Made in Canada [with U.S. parts]

Apparently I am greatly influenced by the t-shirts my students wear to class! In my last post I mentioned it and the layout I am posting today was totally inspired by a t-shirt I saw on a student. This page is a fun way to document that our kids were all born in Canada, but that Marty and I are American. We lived in Nova Scotia from 1995 to 2001. All four of our kids were born there so they have dual citizenship. It seems like so long ago that we were in Canada but I have such great memories. We made lots of friends and I am so thankful for the experience of having lived there. When the kids are a little older, we are going to take them to the Maritimes (Eastern Canada) to visit their birthplace. It's a lot different than Texas!

A brief history on the Canadian National Anthem:

"O Canada" was proclaimed Canada's national anthem on July 1, 1980, 100 years after it was first sung on June 24, 1880. The music was composed by Calixa Lavallée, a well-known composer; French lyrics to accompany the music were written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The song gained steadily in popularity. Many English versions have appeared over the years. The version on which the official English lyrics are based was written in 1908 by Mr. Justice Robert Stanley Weir. The official English version includes changes recommended in 1968 by a Special Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons. The French lyrics remain unaltered.

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

I have fun extracting photos this way. I call it "primitive extraction" because it is meant to simulate cutting with real scissors even though it is all done digitally. I actually wrote a tutorial on this technique. Click here if you care to read about it. I created this page with Maya's "Made in Canada" kit from Scrapbook Graphics. But I don't think it's available anymore.