Family games night

Darn it, it’s overcast and breezy outside with a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius, but it’s supposed to rise to 13 degrees Celsius or higher. I made some coffee and delivered it to bed after checking to see where the horses were. They were behind the house in the low-lying area near the evergreens. I relaxed a bit on Instagram before getting back to marketing while S finished his coffee in bed, browsing his news feed.

He headed out to push some of the old hay before it warms up. I made a tea and yogurt bowl and worked on the blog. It wasn’t long before he moved to the pit area. I looked out and saw that the horses had returned to the winter pasture and were making their way to the house paddock, where he had left the gate open to the yard. I rushed out in my housecoat to close it just in time, with Harley by my side. He was back not long after, feeling nauseous after bouncing up and down.

starting the big scoop up and not long after below

Shaina sent this great photo of their morning visit with Papa playing "golf"

He hit the big brown and had a nap. I prepared some food for chilli and snacks later, as well as scrubbed the toilets and did a bit of sanding on the coffee table. We enjoyed a tuna sandwich for lunch, then tidied up the work area where the water leak was accessed so that people could easily access the bedrooms and bathroom down there.

I brought in the can tab bag to send with Mom, I was shocked to think how many tabs were in there, collected over a year or two and the cost it would amount to if even $1 a tab!!

We had a health and wealth Zoom presentation at 1 that we thoroughly enjoyed in the sunshine at the island. It is a series that will run for 6 Saturday afternoons. S ran to the winter gate in his truck at 3 p.m. during a break because the horses had returned to the winter pasture. With all the people coming and going over the next few days, they need to be locked back up.

B was out before 4 p.m. Kaylin, Nathan, and Renn arrived soon after B. Nate just stopped by to drop off his girls, grab an orange cream coke, and was on his way to visit his grandpa in Drumheller. I started a large pot of chilli for supper. 

Shaina and Matt were back from their Medicine Hat venture at 5:15. Mom arrived to join in the fun around 5:30 p.m. It was an evening filled with Renn’s entertainment and visiting.

Not long after she was standing balancing on the edge of the stool

Nathan returned after 7 p.m having a nice but short visit with his Grandpa. He quickly washed up, said a quick hello, gathered his girls and grabbed his bowl of chilli and a rice crispy square for the ride home. Then, they all loaded up and headed home to bathe and put little Miss to bed at her usual time. Which, since time is moving ahead tonight, may cause havoc on sleep times. 

Dave passed them on their way out as he was on his way in to join the gathering as well. The men enjoyed smoking the cinnamon whiskey S had acquired in the city earlier this week.

Craig and the three youngest children arrived after 7:30 to participate in the visiting and games night. Poor Amanda, unfortunately, has a similar illness to what S and I had at Christmas. She stayed home in bed tonight. After playing with toys, the little ones watched Harry Potter movies, however they kept encountering DVD issues, suggesting that a TV might not be the solution and should be replaced, but this would render all our DVDs obsolete. :( The Paetz crew headed home before 10, while the rest of us didn’t shut down the TV until after 1 am.