Fabulous Weekend

So, due to the fact that kids are never in school and to the fact that i desperately needed to get away from the city and stresses here, i took off for the huge metropolis of Maple Creek. Due to the crazy snow fall and such in the city here i had really psyched myself out about the road conditions, but after Delisle, the roads were totally dry!
I had a very restful and wonderful time with my 'other family' haha. We went to the even bigger metropolis of Medicine Hat and did some serious shopping(bank cards are still smoking i'm sure) although it took us a little while to figure out why at 1245 the mall was just starting to open....ahhh yes, time change.

On Sunday, we went to church and it was good to meet the church family who have been so caring for shanny. We also took a hiking trip to Cypress Hills....though, there wasn't a whole lot of hiking done in the end. We ended up following a sign that said "Bald Butte"...it sounded exciting. Well, it really wasn't! BUT! The lookout point we found was Absolutely amazing and beautiful. It's 1275f above sea level, over a valley of rolling hills. Definitely worth the trip...well that and watching shannon trying to catch deer. hehe.