Pasta Tuesday

Met Karen C at the Boston Pizza at Market Crossing in Burnaby for Pasta Tuesday.  We compared our GPS units and got caught up.  Always nice to speak to someone with the same problems.  I spend a lot of time with cancer patients but hardly ever taught about my arthitis.

Picked up a couple of presents at TSB in Point Roberts and filled up with gas at $1.09.  Took a second try at a cache I'd not been able to find in Beach Grove.  Had it quickly this time.

Then I made the mistake of going to Canadian Tire.  Once again, I stomped out frustrated and empty handed.  Poor staff and too many things in locked cabinets.  Picked up present at Chapters but gave up on the 2 kids books I wanted.  Crappy organization of shelves and no staff.  Kidsbooks will calm me down.

Airport pickup

Picked up Chris and Yuriko on their way home from Japan.  So nice to just wait for text message that they were taxiing and then finished with customs before leaving.  I was loading them in the car in about 10 minutes.

Picked up a cache beginning with L in Richmond.  Needed it for an alphabet challenge.  Did some shopping at Save-On.

Lions Roar!

Watched the Grey Cup with Pru today.  What a great win.  The coach deserves everything he gets for turning the team around after such a weak start.  Always better enjoying such games with someone else.

Caching in the Rain

Lori and I needed one for this date so we all went out to find a couple.  Not so bad in the forest.

Picked up food at M & M and Cobbs and headed home to dry off.

Enjoyed the Canucks 4th win in a row!  Now for football!!

Squamish drive

The day was sparkling so I drove to Squamish.  Unbelievable views but few spots for photos.  I remember the days when the viewpoints were new and included Kodak Moment signs.  Suicidal to try for a good shot now.

Found a couple of caches in Squamish and bought a needed present in Britannia Beach.  Had lunch at Troll's in Horseshoe Bay.  

There was a stall on Lions' Gate so I went through N Van to Ironworkers.  Smooth sailing and even bought some sweaters on sale at Mark's.

Inside Geocaching

Weather foul today so we worked at Pam's house after she and Lori found a cache in Richmond.  I didn't need one today.  We worked on our computer programs and solved some puzzles.

Big traffic jam at tunnel so I took River Road to the Fraser Bridge.  No traffic at all for first part and then big jam.  Inched forward forever - took over an hour!.  Luckily Pam sent leftover soup with me.  It sure tasted good when I got home.

Christmas shopping

Picked up another 2 presents at TSB Shipping in Point Roberts.  Almost done my Christmas shopping!  Two more should arrive on Monday.  Filled up with gas at $1.12/litre.

Found a cache in Ladner and then back through the tunnel.  Stopped at Oakridge for a bit of shopping and then home.

Quiet day

Stayed in and watched TV all day.  Didn't even get dressed.

Need a cache tomorrow and will pick up a package in Point Roberts.

Stormy weather

The storms are coming in back-to-back for a while.  It's now too warm for snow but there is lots of rain and wind coming tonight.

Found today's hide in a geocacher's front yard.  Couldn't open the container.  Must get big wrench for the trunk.

Bought some stuff at Ming Wo's, including a steak knive & a small chef's knive.  They are from Japan and really light.  It is getting harder to cut meat as my right hand is so weak.  They were expensive but on sale.  This is my Christmas present.

Met Louise at Cactus Club for dinner and then we went to our group.  We ran it ourselves and there were 3 others.  Think we did a good job.

Lions roar

Great day - 2 football games & hockey.  Enjoyed the Lions teaching Edmonton how to play for the win.  What a great team.  One more to go!

Even the Canucks played better tonight.

Solved a few puzzles while watching.

Election Day

Looked for today's cache in Richmond and gave up after about 40 minutes.  Pam has told me where to look.  I was on the right track but gave up when a woman with her dog came.  I'll try again!  Went for an easy one at Hastings Mill Store.  

Weird election results.  The mayor and all the Vision candidates won but we lost some good COPE people.

Laundry day

Did a couple of loads of laundry this morning.  Should have done a load of towels and sweatshirts but didn't want to do the stairs any more.

Found today's cache in Steveston and then did some grocery shopping on the way home.

Caching Thursday

Met Lori and Pam at Sungod in Delta. We found some puzzles and other caches in Surrey. Stopped at Boston Pizza for lunch. Bought groceries at Safeway on the way home. There was snow on tonight's news but none here.

Ready for snow

Went to metastatic support group at the Cancer Agency this morning.  A small but intense session today.

Took my car to Open Road for its service.  Had the snow tires mounted and the front brakes changed.  Walked across the way to a coffee shop for lunch at 1 and the car was finished at 4.  Read my newspapers on the iPad.

Voted

Went to an advance poll at the new Sunset Community Centre.  Had to wait in a line - a good sign.

Picked up a couple of Christmas presents in Point Roberts and loaded up on gas ($1.12).  Border was pretty quick.

Had lunch at Boston Pizza in Richmond.  Good deal on Pasta Tuesday and took half home for dinner.  Found a nearby cache.

Not feeling great by this time so headed home.  Think I might be having hot flashes from Tamoxifen.

Blah day

Couldn't get motivated to do much of anything today.  Made myself take out the garbage and go to White Spot for dinner.  Perked me up.

Sports day

Loved it - 2 big football games and then the Canucks having a great game.  Next weekend we'll take on the Eskimos for the Western Final!

Sleepy day

Rainy day and nothing to take me out.  Stayed in and watched PVR.  Enjoyed Passchendaele.  

Silver Lake

Picked up Pam this morning at 8 and we headed for Peace Arch.  There was already a 1 1/2 hour wait but we have NEXUS.  Went down the edge of the road, past the big line, and got into the NEXUS lane by the duty free.  The wait was under 15 minutes.  Worth every penny.

It was raining but we stopped for a few caches that were close to the road as we made our way to Silver Lake.  Our last stop was at Maple Falls for hot drinks and scones.  We arrived to find the parking lot pretty empty but cars soon began pulling in.  We were there for an 11-11-11 Event.  We went to one last year for 10-10-10 but it wasn't registered as an event.  We should get a nice souvenir on our geocaching page for finding caches today.  

Luckily, we were in a picnic shelter with a fire to warm us.  There were even S'mores for the kids.  We started with a moment of silence for Remembrance/ Veterans' Day.   There were prizes and I won a $10 gift certificate to CachingContainers.com in Abbotsford.  Sweet Marie was there and we met several others whose names we knew.  Titelines had just been on the ET Hwy and it was COLD!  Our timing was perfect.

Pam and I found 3 of the 11 new caches put out but were cold and wet.  We'll come back for the rest on a sunny day.  We headed back home and stopped in Lynden for a hot lunch.  We also found a few more caches.

The weather was wild on the drive back.  The wind was really strong in spots.  In one place the leaves and bits of the trees were filling the sky and it was like driving through a tornado.  The waves were rough near Blaine but the sun was shining and there was fresh snow on the local mountain.

I logged 17 caches today, for a total of 4,735.  Not bad!

Caching with Pam

Met Pam near Bryne Road & Marine Way.  We found a bunch of caches in Burnaby & New West.  Both of us found some that had eluded us.  Met Sweet Marie at one on the riverbank.  She had a moment of anger that a Muggle was standing right where she needed to go, but then recognized me.  She is going to 11-11-11 event in Washington and we have decided to go, rain or not.

Had lunch at the Waffle House.  Didn't stay out too late.  I was pretty tired all day.

Starbucks & iPhone

Used my iPhone to pay for my latte this morning.  They just scanned the barcode on the screen & the cost came off my active card.  Love it.

Picked up a parcel in Point Roberts and then looked for a cache in Beach Grove.  No success after about 1/2 an hour.  Pam was the last one to find it but I couldn' see it where she saw it.

Found an easy drive up along River Road in Richmond and stopped along Marine Way at Byrne Road for groceries and London Drugs.

Last checkup of 2011

Saw an oncologist today for my checkup.  She didn't find any lymph nodes and was satisfied with how I looked.  My tumour markers have stayed the same for the last 3 tests.  I've lost some weight.  I'm to continue on the Tamoxifen and come back in 2 months.  I still have a CT Scan in December to check on what was showing in my lung.

I had a headache that kept me up last night.  It was still there this morning and I spent some time in the bathroom.  Think it might have been nerves.  Here is today's horoscope:

Taurus (April 20-May 20): You might feel worried today. Perhaps you’ve lost your self-confidence. You're second-guessing yourself. This is no big deal – we all have days like this. Don't beat yourself up about it. “Hakuna Matata!” (No worries.)

Found today's cache in Richmond and did some grocery shopping.

Feeling better tonight.

Best laid plans...

I did have a list for the day but blew it all off and didn't do much. Feeling pretty tired and my hand is painful.  Oncologist tomorrow.

About time a doctor to the stars got convicted.  Maybe the others will think twice.  Americans need our pharmacare so drugs are more controlled.

Extra hour

Liked the extra hour sleep.  Now my wall clock is back to the right time.

Didn't do much all day.  Enjoyed the Canucks game.

On a Mission

It was a sunny day so I drove up to Mission to find some caches.  The leaves are spectacular in the valley right now.  Found 9 for the day.  Met some local cachers looking for the last one at a Tim Horton's in Haney.  She teaches with a friend's sister and he attended Weir.  Small world.

Lions rule!

Bloodwork

Had my bloodwork done today so my oncologist will have the results when I see her on Tuesday.  This is to see if the Tamoxifen is working.

Picked up a bunch of groceries at Granville Island.

Surrey caching

Met Lori and Pam in Surrey at 9:45 and we looked for caches until 5.  They went down the hillside behind Heath Elementary into Cougar Canyon but couldn't find the hidden gnome after an hour.  Matt says he used to play down there all the time when they went to Heath.

The weather included, cold, heat, hail, rain, thunder, rainbows, sun...

Had dinner before heading home.  Am so tired tonight!

Liberty

Picked up a couple of parcels in Point Roberts this morning and filled up with gas.  Stopped at Thrifty's for a couple of packages of scones.

Met Maeve & Ildi at Liberty Bakery for lunch.  We hadn't seen each other for some time so got caught up.

Made it home before the rain.

A day to recover

Needed to do nothing today.  It helped my sore hand settle down.  Watched my taped shows and read all day.

Must do laundry and housework soon.

Happy Halloween

Had a good sleep last night. The Best Western was right on the freeway, but didn't hear a thing. 

Found 10 caches around Chilliwack. Stopped at the airport for spinach salad & blackberry/peach pie.  By 3, I was starting to get tired and needed the bathroom a couple of times so decided to head home. Made it by 5.