We spent 4 days on the mainland during Spring Break, and we had an awesome time. Well, except for the first day when Ruby was suffering from a 24 hour flu of some sort. Not fun!! Anyway, for the first time ever, we decided to stay at Don & Linda's place and we just had a great time there. Not to mention it was much more central for visiting friends.
So we were originally meant to be there for a going-away party for Art, Michi, Kai and Hina, who were supposed to be moving to Sendai, Japan on May 23rd. But since the earthquake/Tsunami happened, their plans were obviously delayed and the party was called off. What a tragic and stressful situation for them, as they had packed/sent a big container of their belongings to Japan and either sold/got rid of the rest of their stuff, in anticipation of their big move. The move will still happen, they just don't know when. 
We had a family BBQ at Don & Linda's anyway, and had a great time with everyone. Kai and Hina stayed for 3 nights with us, so all the cousins were together for 3 days of non-stop fun. And it really was. It's awesome to see how well they all play together. They played endless games of street-hockey ("CAR!!"), went to the park, watched hours of TV, ate junk food, destroyed the basement and did a round of mini-golf. And basically just had fun hanging out with each other. These moments will be cherished and remembered for a long time. It will be hard to see them go to Japan, especially for the kids who will miss growing up with their cousins.
For me, I enjoyed taking the boys to Science World with Sylvia and her girls. And I had a great visit with Marguerite one evening, while picking through her lovely Pandora-esque beads. I went home be-jewelled and love my new bracelet. Mmm... I feel a new business venture coming on...
We picked Shirley up at the Vancouver airport on Wednesday afternoon and headed straight home, to begin the next phase of Spring Break! It was a full week. And I am so happy.
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