♫ Oh Canada! ♫

"O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North, strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee."

 

Canuck fans are far and wide, young and old…This little guy is my favourite fan I think – sorry Vera (lol).

Foday, got  8-plates put into his legs so the long one will stop growing, allowing for other leg to catch up. The plates will be taken out sometime in November. He is 5.
I will follow up with a picture Novemberish. Remind me okay…

                                     

Once in awhile (normally when Bernice from Manitoba is here) we get together and have a Canadian gathering. (I did the powerpoint.) 

 

The guy with the Tim Horton's can on his head is Charles. He generously made the delicious donuts below to go with our Tim Horton’s coffee – mmmmm…they were very, very good!

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Coincidentally both of the Canadians with me in the above picture are friends of mine from home At the time of the picture above was taken there were 38 Canadians onboard.

But that’s not the end to the abundance of Canadian activity…

10 of us Canadians had the honour of being invited to the IMATT (International Military Assistance Training Team (S.L.)) The 115 strong (at the time we were there, there were only 32 Brits and 8 Canadians)  International Military Assistance Training Team (IMATT (SL)) was established in 2002 following the end of war and disarmament of rebels by the UN in Sierra Leone.

Its mission is to help develop the Sierra Leone Armed forces into a democratically accountable, effective and sustainable force to fulfil security tasks required by the Government of Sierra Leone. 

According to present plans, the size of IMATT(SL) will gradually decrease as the competence of the Sierra Leone Armed forces increases.

These men/soldiers invited us to have brunch with them and were hosts extraordinaire I must say. The purpose of the brunch was to partake in the memory of Vimy Ridge Day this past Saturday, April 9, 2011. The National Flag of Canada flies at half-mast on the Peace Tower in Ottawa, from sunrise to sunset, to mark the national day of remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

Breakfast was great as was the company, and the 70 foot pool we were able to swim in and have a shower afterwards was fantazmagorical! :)

Hot shower! :) :) :)

3 out of the 8 IMATT Canadians are with us in this photo. It was a fun day. I have to say, the more I travel the more patriotic I become. The line in our Anthem, “God keep our land glorious and free! “ also means a lot more to me these days…

I love you family, friends, supporters and church. Have a beautiful day!God be with you and bless you!

♥ Carol XX