Auntie Banana Comes To Visit!

Briana and Ted recently moved from Toronto to Vancouver.  Briana is now a Senior Planner for Translink.  Janet has no clue what that entails, but it sounds like a pretty good job.  It also took several attempts for her to nail this job description and this is the abbreviated version!

Briana's new job required copies of her UBC and U of T graduation diplomas so came for the weekend to dig around and find them.  Banana was super lucky and found them without too much effort.

Hard to believe it has been 10 years since Briana did her Masters Degree.  That's when I was just a teeny little puppy.

They had dinner at home on Saturday night.

Janet made a new dish she had made once before.  Swedish Meatball Stroganoff.

They also went to Sun Wah for Chinese food for Sunday lunch.

Headless Phil really enjoyed lunch and the rest of Briana's body also attended.

Phil went to his annual work "Kick-Off Meeting" where he was lucky enough to win a laptop computer.  Last year, he won a laptop AND an ipad.  He came home with 2 dozen roses for Janet, saying he wanted to do something nice for her.  Everyone knows that Janet sees only the best in others is about as brutal and tactless as they come.  She accused him of having won the roses at his meeting.  She had to eat crow pie when he pulled out the receipt for the flowers.  In fairness to Her Ladyship, Phil bringing home flowers for no special occasion is on par with a blue moon.

Janet saw these cute tissues at her "work".  She was sure Bronwyn would love them!

Janet gave Phil an umbrella for Christmas.  No, it didn't cost $350 like the one he bought two years ago in London from a fancy pants, really old umbrella shop.  Upon having the King's ransom umbrella home for about a week, he immediately broke it.  A year later, they took it back to London to have it repaired and shipped to their last destination.  Now we are probably up to around $400! He then left in Portland.  Janet's Christmas jobbie cost $40 and it has a light at the top so you can be seen walking at night and in the handle is a flashlight!  Perfect for nighttime doggie walking!

Phil saw LED dog collars in the U.K. on dogs, but couldn't find anywhere to purchase them.  He ordered some online from China for $4 each, which included the shipping.  Need we go on to mention the quality?

Who knows why?  Three nights in a row, Noodles has trooped upstairs to see Janet while she is sewing.

Coming up, Janet.

Checking things out - oddly enough, it's the same shit that was up here for the last two nights!

Goin' down.....very slowly and carefully!

This is what Janet was sewing upstairs.  I watched her carry it around on the main floor and followed her from room to room.  I just love to lie on partially made quilts when they are spread on the floor.

I think there is a chance that Janet has won the lottery and is keeping it to herself.  She has been throwing money around like there is no tomorrow.  Check out this purchase:

She "claims" it was on sale.