It would appear that as the 2008 “Visit From My Parents” winds down, we have squeezed in almost everything we had hoped to achieve. Aside from world peace, and brass staples.

We opted to pass on the second Wal-Mart store yesterday, in favour of hitting the neighbourhood Canadian Tire. Canadian Tire probably doesn’t sound like much at first blush, but for Canadians, well, it’s an awful lot like Mecca. Not quite Utopia, but damn close. If Utopia stocked Christmas decorations, you’d mix the two up for sure.

I had to run in there yesterday, to pick up a spray bottle. I didn’t even stop to look at tires, or God help us, the day would have been lost.

We were also able to inch ever-closer to our ultimate goal – we hit the sixth of seven casinos yesterday. The Silver Dollar – one of the biggest. And the site of one of my Dad’s biggest wins, on an investment he made in my mother. A substantial jackpot, as the kids say. Although, truth be told, we haven’t seen a whole lot of kids in any of the casinos. I guess school must still be in…

We closed our evening with an engaging game of cards, a game that did not resemble the one Mrs. That Dan Guy and I used to play. But, I suppose that as seniors, you have a right to fiddle a bit with rules and stuff…

It has rained all day, every day of their visit. We have cancelled plans to visit the Calgary Aquatic Centre, as the fish in our back yard have been showing off quite a bit with their leaping skills.

Chow for now!!