Rain, Rain Go Away.....

What an awfully wet 2 days we've had.  On Tuesday, the rain fell hard and in Granville Island where I work, small marble sized hail fell as well.  Today was also a rainy day and thankfully I have a parking pass that allows me to park anywhere on the island, so I didn't have to walk far to get inside the building I work in.  October is here, people!!  Goodbye summer....!  But the fall also brings good things....like the leaves turning colour (so pretty!), Thanksgiving (turkey with all the trimmings, yum!), and November.  Why November???  Cause it is my  birthday month!   I am always thankful when my birthday comes around....it means I've lived another year, healthy, happy and with my family who I love!  There is nothing more important to me than family.

It's been busy at our house.  October and November will be heavy travel months for Doug who will be travelling to Italy and Japan for work, aside from the usual regular trips to Montreal, Toronto and Calgary.  When the kids were younger, these trips were tough on me, but now that both kids are older, and with Jordan being out of the house and on his own, it is much easier.  It doesn't remove the fact that I miss Doug when he's away, but it is so much easier than before.  It's a fact of his job and in this economy, a job is a good thing!

School is coming along for both kids.  Jordan wrote a couple of midterms this week -- for Chemistry and an English essay which he says he is confident he did well at.  He studies like a madman.  I sometimes wonder if this kid is really mine!!?    He works so hard at school.  I am a lucky mama!  Alyssa is also doing good, but needs a bit more prodding from me.  Today I got a phone call from her as she was getting a ride home from a friend.  She said to me a) she left the house keys in her  locker at school and b) she burned her hand in foods class.   So she had to go home to her friend's house till Doug could pick her up after work and I checked her burn when I got home.  It wasn't too bad, but I had to talk to her about making sure she tells her teacher about ANYTHING that happens like this in class, cause she told no one....she simply ran her hand under cold water then carried on with her day.  I told her she MUST always tell the teacher about any accident in the future.  So now she knows.  All is good, though. 

My family back in Manila are all doing okay...trying to get everything cleaned up after the flood.  We still worry for them and continue to send help and pray for more good news, rather than bad amidst the threat of yet another storm on its way as I type this.  Please pray for everyone there and for all others in other parts of the world who have been struck by the recent disasters including the tsunami in Samoa.  Too much bad news.....let's hope for some good news soon!

I have received emails from people about the card I posted a couple of posts prior to this that revealed a gift card inside.  I have redone this card as I wasn't too pleased with it to begin with and here is the new revamped version.

 

 

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Have a good and safe weekend everyone!
 
 

Comments

[Tracy]

Hi Eleanor!...do you know how to make this waterfall album?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K4b2tLku48
Can you do a class??? It just looks like something that you would be able to do and make it look gorgeous!!
Tracy

[Eleonor]

Hi Tracey. Yes I know how to make this waterfall scrapbook. If I do a class with this, I'll let you know!
Eleonor