Stripped Bare

Well, it is done! In the photo, you can see the base of the shower in the location it will be when the barthroom is redone. Everything is taken down and taken out with a comprehensive clean up done as well. I even vacuumed. Why? I know that Wayne will only make a huge mess taking out concrete for the drainage systems for the new sink and the new shower, but it makes me feel good to know that for now, it is as clean as it can possibly be.

Well, as all know now, Ottawa won last night. I guess that this means some jobs are saved for the moment. My guess is that Gerber will get the next start now that he is playing better than Auld. I still think they need to get rid of the GM and one or two players such as Vermette and Fisher so that there is salary space for a good defenceman.

What about tonight? Well, it will be a supper at our home for some friends followed by a few games. Who is coming? I guess we will find out when the time comes as some would need to travel and the weather is not great with strong winds and high wind chill values. So what's new - winter in Saskatchewan.

Quiet and Cold

Another day in the basement and it looks even more empty at this point. I will be ready for Wayne to do his part by noon tomorrow. Besides working on the basement, mom and I also spent time organizing our stuff for packing. I think we have reduced enough now.

We went out for supper to Wayne and Denise's followed by a few rounds of Tee Wars. Then, it was back home to watch Ottawa play Edmonton on SNET-W. So far, it is a 1-1 game with Gerber in the net for Ottawa. Here's hoping. ... Yay! Ottawa won 3-2 with Talan in net. Woohoo!

Making Changes

It is cooler out today making it a good day to work on gutting the downstairs bathroom in order to get it ready for Wayne to do his work of cutting out the cement so that I can put in a shower and a new sink. Today Wayne put in two new shutoff valves so that I could take out the old sink. I now have all the walls and ceiling down in the old bathroom as well as most of the stuff done in the area which will be part of the new bathroom.

Last night we went out to watch the town senior hockey team win a rare game. We decided that the Canadian Juniors were too boring to watch playing Kazakstan. Tonight, we ended up going out for supper at Bernie's with Don and Darlene. And now, we are home watching the Canadian Juniors play Germany, a good game to watch with the score a lot closer.

Post Christmas Stuff

And now, the clean up has begun ... Yes, we are alone in our house once again. First thing on the agenda was to take down the tree and get ready for the New Year. All that is left is the outside decorations to take care of before we are done with that task. Not long into this, we decided to go out for our long country walk, something we have not done since Christmas. Given the choice, playing with grandchildren wins hands down, no contest.

As you can see, we watched hockey last night, a game taped from a week or so ago when Ottawa played Tampa Bay and won. Needless to say, there was a lot of cheering as Gerber (Talan) won with a shutout. Talan had his Gerber sippy cup busy in order to help Ottawa win. The game against Calgary was on too late for the boys, a good thing as the Sens lost quite badly with Auld (Griffin) in net. Oh well, perhaps Ottawa will win the Tavares Cup in June. There's another game tonight when the Sens travel to Vancouver.

Merry Christmas

It's Christmas morning and the first Christmas presents have been opened. Wheat with poppy seed and honey, a Ukranian tradition, was breakfast for the adults while the young ones enjoyed their usual breakfast. Now, the turkey has just been cleaned and is being prepared for roasting. In a few hours, another one of our children will be coming with her family to enjoy a family Christmas. Only our youngest is unable to come as he is stuck at work for a portion of the day. This post is for you, Dustin and Robyn. Merry Christmas!

Christmas Street Lights

We are back home from visiting Dustin and Robyn and their dogs. It was a good visit as we got to teach them Tee Wars. Like our visits to Tasha's and Noelle's, the game saw a lot of action. Hat's off to Uncle Bill for teaching us this new game. Even Craig and Christie had a good go at the game. Sad to say, but in all instances, the women dominated the winning circles.

Here in Elrose, it is still in the -30 territory even though it is mid afternoon. This morning it was -37C on our deck. Cold and clear. That is basically our weather forecast for the next few days.

Well, some great news. Mom is going to make me tourtiere for Christmas Eve! Yep, another tradition lives on. I imagine there might be a slice or two left for anyone who might be interested. Okay, so there will be a second tourtiere that I am supposed to save for company.

Christmas at Dustin's

It's Sunday morning in Alberta. The drive to Dustin's was basically a pleasant ride through sunshine with good road conditions even though the warmest it got outside was -28C. We arrived around 1:00pm Alberta time. The afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation just catching up with both Robyn and Dustin.

Later in the afternoon, friends of Dustin and Robyn came over to be part of our supper and evening games. They brought their little baby boy who seemed to enjoy the whole evening. It didn't seem too long before it was late and bed time. A side note, Ottawa won its game against Dallas with Gerber in net.