Off to the Ferry

I took Buster for a walk last night and once he got going, he broke into a gallop and I was flying down the street after him. We had to say goodbye this morning and head to the 8:30 ferry.
Suz and the girls are going to Bellingham for back to school shopping. A tremendous saving.

Facebook, Linked In and Twitter Workshop

We had the 2nd half of Jame and Suzanne's workshop today and once again very informative and well received. Chris even started a Facebook group for the attendees. These business owners were the nicest audience and very spontaneous with their sharing of information. I was impressed by all. It was such fun for me to help and be involved in a business environment again.
The next best part was lunch at Smitty's Oyster Bar.

Pre-op Prep at VGH

Ron and I spent 3 hours at Van Gen Hospital for tests and info. He was assessed by Dr. Gordon, Dept. Head, and will have 1 of their 18 cardiology anesthetist specialists. We felt completely reassured by all the care taken. He's booked for the open heart surgery Sept. 2 and can't wait to get it done. Our brother-in-law, Jack came by and visited with us for an hour.

A Gibson Day

Suzanne and I went to church by ourselves today. They have the nicest congregation at St. Bart's and a new minister.
The deer comes to visit the front yard daily.



Buster sleeps in his bed, paws in the air.




Hana and I did some sewing. She made a pillow of white fur on the front and black and gold/brown diamonds on the back. It was the first tine either of us had sewn on fake fur, a gift from aunty Penny.








Lexi and I do our usual Sudoko.

Happy 10th Birthday.

Hana had 3 teams of 3 girls in their yellow, green or pink bandanas to play the Amazing Race for her birthday. The kids had to run, skip or hop up and down the street to 5 different stations and do various tasks to see who finished the race first. At my station, a blindfolded person had to feed antother blindfolded person pureed squash. I laughed so hard - they all thought they were being poisoned. I don't think they'll ever eat squash again. That's what Katzie did to me on the Pirate Ship in Mexico. They gulped dry rice krispies looking for a prize, ran through the sprinkler, had pop floats, squited silly string all over the yard and a ton of fun. Two girls stayed overnight and used their glo sticks to make jewelry for the dark in the hot tub.

More Friends

Kids were over to play today so the fort and water balloons got a workout.



Shannon and Adam came for dinner. Such fun to visit with them and the girls and she spoiled S and I with beautiful bouquets of flowers. Hana got early birthday gifts.

How to Make Google Love Your Webpage

Suzanne and James gave their first workshop today. They work really well together and received a loud ovation at the end. I was to the 'go to gal' and enjoyed it as well. Our reward for a job well done? Lunch at Smitty's Oyster Bar overlooking the marina where they were prepared right in front of us. Num Num.