Return of the fat bastard - Write your own BJ joke.

July 19th 2016

      One day in a row! That's what we've had for good weather in the last 3 weeks. I'm okay with that but a lot of left coasters are losing their minds. Particularly the ones who have moved here in the last 5 years.Since 2010, the Olympic year when we had to truck snow in from Alberta the weather has been amazing. Mild, snow free winters and hot dry summers. We set all kinds of records the last few years for least rainfall and warmest temperatures. Year round. Many times over the last few years the lovely Lisa ski bunny has been up on Cypress Mountain carving a path through the fresh powder.

The View from Cypress Mountain

Go Pro Lisa

Bella's snow eating break!

While I was on the golf course carving divots out of the fairway, the rough, the bunkers and of course any available water.

FOOOOOOORE

We have yet to play a round this July! Now back to the point I think I was making before I wandered off. During the 1990's through the 2000's This was the weather. At least one of the summer months June, July or August was gonna suck long, hard and steady. At the very least it would rain every weekend. Now we're spoiled. British Columbafornia I called it. Is the party over? Is this an abnormality or is this the new old normal? Is this the result of me using my lawn mower or is it George Bush's fault. I just said that because I heard someone blame him for the economy 8 years later. The evil little Dwarf! Still, if it goes back to rainy Vancouver...I'm alright with that.Keeps the fairweather golfers home!
      I set my alarm for 7:45 ready and waiting for the Grandkids. I got a text from Christian. He was rained out....again! He's a painter and all the work his company has is outside and it's rained almost every day this month.So you probably don't want to move here. Especially if you have a vitamin D deficiency! So Papa Squatch Day Scare was canceled. I went back to bed and slept for another hour. I got up and the rain was still coming down. Cup of Jo in hand I sat on the front deck with CT, That's Michelle the Cellar Troll, watered the plants and had a yogurt. It was Michelle who called herself the Celler Troll. There was a previous Cellar Troll. When I lived on Esmond Avenue in North Burnaby Holly lived in my basement suite and she became affectionately known as the Cellar Troll. Maybe I need to tag her CT Jr? No, just CT. Holly would be proud! Ct had her Grandson Evan coming over for the day so I texted Christian to bring the kids by after he picked up his Passport from the Mexican Embassy downtown. He could have dropped the kids off. He was back about 10:00 and the kids played for a couple of hours as the day got brighter and dryer. They have a great time together. CT is a little over protective. So what if he falls down or gets dirty or gets snatched up by Gypsies!
     I had some running around to do. We have a new mortgage holder and I had to get the right information to my Insurance guy. Who now is actually a girl. Peter, the owner has always handled my insurance needs personally but he;s getting older and a little senile. I don't know that. I'm just saying why would he give up a great customer like me?
      Chef Boy R Lisa sent me a text. " 3 large chocolate milk and a 4 litre sunlight dishsoap. Chef Boy R Lisa seems surprised that people like chocolate milk. "They drink it as fast as I can put it out" Wow, who knew! I used to pour chocolate milk on my Coco Puffs! I have a guilty secret. I cruise the dairy case looking for used chocolate milk. 30% - 50% off. Sometimes at Cheap Thrills it's $1 per litre. I feel my self salivating as I write this. I'm wondering if I go and take a drink or two out of one of the ones I bought today, who would know? I could top it up. I have tin milk and  metamucil....hmmmmm. Perhaps I'll have an Ice tea instead and avoid the wrath of Chef Boy R Lisa.
      By the time I got home Evan was just waking up from his nap. He wrestled with Gammy CT on the trampoline. It was also the best place for him to play with his new car.

Fun with Gammy CT

 Sand box, riding down the ramp on a scooter the kid did it all. I gave him a Ukelele that I had lying around and we made music.

Budding Ukeleloid

He also banged on the drum, blew on the flute and went wild when I turned on the microphone with the echo and reverb cranked up. The kid is a little ham for sure, which brings me to my next point, Ham!
      I baked a ham for dinner. They're on for .98 lb at Stupor Store. We bought 3 in the last 3 days.

Ham for everyone! Unless you subscribe to some backwards religion that teaches you that certain proteins are evil! Then.... No Pork for you! They are already fully cooked so I'm just heating it up. Score the skin, put it in the oven @ 300 and walk away. Now that's cooking! People are always impressed when you do a roast or a ham. ooooohhh.....a turkey! I made this brown basmati rice and I don't know if I like it. It's a texture thing . I don't like the way it feels in my mouth. There's a joke sitting there but seeing as this blog is relatively PG, most of the time, I'll let you write your own BJ joke. With a Squatch Salad and a glass of iced tea dinner was served. I'll be eating ham for a month.

The lovely Lisa was off to bed and I wrote this blog and watched the Jays win.

That's all I've got
Till next time
Peace out Y'all