Humidity Humbug!

This was the West River last Wednesday evening

I'm sat here next to Joe's ant farm...and I can tell you it is creeping me out! Yukk!

So much went on this week - time is just flying by...Soccer x 4 (Sam & Joe's teams both won), second testing for the Tax Office, Sam's graduation & Joe's belated birthday sleepover.

When I went for the testing it was 35 degrees with humidex - there were 150 other testees (?) and we all crammed into a hotel conference room - an experience I'm hoping not to repeat sometime soon! There's nothing like doing an exam at 6.30 in the evening, after working all day and driving for an hour to get there...let alone that it was 29 degrees when I eventually came out! Turns out there are 600 people taking this second test - did I mention there is a whole 2 jobs???? Madness!

Sam's Junior High Graduation was on Wednesday evening - another pleasant time - crammed in with 500 people - the gym walls were actually dripping with water and the floor - you'd swear someone had spilt water everywhere...humidity is a strange thing.

The night before last I made pizza dough so the sleepover boys could make their own pizzas on Friday night. I left the dough out to rise - by morning it was friggin huge...I popped it and put it in the fridge sharpish...my word, humidity!

Friday night Sam & Steve went off to Morrell for a soccer match, I was left with the 5 x 11 year olds who had been invited to sleepover - not too bad really - they came at 6 - made up their pizzas, went in the pool for an hour, ate their pizzas, played some Xbox, played football for an hour, played more Xbox, ate marshmallows round the firepit and then played in the dark for about another hour...lots of noise, but the only neighbour we have is Mum & Dad. Since Mum was in bed and Dad's deaf, they were out until 11.30 at which time I decided to be a responsible adult and asked them to come in.

They came in and I believe went to bed at 3...I had just left them to it...!

So, Saturday we spent the day in the sun (Steve was working), Joe did his best to clear out the pool, and Dad cut the grass...31 degrees...!

Mum is not feeling good, she has to have her gall bladder removed in September, the sooner the better as she is suffering virtually every week now.

Wednesday is Canada day, we're all off, and we've been invited up to Rustico where there is live open air music and we are going out on a boat (grab the Gravol) and then back to a friends for a bbq and lobster supper. Sam is staying at the Canoe Cove park, he has something set up with his friends.

So another busy week in store, I have to go get some shopping today - and there's still the pots from last night's bbq to load into the dishwasher...so layzeeee!x

Summer-summer-summertime...summertime..

Oh yes...it's here with avengeance and it's scorchio! Love it...



The pool's nearly full - only took us 4 days so far...!



Lots to tell...




My job's going great - but VERY busy so lot's of hours in and lots still to learn.

Steve got a new job (hoo-rah) he's painting again...which of course is his third love (first and second being family and United - not sure in which order...) he started Monday and is as brown as ...well, a Beeley Berry!

Soccer is intense - both kids playing/ practicing 3 times a week - separate teams and separate venues...fun times! Joe was moved to the Under 14s team - which is quite hilarious, since he is literally half the size of some of the players. He's enjoying it tho - and last night they won.

Sam's Prom went well...as you can see by the photos, he and Ida looked splendid! Aw...young love eh?







Steve is cutting grass as I type...an obsession in PEI...but this time of year it grows about an inch a day - oh err missus...

We're planning on going canoeing on Sunday...all this week has been hitting 25 degrees...which is nice, but we seem to have more mozzies than ever - no frost in the Spring you see...

Tonight was the Rhubarb Social at the Canoe Cove Schoolhouse - very well attended and a great success as usual..I did Rhubarb Biscotti - which Joe said 'rocked'...his words, not mine, obviously.


That's all for now - stay cool!

Fire, Food & Fundraising

It's not often that both here and the UK get good weather, but we managed it this week. It's been bloody glorious here with temperatures around the early 20s. That does mean, however, that the mozzies are out in force...but it also means we go down to the beach every day...compromise is everything!

We had some excitement on Thursday, our neighbour's workshop caught fire. He was lucky not to lose his house. Steve, of course, reckoned it was arson (he's seen smoke from the building the night before.) The joke is that the guy says he had $50,000 worth of carpentry equipment in there...erm....HELLOOOOO??? Don't think that one will wash!...or burn even...

The veg garden is coming on nicely, my Dad has got his veg on one side, and ours on the other. Dad has planted all the stuff we did the first year, the stuff that died or got eaten...there's no telling him anything, so we'll just stand back and watch ;-)

We had the Canoe Cove Community Association (CCCA) Perennial Sale last Saturday, which was a great success...we raised over $1400 in 3 hours...not bad eh for donated plants, coffee & muffins??!! Just as well, because the schoolhouse is going to need a new basement. Next is the Rhubarb Social.

The new job is going well, the receptionist's job is straight forward, I think I've pretty much got that down in the first week. The other stuff - doing patient pre-checks will take longer. I'm working with 2 girls who have a very dry sense of humour...so I don't fit in at all ;-)

Chick Watch....all is good - still 12 there and you can see their necks are longer and the feathers are coming in

Sam's Junior High Prom is on Thursday - he's been grounded for 2 weeks...don't ask...but we've agreed he can go, so this morning we are going to a neighbour who does all the theatre costumes - Sam wants such an outrageous outfit that I thought it best to go there first...we shall see!

Hope all is well and the Bezzes enjoyed their Welsh Exploits!