Hanging around

We have been riding bikes and paying in the water as much as we can, it has been quite hot. A thunder storm is rolling through right now with lots of colour in the clouds and wind and rain. This should cool us off for tonight. Not much to say as things here are returning to a sense of normal, the daily routines are pretty well established and old attitudes and behaviors have resurfaced. That is not why I moved so tomorrow something fun will have to take place. This picture was before I got here, a couple weeks back. That is the kind of attitude I like to see, and these guys do get on pretty well, being together all the time.

Starting to think of something to do

We are having such intense days it is time to start thinking of having some regular and ordinary days. Maybe we will just go camping instead. We have the process started of getting the trailer readied so maybe by the weekend we can go pop up trailer camping. The kids will be crazy for that, i can just see it now Madb and Will running around in a circle hollering trailer trailer trailer until I blow my top and make them sit in a time out until I get the thing put up. I am sure Tom will actually put it up the first time or two as we will probably go with them. Oh yes we will have fun though. I can't wait to find out the crazy sleeping arrangement Josie will have marshaled up. It will be cozy I am sure. Cecilia has actually napped in that trailer as a 3 week old and the two big kids have camped in it last summer. It will be just like visiting old friends. I think we will be in the northern Okanagan, Enderby maybe. Here is a picture of William in his new dining spot, it is a corner with a window on each wall, southwest and northwest, there are mountains to see and ravens to watch, with plenty of nice sun right now. This is only one reason he never wants to leave this place.
jh

try again

I wrote a few times recapping the last six days but the connection is not reliable. I think it is the wiring in this house or outlet. Everyone is fine , we have been living like vacationers sightseeing and settling in. We have been about town daily doing all there is to do and discovering more each day. William repeats daily that he wants to live here forever, Sydney just sits on the back porch watching the birds and glaciers, MadB is just play play play and go to the post office or the Modern or the museum or the pool or the dam etc. she loves it here too. Cecilia is just cute and cuddly, just a real precious babe. Josie and I are well and enjoying this lovely west facing deck with Begbie glacier and Mt Macpherson adorning our skyline. It is quite comforting. The girls have daisy chains from the yard in the previous picture and here is begbie glacier.

We have a strange connection

I've been trying to post some entries but the service here is stange. All is well this is quick so I can get it on.

I am crazy

It worked OK. That is the Keystone trial North of Revelstoke. Tom or Jeff or Kevin and me are on the bikes I can't tell for sure. The picture I am after is not in the right format yet I will do that later, but here is little little William.

Pictures experiment and Independence

I am all set here. I think this is the first time in ages I have woken up with nothing to do. I went for a run, read, sat around and wondered what to do, and then decided to go spend the big city gift cards in my wallet. The stores are not in Revelstoke if you wondered, no Chapters, no Bay, amd no, no Ikea. What a shocker to all city dwellers, not to be able to run out Ikea whenever you need a cheap rug or cutain or pot or unusual light bulb only available there. I cannot wait to be free of the trappings of commerce, no Winners no Superstore oh yay I am liberated. O no wait I am wrong I will buy ski stuff and bike stuff and will happily shop a the local bookstore, we will be her new best customer We devour books at a rate that shocks me. So long Chapters, hello small reatiler. I should remember the store name as Mad B and Will B have already met the owner and her dog, they are both quite friendly. The CeeCee Xmas gift card to chapters from my parents was good though because I found a book I have been trying to claim from my parents house for years, Richard Scarry's Best Story Book Ever. Now CeeCee has it, but I still want the old one if any one is paying attention. I will make trades if necessary, I have some great 80's crap rock albums of questionalble ownership. Not that Rush is crap,or these album's owners are in question but I have decided that Spirit of the Radio is one of the greatest rock and roll songs ever. Thanks Alex, Geddy and Neil, hey is my nephew named after A. Lifeson, I have always wondered where that was from. Probaly Alex Tanguay of the Calgary Flames though, yes that sounds right. Any how Books are good and rock and roll saved the world especially the Russians. If Burt Bacharat played the Soviet Union in a polyester leisure suit do you think all those Russians would have wanted to join the free world. Any way we are all living in mixed economies now, yes especially all my american cousins, isn't Frredom great. Hey Yes, Happy Independence day too, good going. Hopefully soon we'll ditch the monarchy too, time to be big kids I think. I will put the PBS independence day special on at work in kind regards to the USA for buying our stuff and being a good neighbour. USA USA. I will play my fave USA band too good ole WILCO.
I am trying a picture of the funny files before I go searching for me and Lil'Bill on Constitutional Democracy Day, last year. Don't use Olympus' digital camera software it is very limiting.
JH

Canada Day

Happy Canada Day.
I hope everyone is doing something fun. I am cleaning the basement and BBQing perogies and peas. I am trying to use food in the freezer and empty the propane tank. I had a celebratory drink last night, in the first few hours of Dominion Day. Willie W. came out to relive the old days of drinking on Stephen avenue and say bye. It was good to see him. The usual suspects were there and I was cool drinking O'Doul's. I did have an Okanagan Springs Pale Ale though to start. It was lean and hoppy just about right for drinking slow and enjoying. Good beer but I am not a fan of the brewery as much as I would like to be. Any way I talked to the kids today and they sounded rowdy, Josie is going to be exhausted by the time I get out of Calgary. They are off to celebrate with the Patry's. I am not sure what goes on in Revelstoke for Canada day but I hope they have Fun. I am trying to get pictures of last year July 1 as I cannot post any of this year but the file is weird. I'll work on it. Which means don't count on it.
JH