Travelling

Lots to do during Stampede, lots of money being spent (where is the recession that everyone is speaking about?), I can hardly believe the hummmmm in the city. On a more personal note, I start my first official day at Pembina June 22 nd , yup I am settling in for a while and will actually become a full-time employee with Pembina Pipeline. Not much to report really, missing my friends and feeling a bit unsettled, want to buy a house and well a mortgage is not a problem, the down payment well that is the problem, so I will wait and most likely will move sometime next year (maybe March or April). I put a bee in Lynn's bonnet about coming to Calgary for a visit with the wee ones, Andrew was here in October of last year and well, maybe it would be good to have a change and ah well with air miles (of which I have many), she could fly for free; I hope she takes me up on it. It would be a gift I could give her and the boys that might help with her sanity. She seems to be a rock. I ha...

I'd like to know if all three are possible simultaneously. Yesterday a very dear man was buried; what a loss for so many people and what a joy that we all had him in our lives. I am so glad I was in his dash and that he was in mine. One of the good guys you know? He leaves behind a legacy of sorts, a beautiful wife and two amazing children. Andrew will live on through them. This morning I was getting ready for work and a song came on the radio, I smiled and said "thanks Andrew", and I remembered how many times Andrew and Faron would be playing the guitar and I would yell from somewhere in the house "somebody in this house likes Hootie and the Blowfish" they would ignore me and like a kid I would wait a few minutes and yell it again; they would finally succumb and play the song for me (insert big smile here) one of the many memories and there are so many more. Andrew LIVED and I will celebrate his life! If you read this and want to see a fabulous tribute have ...