I spent a bit of time on the road this weekend. Our family (my side) went to Calgary to visit my sister, and to celebrate Thanksgiving. That is a 6 hour drive one way - with 2 boys asking the whole time "Are we there yet?", it felt longer. Thank goodness I brought my laptop along for them to watch movies on!
On the way there we saw something so atrocious, so awful, so disturbing. Here, I'll show you...
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We drove through this for about 20 mins. The kids were impressed, but I was not. I mean, I know it is coming, but give me a chance to get Thanksgiving over with first!! This was taken right after it started, but it did start to accumulate on the road and ditches. I am sure it was gone by morning, though!!
Then, we decided to take the boys through Drumheller. They were so excited to see the dinosaurs everywhere, and I snapped another shot for you. I circled a car in the photo, so you could see how big this thing really is. You can click on the picture for a larger view.
Drumheller has the richest deposits of fossils and dinosaur bones in North America! The Royal Tyrrell Museum is a must see. We did not stop this time, but I have been there before and it is amazing. We will definitely go back when we have more time.
To all my Canadian friends, I hope you have/had a wonderful time with family and friends. Have fun and happy stamping!!
Julie, belatedly, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! No matter if you're Canadian or US, I think the basic sentiments for the holiday are the same, thanks for family and the blessings we receive! God bless you and your family and hopefully you had a wonderful family gathering!
Posted by: Stephanie P | October 14, 2008 at 11:51 PM
WOW~ snow?!?! it is 78 degrees here today. Beautiful and sunny. It is Columbus day here.
Yeah..I was thinking the same thing: do you have turkey and such?!?! I am curious too!
Luckily, we don't have snow here in Texas-where I am at, anyway. And that is fine with me. I have been in huge snow storms-and it was awful!
Hope you won't have too much snow.
Posted by: jules p | October 13, 2008 at 04:40 PM
My DH is so in love with this place -- he remembers it from a trip when he was 5 years old, and he is 42 on Wed.!
He wants so much to take our kids to Drumheller -- it is one of those big dreams of his. So excited to show him your blog!
Posted by: Julie (Joypup on SCS) | October 13, 2008 at 04:34 PM
Happy Thanksgiving Julie! So do Canadians, do turkey and all the works like we do here in the US in November? I can't believe it has started snowing. We had spurts of it here in Utah over the weekend and this morning, YUCK! I am not ready for that stuff yet!
Posted by: Jody Marcelis | October 13, 2008 at 04:24 PM
Your so brave to travel in daylight with children! LOL Just kidding...of course. However we did always try to leave a few hours before daybreak, or a few before there bedtime so we would have a bit of a break from "Are we there Yet?"
Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Love your blog.
Posted by: Cynde | October 13, 2008 at 04:18 PM
Please tell me you did not bring the "S" with you back to S'toon. lol
I know it is coming, bought the kids winter coats and boots today.
I enjoy reading your blog, keep it coming!
Posted by: Manon Murdock | October 13, 2008 at 03:22 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Please don't use the "S" word, it makes me twitch. Just knowing it's coming sooner rather than later puts a bit of a damper on autumn. *sighs*
Posted by: Lindastamps | October 13, 2008 at 12:01 PM