Where have I been?

It's been 6 months since i started my new job in Kelowna and moved down and I'm pleased that it feels like we're settling in. Lots of stuff has happened of course, here are the highlights:

1. Grandma Hope and Grandpa Jim came to visit.
   
2. tiled my mother's bathroom - 240 bright white tiles; plumber break a tile while installing shower. I spend 2 hours replacing it.
   
3. found new hairstylist - Jen at Regis. Will start to train her in Christine-style haircuts
4. Alex also finds a hairstylist - very frou-frou and has only one name, a la Madonna. Alex is somewhat satisfied but not happy with her bangs - he doesn't take instruction as well as my "mall hairstylist"
   
5. tiled my mother's kitchen - went much faster as mom learned how to grout the last time around and Alex measured all the cuts
   
6. Amy and June came to visit, learned how to geo-cache, took them to the Jammery for breakfast
7. my sister Michelle came to visit, toured 6 wineries in 1 afternoon, no time for the Jammery
   
8. Margo and Sherwin came to visit, had a lovely stroll at Mission Hill Winery, went to the Jammery for breakfast
   
9. bought a Yamaha V-Star that I use as my daily commuter, I've named her Maggie cause I love her. 7 minutes of heaven before I have to start my day
   
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11. Alex now has a very pretty Yamaha Vino that she only rides when her outfit matches the bike, i think. (here are the bikes together, being ridden by hooligans that broke into the garage)
12. went to disneyland - most tiring vacation of my life, definitely once in a lifetime for me (check out pics on facebook)
    
13. Heather, Marie and Nate came to visit, Heather attempts to teach us how to make chicken soup; we forget to tell her we already know how
14. Alex sees her one-named hair stylist again, still cannot give her the bangs she wants - i suggest they break up
    
15. I see Jen at the mall again - walk out with perfect hair-cut
    
16. built, from scratch, shelves along one wall of the garage that are so strong, they can be used as bunkbeds.
17. bought a Wii Fit Plus. It tells me I'm a senior citizen. Lucky I moved to Kelowna - it has the highest per capita of senior's homes in the country.
    
18. Grandpa Ervin comes for a visit. Kills everyone at Wii archery. Took him to the Jammery for breakfast.
    
19. Grandma Hope and Grandpa Jim visit, they look at houses for sale; took them to the Jammery for breakfast
20. found an amazing hiking trail to a place called Paul's Tomb that is as close to the Grouse Grind as you're going to find in this area, except you start from the top of the mountain and then must go back up to get home.
    
21. ripped out all the cedar bushes in the front of the house with Patricia, found many quail's eggs which reeked to high heaven, but the kids wanted to keep them anyway. Replaced everything with lavender, echinacea, maltese cross, dwarf lilac and sage. Much better.
22. went to gay and lesbian centre fundraiser dance - great time, very friendly people; see one-named hairstylist - do not say hello.
23. went to Greg Sczebel show at Cush - amazingly high end food, very classy venue, and Greg was lovely. More Junos for sure.

I'm sure there's a lot of stuff that I've forgotten. I know for a fact that Tea has brought home unbelievable pieces of writing from school, and right now she's practicing for a musical. Looking forward to seeing it. Kai continues his obsession with Lego and Star Wars. He has now managed to buy all 6 episodes from garage sales and clearance aisles.

This week me and the kids are working on woodworking projects for the moms in our family. Will post pictures when they're done.

Happy Mother's day to all.