Time keeps going by so so so fast. Tomorrow is ma and pa's lst day of work before winter break begins. The weather has been getting very very cold, and there is lots of snow in the Andes. THe folks have been very busy finishing up the school year, and all of us have been sick off and on, which is rathr unpleasant, as the weather is so cold now.

Pa's good friend from work, Erik, has spent the last two weeks with us as his wife and two children are back in the states preparing for their big move to Rennes France. Pa and Erik spent the last year doing "epic" bike ride after ride through the Andes and valleys of Santiago, Chile. Sadly, Erik was not very happy in Latin America after spending ten years working in Taipei - with so many truly exceptional students. So, luck would have it, that he was recruited by a year abroad prep program in France for kids from Exeter and Andover - so needless to say, he is very very excited to move on to France!! Pa will be back to riding solo!

We all will have a very busy coming four weeks! Pa will be going to Paraguay on Saturday for his good friend's wedding - Andy Weiser. They have big plans for the wedding, but, we all know they are plotting for their big return to the Worest Casino for an epic battle at Black Jack!!!:) After that, we will all relax for a week, then Ma, Pa, and I fly to the Vancouver, Canada and a visit with the family in Bellingham ,Seattle, and Spokane. Pa has a confernce and presenation at the University of British Columbia - so it is an Official business trip - with an extra week and a half of vacation time since we are so near B'ham!!!

We have a family reunion planned in Spokane after the 4th of July weekend, so that should be so much fun to see all of my cousins, aunts, and uncles. But, bet of all, will be seeing my grandma again! Also, I am now 1.5 years old, and growing so fast!