My parents visit from Ontario

We just had one of the most pleasant visits with my parents.
My mother had quit smoking the day before arriving and I have to say we were expecting it to be a bit rough but boy was I wrong. It's amazing how much that addiction takes a hold of your life without even knowing it, in the past Mom would be out every half hour for a smoke and coughing for the remainder of the time not to mention getting up through the night. It's no wonder why she was tired all the time. Instead we were able to have some really good conversations and outings that we just didn't do in the past.

Jess thought it would be fun to take them out to the Chucks and Grandstand show and it was definitely a hit. Mom loved betting on the horses and was like a kid cheering her favorite chuck on and teasing us. Robert had a blast too but for some reason chose the losing rig 3/4 of the time, could be cause Mom chose first every chance she could.

Robert is a master carpenter and I always love to learn from him so he helped me and the boys build Pepper a dog house. My wife is always full of compliments but felt the need to tell me the dog house looked amazing and that I couldn't have done it on my own and have it look so good. Thanks Nell...I hate it when she's right!