After more than two weeks away from the city we returned Friday to do some shopping, see the kids and celebrate Christina's birthday. We also had a chance to meet the new addition to the family - Bella the American bulldog - with very sharp teeth I found out the hard way! It was especially nice to sleep in our queen size bed again and enjoy a real shower! At the cabin for me it's a navy shower - wet down, soap and rinse in a pot of hot water. It has been a warm late summer so I have been doing it outside but the last few weeks the nip in the air has driven me into our little shed where we have our toilet and shower set up. Montreal was the usual madhouse - especially IKEA which I particularly hate - with a sea of orange cones greeting us the minute we crossed the Champlain bridge. While we there I had a chance to get the Ram undercoated for the coming season of salt they love to spread on the roads the first forecast of snow - hell they have the salt trucks out if the temperature goes just under 32 degrees in Quebec. And now you have to have your winter tires on before December 15th or risk getting fined. No problem there as I am a great believer in winter treads after our accident in 2004 driving on all seasons - useless in snow. We fussed over Amy as usual and I had a chance to visit with Lara who is showing a tiny belly for her 5 months. We stopped off in Vermont on the way back to pick up some more parts for our radiant floor system at the Radiant Floor Company in Barton. Thanks Dave again for your help and for those who are thinking of installing radiant floors check out their web site at www.radiantcompany.com. And now its back at the house to continue the construction - this week preparing the site for the generator and finishing the wiring, working on the propane and finish framing the last two walls. And to enjoy a beautiful display of colour in the hills! I will have some great pix of the fall foliage in the next post so check it out! gws
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| Shopping at IKEA |
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| Amy in her bouncer |
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| Amy and Bella |
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| Sarah & Christina, blowing out 32 candles |
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| Sarah, Amy and Isabelle, Casselman, Ontario |
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| wake up Grandpa! |
