It was a long weekend, which meant there was lots of things happening.

First off, Erin’s Dad and his friend Dorothy came into town on their way to Calgary. William and Dorothy had an awful lot of fun together, and he was definitely sad to see her go. Friday afternoon we went to Kinsmen Park, and rode the rides, which was William’s first time there. We picked up an ice cream cake on the way home, and then went home for some delicious sloppy joes.

We decided to go to the fireworks this year, and managed to make it to the riverbank before they started. We were on the West side though, because we were stuck in traffic on the East side, and it didn’t look like we were going to make it to the fireworks. I think William enjoyed them, but he thought they were too long (plus he was tired.)

Saturday, we made a brief foray to the mall, where John bought me a couple of wireless controllers for the XBox as a birthday present. I had Julia on my chest in a sling, and John had William tied to his back in Erin’s wrap sling. We made the selection and purchase, then left the store with the controllers in a bag. While I headed off to find Erin and Dorothy, John and William went to sit on a bench. It was at this point that John realized that William had picked up a copy of “Grand Theft Auto” on his way out the door of EB Games. There’s a certain irony in that. Anyway, they took it back into the store, and William was not incarcerated. Then we went to Zellers to look for batteries for the controllers. The controllers set off the Zellers anti-theft alarm on the way in, so I took them to the till and had them swipe them over the demagnetizer (or whatever system it is that they use.) Still set off the alarms on the way out of the store again though.

Saturday night John took us out to India Palace (formerly Chick Peas) for supper. It was extremely tasty, and I’m going to miss them when they move from downtown to Cumberland Square at the end of the summer. Apparently the street that India Palace is on isn’t exactly a desirable neighbourhood. When I took William to the car, there was a police cruiser double parked next to our car, with an officer “discussing” things with a dishevelled looking woman. I didn’t hear much of it, but I did hear the phrase “Why are you picking on me, those other two guys are way drunker’n me.” They had a long discussion, and the police finally left telling her to get inside, because if they saw her again today it would be jail.

This all occurred while everyone else was still in the restaurant (Erin was feeding Julia, and didn’t realize that William and I had gone to the car, she thought we were just off exploring.) Anyway, it should be a sign when the apartment building next door has signs in the window saying “X is not allowed in the building. If he’s seen, call the police” for two different people. Not to mention the “furnished rooms for rent $210-$250.” sign (as a point of reference, I know someone who used to live two blocks away in an unfurnished apartment, and I know he paid at least three times that…)

Also Saturday night, Erin’s Grandma arrived - she’ll be visiting for the week.

All in all, lots going on, and I managed to watch all four football games too :)

Simpson’s quote of the day: “I thought I had an appetite for destruction, but all I wanted was a club sandwich.” - Homer