Maureen! Enjoy the drive and the scenery. I know Canada is a huge country. America is too. So many things to see and so much to enjoy.
It's kind of funny, I live in western Nebraska. 357 miles away from Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE. We are die hard Cornhusker football fans. We have gotten up at 4 am and made the drive to see a game and then drove home. Arriving around midnight.
Distance seems to be relative to what you are used to and what you are willing to do to get there and back. Sort of like weight loss.
I know people who have moved into our community from big urban areas, they are used to making the 1-2 hour traffic commute, but the 357 commute just knocks them on their butts.
On another note, a funny story. Many years ago, the hub had to haul a gas compressor for the oilfield down in the middle of nowhere in Texas. I went along. When we got there, the boss of the op, wanted to know where we were from, at the time we were living in a little town in northeastern Colorado.
So while the hub and the other guys help were unloading the stuff, the boss, who had a big Souix Indian guy standing next to him, (we were in the middle of sagebrush and soapweed) asked me if I'd seen any Indians and was I worried about my scalp? I looked at him and said the only Indian I see is the one standing next to you! The guy was confused because I said we were from Colorado, so his instant thought was Denver. Big city. Dumb a@@.
Anyway, down 1,2 tonight, a good thing since I was up .8 last week. 3.6 to go.
The work issue has been resolved, the pit bull owners gave it up and euthanized the dog. I feel bad, I do like pits, they are great dogs, but the owners need to be doubly vigilant, given the nature and bad rep of the breed.
The dog that was attacked we sent home, with instructions and meds and to see their vet for follow up care.
Barring any more hail, my garden is finally getting going. I can actually go out and pick a salad!
3 kinds of lettuce, spinach, green onions, radishes. Now just need the beans, tomatoes, peppers, beets, carrots, broc, caul, cukes, zuk, sqaush, melons to get with it!