CRUISE MEMORIES

We had such a fabulous cruise that the best way to describe it is with pictures. There was food galore and lots of laughter.

THE GREAT ESCAPE

It's hard to believe that in only 1 more day we will be leaving our -35 weather and heading for the tropics. Brian and I were discussing it on the way to school yesterday - imagining lying poolside, soaking up the sun, while in reality we were bundled up and rushing through the bitter cold to school. There's so much to do before we head off - rooms to clean, bags to pack, a Christmas concert to survive. Almost there though. I just can't wait! I will be posting pictures when I return of course. So, to all of you staying home this Christmas - stay warm!

HERE'S THE STORY

I know some of you are wondering what happened with the eye. I guess clumsy Ann has struck again. The other night we had an ambulance call. I was getting in the side doors on the ambulance and I reached back to pull the door closed. When I did I lost my footing and fell. Unfortunately for me there was an oxygen tank complete with regulator right there and I fell right on to it. Ouch! The cut was very close to my eye and bled for a long time. I thought for a minute that we might just have another casualty on our hands, but I survived the ordeal. I spent the better part of the trip to Faro holding an ice pack on my eye. The worst part was that as the day progressed today it steadily got redder. Hopefully I will be back to my normal picture-worthy self before the cruise. The moral of the story - don't let Ann out of the house without full body armour.

DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY

Wow!!! Who knew Naomi could dance like that. We went to watch her final performance in the Nutcracker on Saturday evening. I was as excited as a little kid waiting to see her. She was amazing on stage. She just glowed and looked absolutely gorgeous. Apparently she found something she really enjoys doing. I am so proud of her. She danced three different parts - a maid, a rat and a tree angel.
This is Naomi in her maid costume. Fulfilling every little girl's dream of wearing a tutu.
At the end of the show we gave her a bouquet of flowers. Unfortunately the picture is a little blurry. We were in such a rush when we left home that I forgot our camera and had to borrow Hannah's.

"WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD..."

I feel like we should be singing a song like "We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz..." when we are leaving for Whitehorse, or maybe "On the road again...". Anyways, we are going into town to see Naomi perform in the Nutcracker. She is dancing in 3 or 4 different parts. I am so excited to see her perform. I know she is loving the dance. She has been very busy the past few weeks with extra rehearsals. Yesterday they put on a matinee for schools and will do the same today. Then she has a show tonight and tomorrow night. I feel so bad for her though because yesterday she woke up with the flu. She pulled herself together though and made it through the performance. Hopefully she is better today.
Hannah is keeping busy with work and school. We are so excited to see her too. We are going to a "Breakfast with Santa" that the dorms put on every year. They will be getting ready for that on Friday night, so we won't get to see them until Saturday.
That's about all the excitement happening in our little world.