The Professor and The School Girl

This is Peter and Pippi before school, Pippi in her angora leopard beret and Peter in his "professor" ensemble. The outfit conjures up images of a British Professor, perhaps hunched over leather bound volumes at Oxford. The look is a favorite with our daughters. They always ask him to, "wear your professor outfit!"

October is proving to be an even more busy month than September. Every weekend I am away. This weekend my family travels to The Kootney's for Thanksgiving, next weekend is a Buddhist retreat here in Kelowna but I attend Friday and Saturday. And the following weekend I am in Vancouver at The Surrey International Writers Conference. The last weekend of the month is the introduction of Dharma Kids to the Okanagan (I'm the teacher/founder).
Peter will be away several times this month also for conferences in Vancouver and Seattle. Ya. Like I said, the month is a little crazy. And sometime in there I must get Halloween costumes together. My girls still don't know what they're going to be.

My youngest daughter has been home ill with a cold, stomach flu and fever all at once. Here's hoping she's all better by the time we must leave for the Kootney's tomorrow. My eldest daughters are catching a ride there today with my sister. Peter is at a conference in Vancouver. I guess it's just me and the patient, alone again today. It was exhausting yesterday, as she only felt well if her head was resting on me the entire day.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, my friends. I hope you enjoy the "Three Sisters" of the Iroquois Nation: Corn, beans and squash--true Canadian food.

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Okanagan Thanksgiving 2009

All photos were taken today in my backyard (the wilderness park that our home backs onto).
I worked all day writing a research paper. I am always looking for a quick formula to simplify the process. So far I haven't found the quick research paper key. Mainly because each paper I write on a topic I know nothing about. Thus I have to really read each source in detail to teach myself the topic along the way.
Tonight we had Mexican feast leftovers. I must have been Mexican in my past life as it is my favorite food culture.
Peter spent the day with the girls. He took them out shopping to Orchard Park Mall--the girls enjoyed it.
Tonight a break from research writing (the agony)! I am going to rent a movie and perhaps treat myself to a Pumpkin Pie Blizzard (my personal fav). I have to do these "spoil QMJ" type of things to keep my spirits up during paper writing season. Because the last thing I want to do on a weekend is spend the day on my computer. I'd much, much rather be biking or hiking around the province.
My girls are all well and enjoying their laid back weekend at home--a lot of Playmobile and Littlest Petshop playing going on. And in Peter's case I just know he's upstairs watching his Miami Vice DVDs.