September is finally over and I can't say I'm not sorry to see it go - it was a crazy CRAZY month!!!! I literally did not stop the whole month. The children went back to school - Chris started high school. Sam started Pre-K. Lloyd had a week off. The renovations are in full swing. The children's activities started in the evenings and our weekends have been filled with parties and events of one kind or another.
October is here at last and I feel a sense of relief. I think the amazing weather is helping. We're in the midst of a heat wave - yesterday was 27c and broke records set in the 1880's!!!! before that was 26c and today 26c tomorrow 26c.....with the Fall colours outside it is just GORGEOUS!!!! To be outside at 7pm in tshirts in OCTOBER at the park is just amazing - this is Alberta!!!! We sometimes have snow by now!
My Nephew Oliver is hopefully coming to stay with us after Christmas - and if he likes it here he can hopefully make it a permanent thing and live here! As he's only 17 it means returning to school but he's actually quite keen to do this as it gives him a chance to get his diploma - not something they do in the UK. We're all really looking forward to seeing him and showing him our home in the snow :)
We FINALLY have wireless internet in the house which we've been planning on getting for ages. It's so nice to be a lazy bum and sit in bed on the laptop surfing the web - and not have to fight over my mac downstairs or have Chris slowing down my connection. Now he can be surfing in his room - although we can stop this when we choose of course and we do limit it at night :)
This Summer we have had several letters and updates from our sponsor children in Mali, Africa, and in Peru. It has been lovely to read about them and so nice to hear that they have received the parcels we have sent - the little girl in Mali sent us a feather from her chicken!
On Monday we got a letter from the Mother of Margori, the little girl in Peru that we sponsor. She had sent us a photograph of Margori sat holding one of the packages we had sent her!! A big smile on her face :) It was so nice to see her with everything :) And there was a drawing of her school. A lovely long letter saying how she plays volleyball and loves dolls etc etc and how its been winter time there etc etc and how they celebrate their independence day there.
I LOVE hearing from the children we sponsor - it's so nice :) I went straight out yesterday and got more treates for them. Margori had pretty socks on in the picture so I went and bought her some more - found some that are quite thin to post (you're only allowed to mail flat things) and I bought some ribbons for her hair and some stickers. The lady in the scrapbook store suggested paper dolls too so I'll get some on Thursday in Michaels. If I send them this week they may get there for Christmas. I'll post a picture later.
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