Finally we allowed to share our fabulous news! November 26 To December 2nd

KRISTI IS PREGNANT!!!! NEW GRAND DAUGHTER EXPECTED !!!

Finally we can share our news that we have been waiting to tell everyone for months! Ray and I are thrilled. Kristi is due February 6th but it is unlikely she will go that long. This pregnancy has been a little difficult with a few scares thrown in for good measure ... of course what would one expect of this year of 2020! 

Ray has always stuck out his "skinny belly" comparing his belly to pregnant ladies for years. Kristi said it finally took her almost 7 months to beat him. lol

Trying to hornswaggle the dogs in for the Christmas picture ... epic fail!

Thursday, another rainy day. Jason delivered my bike trainer that was delivered to their house from Amazon. I decided that this was a great thing to use to exercise with this winter instead of getting webbed feet with all the rain. I have a view and a TV! :) Seemed to be the thing to get as I already had my bike.

Elk in the neighbourhood! These beauties were just around the corner from our gated driveway this Friday morning. They did not seem to mind the owner and his dog on the sundeck looking down on them.

Four of them, 1 bull, 2 cows and 1 calf.

Saturday, finally some sunshine. Sure makes the view of the lake very serene. Ray and I puttered in the house until after lunch. (We had Kristi's dogs for the weekend) Took the dog's for a walk and then decided on a campfire in the backyard for a couple of hours enjoying the day. The lake absolutely still. Our neighbour took down a few of the cedar trees in the hedge to open up the view from their hot tub ... it also gave us a better view too. :)

As you see we don't see any sunshine ... it's across the lake. :)

Throw my stick Dad!

This bird came to visit and was very noisy! lol

Zeus decided to take himself for walk down the dock.

A lovely day before the storms come again.

Sunday started out very nice but by 10 am the predicted clouds came in. We did not get any rain until dinner time though. Ray and I just puttered around as usual. Another dark afternoon so it was nice to turn on the Christmas lights inside to cheer us up. Jason came and picked up the dogs in the afternoon.

It sure rained overnight, pounding on the roof. Glad we did not have to go anywhere! By 7am Monday morning it had subsided. Supposed to have the sun come out for several days. Yeah! I was out the door by 8:15 to do a shop at the Superstore in Duncan while there is very few people in the store. Quiet day for us after having Kristi's dogs here for the weekend. Lots of dog hair to vacuum up. lol

So that brings us to the end of November. We are happy that we are safe and healthy and the people we love. Our hearts go out to people who are fighting this terrible disease Covid 19 and also health care workers. I wonder if all those people that are considered recovered, actually are or still fighting long term symptoms ... food for thought.

Tuesday was another non-descript day ... started making some Christmas snacks, nuts and bolts.

Wednesday as it was going to be the sunniest day for awhile, we decided to go back to Stocking Creek Park near Ladysmith. This time we walked to the falls on the near side of the creek for a different perspective from the last time we went. A lovely walk through the forest. Ray got to play with his camera and settings etc. while Freya and I watched. 

Ray's picture of the falls from the bottom. Love the sunshine coming through the trees.

My picture of the falls with my phone from the top.

I took a little video of the falls. There is a lot more water this time than last summer.

After our hour long excursion we decided to go to the Lion Rampart Pub in Maple Bay for lunch. They have an outdoor covered patio which was bathed in sunshine with no wind today. It's right on the water so we had the patio to ourselves with a lovely view. It felt quite warm sitting in the sun, although the temp was 6C. Food was great as well. I had the special, a triple bacon burger. Bacon inside the burger, 2 strips of bacon on the burger and bacon jam as a spread ... yum.  On the way there we stopped so Ray could take a picture of the Bonsall Creek Estuary and the Shoal Islands. So clear today you could even see the mountains on the mainland.

A great outing before we are relegated to house and home again for another week of lockdown. :) We are very fortunate to be living here in a small town on the lake.