We aren’t what we ought to be. We aren’t what we’re going to be. We aren’t what we want to be. But, thank God, we aren’t what we were. - Anonymous

Ok, got a minute....haha, you know this post will be anything but short!
Got home yesterday at 1:30 pm.
Yeah, got up in the middle of the night to leave Rocky Mountain House!
The roads for 2 days in 2 provinces were skating rinks for a ways!
The first accident, in B.C.

There's a semi on the left, behind the one you see, sucked up against the mountain, and those people are picking up his load of plywood!

This next one was in Alberta.

I'm thinking that trucker on the left; his second trailor went to pass him and swatted the pickup on the right into the ditch!
Good thing the cops were busy while I was driving & taking pictures!
Pretty sure that qualifies as 'distracted driving'!
When I got home, I did 4 loads of laundry, installed a motion light, emptied my vehicle, got the 3 windows on the outside that I'd missed, and helped Ray unload a load of wood!
I'm so tired!

The drive to moms was beautiful!
There's snow on the mountains.....

but the leaves were still on the trees!

These next 2 are in my moms yard!

Kalen planted this following tree on the right when he was about 15!

These next pictures were a yard we saw in Creston!

We went around the corner, and saw this yard!

We helped the G-ma cross 3 or 4 things off her list!

But here she is on her roof!

YIKES!

I volunteered, then volunteered Kalen, but she said that she'd have to come up and show us what she wanted done anyway.............YOI!

And look what I got in my travels!

Gloves!

Apparently the kids in the USA work harder than the women in Canada, cause I have a heck of a time finding gloves that fit!

We introduced Kalen to second hand stores....he was impressed!

Especially when his mother got a set of 11 dinner plates for $2.75! hahahaha

6 were porcelain, and 5 were Noritaki!

We hung out with family & friends, made new friends, shopped, etc.!

I had a van load coming home, but only apples, pears, & peppers to do something with, and I'll be starting that tomorrow after work!

I had an amazing surprise at my moms at Monday!

There was a lady loitering by the fence!

AND OMG IT WAS MY BLOG FRIEND MYRNA!

We had a wonderful; albeit short visit, and I hope to do it again sometime!

Hi Myrna!

It really was great to meet you!

It was even made funnier because we're both from Alberta!

So, I gotta go...here's what my desk looks like!

Blurry picture and all!

Gonna clean it off so I can do something!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.-Zig Ziglar

Well, I've certainly been motivated this last week or so!
Hang on to your hats, it's gonna be a bumpy ride, cause it's probably the last time I'll talk to you until I get home!
The O/S got leave, so meeting him at the g-ma's!
I'm leaving Friday!

The potatoes are dug, the lawn mower's put away, the snow blower is out (Did I say the S word outloud?), went to the hair dresser Saturday; so when Curt makes a comment about my hair, I'LL KNOW IT LOOKS GOOD!, and I'm packing my bag!
I know Friday is 3 sleeps, but I got stuff to do!
And the 3 windows that aren't done? Might not get done...........
We've been hauling wood.
Here's a couple pictures of the place from the back 40!

We're hauling the wood from our backyard! hahahaha

First we have to cut it down.

Here's Ray eyeballing a tree.

And here it goes!

He cuts it up, we load up the wagon behind the pickup; I bring the quad & wagon, and toss odd branches & crooked pieces in it!

I'm SO over being stiff!

I did say, "Why don't we do this once a week in the summer, then the woodshed would be full!?"

Here are the treats I made for my stamp club Thursday night.

That's a little busy with the wall hanging behind...so here ya go!

In my best Halloween dish! (Plastic from the $ store!)

There's a small chocolate bar, and small bag of Cheezies in each!

I got the inspiration for this cute little bag here!

And remember this post?

About the wedding card, with the gift card holder!?

Gift card I made here!?

Well it's OCTOBER people!

So I made some Cranberry muffins, from homemade cranberry sauce...

I know, I know, I'm such an over acheiver!

Then I made some of these.....!

Gumdrops!

I got the recipe here!

Of course I made orange & (I tried for) black for Halloween, threw in a jar of homemade Strawberry jam, Halloween treats & called it good!

I'm delivering it tomorrow on my way to work!

I say I tried for black, but there's not a black food coloring, so they're a really wonky dark greeny/blue,  they are licorice flavored, so I should be forgiven!

And I didn't have orange extract, so I used lemon...I'm hoping the color throws them off!

HA!

I've also rounded up the last 3 people needed to work the casino between Christmas & New Years for friends of the Library!

I called our president to tell her she could sleep at night cause we had enough volunteers, and she called me a 'good friend'!

You bet I'm patting myself on the back!

It'll last until I p*$$ her off again, and she'll want to unfriend me!

I've got AVON to sort & deliver tomorrow night, and dinner out with the GF's, then stamp club Thursday! And Friday about noon, I'm off!

Better go!

We're still crazy/busy at work!

I don't know what's going on!

There's usually a lull after the spraying & farming until the end of November, but we're just moving right along!

Oh yeah, farming isn't done for a lot of people.

Talk to ya later!

Behave while I'm away!

Ta ta for now!