What a difference a week makes..

Well what a week weather wise! It started off on Monday pretty well the same as the previous week ended (grey and drizzle). However, it all came to a head on Thursday when we got the tail end of Hurricane Alberto. It was a shocking day - howling gales and wind. Apparently we had stronger winds here than they had in Florida. Either way, the drive from the Airport to downtown for Toastmasters was 'entertaining'! If it hadn't been the last meeting of the season, I may well have given it a miss. However it was the last meeting and apart from a party next week, it's all over until September. Looks like Summer is here! So following the horrendous weather on Thursday, it's been glorious ever since! Yesterday was particularly hot and we got a lot done in the garden. I managed to get the whole lawn cut - it took me two hours, but it's looking really good. It was lovely again when we woke up today (Fathers Day!!) and so we decided to get up and get out and do some more gardening. So no lie-in here! However this was also due to the house alarm going off. Matthew decided he'd get up, put the collar on the dog and then not let her out. Of course, we assumed when Bella came up to the bedroom with her collar on, she'd been let out for her morning ablutions! Apparently not, and so when Deborah got down, she opened the patio doors and the alarm went off. After apologizing to the Alarm Monitoring Company who phoned 30 seconds after it went off, it was time to open Father's Day cards and gifts - I got a new Weber Smokey Joe Barbecue!! Fabulous. After some excellent croissants from Atlantic Superstore, it was out into the garden. Got some new shrubs planted, and started digging the turf from the bed extensions at the front. This will be a work in progress, but at least we have the plants in to start establishing. However, come 11am it was too hot, so we called it a day and went inside to shower off the sweat and mud! Plus we had to take a drive up to the airport to meet Charlie & Karen. They had a great flight in from London, no delays, in fact they were 10 minutes early! We had a lovely afternoon sat on the deck and we went for a walk with Bella and then we had barbecued steak for supper. All very civilised! They managed to stay up until 9pm but have now hit the sack!
They brought over a BiOrb Fish Tank which Deborah had ordered for Emma. It's basically similar to an old fashioned Goldfish bowl, but made of acrylic and hardly needs cleaning. These aren't available over here yet, but the company were very accommodating and provided it with a 110 power supply. We're very grateful to Charlie and Karen for lugging it over! There are lots of plans for the week and of course we're going whale watching next weekend. Very exciting.
Matthew and Emma are getting excited about the imminent summer holidays. They have less than two weeks till they break up.
They have a few friends who have pools, so they are making the most of that and accepting the invites with glee. Just about everyone's pool is now open and ready for use, so everyone seems to be making the most of the glorious weather. It's due to last most of the week, but as with weather everywhere, that will probably change!
Anyway, that's about all my news for this week. Apologies for the lack of pictures - I just haven't taken any!! I'll rectify that next week following the whale watching trip....