kids
Matthew asked to learn to cook
Wow, last night Matthew decided that he wanted to help me in the kitchen. When he was little he would help me with baking cookies and muffins, after all his first big word was “spatula”. It has been a while since he has helped me in the kitchen and he asked to do it last [...]
Great Canadian Chill Ottawa, 2012
We got an email from our friend Eric inviting us for a dip in the Ottawa River to raise money for Children’s cancer on January 1st. It was forecast to be +4C so Kyle said “Why Not”. What a way to start the Year!
What Love means to a 4-8 year old
What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . … A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, ‘What does love mean?’ The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined See what you think:
What we learned from Barbara Coloroso in Ottawa
Kyle and I had the privilege of listening to Barbara Coloroso speak here in Ottawa last night. She is full of information. I had watch a video of her a few years ago and the biggest thing that we learned then was that kid don’t get much of a chance to make decisions. Decision making [...]
Fall Apples in Ottawa
Since we are in Ottawa this fall, we havn’t had a chance to enjoy the wonderful apples from my mum’s tree in Winnipeg. But we have had our share of yummy free apples here. When the kids returned back to school in September we were pleasantly surprised to find out that the tree right in [...]
Easy to make purse
Natalie had a birthday party to go to today and I had not bought a gift. I was planning to just go shopping last night but it was just pouring rain. I really didn’t want to go out in the rain.
Back to Work
When I quit Engineering 10 years ago, I always thought that I would have to go back to school if I decided to go back into an Engineering field. Now I realize that is not the case.
Outdoor School
What a neat concept. We do not need a class room to learn….
Today was a big day for the family!
As a Catholic mum, today was a big day for our family. Andrew received his sacrament of reconciliation earlier in the year and in May he will receive his first Holy Communion. Today, they had a special enrollment mass where the kids were introduced to the parish. The presented his with a cross that they [...]
Regular School
It has been 6 weeks since the kids have been back at school. Last week they had their spring break and it was a welcome break for me, not have to rush them out of the house at 8am, preparing lunches and constantly watching the clock….
