Sorry for the blog going quiet for such a long time. Things kind of got out of control as August moved along. We had just finished our fantastic trip out to Banff and were embarking on the final planned trip of the summer - a week at Sauble Beach in a rented cottage.
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| First time mini-golfer! |
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| We didn't always eat what we should eat on this trip... |
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| Wendy set up a puzzle station in the cottage |
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| Wendy, Carolyn, and Bill finishing a challenging puzzle |
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| Around the camp fire... where it all went down hill |
The moment the relaxation started to set in (i.e. the day
after Ying, Fanfan, Wendy, and I had arrived), our plans changed. Big time. Eric had a sudden unexpected medical event (neuroelectrical) that had him head to the hospital in an ambulance, get an urgent CT scan, and lose his driver's licence. We were very lucky that our friends Carolyn and Bill were there, as the chaos associated with essentially losing our only driver was a bit overwhelming.
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| Eric, at it again... |
We stuck it out at the cottage for the whole week and had Adam come down from North Bay to be one of the drivers. Carolyn thankfully was able to stay and be our other driver (the car was too full to fit anyone other than the original 4 of us!).
One of our side trips was to pick up some fresh corn, and wouldn't you know it - we saw 3 bear running across the road. We had just had our bear experiences in Alberta and said that bears were not likely going to be around the cottage area.
The weather turned out to be cool and windy for most of the week, but we did run the 2 blocks down to the beach the odd time.
Ying and Fanfan had a lot of fun playing with the sand once they figured out how to make it into different shapes.
Adam was a big help around the cottage (Eric wasn't up to much), and he also drove us to visit some friends one day and Wendy's Aunt and Uncle another day.
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| Adam, Wendy, Eric, Bruce, Mary |
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| On our last night, with a nice sunset. |
We got home OK from the cottage and started the inevitable arrangements for medical appointments and continued to work with Ying getting ready for their departure in early September.
Parker also turned 19 at the end of the month. What do you do on your 19th birthday? You buy a lottery ticket, you go to the liquor store and buy something to drink (cherry vodka and rum), you pick up pizza and an ice cream cake (Baskin and Robbins), then you take your parents to the Casino!
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| First time buying at the liquor store! |
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| Pizza and presents |
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| Ice cream pizza |
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| First time at a casino! |
