Saturday I drove my daughter and Voldy to a military base 1.5 hours outside the city for a gymnastics meet. This was a meet to determine who would represent Ontario in a competition in Mexico (like I have the money to pay for that!). D16 did well but neither she nor the other seven athletes from our club made the 8 member cut. She was pleased with her performance, as were we. She begins the Ontario's in two weeks. Last year she squeaked into the championships but due to ear surgery couldn't go. The year before she was at the top of her game and rolled her ankle a week before the championships in Ottawa and missed that too. So, here's hoping this is a better year! Voldy and I drove home alone as D16 was staying with a gymnastic friend overnight. We had a lovely conversation and she was quite pleased to see me taking on photography as a hobby. She was once a photographer for a newspaper in Asia. We drove through the countryside talking about the great shots that were all around us. A very pleasant time. The military base was one I trained on 35 years ago...and it's still as ugly, barren and boring as it was then! It was an interesting feeling to be back there and driving by the Military Police station...rather than going into it...and no, not as a detainee Anyway, a busy weekend. On Sunday my best friend was over to watch football and my team lost, the Argos, but his team, the Tiger Cats, won and are advancing to the championships next week. Today was work again...back to the grind.
