Another week has passed and depending on when we cross the pertinent time zone, we are ending the week on our way from Calgary to Frankfort. We have enjoyed an extra week in Regina, but left this morning heading west to Calgary and then north over the Arctic toward Germany. The next leg, from Frankfort, takes us across the middle east with expected arrival in Delhi about midnight Sunday night (local time). That is 11.5 hours ahead of Regina (CST). I hope to post to this blog regularly while we're in India, but only distribute via email on the weekends, so, if you wish to check in on us, please access the blog address. Standard operating procedures call for us to travel on Mondays, and then work at schools etc. throughout the week, but what little I've learned so far indicates that standard operating procedures do not apply to India anymore than they did to Zambia! The week has been busy, especially for Wendy who took advantage of the extra days to do even more preparations and shopping! The markets have been a bit better, but the TSX seems to have become unsettled early in anticipation of the election on Monday. Still I had a good week and managed a bit of recovery. India has only one time zone, and it's on the half-hour, like Newfoundland! They do not practice daylight savings adjustments either (like Saskatchewan), so initially the TSX will be opening at midnight, and after our time change it will move to 11pm. The Blue Jays staged a heart-stopping comeback from two games down to Texas, winning three straight to move on to the League championships against Kansas City. That started last night with a loss and dropped another one this afternoon (despite leading 3-0 to the bottom of the 7th) because our manager can figure out when to change the pitcher! C'mon Jays! The Riders are playing out the string on the regular season. They have traded off some players thus affording an extended tryout for some younger prospects.
We are leaving our children, and their families behind, so I doubt that we'll have much to report on their activities over the next six weeks. We look forward to each contact with them while we're away, and also to reconnecting with them in December. We were glad to have Eric/A and the boys visit us in Regina last weekend. They have enjoyed a quiet week in PA.
We're very thankful for the care Erin and Kristian provided while we stayed with them in Regina. This included a wonderful time of Thanksgiving with Eric/A, Haaken and Liam on Monday. Each morning, before heading off to school, Kristian ensured that we had a wake-up call and snuggles—so precious! Sadie took me for a walk each morning; it's been good!
Trav, Joanna, Gemma and Andrew called last evening. Another grandma is up from southern Ontario and staying with them just now, so at least that side of the business is being attended to!
And that's about enough for this week!
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