Check out the pumpkin pictures in the Bako Family Album

I think we got tricked this year…..We got stuck holding the bag of treates as the little haunters never came-a-knockin. We probably had 20 kids max. Six or seven knocks at the door and then it was all over. They came in groups and a few straglers in between. My guys stayed home this year because they wanted to shell out at the door and scare those who dared to venture up our front walk. Steve went to a party and Peter and Brian had friends over. Oh well…..I better not be tempted by all the leftover candy in the house.

Today was a glorious sunny and blue sky day. Quite a bit cooler than we are used to though. (To think Nick was up on the garage roof Friday aft in shorts and bare chested priming the house). At least we do not have the snow that Calgary experienced. Turkey was in the oven by noon and the table set ready for guests to arrive. Thanks for the surprise visit Martha and the pumpkin present left at the front door. We have these pictures to thank you for. When I saw the turkey pic I knew right away it was you. The dinner was terrific. I cooked it with the Montreal Pepper spice and an apple stuffing and it is a keeper. Steve demolished the pumpkin pie made in his honor. Thanksgiving was stress-free and was enjoyed by all. How do you like Nick the new man sporting a beard? The Globe and Mail says that it is the look for the new millennium.

Nick has taken the week off work to toil at manual labour. We asked 4 house painters to do the job and they all refused because they did not want the hassle of scraping, sanding, tsp-ing and priming the surface prior to painting. I guess that is how things are expected these days. Anyway…. we are tackling the job ourselves treading carefully on the garage roof and clambering up high ladders. This is day 3 so far and we are no where near starting to prime and paint yet. We celebrated our days job yesterday with an all you can eat dinner at Barracuda’s. It was mussel night and nick had an order of all three flavours offered. (tomato sauce with Sambuca and feta, garlic and butter in white wine sauce, and a mild curry sauce). Did I mention that there were 24 mussels to each order……we’re going to call him mussel man now. I will post pics on the family album.

The boy’s were very anxious to get back to school. We all had a great summer with lots of happy memories for the summer of 2002. Brian grew and grew and grew! Peter is still waiting. Steve was a couch potato for 6wks when he had his cast on his foot. I don’t think anything will change now that he has it off. Nick is racing between Baseball tryouts, hockey earlybird tournaments, home errands and work seems to get in the way. We are enjoying the hot September sun and still swimming in our pool daily. Peter and Brian will be thirteen years old next week. yikes !!!!!! A household of teenagers. I may be planning a weekend getaway soon, very soon. Please browse the Bako photo album for updates.

Peter went off to camp for the first time with his friend, Steve. They spent 2 glorious weeks on Lake Koshlong which is near Haliburton. It is a YMCA camp run out of Hamilton called Camp Wanakita. They were considered Intermediate campers and had lots of fun with kids their own age. They learned how to kayak, canoe, rapell down a cliff and scale a climbing wall. They also learned wilderness skills on a 3 day overnight canoe and tenting trip. The weather was great and the mosquitoes were hiding and not biting which is a real plus. They want to do it all again next year. We are all experiencing camp too with the daily renditions of the camp songs that are being repeated over and over again.
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