I am very thankful this BC trip is over and that I am back home safe and sound. I had this trip planned to attend my aunt's 80th birthday and had planned on taking my own vehicle so that I could take my little great nephew and show him around some of the sights. My mother decided to go and wanted us to take her van because two cousins wanted to come along as well as my aunt & uncle. Thankfully my aunt & uncle could not go in the end and by the time we reached new denver I had wished that I had not gone either. I drive my mother everywhere and she still constantly complains about my driving, either I am going too fast or not fast enough and once we were in the mountains you would swear that I planned to drive over the cliff (sometimes I felt like it). We travelled Number 1 highway to Brooks, AB where we spent the night and then off through Calgary towards Revelstoke. We crossed a ferry to get to the highway to Nakusp, this was fun for Jordan as it was a first for him. We arrived in New Denver at 9:30pm...abput 14 hours on the road with stops every couple hours for my cousin to have a smoke break. The next morning we had to be up early so we could drive mother to Nelson to surprise my aunt for her birthday (the actual day of her birthday but not the party date). We dropped them off at the mall and my cousins picked them up. My cousin Linda, Jordan and I shopped for abit and then headed back to New Denver. A huge wind had come up and on the way a tree fell over the power line and the road was closed, so was the shortcut so we waited, 4 1/2 hours to be exact. When we finally got to New Denver it was again after 9pm and there was no power there either. Out came the candles. We were out of power until 8pm the following night. My cousin Wanda drove us to Nakusp for lunch and grocery shopping the next day. We ate at an awesome place called "The Hut" which had the best mushroom chicken burger I have ever tasted....mmmm good.
Party day was Saturday so in the morning we were busy preparing food and setting up the decorations. About 100 family members attended and Aunt Marj was so surprised and had such a great time.
Sunday was a different story as Mother decided she wanted the car in Nelson but wanted me to drive them in as she doesn't like to drive in the mountains. This did not make me happy as it meant I was without a car so I could not meet up with my friend Sandi and her family. My cousin Wanda followed us in with her car and drove us back to New Denver.
Wanda took us to the mine to show us around. Her husband runs the mine and her sons work there too. She drove us up the mountain to the 4,625 level and what a sight to behold below.
We went to Castlegar and Trail to shop and look around the next day and then to Creston and Cranbrook to shop and to visit my cousin Linda's sister, June. It was a long drive, over 3 1/2 hours there and the same back over those mountain roads.
Wanda then had to drive us to Nelson to pick up Mom and Fay (the other cousin that came with us) and I found that they had not even used the car (I was some upset). Because we left from Nelson I came home through Cranbrook to Lethbridge where we stayed over night. We had stopped in Sparwood to take pictures of Jordan with the big truck Titan and to have supper. Again my plans were changed as I wanted to take Jordan to Edmonton to meet Deanna, my sister's ChemoAngel. I drove straight through from there to Russell and was happy to send them on their way to Swan River. Next trip I will be driving my own car and not changing my plans.....
I will put some photos up when I get them uploaded. This next week will be busy as I have doctor appointments in Brandon and a pacer check in Winnipeg. I may go missing for a few days again...sorry.
Tonight I will pray for my chemo patient, Betty who passed away yesterday morning and for the Manitoba soldier who died in Afghanistan this weekend. May God be with their families.
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