A Lazy Saturday

Every once in a while one needs a genuine lazy day! Today was mine! I didn't do ANYTHING... except make a few phone calls, after my wife nagged for about 2 hours! Oh well... I enjoyed lying around for most of the day, watching cartoons on TV or playing 007: Nightfire with my daughter on the Gamecube!

We had some awesome thunderstorms today and they provided some excitement! One lightening strike was so close all the flourescent lights in my house flashed on and the crack of thunder was so loud it shook the whole house and echoed and rumbled for a good 2 minutes afterwards! The TV was broadcasting tornado warnings for our area, but we had hardly any wind so we were safe. The city just southwest of us had some small funnel clouds touch down here and there, so the threat was real! My 9 year old daughter was terrified, and was constantly asking when we had to go to our basement to "hide from the tornado"! I had to reassure her that I was watching the storm closely and if I saw any sign of a twister I'd yell real loud! The rain was most welcome as we had gone almost 4 weeks without it and everything was so dry! My 11 year old is at camp this weekend and next week, and we were wondering if they got any rain at all. My 9 year old was at another camp this past week, and it was so dry a total fire ban was in effect. Imagine going to camp and NOT being allowed to have a campfire! She tells me they spent about 3 hours each day in the water because it was so hot up there!

Ontario has been stuck in a major heatwave for the last few weeks, so everyone is trying find relief anyway they can. The temp has been averaging around 33 C (90 F for my American friends) but with the humidity, it's been feeling like 44 C! (111 F) Hot and sticky would describe our weather, and that is just no fun at all!

Well, my lazy day is coming to an end, so it's time to turn off this computer and go back to bed! ;-)

Have a good weekend everyone!