Too many rules!

We've just been spending time with our daughter's family these last few days. Grandson Cameron (6) is in grade one, so he's gone to school all day. So granddaughter Sadie gets a lot of our time.

She sure is a character!

She's always got something on the go...

Sadie with Husky the cat. 

Making chocolate chip cookies with Grandma. 

Sadie? Or Spiderman?

And, we went to watch her swimming lessons yesterday morning. She can actually swim on her own at this age, and doesn't want much help from the instructor! She tells the girl "no, I can do it on my own!". Too funny.

So we figured we'd take the camera and get some photos. But, as is typical in Canada, there are too many rules now. In fact, I couldn't believe the number of signs they had up in the pool and change room areas. The place is brand new, and so now, they have shared family type change rooms as well as both male and female separated ones. So we go into the family one with Lindsey and Sadie, just to be able to walk through to the swimming area and grab a bench to watch.

There are signs everywhere telling the rules. Of course in both English and French. One of them was 'No Cameras Allowed". But Lindsey went and asked if she could take a picture of her daughter...

Sadie in the pool.

We were in a brand new pool in Mexico last year. Only one sign, and that was to show the prices. Seems to work fine. 

Oh, and Ruth went and got her eyes checked. Here in Canada, eye care is only covered for children under 18, and seniors over 65. Everybody else is on their own. Because of that, an eye checkup and new prescription is expensive. I checked around, and prices ranged from $70 to $135 CAD ($50 to $100 USD) for the 15 minute procedure. This place does three appointments per hour, 10 hours a day, 7 days a week. They even have an online live scheduling system. Do the math. What a racket.

So, the best we could find was $70, and we went and got it done yesterday. We both need new glasses as well, but I think my old prescription (done in Mexico for about $20 USD) is still good for now. We'll order some glasses online when we get back to Saskatchewan.

So, we're busy with family and friends. In fact, we've got something planned every day for the next six days! And then we fly back to Saskatchewan.

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