Sunday is Blog-Day

Last Friday evening, as I was rocking out at the island radio station, a crisis was developing on the mainland. Our good friends, Rick and Colette have a chocolate lab named Casey, who we treated as our own. She drank beer with the boys and hung out gossiping with the girls. In her quest to catch a bunny, she somehow slipped a few disks in her back and was paralyzed. She had to be put down:( The next day she was buried out beside the garage, with her favourite toys, her garage bowl and a full beer, for the trip to puppy-dog heaven. It effected all of us, as she was truly one of a kind. Three days later, the Harper's made a trip to Ottawa, and brought home a 10 week old black lab named Abby. She is so sweet and no doubt, will be a treat to watch grow up.

Even though it was a short work week, it seemed to go on forever. It did end on a superb note, my boys (The Boston Bruins) are now the Eastern Conference Champions. Wednesday night they meet the Vancouver Canucks for the Stanley Cup Finals. No doubt, if you are not a hockey fan, you are wondering what the big deal is. I have waited MANY years to see the Bruins in the finals ... 40 years, in fact. The next two weeks should be exciting! Regardless of the outcome, I am looking forward to some first class hockey!

Tomorrow is swimming day, and despite the fact that I do not start work till noon, I will be up at 5 and ready to head out the door at 6. The exercise regime is getting a bit easier and the results are beginning to show. My clothes are much looser and people are noticing the change. So do I ! It feels great to get so much physical work done around the house that I was unable to accomplish before. Today I managed to do 4 hours of gardening, followed up by a vigorous sanding session with our teak outdoor patio table. 2 hours of sanding, then the clean up. The staining was the easiest part...boy does it look great now!

Next weekend - Project-Boat-In-The-Water!