RTH, visits November

Roy Thompson Hall concert, still a big thing for Dad & Mom preparing for it and singing - especially with a great number of their kids & grandkids in the audience! It took a lot of arranging and shuffling of kids to get everyone there!  The day after, Sat, they all converged on our place to get kids back to their rightful owners
and to help puppy-proof the back side fence. 

 

Lisa & oldest 2 girls, who were back for the concert also came for lunch. So nice to see them again!

 

 

While they were at the concert, I babysat "2 lil' giwls"  - quite exciting complete with getting to see a real firetruck - with the lights flashing!  "Pwetty cool!"

 

 

Birthday visit to Maurice &Rachel's


Jimmy & Willy

Cutie Marike 

Aww...

Joe

 

Storing apples for the winter

Tia sniffing out the bad apples ;)

 

 

Andrew's poster

Remembrance Day

Just a quicky to share with you Sarah's & Esther's entries for the Remembrance Day Poster/Literary contest.  Thanks Sharon for letting us know about it.  (The deadline for entries was actually already this past Monday, but the man was very lenient and said they could still bring entries in today.  He seemed surprised, yet pleased to hear that they were homeschooled.)

Esther entered an essay and a poem.  Here's the poem.  If you want to read the essay, you'll have to ask her.

We will remember

We will remember

All the brave heroes who died;

The boys who never shot guns

The men who trained for battles

They all died alike and they all lie under the poppies.

We will remember

All the brave heroes who lived;

The boys who lost their dreams

The men who lost their limbs

They all fought alike and they all struggle with pain.

We will remember

All the families left behind;

The women now widowed

The children now fatherless

They all loved alike and they all miss their men.

We will remember

All the bloody battles;

The victories won joyfully

The defeats endured courageously

They all were braved alike and they all deserve respect.

We will remember

All the reasons they fought for;

The freedom of their countries

The faith of their families

They all were worth it then and they all still are today.

 

We will remember.

 

By Esther Westendorp

 

 

Here is Sarah's picture: