Little Girl’s wish comes True

Little girl walking past me in the Comox Valley: Why do I have to zip up my rain jacket? Little girl’s mommy: Because it’s raining. Little Girl: Why is it raining? Mommy: Because the clouds are full of water. Little Girl: They must be really full. Mommy: They sure are. Little Girl: I wish the sun would shine. Mommy,…

C4 is Perfectly Safe as Long as you use it Properly

Smiths finally take possession of their new home. First Stage of Renovation: Demo chimney and two fireplaces. Day 1… Day 2 of Stage 1, 9:00 A.M…  Shelley: Shenley, (my brother) Thanks for coming over and helping us. Yesterday was crazy how fast that chimney and first floor fireplace went down. We couldn’t have accomplished so much without your…

Every Man Needs a Chop Saw

Recent Smith life recap: Sell homes Buy a home Wait to take possession by visiting Home Depot… Home Depot Employee #1: Have you considered a front door with glass? Shelley: I’m not sure if glass is the way to go in this climate. John: Shelley! Shelley: Excuse me for one second. What’s up? John: Remember…

Want to See my Rack?

While staying at Gros Ventre Campground, Wyoming, located just south of Grand Teton National Park,  we were super stoked to find a bull and cow moose in our midst. Being mating season and all, we grabbed our camera, sat back and waited for the action. First hour, nothing happened. They barely twitched, didn’t even grunt at each…

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Our friend Lynn joined the 2014 Smith Tour for four days. Without a doubt Lynn will take home life long memories of the Cascades, Winthrop town and its surrounding area, downtown Spokane, watching Washington State University Wazoos play the Oregon Ducks, thanks to a former student of Lynn’s, #25 Jamal Morrow of the Washington State Cougars,  and… Campground Hostess: Welcome to our campground. Here’s an information…

Smith Family Saves Stranded Sea-dooers

My son, Andrew, our last visitor of the summer, returned to Vancouver on Monday. With less than two weeks to go before we leave the Valley, it’s time to tie up some lose ends. So, today I attempted to meet with the editors of the Comox Valley Newspapers (Comox Valley Record and Comox Valley Echo) to see if they were interested in…

I May Vomit

What Shelley Thinks: Happy thoughts. She’s making a sale. What Shelley Says: Sooo… $175 for the desk, take away $19 for the returned handles, plus $8.50 for the paint brush, add your 12% tax and that comes to $184.24. Customer:… What Shelley Thinks: Same as above. What Shelley Says: Bring Cash, what BC stands for, right?…

There’s Going to be S#$T and H#LL to Pay

Doctor: How’s it going? Shelley: Now that my foot feels better, awesome. Thank goodness, because John and I recently celebrated “Christmas in July” with our kids (Matt and Andrew) and their significant others (Ash and Emma). Doctor: Nice. Now tell me how you strained the tendon in your foot. (Opens his folder, takes out his pen) Shelley: I was out for a…

I Would go After that Deadly, Killer, Poisonous Son of a Bitch and Kill it by Ripping its Head Off

John and I have left the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs) for the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park area. Tomorrow we plan on hiking the “Borrego Palm Canyon Nature Trail” and checking out the “Palm Slots.” As the weather has been unseasonably warm (sorry friends in the north) there is a possibility that little critters such as…