Greetings at the end of the summer of 2007. Where did it go?!
Since I last wrote you lots has happened but I'll keep it brief!
1. Son Colin and his lovely family have moved to London, ON where he is enrolled in an intensive 12 month course for his MBA, graduation is May of 2008. The upside of this is they are closer so we have been able to attend wee (?) Kieran's 1st birthday and then 2 months later 'grown up' Avery's 4th birthday. This was early August. When we got there she announced to me that 'Grandma, I am now 4. I am going to start school." Then, with a sigh, she added, "but not until the fall". That means that is this week!
2. Son Adrian moved out to his own place in Ottawa. So we are EMPTY NESTERS! No, no plans for a hot tub in one of the rooms yet, but we do have plans! We're looking forward to Thanksgiving (October 8th) weekend when everyone will be here for a visit.
Since this is the tv.com site I thought I would add a couple of comments on a couple of new progams I caught. First is Traveller. That sure has potential. Interesting premise and I look forward to seeing where it goes. The other one that has an interesting story line is Army Wives (with JAG's Catherine Bell as part of the ensemble). Unfortunately that is not available in Canada YET. I won't tell you how I saw it..... Then there is the promise of H20 part 2 - a Paul Gross made-for-TV movie. A film I saw that was powerful was "Facing the Giants".
The summer here has been fickle. Extremely hot days followed by a late frost in the spring which did damage to the blueberry crop. As a consequence we see bear droppings in our yards often. My neighbour has seen as many as 3 wondering the streets early in the morning (6 am) but keeps forgetting to phone me so I could see them, too!
The exciting news for me as a Canadian is the acquital of Steven Truscott. This man waited for 48 years to be acquitted of a crime which he did not do. What made it even more "newsworthy" is he was 14 years old at the time and sentenced to hang until he was dead, making him the youngest to be sentenced to death. This was changed to 10 years in jail. Now he is a totally free man. I have followed the story since 1966/67 so I cried when the news came over the tv waves that the 5 judges unanimously acquitted him.Well, that's it for now. Off to London, ON again this w/d to vist not only our grand-children but some other relatives too.
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