200 Words: What I Did on My Vacation

I went to Canada for my vacation. I spent a week in the bosom of my family. It was too hot to do much of anything. I went there to celebrate the twins' birthday; they turned 26. I grilled steaks on the barbecue and we had an ice-cream cake from Dairy Queen. I put up new light fixtures in my wife's house. My daughter's boyfriend helped me.
My sister turned 60 on Bastille Day, but I didn't see her. She was in San Antonio.
It was a crowded, rather rushed week. There were six of us staying in a three-bedroom townhouse. We had five notebook computers. Three digital cameras, two iPods. One cat.
I went to Costco three times: I was the only one who had a membership. I bought a new cycling jersey. It was on sale, but they only had one and it was a size too small for me. I bought it anyway. So I had better start that diet. And get back on the bike.
On Monday my daughter told us that she is getting married. On the coming Monday. She wanted it to be a secret. But the cat is out of the bag now.