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Thursday, September 4, 2014

Yikes!

I saw the weather forecast and let out a little yelp. Now, we have to remember this is the long term forecast, but next week it looks like it's going to get chilly around here!


Down below freezing next week! And a high of only 6C? What's up with that??!

Oh, for those of you who are metrically challenged...

This weekend is looking pretty nice though.

We had a ton of rain yesterday though. Again. The ground is getting pretty saturated. The locals say that it's definitely not normal to have this much rain at this time of year.

Yesterday was grocery shopping day and because of the rain there was no point in hanging around the park. So we both went in to town together. We didn't even really need much in the way of groceries because we're trying to use everything up by the end of the month. We spent $55...lowest weekly grocery bill since we got here at the end of April!

The little blue car was covered in mud though. What a mess it was. I brought it up to the shop and stood in the spitting rain with the hose and spray nozzle rinsing all the mud off of it before parking it. 

Doing more Korea planning. Four weeks from today we will be somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, on our way to Asia for the very first time! Starting to get excited about that! Gotta get some Korean won before we leave. Our bank has a program now where you can order foreign currency online and pick it up a couple of days later at your local branch.

Unfortunately, we don't get as much of it as we would have a year ago...


A year ago we would have got 1,040 won for a Canadian dollar and now we only get 940. We'll have to work extra hard to budget and save while we're over there!

Speaking of saving, we have a great Amazon.com deal of the day for you...

Singer Sewing 4432 Heavy Duty Extra-High Speed Sewing Machine with Metal Frame and Stainless Steel Bedplate

I know how much some of you ladies love your sewing machines and Ruth sure does miss having one around. She used to use hers a lot when we had a normal home. This one is the top seller on Amazon, and today only it's less than half price.



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17 comments:

  1. Rita from PhoenixSeptember 4, 2014 at 10:57 AM

    My daughter, granddauther and I recently returned from a trip to D.C. and drove from Blairsville, PA to Crystal City, VA. I had forgotten the trees and hilly country and remarked that in fall the leaves turn gold, red, yellow, tan and it's a beautiful sight and tons of leaves to rake up and dive into. the photo expresses it all.

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    1. RuthSeptember 5, 2014 at 10:29 AM

      Thank you Rita, unfortunately the picture didn't have quite as much color as we would have liked, we were there after the prime time for the colorful leaves but is still looked so pretty.

      I think that Pennsylvania and Virginia are such gorgeous states at that time of year.

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  2. Paul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009September 4, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    Egads...is the campground set up for those low temps? Better break out the sweaters.

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    1. RuthSeptember 5, 2014 at 10:31 AM

      The campground will be fine if it doesn't stay below zero every night, if so then Kevin will be shutting off water and blowing the lines out sooner than he expected.

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  3. WendySeptember 4, 2014 at 11:29 AM


    we were hoping to stop by for a night or so next week, planning a circle tour up to
    Edmonton over to Jasper down the parks hwy to Lake Louise and back thru Calgary. Will let you know for sure what & When

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    1. RuthSeptember 5, 2014 at 10:50 AM

      You know you are always welcome Wendy, just keep in mind that we go to Swift Current on Wednesdays so we aren't around for quite a bit of the day.

      Sounds like a nice tour you have planned.

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    2. WendySeptember 5, 2014 at 10:57 AM

      Yes I remember that hopefully we will be there sometime Mon, but and there is always a but Phil woke up the am with a bit of a cold, Meds meds and he will be OK lets hope.

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    3. RuthSeptember 5, 2014 at 11:13 AM

      Hope he is feeling better real soon. Just let us know when to expect you, when you know for sure. See you then.

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  4. BobSeptember 4, 2014 at 1:35 PM

    Yowza, here I thought we got some extreme temps. Bundle up!

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    1. RuthSeptember 5, 2014 at 10:54 AM

      That is the long range forecast Bob, and we know how accurate the weather people are!

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  5. SherrySeptember 4, 2014 at 2:44 PM

    Thanks for the translation for those of us who are metrically challenged. Not sure whose temps I'd rather have but I think yours. 91 here and 102 in the shade.

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    1. SherrySeptember 4, 2014 at 2:44 PM

      HA! Too funny. Make that 91 in the shade and 102 in the sun here.

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    2. RuthSeptember 5, 2014 at 11:05 AM

      I know that we would rather have your temps but then we love hot weather!

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  6. Elspeth ReadSeptember 4, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    In Ottawa a high of 30 tomorrow with humidex of 40 and a high of 19 on Sat.!

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  7. our awesome travelsSeptember 5, 2014 at 7:29 AM

    Gonna be hot here today as well, 40c with the humidity, then will be cooling down a bit.
    Keep warm.

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    1. RuthSeptember 5, 2014 at 11:10 AM

      We would rather have hot but without the humidity. It's just about time to head south!

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