Trip to Edmonton

Well, thank goodness the Riders pulled it off and are off to the Grey Cup Finals on Sunday. Mom and Matt are going to Calgary where Roland and his wife are having a Grey cup party at their house and Matt can get into his walkout basement. We are going to be at home packing and re-packing. John and Shaunie are both sick again and I seriously pray they will be better before Dec. 6th!
Matt and mom travelled to Calgary last weekend to watch the kids while Jacki played volleyball. If anyone wants to see a cute 6 month old giggle, check out facebook and add Jacki as a friend. Anthony was so funny!
Yesterday was John's birthday so we celebrated with some very good friends over supper. Jacki had come with the kids yesterday as well. Her house is being slightly renovated, with some new windows and doors. Already Gary said he could feel a difference in the heat retention. In the long run it will save on fuel bills. So Jonmarie was okay with not being with us on her daddy's birthday, as she had a great time with her cousins.
Matt and I had to travel to Edmonton today for his urodynamics test. It sounds exciting, but it was no walk in the park. They were testing to see what Matt's bladder looks like and if when he feels full, if any of the urine leaks back up into the kidneys, which can cause all sorts of problems. It took about an hour and was uncomfortable for Matt at times, however he is always such a trooper. They were very pleasant ladies and the time went by quickly (at least for me it did!). Then we charged back home to get there before dark. It was raining quite hard and I didn't want to stick around to see it turn to ice. It stopped by the time we hit Ponoka.
Mom and Matt looked at a house to rent that was all wheelchair accessible. The fellow who built it had a cement ramp put in on the front and the hallway is very wide and the doors are extra wide as well. Very clean and had 4 bedrooms. They have to wait and see if they are approved. It think Matt would love to have a room of his own for once in a year! And each room has a phone jack, TV hook-up, and Internet hook-up. The bathroom is big enough that if they purchase a special sliding shower chair, he should be able to shower at home instead of driving to Innisfail twice a week. So pray that it goes through. It would be nice to have our basement back, but Jonmarie and Shaunie would sure miss not having them here. So would I.