It is a magnificent winter day here and we had about 4inches of snow over night and it is so light and fluffy.
The lake is the most beautiful shade of blue.....I do love this season so much!

Till next time.....

OMG!!!!! I almost forgot to share this pic with you guys!

Here are my Olympic tickets delivered by Purolator and when the package arrived I got so excited....you can just imagine. I sat with the tickets in my hand for some time. Along with the tickets came a small booklet containing all the "do's and don'ts" for spectators. They also warn the ticket holders that the tickets must be guarded as they are as valuable as cash.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!....I am so ready.

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~~~HERE ARE THE RAMPS!

They are part of my "Park" family.

It was so nice of them to invite me for dinner which was delicious.

Our conversations are always lively, stimulating and some times quite animated.

They are such a charming couple and I am so blessed just knowing that they are always there for me.

"Thanks you guys"!

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~~~HOME SAFE AND SOUND....I think!

Tackling the unpacking and slipping back into my routine are under way.

My buddies at the "Y" were very welcoming and I treasure them so.
Our instructor, Brenda, really socked it to us with reps of 20 for each set Holy Smokes!
I didn't have an ache or pain I guess all that walking and stretching I did while away really paid off !

Now I must switch gears and swing into the Christmas mode and prepare myself for the visit with my family and I am so looking forward to seeing them.

The Olympic Torch will be going through the community in which my family lives so I want to see it.
I will be having a few lunches and some visits with friends too!

Till next time...

~~~Here I am with Lynn at the Roar of the Rings....can you see the excitement on our faces?

Now, go and get yourself a cup of tea, coffee or a cold one and settle down and enjoy all the pix of my adventure...

Till next time.....

Here is a fan....see what the weather does to ya....his poor wife!
Pix of the "Quilt" at the Roar of the Rings. Sorry about the blurring...darn batteries....couldn't be me! LOL.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
An Ontario flag just down from us.
The womens team receive their offical Olympic jackets following the winn.
The mens team just as they were being introduced.. Howard and Martin.

At the Rexall Place is where the curling trials took place. That's me with Wayne G. and the Cup!

Banners for the Oilers.
The official banner of the Roar of the Rings Curling Trials.

We visited a house that was decorated for Christmas and the man starts the effort at the end of August. It was spectular and almost never ending.
Here is Mommy, Coy and me!
This deer is in a basement window.
In this window is a complete village.

Pix of the wave pool at the West Edmonton Mall.


A bronze statue of the first drilling for oil!

Grandma and grandson wrapped up in the "Quilt"!
The vertical line to the left of the sun is a "Sun Dog"!
Some shots of the interior of the West Edmonton Mall!

Does this look cold enough for ya????

Hosts' grandson and I playing WII curling....he is quite good at it...he beat me !

The lobby of London International Airport

Views of Edmonton Runway

~~~IT'S WITH A HEAVY HEART THAT I WRITE THIS!....

My "eye candy" Glenn Howard and his team lost out to Kevin Martin and his team from Edmonton in the final game of the Roar of the Rings.
The game was more or less lost in the 2nd end when Howard missed an important hit and it was almost down hill from there!
So I will see Kevin and the guys in Vancouver in FEb. 2010.

Several of you have emailed my about how cold it is here and OMG..... it is unbelievable with the wind chill it is -50C. And they say it is a dry cold here!

I have never seen "fog frost" and that is what happened this morning. You must have every part of your body covered. I made a comment and really surprised myself. I said "I think I'm getting used to this weather"! The looks I got from them were indescribable!...LOL!

I have been fortunate that my wonderful hosts Lynn and Ed make sure that the car is started and running for at least 10 min. which meant that Ed left the games early so that we could get into an almost warm car and once home it was straight into the house.

While I've been here I have had the privilege of meeting both of their daughters and grand children and again there has been lots of laughing going on.
I wish them well in their lives and I do admire them for being able to with stand this severe weather.

I fly out tomorrow afternoon at 16:30 hours from Edmonton and into Calgary change planes and then straight to London no stop over in Toronto.

I've told Ed and Lynn that as soon as I leave it will warm up and you know what...temps are to get warmer....and about time.

We have had so much fun, laughter and old fashioned silliness.
I will long remember the kindness they have shown.
They will be leaving Alberta for a winter holiday in the southern USA and I wish then all the best.
Thanks again Lynn and ED....you guys are the best!!!!!!!!!


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~~~ 62 DAYS .....THE OLYMPICS....YEA!!!

Today's activities include ....you guessed it....curling at the Rexall Centre in Edmonton.

The men's semifinal (oh that Glen Howard is such "eye candy") and the women's final. I'm sure the place will be packed!

If you are looking for us we are the ones wearing the Santa hats and shirts....LOL!

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~~~~~~YIKES....BRASS MONKEYS ALL AROUND ME! HELP!

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~~~SORRY Y'ALL....forgot my sign in address....brain must be frozen...DUH!

Wind chill here for tonight is going to be ....hang on....-40C YIKES!

Yesterday Thurs. we watched 12 games of curling in 11hours....talk about gettin my CURLING FIX....and all the games were FANTASTIC.

The caliber of these players is exceptional and to think that some will go on to represent Canada makes me so proud.

Lynn and Ed my wonder hosts are the BEST!!!
More laughing and being silly than you can imagine.

Curling tonight. Gee I just can't get enough!

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~~~"ROAD TO THE ROAR"!

Here I am in freezing Edmonton Albert where temperatures at the airport were broken yet again at -37C YIKES. OH by the way I did see several Brass Monkeys on the way to the Mall today....LOL!

We have been watching fabulous curling on TV which are the preliminaries and this part is called ....Road to the Roar.

The Roar of the Rings begins on Thurs and we will be attending all of the games at the Rexall Centre until Sunday when the victors will emerge.

I know you are asking yourself what is she doing with any spare time well, checking out more Malls of course.
And you want to see some pix.....as soon as I figure out how to do it I will post them.

You probably are wondering if I am missing the "Y"....well of course I miss the "Y" however I have been doing a great deal of stretching and isometrics and generally following my regular routine.

It starts to get dark here at about 3:30pm since we are so far north. And the temps fall too.

Tonight I am taking everyone out for dinner and the charming little 8yr old, Coy gets to choose.

Till next time...

~~~EDMONTON ALBERTA ...I HAVE ARRIVED!

Following a very swift flight from London airport to Toronto I had a an hour and a half layover so I decided to check out some of the shops. It was great fun just window shopping which is something I haven't done for quite some time.

Calgary was in "blizzard" conditions and I thought that I might be stuck somewhere for however long....but no. The flight arrived into Edmonton 1/2 hour early and just as my luggage appeared on the belt so did my old friend. How wonderful to see him again.

We left the airport and right out on to the sever snow covered streets of Edmonton. He has a very new and very large truck with brand new snow tires and we just swished through traffic.

His wife Lynn was waiting for us and again it was so good to see her . It didn't take long for the chattering to begin.

I told my friend that I was having "with drawls" since I had not been on a computer for over 24hours so he put me out of my misery and encouraged me to just go head and log on!

I will take some time later and ask about downloading some pix that I took of the ride from the airport to their house.....

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~~~DEC. 3, 2009 MY DESTINY WITH AN OLYMPIA!!!!

Yes, it really happened to me...I got do drive the Olympia which is an ice cleaning machine and I cleaned the entire surface of the rink which was a blast to do! I will post a video over on Youtube.....