Another wonderful day in Oz

Hi Gang,
Well I had a wonderful first day with my new class. It's so cute to hear these little bunnies speaking with an Aussie accent. Or perhaps I should call them possums. We had some interesting discussions and questions including, "what language do you speak in Canada?" The reply was "what language am I speaking now?" They also wanted to know if I had grizzly bears in my backyard. So I asked them if they had kangaroos in their backyard. Then we had some confusion over the bitumen-yes the pavement- I had heard the word but it was out of context, as conversations often are when six year olds are involved. This promises to be a great learning experience for all involved. They wanted to see a photo of the rink at Fallingbrook and thanks to google maps I was able to not only find the school but drop the little man down in front of the school. We could see the boards for the rink but the picture was taken in the spring-no snow or ice. So one boy figured that when the ice rink melted it must turn into a pool like they have.(yes Pam my school has a pool) Can you imagine? Perhaps I can persuade one of my Fallingbrook friends to take a picture of the rink with children skating.

It's hard to think about rinks and snow when the temp remains above 30. I am on a quest to photo the perfect sunset. See me there with my Sobey's bag looking for treasures. I am sure my dad is looking down and smiling. Back in my university days he used to call my Sobey's bags "matching luggage." I think the poor man moved me 4 times in my last year of university and mostly I packed in Sobey's bags. Isn't it comforting to know that some things never change?

I hope you are all staying warm and looking after each other. I miss and love you all and will send you some of my sunshine!
G'day eh!
love,
Bern