25 March 2008

Post #51:  Final Futbol Practice

Tuesday, the kids were thrilled to find their parents home again! We got precious morning hugs, to make up for the many we had missed while in Italy, and then we listened to endless tales of all the exciting things they did. After they were settled down, we let them open some gifts. While in Italy, we had purchased an official futbol jersey for Addison, for his birthday. He was SO thrilled. He's been wearing it ever since! (It's Friday as I write this.) He actually takes great care of it, taking it off for meals and when it's raining.

After lunch, Nichole, Rachel and David went to the crafts village and did some shopping for souvenirs. We enjoyed the glass-blowers working at their craft. We took video and lots of pictures, and now we need to open up a Youtube account, to share the video! Rachel and David found shards of glass outside the door of one of the factories, so they started to collect the pieces. We bought some souvenirs at a few of the village shops. Don't know if I have described the village for you in the past, but it's located in old barracks at the former naval air station. So each shop or factory is located in a quansit hut

We returned in time to make dinner, but first we stopped at the pitch to watch the boys' last scrimmage. I took a lot of video...again, we need to do Youtube. We'll let you know if/when we post any video. After this final futbol practice, Dave took the camera to the gate of the pitch and asked the coaches if he could get some pictures. The coaches crowded the team around them and put Ian and Addison in the center front. We'll post that photo soon. Watch for it in the Daily Life in Malta-March album.

Tara and her mother were at the pitch also, to watch Mark play, so we got to chat with them. Nichole shared some books she'd brought along for Tara. Nichole's works with the youth in her church. Scott, her husband, is a youth pastor, so she had some extra books that she thought Tara would enjoy. We enjoyed seeing them, and wished we'd have had more time with them before we leave. We were going to get together on Wednesday night, but they had to cancel. Now the days are slipping away.

After dinner, it was too late to play cards or watch any movies, so we all just went to bed. Sure nice to be back with all our babies.

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