Hiatus in Canada

I just returned from a quick trip to Canada. Todd had business meeting in a small resort town named Niagara on the Lake and I accompanied him. We stayed at the Prince of Wales Hotel.


Our room was really red. There was more red in that room than in my red bathroom in Austin. It was quite Victorian.


While I was there, I walked around the town to find the interesting things it held. I visited two forts, George and Missisagua. Apparently, some of the fiercest fighting in the war of 1812 was in and around Fort George. These two forts sit across the Niagara River from Fort Niagara in New York.


While walking down the main commercial street, I ran into this interesting sign. I had to include it for my son. I hope you can make out the Christmas tree behind the glare of the window.


On one of the days I was there, I rented a car and traveled to Toronto to visit a dear friend I had made years ago in Argentina. She resides in Canada with her family. We got to talk about our kids and the turns our lives had taken since we first knew each other. She has a wonderful family that continues to grow. I feel so lucky to know her!


By the way, the reason this picture is so blurry is because I am taking it. It did not realize how much skill it takes to take a picture of yourself. After all, I see my kids do it all the time.

Road Trip to Chicago

I left Saturday, October 2 in my white 2003 Saturn L200 from Provo with Chicago as my destination. Leaving Provo, I traveled through my favorite canyon. The leaves had already started to change to their fall colors. It was beautiful.


I kept tight to I-80 and passed a place I had been a few times.

I wanted to stop for lunch at the Texas Roadhouse Grill there but decided it was better to continue, next stop Chicago Illinois. I arrived sometime Sunday evening. It was nice to be "home."

Joan At BYU

I had the chance of a life time to see my daughter Joan in her new environment..at BYU. She reports that she loves her life and is excited about discovering the possibilities of what she can do with it. I am sure proud of her!!!

Tim's Project

Tim has been working on several big project for his home. The first I will mention is the new windows in the back of his house. Tim will be finish the inside trim sometime this winter.

Tim has stripped and painted all the doors and door frame.

He cleaned up the old hardward for the doors and reused it. It is beautiful!


Another big project yet to be completed is replacing all the electrical. Tim started this big project by have the electrical main to his house updated. Tim had the entry point moved from the back of his house to the side. Because of this change, he will eventually not have any wires hung through the middle of his backyard. It was a very good idea.


Another big project Tim has started is the replacement of his heating system. He has now removed all of the pipes in the basement and radiators upstairs. This was a fire works kind of manly job.
This is where the radiator in the bathroom use to be.

Somehow, I did not get any pictures of the last big project Tim is working on. It is removing the old insulation in his attic and installing new. The last report I had is that all the old is out and the new is upstairs but not yet installed. Way to go Tim!!!