Tuesday, October 25, 2011

where's the rain????





















Well, the weatherman (so often unreliable) called for rain today but it was actually quite sunny! On the cold-ish side, but not bad for this time of year. We took a quick jaunt up to Pembroke to get an EGR valve (or something) for the truck which wasn't running quite right.


If we get a somewhat warmer day, Rick will install it. We don't use the truck much, but it is nice to have around. In fact Kris is taking it into Ottawa on Monday or Tuesday to help Jamie and Julie move to a 2 bedroom apartment and also to take in our old queen size mattress to replace their old double-size mattress which has a decided hammock-like shape.



It's huntin' season out this way - at least there seems to be more men wearing camo clothing then there usually is. Camo and plaid are pretty well the norm in the Valley. Of course if you're hunting you have to wear bright orange too (so why bother with the camo, right??? hey, I don't make the rules....)



We had a nice Thanksgiving with Jamie and Julie - we cooked a turkey that turned out very well and lots of leftovers for Jamie to take home for lunches. Jamie's quite excited these days - there is a new Star Wars game coming out that he's quite keen on playing. Apparently, he'll need a faster pc to play this game - in fact, he called the other day to say we're not to spend a red cent on christmas presents for him - it's cash only towards a new pc. makes shopping easy anyway.

We invested in a new wireless fax/scanner/copier a couple of weeks ago. So far it's working out great! We love being able to work from home more - saves a lot of time and will be a real bonus in the winter when the roads are bad. The scanner is even faster than the one at work - I'm really pleased with it.



In case you haven't heard the "big" news, KFC has just added bacon to their mashed potato bowl (or heart attack in a bowl as we call it) For the un-enlightened the KFC mashed potato bowl is mashed potatoes with a layer of corn, popcorn chicken (whatever THAT is) grated cheese and gravey poured over the entire mess. but NOW, they are garnishing it with BACON! my god! can it get any worse??? (or better........maybe) I think there's like 2 weeks worth of sodium and fat (but no trans fat, I'm sure) in this congolmeration. And, one day, before I die, I plan to have one!


Todays picture is a heron Rick and I spotted on the road on our way home from Pembroke.

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