Herb Lake (Part II)

Our first canoe/out backing trip as a family of 5!


One kid fell into the lake....................


What do you think?


Was it the 4 year old who can't swim and is scared of the deep water?

Was it the 5 year old who is fearless of the water?

Or the 12 year old who can swim but is too cool to want to?


Well.........................

Family Memories.....on Herb Lake (Part I)

This is what we found when we arrived home

We arrived home from my parents last Sunday night to a sky that was as black as night, depsite it only being 8 pm. As we drove through town we commented on how strange it was that neighbours, friends and residents all seemed to be standing in the dark street looking somewhat strange. It was then that we realized that trees were lying in yards, over cars and in the streets. We worked our way towards our street our neighbour met us with "I'm sorry, I'm sorry" Hmmm.....not the best greeting ever. Turns out that the tree they had been meaning to cut down.....came down....into our driveway during the storm. Amazingly, it missed our car, our air conditioner, and the basketball net. The other amazing thing was that had we not stopped along the highway for a quick "pit stop" we would've most definately been sitting in the driveway when the tree fell. The rest of the night also held some excitement as our (other) neighbours tree that grows up over her house fell on wires, causing them to arc and set the tree on fire. So at 3 am all the neighbours were back outside calling 911 and watching the tree burn. Thanks to a well-timed rain shower the fire was extinguished and another disaster diverted. It has taken the Town the last 1.5 weeks to clean up branches, repair wires etc. And this is the most excitement I hope we see for a long time...........................