It’s kind of an overcast rainy day here in the Comox Valley. A good day to lie around and do nothing, right Maple? (see photo to the right).
Bobby went over to Connor’s place this afternoon to play. They ended up having a bonfire in the back yard. Connor’s grandparents and even Mitch, the boy down the street who goes to the French immersion program, were there. They roasted hot dogs (Bobby had two). His were adorned with only ketchup and he was amazed how hot dogs get “charred” in the fire. He was going to stick around for some marshmallows as well but it was getting late so he thought he had better come home.
Katie’s day was not as excited. She stayed home and studied science all day. She expressed frustration that she has so much homework. I doubt the other kids at Vanier do as much homework as she does…she’s special.
When Bobby got home this evening the kids opened their Advent Calendars. As a special treat today they got “Mango Gummies”. When I bought the back I thought that they would be individually wrapped, rather than in one big bag. As a result, I gave the gummies to Bobby in his Advent Calendar and Katie the stickers that came with the gummies in hers, and told them to share. I should have switched them around because by the time Bobby got around to sharing there were only three left in the package…
Evelina, the kids’ cousin, went to India for a friend’s wedding. Her friend’s family are rich so they paid for the plane ticket and a dress for her to wear as well.
Katie and I talked a bit about the local chapter of the Rotary Club today. Apparently there are only 20-30 people in this chapter, but it looks like other nearby towns such as Campbell River and perhaps Cumberland, might have their own chapters as well.
All the chickens went up to roost this evening…small progress. The newly acquired black chicken sits all alone! I guess he has no friends as she tends to peck at the others. Our male rooster is too young to take leadership over the pack yet. It’s too dark right now for the hens to lay. They apparently need 14 hours of daylight, so we expect that they will start laying in February or March.