With all of the exercise, we both slept really well. Of course it helps that it is PITCH black out and totally silent, something that we don't experience living in a big city. Ken decided to check the time (no clocks) and found it was almost 8am...wait a minute 8am?? Did we sleep through our morning wake-up knock??? So, we got moving so as to not be late for breakfast.Since we had learned that the granola/hot cereal is a precursor to the real food, we p...

Happy Birthday KEN!! The morning started out with someone knocking at our door at 730am, waking us up for breakfast. We had been warned that this would happen, so while it wasn't a surprise it was not a welcome sound. However, if we wanted breakfast at 8am, we had to haul ourselves out of bed and mosey on down to the chow cabin. Luckily, fashion isn't very important at Shadow Lakes Lodge, so it wasn't a lot of work getting presentable.We grabbed t...

Another beautiful day in Calgary! Sun is out, the bars are gearing up for another Stampede day and Ken and I have to do some work. We really need to win a lotto, invent something cool or inherit lots of money from someone so we don't have to work. Unfortunately, I don't see any of those things happening any time soon...so work it is.  While I am finishing up some meetings, Ken goes to get our mini-van. Yes, we are going to drive a mini-van. Why? ...

My morning started with an early flight, but with a first class seat it makes the time of day a bit easier to deal with. Once I got to the airport it was obvious that summer was in full swing. Kids and parents everywhere! I know, I know...I have been in their shoes many times, but remember...I worked for an airline. So travel was a part of not just my life, but my kids as well, so we knew travel basics. How someone still doesn't understand they can...