Friday, January 01, 2010

Happy New Year 2010!!



Wow, hard to believe that 2010 has arrived!! Doesn't it seem like we are living in the future??
Tim and I spent Wednesday apart, which is unusual. Tim was over at the McIver's helping to build the new climbing apparatus for our playground. While Janice was over at the Beebout's house trying to get it clean before their arrival early Thursday morning. We met Jeremy and Susan and their two girls Lydia and Eliza ( aged six and four) in Quebec during our language study. They have become special friends of ours... They went back to America in August to await the arrival of their third child. Abigail was born September 9 (Labour day of course!) and they returned to Niger safely Thursday, December 31!
Thursday morning Tim and the rest of the men who helped create the climber brought it over to our playground and installed it into its cement moorings. After lunch with part of the crew we played our annual softball game, (even Janice played!)
Our friends the McIvers (also language study friends from Quebec) had supper with us Thursday night. Their two children are between our two, so they had a great time playing together. Since our kids are young we decided to have a sleep over!! We have lots of empty bedrooms this time of year while the dorm kids are with their own families. After the kids went to bed we played a game of "ticket to ride" (which was brand new to Tim and I). Chantelle won big time!! At midnight we walked over to the river to watch the hotels' display of fireworks (while most of you were eating dinner in North America). Happy New Year from Niger!

4 comments:

Lauren said...

Lovely to see your more regular updates, Janice! (It makes me miss Niger too.)

Ashley L. @ Missionary Moms said...

Hello Janice! I hope you are well!

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Anonymous said...

Cute pics!
Happy New Year! LYM
Mom

Richelle Wright said...

that sounds like a lovely way to ring in the new year...

wanted to say thanks for your kind comments. we've got niger friends here for the weekend, experiencing skiing for the first time. =D but it makes us all homesick to get back home.

hope all is well - your kiddos are growing and changing FAST!