Family From Afar

Huge sigh of relief!  I worry about the stupidest things sometimes.  My dear brother & his wife Maria from Oklahoma and Maria's niece Julie & husband Orama from Puerto Rico were coming for a visit.  Great news, indeed!!  So why did I worry about the fact that our little retirement cottage only has one bathroom!  Well, guess what!  No problemo!  We had a great time together every minute of their visit.  So I won't worry about that issue again.  I think we are all a bit spoiled when we know our ancestors would have thought indoor plumbing was a luxury.

     It was great to see my bro and Maria and to show them a bit of our new life in Canada.  It was great to get to know Julie & Orama better.  They are all welcome back here any time!

Granddaughters

Aren't they beautiful!  Claire, age 6, and Emily, age (almost) 4, were looking like little angels with their golden curls and baskets of yellow rose petals for a  wedding in California.  We can't wait to see them when they fly out, with their mommy & daddy, for a visit in August!

Canada Day

This is our first Canada Day in our little home.  We were in Canada at this time last year, but were still quite dazed from the big move.  One year later, we feel very at home here in Canada, and gratefully so.  Thanks be to God for all our family here, and for all our new friends and neighbours.

     We got the idea to put out our American flag and Dutch flag along with our Canadian flag from the neighbours across the street.  The wife of one couple was born in Germany, so she and her husband hung a German flag and a Canadian flag on their porch.  Next door to them, the husband is British and his wife Canadian, so they hung a Union Jack and the Maple Leaf.  Martin was born in Holland, me in the U.S.A, and now this is our home.  It's nice to share our heritage with one another and also appreciate what we have in common as citizens of the world.