Mid-August update
Wow, where has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday we were expecting the grand-children!
We started our time together by going to the retirement party for my airline pilot friend. The kids had lots of fun in the pool and on the trampoline! We had lots of fun catching up with friends we hadn't seen for some time.
Then on the Sunday it was on to the cottage with an obligatory stop at what was Lowe's Dairy for ice cream. Mmm, delicious! Our first afternoon at the cottage was a rainy afternoon and everyone quickly found something to do.
The fishing rods were readied, the noodles were found, and I was challenged to an Uno championship by Big D! The game has not yet been completed as there were so many other activities to keep us busy once Monday morning arrived.
All the dietary rules were broken, what with sugared cereal, potato chips, marshmallows cooked over the campfire, and buttered popcorn to name a few.
Much fun was had fishing off the bridge over the creek. There was, of course, the mandatory visit to the Beaver Dam. There were no beavers to be seen but we did find a piece of wood with beaver teeth marks on it. That was quite a find. On the way out we stopped at the abandoned house for a quick look around.
We had two campfires. The first on Monday evening was in a light drizzle and we somehow managed to toast our marshmallows over the fire. The second on Wednesday night was much better as it was a pleasant evening and Uncle Marc and Valery added to the fun.
There was beach time on Monday and Tuesday. We also had a trip to see Uncle Marc's garage in Arundel and then went fishing on Lake Paddy. Unfortunately we had to call the "Tow Boat" as the rudder came loose and the the fishermen had great difficulty in steering the boat.
Wednesday was a perfect day and there was beach time in the morning as well as the afternoon. There was a great big sand castle built, lots of splashing as we played "Monkey in the Middle" and even jumping off the raft!
Thursday arrived all too soon and the kids had to go back to Ottawa and we had to come back to Montreal for a Physio appointment on Friday.
We started our time together by going to the retirement party for my airline pilot friend. The kids had lots of fun in the pool and on the trampoline! We had lots of fun catching up with friends we hadn't seen for some time.
Then on the Sunday it was on to the cottage with an obligatory stop at what was Lowe's Dairy for ice cream. Mmm, delicious! Our first afternoon at the cottage was a rainy afternoon and everyone quickly found something to do.
The fishing rods were readied, the noodles were found, and I was challenged to an Uno championship by Big D! The game has not yet been completed as there were so many other activities to keep us busy once Monday morning arrived.
All the dietary rules were broken, what with sugared cereal, potato chips, marshmallows cooked over the campfire, and buttered popcorn to name a few.
Much fun was had fishing off the bridge over the creek. There was, of course, the mandatory visit to the Beaver Dam. There were no beavers to be seen but we did find a piece of wood with beaver teeth marks on it. That was quite a find. On the way out we stopped at the abandoned house for a quick look around.
We had two campfires. The first on Monday evening was in a light drizzle and we somehow managed to toast our marshmallows over the fire. The second on Wednesday night was much better as it was a pleasant evening and Uncle Marc and Valery added to the fun.
There was beach time on Monday and Tuesday. We also had a trip to see Uncle Marc's garage in Arundel and then went fishing on Lake Paddy. Unfortunately we had to call the "Tow Boat" as the rudder came loose and the the fishermen had great difficulty in steering the boat.
Wednesday was a perfect day and there was beach time in the morning as well as the afternoon. There was a great big sand castle built, lots of splashing as we played "Monkey in the Middle" and even jumping off the raft!
Thursday arrived all too soon and the kids had to go back to Ottawa and we had to come back to Montreal for a Physio appointment on Friday.
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