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Wakamow Heights!

We stayed the night at Wakamow Heights bed and breakfast...We were taking a bit of a chance staying there, as we had never even seen it before, but Captain Jack recommended it, so what the heck...I was a little scared though when we drove up. The house is a hundred years old, and on the outside it looks it. In fact, I was pretty sure that we had the wrong place....I didn't want to go in, but we were already registered....Once we went in though, it was really nice...and in their defense, apparently, they are doing renos....so next year, it shouldn't even look like the same place on the outside....
Here is a link to Wakamow Heights
We stayed in the executive suite., which was pretty nice, but we were actually supposed to be staying in the room with the jacuzzi, but they messed up....that upset me a little...Otherwise though we had a very nice visit.

A dinner Out!

After we were done with the boat ride, we decided we wanted to go out somewhere nice for dinner...We tried asking a couple of people where a nice place to go for dinner was in Moosejaw, and were a little surprised with the responses...Someone actually suggested Bonanza....WoW!

We finally decided on a resturaunt called Hopkins...and I would highly recommend it to everyone if you ever go through Moosejaw...First off, it is gorgeous...it was built in 1905, and is decorated in a very Victorian style. Their food is also amazing, and very well priced for such a nice restauraunt. The service was also amazing...We got better service then a person normally gets now a days...but when Jeremy started fussing and the waitress offered to walk him, my jaw almost hit the ground!

It also has atmosphere.....
It is reported to be haunted by the late owner of the house...a woman....and everyone who works there swears they have heard or seen things....They were actually featured on creepy Canada! They actually offer a tour. Kendal and I went back the following day to see what it is all about...I don't know about being haunted, but the decor is wonderful, and they have one of those pianos that plays itself...very cool.

Here is a link to the restauraunt...

Here is an excerpt from Creepy Canada

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

Would you like gravy on that, hon? From The Minot (N.D.) Daily News:

Glady Pierce has added history, ambiance and the paranormal to attract visitors to what has become one of the most successful restaurants in Saskatchewan.

Pierce, the owner of the Hopkins Dining Parlour in downtown Moose Jaw since 1978, was recently featured on national television, not about the food or the history of the building, but about a ghost that allegedly continues to roam throughout the three-story mansion.
Pierce and her Victorian restaurant were recently featured on the CTV prime-time show “Creepy Canada,” which presents episodes of the paranormal. The segment aired during the 2003-2004 season, but Pierce keeps a video of it on site and shows it to visitors in the lounge.

According to employees who work for Pierce, the Hopkins house is haunted by the ghost of Minnie Hopkins. She was the wife of territorial homesteader Edward Hopkins, who built the structure in 1905, the same year that Saskatchewan became a province.

Make your reservations early. The dinners are to die for.

Our Anniversary!

Our Anniversary was actually on Aug 10th, but because of Kendal's work we were unable to do anything for it until the end of August....but that is better then what happened last year when Kendal's holidays were cancelled....I was really upset. It was our tenth anniversary, and we wanted to do something special. However, we tried to make up for it a little this year, by taking a couple of days by ourselves....or almost by ourselves....and going to Moosejaw for a couple of days. It was really nice...We took off about 1 in the afternoon on the Monday and hung out in the great big city of Moosejaw for a couple of hours...went for coffee and shopping...and then towards dusk, Kendal and I went on an evening sunset boat ride. It is offered by Captain Jacks Riverboat tours and this was actually our second time on it. It is about one hour long...The first time we brought our youngest daughter for the ride...but figured maybe it would be more romantic if we left Bree at home this time....We did have to bring Jeremy along..but that is ok, as he doesn't talk yet anyways....

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Talon

Watch Talon as he falls head first in the toybox and then pretends it is what he meant to do!

Everything as back to normal as it gets....

Well, aside from the normal stresses of moving I think we now have both the phone and car thing under control. The origional problem with the car appeared to be a water pump, and the second car problem was the tow truck drivers fault. He tore a piece off of our car, but GM took care of both of them for free! The second one wasn't a warranty issure, so they really didn't have too. We have been very happy with their level of service, and will probably deal with them again in the future.....(we need a van...so I don't think it will be too far in the future....)




My new phone is pretty cool. It is a Sony Erickson Z550a. It is good enough for what I need....I have voice activated calling, so I am having fun with my new toy. It also has a radio and an MPV player ( which I can't use yet, because I need to purchase a memory stick...so I don't know that I will bother.)

Today's goal is to do more packing (of course) at least as much as Jeremy is in the mood to let me do...I also have to register Bree in her new school. She has decided to go to Thom instead of Winston Knoll....I have concerns about that, and I am also dissapointed because I think Winston Knoll would have been a good school for her, but it will be easier for us to have both girls in one school. Ultimately it was her decision to make....
I also have to get rid of all my cans, and paint a wall going downstairs. ( I think I will wait to do that till Jeremy gos to bed tonight though, so I don't make him high on paint fumes....)

Living in clutter....not fun.

And it continues....

Soooooo...we got our car back yesterday afternoon.....and it wasn't as bad as it appeared at first glance....It turned out to be a water pump....with fluid similar in color to transmission fluid....Who knew? It was also covered by warranty....which of course is always good...UNTIL....we were driving the car again last night...and all of a sudden we start to hear noises....It kind of sounds like air running through the engine...and we are also hearing a grinding kind of noise...We stopped the car twice and tried to figure out what was the problem...but didn't see anything...until the last time we stopped...and there was some black thing hanging off of our car.....no idea what it is...but I am sure it doesn't belong there...sooooo Kendal talks to his parents to see if we can use their car...(I am supposed to be at a meeting, and by now Kendal is late for his second job....) and I drive the car very carefully BACK to Pontiac and park....Did I mention that the ENTIRE time my normally happy cheerful sun was testing his lungs to see how well they work? Finally Kendal shows up and I drive him to work, and then go to my meeting (45 minutes late) I shouldn't have bothered. Jeremy was Jekyl and Hyde. In 3 seconds flat, he stops crying and smiles and flutters his eyelashes at the other women in the room...making my previous claim of a screaming baby null and void...LOL! He proceeds to lay on the floor and every time I looked at him, laughed at the top of his lungs...no reason what so ever.... till he decided he wanted to nurse.....so I cover myself, and my friend Ida announces in a very loud voice that "Hey...why are you covering up? We have all seen those before....." I almost died of embarrasment...and I don't really embarrass that easily...but it was very funny, and probably the only laugh I got all day. We ended up leaving the meeting early because Jeremy just wasn't himself....and then....he screamed all the way home.....
So I get home, and you would think I am safe now right? BUT NO! I use my cell phone to call Kendal...and guess what....It is broken!!! I can hear him just fine, but he can't hear me at all....

Oh well- what can you do but laugh right? It will be funny NEXT month.....

and so once again...I am waiting for my car to find out what the new problem is.....

CARS DRIVE ME .......

CRAZY!

Just when you think you have a good one ...something gos wrong....AND.....it is usually at a really highly inconvenient time.....like in the middle of a move.....FUN. (NOT!)

SO........Yesterday we were already having a rough day...and several other things had already happened...but we are ready to go home from church and Kendal is done work, so we stop at COSTCO to grab some lettuce. Bree and I stayed in the car while Kendal ran in, and while we are sitting there, I start to smell something kind of off and burny...I asked Bree if she smelled anything...but she didn't , so I assumed it was just me, or something off of another car passing me. THEN...Kendal comes out of the store...and stares at something on the road....I was like...."Oh Great...I ran something over....Then he asks me to back up...and I am wondering why he wants to stare at it......as it turns out, I wish that I had run something over....because there was light pink fluid all over the road....NICE. (AGAIN....NOT...) I drove the car across the parking lot, and parked it and turned it off...no way I was driving it anywhere else...So now we are left with several other problems....namely...it is Sunday, so there is no way we are going to be able to fix the car today...The second problem is Breanne has a volleyball game and she needs to get there. Jeremy is screaming by now, I have a migraine, Kendal is frustrated, and none of us have had lunch...Add to that the fact that we are in the middle of a move and can't really afford car repairs at the moment...and we had a very frustrating situation...We called first to find out if we still had free towing - which we did, and then we called Kendal's parents to get a lift...but they weren't home....Bree phoned her friend and got a ride to her game, and Kendal called our friend Paul, and he came and picked us up. Thank God for Paul....This is like-the second time now he has come and rescued us from our car...( The first time I ran out of gas-because I forgot to fill up..smart I know....) The rest of the day went ok...we went to Pauls house and Tammy fed the refugees lunch, and then we watched the football game (we lost this time...) and then we went to evening service...Paul drove us home later....(Actually he drove Kendal home twice...because we got all the way home before we realized that Kendal forgot his keys at the church and had to go back and get them.....)

So this morning, Kendal's parents picked us up at 7, and we drove Kendal to work, and I went to GM and set up an appointment to find out what is wrong with my car...and so now we wait....

Jeremy's first screaming Day!

Jeremy learns to wave hi!