thanks! Now we are really busy

Thank you for all the very kind comments yesterday about Kim's retirement.  We had a great meal and drinks with friends after she was done at a local pub.


Tomorrow, the work really starts - no laziness for her! HA!  We hope to move the bigger furniture and items into storage using the truck on Saturday, so that we can put the fifth wheel hitch back in, go get the RV out of its' storage and continue with just smaller items and boxes to complete the job. 

Kim received a beautiful carved silver bracelet and a scarf from her co-workers. Pictures to come soon.  We may not post for a couple of days with this moving task, but we'll be back!

Today a new chapter begins

This is K's last day of work, and while it will be a busy one, it will also be a sad one in a way.  When you work, you spend 40 plus hours a week with the same people and you will still miss most of them.

A new adventure is a wonderful gift though.  The truck has gone to the shop for new tires at 8:00 am this morning, and did we mention that it is MINUS 20 degrees celcius?  Rod - the freezer door is open and coming your way!  Next week it is supposed to be up to hover around zero, celcius.

We are getting ready. 

tires ordered

Today we ordered some new tires for the truck for our travels.  Donald picked Michelin AT/2 (second generation Michelin AT ). Hopefully they will be fine.  They will take a week, or week and a half to get here, but it will take us that long to pack up everything, move items into storage, and get the 5th out of storage and packed. Lots of work, lots to do.  Life here is a wee bit crazy.

Today we went to our six month dentist checkup and our dentist office is almost a 2 hour drive from here. Well, it was a terrible drive in the sleet/slush snow, but another 'tick' on the List.

4 more working days

Kim is retired on Friday November 19th. Freedom. Scary. Wonderful.

poor wee thing

The other day, Al of the Bayfield Bunch, posted about how his dog, Max, was starting to show his age.  Our wee Gatorgirl is doing much the same.  She has slowed down considerably and has to be lifted into the truck.  Ok, I find it a bit of a leap to get into the truck.  Good thing for handles, but alas, the wee one can't use them.

 Today was a bit of a trauma for her.  She has been losing teeth over the past few years, gently removed by Dr. Mike, her Vet.  This morning she is down to four remaining teeth.  Dogs do adapt though and she was not chewing her hard dog food anyway.  Dr. Mike said she would not feel like eating for the rest of the day after her operation.  True to form, she was drooling for some of Donald's after dinner cookie.  So, part of a cookie went down pretty fast.  Then she was stomping her feet for something in her bowl around 7:00 pm, and wasted no time scarfing down some soft food.  We are glad to see she is returning quickly to her wily ways and routine. 

This weekend, she will get a much needed bath and face clean.  We'll see how happy she is after that.   ( Hint: she runs when her collar comes off because she knows it is bath time)

We also had a good discussion with Dr. Mike to get her shots and records updated for future border travel.