and then there were three

Late tonight we put Thomas on a bus which will drive him 12 hours to a town in northern Alberta, where he starts bible college tomorrow.

Some of the kids were so ready to go. Others were less ready. Thomas could have stayed here for a long time. Not in a big rush to take on the things of adulthood. Easygoing, friendly, not hurried.

So again it's bittersweet. And I miss him and the other two already.

Now it's me and Lauralea and Micah.

Just we three.


Nite.

Ok so it's probably not a good idea to be wearing a tshirt and boxers and have the door open when church people drop by

But at least they know me well enough by now.

...and at least I don't wear tighty whities.

Back to the football game.

Gustav comes to play

I've been watching this year as the tropical storms cross the north Atlantic and turn into Hurricanes. It's an interesting journey to watch as they being as babies in North Africa, and come to America.

This dangerous one called Gustav has the potential to be deadly - if it hasn't already been as it crossed Cuba yesterday.

I'm following them on the National Hurricane website.

WMC-TV also has a good resourse page with current images, and links to local news, live station feeds, and webcams in the effected areas.

But the best link I've been following is on Twitter, as people in the effected areas attempt to deal with it. Preparing for the worst, hoping for the best, there's so much fear in many of their short posts. You get a sense of what they are dealing with.

This is a search site that will post every twitter that includes the words Hurricane or Gustav. Follow it if you like.

So Tired

Well, we got Hillary to Saskatoon for her hair appointment today, and tonight she hops a bus for college. Hope the night goes ok for her. Bus travel can be scary these days.

And speaking of scary, the reason sleep evaded me last night was, - you guessed it. 1:30 am as I am fading into blissfull sleep, a truck full of neighbours rolled to a stop next door and out poured six or seven fully inebriated individuals. Even the driver had a can in his hand.

You just don’t know how much my gut cringes when I hear the neighbours drive up, it’s like Pavlovs dogs.

Around 2 am the police showed up, but even after that, they kept drinking and laughing and fighting and using the yard as a toilet. Any number.

So I’m really tired, and at the office, getting ready for tomorrow.

I hope hope hope, tonight we can sleep.