Wonderful Visit

It certainly has been a busy time of the year for us this year. It just seems like we are always doing something or other. Sandra and I were so pleased that Shar-Lee, Dana and the kids did stop in and visit us on their trek northbound. The interesting part was that they were going to stop in on their way through the area enroute to Saskatoon on Saturday. It sounds like someone was chomping at the bit and they actually travelled Friday night to Saskatoon and like normal folks, flew past on the freeway (er Highway 11).

But true to her word, Shar-Lee and crew drove the 60 kms back down Hwy 11 to pay us a visit on Saturday at her original time (ie 1300 hrs, whoops sorry, 1 p.m.). James was able to be around and so also got in a good visit with everyone. I was a bit disappointed that Sheila, Wendell and the girls were unable to make it, however, they were up in North Battleford on their Xmas trek.

At least the 4 (5) of us got to sit and chit chat and visit. The kids watched a movie for a bit and then did a bit of sitting and listening as well. They were certainly very well behaved and understanding that the old farts were visiting. Good upbringing there Shar-Lee and Dana! After so many years, it was just so easy to fly back and forth in time to special occasions at the lake or other remembrances from days gone by. We were able to catch up on family news and whatnot with individual families. Sadly, the time came too quickly for them to depart back into Saskatoon. At least with the this one trip they will be able to find our humble abode once again in the future. Of course I can supply directions once again if they are needed :)

It is interesting that after they departed back for Saskatoon, both Sandra and I were certainly taken with Finnigen. It was interesting to see Finnegen settle right in as if he had been here many times before. That is amazing for dogs as they usually want to investigate everything in sight. We of course have not replaced our dog after Elway passed on while we were in Regina. The thought was with the move and all it would be better to get settled in before we went looking. Then we felt that with a dog we would be tied down a bit. However, after the recent visit of Finnegen, both of us have definitely re-evaluated our position and will be seriously reviewing the pros and cons of a puppy in the future. We'll see.

The other super nice thing as far as I was concerned was that Shar-Lee and family were staying at her mom and dad's. That is such a huge step for Shar. There were second thoughts and all, but at least the first step were taken and seemed to be working out ok. Hoping everything works out for their whole visit.