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We were invited on a sailboat ride a few weeks ago. It was the perfect way to end the summer. There was a great breeze on Lake Michigan and the sun was shining the whole time. As you can see, we were not the only ones out that day.

Sarah and Andrew took part in the annual triathlon here in town. They had a gorgeous day for it but it did start early. They swam 800 meters, biked 17.9 miles and ran 4.8 miles. Andrew finished in 1 hour and 30 minutes and eight second. Sarah in 1 hour, 53 minutes and 44 seconds. Andrew is an incredible biker and came 16th overall (men) and second in his age group. Sarah came 66th overall (women) and 10th in her age group. Nathania surprised by coming down for the weekend and Nathan came to give them some moral support ...but it was a bit early for him. He says he'll train and do the tri next year.

We went to the wedding reception for my nephew Andrew and his bride Krista yesterday. We drove up to Barrie, Ontario. They had a wonderful party: a pig roast with a western theme, great music and fireworks to top it off. After a night in hotel and a good night's sleep we headed home the next day...today actually. It was great to be able to part of the celebration. We can't always do that because the rest of the family all live in BC. It's good to have a few relatives closer by.

While we were in Alberta the garden exploded. All the day lilies are blooming and so are the black-eyed susans, the yarrow, the hostas, the liatris, the cone flowers, etc. It's been dry this year so nothing as tall as it has been in other years but the flowers have been more abundant.

We took some family pictures while Nathania was here.

While Arie was in The Netherlands he got to witness the launching of a new dredger from the company IHC Smit. That's where several of his cousins work. to really get an idea as to the size of this thing-- double click the picture. Hans Klerk, son in law to Arie's cousin Anneke, modeling his new stylish Oakleys and showing off his new SEAT XL. Arie got a ride and thinks it's great.

Well, I’ve been back from Argentina for two weeks now and Arie just got back from the Netherlands yesterday. He went to a conference on the Bible and Theology in Apeldoorn and then went to Alblasserdam and spent two days with the Gort cousins. He loves doing that because Corrie feeds him things like cooked endive and purselane (that REALLY is a vegetable)…I think that’s why he went to the conference…ha ha! The weather in the Netherlands is much more what Arie likes. He is suffering from the high temperatures we are having—80 F. When he got back he got back to a house in disarray! I had all the carpet taken out and replaced with new…everywhere except our bedroom. That was the only room with a hardwood floor. So tomorrow one of Aaron’s friends is coming to sand the floors in all three bedrooms. They will all match that way and they really need to be done. The problem with doing them all at once is what to do with all the furniture and things in the bedrooms. We h...