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Well L is all moved back home for the summer. She turned 19 recently and had the 2 best celebrations of her life so far. It seems to keep getting better every year, lucky her. One celebration was with her university friends (20 or so of them). She's thrilled to be of legal drinking age. Then she celebrated at a restaurant with a bunch of friends here. Apparently the whole restaurant ended up joining in to sing her a happy birthday.

M, K and I had settled into a more peaceful life while she was away. It's a bit busier now with L back home. Not to mention there are a pile of bags in the basement filled with her stuff from school. At the same time, it's great to have the family back together. I know she also has to adjust to a different lifestyle and she and her school friends miss each other already.

We had a lovely dinner out the family of one of her roommates when we went to bring L home. They are a nice family and we all got along. So now we've met all her future roommates.

In other news, it's election day, and Canada chooses a Prime Minister. Although this has been eclipsed by the news that Osama Bin Laden has been killed.

And I learned, interestingly, from Marlene yesterday that 'There is a very strong Russian Influence in Alaska, especially Sitka. They import Russian art and the lacquered pieces are beyond gorgeous. I was delighted to find these wooden dolls while there. I also purchased a Ukrainian Egg Painting Kit in Juneau.'