Sept 7 – Sunday 8:00 am – hi everyone! First off I want to remember to say Happy Anniversary to a bunch of couples in our family – today (7th) is Nic’s parents Pat and Gil’s 51st anniversary – congrats Mom and Dad! Also this week, Paul’s sisters and their hubbies Monique and Dave celebrate their 10th, and Joanne/ Marc-Eric their 8th – happy anniversary guys! And next week Nic’s sister Lise and hubby Russ celebrate their 25th – wow! Thinking of you all, we miss you!
We had a great day yesterday – it was cool and cloudy all day, which our translators say is unusual this early in September, but we’ll enjoy it while it lasts! Early in the day we met Bernard at the Silk Way City mall (short walk for us, long walk for him – good deal!), then came back, had lunch and hung out in the apartment. We visited with Angelique late in the afternoon – this seems to be our regular visit time now – it was a great visit, lots of fun! Tonight we’re just resting and hope to crash early.
And – we came back to the apartment after our visit to find it had been thoroughly cleaned – OMG!!! Our landlord had stopped us in the hallway earlier to say they were going to clean the bedding today- which was surprising enough- but we had no idea they would clean the whole place- bathroom, kitchen, floors, even the balcony! Woohoo – what a treat! Can I bring them home with us???
We’re still waiting for the hot water to come back in our building – if it’s not on by mid-next-week we’ll have to move to a new place. We’re torn about it as it’s a nice apartment (with a cleaning service!), and we’re feeling comfortable getting around in the neighbourhood, but the lack of hot water is becoming more inconvenient by the day and will be more than we want to deal with once we have custody. So we’ll see what happens next week.
On Sundays we’re not allowed to visit with Angelique, same as last trip. Because we also missed our Thursday visit, it feels like it’s been really interrupted, but hopefully this coming week we’ll have many visit days in a row!
So today we’ll hang out for a while then go out for dinner – there’s a Chinese restaurant we have heard is wonderful, so we’ll check that out!
Hope you’re all having a good weekend!
Take care,
N&P
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HiYa Nicki & Paul!
Many thanks for your anniversary wishes! We'll have lots to celebrate when the 3 of you get back home!
Hey!...think twice about leaving that nice apt. with the nice cleaning service!...a person could sort of get used to cold showers, no?
Love you & miss you
Mummmmmm & Dad
Hi Paul & Nicole, glad to hear you arrived safely and it sounds like your getting settled in. We're happy it's all working out with Angelique. Our motorcycle road trip out west was a blast, what a beautiful country we live in. We're following your journal and will keep in touch.
Thinking of you, Lori & Todd
That's a long time without hot water. A cleaning service sounds great though. I loved the Chinese restaurant off Gogol and on Furminova. It's nice to find restaurants that have foods that taste like ours back home... enjoy! That's too bad a visit was missed... it's so hard on the child and the parents knowing that your child is waiting for you and there's nothing you can do about it.
Hi Nicole & Paul! Congratulations on the wonderful news! We are really, really happy that things are falling into place for you.
A place with a cleaning service sounds great ... but no hot water, that's a tough one!
We are thinking of you. Take care.
The Feals
ps - the corner isn't the same with out you!!
Hey you two! Congratulations on delivering a healthy 28pd, 36" baby girl!!! I know the labor was long and intense but it is all worth it in the end!! Words cannot say how happy we are for you both! Can't wait to meet your little sweetheart! Take care - hope you get hot water soon! Lots of love from C/J/J
Hello you two
Hope you enjoyed our day without your little Angel-ique...
We are praying the the hot water is turned on for you... as you deserve the break of a cleaning service... how sweet is that... if you do have to move, you will not have to clean that apartment... so that would be a plus.
take care my dears.
your are in our thoughts and our hearts
love ya lots
Mom and Dad
ps glad you are back online.....
Hi from Katherine
It looks like the planets are aligned for the three of you and we can only expect good things from here on in!
Just finished painting the living room and front halls - the paint tape worked great Nicki - thank you for the advice. One more room to go! Whew!
Just finishing off working on the development of an exhibit that will feature some of the museum's African, Oceanic and Australian artifacts - and a set of Samurai armour - opens on Oct. 17th or thereabouts. Our designer has done a nice job of the explanatory panels.
Paul - you will be interested to know that a Ryan Gale is working on a book on the life of fur traders and voyageurs in the early years. He is using about 30 objects from the Hudson's Bay Company Collection for illustrations - will be sure to pass on a copy once he has it published.
Leo is madly working away on his book on early peoples of Manitoba (10,000-12,000 years ago during the Lake Agassiz retreat days) and the University of Manitoba Press wants to publish it - so we are keeping our fingers crossed ....
Anyway - as you can see - everything is fine next door - if the rain clears away - will be able to get some yard work done.
Take care you two ......
Katherine
Hello and thank you very much for the anniversary wishes! Wish you were here, but soon, soon!
I'm with Mummmmm - maybe you could get used to the cold showers as a trade for a CLEANING SERVICE? ;)
So glad your visits are going well - the countdown is on!
Lots of love
LRMA
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