‘‘Twas the night before Independence Day, and all through the town, not a creature was stirring… well not really this is a farming community, most people have probably been up since the sun rose this morning, because it’s Canada, and our holiday has already passed. Tomorrow is simply Sunday here.

We’re actually in the middle of the Canada day long weekend here, and I’m up and dressed and slowly getting ready for work. Coffee is brewing and the alarm didn’t surprise me this morning, although I wasn’t expecting it to go off so I’m a little groggy.

It’s gonna be another hot day here, it’s coolish right now, but it’s supposed to be about 5 degrees hotter than yesterday. The heat that was in BC the last week has now stretched from there over us to Ontario. They’re saying it should be over by Monday.

Ok the coffee is ready, time to go. It’s a good day, to have a good day.

Awake! I actually rolled over and looked at the clock – 6:44. I thought to myself “sweet, I still have 15 minutes”. I rolled back over, and went back to sleep. It felt like in those 15 minutes, I had slept all night. 2 sleeps, 1 night.

It’s a day off here. A day of celebration, and a day of mourning here. Usually Canada Day is a day of parties and fireworks, and beers. I’m sure that’s how it’ll be for some, but for a lot of people it’ll also be a day of mourning. Over 900 bodies have been found in unmarked graves next to old residential schools.

I’ll be thoughtful of the past, but me, myself, I’m looking forward to the future. The future where Crystal is here with me.

Ok, coffee is ready, and I’m gonna consume some. Happy Thursday everyone 🙂

The big question yesterday afternoon was what’s in the box? Well, that was answered last night when I was able to open the package.

Oh

My

God

Brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts.

You can’t get this flavour here in Canada. I’ll have to ration myself though, as shipping is wicked expensive. I figure that if I can stay away from them when I’m high, I should be able to stretch them out for a while.

That’s the plan.

Let’s see if I can stick with the plan!!