Play Ball! Congratulations Peter and Steve on your All Ontario High School Championship win! What a thrill to be able to represent your school and go right to the top. Sorry I missed your first interview on Sports-Line. Good luck in Cincinatti Steve! [edit] – Pictures available here.

Congratulations John and Rosemary. May all the nicest things come your way and bring you blessings and continued happiness as you celebrate your special day. Did you know I have my periwinkle bridesmaid bouquet still on my dresser.

Last Friday was Steve’s Prom. He looked very smart in his black tux and bow tie. I bought him a rose for his lapel and a disposable camera to venture off to his dinner dance. The parents all met at a friends house to take pictures of the young ladies and gents all dressed up. Some I hardly recognized as I’m so used to the jeans and tshirts and running shoes. They had a brief reception until the suburban limo showed up. Then all was a buzz and the kids wanted to get the heck away from the parents. This particular group rented rooms at a local Comfort Inn for their after party. They stayed up practically the entire night and checked out at 11am. Steve came home to sleep for the rest of the day. The boys get off easy as all they have to do is show up. The girls did all the arranging and the fussing.

The boys went out to their high school Athletic banquet last night. They wore dress shirts and ties with burmuda style golf shorts and sandals. It was way too hot last night to wear long pants and sit at an awards ceremony. Brian came home all smiles with an MVP plaque in Nordic Skiig and Steve was awarded the School Athletic “L” letter for overall scholastic and athletic achievement. Only a few more weeks left and another year bites the dust. Summer is just around the corner.

Today after church, with Laura, Jenny as navigators we set off on a quest to find LaSalle to visit their famous Strawberry Festival. With only a few detours (lunch at Applebee’s and shopping at Windsor Crossing)we found ourselves in beautiful Amhurstburg and decided to follow the Detroit River to Gil Maure Park.
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Hope everyone is enjoying the weather and the festivities over this long awaited weekend. We are officially all finished planting for the season! Tom finished drilling the soybeans on the home farm on Friday. He and Bob got Lachine’s beans all in shortly after noon on Saturday with time to spare. With the weather being so nice Tom took off for a motorcycle ride and ended up at the grand opening of the new Duke’s Harley Davidson dealership on 401.
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Yesterday was our flower delivery day. The boys hockey team did a fundraiser and sold annuals and hanging baskets to help offset their trip at Christmas. It was a huge success as we sold to neighbours and friends. We had the truck drop off at three houses to help control the inventory and distribution. I still have four families to deliver to. Talk about Flower Power!

Today is 05-05-2005 and Cinco de Mayo. It is also the first day of farming for Tom! He and Bob were busy working ground and planting corn around the house and bush till dark. These two make a great team and are good for each other. They compliment and balance each others skills and temperaments. Hope everyone gets and a good sleep for an early start tomorrow. The weatherman is predicting warmer weather.

Last Monday, Irene moved down the hall to room 246. Her room was scheduled to get a make-over including new bathroom, closet removed for a wardrobe, updated heating, ceiling, paint and drapes.
I went in on Sunday and helped pack up all the books, pictures and nicknacks etc. A volunteer helped transport all her belongings down the hall and set up the new room. All in all the move went very smooth and Irene is comfortable in her new surroundings.
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Steve took his friend Evan Farlinger to the home opener tonight. They had seats in the 19th row right behind homeplate. A very exciting game. I was home alone watching on the big screen tv and even watched the final innings. A heart stopper in the bottom of the nineth I might add. I was flipping channels at the commercials to enjoy the Gregorian chants at the great mass in Rome. Happy weekend all.