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1999 was a difficult year with things not going our way right from the beginning of the year, however a lot of important decisions were made and a much was accomplished during the year. Lots of visitors and new additions to the family. WASA's policy of not pumping water to us forced us to build a 25000 gallon tank and we acquired a superb patio into the bargain. Suma had nine pups, five surviving and we kept Toby and Dusty. Event of the year was Lynne and John's wedding in St. Lucia, at the Royal St. Lucian Hotel. The year 2000 started in style with a two hour traffic jam in Rodney Bay at 3.00 am in the morning. Perhaps a sign of things to come on our roads in the North? It has to be said that 2000 started a lot better than the previous year. Follow up to "Event of the year was in March -- Sophie." We celebrated 30 years of married bliss on the 1st August. Our citizenship application continues to drag on - looks like it will take at least twelve months. Well, one crisis after another this Christmas and New Year. I got a splinter in my finger that decided to swell up after having been been removed for nearly three weeks and Dusty's elbow joint is giving cause for concern. It has been swollen for some time and kept getting bigger. We had Dusty's leg amputated just before Christmas - oesteo-carcinoma! Not good. She is now on chemotherapy. We are hopeful.
My finger was operated on in January. Dusty looks good and is managing well. 27th March -- sad day-- I took Dusty and had her put to sleep -- she had a large tumour in her mouth and whilst we could have had it removed she was not walking well and was very thin. It doesn't seem fair! Finally, 4th May, good news, we heard that our citizenship has been approved. It has taken the police only 7 months to write their report! Elaine managed a short trip to Canada - I like the place, but it doesn't offer much more than the UK. Cold and polluted from the USA.
Well, a good start to 2002, I got the chance of a trip to Mexico and Miami so I jumped at it. Leave at the 11th January 2002. We are expecting Dot and Jim at the end of January so this will work out OK. Elaine went to Grenada for the first time, with Maria and had a really good holiday. They took lots of pictures and met many people that we had met previously in St. Lucia. She is now planning her July UK trip.
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