Fence Building

I know that it has been awhile since my last blog. We have been busy getting through weekends (golfing) and visiting and now have finally started on re-building the fence. What a job! With the weather being as hot as it has been, we are trying to only go out when the temp. is under 30. I think that Jack got a bit of heat stroke on Sunday and so we only managed to get 1 section done. But on Saturday we worked for 8 hours taking down the old boards; hammering out the old nails or screws and then cutting and reattaching the new boards. Now I know why people measure twice and cut once! Before I started our job on Saturday, Jack gave me my very own tool belt with a hammer (which hangs from the pocket on the tool belt). Plus I had real leather work gloves that fit me, so no wood splinters in these hands. I also got lessons on how to use the 18v drill for the screws...slow and steady! I think I can now go into construction work (lol), but I won't give up my day job!
Summer is almost 1/2 over and things are hectic. We have seen no relatives and probably won't until the wedding in Squamish. This will be a busy time with having to help Jack for the ceremony plus make the food for the dinner. But should be a great time.
My kids are busy working lots so I have only seen Nicole. Ryan has been working lots of night shifts and some days so we hope to hook up for lunch tomorrow. Breanne is busy with her job and some clients coming to the apartment for various nail applications..so she is enjoying her career. Jack's son Todd was supposed to come out for a visit with Michelle & Ireland but we haven't seen them. Jack's other son Darin, Donna and granddaughter's should be out in August for a visit as well. We were over at Jaelyn's place to see the youngest granddaughter Lacey, on her 2nd birthday. They just returned from a couple of weeks in Saskatoon.
So I will try and attach the picture once we figure it out. Take care and enjoy the rest of summer, I know we will once the fence is down, up and stained...not too much more to do!

Prayers for Many Sick Family Members

We got a call last night from my mom to say that Uncle Elliott suffered a heart attack on Monday in Macrorie. He was with Lorne and Sean shingling a roof and said that he didn't feel well. The boys managed to get him down a ladder and took him back to the farm. Maxine came home and took him to the Outlook hospital, and from there a doctor went with him in an ambulance to the Saskatoon Royal Hospital. The doctors performed an angioplasty and said that he probably needs another one, but do to the fact that the nurses are on strike, only emergency surgery is going on. Well if this isn't an emergency then what is!! I find it so ironic that this Uncle who never smoked, drank and was physically fit could fall to such an ailment. We all wish him a speedy recovery.
Life can throw a real curve at people - some say that it comes in three's so we have had our share. Between Uncle Eliott and his heart attack; Uncle Dana going through his bought of surgery and cancer treatments to follow; but one of the most trying is that my Grandma, who suffers from Alzheimers took a second fall and needed surgery for her broken wrist. My mom and dad are in Edmonton helping to care for her at the home. They have reported that when you look into her eyes, they are blank. She can no longer remember people in the family pictures and no longer wishes to engage in a conversation. Very heart breaking disease with many different reactions - as Brian's mom (Jean) was a very volitile patient with the same disease and suffered for more than 10 years. So for me, if Grandma is silent and quiet, then I feel better then thinking about how Jean suffered with the demons of Alzheimers. No matter what we can all remember Grandma as a much loving women with so many happy memories. But most of all we will still love her for the lady that she is. I love you Grandma.