We....Sorry - They Had A Busy Weekend!

First, Janet and Phil came home from Chicago late on Thursday night.  They had fun, but were really tired as the flight was late.

Next day, Friday, look who shows up at our house:

It's Meg!  We rushed to the door to greet she and Derek.  We were happy to see them, but kind of wonder why they are here as they just saw Janet and Phil last weekend at Briana's wedding.

Turns out Derek, Jeremy and Phil were doing manly construction work.  Odd, we always thought real men drank beer on the construction sight, not chocolate milk.  Derek says he thinks chocolate milk goes with all foods and all occasions.

It was also the 50th Anniversary of the Oak Bay Tea Party.  Sadly, Janet had to miss the parade as there was lunch to be made for the construction crew.  Janet loves the parade and this is the first time she has missed in years.  Last year, she made Phil go, but all he did was complain.  Not sure what he was expecting - Rose Bowl Parade??  Turns out, he threw himself into the construction work with gay abandon (so not normal) as he feared slacking off might mean no lunch would be prepared and he would be dragged off to the parade.

These are the Parks workers in their Parks equipment in the parade.  They do cute turns and dodges and get out of their equipment to do a jig in the middle of the road.  Once the parade starts, you are virtually held hostage in your home if you want to leave by car.  Janet rode her bike to the store to get some cream and that took more than 30 minutes roundtrip.  The store is about 5 minutes away!

In addition, our Uncle Bob came to stay on Saturday for two nights.  Our nephew Brad and his girlfriend came for dinner on Saturday night and then on Sunday, Uncle Bob took everyone, except us out for sushi.  We stayed home and had chicken "sushi" with raw veggies.  Kind of similar, right?

Kim works at Russell Books, usually in the book buying department.  Meg started talking about Nancy Drew books and Kim knew off the top of her head that Nancy Drew sold for $4.99.  Meg was shocked as she thinks Nancy Drew is a classic.  Kim said they have LOTS of Nancy Drew at her work.

Before Uncle Bob left this morning, he and Janet went for a 30KM bike ride.  Janet said it was fun, but kind of fears her yoga class this afternoon.  They made some new buddies on their ride.

As soon as Janet walked up to the fence, all the chickens came jogging over.  Janet said they were really cute.

Here is Uncle Bob, packing up his bike.  His bike is so fancy, it has his name on it!  Uncle Bob suggested Janet go to a bike fitter to make sure the seat is the correct height.  This was previous to him actually seeing her bike!

While everyone else was gardening, constructing, biking, eating and watching "The Killing", we were just hangin' in one of our bookend poses.