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Tuesday February 2, 2016
Cristina put in an order from Ecuador via Facebook that she wanted me to get her a specific style of racerback tank top. With the very kind help of my sister Yvette I only had to go to 2 stores to get the right sized garment. Then I went to Chinook Shopping Center and purchased two other plain versions.
Then it was a quick visit to Mom who seems much more chipper of late and she has actually been eating quite well. I left her in the capable hands of Yvette and Lou when I rushed to do some visiting and keeping appointments in Okotoks.
Later we heard from our sister-in-law Eileen that Mom said that she is not ready to go yet, so who knows,... she just may celebrate her 100th birthday in less than 4 months!!
Traveling south of Calgary is always a treat with the farm country backed by the glorious Rockies bathed in snow. Gosh I miss this area.
My first stop in Okotoks was to visit my delightful old neighbour, Janet. When I had called her I had been unaware that her husband Ted had passed away last August peacefully at age 90. Apparently my old house next door has been re-sold to a single lady who is making some changes, like a new front door with glass.
Then I caught Theresa at Okotoks Glass followed by many of my co-workers at McFarlane Agencies. It is always so nice to see so many familiar faces.
My banker was ready to see me early so I bit the bullet and converted almost all the money in my account. It isn't much but that almost 50% bite to convert to US dollars really hurts. I took out enough, I hope, for a quick shopping trip at Costco tomorrow.
Leaving the parking lot, I was waiting to turn out onto the street and was putting on my seatbelt when this Peace Officer rolls by, makes a u-turn, waits for me to turn, then follows me and gives a ticket for not wearing my seatbelt! Apparently a parking lot is considered a highway, and only Officer L. Hornby (and she is no Twiggy) would be dumb enough to believe that. So, essentially I got a $155 ticket for not wearing a seatbelt while stationary in a parking lot. It will be a frosty day in hell before I will pay that ticket Miss Twiggy.
Next I made a few changes with my financial advisor before heading over to Original Joe's for wing night. I started this group back in 2005 and people come and go, but everybody stops in on Tuesdays when they are in town. $4 for a pound of wings and I am a happy camper, opting for 3 orders tonight. I had called a few folks and they came out to join us, so we had quite a group of 16 people attending. Thank you to everyone who came out.
I hope you enjoy the photos. That was the day's
excitement, Cheers,
Al
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| The snowy Rockies |
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| I miss this winter beauty |
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| I really hated to sell my dream home 2 years ago |
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| Now it has a nice new front door |
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| Not too many changes in the back yard, and no deer today |
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| Neighbour Janet is always a delight |
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| This is the daily view that I gave up |
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| Yvette and Lou joined us at wing night |
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| More of the group that came |
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| We took up a lot of space |
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| And Leonie came out too |
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| My ticket from Officer Twiggy |
