I know, I'm delinquent here. It's been court, the last week or so, and that means that I not only have the usual things to do at work but we also have remand guests in the cellblock and the Crown attorneys hang out at our office.

Court only comes to town about every two and a half months or so. The cycle of my work is very tied to the demands of court, and I find it takes all my energy for about two weeks beforehand and a week or so afterwards. The weekend before court is never really a weekend. It's just two more work days.

My dad is recovering. Slowly, but he sounds more like himself on the phone. My friend who went on the lam is still, as far as I know, at large. Ian's home from camp and it's wonderful to have him home. He had a great time and has come back very confident - he got top cadet in his platoon!