Long overdue

Gee, I can't believe how fast the summer is going by. There are lots of things to be grateful for, but a healed elbow is not one of them. We have spent quite a bit of time at the lake even though is has not been real sunny yet this summer. We finally got the boat running at the Lake too. Yesterday I got to take Muriel and Pauline to see Margaret. We had a nice visit and stayed all day. Jill applied for another job with more pay. I got a great deal on perscription sunglasses from Zenni Optical. It's hard to beat $30 for new glasses in 10 days shipped driectly from China. Oh and before I forget, we had a great class reunion - 25 to 35 years since I saw some of guys.

Triathlon

Sunday was the best day ever. Jill overcame a thousand doubts and actually entered her first triathlon. It was so much fun to watch her achieving her dream. She had a rough time in the crowd at the first of the swim , but her time was good. The bike ride was understandably a struggle since she thought someone else might team with her , but she ended up doing it herself without much practice. Doris and I cried when we cheered her on, after the first lap. Even the extra hills on the run didn't stop her. She's a hero.

After we went to Davidson Lake, staying warm by the stove.

A quiet week.

• Doris is at Green Hill Lake Camp this week so it has been very quiet around here. I was thinking about other parts of the world as I watched the fireworks yesterday. In war torn countries these would have been real explosives intended on killing people rather than just delighting them with the colours. We can all be grateful for that.
• I finally went to the free clinic and got a prescription for some physiotherapy for my tennis elbow. I'm thankful that Medavie(Blue Cross) paid for most of the costs, including an elbow brace.
• Jill went to TreeGo at Mactaquac and had a great time climbing in the trees and going on the Zip Lines . It really sounded like a lot of fun. I may give it a try once my elbow heals. Obviously I'm thankful that she survived the challenge !