A quick visit

Baba in her new red sweater

It snowed a lot on Tues and Wed and we were happy to see that roads all plowed when we headed out Thur morning for Bonnyville. It was good to see mom - 101 years old. Amazing. We had an early Christmas celebration with her and we gave her our gift - a beautiful red sweater. I did not get a picture of her 'all dolled up' for her Christmas party that evening but she did try it on for us and she said she liked it. She wore a silky white blouse with bow ties and a silver broach with black slacks. I am sure she looked wonderful!

We spent some time at the farm also. They have had lots of snow so it was more beautiful than usual. Got a few pics of the sky there at sunset. I love the cloud formations the way they develop in their neck of the woods! Beautiful.


Sunset on the farm

On Fri evening we attended the piano recital for our four great neices - 6, 8, 12, 14 years of age. They also sang 'Away in a Manger' for everyone. It was a nice evening. It was held at the senior lodge in Cherry Hill.



Here we are with our great neices

Sunrise this morning was beautiful again with the clouds. They are my favourite part of the day!

Sunrise on the farm

On our way home we drove by the hotel in Bonnyville which had a big fire on Wed night and all day Thursday. We saw the smoke in  the air as we approached the town. The main road was blocked off all day. 11 people were safely removed but one is still missing. Very sad. Hopefully that person is out of town and not in the hotel. They will do a search today. It was amazing to see the ice packed and hanging on the walls from the fire hoses.



Fire in the still occupied 1950's hotel.

An easy ride home. The roads are all ploughed and we are ready for the next snowfall which I believe is coming on Sunday. It is already snowing lightly now.