Wendy and Eric took Tanya (Anton went to bed early) to her first Canada Day celebrations in the town of Lynden. They have a great small town event with music and food, topped off with fireworks. Cotton candy, kettle corn, and lemonade were purchased as we sat waiting for the fireworks. After a bit of a delay for technical issues, the show was great! Even better, there seemed to be no mosquitoes!
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| Eric, Wendy, and Tanya |
Eric's father had a medical emergency and needed surgery to insert a pacemaker. Eric and Parker took a week and flew out to Manitoba to help out. Flying through Hamilton (on Swoop) was a great choice, with no lineups for security.
Eric's younger brother Dave picked us up in Winnipeg and drove us to Portage la Prairie. We stopped for a quick dinner and introduced Parker to Slurpees from 7-11! He had a few during the week.
Eric's mom's flower gardens were doing very well (although not so well for vegetables). Lots of interesting things to see growing in the yard.
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| Dying poppy |
Eric did some cleaning and cooking so that everyone had lots to eat, and went shopping for groceries a few times. Even had some time to walk around town to recall some fond memories.
Eric's father is still recovering from his surgery, but is keeping as active as he can. Sometimes he was too active... and needed a few reminders to try to take it easy.
The BBQ got a work out several times during the week.
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| Burger day |
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| Chicken legs, grilled turnip, peas |
When it was time to head back home, Eric's older brother Karl came from Winnipeg to take us to the airport, giving us a short visit in the car.
Even with blue sky and sunshine all around, we saw a rainbow on the way to Winnipeg. Within 10 seconds of taking this picture, the rain started.
A minute later, still under blue sky and sunshine all around, the rain stopped as suddenly as it began. Must have be one cloud directly overhead.
After a late flight back to Hamilton (landing at midnight), Adam picked us up to bring us home. Overall, it was a good trip and the little things we could do to help settle things back into a routine were well worth it.
