Already the end of September...Time flies when having fun. Not much has happened; hockey has started and hockey pools have been filling up. Thanksgiving is almost here. Here is a link to photos from September.

Last weekend of August

Saturday, August 26th, turned out to be a beautiful sunny day. And a great day to be outside at the North Lanark Highland Games. There were many events going on at the same time, so we did not even get photos of the athletes during their competing, as the kids spent a lot of time at competing on their own (check out photos here).

Thanks to the Parker's for the invite out to Glen Mar Golf & Country Club for brunch. We all enjoyed it very much. Happy birthday to Scott, Jayna and Sam!!!

After brunch, it was off to browse and shop, before heading out to Stacey's parents for her mothers' birthday dinner. Yes!!! More food! It was a great Roast, Yorkshire Puddings, and all.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin lets fly with this gem: "You guys in New York can't get a hole in the ground fixed, and it's five years later. So let's be fair." You're making friends fast around here, pal.

UK population hits 60 million. That's, like, 94 million teeth.

County lawn workers re-enact "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" after one criticizes the other's lawn skills.

The top 10 stupidest As Seen on TV products of all time.

Mystery of legless man who washed ashore 150 years ago now solved. His name was Bob.

Hooters Air, Heinz All-Natural Cleaning Vinegar, Maxim Hair Color for Men, CNN Most Popular Stories: Brand extensions that just don't work.

Who's killed more, Satan or God? With death tally goodness.

August

It's hard to imagine that the summer is almost over. I think the last time a wrote something here, it was at the end of July, and it was one sentence. Well it is now almost September and let me see if I can some up the recent past.....

At the end of July we attended Tristin's 3rd birthday, take a look at some photos here...

The first long weekend of august was supposed to be a trip to the Bruce Peninsula for the Bridge Family Re-Union. I missed it but Len and Todd made the journey (but, did they go?). Maybe they have photos at Len's site, go take a look.....Next year, I plan to book off 5 days (if Sarah is here) to make that trip. Need lots of time to enjoy the country up there!

August 10th, we headed out for 5 days at a family campground at Ivy Lea. That was actually very fun and relaxing. Some pool pics here...

On August 19th, I enjoyed a day of golf at Richmond Centennial Golf Club. It was the first "David Parker Memorial Golf Tournament". It was a great day, with a great turnout (I think around 120 people) , $2600.00 was raised for Amy's education fund and it seems as though everyone had a good time.

And on the evening of the 19th, I headed up to Luskville to a Corn Roast, to meet Stacey's extended family. That was a good time as well and lots of people to meet!

I am sure I am missing more things that we have done, but just can not remember.....I will come back and edit if I remember.

Almonte Highland games to be attended this Saturday August 26th. Then brunch at Glen Mar Golf Course on Sunday August 27th, to celebrate Scott, Jayna and Sam Parker's Birthdays.

One more camping trip is due on the long weekend of September. Up to Voyageur we go.

See ya soon...

New Car

Congratulations to Tod, Cathy and Dylan for getting a new car that, as Tod says, "goes faster uphill than it does downhill".

Mattawa River trip

Last Saturday, July 15th, we were to start our river trip from Trout Lake, down the Mattawa River to the town of Mattawa. We were to take our time and spend 5 to 7 days on the water. One canoe and one kayak.

The first day there we ran into some issues and had to change our plan slightly. So we camped at Samuel De Champlain for the night and started the river on Sunday around noon. Everything went good for about a day and a half. Then mother nature decided to have some fun! Turned on the radio and they said that a Tornado was in our area, three minutes later we saw the storm coming across the lake. We ended up having to leave on the second day as we tried to make it through the tornado warnings. We lost our tent to blown over trees landing on it and after hanging on to something so that we, ourselves, would not blow away, we decided that we probably could not finish 4 more days without or tent. After assessing the damage and starting to freeze from the rain and cold wind, we called for a ride out.


View camping pictures here...


We appreciate Dad and Dale making the four hour drive to come and get us out of the woods. But then we had other problems to deal with. We found out that most of northern Ontario was without power. No power, no gas stations. So we drove down to Marci and Brians (thanks for the use of your cottage!)near Orillia, arrived about 3:30 am and fell asleep and prepared to gather up our thoughts for picking up our cars.

Gassed up and haveing a couple hours of sleep we headed out for the long drive. It was amazing seeing the damage done all the way up Hwy 11 and back down Hwy 17.

We were all safe but lost Len's great tent, his glasses and one cobra. Oh, and Len's camping pillow, where his head would have been laying!!!

For more detailed info on our trip click here...

Read more about the storm here....

The Past Week

Here are some new photos from the past week. Including Sarah's last Spring Soccer game. Summer soccer starts in 12 days.

Another cougar sighting

Another cougar has reportedly been spotted in the National Capital region, keeping alive the hope that eastern cougars might be making a comeback.

The eastern cougar was hunted to near extinction in the late 19th century. The last known cougar was shot near the Quebec-Maine border in 1938. Since then, however, thousands of sightings have been reported in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and the New England states.

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Jeff & Shauna's Reception

June is almost half way through. and it is going to be a busy month.

Follow this link to see a few pictures from Jeff & Shauna's reception on June 10th, 2006.

Look out for a sleepy bear in Westboro

Residents of Ottawa's Westboro neighbourhood should keep an eye out for a dozy young bear. The black bear cub kept police and conservation officers busy for more than three hours on Tuesday morning. It was finally hit by a tranquilizer dart just before 9 a.m. in the backyard of a house on quiet, leafy Denbury Avenue. But, before the tranquilizer could take effect, the cub bolted, and has not been found.

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