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Last Sunday our church family had a going away party for us after our morning service. It was amazing. We were showered with gifts and well wishes. The reality of our move is becoming more and more obvious to us. While we are excited about making new friends and joining a new church family, our hearts are heavy as we prepare to leave. Here are some pics of our farewell party and also some from the Ladies Group that I have been a part of since it began in 1997.

On another note and to bring a huge smile on your face check out this utube. That’s my little niece in the white T. I think we have some talent in the family!

We’re two thirds into July and it’s been busy. We’re so happy that we have been able to visit with so many of our friends. So many that I made a slide show to share our visits with you. Click here to see it.

When our friends Pat and Dennis came over one Friday night to play Dennis had a fall while playing “tennis”. Pat offered her sympathy by way of hysterical laughter. Thankfully, Dennis didn’t get an injur-wii!

The next day was little Chloe’s 2nd birthday party. Chloe and Jake share the same birthday in July.

It was great to see my dear friend, Vathsala, and meet her new baby daughter, Selah. Vat and I haven’t seen each other in almost three years so this was a very special visit. Selah is 6 weeks old in the picture in the slide show.

Next we had a visit with Meli and Jake. Good News! Sick Kids Hospital is ready to discharge little Jake. His last appointment was completely normal. PTL - What a little miracle he is. Later that day we had dim sum with the Mahler’s. Can you believe how much Cass and Dakota have grown?

Speaking of dim sum, Bob had a garage sale surprise for me at lunch one day. You can imagine how funny it was when he pulled out knitting needles and yarn and pretended to be knitting. The yarn went to our “knitting for the homeless” stash. Thanks, Bob!

And today we had dim sum with Scott, April and Graham. Graham loves dim sum and even adds hot sauce ! ! ! He sure can use his chop sticks.

OK - so that’s the “friends ” part of the post. Next is the concert. On Thursday, the 17th, Eddie, Jason, Irene and I all met at the ACC to see George Michael. It was a sold out show and the crowd had so much fun singing to his songs. If you click here you can see a clip of some of the Toronto concert.

I guess if you’ve seen the slide show you’ve seen the mustache! Jason grew it as a birthday present for a friend and says he’s leaving it on until people stop laughing! ! We have a hard time keeping a straight face when we see him.

So - that’s July so far for us. We get our house in Ottawa on the 31st and plan to move mid-August. There’s lots to do between now and then and more visits with dear friends. I’ll try to keep you “posted “on the next few weeks.

Here we go again - another fun and non-stop weekend. On Saturday, June 28, we celebrated little Jake’s birthday. Jacob turns 2 on July 7 and is our little miracle boy. It is such a thrill to see what a smart little boy he is with a vocabulary that is astounding! Here he is with his mom checking out his presents and then enjoying a piece of his cake.

Then on Sunday, the 29th, the family gathered at Milliken Gospel Church in Markham to witness Peter’s baptism (Eddie’s brother).

What an exciting day! It was a joint service from three congregations: Cantonese, Mandarin and English. 12 people were baptized. After the service and photo taking, we went to Bob’s for a BBQ and a soak in the hot tub. As usual, I have a slide show with some pictures that Eddie took and a short video from Jason. Click here to view it.

Next we celebrated Canada Day at the Sotropa’s. We had a fun time swimming in their pool, playing the Wii and visiting. Here we all are just before enjoying a BBQ dinner. Thanks Bev and Dave, for a lovely day.

We got home just as the sun was setting and in time for the fire works. Eddie and I stood on our balcony 17 floors up and watched Toronto light up. So many pockets of lights from all over the city - it was very cool . . . Happy Birthday, Canada!