It Turns Out, Noodles Was Correct!

I'm still not too sure about this yarn Noodles is spinning about her ability to read, but she was dead on the money.

Janet and Phil snuck out the basement door with suitcases and Dean arrived about a couple of hours later.  Dean told us they have gone to Lethbridge for Our Grandma's 90th birthday.  Janet did a quick search online for us....we are 11 years old which is 57 years in human years.  We have a long ways to go to catch up to Our Grandma.

 Janet and Phil stayed in a hotel, as did Meg and Derek.  The rest of Our Children and their spouses were unable to attend due work commitments.  Good news, though!  Meg told Janet that next year for Our Grandpa's 90th birthday, it will likely be a smaller party (no living siblings on his side) so we will likely be able to coordinate dates for our family and Our Aunt T's family.

View from their hotel room.  The water tower in the background was turned into a Ric's Restaurant a few years ago.

 Our Aunt T ordered this beautiful cake from a bakery in Calgary.  It was located close to the airport, so Janet, Phil, Meg and Derek had Indian lunch at a close by restaurant and picked the cake up.  Janet carried it all the way to Lethbridge on her lap.  A certain "someone" also said she would carry it part way, but the space between her belly and the back of the seat in front of her was minimal.  Score one for Janet in the flatter tummy department!  Leave it to Janet to gauge her flat stomach against that of a woman who is 8 months pregnant!

Below are all of Our Grandma's siblings.  Janet says she has learned many things from these fabulous people - Harry:  how to BBQ a Prime Rib Roast and make Baked Beans; Irene and Laura: so many great recipes for baking, Henry:  beef stew made with short ribs (he also made sweetbreads, but Janet never cottoned onto them) and Bobby:  incredible sense of humour.

These are all of Our Grandmas living siblings.  From the left:  Harry,  Irene, Henry, Our Grandma, Bobby in the front and Laura at the back.

 After the restaurant, most of them went back to the house for more food and good times.
Our Aunt T made this delicious roast.  They had it on buns with cheese platters and veggie platters.  Janet said it was delicious.

There was a huge assortment of desserts as well.

Here is Meg with Our Grandma at the house party.

They went to bed assuming all would be well when they awoke the next morning.  There were reports about snow fall, but who believes the weather man?

OH NO!

They had no option but to troop it out as they needed to get to Calgary for their flights.  It was fine, although those are not the words Miss Scaredy Pants Passenger uses when she tells the story.   Below at their last Alberta meal.  Meg, Derek and Janet stopped at Joey Barlow for lunch prior to going to the airport.

 Look at Janet being a fancy pants with the boarding pass.  Meg showed her how to put it on her ipad, instead of using a printer.  She thought she was pretty cool, sashaying up to the gate.

 Dean had already left when Janet came home.  We were super excited to see her, but kind of wonder where Phil is.  Noodles must have been anxious as she finally finished off the indestructible toy.  Dean left Janet a note in case she wants to sew it back together!

Garbage!