It's 2:40 on Sunday afternoon. I just convinced Erin that she was in bad need of a nap and she bought it!! So before I got into anything else, I thought I better check in.
It was a pretty uneventful week. I guess I should backtrack a bit to Thanksgiving weekend. We went to Eleanor's for dinner and had a nice time. It's been getting a bit tougher at these holidays because everyone is really concerned about my father-in-law Lloyd. Most of you who read the blog are aware that age is really starting to catch up with Lloyd and he's starting to have a hard time remembering things. It's pretty sad, but he does manage to keep a smile on his face despite not always understanding what is going on around him. I find myself thinking back to something he told me years ago when he had his heart attack and that was he had no fear of passing on because he had lived a life he was proud and satisfied with. That statement does manage to bring some peace to myself and Gord during this tough time. Everyone is really trying to make things comfortable for him and that is to be commended. I can imagine a handful of you reading this are teary-eyed now, so I better leave the topic for now.
So, dinner was very nice, and my sister-in-law Allison from Toronto was down with her two kids and we got a chance to have a good visit. Monday brought the actual holiday and a beautiful day to boot! I have posted a few pics of the day. Gord, Erin and I spent a good chunk of the day outside before heading to Elaine's in Ottawa for dinner. That was a nice afternoon as well - I really didn't have to cook much that weekend!! Dinner was excellent and Erin always enjoys a visit with Aunt Elaine!
The start of the week brought a nice cold into my life, so I have been sick most of the week. I've still got a bit of a cough, but I am on the mend. I worked from home on Thursday so I could get a bit done while taking a rest as well. I was talked into a late lunch with Dee in town though! Liz came out for a visit, so we had good food, good conversation and a nice stroll through town. The weather is a bit more seasonal these days as it has been rainy and much cooler - typical fall days.
Gord was up bright, or should I say dark and early this morning. He had a 6:00am flight out to Denver this morning. Yuck! He called from Detroit (the first leg of the trip) to say hello and to let us know he made it half-way. His flight landed in Denver (flightarrivals.com is a great site to track flights!) a few hours ago. There is a shooting club near the airport that he made plans to visit, so he doesn't lose out on his Sunday skeet shooting!! His boss is in Australia for the week, so Gord went to Denver in his place - not sure if that was the better part of the deal!! So it will be just the girls until Thursday evening when he returns.
We went for a nice long walk this morning. Erin decided she needed to bring a number of teddy bears out for some fresh air!! Of course Minnie decided to join us on the walk. You know, I got thinking as I was walking along - in fact when one of our neighbours stopped to have a chat I mentioned it to her - that no one down our road would be surprised to see us 'walking the goat', but I wonder what looks we would get from people just taking a drive in the country! The 'hillbilly' and 'redneck' comments would be just hilarious!!!
So that brings us up to now. It is going to be a busy week ahead with being both the drop-off and pick-up person for Erin all week. I have to go to Kingston on Tuesday morning, so it will be a whirlwind drop-off that morning. Next weekend we are having some friends, Ray and Elaine, come out for dinner. Ray is an amazing wildlife carver and has recently finished a black duck that I commissioned for Gord. I can't wait to see it! I'll post some pics of it next week.
Until next time.....
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