CONGRATULATIONS JEWELS....

Julie got word today that her appraisal for her new home went through. Looks like we will be moving furniture in on the 29th as hoped for. Photo shows before and after (OK.. after is the blue one!!!) of the house.

OK... notation made today... dec 9th and we have moved into the little blue house.. still lots of work to do but it's officially home to my girl...

Congratulations Jewels... Life is Grand!

a nice day to drive back to Manitoba... NOT

But it was a nice day..

Just not for driving. We slept out at the cabin last nite and awoke to an absolutely gorgeous morning. Snow hanging from the branches - a beautiful calm morning. Thank goodness there was no wind.. the roads were a bit treacherous at first but it turned out that I was heading away from the storm affected area and other than boring, the trip was ok. I'm safe and sound in my Brandon hotel, looking forward to making up a batch of asphalt over the next two days.

Life is Good.

WOW... my new grand daughter is GROWING....

Jill had just posted these photos onto her Facebook. It just blew me away to see little Rylie and how much she has grown and changed.. Again, it makes you realize how fast time goes by. I sure miss my girls and can't wait for an opportunity to travel out west to see them again.

Love is real Good!

nice...

The past few mornings we have watched some lovely sunrises over the Lake.

Life is Good!

Making a new batch of EZ Street in Calgary...

Sitting in my hotel room in Toronto - waiting for Kevin from Fermar to pick me up and buy me lunch. Thought I'd download the pics from the asphalt production in Calgary last week so those who don't know what our company does might have a bit better idea.

Well, first of all there is some serious job planning done at the Kensington Pub which is highly stressful and absolutely drains a person.. especially after the third sample is ..uhhh.. taken... Actually, the beauty of coming to Calgary was the fact that we had an extra day so we went out to Banff on day one and did some sight seeing. It was a beautiful day but unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me. Well... in hindsight, I guess I have posted enough pics of mountains this summer to hold me for a while.

The photos are mainly of the plant in Calgary which is operated by the city. We made up a supply of pre-coat followed by some tests in their lab for the viscosity of the product. Jan and Lars were in charge of this and you can see by the concentration that they take their jobs very very seriously. The final pics are the finished EZ Street cold asphalt product, piled neatly and ready for the city boys to start patching those lovely.. er.. nasty potholes.

Life is Good!

missing my grandkids...

Jill is such a creative girl. With halloween coming, she decided to costume up the kids and take some photos... and I must say that she has done a wonderful job. Although, with such beautiful and talented models, she can't really go wrong.

So, Rylie became a strawberry and her photos feature the lone strawberry in the pumpkin patch. My latest little grand daughter is putting on weight and growing.. like a ?? strawberry. And of course that natural little model Shaya is her usual cute little self dressed up as a 50's bobby soxer and photos taken with old 50's cars in the background. She is so special.

Life is really really good!

more nice stuff about Duluth.. 1/2 hr to Amnicon Falls

I'm not going to get into a Wisconsin vs Minnesota diatribe here... just gonna say that WI has more than it's share of great scenic spots an another, Amnicon Falls State Park is a faaann tastic spot for a hike, and probably a weekend camping... and to be determined but also some serious winter show shoeing... We took a drive on the spur of the moment out to the park which is no more that 1/2 hour out of Duluth... I was a bit shocked at the fee to stop into the park was $10 for the day but I must say that it was money well spent.

Jewels and I hiked the short trail around the multitude of falls along the river and the day was just gorgeous... me sure likie WI .. and the afternoon was capped off with a stop at the Anchor Bar in downtown Superior for a light lunch and a drink... this place is so funky and neat.. I'd love to take my YK buddies here for an evening of frivolity... that means drinking and eating of course... Two drinks for Jewels, a huge 40oz jug of draft for Jim and a couple of the best burger and fries u ever et... $17

Life is Good...