Volkswagen Beetle

Last night Rod and I took a trip into town in our 1969 Volkswagen  Beetle.  The only problem was,  that every time we stopped the car it did not want to start again.  We shouldn't have stopped at Subway because  we ran the battery down trying to start the car and get  going again.  I walked to Steve's parents place where Steve came to our rescue.  We headed home and parked the car ending our adventure.

Rod has been training Trixie the horse.  Tonight Rod and Aidan were both riding  the horses until it started to rain outside.  If it is nice tomorrow they will go on a longer horse ride down in the field.  Trixie is turning out to be a really good horse for the kids to ride because even though she hasn't been riden very much nothing seems to excite her and she is very gentle.

Aidan has been staying with Rod and I all week while the rest of her family is away.  Yesterday, Aidan and I went to dinner with my Aunt Ruth and my cousin Colleen (Aunt Ruth's daughter) and my mother.

                                       My cousin Colleen, Aunt Ruth (my mother's sister) and my mom.

Class of 1971

It was my 40 year class reunion get together  today.  I wasn't going to go but then I decided about a week ago to  attend,  and see some of the people that I went to high school with.  It turned out to be really fun and we had some  really good laughs and fond memories.  I am really glad that I went.  I will post a group picture after I receive a copy because there were more that came  for the luncheon that  did not ride on the float.

Class of 1971

It is hard to believe it has been 40 years since I graduated from high school.  My how the time flies!

Rod wanted  to go up  to the bush this afternoon,  so that he could check on his cows and calves up there,  and asked me if I wanted to come along.  We went on the quad and drove all over the place in the field where they were supposed to be,  but we didn't find them.  They were probably in the trees somewhere out of sight and where it was cool.   We never did see them but it was fun to spend the afternoon together.

Lindsey came down on Friday night to bring down Audrey's new couch.  On Saturday we  took Audrey's old couch in to the the Bargin Barn and then we drove up to Waterton.  Lindsey treated me to pizza and then we took a short walk around Linnet Lake and then drove back home.  We had an really enjoyable day. Lindsey then drove back home to Calgary.

Linnet Lake

Yesterday, I finished staining the new boards that we put on the front of the deck, to replace the boards that were damaged last winter. I won't go into how they got damaged, but I will say, that Rod is not allowed to be within  three feet of the decks with his tractor.  I was smart in that, I wrote down the color and brand of stain when I stained the decks last year,  so that I didn't have to stain  all the decks by our house this time.  It looks 100% better.  I am also posting my patio tomato plants that I have been babying along all summer.  I bring them in every night and put them out in the morning and make sure I water them every day.  I picked the two ripe tomatoes this afternoon and we had them for dinner in our tossed salad.  There is nothing better than  vine ripe tomatoes.  Very tasty!

Surprise Produce Box

I am really excited tonight,  because my fridge is full of nice fresh produce.  I was telling Jennifer (the girl I work with at the office) about Megan's bountiful baskets that she  received last summer.  Jennifer told me that the Hutterite colonies in the area do about the same thing with the produce that they grow.  They have a box full of fresh produce that a person can buy for $25.00 and what is inside the box is a surprise.  My box contained  green onions, cauliflower, spinach, tomatoes, radishes, peas, new potatoes, broccoli, beets with beet greens, lettuce, cabbage, baby carrots and garlic.  For supper I had a tossed salad, cooked baby carrots with peas, cooked new potatoes and barbecued chicken.  Very delicious!

Swim Meet

Today I went and watched Leah and Aidan participate in the Cardston Swim Meet.  Teams came from Raymond, Magrath and Cardston.  Leah and Aidan were awesome and they both did really well.  I am so glad that I was able to go and watch the girls participate, even though it was extremely hot watching them in the stands.  It almost made me want to jump in the nice cool water myself.  Way to go girls!

Hike to Crandell Lake

The Stake Relief Society in the Cardston Alberta West Stake organized a hike up to Crandell Lake for today.  One of my goals for this year was to go on more hikes up to Waterton and so I asked Shannon to go  and participate with me. The weather was great, not too hot and not too cold and the wind was not blowing so  it made for a really enjoyable day.  We got to the lake in good time and then there was a group of us that wanted to hike some more,  so we hiked up the trail  to the Cameron highway and then back to Crandell Lake where we ate our lunch and then headed back to our cars.  Shannon, Judy Olsen and I  stopped in Waterton where we went  for a treat of shaved ice at Weiners. Very Good! I am glad that I had a great day with Shannon. 

Motorcycle Race

We kind of all went in opposite directions today.  Some of the family went up to Waterton, while Rod and I decided to go to Raymond to watch Scott's motorcycle race.  We hurried this morning because his race was suppose to be around 10:00.  I found it  really hard to take pictures during the race because by the time I found Scott  in the view finder and pushed the camera button he had  already gone by, or if I anticipated when he was coming into the view finder, and I pushed the button, it was way too soon and all I got was a picture of dirt.  So this is the best I could do under the circumstances.





  





Scott is number 696 ( The good looking one!!!) The next picture is not of Scott, but I included it anyway.

I snapped this picture a little late! Sorry Scott!

 

Audrey's Birthday

We celebrated Audrey's 87th birthday on Friday, July 1st.  We had a great time catching up on each other's families, events, and came to honor a wonder lady.  Later that night we went in to town and watched  the July 1st Canada Day fireworks.  Dan and Ruth brought this beautiful cake down with them.