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Had a wonderful morning this morning. The Elementary side of the school had Open House where parents were invited to sit in on the lessons, sit quietly at the side, and watch the class in action.
Lucie wanted me to go to Maths-it was brilliant-very interactive, controlled so well by the teacher Mrs Leong-the parents who were there were asked to do the work as well, and joined in to the work groups mixed with the children. I wanted to stay for break ('recess') that was a bridge too far for Lucie :-) ....all in all the children loved it
Deer (or was it a Moose??) in the Garden
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The usually very peaceful Jasper suddenly went beserk this morning and barked constantly as if we were under siege-I rushed to look out of the window to see four huge deer skulking around the back garden nibbling at the bark. jasper was unconsolable-what were these giant strangers doing on his territory?? They were much bigger (and fatter) than any of the deer I have ever seen in the UK..below are some pictures of them this afternoon still in our garden
Driving in Calgary
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Have had one or two Mr Bean moments on the roads-Bruce managed to drive through the Construction workers lane on the way to the bus one morning (6.30 am it was too dark to see ) and appeared out of the other side unscathed...!
One particularly snowy morning when the road was covered by snow, I drove right through the intersection and parked right under the red light (as we would in the UK) I quite quickly realised that i was meant to stop 6 0r 7 metres further back and I was in the middle of an intersection and managed to move back in time-aaargh!
Shipment
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Our shipment has arrived-we are over the moon. It cleared customs at lunchtime today and should be with us first thing Wednesday morning. we cant wait to see all of our things...
Weather
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Its been between minus 22 and minus 26 degrees for about two weeks-the native Calgarians are quite bewildered as they usually get a very cold snap like this but it apparently rarely lasts so long-there is usually a 'Chinook ' a warm wind which comes and warms things up to about -9 or even warmer.
Its a strange thing to say, but you dont really notice the cold-you just wear clothes designed for the weather, ie skisuits to walk the dog. It is extremely cold , for example walking from car to supermarket but you just wear ski gloves/hat etc before you get out of the car and walk very quickly!
Girl Guides
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Lucie has been invited to Girl Guides tonight as a guest with her lovely friend from Aberdeen(Banchory) its a spa evening and they have to go in their pyjamas. Sophie has ice skating lessons as well, and both have homework to fit in, so its all go!
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