2-July-11
Well hello there Dear Reader!! And Happy Canada Day!! We are sitting at the farm shuffling through some more of our old junk. And might I say, a lot of it is just that! I can’t believe the stuffs we hang onto “just in case”. O… guess I need to backtrack to where we last chatted.
So, we spent some time in Irricana, AB while Gary was working. He had picked up a 2 week+ job at nearby Crossfield and the campground was decent enough. I managed to keep the tanks empty and the water flowing while he slaved away. He actually took a job as a journeyman and was working his ass off on the tools. I hate to admit that I laughed a little bit everyday when he stumbled home. The physical labour definitely took its toll on him. The 2 weeks turned to 3, then looked like maybe another 1 or 2 and we decided to move a little closer to the job and hopefully a bit further from the trains! And off to Carstairs we went. After just about 6 weeks working like a dog, Gary decided it was time for a lay-off! It was a good run but I think he was itching for some fishing.
We headed up to Red Deer to get the axles checked and aligned if necessary (it was). While talking to the fellow there we found that in his opinion, any new trailer should get an alignment done before pulling anywhere. He feels that the manufacturers are clueless when it comes to that sort of thing. Something I’m pretty sure we will keep in mind the next time.
While we were there we decided to try to get in touch with Shane and Darlene and the boys grandparents. Well, the Carritts were out of town but we did get to see Shane and Dar and meet the most adorable Elena (15 mths). It was a great visit and catch up with them. They appear to be taking to parenthood quite nicely!! Elena already has her daddy appropriately whipped into shape!! LOL and Darlene looks as amazing as ever. Oh, and thanks for the jam!!
So, we had planned to head from there to the farm to visit Garys folks and our junk… but then I talked to Deb and Berry and of course our plans changed. We headed back out to Prairie Creek to spend some time with them and maybe toss some hooks at the water. We arrived the day before them and lucky thing we did! We had planned on staying on the south side of the creek as Deb and Berry were expecting all the kids to come out as well. When we arrived, I scooted ahead to see how wet it was. There has been an amazing amount of rain all through the southern part of the province and everything is so waterlogged! I think I am even developing webbed toes… Anyhoo, needless to say we couldn’t park where we did last year. I popped the jeep into 4wheel and had some fun in the mud!!! We decided to drive around to the north side of the creek and see what we could do over there. Well, we were able to park there but not down by the creek, we had to stop up the hill, just off the road. It’s a quiet road with little to no traffic. While we were figuring out where we actually wanted to set up 3 more trailers pulled up. Lo and behold!! It was our neighbours from last year there. Richard and Natasha are some amazing people!!! We said hello and how ya been and continued to park. We managed to get hold of our darling friends and redirect them to the new spot. Who knew how much it could rain!! The whole weekend was soaked. A little part of me felt bad for their kids in tents (a very little part hehe) but all in all, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
Needless to say the whole 10 days or so that we were there, I think Gary pulled his fishing pole out once. The creek had so much runoff it was at least 3 feet higher that before and so murky even Jack didn’t want to swim in it!!!! So we just relaxed and enjoyed the peace and quiet.
I guess the lack of fishing motivated us to move on and head to the farm. We have managed to sort through a few things and move out some stuff we haven't touched since we moved in here. We did get the bits from the factory that they shipped out to us. So we now have a completely repaired unit. Or do we… while we were replacing a leaky tank valve we noticed that the one tank had a tiny little leak. Seems its just kinda wearing out near the valve. Not enough to have to replace but annoying none the less. We patched for now and Mr. Gary researched a better patch idea which we will do somewhere along the road. No real rush, it’s not like we are flinging poo into the wind or anything :P
This brings us to today!! Our niece, Tamara is out for dinner with the grand folks and us, so we will have a great visit with her to be sure! Maybe a bonfire and some required Canada Day drinkies!!
And there you have it Dear Reader. Another update, and might I say that I truly enjoy our little visits!! Love you, miss as always!!
