Our granchildren, Trevor and Rachel, left for home today. It was a busy time and we are not used to this much commotion. The kids were good most of the time, spent hours watching TV and even more playing children's games on the computer. One day we went to the museeum but Rachel soon got bored and became a bit of a nuisance. When she couldn't get her way she crawled into a hole in the bat cave and pouted, but that got her nowhere. We went home soon after that episode, it was just too long for her. We did see lots of interesting stuff though: prairie wildlife including buffalos, Indian villages, a replica of a sailing ship (pretty small for having come across the Atlantic Ocean), lots of Indian and Eskimo clothing, etc, etc. Food was an issue for Rachel as well, she is the most picky eater I have ever known, even the brand of Soya sauce matters, it's either the right brand or nothing. She would eat nothing but buns and tomatoes if she could get away with it. We finally settled on bread or toast and either peanut butter or Nutella for breakfast for both, and for supper I confered with them about what we would have. We had spaghetti and meatballs, bbq'd chicken breast (which Rachel wouldn't eat because Andy tried to teach her how to cut them herself), Pizza of their choice, and pyrogies( Ukrainian dumplings) with sour cream. Trevor is much easier, he likes most things.
We are leaving for Alaska in 3 days so I have things to get ready for that. Andy and I both went shopping today, I got 2 pairs of shoes (sandals) and Andy got several pairs of pants and shirts. Now I have to shorten the pants a bit, but first they need to be shrunk by washing them, so I can tell how much shorter they need to be. Then we will be ready to pack. Tomorrow night (Sunday)we are invited to Karin's for supper, Monday night Andy has an executive meeting for the condo that we live in, and Tuesday evening we leave for the airport. Almost time to panic because I want to clean my house before we go! Andra will come to check our house while we are away. We will be back Aug. 25th. with lots of new tales.
Joan, thanks for your interesting blog. I love to hear what you do every day. It is not quite as nice as talking to you in person but at the moment it is the best we can do. I have no special wish for "our" baby's name. One of my older grandchildren (Erin) and her mom thought "Emma" would be nice, but I think it is only up to you and Michael what you name your baby. Having both a Chinese name and an English name is a good idea - maybe it could be something that sounds similar (like what Nick and Wendy did), that would make it easier for both sides of the family as well as for the baby when he/she grows up. When Michael was born we chose his name because it is similar in all Western languages - and so it would be easy for him in Canada, and equally easy for his grandparents in Germany, who spoke no English - only German. But we also chose the name because we liked it.
On the weather scene, it is still sunny and hot with lots of thunderstorms. Parts of Manitoba had hail to wipe out some of the crops. So far we have been spared in our part of Winnipeg.
My next entry will be after we get back from Alaska. Take good care of each other, and stay cool. Mom.
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