Thursday, July 19th - hard to believe the week will soon come to an end

It's a partly cloudy 16' this morning with daylight just breaking through the clouds. You can see a fine haze over the river and it's very still this morning, an unusual sight here. We should reach a comfortable 21' later this afternoon with sunny skies.

Yesterday was a pretty uneventful day. Lloyd and I were out at lunch and he dropped me off at work at 2:30 and took the car from there back to his job.  I decided it might be a good idea to get Tristen a little earlier so I took the shuttle to UPEI and picked him up at 4:00.  It was around 4:15 when we got back so I told him he had to go and sit in the waiting area and watch TV until I was done - no bothering  the working grandma and no running round the showroom. He had assured me earlier in the week that if he could go to work with me he could stay there all day. Well, he lasted about half an hour and then he came over to my desk. He was hungry and he was bored. I reminded him that he thought he could do it for the whole day and he readily admitted he wouldn't be able to do that.  But it wasn't much longer to wait for Papa to pick us up.

All packaged and ready to take to his buddy Bernie

He was anxious to get home so he could make peanut butter balls to take home to his family as well as to share with Bernie. My friend Donna dropped in on her way to a dinner engagement in Morrell so it was 7:00 by the time we got to mixing peanut butter and rice krispies.  We put some chicken in the oven and some potatoes on to cook while we dipped the molded balls in chocolate and set them aside to harden. He was very keen to take the finished product over to the Van Gaals on the back of Papa's bike.

But first we had to eat supper. He did very well, had a good supper and it was almost 9:00 by the time they got on the road. Needless to say it was dark when they got home.  But a good time was had by all and he got his second motorcycle ride, which he was desperate to do.

Now that's a  happy camper!

His mom will be arriving sometime this evening and they're heading out early tomorrow morning. They have a really busy weekend. She's going to Muskoka to pick up Meghan, and then meeting Greg and James in Barrie for a ball tournament. Everyone is scattered around the country but by tomorrow night they'll all be back together. Patti was sad and worried to leave Meghan alone at camp last weekend but she got a letter from her yesterday from camp. Apparently Camp Nagiwa is "the best thing in the world" and she's made friends with everyone in her cabin. The food is awesome and she passed her swim test. But there is one thing she is afraid of - the snapping turtle in the lake. It's easy to sleep and she loves the campfires so it appears it's been a really fun experience for her. As Patti said, she probably won't want to leave on Friday. Of course, Tristen isn't crazy about leaving PEI either. I told her all she had to do now is find someone to give James a summer job working on a sailboat and she'd have a quiet, relaxing summer!

One last note, Happy Birthday to Lesa Murnaghan - we'll be celebrating with her on Saturday evening! Have a great day Lesa!