With projects completed and after final farewells from Dominican friends, we headed home almost 3 weeks ago. We were greeted at the airport after midnight by Chad and it was so good to see him after 3 months away. He took us through the frosty night and deposited us at home, rather weary. Tannis met us at the door! She and their 3 children had taken a road trip from their home in BC and got here a couple of hours ahead of us. The kids were tucked in for the night at 1:00 am but Tan got up to welcome us.
The first week at home was a real treat with lots of family time, including day to day activity and some outings like exploring The Forks, Wildewood playground and the public library on a rainy day. We got together several times with Chad and Crystal and the girls, to hang out at their house, go swimming, have pizza supper, had a grandkids sleepover in our livingroom, and goodbye sundaes at McDonalds. The bonding time passed quickly and they were on their way home again. They got to spend some time with Mark and almost got bogged down in late spring snow.
So, we are again processing all the changes, jumping from culture to culture, hot country for a frozen land coming back to life. The spring flooding is happening in the Red River Valley once more but it appears the crest will not be as extreme as forecast earlier. There are communities evacuated and highways closed and we are following the development with interest.
We are glad to be home and happy to have had the chance to see extended family as well. Larry's family gathered at our house for an Easter dinner with the traditional baked ham, pan fried potatoes, salads, some plumi moos and lots of treats. As usual, it was a blast with all that Friesen humour out of hand.
We are not sure what lies ahead, but for now getting into a routine sounds good.
