Eric was away this weekend, he went to Armstrong to pick up his friend Scott and help him move back to Duncan. He's staying in our apartment. We don't know how long he'll be with us. It's all been calm and peaceful. We're hopeful it will work out ok.
It was great closing the gate at night with Eric gone. We thought we'd give Isabel free reign in the house through the night so that she could guard us but she just cried until we put her in her kennel. Yesterday Scott startled Isabel and she leapt up to eat him so she does have a protective guard dog gene. Once she realized there was no threat she turned into a wiggly excited girl.
We had a scare on Friday night with our Izzy. It was fun fair and we were in a hurry to get going. Jia told me Isabel was having a nap. I said 'that's nice Jia'. We left for Fun Fair and later when we got home Isabel was missing. Not in her side yard!! Eric was outside looking everywhere and calling her. I joined him with Lili and while we were calling in the back yard Eric talked to neighbors and people out walking. It was major panic time. We told Fei to stay in the house and watch Jia. Instead she got Jia's shoes on and they joined us outside calling and looking. I finally decided that if she was around she would have come so she must be further away and went in to get my keys. Then I remembered Jia telling me that Isabel was having a nap. Yup, you guessed it. I ran upstairs and there was our girl, in her kennel, thumping her tail like mad. I let her out and she barreled down the stairs and out the front door, so excited to see all of us. I have no clue why she didn't just bark. I hesitate to write this part of the story but it is funny. While Eric took off to let everyone around know that she was found, the girls and I took Isabel in the house and Fei said 'ya' I could hear her upstairs while you were out calling her'. Arg. I asked Fei why she didn't tell us she knew where Iz was and she said she didn't know she should tell us. And there folks is the disconnect for our Fei. We of course were all so relieved that Izzy was fine, safe and happy. I then spent the rest of the weekend acutely aware of where everyone was at every second.
Fun Fair was fun of course. The girls really enjoyed working at ticket sales with Gramma. Thank you again to Gramma and Grampa for volunteering at the girls school. Weather held and the school made a good sum of money. It was all good.
After the recital on Sunday we went to a market to visit Nicole and family. They were set up selling jewelry that they've been making. Impressive display. While we were there we got to meet a baby duck that someones' cat brought in. We were all wishing we had our own baby duck to love on.
My flex day was yesterday and Eric and I finally took Jia to the preschool and got her registered. She got to meet both Miss Trish and Miss Annette. She played with toys, read some books, Eric showed her around the school and she even got to use the tiny bathroom. Tiny toilet, tiny lowered sink. She was delighted. She seemed happy there. She's talking about 'her school' and says she wants to go. I'm thrilled that we get to start her off with no reservations. The ladies were amazing with Lili and Fei and it will be great for Jia too. Jia learned about frog tadpoles the other day and they had a tank of tadpoles there! Very cool, they were all growing back legs and one of them was a frog already. Fun times ahead.
Jia was so exhausted from the days events that she slept through our picnic dinner at the bay. There is really nothing more beautiful than a sleeping baby. Ok, well, old enough to go to pre-school in September big baby but still my baby.
