COLD FOR HERE

Well, Jim and I are certainly ready for our trip to Mexico. It seems like it's been winter for about 2 years, other than the August long weekend and Jamie and John's wedding. I can't wait!!! Zipper's Bar on the beach, HERE WE COME!!! We have to go there cause it's the best food in town, well, probably not but it's on the beach, not in town or in some hotel and the staff is great. But it's not just that we're going away, but we have so many different friends there this year! Doc and Diane are there (wouldn't go without them) but also Kathleen & Harold Leighton and Bill & Wendy Sherwood, all members of our yacht club so it should be a hoot. Harold and Kathleen are even staying at the same place as us so that should be fun.
It's going to be a little different this time because we're staying for 3 weeks (3 weeks!!!! no I'm not the least bit excited) but we couldn't get our place for the first 2 nights so we're staying down the beach at an all inclusive and it's right on the estuary, so my camera and I are going for a walk or ten, the birds are usually amazing there. Oh and definitely a little warmer than this poor little devil that was sitting on our fence. The only bad thing about the trip is leaving Calvin cause as most of you know the vet thinks he has a brain tumor and he tends to fall over a lot (Calvin not the the vet, teehee) .
The other news is that we've had Tanja, a Rotary Exchange student from Finland living here since Dec. 29th. Unfortunately she has to go to another family on the Feb. 5th cause we're leaving shortly thereafter but I've sure enjoyed having her here. She is just so sweet! It's taken 3 weeks to get her talking but now all is good. Her and I have some great laughs. Today her & I and Marg& Avril went down to the Kingfisher Spa for a day of fun. I have never done that before and neither had Tanja and it was so much FUN!! Tanja and I couldn't get 'treatments' until an hour and fifteen after Marg and Av so we just swam and swam and used the steam sauna and swam and swam. It was great! The only thing missing was Jamie, Heather and Lindsay (my fish).
Then Tan had a manicure and I had a pedicure. The best part was the estetician (I'm sure that isn't how you sell it) didn't scream when she saw my poor old scarred up feet. Okay, the other best part was that we stole Jim's 2 gift certificates that he'd been given by other dentists at Christmas!!!
I have to say though, to see the look on Tanja's face when we came out just absolutely made my day. She had a ball and she keeps staring at her nails and smiling, so cute! I am really going to miss her and I have to thank Heather and Paula for taking her boarding she loved that too.
Oh and let's face it Mexico is great, Tanja is great but WE'RE HAVIN' A BABY!!!! Okay, not us us but I'm so excited!!! I can't wait to get home, get to Victoria and drive Jamie and John crazy!!! Hey, let's face it being a grandma is the BEST!!