Be- August Long Weekend

I have been thinking of nothing else but at present cannot give a positive response as it has not been discussed with any serious intent and at present, does not seem to be a realistic possibility. Whatever may be outcome, I shall inform you soonest and even if it is a last minute decision, I will ensure I am not a burden ($$) for meals or lodgings. So go ahead and plan as if I am not there. But just in case, I will add consideration for tin foil dinners, and Daddys BBQ spareribs.
Tomorrow July 1, we are driving Mike to Petawawa for his summer posting. He just got the final details at 3 pm today so it is a bit of a rush, but we were preparing ourselves for a trip so all is well. I was up to North Bay this afternoon in order to take him around to the Armoury, so after he got the final news, it was a panic to get his haircut quick, and then shop for essential items reminding him that tomorrow there will be NO stores open for the last minute purchases. I guess it is back to "housesitting" for him again - not a problem except I am no longer every day in North Bay as I was when he was in Afghanistan.
Patty, who of our relatives lived on Wexford in Charleswood?
So life goes on and I seem to always be on the run...but tonight I am treating myself and I am drinking some white wine........Take care.

Plans

Pati here
I hope you're still going to try to get here Beth. Cathy is going to try to get some time off and join us. My friend Dianne ( you've met her Beth) will be with us on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Saturday and Sunday, during the day, Dianne and I will be in Sioux Narrows for the Annual Arts Festival, but home in time for supper and evening frivality. ( She's a cut throat card player) Amber and the girls will likely be down on Saturday to spend a few days, and she may or may not be bringing a friend with a little girl the same age as Jessica, but the friend would only spend the weekend.

David and I have started to plan menues. Are there any requests? We bought a package of ribs yesterday. I have a turkey (those Hutterite turkeys are go-o-od! Come fall maybe we can get some more, Cathy?) I thought of a lasagne. I will make some cookies, but I'm not buying the chocolate chips until later in the month as they tend to disappear, if I leave them lying around. I was thinking of that BBQ pork tenderloin recipe you use Cathy. I usually wrap it in tinfoil to bake, and it comes out so beautifully moist and delicious! Any other thoughts?

No title... just sore hands

The two of you have been having some not so fun excitement lately. I am glad that everything is working out okay.. My day didn't go quite as planned. I went into town with Jim because I had to drop some samples off at the lab. We planted some replacement flowers at the office. Not enough replacements though. Sometime this weekend someone snapped the stems on over 6 flowers! They weren't dead, so I heaped soil around their stems where they were bent. We'll see if they survive. Then my timing was WAY off, because I got to the legion just before they brought in about 5 yards of gravel. Guess what I was shoveling today! We shoveled and raked for about 2 hours, but we got most of it done. Once again I was the youngest. There were 4 of us there. the last to arrive is in his 80s!. Then I came home and foolishly worked at digging out some ornamental rocks by the bleeding heart. My entire body is now so sore it hurts to move. I am making so many mistakes typing because my fingers don't want to move. The rest of my body just wants a really hot shower (or a hot tub, but I guess it will be a shower) I will see what I feel like tomorrow before I decide what I will do. (cleaning the fridge and washing the floors were on my list) OF course I am on holidays, so I guess I can make excuses for not doing anything. Well, I am off to the shower and then to bed to read What a rough life!

Be- your latest news is good to hear not as serious as imagined

I was thinking about it since your last message and wondering what was happening. Never good to have trees blow down and create damaging situations - we have had many in last few years but fortunately not onto house. You are smart to get professional help especially with a big tree - on the other hand, I had to buy a chain saw and away we went to it!
Today between rain showers we were out painting the new chairs - they are on small tables and we have a huge tarp that we kept pulling over top when it rained, and then pulling off to side when the sun came out - this happened about three times until the sun came no more and we were stuck indoors.
Yesterday was a terrible day - we decided to go for a little ride, and so we went to the Callander Cranberry Marsh Trail for a walk as we do frequently ( I have told you about this trail before) The dog was having a great time but so were the bugs - out in full force and really bothersome - more so than ever. Then the dog suddenly vomitted several times and became listless and finally collapsed on the trail. Fortunately we were close to the entrance on our way back so I quickly picked her up and placed her in the van - pouring water over her and trying to hydrate her but it was looking bad. We drove to the nearest Vet that I could think off which was right in the town of Callander. It was closed of course, but calling that phone number and after several more phone calls I reached a Vet on call in North Bay and was told to come to the Animal Hospital and she would meet us there- about a 15 minute drive. All the time I was in the back seat trying to keep the dog from unconsiousness, but we got to the Hospital before the Vet so had to wait about 5 min - by then I had the dog taking sips of water so I was feeling a bit better. It appears she may have had an anaphylactic reaction - likely to a bug bite. Her BP was almost nil and very weak pulse. An IV was started immediately and pumped fluids into her quickly. Also blood work was taken, and some medications by IV were given. After about an hour she was responding positively to the treatment. The Vet wanted to keep her overnight at first but then when she rallyed it was decided we could take her home. She is better now, of course, but I am very frightened by what happened. The Vet suggested we go to our local Vet and see about getting an epipen to carry with us. This trip turned out to be a very "expensive" $$$ little ride!
well, soon time for bed, so I'll sign off. Right now it is thundering loudly with rain falling steadily- and you're right Patty, with a bit of a wind starting ! Take care

re: the kitchen

It appears that there isn't too much damage, but we are going to have to get professional help to lift tree off the peak of the kitchen roof. There was a lot of damage from wind in the area and this one is rather a low priority, so it may be a few days before it gets done. There is at least one more that is part way down, and it will have to be removed as well. David is home, safe and sound, but now expects to be fed. Since he makes poached eggs much better than I do, I'm going to let him do it.

It never rains, but it pours

What an apt cliche! David and Gail just took off for the lake where we have tree down onto the kitchen--the best building on the place. At least with Lyala and her two teenagers there, there will be lots of help. They have no idea what damage there may be, or how long it will take to sort it out. Since Gail took the kitchen out of the cottage, they really need to take care of it right away. So I am alone in my house. How strange! And I may be here alone for a couple of days.

Wind and Rain

Too much of one and not enough of the other. It's hard to believe that after such a cold and wet spring, we still need more rain. Comes from living on sand I guess. I have a weeks holidays right now, and by mutual agreement Jim and I are doing nothing that we don't have to do this weekend. We stopped at the office yesterday and then went to Minnedosa to drop in on a friend. Back home and after such a "stressful" day, I fell asleep on the couch while trying to watch Get Smart. Today we will check on a friends dog again (they are away for a few days), maybe stop in town to check on a couple of things at the office, maybe see if we can pick up any more bedding plants. We had some flowers die. IF not we will do without. Tomorrow will be another day. Jim has to have his heart ultrasound on Tuesday, so I figure I will be able to get some work done around the house while he is in Brandon. Tonight we will bbq some supper and maybe sit around the fire for a while (only if the wind dies down) What a rough life I lead! Next Sunday we are playing golf in the legion tournament (playing golf.... I carry around a stick and try to hit the ball... at least I provide entertainment for the others.) The weekend after that they are painting the legion, so I will be busy for a few hours. I should probably do the minutes from the last VCC meeting. Usually I try to get them done quickly before I forget what I have written down. This time that will be a challenge. So, all in all I have no plans for today. Time for whatever I want (hard to belive!) Love Ya