Let the Poker War begin!!!!

ahhh...Monday morning and the sun is shining!! After a weekend away it is a refreshing sight! But, as of noonish....the beginning of the Poker War here on the Shoeless Acres. We will be having company from Toronto arrive for a stay until Thursday (no taxes for me this week hee hee hee) Aunt Stix is coming for her holidays and bringing along cousins Crystal, and wee man Chase...woo hoo!!! Except for the fact that Crystal is, like my love a poker junkie too!!! So while I had to give up my 9-5 time with the puter (within reason of course!!!) to entice her to come, I am guessing that things will not be so easy b/tw the two junkies are sharing time.

It is also a bit of a DARK Monday for me though in my own junked out world as the NHL finals begin this week................NO CORNATION STREET nightly at 7pm until June???? WTF!!! I hate this time of year. My show will only be available Sunday mornings now...which is somewhat nice I suppose...but damn ....waiting all freak'n week to see whats up on the cobblestone street is not easy for me.

Our Weekend Home.........woot woot it was fantastic!!
started with my nieces fourth bday party Saturday......beautiful weather, beautiful children running playing and rediscovering the fun of mud and puddles. Even Daisy was a well behaved princess!!! We opted to keep her at the party cause she was being so good, staying on my sisters property (within reason) playing with Toby the dog...who really should have been named big galute I think!!! He forgets how big he is sometimes ... but Daisy doesn't and had no problem tellinghim so!!! LOL I didN'T feel sorry for the city weekenders(Neighbours) though when their pretty little white and well groomed dog showed up for some afternoon fun...staying for a couple of hours only to have his owner come to retrieve him in their fancy Cadillac LOL....the little dog was no longer pretty and white...hahaha. My BIL claims thats how the dog goes home everyweekend like that. But fun fun fun and tonnes of cutie pie kidlets.

We stayed at the farm after the party for the night. Great Visit with Uncle Fred, great to see all the snow melting, but holy flooded rivers batman!!! The kids were out the door before seven AM to play outside, taking with them the goose caller, standing on the deck to see what they could call, dragging Uncle Fred with them to share his expertise. Fifteen minutes later the giggles and the screams began "Mama holy crap it worked!!!" "Mama come and see" Sure enough there were two Canada Geese standing in the garden!!!! A little disappointed Aspen was when she was told the ground was tooo wet for a bulldozer ride/ Uncle Fred has taken them, and most times let them drive??!!! for the past few years now, so it is always on the list of favorite things to do at the farm.

And to end our weekend home, we were treated with an invite to Uncle Bob's for breakfast........mmmmm toast eggs and venison steak!!! such spoiled brats we are sometimes. Looking forward to the May Longweekend now, where we hope to join Uncle Fred and Uncle Bob for a visit to Lost Channel........one of our most favorite places in the world....woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Final Notes on Our Spring Wildlife seen this weekend.....
On our way ... a car smoked a deer on the highway...deer looked fine, but can't say that for the poor lady's car.
A Great Blue Heron!!!!!!!!! first one of 2008
Canada Geese...lots
some kinda falcon
groundhog...which Daddy didn't hit!!!
Wild Turkeys (which daddy would have liked to hit!)
3chickens @ Uncle Bobs...the weasel just ate the rooster named Fred (grrrr)
On our way home....eight deer....augh...driving the highways at dinner time is now crossed OFF my list of things to do!!!!