Well... Home again...

Mei-Lin making faces

Mei-Lin and Babe (her Grandma)

It's been a heck of a weekend! Getting home was a challenge! About an hour before I was to leave for the airport, I received a call from my mom. There was a huge accident on the 401, and Dave couldn't come pick me up from the airport as planned. Here is a link to the news footage of that accident. To view photos, go to http://www.nesphotos.ca/1_mulit_vehicle.htm

http://www.nesphotos.ca/Newswatch_401Accident.WMV

It has snowed every day since I've been home! And everyone is sick! I should have stayed in PEI! haha

Rory and I... my last day... completely exhausted... and yes!!! NO MAKEUP

Effie (far right) at daycare with one of the Summerside Capitals

Oh well! It feels like a dream... time went too quickly. Now the countdown is on for summer!

Just sitting here studying for a test I have tomorrow, and thought I'd take a little break. Tomorrow is a busy day, class in Peterborough, then working nights in Emerg. Hopefully it's a quiet night!

First Visit With Mei-Lin!!!

I will write more later... but I wanted to get some video footage on here so that you can see/hear for yourself what a sweetheart Mei-Lin is!!!


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I'm Here!!!!

Flying over Ontario Power Generation - Pickering... Hi Dad!!!

Well I have to say... I love it here! I know it's been a while since I've posted, but it has been hard to find the time... Well I guess it is more appropriate to say the Internet Connection!

Currently I am picking up a wireless signal... from who knows where... but its working... so I'll try to get this done as quick as possible before I lose it.

On the way to the airport last Thursday, we passed my Mom on the highway... honked... waved... and hurried on our way... then about 5 mins later, THE CAR BROKE DOWN!!! Thank God Mom was behind us... because true to form, she swooped in and saved the day! I arrived in time to check in and get on board my flight to Charlottetown.

My cousin Tracey and her friend Crystal picked me up and took my to my Aunt Ethel's house! All I can say is... it's so good to be here!

Friday night, I went to Tracey's mom's (Babe) for a girls night with a few friends, and my cousin Natalie (aka: Babe's daughter, Tracey's sister, Mei-Lin's mommy... are you following??? I know it's hard... everyone is related here!!!) Tracey wasn't sure if she could make it, but when she did we decided to mark the occaision with a temporary tatoo... ala moi!

Saturday I spent the afternoon with Tracey and her children, Natalie came out and we all went out to a party at another cousins' home... (To make it easier... we are all 3rd cousins... Our grandmothers were sisters)

Natalie smiling after taking the secret footage... lol!!!!

Sunday... recoup and study. Then today, Tracey, Ethel and I went on a road trip to Tignish.

I am so exhausted! Tomorrow, I finally get to meet Mei-Lin! Short and sweet on the info... I'll add pictures to this post, and fill in more details... but for now I just thought I'd give a little update!

As much as I am having a fantastic time... I miss my dog!! (haha and my family too!!! Just teasing!!!) (but I do miss my dog too!!!) Love you guys!!!!

One week to go!!!

Well... One week and 18 hours from now I'll be in PEI. Trying to figure out how I am going to manage to write a test for my Anatomy class while down there... I'm hoping for an extension of 2 days... if not... I'll be taking it when I'm on holiday... How fun is that??? Oh well. It's all worth it in the end.

Looking forward to some homemade bread and molasses! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

We just had a blast of winter, a dumping of ice and snow, I'm just praying that it is fine the day I leave, and that I am not kept from going by old man winter!

I'm a little to tired to blog tonight... but thought I'd share my excitement...

WELCOME!!! To Annie's Little Filly

Don't have a lot of time to blog... just running out the door for work, but I thought I'd share with you all the beautiful new addition to the family!

Going to play on the island!!!

Caileigh and Effie at the Family Reunion

Joel walking the plank in Summerside

Nicholas milking the "Cows" Cow

Well there you have it! Tickets are booked! Jan 25th I will be in PEI! I can't stop smiling! As you can tell with the excessive exclamation marks I am very excited!!!!!!!!

I have to work every day before hand to get the time off, but I'll manage! Just to get there. Have you ever had a place... where you know you should be... that is home. Well PEI is that for me. Don't get me wrong... my home is in Ontario, with my immediate family, but if i could transplant them there... Until that day, I will have to make due with my yearly trips. But this year, I just couldn't wait that long. It's been a rough year. Too much going on, a lot of extenuating circumstances causing stress. It seems to have all come to a head and now it's time to start again. Back to school, back to the gym, time management, jobs, teaching, and most important my kids.

For most of my life I had my Nannie to talk to, to vent to, to just be there when I needed to her. She passed away in 1992, and I hadn't been back since until 2004. 12 years!!! Well since I've been back, I can't stay away. The reasons I stayed away before, are the reasons that keep pulling me back. Everywhere I looked before I could see my Nannie... hear her voice. Now, when I go, I have her sister, my Aunt Ethel, not to take my Nannie's place, but the connections the same. It's hard being so far away.

This summer was my best visit yet. My cousin Tracey and I reconnected after way too many years, and again... the connection is INSANE! ha ha ha I had been compiling information on our family tree... and My cousin Edwena took me all over showing me places that were important to all different members of our family. So much in fact that it was information overload... and I forget half of it! ha ha But I am looking forward to doing more research and providing my own children a sense of belonging... knowing where they came from!

Wow... what a babbling fool tonight! Feast or famine i guess! Minds just a racing, and I am typing as the thoughts fly.

Lets wait and see........

So... looks like i might be going it alone to PEI! My cousin can't make it... and I already took the time off work... and I really want to go... SO I'm going alone!



Should be a great time... I do have to take my school work with me... blah! But all in all, I can't wait! I get to see Mei Lin, and spend time with my Aunt, and cousins... especially Tracey! Look out PEI... here I come! You know it's going to be fun when she had to give hubby 3 weeks notice... haha... Lets just hope the ghost dog stays at bay this time!



School started for me the same day as the kids... Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, ASL, and my personal training... what was I thinking???? Oh well next year at this time I'll be nice and buff!

I should take some before and after photos... NOT!

Below is a picture taken at Cousins' Shore this past summer. It is my Auntie Ethel. Can't wait to see her!