We survived ! We had a great weekend house building . I'm probably feeling all the good vibes you get when starting something new , but I'm hoping that the next few months go as well as the past of days did. It sure is a great family bonding experience and a good way to get to know the future in-laws. I forgot my camera at Chantal's parents so I'll post a progress picture later . I'm hoping to put all the pics on CD and make a keepsake album for Casey and Chantal . I should say that I'm not helping out with actual building , but Lily (Chantal's mum) and I are responsible for the re- fueling of tout la gang . Boy can they eat !
In between meal preparation I had a chance to go over to my good friend Shirley's to celebrate her grand-daughters 2nd birthday . Emma is such a sweetie and a real smart cookie . She loved her gifts and it was a joy to see her and share part the day with them. We are a very small family , as my parents emigrated to Canada , all my relatives are in Austria . My husbands' parents are originally from New Brunswick , so he has a lot of family still there . Actually he has a lot of relatives spread throughout the US , as many of them went to the States for work years ago. We're the Quebec branch of the Canadian cousins . All this is by way of explanation , to say that Shirley is not just a good friend , but really more like a sister .
I did find a few minutes here and there to cast on and finish a child's sock for Dulaan . Quick and easy is what I'm about right now.
2 comments:
Well, as you know I'm in the same boat as you. All the family left in Austria! We owned and renovated our house in Austria, which was over a hundred years old, and of course all the family on both sides helped a lot. My mom, my mother in law and I where cooking up a storm to feed the gang, which was on many occactions around 20 people. At some points they ate 3 times a day, that was like cooking in a restaurant, but not a la carte! Thank god! It was fun, but also stressful. ;o)
How great that the house building weekend went so well - I suppose even though you all were working really hard, you've also had some quality family time together - and that's so important, isn't it?
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