I'M BACK

I think my blogging sabbatical has ended and I'm looking forward to writing again.  Our summer was different from any other.  We had an emotional roller coaster ride filled with both good and bad times.  Here's a quick synopsis of our summer.  We spent some wonderful times visiting our son and daughter in Quebec.  Our son may be selling his house and we needed to clean out our storage area in the basement. He and his girlfriend split up and he's ready for a  change.  Our daughter is living in Montreal and happily working in a private rehab facility as a LPN and she's found a really nice boyfriend.

Ken, Kathleen, Me and Denis hiking Stratton Mountain in Vermond

Kathleen and I practicing one of our yoga postures

My brother, dad and I spending time with dad at the Soldier's Home shortly before he passed

Spent time at Kathleen's beach house in Rhode Island with Denis' mom

Son Daniel - Daughter Christi and her boyfriend, Phil

We spent time in Connecticut visiting my brother and family.  The four of us spent a yoga weekend in Stratton, Vermont called Wanderlust and it was a blast.  Unfortunately, while we were there we received a call from the Soldier's Home telling us that my dad was failing.  The positive side of this was that my brother and I were together when we received the news.  Dad died peacefully in his sleep on June 21st at 85 years old.  I'm so happy that Ken and I were together to share in making the funeral arrangements and handling his affairs.  

While in the Connecticut area we had friend and family reunions, graduation parties and work to catch up on.  All that is behind us now and we're ready to start traveling again.  Our first excursion was to Alberta, Canada for a wedding, to visit friends and explore the area.

Leduc Oil Discovery Museum

Tony and Mieke's daughter's wedding

Tony and Mieke all dressed up - we usually see them in shorts and t-shirts

Denis' godchild, Bianca's, HS graduation

Tony at his professional - glass blowing

First visit to Edmonton Mall

So that's how we spent our summer in abbreviated form.   I look forward to sharing more adventures with you all.  Thanks for stopping in.