Stephanie Phoned

Left a message . I was out to dinner at the return of the highly successful Mayor's Charity Golf Tournament.

"I need to talk to you Grannie"  Stephanie said . "I am so angry. I need you to calm me down"

I told you. my grand-daughter is the Green Party candidate for  the Nickle Belt Riding in the Provincial election.

She introduces herself at meetings as coming from a political family.

C 'est moi, mon ami. C'est tres neat. n'est pas"

It seems the Liberal in Sudbury Riding has made a joint  announcement with Sudbury Mayor.

 They  talked with a mining guru, who told them prospects of finding metals in the James Bay area within something called the Ring of Fire, are positive.

They  talked with a smelter operator, who said,  if  ores are found, he will operate a smelter in the Sudbury Riding.There will be jobs,jobs,jobs.

"These are Aboriginal lands,they're talking about Grannie...they haven't even talked to the Band Chiefs"

"Well. don't worry about it"  I said. "It sounds to me like the guy is running scared and dreaming  stuff up with a little help from his friends. People will make up their own minds if they want to believe it.... or not "

"He's not in your Riding.  You have to focus on your own campaign. Focus on what you have to tell people and look for opportunities to get your message out"

Apart from being a candidate for the Greens, the Nickle Belt Riding is geographically humongous.The challenge is great. To do the job as it should be done, a candidate would need a small plane and a water craft.

By contrast, our own riding of Newmarket-Aurora is  beautifully compact..

Eric,Stephanie's partner sent me a message on  Facebook this morning;

"Your grand-daughter is out of control and I love it. It's great to watch."

I commented back;

"She's not out of control. She is just coming into her stride.  Stand clear"

At grandson Myles wedding  party a couple of summers ago,  Eric sat  beside me and  asked;

"How come all the women in your family are insane?"

Theresa, my daughter, Stephanie's mother,  had just won the competition for  removing  her bra without touching  outer garments,  in the least number of seconds.

But actually, it was my  grandson  who was the star of the show. As soon as the party music got going,Adam zig-zagged across the floor, tossed his jacket aside and went into a break-dancing routine that lasted for hours.Ruined the expensive white shirt his mother had to buy for the wedding.

He had the floor to himself for ten minutes before his cousins, Patrick and Cameron and Mark and brothers Aron and Keenan joined him and gave us a show even they did not know they were capable

Soon the Uncles and Aunts joined the fun to keep up with the young ones.Uncle Frank. glass raised. did his version of the Grand Fandango, barely lifting a foot off the floor.

Goodness Gracious!!!Great Balls Of Fire!!!! That was a party.

Erik just reminded me.