The Big Trip - Kindersley

From the time I was born through most of high school my family spent many of our summers in Saskatchewan. My Dad was born in Broadacres and two of my Aunts remained in the area. Dad and Mom had decided to take a side trip to Auntie Bernies on 'The Farm' since Dad might have to fly back early for work. Our first destination in Saskatchewan was Auntie Rose's in Kindersley. We arrived in time for dinner and were treated to an amazing meal of beef on a bun as well as a number of after dinner treats. The kids got right to work trying out the 'new' toys. The Fisher Price house was over 40 years old and I have fond memories of ringing the manual doorbell. (No batteries here.)

After dinner Carter and I headed to the park followed by a second trip with Callie. Much of the park remained the same as when I was a kid. The slide on the left is probably not exactly kid safe anymore as it's over 10 feet tall and you pick up some pretty good speed by the time you get to the bottom.
Breakfast the next day was broken up into two parts. A simple breakfast of cereal and delicious cinnamon buns follwed by a brunch later in the morning. The kids were surprised to be treated to Turkey bacon which they often have at home. (They even have a song. "Turkey bacon, I love you, I love you. I love you. Turkey bacon I love you, so let's eat you.)

In the afternoon we went to the local pool. I follow the Town of Kindersley on Facebook so I knew that the boiler was broken but with 30+ degree weather that wasn't a bad thing. It was previously an indoor pool but they building had a few issue so they've torn down the outer structure and made it into an outdoor pool. There are plans to replace it in the next few years.

My parents had left on day two but we left on the morning of day three after getting a few books read to the kids by Auntie Rose. It would have been good to stay longer as we didn't have a chance to go to the local museum where there is apparently an exhibit for my Uncle Lloyd who died several years ago. He was the town barber and his clients insisted that his memory live on. My Aunt Rose has since remarried and Simon was an amazing host. For some reason my Dad had mentioned to Carter that there would be watermelon and when we arrived there wasn't any so he was very disappointed. Simon went to three grocery stores to find some. (Thankfully Carter actually ate it. Sometimes he 'wants' something and that doesn't actually eat it.) Our next destination was Saskatoon to see my brother and his wife.