Weird Weekend

It all started after Mist’s Basketball practice on Friday night. The van refused to start–everything kept dying. Finally got it going–drove home for a quick bite to eat. Mist and I got all ready to go down town for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” at the Kelowna Theatre–one of Mist’s friends had a small part in it. 

I could see that there was a layer of solid fresh ice from the freezing rain outside but thought I should try it, as I had spent $50 on the tickets and I have studs on my winter tires. Backing out of the drive way was a disaster. The studs were useless…the van skated sideways across the drive. Everything is a hill up here–so I was either going to roll the van or slide all over the road and end up being hit. I couldn’t even move the van , it kept sliding towards the hill on our lawn. I had Mist jump out the back (shoeless) and run up the lawn to get her dad. Peter and I struggled to get the van off the driveway and then back in the garage. I was terrified we would roll, yet there was no way out of the van–the drive was solid inch thick ice and steep. I took off my Fluevogs, held onto the open van door and crept my way towards the lawn. 

So, blasted if we weren’t trapped at home for the night! Sometimes living on a mountain top sucks! 

Peter ended up having a camp-out in front of the fire with Tabs and Pip and Mist rescued the night by planning a last minute sleepover at a friends house down the street. She put my ice picks on the bottom of her shoes and made it safely to Maddi’s.

Yesterday was a great day! I was sooo nervous about my presentation…but it went off without a hitch and she gave the marks out to us at class’ end–I got 30/30!!! I am so happy! She really liked how I moved my hands when I spoke–who would have thought my wild hand talking would come in handy! Then some of the class met at Brandt Creek Pub afterward. I caught a ride over with the Dean (our friend Robert). It was such fun! I was only able to stay an hour or so, but I had such fun chatting with some classmates etc. 

Peter has just arrived home with the Tabs from swimming…must go.