Beginning June 24th, we have arranged to rent a cabin at Christina Lake that belongs to friends of ours.  The lake is in the Boundary region of BC.  About a 6 hour drive from home.  It boasts that it is the warmest tree-lined lake in Canada.  We know it is very warm, what we aren’t sure of at this point is the effect of the high water levels being experienced in this area recently.  On the May long weekend Stu went up to the cabin with Gary, something they have done frequently over the years.  They do yard work, clearing the property of any debris that gathered over the winter, play some golf, play some crib and enjoy a glass of wine or 2.  This year the little private beach was under water, the fire-pit was underwater.   We are hoping that these next few weeks has the water levels lowering.  In any case I’m positive we will have a memorable time!

Stu and I have rented the cabin in the past and have always enjoyed this beautiful lake.  We wanted to share the experience with the grand kids and also the adult kids 😉 , so we are taking the whole family for almost a week.

When the kids go home Stu and I are heading east to explore southern Saskatchewan.  My parents and Stu’s Dad were born and raised fairly close together in Southern Saskatchewan, so we want to go to see the places we have heard about for so long.  We will also be taking some of my Mom’s ashes with us to scatter where she was born.

We will also go a bit farther north to Unity where Stu’s Mom grew up.  Stu’s Mom’s sister Dorothy still lives there, so while we are in the province we will head up there for a bit before heading to Calgary where we will visit another Aunt, Pat.

All in all, it will be a couple of weeks of wonderful family time!!