My Day-To-Day Photos

 We picked the kiddos up Christmas Eve morning from the airport,  drove home, got ready and spent the late afternoon and evening at the farm. I took a lot of photos of everyone on my big camera.  Christmas morning went well into the afternoon as we took our time unwrapping stocking stuffers and gifts.  Todd made Eggnog. No one left the house and no one came over, it was great. That hasn't happened in an age.  It was an extra special Christmas as we opened up a lot of gifts from Loretta’s place. Brenda put together the entire gift exchange and lots went into our stockings. The best gift was the box full of calculators. The kids took a few, but the rest I'll sit in the lovely box near the gaming area to keep track of scores.

 My best friend created a snow person in Fish Creek for me. Wonderful. 

 Well, the flooring is completely done in 2 2 rooms,  mine and Todd's.  We hope to get Jared's room done today. 

 After seeing the brick tile in the laundry room, we thought we might want it in the pantry as well, as more of a contrast to the wooden shelves we're putting in there. Then, Todd suggested we try it in the kitchen and low and behold, we loved it. So, change of plans. The closet isn't done yet, but we've got the trim up in Todd's room, and it looks incredible. 

 We've been putting in a lot of time at the farm. Mostly we've been working on the floors upstairs,  but we've also been cleaning up and taking things out to the C-can. I cleaned up the backyard in town and Todd took a bunch of my garden stuff to the farm. So, the ove has officially begun.  Todd also put up a shelter on the front porch so we can cut the flooring in relative comfort. 

 This was our best trip to Edmonton yet. We got to see Owen perform live, and they did an incredible job. We enjoyed it o much, we stay for the other 3 bands. The next day, we saw Tyler perform as part of a jazz trio at a little café.  It was the complete opposite of what we experienced at the Dive Bar, but every bit as wonderful. These kids have talent and drive and I can't wait to see where it takes them. Then, we visited the university with Tucker and he showed us the welding room and his first sculpture. We got a crash course in silk screening and it is far more involved than I thought. Tucker had his own cubby for painting this year, so we checked that out and he's got some great pieces. I also did a bunch of cooking for the kids and filled up their little upright freezer.