It was another sleep-in day for me,
just 10 minutes before 8 again when I crawled out of bed on Easter Sunday, Apr.
1st. Goodness, I hope this
isn’t getting to be a habit! Well, actually, Clemson had Bill up and me awake
again at 4:30 for a piddle. Now, I hope that especially isn’t getting to be a
habit!
Oh, about the title of my post today?
APRIL FOOL’S! Sorry, about that. Thankfully all 4 wheels remain intact on both
vehicles. I was just reliving a childhood, days of trying to come up with the absolute
BEST way to trick my brother, Bruce. It got silly during a day, with numerous
little jokes. “There’s a spider on your shirt” he’d say knowing that was the
all-time freak out for me. Or I’d say “Mom wants you in the kitchen”. I wasn’t
ever very good at it.
Because Bill's heart is very precious to me, I didn't want to play any of the tricks on him that ran through my mind. "Our pipes froze!" "Black Beauty's tires are flat!" "Somebody hit our truck!" It would have worked since it didn't cross his mind at all.
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| Yup, this is me! |
The morning is a beautiful start to
any day because it means we are vertical once more (as Jim says), with no toe
tag (as Dad says). But a morning when you wake up to blue sky, sunshine and no
wind is an even more beautiful one. I bundled up when I saw it was only 35F and
went for a walk with my tripod and our small Canon. The weather aside, this is
the best time to walk. It is so peaceful and quiet.
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| Seriously, good morning! |
When I returned, 30 minutes later, I
thought I heard Bill move but it was 10 to 9 before they got up to stay. We had
our drinks together and a grapefruit while catching up on what our friends are
doing. I ate some almonds with mine, fat vs sugar. I know I’m beginning to
sound like a broken record but it is also good for me, like a mantra that what
I’m doing is right.
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| I love walking this quiet secluded area of the park |
Today, the beginning of a new month
of 19 gb of data, we have to start taking care again with our wifi usage. It
isn’t free here in the park, seldom are they this close to home and they
certainly aren’t at home! We are back to not opening videos in emails again, we’ve
been spoiled.
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| But, I wasn't alone |
We still managed to do the things we
like to do in the morning, answering blog comments and playing our few games on
Facebook. Bill isn’t a games person so to ask him to play Scrabble, the actual
board game, would be a waste of words. However, on Facebook, we have an ongoing
challenge of Scrabble with each other. I have Scrabble games with 2 sisters on
FB as well as 4 Words with Friends games with my daughter and 3 friends. It is
the closest I can get to playing games.
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| Cold but a beautiful morning for a walk |
We bided our time and then I prepared
half of the corned beef for supper. I retained half of the juices and pickling
spices and bagged them for the freezer. Each meal should be plenty for 2 nights
at least. There is a lot of meat in 1 ½ lb.
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| At 11:30 am I put the roast in the crock pot |
I then put a large cut up potato,
an onion, celery and carrots into the bottom of our crock pot. Placing the meat
on top, adding the juice, spices, water to cover and turning it on Hi got the
process started. The packet says 4 hours but I’ll cook it for 6, keeping an eye
on the temperature. First time so I hope it turns out!
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They tried to cut this old tree trunk down
Perhaps it just needs a push |
Bill got the vacuum out, figuring we
need to do a real good clean in the Suite. Four hands do better than my two and
even though I dust weekly, there are things I don’t pay attention to each time.
My hubby has the itch to do it today and with nothing else planned, I can offer
no reason not to. We’ll see how far we get with the chores. There are a lot of
campers leaving today so we will be busy watching them leave and others
arriving.
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| And the tree branches disappear in the sun's glow |
He suggested cooking the last pkg of
Cinnamon Buns that we had in the fridge so as much as I don’t want to eat them,
I agreed and at 11:30 prepared them for the oven. I know I shouldn’t be eating
them but decided with lots of butter, cream cheese for my icing instead of that
sickly-sweet stuff that comes with them and some cheddar on the side will make
me feel better. Again, the good fats alongside your carbs or sugars deter the
meal from turning into ‘tummy’ fat.
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Cinnamon buns before they are cooked
I managed to only eat two |
We cleaned up the dishes and let our
minds wander a bit about plans when we return to Ontario. Making lists and the
such and discussing what possible visits we can get in while in London for a
few days. Nothing is cut in stone but that is normal for us and we’ll just play
it all by ear. We sat for a while in our recliners with our books and Bill gave
in to his heavy lids for a doze.
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| The water is not rushing as much this morning as yesterday |
When Clemson indicated he wanted his
supper at 4:15, trying hard to put him off, I took him for a walk around the
park. As we returned home, I took him across one of the wooden bridges that
leads to the basketball court and Perch Lake. There are 3 small lakes here and
that is where the name Arrowhead Lakes comes from. Each one is a nice size and
during the season of May 1 to October they would be great for kayaking, or
tubing. I see the park has these ‘floatables’ to make use of.
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| The back lane to our site |
Watching Clemson walk across the
bridge with gaps showing the creek water below was quite funny. Remember that
he doesn’t like water unless it is in his dish for drinking or unless our
friend, Nancy, is bribing him with treats from 3’ out. I still remember how
easily she coaxed him into the lake at Bullhead City Park. When we got back to
the Suite, Bill had prepared his supper so he went straight to his dish. It was
4:40 so we’re getting closer to 5 pm, normal Ontario eating time. LOL
The corned beef roast smells so good
and I’m sure we are getting close. George suggested 8 hours but I’m thinking it
will be ready by 6 or so, 6 ½ hours. I’ll get my meat thermometer out shortly
to test it. In the meantime, I’m going for some more reading. No pool again today.
Lazy bones. Something about the cold weather takes the thrill out of it for me.
And I’ve always preferred a pool where I can sit in the sun to dry off.
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| A nice tasty Easter dinner |
Supper was ready at 5:45 and the
roast fell apart. My only error was that I didn’t wrap the meat in foil while I
rescued the veggies from the crock pot ‘broth’. By the time I nuked Bill’s corn,
it was no longer hot. I know what corned beef tastes like and I love it, but
for Bill’s first taste, I’m not so sure it made an impression because of that. I had sauerkraut with mine and he opted to
have horseradish with his. Our leftover meal will be hot, I can guarantee that!
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| Perch Lake, I would be fishing here if I were a fisherman because no one else is |
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| basketball court |
There were two containers left of
soup broth that I put to the back of the fridge, a container of beef for
another night and a container of potato and veggies. To me, this was a great
Easter Sunday dinner and we finished off the bottle of Yellow Tail Cabernet
with it. I hope you had a good Easter dinner too, with or without a huge family
gathering. We cleaned up dishes watching Die Hard 2 with Bruce Willis. The good
guy always wins, right?
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| Let me tell you, Clemson was very hesitant taking this walk |
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"It's okay, you won't fall into the water"
The puppy brakes are on here |
Looking outside, we noticed teeny
spatters of rain. Nope, they are white so I guess the predicted snow for this
area is now falling on our campsite. It is minuscule right now but could amount
to an inch over night! I’m just glad we don’t have to go anywhere tomorrow. Gee, I might have to go for a walk in the snow, first time in a long time! The
only thing on our agenda tonight is to read some more, relax from a relaxing
day and watch Madame Secretary at 10 pm. By the way, we didn't get much cleaning done.
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| "No way, Mom, I'm not crossing it!" |
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Not sure what Clemson thinks of the white stuff
but our walk was fun and it is surprisingly warm out at 37F |
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