This just a short note to relate the death of Craig Foss. Craig and his wife Maureen rstayed in our house while we were away adventuring. At that time, Criag had a bone marrow transplant, and eventually recovered to the point where he could be home for a while. Unfortunately, Craig's cancer spread to his lungs, and yesterday evening, he lost his long battle.
Maureen's message can be seen at http://craigfoss.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=115
Bright sunshine in Alberta today.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Weather's Good There in the Fall...
It's been a long time since we've added anything to the old travel blog, but we decided it was worth keeping going as a means of updating any interested folk on our life and activities. If you scroll down, there are a couple of new larger format pictures, as well as the little ones on the side.
Back in August, both David and James went to COP camp. The late summer weather was excellent, and we got up to the mountains a bit for some hiking and canoeing. We spent a lot of time working on the garden at Ecole King George with the other volunteers, and have managed to make the area under construction look pretty nice. It features some new elements including an outdoor classroom amphitheatre.
I was back to school in the third week of August, back to Ecole Fairview, and the boys started back in September. James is in grade 1 with Madame Marie, and David in grade 5 with Madame Doan. They are both having a good start to the year. Apparently taking five months off to travel was not too harmful. Deirdre is the new chair of the Parent council at King George, and I am organizing the fundraising casino so we can buy a new playground. Lots to keep us busy.
We had a great visit from Grandma Pat and Grandpa Tony in September. They were out West to attend a wedding anniversary party for Doug and Libby Wise in Kelowna. The great weather persisted and they had a fine time cruising Lake Okanogan looking for Ogopogo. It is always a treat for David and James to see their grandparents. We had the added bonus of helping grandpa Tony ease up to turning 70, and a party complete with Crave cupcakes. In the middle of their visit, I was off with 40 students and 3 other teachers for a week of sail training with SEA Programs. This is the 11th year I've taken a group out, and it marks 15 years of sail training with CBE students for me. The trip was wonderful; we had great weather, and saw a lot of marine life. All the students did really well, and all the ships were happy. It is always good to reconnect with the SEA crew, though I miss spending time with Captain Greg on the Passing Cloud. The big news in the SEA family is the upcoming marriage of Captain Ryan, and former first mate Kim, the Goddess of the Galley, in Kamloops next summer.
At Thanksgiving, we had a visit from Simon, Sharon, Caleigh, Jenna and Bram. A good time was had by all. James insisted that Jenna stay in his room. We all went to the Westside wave pool/water slide to build an appetite for the BIG TURKEY DINNER which was fabulous. Again, we had great warm, dry fall weather and spent a lot of time out enjoying the sunshine at the zoo and playgrounds.
Throughout October, the weather has been good enough for me to keep cycling to work. The mornings have become a little dark and icy, but the afternoons are generally glorious. Last night was Hallowe'en; David was a Zombie/Skeleton rising from a tomb stone, and James was Hobbes (the tiger; not the Philosopher). The evening was mild and the whole neighbourhood was out socializing. The candy haul was good, but not outrageous.
Adjusting back to normal life has been a bit of a challenge. After spending so long moving from one amazing place to another, it's tough to head up and down the same streets every day. I'm imagining we'll adjust (no choice!) but I'm also planning for the next big adventure, possibly in 2011. Tomorrow night we are hosting the 2nd of 3 slide shows of our trip photos. We still have over 7000 photos to finally process, organize and share. It will take a while to get through it all. Meanwhile, we enjoy looking at our trip, and remembering all the places, but especially the people, we connected with.
Watch this space for more to come...
Back in August, both David and James went to COP camp. The late summer weather was excellent, and we got up to the mountains a bit for some hiking and canoeing. We spent a lot of time working on the garden at Ecole King George with the other volunteers, and have managed to make the area under construction look pretty nice. It features some new elements including an outdoor classroom amphitheatre.
I was back to school in the third week of August, back to Ecole Fairview, and the boys started back in September. James is in grade 1 with Madame Marie, and David in grade 5 with Madame Doan. They are both having a good start to the year. Apparently taking five months off to travel was not too harmful. Deirdre is the new chair of the Parent council at King George, and I am organizing the fundraising casino so we can buy a new playground. Lots to keep us busy.
We had a great visit from Grandma Pat and Grandpa Tony in September. They were out West to attend a wedding anniversary party for Doug and Libby Wise in Kelowna. The great weather persisted and they had a fine time cruising Lake Okanogan looking for Ogopogo. It is always a treat for David and James to see their grandparents. We had the added bonus of helping grandpa Tony ease up to turning 70, and a party complete with Crave cupcakes. In the middle of their visit, I was off with 40 students and 3 other teachers for a week of sail training with SEA Programs. This is the 11th year I've taken a group out, and it marks 15 years of sail training with CBE students for me. The trip was wonderful; we had great weather, and saw a lot of marine life. All the students did really well, and all the ships were happy. It is always good to reconnect with the SEA crew, though I miss spending time with Captain Greg on the Passing Cloud. The big news in the SEA family is the upcoming marriage of Captain Ryan, and former first mate Kim, the Goddess of the Galley, in Kamloops next summer.
At Thanksgiving, we had a visit from Simon, Sharon, Caleigh, Jenna and Bram. A good time was had by all. James insisted that Jenna stay in his room. We all went to the Westside wave pool/water slide to build an appetite for the BIG TURKEY DINNER which was fabulous. Again, we had great warm, dry fall weather and spent a lot of time out enjoying the sunshine at the zoo and playgrounds.
Throughout October, the weather has been good enough for me to keep cycling to work. The mornings have become a little dark and icy, but the afternoons are generally glorious. Last night was Hallowe'en; David was a Zombie/Skeleton rising from a tomb stone, and James was Hobbes (the tiger; not the Philosopher). The evening was mild and the whole neighbourhood was out socializing. The candy haul was good, but not outrageous.
Adjusting back to normal life has been a bit of a challenge. After spending so long moving from one amazing place to another, it's tough to head up and down the same streets every day. I'm imagining we'll adjust (no choice!) but I'm also planning for the next big adventure, possibly in 2011. Tomorrow night we are hosting the 2nd of 3 slide shows of our trip photos. We still have over 7000 photos to finally process, organize and share. It will take a while to get through it all. Meanwhile, we enjoy looking at our trip, and remembering all the places, but especially the people, we connected with.
Watch this space for more to come...
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