Just thought I better do an update on our blog; I have been so busy, I just haven’t found the time. David and Jenn’s wedding went off without a glitch and everyone had a great time. David and Jenn are now on their honeymoon in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and David has phoned us several times saying they are having a great time. Makes me feel good he actually calls us on his honeymoon…..he is still a mommie’s boy and I love it! They will be back on Thursday and then back to normal again for them although they will be working on getting packed as they are moving to their new home in Cambridge by the end of August. We are going to miss them not being so close but the house sounds very nice and we look forward to seeing it when they take possession.
I’m still a little stressed work-wise as I am having to do a “request for proposal” for my SJHC Hospital account which is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. Poor Brian has been listening to me complaining about whether I want to do this or not. After 32 years of having the SJHC account for which I never was asked to sign a contract; now the government has mandated that all vendors must have signed contracts but instead of just getting me to sign a contract, it has to be “fair”, so an RFP is put out and any company is allowed to bid on it. After I saw how complicated it was, I was just ready to pack the whole thing in and just retire but the wonderful girls I have working for me had convinced me to just do the best I can with the RFP and leave it in God’s hands……so that is what I am doing Hopefully SJHC will not want to lose me as their vendor for transcription and I will be chosen as the favorite vendor but I’m so scared going up against all these big companies who know how to make them look good on an RFP The worse part is that if you make it through the evaluation to stage 3, you have to go in and do a presentation and that part scares me to death. So we shall see what happens….I just want to get the RFP done and sent in so I don’t have to think about it. I worked on it all weekend with Brian’s help and I kept telling him that he should just tell me he wants me to retire and that I should just not bid on it at all but he kept telling me I was doing a good job and that I had nothing to lose; so I’m finishing it off tomorrow and getting it sent in so I can be stress-free.
Our friends, Dana and Eric, have invited us to their cottage for a couple of days in August, so I am really looking forward to that; it will be nice to have a couple of days of relaxation with great friends as the stress over the last few months has taken its toll on us and we need to recuperate.
I will end here with a few pictures of the wedding. Will update on the condo next time I write. We finally have some trees and they are working on the landscaping so everything is shaping up nicely!
David getting ready in our messy basement! Timmie was not very happy that he couldn’t come to the wedding!
This is the parkette out the back of our condos with the boys ready to go!
Brian and I waiting to walk with David down the isle
This was a really nice touch to the wedding, we walked David down the aisle!
Brreanne (sister of the groom) and Tom (brother of the bride) wakling down the aisle….Breanne was a little emotional!!
Annika coming down the aisle very excited to see her daddy in the pew!
Jenn and her parents….she was beautiful!
My son-in-law – James – and granddaughter – Selena.
David and Jenn……….Mr & Mrs. Sharratt……….sounds funny to hear that!\
Annika falling asleep in papa’s arms…..
…….and slept through the entire reception! She awoke just in time to eat her icecream for dessert!
The “cousins” (children of Bob, Roy and Janet) – Breanne, Jason, Connie, David, Cathy and Troy.
David and Jenn
Partying the night away….
Breanne didn’t sit down once during the night!!
Janet (Jenn’s mom, me and Breanne near the end of the night. It was a wonderful day!
