July Journaling
1. Happy Canada D-eh!
2. We’re getting our windows cleaned on our house for the first time in ten years. We cleaned the inside and all the screens.
3. We had two posts replaced on our fence and now it’s nice and straight. They are also laying patio stones at the side of the house. Our daughter is visiting from Ottawa. We hadn’t seen her since Christmas.
4. Our other daughter and her family came to spend the night so our youngest can meet her new niece. Feasting.
5. My husband is preaching this morning. It was good to have the whole family together again.
6. Took my car in to check the A.C. which isn’t working.
7. Going to Hamilton with my mom today.
8. My mom went to the ER today with tachycardia and hypertension. She was found to have atrial fibrillation and they had to shock her heart after putting her to sleep. Her heart rate went from 123 to 66. They started her on medications and had her follow up with her cardiologist. I was worried mostly because of her spiritual condition. She’s 80 and still unsaved. I prayed for one more opportunity to talk with her.
9. Went to a mall for the first time in months. Mandatory masks indoors. But the numbers of COVID in Ontario are improving, unlike in the U.S.
10. My husband and I went out for dinner on a waterfront patio. There was no shade so we left after an hour as I was burning.
11. Packing for next weekend.
12. I decided to start a second podcast, reading my novel, since I don’t have an audiobook. Since I have the rights to it, I can do it. Look for Benaiah: Mighty Man of God on podcasts.com
13. Spent most of the day recording podcasts.
14. Pain clinic for back injections.
15. Chiro and massage.
16. Cooking, shopping and packing for the cottage.
17. Last day of packing. Ajax has a drive-thru ribfest so we’ll get that for dinner today and tomorrow.
18. Travel day up north. Driving with our daughter’s family as this is the grandkids first really long trip. They did well, but with all the stops it took 9-1/2 hours instead of 7.
19. Sunday, no service because there’s no service here. As in, internet. A true downtime. Our grandson caught his first fish; a small mouth bass. He was so proud.
20. The grandkids had a hike, a swim, and a campfire. They love octopi.
21. My husband went fishing today for speckled trout and caught his limit. His friend Harry flew his float plane in and they went to a little inland remote lake. The grandkids went to the beach. After my husband got back, they went in the little, rustic wood burning sauna on the property and sat in the creek in a natural whirlpool.
22. Today we headed into Sault Ste. Marie, the town I spent my first twenty years in. We went to the main mall, paid our mortgage, paid a visit to my dad’s gravesite, yes, there were tears, stopped in to see the friend who took my husband fishing, drove around town and down memory lane, discovered our old house is being resold again, and then went to my cousin’s house on Lower Island Lake for dinner and a sauna. Got home late, so the kids slept in.
23. Today they took the motor boat out to a sandy beach, I stayed back and napped. Then my cousin and her husband came over for dinner and we had a campfire.
24. Today we went to a friend’s cottage nearby. He bought my aunt and uncle’s camp which is where I spent a lot of time growing up. They have a motor boat, a pontoon boat, and a floating sauna. I’ll post a picture of it.
25. Traveling back home. It was a great week. The kids had good memories.
26. It’s our 34th anniversary, so we went to the Keg for dinner. They are allowing indoor dining now that our region is in Stage three of reopening.
27. Still unpacking and doing laundry.
28. I drove my mom out to her pain clinic appointment because her blood pressure is low.
29. Prepping for the beach tomorrow, cutting up fruit and vegetables.
30. Went to a Provincial park nearby with our daughter and grandkids. We had burgers, chips, water, raw vegetables, fresh pineapple, watermelon, cherries, strawberries, and wild blueberries from up north. Then butter tarts, carrot cake cupcakes and coffee. Yum. Also reading a new historical fiction book written by a fellow Canadian writer of Biblical fiction. It’s called Under the Cloud about Miriam during the exodus.
31. A nice writing day. Long weekend, and my husband is still on vacation.
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