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Did a little shopping for Julie today

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My sister Julie’s birthday is coming up so I thought I’d do a little birthday shopping for her today.

First, we got our fishing licenses for 2013 with the hopes our lake is going to eventually thaw.

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We got some worms too. Notice that they aren’t for human consumption. Good to know.

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Then I went in search for the perfect present. Here are a couple things I spotted:

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Nothing really jumped out at me though. Maybe I’m shopping in the wrong stores.

Then we drove the back roads for a few hours. Most of the lakes are still frozen.

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This was neat. It was in the middle of nowhere off a back road. The water was going in the hatch and coming out the culvert below.April 6, 2013

All the back roads are a mess. Muddy, full of pot holes, and all the culverts are poking through.April 6, 2013

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We found a pond that was open and I think all the mallard ducks found it too! April 6, 2013

Lots of robins around today!

Happy New Year 2013!

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Just a little update from our celebrations.

So far Mom, my sister Julie, Jeff, and I have :

  • ate
  • played Wii for 6 straight hours
  • snacked
  • cooked
  • ate
  • played cards
  • went to town a couple times for more food and supplies
  • ate
  • watched tv
  • snacked
  • cleaned the kitchen
  • ate
  • took down all the Christmas stuff and put it away
  • listened to my screams as Julie waxed my legs
  • prepared food
  • sorted the recycling
  • went to a pot-luck dinner party
  • played checkers

Good vacation! A little filling though!

Jeff and I have successfully converted Mom and Julie into diehard Duck Dynasty fans.  Mom was just disgusted by the show at first, and now she’s begging for more and trying to find out what day it airs so she can watch it at home.  Julie has become a diehard Uncle Si fan.

Weather update. We’ve been on the mild side of both of the big storms.  We don’t have enough snow to cover the grass, but it rained for several hours a couple days back before refreezing so there is a rock hard snow base. Now it is getting quite cold. Maybe tomorrow we’ll bring in another load of wood.  Mom and Julie are always cold.  I’m in shorts.

Christmas prep work begins

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My Mom and sister are taking the train here to visit for Christmas and New Years.

This is exciting and gives me a project.  Preparing for their arrival!!

Here is my prep work so far:

Decide on components for Christmas dinner.  Check.

Buy Julie extra thick and warm fleece sheets for her bed. Check.

Buy Julie new thick blanket for her bed. Check.

Tease Mom and Julie that we don’t heat our house much and they may freeze.  In Progress.

Remind them they have their own baseboard heaters in their guest bedrooms. To do.

Surf the web for creative Christmas-y table centre pieces. Check.

Hope Jeff skips over that last one. In progress.

Plan Griswold-like light show for outside.  To be determined.

Buy turkey.  For Jeff’s list.

Plan meal plans and sweets and snacks and dips and drinks. Check.

Warn Mom and Julie to bring bigger pants for the way home. Check.

Ignore Julie’s threats of sweet potatoes and cauliflower pizza crusts. Check.

Buy bedside table sweets for guest bedrooms. Check.

Hide bedside sweets so I don’t eat them. Check.

Move grow light set-up to the basement. Check.

Get distracted and plant mixed lettuce greens and cherry tomatoes. Check.

Recover parsley from outside and put parsley pot under grow-light. Check.

Stack wood for the second half of the winter.  In progress.  And by that I mean, thinking about it is in progress.

Watch 3 hours of the Food Network. Decide I have a secret passion and skill for making chocolates and I should really buy some supplies and molds.  Check.

Hope that was a passing thought. Check.

Browse the yard isle at Walmart debating what to knit for Christmas presents. Check.

Kick myself in the ass thinking I’ll actually do that when I haven’t finished a knitting project in almost 20 years. Check.

Decide I shouldn’t go overboard with any sort of Christmas decoration because our guests are coming on Christmas eve and I’ll want to rip it all down the next day.  Check.

Warn Mom and Julie to bring slippers and/or Crocs for wearing inside our house because the floor might be cold if we haven’t stoked the fire.  Check.

Reflect fondly on the thought that Zeus is still here to hopefully spend another Christmas with us. Check Check Check.

Wonder where to put a walking stick so Mom and Julie and herd Zeus out of their way during their midnight pee. Check.

Wish upon Thanksgiving’s wishbone that we have a fun filled holiday. Check.

Win wishbone pull. Negative.

Wish we still had Cherry coke in Canada. Check.

Oh wait, where was I….

To be continued.

 

 

Few more scenes from PEI

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I forgot the photos on my iPhone!

I took Julie and Sue to my favourite restaurant in Charlottetown – Castellos! It is an Italian restaurant that makes incredible pizza.

Here is Julie diving into her spaghetti and veal meatballs:
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Here is my pizza. It is called their Basilicata pizza and has tomato sauce, prosciutto, roasted tomatoes, goat cheese, and arugula. Second time I’ve ordered this one-so so good!!

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And here is Sue having an in-depth discussion with some John A. guy on the corner outside the restaurant.

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Lobster Dinner

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I had the BEST weekend!

Julie, her friend Sue, my cousin Wesley, and my Dad were all at our place for the same night. So we did what any good east coast hosts would do – we got lobster for them!!

Here is our lobster chef:

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The end of the line for our lobsters:

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Jeff cutting the bands off the claws:

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In goes the first one!

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Here’s another:

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Until all 6 were in the pot!

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And everyone gathered around the pot to photograph their dinner dying cooking.

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Wes missed the lobsters cooking, but he made it in time to eat his!

We had a great feast. I made biscuits, baked fries from scratch, Dad bought a homemade blueberry pie from the Farmer’s Market for dessert, with ice cream, followed later by Jeff’s smoked salmon, and some Glen Breton scotch!

I love entertaining and having our house full of people!