sunny saturday

This is going to be another short one - I'm not wanting to spend much of this sunny Saturday morning in front of the computer, no no no. And nope, it's not because we have any pressing plans, but because maybe I've been overdosing on screen time; I could really use a week away from this contraption - a week up at the cottage away from electronics and connectedness... hmmm. Anyways, a few things... We took Hendrik on the swings the other day for the first time and he LOVED it! He was smiley and giggly, and liked it just as much the second time around. Photos, from the very first time:





He wasn't quite as impressed with his first time on a boat, though I'm sure it was the life jacket and not the bateau that didn't sit (/squeeze) so well. I did a trial run in the pool on Wednesday, and he didn't seem to mind - the jacket fits well and keeps him afloat, and he didn't panic doing the float-alone. He sure did have a kung-fu grip on the front straps though, and his eyeballs stayed glued to mine. Sooooo we ventured out on Dan's beautiful new boat on Thursday afternoon (day off for the guys) after a lovely family (Dan, Jess, Freddie, Shants, and the Brinkman trio) dinner of lasagna, salad, garlic bread, wine, lemonade and fruit tart for dessert (yumdelish) up at Dan's cottage. The guys were happy to cast their lines and catch a few fish, and Hendrik fussed and then fell asleep, all cuddled up in mommy's arms - awwwww. And then - here comes the not so fabulous part - we came home to water dripping through the ceiling in our furnace room - uggggh. And not just a little bit - a lot bit. There's a fair amount of water damage, but seeing as how it was late and the drip was slowing every so slightly, we decided to deal with it in the morning. A longer story short, people came, cut holes in ceiling, and the room is now being dehumidified in plastic isolation. The furnace has to be taken apart (boo) so that a crew can get at the ceiling - the bulk of the water damage is just above the main furnace vent, so no one can really get at it unless things are dismantled. Initially I was stressed, but it's fixable and I think that it's the responsibility of the builder to fix and finance sooooo hopefully the crew can find the source and get everything fixed up properly.

from directly below - the damage seeping out up behind the furnace vent - yuck

and a taped off furnace room

And lastly (this is becoming not so short - woops), my mom and dad and Steve's mom and dad are coming to visit soon! Woop! They're all making their way out yonder to see us, yes of course, but too, to see some Pan Am Cup men's volleyball action. The tourney gets underway on Monday afternoon with a showdown against Puerto Rico, so yoohoo, it should be good. I'm sure Steve is excited about some game action, as he hasn't played in a game since last... May? Eep, that's a while. And that makes more than one of us that can't wait to see Team Canada take the floor!