Forget everything Annis said. We drove around the Quebec City airport twice..before we found the exit.

Despite my heroic efforts to make my luggage fit the carry on requirements of Air Canada...by removing every article I could stuff into my pockets and purse...the puppy would not fit into the overhead...nor under the seat in front of me. The "helpful" flight attendant...confiscated the my bag of clean...rolled...underwear ....and it disappeared out the door.

Mark and I can't read.(without glasses)..we thought our plane from Toronto to Quebec City was taking off at 11;45...so we ran barefoot from security to gate 145...located in historic Quebec City...to find that the plane was to START boarding at 11:45. They put us in the back...so we could be the restroom monitors. Wish I had pictures......

After departing Quebec City....following the St Lawrence...we headed to L Anse St Jean....Nice drive...started to smell the Snow Rat...as we headed north....the trail became much smellier...with clear indication that we were going to need the winter coats, hats, boots, and that I was going to have to suck it up and pretend that winter was swell. Then we found the grocery store...bought some gin...and things are going fine.

Today, Saturday, we went up to the West...someplace...Annis knows....took some pictures...got car sick, and came back to the condo. Gin cures carsick.

It's snowing now....and Mr. CA...is tickled pink...with the blond next door.and a dang good bartender....The Penza Pour...or maybe the Penza Poor? Regardless...the glass is full! Tomorrow.... I vote to steal some firewood for the stove and spend the entire day in our PJ's eating and drinking. I know it's Sunday...we'll pray for something....

Ready to Roll

Great news! Annis is packed, taxes paid, and ready for a week in the company of two of her most entertaining, intelligent and photogenic cousins.
If she has ask me, which she didn't, I would suggest that she start with pants laid in the bottom of the suitcase...legs hanging out the sides...followed by knits rolled into tight little rolls and laid in side by side...think socks all in a row...filling all the available space. Shoes go on the bottom end of the case..with small items filling the cavity....and finally the pants legs pulled in and smoothed out on the top of the pile. With this technique...I have five pairs of pants, pj's, sweater, sweatshirt, a fleece top, three long sleeve t necks, one pair of shoes, a winter coat and of course...7 days of underwear...in a carry on bag! All of the stuff they want to examine in security is contained in a separate bag...which I will empty into a minimum of three trays for the scanner dudes at the airport..... The only thing I have not packed is Tony's blanket.

Also, I'm a bit concerned that Annis has not down loaded the pictures from her camera since 2009. We'll have to talk about that..... She will have to take a lot of pictures of the "ford".... the French food...and of course...the good looking cousins.