Moving In

Here is the new and final house (says Karen, Daryl is skeptical) in Gold Creek.  Karen reports the only other move she will be making is into the old folks home or into a wooden box.  Daryl says when the shop is set up he can build the box.  The house is very brown.  The cedar siding will be painted at some point.  We have 3.08 acres with a 25 by 35 workshop and a huge fire pit.  It also has a raised veggie garden with built in sprinklers (yes!)  It's right next to thousands of acres of crown land, so Karen intends to get some cross country ski's this spring when they go on sale.   The house is dated, (built in 1978) but solid and very clean, so Daryl will do updates, including gutting the kitchen and moving it to a new location (and Karen will paint) as the money trickles in.  Stay tuned....

Our Move

Here we are packing and cleaning during this past March break.  Shayla is the one up on the counter helping Karen clean the cupboards.  We are getting ready for the big (and final) move out to Gold Creek, a rural area on the outskirts of Cranbrook. (think small acreages, horses, hobby farms, plenty of wild animals, that sort of thing).  The last picture of this set is the morning of moving day.  Daryl is just about to jump into the moving truck (not featured here due to our friend's picture taking) and take it to the new house.  More to come....

Can you spot the difference?

So with not a lot happening lately, and very few posts in the past few months, we decided to play a little game. It's called: "Can You Spot the Difference?"  So here are the pics for this entry.  See if you can spot the difference. 

New Bed

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

New Bed

The other day, we went to Lethbridge Alberta (about 3 hours away from Cranbrook) and went shopping at Costco to get some groceries. There, we saw a fantastic deal on dog beds; normally priced 79.99, on sale for $19.99. I (Karen) have been looking for new beds for several months now, as the old ones are getting pretty worn out (Home-made by myself out of foam mattress toppers and old blankets). Unfortuneately, there was only one bed left. Of course, I got it, but now, the two dogs are constantly trying to lure the other one away and then sneak in to steal the good bed, while the one lured away gets left with the old bed. For instance, Logan was lying on the bed at one point and Ginger walked over to him and wrapped her tail around his head with her bottom in his face. Of course, that got his attention and he jumped off the bed to follow her to the other side of the room. At that point, she deaked around the couch and jumped onto the good dog bed leaving Logan lay on the old flat one. Poor Logan.....it's a hard life. Actually, it's a pretty funny game to watch and hopefully, I will find another bed soon, so the "sibling rivalry" will stop.

Moose

Friends sent this to Daryl and I thought it was a pretty remarkable picture.

ONLY IN CANADA! Without the picture, this story would be hard to believe.

Pogo Moose Incident - Bracebridge, Ont, Canada - 1 hr. 45 min. north of Toronto.
"They were laying new power cables which were strung on the ground for miles.
The moose are rutting right and very agitated. This one was thrashing around and got his antlers stuck in the cables. When the men (miles away) began pulling the lines up with their big equipment, the moose went up with the lines. They noticed excess tension in the lines and went searching for the problem. The moose was still alive when they lowered him to the ground. He was a huge 60-inch bull and slightly annoyed!"

 

Christmas Eve

As per tradition, Daryl and I went over to Dan and Yvette's house for appy's and some family time. (Dan and Yvette are Daryl's brother and sister in law) We had a wonderful time just hanging out and gorging ourselves on yummy finger foods. Daryl was very excited about the LED solar powered firefly lights for the patio that he received as depicted  in the action shot above.

Present

Yesterday at work one of my students made me a chocolate as a thank you for, well... being a wonderful teacher! (tooting my own horn) I actually like having students even though it takes twice as long to do anything because you have to explain things as you are going along.  It's a great way for you to ensure that your nursing practice is up to date and as good as it can be, because they question everything.  Anyway, I just thought the chocolate was really cute.  She made the top part with the frogs from a mold and in the middle were nuts and caramel.  yummy!