We started our day with a lovely final visit with the family before they left for home. Seeing the family gave some warmth to the most bitterly cold day thus far. We pray they will have a safe drive for the many hours it will take them to return home and that their vehicle will not break down along the way.
After the goodbyes were said, my husband and I headed off to some bank appointments and then headed over to Canadian Tire to look for a new toaster oven. We found a nice Hamilton Beach for a reasonable price and after using it twice all ready today we decided it runs rings around our old machine. My husband also found the exact type of brush he wants for taking big mounds of fresh snow off the car. It has the telescoping handle and a very soft brush that won't scrape the paint or the windshield glass. I think we will get a lot of use from it this winter. He was able to return our old car battery today and get the twenty dollar rebate, so that made him feel better about what he paid for the new car battery the other day. hahaha
I found a nice box of Scottish shortbread to send to my dad for his upcoming 91st birthday but wanted to send something else as well. Tonight I had a long telephone chat with him and found out he is wearing the pair of socks I got him for Christmas at Mark's almost every day and to bed each night. Bingo....birthday present! So, I will head over there on Monday to see if they have any more. They are thick and warm and have copper in them to retain heat. He LOVES them!! He even wore his new toque today....the first time in his life he has ever worn a toque. I think the lovely blue colours are what convinced him to give it a try. He really liked wearing something so soft and warm on his head, so that was a surprise success in the Christmas gift package.
Mom is almost completely well again. The terrible weakness that comes with bad 'flu' has nearly left her so she has been doing washing, baking and essentially setting herself up for a major relapse. Sigh.....she cannot rest when there is any work that could be done. She changed the bedding on their huge bed today. That job exhausts her and usually the housekeeper does it, but Mom didn't want to wait an extra day for help. I think she was quite proud to be able to tell me tonight that she succeeded at changing the bed and wasn't completely wiped out...at least not until she did a huge load of laundry afterward!
Our son is staying with a vegan for Christmas week. After he talked to us on the phone Christmas Day, he apparently called his grandparents and admitted to them that talking to us made him homesick for the annual family turkey dinner. He has never let on to us any such thought, but it has given me the idea that if we get to NYC to see him this spring I am going to find a turkey and cook it for him, with all the trimmings too. Should be fun!
Finally watched the recent David Lemieux vs Billy Joe Saunders debacle. O dear. Saunders made Lemieux look like a toddler in the sandbox, totally embarrassing. Lemieux couldn't seem to figure out what to do with Saunders and kept lining himself up to receive the same head shot time and time again. What a disappointment! And seeing that RIGHT after we watched the USA WJC team take the Canada-US hockey game by a shootout point was kind of depressing! What a wretched week or two for some Canadian athletes!
My husband needed to go in to work for the afternoon so I went with him. While he worked on answering emails I ran some other work related errands for him, then returned to the office and read a magazine for a couple of hours until he was ready to leave. We will spend most of Sunday finally getting the filing completed that there has been no time to do since he switched offices back in October. If he can start the new year at work with that big project completed he will feel less depressed about his work space.
My husband couldn't face eating at home tonight so we went for a reasonable meal at the 4 Seasons. hahahaha My husband's meal was good and so was mine, but, just like the first time we went there, our order got mixed up. I ordered a chicken quesadilla and when it arrived it was stuffed with chunks of beef. There was no salsa on the quesadilla and none in a side dish, just a huge dish of sour cream. hahaha I mean, if there is not hot salsa there is no need for cooling sour cream is there? We laughed and laughed. My husband said next time we go there he will tell them we aren't going to bother looking at the menu and they can serve us whatever the heck they want. hahahaha Fortunately our meals were both tasty even though there was another mix up in the order. At least my beef was carved chunks of real beef roast and not hamburger! The beef was ALMOST as good as the beef on my taco salad last night when we took the family to Bushwakkers! (My husband ordered their ground lamb shepherds' pie and said it was the best dinner he has ever eaten there. His sister ordered the schnitzel special and the giant piece of meat she received was worth the price all on its own!)
Tomorrow most of the day will see temperatures in the -33C range with windchills of -40C to -50C. I do hope it warms sufficiently for us to keep our dinner date with the Bishop and his wife. We have been so looking forward to it as the four of us get very little time to spend together socially due to the mens' travel and intense work schedules. Here's hoping we don't have to cancel our reservation! The cold snap is supposed to start easing on Sunday afternoon. By the middle of next week the day time highs will be heading into the low double digits....practically balmy!! What a great way to welcome in the new year!
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