Happy New Year, Friends

Diana and I at the staff Christmas Party. Don't you love my wool cashmere suit. I'd tell you how little it cost me but you would just be jealous.

Hi All, it was great to see so many of you over the holidays. I'm back at work and looking forward to the months ahead with visitors from home. Mike will be here Feb. 17 and my brother Dave and his partner, Karen will be here Mar. 1. I hope to do some sightseeing as well in May and August after my next visit home. See, I already have one year here finished in my plans. A number of you told me about not being able to comment on my blog which is very disappointing to me. I have switched to the new blogger so I would appreciate if you could try again and if that doesn't work click on this link to my e-mail address and let me know and give me your comments. cathybarrie@yahoo.ca

One of my suitcases did not make it over here with me. United said they would have it to me yesterday and yesterday they said they would have it to me today. I'm hoping when I get home at 4 today I will call them and they will be sending it over to me. Everybody keeps asking me if it was hard to come back again. It wasn't but now I wish I was there. The whole last 3 weeks has been an emotional roller coaster to the point that I don't know what I feel. I'm very excited about having visitors so I can show my family my home and life here.

Friends here had a baby boy on Dec. 27th. I can hardly wait to see him. I have no idea why this is typing in bold and I can't turn it off.

Today has been an easy day at work because the children don't start until tomorrow. We have had one short workshop after almost an hour of catching up with everyone. We have had 2 meetings, a long lunch and time to set up our room for tomorrow. Although that suitcase contains a bunch of dressup clothes I bought for here. I was so looking forward to seeing the kids reactions when they saw everything I bought.

Okay, that's all I have to say, talk to you later.