This morning my back was incredibly sore. I could hardly move. The night before I had picked up the strongest (over-the-counter) pain pills that I could find at the local pharmacy but they did not seem to be helping much. This pain was really odd because it would come in waves (no pun intended) that would last 15-30 minutes each. Once the pain spell had passed I could function reasonably well but when the pain came back it was so intense I was hardly able to stand up. Around 11:30am I could not stand it any longer so Bo took me to the local hospital Emergency Room. My son Steve was due to arrive on the train at 1:00pm. I was hoping to get in and out of the ER quickly be at the train station in time to meet him but the ER was pretty busy and there was only 1 doctor on duty. As it turned out, I spent 4 hours in the ER and Bo ended up going to the train station to meet Steve. Luckily Coburg has a small station and they didn’t have any trouble connecting up with each other—even though they had never met before & Steve was expecting to see me, not Bo. I finally got out of the ER with prescriptions for muscle relaxants, pain killers and inflammation reduction.

Bo and Steve continued working on the installation of the toilets and got the project wrapped up around supper time. At Bob & Jackie’s suggestion we donated the old toilets to the local Habitat For Humanity Re-Store. The people there were very happy to get them and they will be a bargain for someone renovating an old boat or a rustic cottage with no pressure water. The bowls were in perfect shape & Royal Doulton to boot, so they might even be suitable for serving punch in, but I won’t be the one to take the first drink from them! Our dock neighbours (husband & wife) are avid fishermen. We had talked with them a few times and they were telling us about what can be caught in the lake. Last week they caught a 23lb salmon. When Bo and I arrived back from the hospital, my son Steve presented us with a beautiful filet of lake trout caught (and cleaned) earlier that day by our neighbours. We cooked that beauty up for dinner on the BBQ and it was absolutely delicious.