first base as her coach was at first base. When it was her turn to run to second base she started off towards second base, but there was another dad there helping out and she did not know him and I was at third base urging her to run fast, well she saw me and immediately took a left turn and headed straight from first to third right across the pitchers mound.

At both dance and tee-ball Conrad was busy trying to escape from Mom, Dad and grandparents. He is getting steadier on his feet each day and will break into a fast toddle/run as best he can to escape.

Okay. We have been a little delinquent in our posts lately. So, here are a few just to catch everyone up to date on what’s been happening around here and in our life.

First off is a visit with the grandkids at Easter. It was a really quick visit and it is always great to spend time with them. Attached are some pictures from the Easter Weekend.

Last Sunday we had a quick trip to Princeton. It’s a long story and you best ask Kevin and Tamara. Anyway, the roads down to Princeton were a little snowy and slippery on the Coquihalla between Kamloops and Merritt. As usual, people were driving like idiots and well beyond the capability of the vehicles, the roads and the winter tires. Personally I don’t worry about our vehicle however if the numb-skull that passes you ends up in a slide the chances are he and/or she is taking you with them. We stayed overnight had a great visit and headed home Monday afternoon. No post is complete without grandchildren pictures. Enjoy………. Larry & Brenda.

Birthday Cake pictures. Don’t you just love kids?

Willow is going to be 1 year old sometime this week. Attached are a few special pictures from a secret Picasa site. In a couple of the pictures Willow is playing with her BFF Bob!

Today is Conrad’s 1st Birthday! YAAAAA! This morning after breakfast Conrad opened a few presents with a little bit of help from Sage. Lots of fun although Conrad had a bit of a rough morning banging his head and lip a couple of times while trying to walk….. he’s tough he will survive. This evening we’ll be eating a yummy cake that Mom and Namma are constructing (is this the correct word for cake decorating?). Attached are a few pictures from this morning we’ll get more up this evening.

By popular request or is that a demand from the elusive Rana, attached are some “Random Rana Pictures”. The only caveat is that Rana must come over for dinner next time we are in Calgary, so we can get even more “Random Rana Pictures” to post.