Birthday girl

Well another year has passed and been celebrated. Numbers are getting a bit steep, rather like the hills here in Salluit. I had a lovely day but missed Sara terribly. It has been so many years since we were together on our special day. I called her at 7 am ,her time, and we had another long chat later in the evening.

During the school prayer circle the Principal asked who had a birthday today and my class all yelled out "Pearl". I then had my birthday greeting sung in three languages. The real up side of that was all day students called out Happy Birthday to me. Walking the halls was so much fun. I now know what rock stars feel like when people are always smiling at them and calling out their name. As I came down the hill at 10:00 a crowd of people went by me on a ski=doo and they yelled out Happy Birthday Pearl.

The dinner was held up at Mark and Johanna Alaku's. I teach their son Jajie and the youngest in that family, Hannah, was born last year on the 27th. I was not with Sara but I was able to celebrate with one sweet little girl. Marc Gagnon's IPL group ( ususally the bad boys of the school) made us a huge Black Forest Choc Cake. It was huge and it was delicious. Hannah had candles at one end , and I had a "few" at my end. I hope the photos turned out. There were too many gifts but it was very comforting to be celebrated when I am so far from dear ole Nova Scotia.
Oh I forget one wonderful thing. Several of my students were at the party too. Poor Johanna had so many to feed. I asked my students to recite "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now" and they did. I think I have successfully inoculated them with the need to show off in large groups. In years to come you will be able to recognize my former students by their inabililty to sit and be still in any group of people. I am so proud of them.
So another year has passed, another year older and deeper in debt.