Weekend gone by.

We went to Ragged Point yesterday, Saturday, to pick up a couple of things for Keltie and do a couple of other errands. What a beautiful day it turned out to be. Believe it or not, Rob and I went in swimming....Yes, on Sept. 11. The water was as smooth as glass, the sky was clear and the water was...well, chilly. But as all maritimers know, " It's warm once you get in." ( one of those commonly told lies.) We'll go down for a couple more weekends and probably Thanksgiving. That will be Heather's birthday as well so lots of reason to celebrate.
Great day today, though Rob had to work all day. Two trips to Ottawa to take the politicians up to meet with the PM.
Back to work tomorrow....Weekends definitely are not long enough!!

Here's a link to Jess's Blog

Jessica is keeping a blog of her Banff adventures and I wanted to let everyone know the address, just in case you want to check in. She writes with a great sense of humour and the pictures are great. Jessica's Blog.

Sunset at Ragged Point. What a sight! 

Here's a group of lifetime friends - the 1st Club Ragg almost 20 years ago (a guess). 

Old friend came to visit

Rob and I were going for a walk tonight when a car came by us and rolled down the window. It was Jane and Doug Fitzgibbon, friends of ours who used to live down the road. Jane and I were really close when the kids were young but lost touch when they moved back to Ontario in 1985. My God, that was 18 years ago! It was wonderful to see them if only for a few minutes. There are a few people that you meet in life that you know, if they had continued to live close by you would have been great friends forever. Most friendships can't weather the miles. Sad thing. Iguess the good thing is that there are friendships that do pass the test of time. I live for those.

Here's is a picture of Heather, Jessica and Keltie at Jess's graduation. My Girls! 

Jessica got away this morning.

It has been an eventful weekend. We were all running around trying to gather all of Jessica's "stuff" together for her to take to Banff. Keltie and Jess and I had supper together last night - Turkey dinner since she won't be here for Thanksgiving. Rob had to drive to Moncton (3 hr. round trip) to pick up Heather because she lost her drive back to Freddy and would have missed saying good-bye to her sister. (Rarely, does anything go smoothly around this house.) Anyway, they got their supper when they got back and all worked out well.
Jess's flight left at 5:50 am so we were up around 4:00 am. Unbelievably, all her worldly goods fit into a duffle bag and a backpack. So with her new laptop computer and her guitar in her hand, off we went to the airport.
I should pause to explain to anyone who doesn't know me very well, I am very sentimental and love my children unconditionally. I am also a self admitted (minor) control freak. So, to be able to send my 19 year old daughter across the country by herself takes a supreme effort. To resist not falling apart into a quivering, crying sap is also very difficult. So, on the drive out, we kept it light and I kept my eyes forward. I didn't start to cry until her flight was called and she went through security. We hugged and laughed and she was gone. I am so excited for her upcoming adventure and the experiences that she will have. But we will miss her so much.
Just before she got on the plane, I said, " I'm just trying to remember any other words of wisdom I need to tell you." Jessica hugged me and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I've got them all stored in my head." I guess that is all a Mom could hope for.
Thankfully, Heather is still home and Keltie is only a few minutes away so I can busy myself sticking my nose into their lives .
Right at the moment, Rob is lounging on the couch, the dog and cats are having a nap and I'm at the computer. The house is quiet....guess I better get used to that.

Blog getting good response.

I wanted to let some friends and family to know about my new "on-line" journal, so I emailed the address out to them. What a great response I got. Thanks everyone. Please feel free to leave me a comment or two or you can email me personally. I've added my email address to my profile.
Only another 45 mins. until the end of the workday. Yeah!!!

Labour day - Sad and exciting

It's Friday again. Wow, the weeks just fly by. The weather has started to feel cool in the mornings. A peek of things to come, I guess.
Labour Day weekend....I love days off but have always found this holiday a mix of sadness and excitement. My Dad tells me that when he was in school, he spent every Labour day trying to think of ways to avoid going back. He often considered running away with the carneys that worked at the Exhibition.
Sadness over the end of summer and missing those people I, somehow, only get the see in the summer. Excitement over new beginnings like school, fall projects, kids moving away. Yeah, there it is again. Between Keltie moving into her own place and Jessica moving to Banff on Monday, I am going to be a wreck!! I'm trying to hold it together but it just keeps getting in the way. Busy, busy, busy, that's what I'm trying to do. Rob just laughs at me, but I know he's not much better. Anyway, I will keep busy this weekend and Jessica keeps telling me that I can't fall apart too much because it just makes it harder for her. Oh, my God....I'm crying just writing about it. I am such a sap!!

Sept. 1st - Where did the summer go?

The weather may still be warm, but autumn is definitely on the way. I posted a picture of Ragged Point to remind myself how it looks. We will spend some weekends there during the Fall, but it's never as good as summer.

An afternoon at Ragged Point - It doesn't get much better that this.