
49th Month
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Susanna's
49th Month (July
'12)
Susanna is now 4 years old!! She had a
Halloween Barbie birthday cake (it was her request).
But, the big news this month—Daddy is
being transferred for his job—to Montreal! He will begin his new
job there in September, not sure yet when Mommy and the kids
will make the final move. Should only be a temporary move, 2-3
years. Lots to do—selling the house, finding a new house and
schools. Mixed emotions all around.
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50th Month
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Susanna's
50th Month (August
'12)
Plans for the big move underway. Looks like
Rachael and Liam will attend Kuper Academy for school in
Montreal. They didn’t have a spot for Susanna in their
preschool, so Mommy is looking for a place for her. Daddy went
and found us a house to rent for the time we will be there. It
looks like Mommy and the kids will make the move at the end of
October, so everyone will start school here in NJ. But, we did
make the decision to pull Liam out of football—we didn’t want
him to start and then have to leave before the season was over.
He doesn’t seem to be as disappointed about it as Mommy and
Daddy.
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51st Month |
Susanna's
51st Month (September
'12)
Susanna has started her school
career—Little Friends preschool! It’s hard, though, knowing she
won’t be here long. Mommy did find her a preschool in
Canada—Orchard House. She will get to learn French, too! Also,
we decided not to have her start dance classes, since we will be
leaving soon.
Daddy left for his new job in Montreal this
month—it was very hard to see him leave, but the rest of us will
be very busy getting everything else ready while he is gone.
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52nd Month
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Susanna's
52nd Month (October
'12)
Wow, what can be said about the month of
October?
The movers came to start packing us up the Sunday before
Halloween—Hurricane Sandy hit us the next day. It was two days
before they could even get their truck back into the
neighborhood. Of course, power went out Monday night, which made
the movers’ job even more difficult. Luckily, we didn’t have
major damage to the house. They had packed up the kitchen on
Sunday, so what little non-perishable food we did have was
packed. Thank goodness for Pam Deiss and Norm Glover—they really
took care of us during that week. We were supposed to have been
packed up and headed out on Wednesday (Halloween) afternoon. It
was 4:30 Saturday afternoon when the moving truck finally pulled
away from the house. The kids were such troopers during that
week—just took everything in stride, even the cold, dark house.
We got as far as Maw Maw’s house Saturday night (it was
wonderful to be in the land of lights and heat), then made it
the rest of the way, crossing the border, on Sunday, November 4.
We heard from friends that the power didn’t come back on in our
NJ neighborhood until Tuesday evening. Needless to say, we
didn’t get to have a Halloween this year.
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53rd Month
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Susanna's
53rd Month (November
'12)
And the adjustments begin. We spent the
first week living in Daddy’s temporary housing apartment while
we got the house ready to live in. It was the middle of the
month before Rachael and Liam were able to start school at Kuper
Academy. Susanna was able to start a week after we got here.
Liam seems to be adjusting extremely well—even the French
doesn’t seem to bother him too much. What was really strange for
all of us was going to school on Thanksgiving—not being able to
watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade. We did manage to have a
turkey dinner that night, though.
Maw Maw and Pots were our first visitors
this month. We hope they will be able to come as often as they
did in NJ.
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54th Month
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Susanna's
54th Month (December
'12)
Christmas in Canada!! We had a nice first
Christmas here—the kids were very glad to see that Santa tracked
us down. They are very much enjoying the snow, too. We were hit
by a big storm two days after Christmas. The kids also enjoy
having two weeks off for the holidays, too. We made our first
trip back to the States to Maw Maw’s house for New Year’s Eve.
It was wonderful being “home” again.
Susanna had a wonderful holiday program at
school—it was fun watching her sing in French.
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55th Month
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Susanna's
55th Month (January
'13)
Cold, cold, cold!! We have realized quickly
just how cold and snowy Canada can be. One day, when the kids
got out of the car at school, the car thermometer read -20F.
Brrr! We are just trying to take it one day at a time, making
sure everyone has snowpants, boots, coats, hats, mittens every
morning when we walk out the door.
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56th Month
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Susanna's
56th Month (February
'13)
Ok, even the kids are getting tired of the
snow. As soon as it starts to melt, more gets piled on. We are
looking forward to two weeks off for Spring Break next month.
Mommy and the kids will spend it in the States.
Susanna might not be “reading” yet, but we
can tell she is picking up a few words.
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57thMonth |
Susanna's
57th Month (March
'13)
Mommy and the kids had a wonderful trip to
NY, NJ, and PA for Spring Break this month. We got to Maw Maw’s
house on Sunday and spent a couple days getting caught up on
doctor’s appointments and shopping for things we can’t find in
Canada. Then we went to East Windsor to visit our friends there.
We even went to WCB for lunch. On the way from NJ to Manheim, we
stopped at the King of Prussia Mall and had lunch with the
Pickar family—it was really good to visit with them for a while.
Then we headed to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. We went to the
Sturgis Pretzel House in Lititz (the oldest pretzel bakery in
the US) and learned how to twist pretzels. It was wonderful to
be in a place with no snow and warm sun. We came back through NY
and spent one last night with Maw Maw before coming back across
the border.
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58th Month |
Susanna's
58th Month (April
'13)
Grandma Mel came for a visit for Easter
this month. It was good to know that the Easter Bunny visits
folks in Canada.
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59th Month |
Susanna's
59th Month (May
'13)
Mommy and the kids took another trip to the
States this month—just a quick weekend trip to Maw Maw’s house.
We also went to Ottawa one Saturday—saw the U.S. Embassy and
went to the Canadian Aviation Museum—the kids loved it.
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60th Month |
Susanna's
60th Month (June
'13)
Our first school year in Canada has ended.
Susanna is no longer a preschooler—she will start Kindergarten
at Kuper Academy in the fall.
We all took a weekend trip to Vermont this
month. Went to an aquarium and to the Cabot Creamery and watched
them make cheese. Took the ferry across Lake Champlain to NY to
come home.
Summer is fixing to be busy with trips and
camps.
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5th Birthday Cake
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