Evolution of Dance

This video is extremely funny!! He is a very talented man!

Here is the picture!!

This is my favourite picture of Eithne's baptism!

Surprises in the post!!

Wednesday, I arrived home from college, and realised I had a letter from Canada!! I was extremely excited, because I love receiving post, particularly from Canada!

It was a letter from Erin, Tim, and Eithne, which I loved reading!!

Thursday, I recieved a parcel from Canada, and I could not understand who it was from! I then realised it was the photos from Eithne's baptism, taken by Irene Lowen (Auntie Rebecca's friend).

It was excellent to look back on the photos, but unfortunately, the photos were not able to post!!

Back to college (and reality)!

I went back to college on Tuesday, which was an extremely busy day of being told various things, that are going to occur during the year!!

We have already been given several assignments to work on, and I can feel my blood pressure slowly beginning to rise. These assignments include:-
Research project, Environmental Health, Physiological disorders, Lifespan developement, and Personal development in health and social care. There are many more assignments to come!!

My days have changed for college, and I now go into college on a Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurday, with Monday being my workplacement day, and Friday being my study day! I find this exceedingly positive!

Devil's food cake!

My dad celebrated his birthday on Tuesday with a specially made devil's food cake, including marshmallow icing!! This is one of his favourites, which he is always desperate to eat!

It was a fairly quiet day, but it was good that he was at home, because he is normally working!! He is still recovering from his operation, but is making remarkable progress, particularly as he can walk around Singleton lake!!

He still has another four weeks off of work, and I have to return to college on Tuesday. Thankfully, there are not many weeks until half-term!!

Bubbles anyone?

This image was taken yesterday at Chessington
World of Adventures, on the Bubble Works!

I think this picture is brilliant, as we are all smiling.

The only unfortunate thing, as Louise pointed out, is that there is an Aloe Vera sign situated above my head!!

Occupational therapy experience..

I finally managed to have some Occupational Therapy experience today, which I thoroughly enjoyed!!

They are exceedingly busy individuals, so it was a real honour to be invited in for today and tomorrow!

The Occupational Therapists were warm and welcoming, and I even had the chance to visit some of the patients in the wards of the William Harvey Hospital! Unfortuntately, the nurses are tremendously busy, because there are not enough of them!!

It was a good experience to gain an understanding of what Occupational Therapists do, even though I was observing the majority of the time.

I am hoping to do an Occupational Therapy degree next year, which will be a three year course!!

An evening at Pizza Hut!

Yesterday, I was invited to Pizza Hut, to celebrate Louise's 15th birthday!

It was a real treat, particularly eating the pepperoni and margarita pizza's, including potato wedges and garlic bread!!

The best part of the evening was singing 'Happy Birthday' to Louise, as the lights were dimmed, and Louise had to stand in front of the whole restaurant, whilst we clapped her! It was very fun!!

For dessert, I ate ice cream, including smarties and marshmallows, which was exceedingly delicious! Unfortunately, the ice cream took a long while to come out of the machine!

Once we had finished at Pizza Hut, all the guests were invited to Louise's house, to eat a piece of delicious birthday cake. It really was an excellent evening!!

Knee operation!

My dad is currently in hospital after having a knee replacement. Unfortunately, he is situated between elderly men, and is in the middle of the hospital ward!!
He seems to be doing fairly well though!

Many individual's have been asking about him, and phoning to find out how he is!! They even announced it in church today, which was encouraging!!

He is hoping to be making a quick recovery in hospital, as he absolutely hates being waited on! As my Auntie Rebecca would say, ''medical individual's are the worst patients''!

I was dreaming about Tim Horton's today, particularly the doughnuts. It is such a shame we cannot have a Tim Horton's, although we do have a Starbucks in our local supermarket now, including blueberry frapucchino's!!

More images of my adventure!!

These are some of my favourite pictures of my trip to Canada!

The picture of Erin was taken in a Mexican restaurant, known as Chilies, which was thoroughly delicious!!

Pictures of my trip in Canada!!

I had such an excellent time in Canada, particularly playing with Eithne!! I even managed to change her dyper (nappy) on the last day, which was black poo, because she had been eating blueberries!!

Unfortunately, I am not able to put all of my pictures up here yet, so there is more to follow!

Eithne playing!!

Eithne is the cutest baby in the world!!

I will miss her very much!

The hills are alive!

Yesterday, Auntie Rebecca, Sean, Natasha, and I visited Rainbow Stage theatre, where we watched the Sound of Music!

It was absolutely brilliant, including the atmosphere!! Every individual stood at the end of the play, to applaud the actors and actresses on their achievement.

We were sitting fairly near the front of the stage, so we had an excellent view of the actors and actresses! My favourite song included:-

'So long farewell', which was sung beautifully by the children.

Sean laughed very much throughout the play, and thought that the actresses and actors would sing Michael Jackson's 'thriller', which he managed to play in my head!!

It seemed that the whole of Winnipeg had come to watch the play, because it was packed, with hardly any empty seats!

A day at the zoo.......

Sunday afternoon, Auntie Rebecca, Sean, Natasha, and I visited the zoo!! It was a brilliant experience, and a lot of fun!

Before, we arrived at the zoo, Auntie Rebecca brought me a famous slurpee, from 711!! It was even multicoloured!

We saw a range of different animals, including grizzly and brown bears. The best animal was definitely the bearded monkey, which resembled an elderly man!! We all could not stop laughing, once we had seen the monkey!

Auntie Rebecca did not visit the tropical centre, as there was a crocodile situated inside, which was tremendously long in size!!

It was lovely to visit live animals, because I had only seen a dead baby bear, and a dead deer lying in the middle of the road!

Minneapolis!

Erin, Auntie Rebecca, Eithne, and I drove on an eight hour journey to the state of Minneapolis, America on Tuesday! It was tiring, but exciting at the same time, because there was much to watch!!

We finally arrived at Minneapolis at 6.00 pm, and ate a meal from the restaurant, although Auntie Rebecca could not eat hers, because it was disgusting, and vile!

Wednesday, we visited the Mall of America, which is the largest mall in the United States! It was huge, and I had never seen anything similar to it before!! The mall even had a theme park, which I thoroughly enjoyed, partciularly going on the fast rides with Erin!!

Unfortunately, when we arrived back from the Mall of America, we found that a bridge had collapsed, carrying fifty cars! The news was on each television channel, and it was quite upsetting!

Adventurous!!

I have been extremely busy this past week, and feel adventurous!!

Tuesday, I was riding my bicycle with Auntie Rebecca, and crashed into a post! My clothes were covered with dirt, and I have exceedingly purple bruises!
It was an amazing crash, but Auntie Rebecca told me that I landed in an awkward position!!

At Victoria beach, they have a beautiful pier, which Auntie Rebecca jumped off! I even managed to take some photographs on Auntie Rebecca's camera!!

Auntie Rebecca, Erin, Natasha, Eithne, and I drove all the way to Grand Forks, situated in the United States of America, situated in the state of North Dakoda. Auntie Rebecca and I had to have visas to enter the country, so the security guard fingerprinted and photographed us!!

The hotel was excellent, and there was a huge waterpark, with flumes!

Victoria Beach!!

I have had a tough time adjusting to daily life in Canada, but am beginning to feel much more joyful!

Thursday, we arrived at Victoria beach, which is a larger size than England. It is a beautiful place, which I did not appreciate at first!! All the residents are tremendously friendly, and welcome you with a smile.

I particularly enjoy the bakery, where they sell a large amount of treats. For example:-
Cinnamon buns, cookies, sausage rolls, date bars. They are all delicious, and freshly made each morning!

Today, I have been cycling, to take Eithne to the park!! (I didn’t even complain). Auntie Rebecca has helped me very much, and has put up with my stubbornness! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

I have even been swimming in the lake, where I played ball, and splashed around, including having my hair wet!!
Thank you also Erin and Tim for being extremely generous, and including me into your family!

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Canada!!

I have finally arrived in Canada after an 8 hour flight! (I'm glad it was not 12 hours)!!

The flight went well, particularly as my ears did not pop! Once we arrived, Sean, Natasha, Erin, and Eithne were waiting for us, and gave both Auntie Rebecca and I welcoming hugs!!

Auntie Rebecca has been extremely kind to me, and is understanding!

I miss home very much, because it is a different routine, and I am not used to change!! Everyone has been kind towards me, and I feel like part of the family! I played with Eithne this morning, and she enjoyed it!!

Flying!!

It is only two more whole days to go, until I fly to Canada (for the first time)!!

I have half of my suitcase packed, but I am worried that I may pack too much, and the case will be extremely heavy!

I feel as though I am travelling on an adventure, because it will be the first time I am travelling without my parents! I will miss them terribly, but at least there is e-mail, and postcards!!

I love flying on aeroplanes, particularly taking off, as it feels like a huge rollacoaster ride! I especially enjoy watching the films, and eating the food!!

Bannantynes leisure centre!!

I have finished each of my assignments for college, which is excellent, as I can relax for the Summer!!

Today, Auntie Rebecca very kindly took me swimming, as a guest! I managed to build my confidence skills, but still have a long way to go before I am a champ!

The spa was the best bit, because it was extremely warm, and full of bubbles. Unfortunately, once Auntie Rebecca and I walked into the swimming pool, we were both freezing cold!

I have not been swimming for at least three, or four years, which therefore meant it was rather frightening!!