Day 130 - Oakville - 13th December 2004 There is so much going on. I keep thinking I must update the blog. Then I get to do it and by then I have forgotten half of what I wanted to say! I have made a final entry in the Mastercleanse Blog. We are back to normal again but we are also changed and overall I do believe it was a good thing to do. Just don't ask me to do it again for a few years. I think the book about it suggests 2 or 3 times per year. Well you can forget that. We have done loads since the last blog. On Sunday the Grade 3 class (Sammy's class) had a party in the afternoon as a Christmas thing and a goodbye to us. Julie received the gift of a very special rolling pin and we also got a lovely hand made blank journal. We just can't believe how generous and warm people are here. It has made us feel very special. Alex our friend from UK went home on Sunday morning. This necessitated a 5:30 am drive to the airport which was fine as I came home and went to bed again. Sammy had been quite poorly, so we didn't go to church (only the 2nd time since we have been away that this has happened) and we all rested in bed until something like 11:00 am. Can you imagine? As we were at our party, Mum was arriving at Toronto airport. She was collected by my brother's sister-in-law Pam, who kindly brought her home, arriving about 10 minutes after we got back ourselves. It's nice to have Mum back. She and Paul were with us at the beginning of the adventure when we toured the Great Lakes and there is lots to share with her. Paul has gone to UK to be with his Mum for Christmas. Today the school had it's third advent assembly and we all went. Sammy and Julian did their recorder pieces with their classes and also their singing. I then went to do my juggling.