The Month of November

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THANKSGIVING, NOV. 25, 2007

The month of November brought about no changes. The weather is still the same, a little rain here and there, temperatures in the mid 50's to low 60's, and my annual flowers and roses are still blooming.

We did not celebrate Thanksgiving Day here as Dan did not have it off work and the kids were in school that day. All though, Bella's headmaster told me I could keep her home for the day if I needed, since it is a holiday for us in America. I graciously declined, as she will be missing a week of school at Christmas and if she is not sick, she gets quite bored. We did get together with the ISE's as a big group and celebrated the holiday on Sunday. Yes, We had turkey, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, cakes, pies, potatoes and gravy and so on. That is the day that it felt like Thanksgiving Day. The above picture is a shot of everyone there that day. Now keep in mind, that this is only half of the families that are over here. We had 20 families that day, 90 adults and children, and there are 38 families over here. We rented the Woodnewton Village Hall and had a great time.

We are now finishing up school and counting the days until we leave for home. ( Six to be exact) Belle's school puts on a Christmas Program and she is an Elf in it. She will have to go through 3 separate performances, the last one being the night before we leave the next morning at 5:30 a.m.. We are going to pack this weekend, so hopefully we will have a stress free week.

Things we are going to do when we get back to America??? Dan has a list of 17 restaurants that he wants to eat at. He has been dieting the past 3 months so that he can come home to America and possibly gain 15 pounds and still be at his regular weight, if not below, that he was before the trip. Caleb is going to In Play with his friends and pretty much planning on living with Weston at his house and ours. We will see family and visit with friends close by and from far away. Go to Christmas parties, Ben's Christmas production that he wrote and is directing and is performing in, go to Dawn's churches big Christmas production, go to Kalahari water park with friends and family, and of course, visit, visit, visit and visit some more.

So...... this is probably my last post for 2007. May you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and I can only pray that God will bring many new and exciting memories into your life this next year as he has done for us this past year! Blessings! Pam