Asleep at the Wheel

This is just a short note to let you know I’ve been asleep at the wheel on writing about our travels. It’s been awhile since I’ve focused on the blog. I apologize for that and note there are a few adventures I want to share. It just means that I haven’t been in the right place at the right time with the laptop before me with time to think and write. Well… the weather is the pits this week. So I plan to get ‘at it’ and share a few smiles with you – even if the stories are from February and March of 2011. After all, I need to share those before we get onto 2012, right?

In short, I got busy when we got home this spring through the summer and into the fall. Many of you know we ended up completely renovating the ‘lower level’ of the house as a result of a water tank leak in March. Through April, May and June, I re-newed old friendships at my fav local paint store and made new friends with carpet installers and restoration specialists. July and August were packed with boating, visitors and family events.

Plus we had two new babies arrive in the scene – our nephew’s wife Janet had a babe in August and John’s daughter Bonnie had her first baby in October. Plus, my God-daughter Amanda was pregnant and, despite the fact she didn’t deliver until after we had left for TX, I managed to get into Ottawa a couple of times to see her! All this wasn’t enough – no, no, no! In late September, Johnnie fell off his motorized bicycle and was in a neck brace for 3 months till just before Xmas!

Here are two pics of Johnnie – the first with his new bike (before the accident):


and the second as a proud G-pa with our wee Baby Ava – taken only 3 weeks after the accident and 2 weeks after her arrival:

Alas, after 4 years of retirement, I have concluded that the following saying is accurate – “Work? Never! When would I ever have time?”

Just after my last entry a year ago – the one about special get-together dinner events such as the Fish Fry – we traveled to New Mexico for five weeks and, on our way home, visited Oklahoma City and Little Rock Arkansas. Lots to tell you about those places. And enough excuses… on with the stories about our travels to New Mexico, etc… enjoy… m.