Archive for December, 2009
Christmas in Winnipeg
Spending time with family is so much fun. I am bless and thankful for my Children who often remind me about the meaning of Christmas. I usually have a hard time dealing with the commercialism of Christmas, the kids remind me with their excitement as we go to church each week during Advent. Yes they [...]
What a Wonderful Day
Wow, I had an awesome day today. We had our last day of school today, of course we made it a short day, only two hours. Being in the holiday spirit already, we slept in, and started a little later than normal and ended earlier than normal. The kids are just doing so well in [...]
Passion to Help Kids Who Are Less Fortunate
As mentioned before I did a Passion Test with my friend Susan this Summer. The first thing on my passion list was to “Give my time and energy to help the kids who are less fortunate”. At first, I thought to myself, time and energy, how is that possible and thought what was I thinking… [...]
Natalie up to mischief
Tonight I took the 2 boys to Story Time at the library, for Christmas stories and crafts. Unfortunately, Natalie had to stay home as she didn’t finish her dinner after 45 minutes at the table. We told her if she didn’t finish, she couldn’t go. She stayed home with Kyle and he put her to [...]
Letters to Santa
For the first time ever, the kids wrote to Santa asking for specific gifts.
English Lessons – “Work” Poem
The kids and I are learning the English Language together. The book we are using is First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind by Jessie Wise. It is for grade 1 and 2 students. I am using it for all the kids, even Matthew even though he is in Grade 3, so important to have [...]
Childrens Christmas Party
The kids attended the Childrens’ Christmas party again this year at Mary Mother of the Church. They had a blast. They met with Santa, played games and tons to eat. Andrew didn’t know what he wanted to ask Santa for so he did not go and talk to him. He couldn’t think under pressure. I [...]
Follow your Dreams
I believe myself to be a people person. Growing up I always had many friends and loved socializing. Making friends and talking was very natural for me.
