Another road trip

I felt like going on a road trip so we told Laura we were coming to see her. She graciously replied that she and Wilf would be glad to see us, so off the three of us went. A result of spending time with Dick and Jo is that you get a hankering to try different routes. We went up to GP the back way on the forestry trunk road. It was gravel from Nordegg to Hwy. 16, then paved the rest of the way. It was a nice drive. Our visit was really good, Laura and Wilf are good hosts. Wilf was not there the whole time as he went to see his dad in Edmonton, but we did see him a bit. We shopped at Sole Addiction (all three of us made purchases) and walked around downtown a bit. Downtown is not that different from when we lived there, it is the rest of the city that has changed. We drove by all the old houses. The duplex is the worst-looking one on the street, but the other two houses look good, even that first one, which was not all that great when we lived there, as I recall.

Went to the new dinosaur museum at Wembley on Saturday. It was great, I recommend a visit there.

Left for Edmonton Sunday morning. Jude is house sitting for Allison so we dropped her off, then met them later for delicious Thai food along with Grace and Dallyn. On Monday we went downtown to the passport office to hand in our paperwork for new passports as they expire next April and we want to make sure we are allowed in to all the places we will visit in the fall. We had to wait there for an hour and a half, not too bad a wait, when we got out people were lined up way down the hall outside the office so we were glad we got there earlyish. Made a quick stop at Allison's so Geoff could look at a troublesome light, went to Toys R Us to get s present for Grady's birthday this week, then home.

Courtney asked Grady what he wants for a present and he said "A green present." Nobody knows what he means. We did get him something green in colour but maybe he means an environmentally friendly gift.

It's nice to go away then check out the changes in the garden. Everything is so early this year. Pea pods have formed and we will be eating peas soon, beans are starting to bloom, beets are getting big. And the roses! They all have so many blooms. Mom, the lavender I took from your place last summer is starting to bloom. I was not sure if it would survive the winter but it's doing well. I suppose it's selfish to be happy for a mild winter and warm spring, but a little bit of warming climate sure is nice for us.