Busy, busy, busy

Wow, here it is the end of August already and the weather is still sweltering hot. We have had a great month. We hosted a dinner party for ten on the 2nd. These are our good friends who we met through Joe working a The Beer Store, Jim and Peg, Dan and Jane, John and Sheila and John and Jean. Dinner went really well until Bonnie spilled cold tea all over the kitchen floor and then proceeded to spill red wine all over John Dew and the carpet. How embarrasing! John and Jean Bolton were quick to respond and had it all cleaned up with not a stain anywhere! Thank you guys. John Dew didn't fare so well and had to change while Bonnie washed and dried his stained clothes. Always some entertainment at our house!

John and Jean returned the invitation later in August and their sons John and Matthew joined us as well as Joanna and Cal Ames. We had a great dinner and breakfast the next morning. We always stay over at the host house so that we can stay up late and have a few drinks. Nice to catch up on what everyone has been doing, especially since we are not here in the winter.

My two sisters came to stay with us for a few days. They came on a Wednesday and Pat stayed until Friday evening and Jacquie stayed until the next Thursday. I (Bonnie) have never laughed so much in a very long time. We played card games, Joe served us drinks and generally took care of things and the sisters went shopping at Walmart and Canadian Tire. Let me just say that we giggled and laughed so much in those two stores that I am sure people thought we were just let out of the loony bin! It was so great, and we hope to do it every year from now on.

On the 24th we went to Wendy and Graham's house for a get together with them, Doreen and Bob, and Sharon and Bob. Doreen, her brother Graham, Wendy and I have known each other since we were kids. Graham had just laid hardwood on the main floor living room, dining room, family room, hallway and stairs and it looked fantastic. We had loads of fun playing Pictionary and Catch Phrase. Friends are so wonderful and we try to get togethere whenever we can. The girls are planning a "girls" getaway soon and I will let you know how that goes. More laughter I am sure.

Joe's sister Chris came to stay with us for a few days and when we took her home, we picked up his brother Tony who also stayed with us for a few days. We enjoyed having them as we don't get to see them as often as we like, even though they both live in Toronto. Chris's cat has cancer in the lymph nodes and needs his medicine every day, so Tony took care of the cat while Chris was here. Otherwise we would have had them both with us at the same time. Cat's doing well by the way

Also, every Friday night we go to Laurie and Rob's for dinner. This is so great! They do a delicous barbeque and then we all play Texas Hold'em. This gives us a night off from cooking and we get to see everyone and spend some quality time with our grandchildren - who do a lot of the cooking by he way, and the setting up and clean up. Jamie does most of the winning at poker but the rest of us have our turns too.

So, that's the month in a nutshell. No wonder I am so tired. I love being with everyone, but we really need some down time.