My Dads all time favorite thing besides me of course was Trains... he had a 8 x 8 train set up in his lil one bedroom apartment. He collected cars and engines and just LOVED the Canadian Rockies. He'd taken the train many times from Toronto to Terrace and never tired of it. It was always an adventure for him that if you'd let him he'd give you every detail of it. Which would probably take longer than the train ride itself. So it only seemed fitting for my Dad and I to take one last ride together HOME. Here are some of the pics from that..... We all Love you and miss you sooooooo Much. Thinking of you Mr Canada!! xox

I really feel like I wanna sit down and start blogging again... Not that I have any spare time to do so hence the 11 pm post. But I am just not ready to do a post about my Dad..... for those who may not know my Dad passed away June 4 2009.  I am not able to put in words the man he was, what he meant or how deeply he will be missed by me. I feel like I should be spilling my heart out, but I am not allowing myself too. Part of me also feels like I can't post any posts till I do a Dad post. How can I tell you funny stories about day to day stuff when I haven't been able to let go of that feeling in the bottom of my gut about my Dad yet. Maybe I will feel different about posting in the next lil bit......for now I'm taking one day at a time. 

I'm sad to report that my fathers health is deteriorating and that he was put onto comfort care yesterday. The doctors said that he would just continue to have reoccurring episodes and that there was nothing they could do for him to have any kind of quality life. That the best thing for him was to make him comfortable for the last days of his life......just continue to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. 

Decided to rename my tab to more renos figured everyone would think it was an under construction web page not an actual web page. Any way  loaded some of my living room pictures still have to find the others guess thats what happens when you have too many computers to load to. 

I have to add that writing in my reno blog is helping me feel a lil more like me!! Probably boring for anyone who still comes here but its making me feel a lil more like the Old Shari!!

And if you like the reno blog than please link it!!

Thanks and good nite all!

My Dad pulled through the surgery very well and is now recuperating. He didn't loose very much blood and seems to be adjusting pretty well. The pain drugs have continued to make him more confused than normal. I talked to him briefly today and he basically sounded like a Dodo bird. The nurse said he was smiling up a storm but he couldn't really talk. he rehab starts in the next day or two. Hoping that gos well. Soon we leave for Parkers operation in Vancouver, hoping to get our passports renewed while we are there. Still have many things to look into before we decided to go down. I just got rid of a cold sore and now I'm starting to get another one. I normally get one every once in awhile during season change.... or when I'm really stressed and run down.......can you tell which one it is this time???  Anyway please keep Dad in your thoughts and prayers..........xoxox 

On my mind...... keep my dad in your thoughts and prayers he is going into surgery first thing tomorrow morning, he fell yesterday at the nursing home and fractured his hip. My heart sank when I heard this, my mom passed away from a blood clot from the same procedure. Trying to figure out how fast I can renew my passport, how much last minute flights are and if there is availability, did talk to my friend Denise and she has kindly offered me a place to stay. The next few days will determine EVERYTHING!!!! I LOVE YOU DAD!!! as you said there is no where in heaven or earth that could ever take us from each other.... we are and will always be connected.xox. 

Just a bunch of pics, boy Kalis hair was longer than I thought before I cut it!!......... hope you all enjoy em!

Haven't felt much like posting anything... you know when things weigh heavy on your mind and you just can't quite get out how you feel or what you wanna say. Thats how I have been feeling. But I just got off the phone with my father..... who was taken from the nursing home to the hospital the other day. He is about 80% back to himself. He has some sort of infection that is causing most of his confusion. What a relief to hear him more like himself!!! Now I just have to get a hold of a doctor and find out all the details from him. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers. thanks.