Highlights (with Pictures!)

Shame on me - it's been months since I posted anything! Okay, here goes....

December: We worked our butts off in preparation for Christmas holidays at Rose & Guido's place. Sloane planned a stopover in Golden at the Super 8 (pet-friendly!) as we had both Buddy and Bandit with us for the trip. Buddy's nose was out of joint after dark because Bandit was in his carrier in the front seat (Buddy's usual after-dark in the truck spot). Bandit is an awesome little traveler - he 'nests' in his carrier and falls asleep. Christmas eve morning we arrived in Salmon Arm to two very excited little girls! Bandit was the star of Christmas 2009! They chased him all over the house, along with Diva-Bob. Poor cat! He managed to hide out downstairs and make covert excursions upstairs when no one was looking.

This is as still as they were on Christmas morning!

Diva-Bob's new sweater

Christmas day was sugar-powered! Two 3 year olds, 2 dogs, 1 cat, a pile of presents! Chocolate, survival gear, pink toilet paper... what else could anyone want?! Sloane made a pink & purple puppet theater for the girls, I made puppets.... hours of entertainment all around.

Feeding the ducks

We went on a lot of 'adbentures' with and without the twins. Walking to the duck pond to feed ducks, the first time skating on ice, cross-country skiing at Larch Hills. And of course, a trip to Vernon for Starbucks! There was lots of sock knitting from Rose & me, and a HGTV marathon. Bandit spent a night outside - that was his Christmas present. A trip to Kamloops to the BC Wildlife Park for the Christmas light displays. Raclette and fondue and a trip back to Alberta.

Zoo Lights - BC Wildlife Park

Hungry wolf - BC Wildlife Park

January: Sloane & I joined Red Deer Search & Rescue. In our first 3 days there were 3 activities, including our first real search! Since then, we have also joined the Technical Rescue team and have been doing training every other weekend. It's a lot of fun, challenging, and sometimes a little bit scary - we're facing our fears and building things, and jackhammering concrete - oh my!

We signed up for a 10k run (May 1) and have been training for that as well. Buddy has been running with us too (nothing like a run to tire him out!)

I had another quilting day with the Mormons. I finished piecing the top of a quilt by 4pm that afternoon. I've since finished (but not sewn on) the border. No actual quilting has happened. Yet.

February: Working, working, and more working! I had a week off in the middle (my boss went away for continuing education) and I didn't do too much of anything. I've been keeping up with the Olympics at work. Today we have the hockey game on (I'm not actually watching it, but I am drinking a beer and listening right now! Go Canada!)

Well behaved pets!

That's all folks!