Summer has arrived!

Well, we thought it might never come but it seems that summer has finally arrived here in Calgary. We've had two good weeks of warm weather, and I'm actually sitting out on our deck while I type this - enjoying the shade and the beautiful breeze that has come up. A breeze/strong wind/tree-bending gale force is usually always a safe bet in these parts.... although I'm assured that it is much more windy in Lethbridge. I suppose that would be why there are so many windmills in that area. Marc and I actually considered getting a screen gazebo to put on our deck this summer, but then changed our minds when we remembered the wind here. Now, there are a lot of people who use these in Calgary, but I'm not sure how people keep them from blowing away! We spent an awful lot of time last summer picking up the swing that kept blowing over in our backyard. That might have something to do with why we still have not taken out the seat for our swing this summer - just a frame sitting on our patio. Then again, maybe we're just lazy!

Things around here have been going well. Jeremy and Adam are both still working but very much looking forward to being in NB for a few weeks and just getting a break from their normal routines. Jeremy is progressing with his summer school. He's still struggling a bit with the content, but wholly crap it's hard! Marc and I are reviewing homework with him every night but we're finding it difficult to actually help him with it. Apparently I don't remember a lot of algebra from my high school math days. It seems totally abstract to me and I really struggle trying to understand it!

Buster seems to be doing much better lately. He's being fed lamb and rice and is loving it. As for me, I'm not loving it quite so much because it's a whole lot of work! That dog eats a lot of lamb in the run of a week! We have to cook it and then cut it up and portion it with rice and then feed it to him twice a day. We now refer to him as King Buster and figure the new pup will be very jealous of Buster's food!

Speaking of the new pup, Marc and I are headed out to "officially" pick our puppy on the evening of the 31st. We have him tentatively picked, but we wanted to wait to see their personalities before deciding for certain. Then Marc will be able to pick him up on the 26th of August. I will still be on vacation in NB/Ontario, so Marc will be handling him alone for the first few days!

Well, that about sums things up from here for now. Can't wait to get to NB for some R&R in the last two weeks of August. See you then everyone!

Love,
Cathy

Happy Birthday Adam!

We celebrated Adam's 14th birthday on the 5th of July!

Here are some pictures of the festivities!

Here is Adam on his scavenger hunt to find his gift from Dad and Cathy - a set of golf clubs!

Adam opening up a card from his friend Aaron

Adam opening his card from Gram Coffin

Adam having a fun night!

Adam showing off the duct tape wallet that Aaron gave him - complete with gift card! It's pretty neat actually - had pockets inside and everything!

Here is Adam and his friends all choosing to do something slightly strange for the camera....

Happy 14th birthday Adam!

Cathy

I Love Me a Prairie Sunset

For those who haven't seen a prairie sunset, here are some photos - courtesy of Marc's fabulous photography.

Birds Blooms and Butterflys

This past week I got a call from a friend inviting me to head out on an adventure with her to the Ellis Bird Farm . What is the Ellis Bird Farm you ask? Well, I had the very same question! You can click here to get to their website and learn all about it but, in short, it's a sort of bird sanctuary full of birds, beautiful gardens and butterflies. Well, to be honest, we didn't actually see any butterflies that day, but we're told that they do frequent the beautiful butterfly garden.

Here are some pictures of our adventure!

Love,

Cathy