Its cold here in Cache Creek. Almost feels like Whitehorse. It'll be warm soon but I will still be looking forward to my return to the Great White North.

I am fast recovering from the tooth surgery. We a lot better than last time, pain and swelling are very minimal.

I found these gift bags the other day, and this handmade tissue paper. I had to stop myself from buying more....

Construction Season, Traffic, & Choc. Cake

Well the Johnsons Crossing bridge is officially under construction again. I don't think there is one trucker that isn't looking forward to that....
First you have to wait for the light.....


Then you have to squeeze your way through, with about 4 inches on either side. Actually......I like this part. hehe


Hm next time I will have to put our other truck in front of me, then I can show how tight the squeeze is.

And with Spring...comes returning snowbirds, terrorists/tourists... and..... truckers that don't know the road. I think...if you don't run the Alcan in the winter, you shouldn't be permitted to run it in the summer.
Alcan traffic jam in the narrows...


Surrender!!!!


And the most exciting part of my last trip, my Chocolate Cake trailer. I have decided this trailer was made for me, and it should be sent to me exclusively. Not sure yet how thats gonna work out....




Thats all for now, the road is calling!

Chicken Chili

Groomed Cliffy today for about 45 minutes non stop, I have never had a horse that loves to be brushed like him! It puts him in another state of mind. Lucky for him hes got so much loose hair hes shedding he needs hours of brushing.
We figure he grew another inch over the winter, wow is he ever tall!!! He is still growing too as hes still bum high. Truly the coolest friggin horse.
The ranch is drying up!!! Riding ring is almost useable and once the stud is out of the round pen we can work on that.
On my stove today was "Roasted Vegetable & Chicken Chili" Pretty good actually if I do say so myself.

Onions & Chili


Tomatoes & Beans added


Veggies Ready to Go in for Roasting


Yum!

Teflon Society

Met a lovely elderly couple at Costco in Nanaimo today. Invited them to sit with us as all the tables were filled and the lady looked to be having a hard time staying on her feet. Learned from talking to them a while they have been married 50 years this past February, and what a character she was! She has heard about this new 'rage' "The Secret", and shared with us HER secret to a long, happy marriage with 7 children. "I'll tell you what the secret is!" she says (insert best Liverpool, England accent here) "I stay in bed till 11 am watching the view and when I get up at 11 to get some breakfast hes already in the shop working isn't he? Yes, then I head straight back to bed. Thats the secret, I only bloody see him 3 hours a day and thats enough!!" Bless her heart!
You can learn a lot from listening to a wise, elderly person. Really makes you realize how people are going down the pooper. She calls todays society the "Teflon Society"..."nothing sticks, does it?" she says, "no, everything you learn just hits ya and falls right off, doesn't it? Teflon Society it is, dear" Bless her heart again. It was heartwarming to meet them but at the same time saddening, because I know that there won't be too many like them. My Grandma died Christmas day of severe Alzheimers, she was physically fit as a fiddle, could probably out run me! but her mind went. This lady, sharp as a pencil upstairs but physically its all failing including her heart. (How could such an amzing heart fail?) Seems it has to be one or the other. I wonder if my life will ever be as fulfilling as hers, whatever it is that fulfills me, will it be as rewarding in the end?
Jessica did my make up today and then we took turns taking pics with my Rebel XTi. Shes super photogenic, mine turned out not too bad either, but she could be a model so I'll just post of of her. (Yup thats green grass, remember green grass?)

On the Island

First thing you could hear buzzing across the plane when we were about to land.... "oh, look at the green grass!"
Aside from our April fools day snow I have been enjoying the weather for sure. I really miss the weather of my home town when its like this, however not so much when its raining non stop for weeks.
Thursday I see the Endochrinologist and Saturday I fly the coop. Just a quick trip.
Today I did the deed of taking my moms poor old dog to the vet to make her final visit. Her chronic ear infections just got too bad and her hind end was giving out. I wasa little put out by the vet trying to talk me out of it after the decision had been made. The vet, of course, wanted to do a $5000 surgery on my moms 14 year old dog, then let her live out her days on pain killers, etc. I think at 14 years old she deserved to just rest? She was obviously not enjoying life. Oh well, I guess its the vets job to try and make the most amount of money.
Speaking of dogs, I think I have chosen the breeder from which I will get my Boston Terrier. Won't be until the fall but I can't wait!

This and That

And winter came back, the very next day, winter came back, we thought he was a goner but winter came back, he just couldn't stay awayyyyyyy.....
Brought home a lot of snow on my truck and trailer tonight. Was SO enjoying the bare dry roads the past couple trips.
Seems the rv'ers are already torturing us. There should be a NO RV rule until the May long weekend. Then cut em off again mid September. These people leave their brains behind when they get behind the wheel of these things.
Why speed up when I try to pass you, if you don't want to travel as fast as me...why...WHY!!!? Finally get by, they relax and go slow again. Just let us by!!! Arghhhh! Do they think everyone out there is on holidays? Like I carry around a 53' trailer loaded with groceries because I get really hungry?
Phewww winter hasn't started yet and I'm already revved up, not a good sign.
I have pictures to post of one of my co-workers trucks who got rear ended last week but it'll have to wait for next time. I'm not feeling great, just found out a dear, dear wonderful person has passed from our lives. She had a great influence on me as a young teen and I wish I'd seen her more since I moved up here. Planning to get to her funeral on the Island on Sunday. RIP Jennifer, sadly missed forever.