GOOD MORNING ye olde "SOUTH" with warmer temperatures and nearby civilization! So nice to SEE YOU AGAIN!!!! Interweb is back. As are modern conveniences. And decent sun-setting hours. OH, HELLO TO YOU our SWEET, SWEET SOUTH!!!!!
We're back. In Toronto. For a day. Ish. Then it's off to Wheatley to visit with the Parkinson P's. (You know, even with this "home base" in the Beaches, we're non-stop visiting and on the GO, GO, GO like the traveling duo you saw last summer and the one previous. But that's life.)
Okee dokee. You want to hear about our time in the "great North"? Here it goes....our going-on's UP THERE:
* Grandma's house was THE BEST. It is so cozy and comfortable.....and everything just tastes better when sitting at her kitchen table. Things I don't even eat or drink taste good at her house. SOOOOOOO GOOD. White slices of Wonderbread? OH YEAH. Glass after glass of 2% white milk? BRING IT ON!!! Water with ICE (a BIG NO-WAY for me)? POUR ME ONE!!! Ah.....Grandma's house. THE BEST.
* Activities at Grandma's house: watching movies (Cheaper by the Dozen and Failure to Launch), making and eating platter after platter of fruit (cherries, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, melons, etc.), making and eating platter after platter of vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, cucumbers, celery, etc.), watching the Bachelorette (ya, she's an AVID viewer), watching Wimbledon (gah, what a men's final!), and chatting up a storm about anything and everything. There was not a single second to be bored.
* How could I forget about Christmas and Birthday celebrations?!!! That all happened within MINUTES of arrival! As usual, Grandma spoiled us for both occasions and was STILL trying to give us gifts throughout our stay. What a woman!
* We FINALLY got to meet Baby Scarlett! Scarlett is Phil's cousin's daughter (with me?!) and she is AS CUTE AS A BUTTON. She is SO HAPPY and loves to play and observe. By the end of our stay, she had warmed up to Phil's funny faces which were initially quite traumatizing to the poor gal! (Oh yeah, hanging out with Zan and Chantal was fun too!).
* Dinner at Uncle Byron's camp was another highlight of our trip. Auntie Christine made the most delicious dinner and we got more time (HOORAY!) with Scarlett. The boys got up to some bocce ball although they didn't quite make it into Lake Superior like last time. But who knows, there was a "boys night" at camp the previous evening which I was too scared to inquire about.
* Friends we saw: Aaron and Anika, Aimee and Patrick, and Peter L.!!! With Aaron and Anika, we visited the Roy Thomas exhibit at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery (shout-out to DANA!) and then we returned to their house for a backyard barbeque and playtime with Baby Abigail. Aimee and Patrick joined us for the BBQ and some bizarre, make-it-yourself game called "rung-ho". The weather was perfect and it was great to meet Aimee's new SUPER-SMART & HANDSOME, ENGINEERING beau :) In fact, they came for breakfast with Grandma and us the next morning so we could get EVEN MORE time with the sweethearts. As for Peter L., we did the classic Canadian "Tim Horton's meet-up" on our final day in town. Thanks to ALL of these friends for postponing trips (Aaron and Anika), making the 3.5 hour drive (Aimee and Patrick) and taking time out of researching (Peter L.) to visit with us! We APPRECIATE you guys!!!
* Lots of visiting, RIGHT?! Well, it doesn't stop there! We also had a wonderful lunch with Auntie Melanie, cousin Stephanie and wee McKinley. Auntie Melanie is a STELLAR chef and served the yummiest lunch of tomato salad (Phil's fave, haha), a pasta casserole, fresh buns and BROWNIES! We had fun catching up as the rain poured down outside. Next time, we hope to visit them at the trailer with sunny weather......and Nana, too! Nana couldn't make it to lunch that day, but we stopped by her place on the way home and she played some great jokes on Phil. She's one smart, witty woman, I tell ya!!!
Okay.....am I forgetting anyone? Does the title of this post make sense yet???
We're EXHAUSTED!!!! But happy to have made more great memories with our family and friendsin the middle of nowhere in Thunder Bay.
Today's plan?
Talk shows. All day. I'm not kidding. Good Morning America, Live with Kelly, The Talk, Bethenny, The View, Good AFTERNOON America...........
Bed is where it's at.
P.S. Porter ROCKS!
We're back. In Toronto. For a day. Ish. Then it's off to Wheatley to visit with the Parkinson P's. (You know, even with this "home base" in the Beaches, we're non-stop visiting and on the GO, GO, GO like the traveling duo you saw last summer and the one previous. But that's life.)
Okee dokee. You want to hear about our time in the "great North"? Here it goes....our going-on's UP THERE:
* Grandma's house was THE BEST. It is so cozy and comfortable.....and everything just tastes better when sitting at her kitchen table. Things I don't even eat or drink taste good at her house. SOOOOOOO GOOD. White slices of Wonderbread? OH YEAH. Glass after glass of 2% white milk? BRING IT ON!!! Water with ICE (a BIG NO-WAY for me)? POUR ME ONE!!! Ah.....Grandma's house. THE BEST.
* Activities at Grandma's house: watching movies (Cheaper by the Dozen and Failure to Launch), making and eating platter after platter of fruit (cherries, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, melons, etc.), making and eating platter after platter of vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, cucumbers, celery, etc.), watching the Bachelorette (ya, she's an AVID viewer), watching Wimbledon (gah, what a men's final!), and chatting up a storm about anything and everything. There was not a single second to be bored.
* How could I forget about Christmas and Birthday celebrations?!!! That all happened within MINUTES of arrival! As usual, Grandma spoiled us for both occasions and was STILL trying to give us gifts throughout our stay. What a woman!
* We FINALLY got to meet Baby Scarlett! Scarlett is Phil's cousin's daughter (with me?!) and she is AS CUTE AS A BUTTON. She is SO HAPPY and loves to play and observe. By the end of our stay, she had warmed up to Phil's funny faces which were initially quite traumatizing to the poor gal! (Oh yeah, hanging out with Zan and Chantal was fun too!).
* Dinner at Uncle Byron's camp was another highlight of our trip. Auntie Christine made the most delicious dinner and we got more time (HOORAY!) with Scarlett. The boys got up to some bocce ball although they didn't quite make it into Lake Superior like last time. But who knows, there was a "boys night" at camp the previous evening which I was too scared to inquire about.
* Friends we saw: Aaron and Anika, Aimee and Patrick, and Peter L.!!! With Aaron and Anika, we visited the Roy Thomas exhibit at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery (shout-out to DANA!) and then we returned to their house for a backyard barbeque and playtime with Baby Abigail. Aimee and Patrick joined us for the BBQ and some bizarre, make-it-yourself game called "rung-ho". The weather was perfect and it was great to meet Aimee's new SUPER-SMART & HANDSOME, ENGINEERING beau :) In fact, they came for breakfast with Grandma and us the next morning so we could get EVEN MORE time with the sweethearts. As for Peter L., we did the classic Canadian "Tim Horton's meet-up" on our final day in town. Thanks to ALL of these friends for postponing trips (Aaron and Anika), making the 3.5 hour drive (Aimee and Patrick) and taking time out of researching (Peter L.) to visit with us! We APPRECIATE you guys!!!
* Lots of visiting, RIGHT?! Well, it doesn't stop there! We also had a wonderful lunch with Auntie Melanie, cousin Stephanie and wee McKinley. Auntie Melanie is a STELLAR chef and served the yummiest lunch of tomato salad (Phil's fave, haha), a pasta casserole, fresh buns and BROWNIES! We had fun catching up as the rain poured down outside. Next time, we hope to visit them at the trailer with sunny weather......and Nana, too! Nana couldn't make it to lunch that day, but we stopped by her place on the way home and she played some great jokes on Phil. She's one smart, witty woman, I tell ya!!!
Okay.....am I forgetting anyone? Does the title of this post make sense yet???
We're EXHAUSTED!!!! But happy to have made more great memories with our family and friends
Today's plan?
Talk shows. All day. I'm not kidding. Good Morning America, Live with Kelly, The Talk, Bethenny, The View, Good AFTERNOON America...........
Bed is where it's at.
P.S. Porter ROCKS!
WOWSERS!! you were b-u-s-y!!! holy smokes!!!!
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