Summer News

This spring we had very hot weather and that trend continues. Last week we were well over 100F with the humidex. This week hasn't been as bad. Yesterday was a beautiful summer day. Today is a bit too warm for me, but still a breeze. Not quite so stifling.

The boys have been out of school since the end of June and we've been spending time together. We went for ice cream on Sunday evening and they've been visiting on pretty much a daily basis. It's nice to have them around. I miss seeing them when school is in.

Brandon did well in school again this year. Jordan struggled with English and Math. They will get their progress reports in mid August and we will find out their final marks.

Last week was a bit frustrating. They laid a new sidewalk along the entire block and of course parking was at a minimum. No one could use their driveways and instead of returning to finish the job on the Monday, it carried over until this week. Though the job isn't completely finished, at least we have access to our driveway, which is a blessing in itself.

Wish I could blog more, but there are eyes reading this blog that can cause problems. Both of their first initials are M. It's sad when you can't keep in touch with your friends online because people in the real world are troublemakers.

Hope everything is going well for all of my friends.

How Brandon Has Changed

The above photograph is of Brandon when he was younger. I'm not sure how old he was.. It was his school photo and it turned out great. Brandon isn't real photogenic. He does okay if you don't make him smile, but a forced smile comes out terrible.

Today, Brandon got his photo taken again. This is what he looks like.
He had just had his hair cut because it is so thick he can't stand it in the summer. He told the girl he wanted it cut to 1/8 inch. He really has changed in those two years. When he looked at it, he said, "I guess I should have shaved." LOL He dislikes shaving and leaves it as long as he dare or until his parents nag him about it. Typical teen. However, it only grows under his chin so far and very little on his actual face.

It's amazing the difference in the two photos, but I have to concede he's now a young man and is maturing quickly. I'm sure some of you who've seen pictures of Brandon over the years will be amazed at how he's changed.

It's Been a While...

It's been a while since I posted anything here and just want to let everyone know we're doing well. The grandsons are coming today to help do some yard work to get ready for planting time here in southern Ontario. I'm hoping to put a garden in but not sure what I'm planting. I did buy tomato plants the other day. We always plant tomatoes. Maybe some green peppers, beans and potatoes? I really wanted to plant sweet corn, but there are too many raccoons around here to do that.

In other news, hubby's cortisone shot really relieved the pain in his hip. He's doing great now and back to normal. I still haven't received the results from my heart monitor, so guess all is well. I'm hoping that the dr would have phoned if something was wrong. I'm still having palpitations every once in while. Guess my heart just feels like dancing.

Brandon and Jordan were sick all last week with allergies. It's that time of year. They finally got back to school on Friday.

Not much more news here. It was very warm yesterday, over 80 F., but today is considerably cooler, which makes me happy. The heat and I don't mix.

Hoping to have something more interesting to blog about soon.

What's Been Happening

Hubby got his cortisone shot on Thursday and it worked. That is great news because he'd suffered with pain in the right hip for a couple of years. His leg is slightly stiff but at least not painful.

Monday morning I had a heart monitor put on by my cardiologist. It has to be worn for 24 hours and I go back this morning to have it taken off. It is small enough that I didn't realize it was there most of the time. Maybe now we'll find out what's going on with the heart palpitations.

It snowed here off and on all day yesterday. Nothing that accumulated but it was cold, wet and very windy. Not my favorite weather. I had to put my winter coat on. Hope it warms up soon.

I see Blogger has been making changes again. Not sure I like this new feature.

In other news the boys, my daughter and Mom are all well.