Part 2 Today.....

Ok, sometime between noon and 2pm the sky opened up and blew a big dirty fart on us. WHAT? Well, it did hail here for about 2.5 minutes, but that's not what I'm talking about.

I was in the middle of trying to find a reservation for our mountain trip. Yes, I think this is when it started.... We decided to start at the Calgary Zoo, stay over night with Gina, Paul and Sophia and head off to Banff. From there we would hang out for a bit and cruise to Jasper. See the sites, the mountains, the animals, the waterfalls, etc. Anything. Then stay in Jasper overnight and head home for Sunday. (Carol, Lyle and the boys weren't able to make it to Radium, there is not much to do without some buddies to hangout with...)

Well, Jasper is booked. The entire town of Jasper is completly booked - save for a 1 double bed bedroom with shared washroom???? WHAT??? OK, so a slight change of plans. I tried Banff, and the only 2 hotels that had rooms were - one that was 20 minutes out of Banff (No good) and the RimRock. RimRock is expensive. A little more than the Fairmont I think, (but they were booked so I didn't even get a quote). So, I made a reservation online with a company that was going to give us 15% off. Great, that means that the one night stay will only cost 300$. (It's OK mom. We'll be fine...) A little trouble with my credit card being verifed, so I had to call Visa and get that done. Done. So now I have a confirmation #. But why doesn't the hotel have our reservation? Ok, I wait 2 hours. Still no news. I call the booking company, and they explained to me that it would take at least 48 hours, maybe longer. She advised me to call on Monday to see if they had it. Well I told her that the reservation was for Saturday. Long quiet pause on the phone. Oh, she says, well... They should have it by tomorrow I hope. Yes thanks I hope so too. Good news is, the RimRock called back an hour later and said they recieved our reservation and everything is fine. www.rimrockresort.com Please ask for Melissa, she is fantastic!!! ( I do know, I spoke with her 5 times today)


So after this, I need to get us some groceries. Oscar is going bonkers from boredom, or b/c of Callym, not sure - so I took him with me. Chris was staying home to finish the last of the painting.... Have I said this before???? Shopping was long, but good. We come home with homemade pizza stuff and 'treats' for our trip and Chris is done the painting. He's on the phone. With someone. That's all I will say. This person doesn't understand what we are doing and why. This person thinks that they know better things for us to do. This person is kind of like a dream squasher. This person doesn't understand. It drives me crazy!!!

So at the moment, the feeling in our house is one of ..... oh what is the word. Have you ever had a 'brain fart'? It's kind of that feeling, when you're not sure what's going on. What everone is thinking, what you should be doing. You think you were about to do or say something, but now.... you aren't sure if you're standing or sitting. Confusion. And the kids are part of it, and picking up on it at the same time. We all need something, but I'm shaking my head in some sort of rythmic crazy head dance not knowing what to do....

Hope this entry makes sense, I can't really guarantee anything right now, especially my spelling.

The weekend comes early!

So, I've been told that I can see the future of sorts. For instance, I can see that Chris will be sick tomorrow. Oh my sweet husband.... and during our long weekend trip to the mountains! Of course we are leaving so that our realtor can have a fabulous open house weekend. One that brings many many offers for our lovely little home. Yes, we are off to the mountains... Banff or Radium is where we're headed. For sure a trip to the Calgary Zoo. Then? Not sure..... Will Carol, Lyle and the boys be able to meet us in Radium where we will camp. Yes, you heard me. Camp. Chris has a tent, and we have most of the 'equipment'. Should be fun? I hope they have showers, and toilets..........

and a massage therapyst! Or will we stay in Banff and blend into the crowded touristy hubub of crazyness? Maybe we will go somewhere else? As you may be able to tell, I do not have reservations yet.... Yikes!

Anyways, This could (and hopefully will be) our last trip to the Rocky Mountains for a long time. The weather is suppose to be nice. I want to soak in the hot springs. And shop at the.........
............CANDY STORE!
Maybe the boys will want something there too.

I just want to smell that fantastic air. See the tips of the highest mountain peaks kiss the sky! See the rainbow of colours in the trees. Be with my family. My family that has stayed with me through-out this crazy, stressfull ordeal of getting the house ready. Painting, and cleaning, and fixing, and packing and screaming, and yelling, and more painting! My husband who has worked his a** off the past 5 years to give us all that we have. My boys, oh my sweet boys who are such beautiful kids. I want to be with them all.

Oh yes, I also want to get the call. The call that says, we have an offer, and it's good!

Yes, everything IS good. It's fantastic. And it WILL only get better. Ah, I'm a twiddle with anticipation.......