Dinner and Wii

Although I never ended up being in the backyard hollering greetings to our neighbours over the back fence as I miss doing in the summertime, Len and Glenda had me and my parents over for dinner tonight. They served us a delicious dinner and it was great to have a chance to visit with them and their daughter, Jill.

Len, a retired police officer, cracked me up by wearing his Mountie apron to carve the roast and chicken (the holster is an oven mitt attached with velcro). He even pulled out his uniform hat for the photo - thanks, Len! Since he's such a huge fan of cheesy puns, here are a couple... I can't believe I'm putting these on my blog.

A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse
"But why?" they asked as they moved off.
"Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.

Why did the scarecrow get an an award?
He was out standing in his field

Thanks for humouring me, Len!

I went home in the evening to do some packing and organizing in preparation for my return to England on Monday. I also managed to snag some time playing on the Wii with Jonathan and Dad. Jonathan received the Wii and several games for Christmas - his favourite at the moment is Mario Kart. I'm not great with video games, but I enjoy playing with the Wii because it's more interactive so I don't get bored as easily.

Jonathan's hands ready to win... yet again.
Dad whispered and told Jonathan he should let me win a race once and he just laughed.

The boys had fun creating an avatar for me.
Jonathan even made sure my hair was parted on the correct side.
I love the rectangular torso and hot racing suit...
although the legs seem to be two completely different sizes.
(I think it's the shading... hopefully...)