Back in the Saddle

School is now in session. The life of fun and freedom has been replaced by the daily routine of gettting up and going to school. The summer season lingers as the weather is clear enough to enjoy some outside activities. Since returning from the dry land vacation to Utah and Alberta Hyrum has been anxious to go fishing in the ocean and to smell the clean, moist air. I don't think he will stray far from this beautiful place. We went fishing today and he caught 7 small Bullheads. It was very exciting and a wonderful way to be welcomed home. I am looking forward to biking around town with Alick in his new seat. I found a seat that allows him to sit in front of me. It centers the weight and allows for better bike control. The nights are too cool for a campout but I hope to go out for a picnic at the lake and soak up the last of the suns summer rays before the grey clouds settle in for a season. It was sure nice spending time with extended family this summer. We live so far from everyone else that the busy time we spent will be revisited in my mind many times over. I remember times of past with cousins, aunts and uncles. My how everyone has grown and changed. Each living a wonderful life. Now when I share memories with my boys they can understand who I am talking about and share in the fun times and stories. Thank you to all of you that made our summer a happy one.

For Carter this is an exciting time because he has moved to the big school-NISS, the Secondary school for a number of communities. He finds himself in a class with boys and girls from Woss, Sointula, Alert Bay, and Port McNeill. One new classmate named Patrick was a competitor in the previous Track Meet. The 4 classes Carter has this semester are CAPP, PE, English, and French. So far he likes all his teachers and has a locker by a couple of Grade 11s or "Juniors" for our american cousins and family.

Quiggly and Hyrum's 10 guppies survived our time away thanks to some great friends and neighbours. The house is still standing after weeks of neglect, packing, unpacking and general chaos. I have begun to understand the meaning of Fall Clean Up and hope the tent that was left out in the rain for 2 weeks will still be useable next year. Everytime I think it is dry enough to roll up the rain starts again. We had a very dry summer and now that the weather has cooled off a bit it has begun to rain on and off. The beauty of it still being summer is that we still get to see the sun between the showers.