Sunday

The day began with the surprise. Quinn took Papa to her kitchen this morning and did some cooking. She did some more with me this evening. We did go to church. I thought the service was excellent today. Michael has participated in a Presbytery event addressing racisim education and will be one of the people who helps lead workshops around the Presbytery. He sounds quite excited about it. Laura announced that the new Jokela will be a girl. She's very excited about that.

After nap today David brought in the easel, and we put it together tonight. There just hasn't been time to do that until now. Quinn was delighted. It comes with chalk for the chalkboard side and a little paper for drawing or painting. She tested both sides. We haven't painted yet.

Quinn was a very vivacious and happy girl today with lots of smiles and giggles. She pointed to the two surprises in the basket and talked about only two more. We both said "And that means only two days until Mommy and Baba get home!" She has an amazing grasp of the concept. We also started talking about Tuesday evening - going to bed for a while and then going to the airport. She thought we were a little crazy I think, but she didn't argue.