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Monday, March 31, 1986
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Lynn's Comments: The last months before school ended were tedious. We couldn't concentrate, we couldn't sit still. I wanted to be free and outside and away from the routine of classes and homework and anything that wasn't fun. Summer in North Vancouver meant running down to the ferry dock and fishing for crabs or riding our bikes up to Lynn Canyon and swinging on the suspension bridge. It meant taking the bus to Stanley Park, English Bay, walking around the sea wall, taking the ferry to Bowen Island and going to summer camp. There was so much to do and we couldn't wait to do it!
Strange, isn't it, that towards the middle of August, when summer was still in full swing, that we thought about school and all it meant...and couldn't wait for September, when we could go back!
Monday, March 30, 2015
Lynn's Comments: There was a song: "June is busting out all over" and I think it came from a big Broadway musical. Someone out there will tell me! Anyway--a neighbour of ours (whose name was June) had told my mom, in secret, that she was expecting. Mom was asked to keep it quiet until June knew for sure. In a weak moment, mom told my dad--who was always thinking of puns, gags and ways to crack people up. When dad came upon my mom and her friend talking over the fence, he started to sing "June is busting out all over" and the look on the ladies' faces was a cartoon waiting to be drawn. Both had their mouths open in that tense little "O" of surprise. Dad was in the doghouse until June was sure of her condition. All was forgiven and baby Alex busted out--red and healthy six months later.
