Only 9 weeks to go...

Till the end of the school summer holidays that is - not that I'm counting of course! It gives us plenty of time to get the supplies together for the new school year. Hopefully this time we know what most of them are. (duotang???)
Matthew and Emma are really into the swing of all this time off. Alright for some! They seem to spend a lot of time in next doors' swimming pool. The weather actually hasn't been too bad. A blend of the occasional shower but mostly sun. Got the grass cut Monday and again today. I should put Deborah's pedometer on to see how far it is I actually walk! How far do you walk in 2 hours? I look upon it as good exercise and there's less to go wrong than a ride-on.
I was on a training course Wed-Fri which was a nice change. Unfortunately we had to conduct it in our office as the training room was booked out until end of August. It worked out well though and it was a light hearted affair. Nick has been with the company now for two weeks and seems to be settling in well. He is currently staying with us until he completes on his new house in Nile Mile River. thanks Nick for the photo of the Squirrel!
The Royal International Tattoo is on at the moment in Halifax and is apparently spectacular. Hopefully next year we'll go along and see it. We've had too much on recently. However, a lot of the acts are appearing during the day at various Sobey's branches around Halifax. Sobeys's (one of the Supermarket chains) is sponsoring the Tattoo. Deborah took the children along to see the band of the Oman Air Force and a German act with wheels in the Sobeys in Bedford. Very good apparently.
Matthew has started soccer and plays on Tuesday and Thursday evening. They lost last Tuesday, but won on Thursday. He is getting better, if only we could work on that concentration and killer instinct! He was in goal for a while last Tuesday and let two goals in which he thought was hilarious....He was then at a Day Camp on Friday learning all about Dinosaurs. Emma went off with Deborah and got her nails done. As you can see from the photo, it's very intricate and lots of people have said how nice they are!
The photo of me with the children was taken last weekend when we visited the memorial site for the SS Atlantic. This is on the South Shore towards Peggy's Cove before you reach Prospect which is the other photo. A beautiful part of the country.
Yesterday we were invited to a Pool Party by one of the neighbours. They live at the end of the road and are the nicest people you could wish to meet. Anyway, they have a lovely pool and the children had a great time, while the adults chatted and drank and ate. The weather was fabulous and as it was so warm the dreaded blackfly kept their distance. We got home around 5.30pm and next door asked if we wanted to go round for a swim. We thought this an excellent idea as we hadn't actually swam at the Pool party. It was also a good chance to sample a round pool, (the other one was oblong). Although it's not heated, the temperature was 79 degrees and while it left you a little breathless, you soon got used to it and it was lovely. We ended up staying for a barbecue and didn't get home until 11.30!
This morning started off really nice (grey but warm) so I set about mowing the grass (again). It started to rain when I was nearly finished, but I carried on and got it completed, but the blackfly were terrible by the time I'd done! They should be over by now, but as it's been so mild, warm and damp, they seem to be hanging around!
Anyway, at least I got it finished. We even managed to move the trampoline and do under that. We must move it more often as it's ruining the lawn!
We had another Barbecue this evening and that wraps up another week. Deborah's Dad arrives on Thursday and I found out yesterday that my Mum & Dad have booked their tickets to fly out in September. Very excited!!
Hope you all enjoyed the photos I uploaded via the link on the right. You can comment here or on the photo site. Till next time.