It has only been a few days since I last wrote, but some exciting things have been happening in the little town of Thimister!
I had mentioned that I was interviewed after the race last Friday... well there was an article printed ABOUT ME! Anytime you are in the newspaper it is thrilling, but to be in the newspaper in Belgium!!! The whole family was overjoyed! We've been passing it around to everyone; can you imagine, an article in French, with Margaret Gender as the title! The most entertaining part however is that the article note that I am from "Visconsin"... not only is that not where I am from, but it doesn't exist... we think that the interviewer must have just been a little confused, which between my panting after running and my accent, is highly understandable! Nevertheless- I was in the paper :)
Secondly, I have a very exciting announcement... The 14th of September, 2010 at 11:30 in the afternoon, a little girl was born. Weighing in at an estimated 35-40 kilos, black with just a few white spots, Margaret the cow has arrived!!! YAHOO! I have a cow named after me!!! And the great part is, baby girls get to stay on the farm, unlike little James who was sold off the the meat farm, so Margaret will stay here for years to come :) Unfortunately, I was at school so I missed the live birth, but I visit her everyday and we are great friends already.
My next goal is to get a city named after me... I'm thinking Brussels is so last year; Margaret, Belgium sound like a great capitol! :) Having a grand old time in this wonderful country!
I believe jan jansen was a farmer from visconsin.
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