Great Sleep!!

The air conditioner is the best thing we have spent money on in years. We had the best night sleep. It was great to use blankets for something other than sleeping on. Elysia and Graham both said they were cold last night and had to use their blankets...trust me, Mike and I don't see that as a complaint.
The kids wanted to go to the drive in last night but thankfully (I mean unfortunately) it started to rain.
Kids have a busy week and it's Mike's birthday on Wed, he'll turn 38 (that's right a younger man). He thinks he will have the day off which is great, plus we have a soccer game in Coldbrook and one in Annapolis Royal, I guess we will divide and conquer.
The kids and I went to watch Josee's soccer game in Kentville. The kids enjoyed it, especially when one of the players from Josee's team kicked at the wrong net and scored...thankfully they still managed to win, it was funny though.

A/C

Okay...so we broke down and bought an air conditioner for the upstairs. Last night was horrible up there...just laying there and sweat rolling off for no "good" reason. We plugged it in a while ago, closed all the windows and opened all the doors upstairs and it's made a huge difference on the whole level, most of all, our room. Should sleep better tonight.
Elysia's friend Melissa is down for the week...she's quite happy. We told her mother we would return her in Sept but she didn't go for that.
We are heading to watch some of Josee's soccer game. The kids want to go to the drive in tonight but I cannot see myself staying awake for it, even if it is Harry Potter.

Hot...hot...hot!!

It's stinking hot again...welcome to the valley...33 degrees but with the humidex it feels like 38...OMG!! Where's the cooling fog of Halifax when you need it. I think we may zip up to Lake George again for a dip after supper. It was sure nice there yesterday.
Elysia and Graham finished their day camp this week. Graham cost 25 and Elysia made 80 so they had alot of fun.
Have a good weekend, I may melt!!

Soccer

Last night Elysia and her cousin, Sarah played their last scheduled game against each other. It was the first game since Falon's death and both teams wore armbands...Sarah's team had her number on them and Elysia's team had her name and number. The game was good with Sarah's team coming out on top with a score of 2-0. It was stinking hot out though. Poor Elysia, I think the coach forgot she was on the field and she played most of the second half and was only substituted out at the end, her little cheeks were red and she looked ready to drop. Some pictures are included. There is one of each of them doing a throw in, one of the two of them and another of the two of them walking up the hill, no doubt talking about us because we made them pose for pictures.

Graham has a practice tonight and it's still hot.

We cheated and went out to Lake George for a swim this afternoon. Just me and the kids including Sarah and Connor. Felt kind of bad because I know Mike was sweating in a hot kitchen (but it certainly won't help for me to be sweating also).

Off to Halifax

The kids have been going to morning camp at the Harmony Hall. Elysia is a youth leader and Graham is attending. But today, it's just Graham going and Elysia and I are off to Halifax to get our hair done. Hopefully we will have time to drop in on Russel Metals (I'm sure Elysia will be thrilled about that).
Mike and I both finished the Harry Potter book on Monday, Josee on Tuesday morning. I reread the second last chapter just to make sure I had it all. I loved it!! I will miss the series. May have to read them all again.
Graham had a soccer game last night and it was quite hot. Thankfully there was a breeze on them. Most of the kids did not show up so they only had two subs for the game. Graham scored six goals and needless to say was pretty excited, we did manage to squeeze his head in the door. Tonight Elysia has a game and Graham has a ball game. Both are in Kentville so we will be switching between fields. Elysia is playing Sarah's team. Poor Grandma, all she can say is "get the ball out of there" on both ends...

Book

Okay so the book is consuming our lives...Mike and I. We are both almost done the Harry Potter book. Good thing the kids are involved in day camp otherwise we may forget about them...haha.
Jarrett and his family are camping down here so Graham is quite thrilled to have him over, they came for supper the last two nights.
We are heading to Elysia's practice now, it's the first time the team has been together since Falon died...Agh!!

Sunday

Well...it's here...the final book...I've ready over 300 pages so far and it's good...

Elysia and I went to Falon's funeral today...pretty sad all the way around. I was doing okay until her little sister walked by me, bawling her eyes out (she was about 10). That broke my heart.

Gotta go and read!!