March 22nd

An interesting day.  The weather cooled down a bit, so just a very nice day.  We went out to a Mexican grocery store [Carniceria] as Marg loves the bakery items they offer.  It's called Pros Ranch Market, they have a pretty good web site.  There was a big party tonight partly to celebrate 5 birthdays in the happy hour people we hang with down here and partly I think it is a wind up celebration.  Anyway it was my first time there and it's a bit of an eye opener.  The meat counter is the most unusual - how unusual can it be you ask?  Well for starters a cows head with the skin peeled off, complete with teeth, tongue, etc. for just $49.  So I'm asking myself - what the bleep would you do with it once you bought it anyway?  All the signage, the instructions, in store announcements, is in Spanish, there is even a huge dine in area and deli type set up. 

  I played some pool with the guys this afternoon.  It was a small group today, everyone seems to be doing getting busy with the last minute things they still want to do.
   Happy hour today was a bit of a pot luck affair organized by the ladies.  The 5 of us who had birthdays got cards and balloons.  The food was great, all kinds of variety.  At the end we had the cakes that Marg bought at the Carniceria.  One white, the other chocolate milk cake and they were both a big hit.  Lots of laughs tonight.
  Stay warm my fellow Albertans, we will be returning with the sun soon.