Princess Down but not Out

December 22nd…

My daughter-in-law, Ash, Simendea, (Ash’s mom), me, (Shelley), and my daughter-in-law, Emma on the Salmon River Trail, Vancouver Island, BC

December 23rd…

John and Brian (Ash’s dad) beating a retreat from Andrew (Cumberland, Vancouver Island)

Christmas Eve…

Family and friends wearing our gift of lumberjack shirts. “I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK.” Get it?

Christmas Dinner. Thanks everyone for helping out. Extra thanks to Simendea and John.

Introducing Emma’s Christmas family tradition. The Cereal Box Challenge. You take an empty cereal box,

attempt to pick it up with your mouth. Hands or knees not allowed to touch the floor.

If successful, a strip is torn off and the competition continues.

Winners, Matt and Emma

December 30th…

Shelley and John: Happy 34th Anniversary. Mwahhhhh!!! Kiss. Kiss.

Shelley: Mmmm. This tea’s delicious. Thanks.

John: You’re welcome.

Shelley: A piece of cake would be nice, don’t you think?

John: Yes dear.

Shelley: Lovely. Whoops I forgot my phone in the bedroom. Do you mind fetching it for me?

John: Not at all.

Shelley: Thanks. I can…almost… reach…  my computer.

John: I’ve got it.

Shelley: Thank you. Oh oh the battery’s down to 5%.

John: Let me grab the plug for you.

Shelley: Thank you honey. I wonder what’s on TV.

John: Why don’t we watch Manchester United? I PVR’ed it so I could watch it when our company left.

Shelley: Or we could watch HGTV.

John: We sure could.

Shelley: No. No. I have a better idea. Why don’t I have a bath while you watch football?

John: Are you sure?

Shelley: Positive but I might need a little help with the taps. I do not want to fall again.

John: How’s the temperature?

Shelley: Perfect. Thank you. Before you leave do you mind moving the shampoo lower?

John: No problem.

Shelley: Sorry. And the conditioner.

John: Of course.

Shelley: How about bubbles? I love bubbles. How can anyone be depressed in a tub full of bubbles? Not that I really need a mood boost. Which is surprising, right?

John: Right.

Shelley: To be honest, I did cry after my fall,

but mostly because I was embarrassed to be taken off the hill in a tobaggan. I wanted a ski-doo. People think the worst when they see a toboggan.

Emma joining me in a wee cry.

And I knew 18 people were coming for Christmas Eve supper and I wouldn’t be able to do anything. But I needn’t have worried as family and friends stepped up throughout Christmas. Everyone was amazing.

John: Everyone “was” amazing.

Shelley: Others would have lost it if their doctor gave them a ticking off for waiting 5 days to have an x-ray, and warned them to stay off their broken leg or else risk having the bone pinned. But I didn’t.

My fibula let me down

John: You sure didn’t.

Shelley: And despite delaying our trip south for three weeks I’ve remained up beat. In fact, I’m amazed how little my life has changed since I broke my leg. Aren’t you?

John: Yes my precious “Princess down but not out.” I am.

Shelley and John wishing everyone a Happy New Year!