Daughter. Our plane didn't land until 7:30p.m., which meant that we would be arriving at her house close to her bed time. However, when we arrived she was eagerly waiting for us in the foyer with her ASU jersey on that Mark had sent her. We can't believe how quickly she is growing up. We had a nice visit with Lisa and Kurt (Katie's parents) before heading off for the Canadian border. But before crossing we had to stop at our favorite restaurant "Goodfellas" in Niagara Falls, NY, for some wings and pizza which we ordered to go.We arrived safely at my mother-in-laws house about 11p.m. on Monday night. As soon as we got up on Tuesday, we made our first of many trips to Costco in St. Catherines to stock Isabella up on food, etc. Once we got home we got to work. Mark and his mom had a long wish list of things to get done before we left. Tuesday we worked on trimming the bushes and mowing the grass. Wednesday and Thursday, I painted her back fence, while Mark mowed the lawns, resealed the driveway, washed and waxed her car, got the oil changed, and bought new tires.
Sometime during all that work, we managed to take Isabella wine tasting through Niagara on the Lake, and then to a nice dinner.
Of course we also had to take a drive down to look at the falls. Its so nice at night because they shine different color lights on the falls and the area isn't bustling with gobs of tourists.
Friday before we left, we sat and visited with Lucia, Mark's godmother, who made a wonderful apple/rhubarb pie for dessert. Afterwards we met a couple of Mark's college friends for dinner and drinks.
The time spent in canada went by way too fast. Although is wasn't a relaxing vacation, and we didn't complete everything we had hope to do, it was nice to visit with Mark's mom. I think she really appreciated all the work we did. It's least we could have done for her. I am really lucky to have such a wonderful and loving Mother-in-Law.
