Sara's Exam

     Sara is having an exam tomorrow for Grade 9 piano. Hopefully, everything goes well and that she will pass.

Happy 16th Birthday,Sara!

Going to Toronto

     We are all going to Toronto today to meet some German visitors who work in the U.S.A.  We will do alot of walking and will be going to a swimming pool along the lake, the CN Tower(not all of us will be going up,though,because it is too expensive), and the Eaton Centre. Hopefully,everything will work out.

Back to School

The end of the month is coming and soon the summer will be ended. And then back to school...

Toronto Metro Zoo

     Yesterday we went to the Toronto Metro Zoo. The younger children enjoyed it very much and our German guest, Michael, seemed to, too. We saw African penguins(very cute!), polar bears(the baby was very playful and one of the adults was active,other than that it was too hot probably) ,and creatures that came from the Americas.

Summer Visitors and Gardening

     Well,it has been a while again and we have been very busy. We have our first visitor of the summer, who arrived on Tuesday. He seems to enjoy staying here and we are very glad about that.
     And we have lots of garden work; especially, picking potato bugs. We don't have very much rain, but hopefully it will shower alittle. Watering is now one of the daily, outdoor chores around here: trees, all sorts of plants, the grass, etc.,....
    
   

Our Music

     This is Jessica writing and well, it has been a while since we wrote anything. We have all been taking piano lessons for quite a while and we also have(or would like to have)a second instrument. I play the violin, Sara would like to play cello, Rebekka plays harp, and Miriam is still undecided about what she would like to play. In addition to that is school and garden work(lots).
     We have or will be taking our various grades of piano exams. I just finished my exam in Grade 9 piano on Saturday and it went fairly well. The others will be taking theirs in August and December, respectively; Sara will be practicing for Grade 9,Rebekka for Grade 8,and Miriam for Grade 8,as well. I am currently practicing for a Grade 3 exam in violin.