Finally!

Yesterday was a newsworthy day for several reasons. After many delays for mostly technical reasons the Spacex rocket finally is on it's way to the International Space Station. It was a significant accomplishment given that last years attempt blew up the launch pad causing 50 million dollars worth of damage as well as the fact that this is the first time a space ship and the rocket booster have been re-used ( and can be used again actually!). After liftoff we waited about 10 minutes for the rocket booster to return to the space centre and land perfectly and then a few minutes later we heard the sonic boom. 

Now the crew of the ISS will have literally tons of food and Christmas presents!

That little dot in the sky is the rocket 

 

Christmas in the TGO

I know I haven't Blogged much lately but it is not because we haven't done much - on the contrary we have been so busy that I haven't taken the time to update this.

Christmas in the TGO is always full of activities. The golf cart parade was Friday night and even though there was a threat of rain, the weather was perfect and it was great fun. 

Saturday night we went to an 'Ole Time Social' with a 1920's theme. Lots of food and dancing and fun.

Last night was the Christmas De-lights street party party on the 2 streets that go all out in decorating. I have already included pics of those streets in a previous post but last night included music, Christmas treats and best of all a canned food drive for the Titusville Food Cupboard.

So, back to 'normal' for a few days- Bingo tonight of course. I know John K. is anxious to know how much we have won so far. So lets put it this way John - we have won about as much as the Senators have lately!

Happy Hannukah Everyone!

Walking with Pat and Mary last night enjoying the street party

Our neighbourhood

We went for a little walk around the neighbourhood last night and as you can see everyone has been busy getting ready for Christmas.  

We can share these pictures but it is unfortunate that we can't share the wonderful music, the dancing Santas, and the sparkling lights that are everywhere- it is quite magical!