100 Days

Sheesh I am way behind so here goes.

So we have exactly 100 Days left here in Morocco so we thought we would list 100 things we will miss in Morocco and 100 things we are looking forward to in Canada. We will post one a day, unless we forget, then we will of course have to catch up.

Missing in Morocco

100. $2 to fix a flat tire
99. The Ocean view
98. Cheap DVDs form the Medina
97. Friends
96. Hot weather
95. Being able to travel
94. Dodging crazy drivers riding my bike.
93. Euchre nights
92. Being two minutes from the beach
91. Endless cats to pet and chase.
90. Kofi
89. A pool at school
88. Swim team
87. Lazy days at the Beach
86. Surfing
85. The playground
84. Oreo the Cat
83. Scruffles the Dog
82. Kinder Joys
81. Sheep on the side of the road
80. Donkey Carts on the Road
79. Collecting Sea Glass
78. Collecting Sea Shells
77. McFlurries
76. Movie Nights at School
75. Hind
74. Camel rides in the real Desert
73. Mint Tea
72. Ancient History in front of our eyes
71. Soccer Team
70. Bachir's laugh
69. Coaching with Pete
68. Overseas sports tournaments
67. The drama
66. Daisy
65. Oreo
64. Salt and Pepper (aka SP)
63. The school cats (see above for names)
62. Mr Uariachi
61. Getting ice cream after a swim.
60. The playground at school.
59. Swim Meets
58. Track Meets
57. Swimming at Belle, Nuria and Solange's
56. Alyssa visits
55. Sunny days on the roof, watching the ocean waves
54. Finding new kittens everywhere, and we mean everywhere
53. Wim and Pauw
53. Niama's cookies
52. The cockroaches, strangely enough, they are not very fast here, easy to catch and release, or kill when Hannah is not looking.
51. Paola
50. Ms. Murphy
49. FZ
48. Ms Ash
47. Mr Barkers stories
46. Watching Ms. J coach on the sidelines ... I should have video taped her
45. Ms. Barnes music concerts .. man they are good
44. Vacations with the Grahams
43. Rabat American School
42. Tajine
41. Couscous
40 Our maid Naima
39. Living on the Beach
38. Birthday Parties with the Princess
37. Wrestling before bed time
36. French class
35. Walking to visit Kofi and his parents
34. Kitty Kat Alley
33. Flo and her mom
32. Picking Flowers that grow everywhere
31. Terra D'Amanar
30. Tom (our friends cat)


Looking Forward to in Canada

100. White Spot
99. Cedar Trees
98. Good quality DVDs
97. Friends
96. Understanding what people are saying
95. Snow
94. Dodging crazy drivers riding my bike.
93. The Bombay Restaurant
92. Family Camp
91. Shopping malls.
90. Visiting Kofi (and his owners in Winnipeg)
89. Movie Theatres
88. Less pot holes to dodge
87. Flag person at a road construction site
86. Libraries
85. Swimming pools
84. Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts
83. Dairy Queen
82. Nester Elementary
81. Ozada Park
80. The River
79. Bunzten Lake
78. Sasamat Lake
77. Rocky Point Park
76. The Vancouver Aquarium
75. Hockey in the evening instead of 2am at night.
74. Smooth streets
73. Camping
72. No pedestrians running across the highway
71. Nachos
70. Fixing up a house again.
69. Shopping at IKEA to fill a new house
68. IKEA meals
67. Taking care of our own garden.
66. Buying enough fruit to fill a freezer for the winter
65. Playoff hockey
64. Vancouver Whitecaps games
63. Best Buy
62. Getting a truck (We Hope)
61. Stanley Park
60. Vancouver Aquarium
59. Not having everything rust
58. 7/11 Slurpees
57. The Wave Pool
56. The New Pool
55. A new camper trailer... we hope
54. A big screen TV ... we hope
53. Eagle Ridge Pool and the high diving board
52. Skiing and Snowboarding galore
51. Minnekada Park
50. Matteo's gelato
49. Road trips through the Rockies
48. Playland
47. Outlet Shopping
46. Rockcy Point Park
45. Safeway Starbucks
44. Sledding
43. Bike Trails
42. Only bikes in the Bike Lane
41. Neighbourhood walkabouts
40. Walking to School
39. Living close to school
38. Biking to school
37. Soft grass
36. Massage Therapy... paid for
35. Ramona (see 84)
34. Rochelle (see 84)
33. Amanda (see 84)
32. The ole swimming hole at the river
31. Our trees = hammock time
30. OUr Lindbjerg buddies

Hamburg 2009

A long time ago I traveled to the land of my forefathers and visited Hamburg, Germany. As is my liking, I wandered the streets aimlessly and discovered sites one would not necessarily find as a tourist. Here is a snapshot of what I saw, set to some famous German composers.

I Still Remember Fudge the Cat

I Still Remember

by Hannah Wiebe

I still remember how soft your fur was,
I still remember, I still remember,
I still remember your cute little face,
I still remember, I still remember,
I still remember your meow,
Meow Meow Meow, it went

I still remember when you played with your ball and string,
I still remember, I still remember,
I still remember when you slept with me,
I still remember, I still remember,

I still remember the day you died,
I still remember,
I still remember

and I love you

Waiting in the Mist
by Emma Wiebe

Cool mist surrounded me
I felt a shiver down my back
But I still waited
I didn't know what I was waiting for
I just knew it was to some here
Mist.
It makes me see things
Frightening things
Makes me think some one is going to come out
And grab me
Yet I still stayed
In the quit mist
I waited.
Not knowing what was going to happen
Not knowing weather I was going to live
or die
Not knowing what to do.
I wondered
How was I going to get back?
Thoughts Wondered in my head
Confusing me
But I still waited