Some notes just to record them for posterity. Who knows, one of us may be famous someday. (Well, more famous than me now. Grin)

Ilaria, we are TRYING to remember to take a picture of the back yard and front yard every day or every two days so that you can see the progression of the seasons. The back yard is already carpeted with fallen leaves in shades of red, orange, gold, pale green and pale brown. It's quite lovely until you remember that some one has to rake them all up.

Any way, we think it will make an interesting series of pictures about Canadian seasons and a nice record for when we actually do move from this house for the rest of us.

Everyone, just in case someone doesn't know, Sarah will be having surgery on Monday 25th September to, we hope, correct endrometriosis.

Rachel had her first day of school on Friday, September 15th. Apparently it went well, Rachel seems to have taken on some of Matthew's uncommunicative characteristics. We deduce, only from the absence of symptoms indicating otherwise, that the first day of kindergarten went well. We have no other record of the event; as well as keeping her own counsel, Rachel refused pictures.

Love MOm