Merry Christmas to all as well, and best wishes for a healthy and happy 2017!
An eventful Christmas for us this year (in a good way): After 30 years in our house here in Maple Ridge, we've just today had our offer accepted on a new and much more rural home, out in the beautiful Harrison valley. Soon as the old homestead here sells, we're off to the middle of my favorite local fishing & hiking country, and the gateway to BC's best riding territories
Also learned this week that we are gaining another son in law. Our youngest's boyfriend texted me on Tuesday saying he wanted to meet for a coffee to pick my brain about something, and when we hooked up he politlely asked for my permission to propose to my daughter on Christmas Eve

A very nice young man...we are extremely happy, and I was quite honored that he thought to go through the process of asking me first. My #1 worry as a father for the past 27 years is now put to rest....all those years fretting about and hoping my girls would wind up with great guys....whew! Now I just gotta convince one of 'em to get his MC liscence
