We, like everybody else in B.C. are waiting for Spring, seems the weatherman has decided to teach us avid gardeners a bit of patience. We are still hoping to get our tomato plants in by the May 24th. and maybe even our hanging plants. There have been some new developments since my last entry. Luke got another work permit; needless to say he is very happy. He got a job in a auto glass shop, his boss so kindly applied to immigration for the permit.
Our daughter Pat moved into our basement suite, it’s nice to have only family living here. Sure is neat when I run out of ingredients for a cake or anything else I’m preparing, and can just run downstairs and borrow it. We decided to give our house a new interior paint job, and it looks very nice. But I haven’t rushed out to buy new furniture yet though ... don’t think Earl would have been happy with that.
We went to Seattle to pick up Lynn & Dwight who had flown there from Edmonton to visit Ruth & Royden. We had just a short visit with them, but as usual it was so good to see them. Royden has a chameleon and we had such fun watching him feed him cockroaches that he raises for that purpose. And for those of you who may not know, there are oodles of people that raise all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures and have to provide them with as natural a diet as possible! He even sells cockroaches and makes good money at it too. After our visit, we returned to Vancouver to spend a few days with Earl’s brother Elmer and his wife Marlene. They had a houseful of guests, but treated us all so well and we had such a wonderful time of fellowship. We cooked, ate, and laughed the visit. We spend the last evening at their daughter, her husband and their two interesting daughters. We were all into their games and saw just how out of shape and unbalanced we all were. 
We came back through Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Liloet, Cache Creek, Kamloops, and finally Salmon Arm. Our first stop was in Squamish where we looked up our long time friend Jenny Price. It was so good to see her, and she was her usual up-beat self. Our ties go way back to 1960, we were neighbours for a long time, and her children babysat ours. Now we are grand parents, and she’s already a great grandmother. It’s obvious she enjoys her kids, grandkids and great grandkids. What a wonderful example of a Godly woman she is. Before we left we drove down a few memory lanes to take pictures. Cruised by our old home, the hospital where Lynn was born, the school they both attended and a few other places they just had to see. We got lots of good pictures. Squamish has changed so much we hardly recognized it, and lost our way a time or two as we drove around trying to find some familiar landmarks.
The trip over that route (hiway 99) was beautiful, and if you ever get a chance to take it, you won’t be sorry. There are so many wonderful places to see in B.C.we probably won’t see them all in our lifetime. Lynn & Dwight were able to spend 3 days with us, too short but sweet! They are leaving for Edmonton tomorrow and we will be joining them again in Edmonton when we drive down for the SAMM AGM and their annual fund raising banquet to take place on May 23rd.
