Aye Aye Captain!!!

Mel was writing this post, but it self-destructed. She'll do it again tomorrow.

Trying again, hopefully this will work this time.

I've forgotten half of what i wanted to put down here, so I'll try to wing it.

It was the first day of the school holidays and Chris wanted to do something exciting.
We decided to go to the quay and see the big cruise ship that was in.

Just before we left the house the horse and carriage passed by the house and Chris got a good snap of it.
When we got to the quay the horse tour had just arrived to let the tourists off to go back to the cruise ship. We managed to get a no bad photo of the horse up close.
then Chris got in on one.
There was a few hours till the cruise ship left so we decided to go on a harbour tour, on a little boat. I thought this was quite a feat for my mum as she hates boats.
We left the harbour and headed out towards the Hillsbourgh bridge. Where we just happened to pass the cruise ship so we got a few good snaps, yet again.
Hillsborough bridge
We cruised down the coastline passing the yacht club, very posh, but nice boats. also passed by Victoria park and then out to sea where we saw the coastline of Nova Scotia. At that point we saw one of the light houses which guide all boats and ships into the harbour.

As we were as far out as the island stretched to it was time to turn around and head back, we also picked up a bit of speed.

Chris was asked if he would like a shot of driving the boat, he jumped at the chance.

School, Sausages and Sand

Today was Chris' big day. He's been looking forward to this for weeks, months even. So we all got dressed up to the nines (well, 8.5s). He really does scrub up well, doesn't he? Today was Chris' graduation from St. Jean Elementary (that's Jean the girl). The ceremony was great! It started, as everything does, with the national anthem. Their Principal, Mrs. Mais-Murphy, then read some Dr. Seuss. She's in this picture, on the right. The left is Mrs. Hennessy, Chris' Grade Six teacher.After that, they handed out some awards. Most of these were academic, but there were a couple of others. There was one kid, Hunter Bell, who had not missed a day of elementary school - ever! Then they handed out the certificates. You see Chris receiving his in the above photo, and here's one of him proudly wielding it.A wee sneaky kiss ;)We had a great time, and we're all very proud.

Today was also a day of medical tings for Mel. She was at the doctors for her routine appointment (currently one a fortnight), which is very routine now, to the point where she's telling me what's gonna happen next time... mostly to do with...
This morning's ultrasound. I went along to this, and had to wait for ten more minutes than Mel, while the nurse took measurements and pictures of the bump. She measured his head, and his heart, his bones and his stomach. All of the parts of his body that she could get access to. It was a quick look that I got (but she was nice enough to sneak us a wee picture which should have cost $17).
She said that the baby was currently about 4lbs 8oz according to her measurements, and that the doctor would look over the scan pictures. I should mention that, at this stage in the baby's development, he puts on about 8oz per week.

There are 7 weeks to go.


This has been quite a good week for us. It started out with me in one of my moods, where I decide that I can do anything that anyone else can do.
I decided to make lorne sausages and potato scones. I done quite a good job if I do say so myself, we had a fry up, and it was goooooood :)
I bet you're all skeptical about my abilities. Well, don't be, cos I can accomplish my goals, especially if there's a hot breakfast in it for me! Even Granny Wyllie was impressed (she brought the bacon).

Then, as I was settling in to watch the French Grand Prix, Mick called. Mick's an artist. He got into computer games art on a YTS. He's been in Canada for about 18 months, 12 of which have been spent on PEI. He asked us if we'd like to come out with him and his wife, Lisa, to the beach. We went (what's a Formula One?), and had a great time. Mick's on the right here. He drove us out east, past Georgetown (reputedly run by the bikers), to Panmure Island. Christian, my lead programmer, had told us about the place. It was really nice, and we, being British (I use the term loosely), all got fried by the sun!
We did all of the things you do at the beach (come back, North Sea, all is forgiven), including burying bits of Chris.
We stopped in Montague on the way home for something to drink. It was nice, but the place was a bit weird, the owner didn't like Mick, cos he's English, but she like us Scots. She made a snide remark (looking at Mick) about the locals not getting jobs, then looked to me and said "They just don't want them!" Strange...

Then we went to Peake's Quay. we had ice cream and looked at the boats before coming home. Mel and Liz went to bingo, but they didn't win.

Boats and Bikes

Hey, Everybody, Chris can ride a bike!!! We got one from Cash Converters this week, and he's picked it up in no time! Here's a couple of pics showing him going around in the school playground.
He's still trying to get as much practice as possible. Meanwhile, Granny Wyllie is having a great time on her holiday. She's a big wean.
Well, since it's her holidays, we've tried to make it interesting for her. We've gone out for dinner a couple of times, most notably East Side Mario's. It's a great little New York Italian restaurant. They do nice pizza, pasta, steak and burgers. Her favorite was the fish and chips from Brits (they've moved!). You'd never believe how much nicer than Paisley chippi crew chips.
Mel took her out sightseeing today. They got a couple of pics. Firstly, of the Cruise Ship ms Maasdam, from Rotterdam. It's a huge, carrying over 1200 passengers, and another 600 crew!
A little on the smaller side, they got this pic of an old PEI fire engine. The firemen out here are all volunteers, and there's a big horn that blows when there's a fire. All the firemen have to leave their regular jobs and go fight the fire.

OK, but before I go, I have to show you one last pic. This is the cake I got for Father's Day. Not a bought cake, but one made by loving hands. they're still practicing, but I think they've just about got it!
See you next time!

Granny's Here!

Well, Granny Wyllie arrived last night. She had gotten the bus from Halifax to here. We were a little worried, as there were "Severe Thunderstorm Warnings" in Fredericton, NB and the same was happening in Ontario, but the thunderstorms were becoming tornadoes!
She arrived safe, and awoke this morning to 16 degree heat. Way to go Granny!
She brought the camera (cheers Ian), so I can finally say congratulations to Jason and Langcraigs Under13s, who won the Erskine Cup, defeating league champions Erskine Boys Club.
See you later, got to collect the rent from our new lodger!