July 11 to August 2nd

Well, it is now August 2nd, ALREADY! Where did July go? We (Joe and I)went to Laurie and Rob's for dinner and a Texas Holdum game. Sarah cleaned all our clocks. What a girl. She came back to our house and on Saturday Sarah and I went looking for sewing stuff. She took a week at sewing school and was raring to go. We picked up her Janome sewing machine and the nice lady told her how to clean it and operate it. While we were there we picked up more sewing paraphernalia and headed out to Fabricland for patterns and fabric. We got it all home and set to work. Sarah doing most of the work and Gran (me) helping and advising when needed. Lo and behold by the time Laurie and Rob came to pick her up on Sunday afternoon, she had finished a gorgeous summer dress, white on the top and patterned with a black design on the skirt. Last I saw, Sarah was working on a pink and white summer dress for herself.

We have been keeping busy. Jim and Peggy came to dinner one evening. We went to the barbeque put on by our phase one day. I took broccoli salad and there was beef and lots of other good food. It was a good opportunity to socialize with our neighbours.

Joe went golfing on the 22nd for the Beer Store annual tournament. He had a good time and came home with a sport bag, water bottle, shirt and some other stuff.

We had dinner and the poker game on Saturday this weekend because Rob and Jamie had to work. Jamie was happy to do it because it gets him more hours towards his apprenticeship and double time pay. Way to go Jamie. What an industrious fellow. I think he probably won the poker game that night but I am not sure. Senior's memory again. Matthew was there with a friend of his and that made it so nice. Matthew is almost finished his third year at Walerloo in the chemical engineering program and starts work on August 16 after exams are over. Smart fellow and hard worker.

Well, enough of the grandparent bragging for a while. We have been doing a few things around our house and that is keeping us busy. We went to a barbeque at John and Jean Bolton's last Saturday and it was great to see them, Matthew and John Jr. and many friends from the Beer Store that we haven't seen for quite a while. Now we are getting ready for our dinner party/sleep over with Dan and Jane, Jim and Peggy, John and Sheila and John and Jean. Joe is barbequeing a roast of beef and I am making artisan bread (which I hope turns out well as I haven't made it much as yet) and we will have a birthday cake for Peggy but she doesn't know it yet. Shhhh. Hoping for great weather, but what will be will be.

That's it for now. Looking forward to having both my sisters for a few days. We will all go to Laurie and Rob's for a barbeque and Texas Hold'em game on Friday.