*ringing* Sonya: Hi Kuku! Ruth: Hey, how are you today? Sonya: I'm doing well thank you, how are you? Ruth: Uh okay yes yes.. Sonya: Beautiful, amazing. Ruth: I wanted to ask you did you have a thunderstorm go crashing through where you are? Sonya: Yes so literally this morning Nada and I were like oh like, or like earlier this afternoon, we're like oh like let's go grab like some coffee maybe get some like brunch or whatever and then like literally two seconds before we were gonna go outside like the skies just opened up and it was pouring for like quite a while um and then it just stopped suddenly and the sun has been shining since. Ruth: Oh okay well here it was an hour ago that it came crashing through with the thunder and the lightning and downpour and it was just a few minutes then the sun came out the power went flicked off you know off and on twice. Sonya: yeah no it uh nothing our power didn't like go out or anything but uh but it rained for a like a hot, a while and then i was sitting outside for a bit and then uh I heard some thunder and i was like oh I should probably go back inside. Ruth: Well I had an appointment at the hospital and I didn't want to wear a rain jacket I carry an umbrella so it didn't rain Sonya: (laughs), I was like it's a little too hot and humid outside.. Ruth: If I hadn't carried it then I'm sure it would've rained (laughs)! Sonya: But no of course, it didn't rain for you it was raining for everybody else (laughs)! Ruth: We get interruptions in life sometimes, we just have to adjust..(laughs). Sonya: (laughs) That is very true...cool cool, so I actually I, I just sent you an email, I don't know if you're able to check it right now.. Ruth: Oh okay, let me just see if I can get this on the computer...gmail...okay..oh okay yes..you've got pictures from your time on the island.. Sonya: Um actually it's a video, um cause remember I had the, I had that camera with me so it's actually..it's actually a video uh super 8 and because I got it, I had to get it digitized otherwise I have no way to watch it! Um and I put together like a quick little thing, there's no sound, um but you can like watch it through..so yeah (laughs), no I was so happy like the way that it turned out because I mean obviously you don't know what it looks like until you get it developed and transferred and I was really hoping..my favorite is that shot when you're like walking um like down the path.. Ruth: and it ends with a profile of your father's face (laughs)! Sonya: (laughs) I thought that was a fun shot with like the cloud and a little bit of water in the background.. Ruth: Yes, i don't know whether we'll get up there again this year or not.. Sonya: Because I was thinking, yeah, because I was thinking about it, because I think the biggest thing... Ruth: But did you make all right, out all right, with bedding and...? Sonya: Oh yeah no we, it was perfect, cause yeah, because I was telling cause because we went up with like Nada and then I was like oh Carine's gotta get up there too so, and I was like, I told Carine, I was like well if we go up anytime soon it's just gonna be straight camping, she's like i'm down so.. Ruth: When you were there did you all sleep in my cabin? Sonya: Yeah because we got there um we weren't, we got there pretty late, on like that first day so. I didn't have time to like pitch a tent um because it was it was dark um and so then I uh so then yeah so we stayed inside and then the next day I think I just got too lazy and I was just like I'm, I'm on island time now, I don't need to be worrying myself with pitching these tents (laughs) because I was like because those tents are so big like they're huge so I was like I don't need to have this whole tent for myself so and you know Shelby's not gonna sleep outside if her life depended on it really because of those mosquitoes um so yeah so now so yeah so we all stayed in the in the little cabin Ruth: Yeah yeah, it's cozy... Sonya: But yeah, it was so nice, it was nice too because we got to, there was i think, it was yeah, that second night we um like stayed out there for so long so we got to do some stargazing cause it was super clear.. Ruth: Mhm Sonya: So we got to see some stars.. Ruth: yeah it's nice when the the northern lights are visible you know..Aurores Boreales...So..I had uh visitors on the weekend, on Sunday Sonya: Who came to visit..? Oh wait! It was Auntie! Ruth: Oh..Yes Liz, Anika and Isaac Sonya: Yeah! How was that? Ruth: Oh it was lovely! Yes you know I hadn't of course seen Liz and Anika and uh I don't know since Christmas I guess.. Sonya: Yeah Ruth: And uh nice that uh you know Liz moved closer to the border and it doesn't take so long to drive across.. Sonya: Yeah Ruth: Yeah but it was funny, Anika texted me that she was going to ring me on Sunday. SonyaL Mhm Ruth: Ah so when I got a call from her Sunday afternoon, I was lying down for a rest, I said hello and the next thing (laughs) she's walking through the bedroom door Sonya: (laughs) oh that's a fun surprise so you weren't cause, cause Auntie was saying because she um she posted a picture on facebook right and I think.. oh.. in Toronto with the pals and like you saw the photo and you liked it! Ruth: I checked to see if there was a date from another year. You know sometimes they have flashbacks you know, uh, no there wasn't so, I figured she must be North of the border. I asked Masaaba, you know is liz North of the border, he said well um he's kind of humming and ha-ing, yeah, he wouldn't wouldn't admit that she was around! She had to be Sonya: (laughs) Oh well that's a wonderful surprise! Ruth: Yeah! Sonya: So yes dad's not really good at keeping secrets um (laughs) Ruth: I know (laughs)! Sonya: He doesn't have a good poker face (laughs)! Ruth: Yeah I said thou dost protest too much! Sonya (laughs) Well thanks for chatting Kuku (laughs)! Ruth: Okay, yeah well it's always great to talk with you...my oldest grandchild (laughs) Sonya: Ugh I'm so old! Ruth: Making your way in the world Sonya: At least I'm trying to! Ruth: Yeah no, I'm I'm proud of what you're achieving Sonya. Sonya: Thank you! Ruth: Mhm, yeah, but just take care of your, of yourself, your body has to be sustained through all your activities.. Sonya: Yes thank you, I very much appreciate that. You take care of yourself too Kuku. Ruth: Yes, I, I'm doing that. Sonya: Sounds good, all righty, Well i'll let you go..rest of your...evening.. Ruth: Yes yes okay, love you dear. Sonya: Love you too Kuku. Ruth: Okay! Sonya: Bye! Ruth: Bye now! Sonya: Bye Ruth: Bye Sonya: Bye!