Sunday, June 18/2017 - Saturday, June 24/2017

Leoville rally

Sunday dawned a bit dreary and it certainly looked like rain would be in our forecast but we loaded up and headed out onto the quad rally trail.  There looked to be a lot less riders this year but that only meant it would not be as crowded on the trails.

John and Kelly

There was mud and wet and rain and getting stuck and winching but we had a blast on the trail.  Lots of laughs, fun and frolic.   No one came out clean, that is for sure.  The mud was flying and the rains came just to add a little more spice to our lives!!  By the end of the day, we were covered in mud and with the upcoming 8 miles of road home, we would add "cold" to the list of adjectives to describing the day!!  Fun was had by all!!

forest trail

Clear cutting by a local company

Tons of logs along the trail in the clear cut

And yes, there was mud!!

The bridge on Vimy Tower Road

beaver lodge

Beverage on the trail

Had a bit of rain that day - rainbow.....should mean the end of the rain

We arrived back in Leoville after the rally and enjoyed a hot chili supper and that certainly "hit the spot".   I had made chili the day before knowing that we would be hungry when we finished and knowing that no one would feel like cooking so it was chili - premade and that required minimal work.   I tossed it into a pot to heat and we enjoyed the warmth of the food in the mancave.  Gary had made buns on Saturday so we had fresh buns and chili .... and, it was good.  Al stayed for supper and decided that he would stay the night.  It would be a lot safer that way for sure.  No driving down the grid when it was not necessary.  All in all, it was another good day in the forest!!

Booko trying to fit in Masons bed

Moose calf on the north road

Monday, was most definitely a "quiet" day.  We were all stiff and sore from all the smashing and crashing around on the trail yesterday so I for one was looking forward to a "do nothing" sort of day!! I think we all had a bit of "the old grey mare syndrome".  I for one definitely am .... "not what she used to be"!!  The weather was cloudy but we did have periods of sunshine so that was a nice reprieve from the past few days.
John had to check out why the hot water heater was not working in the big trailer so he did that and discovered that the heater actually works much better when it had water in it!!  Not sure how that happened but at least it was easily remedied and now Kelly has hot water in her trailer!!  She is currently staying in the big 37 foot fifth wheel here in the yard so she thinks she has a roomy condo for the rest of the week!!  It  is pretty cozy in there, I must say!!

Beverage at the gravel pit

On Tuesday, I had a mandatory safety meeting to attend at Evergreen so headed over there with my sauerkraut/corn salad for the potluck lunch and meeting at 1:00p.m.   Gale had stopped by before I left and we had a quick chat and when I left for my meeting, her, John and Kelly had just cracked their first adult refreshment of the day.  Gale said she didn't know what she was going to have for supper at her place so decided to come and see what we were having.   She invited herself for supper and her problem was solved!!
The meeting was over by 4:00 o'clock and by then it was time to take Booko for a run.  We headed out and got back in time to get supper on and await Gale's arrival.
John cooked chicken and we had the "special" potatoe/veggie combo with it.  As usual, it was delicious.  It was 10:00 oclock by the time Gale headed home and I was in bed shortly thereafter!!

Booko and Mason

Deer

We had hoped to get at least one ride in this week while Kelly was here but Mother Nature was bound and determined to keep raining so we never did get back out to the trails.  We did make a few trips down the road to give Booko his runs and on one of the trips we stopped and showed Kelly the Timberland School and the Lutheran Church.   Both of these places are steeped in the history of the area and it is always a pleasure to go inside these building and feel that history.  They are both incredibly unique and we are so blessed to have the opportunity to check them out from time to time.

Marie and Kelly at Timberlost school

Marie, Kelly and Booko at the palpit in Timberland church
I said a few words from the bible while we were in the church
but I really do not think John nor Kelly were really listening!!
They are going to be going to Hell for sure!!

Chillin in the man cave

Booko chillin in the man cave

It remained chilly and damp for the rest of the week but we did manage to get a trip to Meadow Lake in .   The roads were totally shitty on the way there but had dried a bit by the time we coming home so it made to trip home much less stressful.  Booko needed some more of his antifungal pills so that is the reason for the trip.  We did not see any bears on the trip to or from Meadow but we did see lots of deer so that was a good thing.   We did get to see a Mom Moose and her calf on one of our trips down the north road so we were all thrilled by that.

Kelly has a friend

Kelly's Mason

Booko and Mason actually got along fairly well this week although Mason does have a protective streak in him and often snarled and snapped at Booko if he got too close to Kelly.  Booko of course thought he was playing so the gongshow was on!!  Kelly found out that Mason loves real bones as he laid claim to several that were lying in the yard.  Booko didn't seem to care but took every opportunity to bug him when he was chewing on them!!

Mason stealing Booko's bone

More rally pics

We managed to watch our first regular season football game this week and it was between our Riders and Montreal.  We lost by one point and our little mascot was once again, turned towards the wall!!  He is allowed to look out into the room only if the Riders win!!

Beverage with the "locals"

Al photobombing our pic!!

A little stuck or,  a lot stuck....depends on one's perspective!!

Winch time

Run the winch

Back in Church

All too soon, Friday rolled around and it was time for Kelly to head back to Saskatoon.  Life started getting in the way of our fun times here in Leoville.  Kelly was scheduled to have the trailer back to Kayla by the end of the day so that meant that the week was coming to a close.  All in all, it was an awesome week and both John and I hope that we showed Kelly a good time and that she was able to have lots of R and R.    It truly was a fun week.
 It was cloudy with periods of sunshine and we actually got to sit outside and enjoy a few cups of coffee before Kelly and Mason had to leave.
Saturday dawned cloudy and rainy.   Enough already with all this bloody rain!!   Eventually the sun did shine and John and I were able to sit outside and enjoy the day. John started a fire and Gary came over for a few adult beverages.  Before too long, we were joined by Dave and Shirley and Jeff and Amanda.  Good grief....a party had once again broken out in the yard.  Of course we had to reach out to Kelly and make her jealous for not being able to join us!!
Once everyone had departed though, John and I headed into the mancave where he cooked supper and we ended up chatting with Kay on the phone.  All in all, it was an awesome week and......Life is Good!!