Sept 2, 2008

Long time since my last post but I have been busy! I took Annie on her promised Whistler trip and we spent the day hiking around the lake and exploring Whistler. We stopped at the pub for lunch and then played some games set up at various kiosks. I had to laugh; we had lunch in th pub and Annie never got carded. Considering everyone always gets her age wrong it was no surprise when she was told she was too young to spin the wheel at some of the kiosks. Annie was very nice when I laughed! Anyways, we had a great day but too soon it was time to pack up Annie and send her off to Ottawa. She was all ready and this time she took Benny - (the 5 pound poodle). He was quite excited and made the trip in one piece. He has settled in quite nicely according to Annie - she has walked him all over the sites in Ottawa. He defintely hasn't enjoyed the recent thunder storms. Annie set up her SKYPE camera and he was quite happy to see us and bark!
Once Annie settled in, Eric flew out to visit. At least I hear he did. I really only caught a brief glimpse of him as he passed in and out the door on his way with friends. But the flip side is Rachel also flew in with Julia so we have had some fun playing with the grandbaby! Time is flying by so quickly right now. My days are spent dropping off tickets, picking up or asking for donations and running back and forth. It cuts in on 'visiting' time but everyone has been jumping in to help with all the organizing. Ralf missed out on fishing as Wayne's boat has been docked with repairs but managed to go for a few hours with the kids on ours and pick up some crab. We also spent a day with Great Oma at the PNE and Great Grandpa in Vancouver. So we have squeezed in some 'quality time'. Countdown to the big dinner - 4 days and counting. Only a few tickets left and more prizes coming in. Everyone keep hoping for the predicted hot weather and we will see you there!!
Jan