Hank

Margarit, Hailey and Helena travelled to Austria in early August.  They are visiting with family there.  They will be coming back home in a couple of days.  I stayed behind in the city with Ryan and her boyfriend Braeden.  It has been a really busy time.

Initially Braeden needed a ride to and from work everyday.  But then, after extensive practicing, Ryan took her road test last week.  She passed and got her Class 5 drivers license.  I signed over our old Honda Pilot to her, and she now has it registered and insured in her name.  Braeden has had his Ontario license for a number of years, so now they are both able to drive.

That newfound freedom and independence has seen them out and about doing all sorts of stuff.  With this milestone behind her, Ryan can now focus on finding work.  She has a few applications in, but nothing has come through yet.

I've also been catching up on a bunch of chores at home.  The list is long and includes cleaning eavestroughs, cutting grass, pruning trees, servicing vehicles, paying bills, looking after paperwork, repairing the dishwasher, etc.  We have also been looking after the rabbits and Hank while the other girls are away.  We have been watching baseball and football on TV, heading out to play trivia at the pub, and I've started to catch up in the darkroom on processing film.  I also squeezed in a couple of Beer Parlour Project outings.

Every couple of days Helena has been asking me to send her pictures of Hank.  I guess she misses the little guy.  So I've been taking phone snapshots from time to time and sending them to the girls.