Having a Great Time

It was a busy week for the folks in Weekes. During the week, Jacki took the kids to Deb and Rod's to see baby calves, which Bobby just loved. I think he wants to be a farmer, just don't tell Gary! They also went to visit a school chum of mine, Twyla Pugh and got to see baby calves. However Bobby was more excited to have a friend to play with . Twyla had her 4 year old boy and 2 1/2 month baby.
Bradon Kipling has been a Godsend. He took Matt uptown and keeps him company while mom was working for a few days. I believe he was a better driver than Jacki, who has forgotten how to drive in the Saskatchewan mud. She took Matt to the Weekes Hotel for wing night and got stuck with Esmeralda (the van) in the mud. Matt thought it was hilarious until him and Bradon took a tour of the farm and got stuck with his wheelcahir! Thank goodness Bradon has got some muscle so he could push him out. However mom is still mad about all the mud in the house. It will be stuck in his wheels for weeks! Still getting mom mad hey Matt?
Last night they stayed up quite late visiting with Aunty Karen and Uncle Neil. Dad, Neil, Matt and Jacki played 6 hands of hand and foot. Aunty Karen and mom played Wii however mom states she was so good they wouldn't let her play. However, I believe that she was so bad the game wouldn't let her play anymore! Everyone was laughing so hard at her.
Jacki and the kids are on their way home right now and pray everything goes okay. They looked for Easter candy this morning so they could be nice and wound up for the trip. The grandparents were so excited to see Anthony crawling all over the place, getting into all kinds of mischief.
Wishing everyone a happy Easter and safe journeys for all who are travelling.

Home for Awhile

Mom and Matt made it okay to Weekes. The weather was great. Mom said the trip went really well and they are glad they kept the winter tires on, because there is still lots of snow in the yard. Mom said that dad has gained 20 lbs, which is still underwieght for him however we will take it! He is looking much better. I found out that he had a episode a few weeks ago and Dr Pieterse feels dad needs a carotid ultraound to see if there is a blockage in his carotid arteries (feeds the brain blood). The appt is for April 22 in Saskatoon .
A big thanks to Bob Lindenback for making a ramp in the house for Matt. Mom just has to paint it. It is so much better than the metal one, and Matt doesn't have to change his chair setting (he can go straight into the house without having to stop and re adjust his chair settings).
Mom, Aunty Karen, and Aunty Sandy are planning on attending the Weekes Ladies retreat on the weekend. Have fun ladies! Also they are going to celebrate Aunty Margaret's birthday Friday night before they (Terry and Aunty Margaret)leave on a trip to Mexico.
Bobby and Amy are really enjoying the farm and they found the mud puddle that we used to play in when we were kids. They think Grandpa looks so 'silly" because he has a Grizzly Adams style beard.
Matt is looking forward to wing night with some friends and going uptown for crib and coffee.
Hope everyone is planning to spend some time with family this Easter holiday and remember what the holiday means (it just isn't all about the food and chocolate!).