International Night, A Wet Weekend, and Snow!

Isabelle's school is very outgoing sometimes. They have a very diverse group of students from all over the world. I suspect that the Montessori school tends to attract a very diverse clientele. Friday a few weeks ago was International Night at the school. Actually it wasn't at the school, it was downtown at FYI. FYI stands for Furman YMCA Interactive. It is a very neat location downtown that usually operates as a sort of drop in center for teens. On this night it was packed with families from India, the Philippines, Mexico, China, Ireland, Finland, and off course Canada and the United States, plus some that I am forgetting. There were decorations, and activities for the kids, as well as a great pot-luck meal. We had all sorts of great things. Our contribution was a Rappie Pie Grandmere and Pappi helped make (OK they made pretty much made the whole thing) before they left. About half of it was gone when it came time to leave. The rest was leftovers for the weekend. Costumes were in order as well. Some were very ornate and others simpler. Isabelle wore one her grandmother made. It was a traditional Acadian costume. I've done a little more work on Isabelle's kayak but nothing worth showing. The frame is together and sanded. As soon as I finish the coaming I'll be ready to skin it. Hopefully it will be ready for our trip to Folly Beach in a few months. Here are some shots of the snow as promissed earlier.