Nova Scotia...not much has changed

Last time I updated I stopped at Sunday. Here is my attempt to catch up! (In the picture - left to right - Lexie, Damian, Dillon, Alexander, Spencer, and Jadyn. Only grandchild for my parents missing is Nicole, the oldest.)

Picture on the left is me with my grandmother, Betty and her husband Arthur.

Monday - We went to Sabrina and Colin's house and my brother Chris, wife Heidi and sons Spencer and Alexander came over as well. Colin had the BBQ going and we ate and had a great time. The cousins all spent time outside playing in the yard. It is amazing how much the boys have grown since we saw them two years ago.

Sabrina made a pumpkin cheesecake - very good! The boys and men all were in the backyard shooting the gun - a pellet rifle to be precise. They were shooting targets - cans, pop cans, styrofoamcups, sticks, the air in Dillon's case. Sabrina had to go out there and show them how to do it! Kidding aside, it was cold out and I spent more time in the house.

Tuesday - Not my best day, did not feel well. We did get to see Todd's family which was neat. The Forest side, his Dad Archie's brothers, Bernie, Norman and wife Shirley, Archie's sister Carmen, Norman's son (Todd's cousin) Steven and his son Matthew. We tried to see Georgie after and he was not home. Despite living in Halifax years ago, this was the first time I met all these relatives. I did get to meet Todd's grandmother several times - Nanny Forest, when we were in Halifax together. We had some birthday cake after dinner and I felt much better, probably a case of a bad allergic reaction to having another birthday. I am over it now. I booked Nicole and Jordan's flights to Orlando, they will arrive on the 29 December and leave on the 7 January, 2010. Should be fun and good to see them again.

Wednesday - We left on Wednesday morning for the Annapolis Valley. First stop was Wolfville, where we called Nicole's friend Christina, I left a message and while we were at Hennigar's market a few minutes away, she called back and we went back to Crowell Tower and had a quick visit with Christina at Acadia University. It is hard to believe it has been 25 years since I was there. Not much has changed. In fact, as we toured the Evangeline Trail through the valley and around the Lighthouse Route along the South Shore, the theme was definitely that little has changed over the years. From Wolfville, it was after 1pm and we were discussing lunch, then we were discussing donairs and how they are not the same in BC, so it was decided we would search for a place to introduce the boys to the meaty donair. Did not take long to find one in New Minas and the boys were delighted with the size and taste of the east coast donair. The sauce - Todd says that is the difference. (I do not like donairs and did not eat one - I also dislike the smell and endured the lingering odour for the rest of the day!) We saw the cliffs on the Bay of Fundy from Margaretville, poked through Greenwood, and the farm Todd grew up on, then we continued onto Yarmouth. We had dinner at the lighthouse at Cape Forchu, then drove back into Yarmouth and visited my grandmother. We had a wonderful visit with my Gram and Arthur, saw their new place and took some pictures. It has been so great to see so many of our family members!

Thursday and our drive along where I grew up...