Warmer but wetter

Well although the weather has turned a little milder it's also turned wetter. We've had a couple of days of rain and it's forecasted on and off for the next few days. Can't complain though because really we've been lucky with a dry mild winter and by all accounts we're in for a long dry summer - we'll see though. Of course the warm wet weather means the grass is growing really fast! (and the dandelions...).
We recovered from the camping excursion last weekend and then on Wednesday night we had the end of season Cub Photo show which was held in our basement. A good time was had with over 400 photos shown on the big screen. There were some nice ones of Matthew and Emma which I hadn't seen before, so I've added a few of them here.
A big milestone will be reached on Wednesday - our 6 month anniversary since landing in Canada. This means I am now half way through this blog. We'll have to celebrate with a Tim Horton's! As it happens the team at work go to Tim's every Wednesday for lunch - it's a way of getting out of the office for half an hour! I also try and meet Deborah there once a week for lunch if she can fit it into her busy schedule! Talking of work, we now have a total of four on the team, so despite the fact I have only been there four months, I am the second most senior member! The two new recruits are new to the field as well. One is Chinese and the other is Canadian (of Portuguese descent) so we have a real international flavour! We have some fascinatiing conversations on customs in each others countries etc! As usual I was at Toastmasters on Thursday evening, and I have just been elected the new Vice President Education. A very complex role apparently as it involves tracking all members progress through the program and assigning mentors etc. However, it's a challenge and I'm looking forward to it. As a result of this, I attended an executive officers training course on Saturday in Halifax. A very interesting day with some good pointers on how to do the job. Then in the evening we were all at a Pot Luck Supper with a Mexican theme. This was as a result of Deborah's involvement with Newcomers. She too has been roped into doing one of the organisational roles and she's now the secretary. The supper was a good do and wespoke to some interesting people. Today as it was raining we watched a movie in the media room (Scooby Doo 1) and then we went to Laurie Park to walk Bella. Luckily the rain held off ,but the children still got wet - I wonder why.......We had the little boy from next door with us as well, I'm sure his Mum & Dad were thrilled when he got home! (they are actually wearing shorts!). The photo of Matthew was taken at Smiley's Camp last weeknd, Emma on the beach was at Martinique when we went to look at Piping Plovers, Emma in the Cub hat was taken a couple of weekends ago at the Cub Fun Day, and the children in the lake was taken today and it speaks for itself.
Incidentally, one good thing about the rain, no blackfly!!