This past weekend was a very busy one at the branch. We had a lot of work to accomplish but thankfully, members stepped up and we got it done. That’s the wonderful thing about team work, everyone has something to contribute and the sum of those ’somethings’ usually equals success.
I ended the weekend with some very sore feet. My trusty pedometer tells me that over the course of the last three days I’ve walked about 25,000 steps, mostly on cement floors. I’d like to do about 10,000 steps a day but on better surfaces than cement which is murder on the feet, legs and back. I’m thinking tomorrow might be a wonderful day to just stay at home. It is supposed to be really hot so that is even more reason to hole up inside where it is cool and quiet. Read the rest of this entry »
They shall grow not old, as we who are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them
In memory of our fallen Canadians:
Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey – Afghanistan July 4, 2008
Pte. Colin William Wilmot - Afghanistan July 6, 2008
Always Caring — Always Canadian — Never Defeated
Support Our Troops — Wear Red on Fridays
Wow! Hard to believe that the year is officially half over. It seems that it was just a short time ago that I was writing that I wanted to make at least 300 more posts here this year. Oh, does appear that isn’t going to happen. Not unless I’m planning on two to three posts a day here for the rest of the year. I’m NOT!
Canadians, of which I’m one of course, celebrated Canada Day yesterday. The Branch held a BBQ to mark the day which included swearing in two new members, good food (and drink), a cake cutting and minnow races for the big kids (adults). We had intended the minnow racing for the children but none showed up so the big kids got to play. Great fun was had by all.
I’m proud to be a Canadian even though it took me a long time to come to understand that I had a country to be proud of. Some of that was the lack of having any pride of country instilled in us as kids in school. In my generation, at least in the rural schools that I attended, it was just sort of taken for granted sort of ‘yeah you’re Canadian, so what’ attitude. Read the rest of this entry »
