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Canada Day

When your Gram is
Canadian, it is important to celebrate your heritage on important days, like
Canada Day. This is especially true when Gram goes to Canada and brings
you back a present, like a red t-shirt celebrating the Canadian Olympics in
2010.
Brenda and I both tried hard to teach Grace to say
"Happy Canada Day Gram" on Tuesday morning before I dropped her off at
Gram's for the day. She has the "Happy" part down, and I think she has the
"Day" part. So what Gram got on Tuesday morning was "Happy Day!"
I think Grace makes a pretty good Canadian ambassador
lounging on Gram's maple leaf pillow.
I included this pic, not because it celebrates Canada Day, but because it displays one of Grace's new favorite expressions. She doesn't like to hear the word "No", much like other kiddos, but she sure likes to use it a lot. I imagine this was Grace telling Gram "No smile" or "No picture" or something similar. Clearly, it pains her deeply.
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Anonymous said…
That Canadian blood runs a LONG way!!! I'm pretty sure I heard something that resembled "Canada" with the "Happy Day" yesterday! :-) I promote the 4th of July, too!! It is just that Canada Day comes first! :-)

Love, Gram
July 2, 2008 at 2:56 PM
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