After a fairly miserable day at work and a rushed drive to Delta and back it was nice to slide into the house and sit down for dinner amongst a bunch of familiar and some new faces.
One of the first things I heard was, "here comes trouble". Little did she know that I was called Trouble when I was 3 or 4.
At the table there were the Brothers J, Single J, AJ, and StepJ. Volunteers Santos, Amanda, and Joan, all onsite for the night.
Let it be known that I ate too many servings of potatoes and chicken and fish.
As usual we tend to meet up in the schoolroom to hang and to figure out what we can do for the night. This works for AJ because she gets to listen to and watch Shania Twain on the comp! We always end up having cool discussions finding out how things have been with everyone since the last time they were here for respite, or getting to know those who we haven't met before.
After a while we split up: me, Joan, and the Brothers J move outside. Last August the Brothers J were in the house. Read about it: http://canuckplaceadventurechallenge.blogspot.com/2009/08/week-after.html
We played some bball, we played some hockey. We played for a long time!
After a while we went back upstairs. Walk into the classroom and I get a great surprise! There is a teenage girl (KJ) at the house who I have known for 5 years. She doesn't talk, but she sure knows how to smile...especially with her eyes. Every time I see KJ I break out into "I'm walking on Sushine" by Katrina and the waves, take her hand and do a little dance. It is worth it to see the smiles on her face!
A little bit of Wii with the Brothers J, a little bit of hangout and the night is done.
Some of the most rejuvenating 4 hours I get to spend anywhere.
2 comments:
its awesome that I know each and every one of the kids you described... they each have their own cool little personalities.
Hi nicole. thanks for reading!!
see you sometime soon.
malcolm
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