Suzy Scrooge – Notre Dame High School Drama Club 2013
In September, Matthew came home and told us he was auditioning for the drama club. We sat down and learned the lines that he needed for the audition. No problem, within minutes, he had memorized all the lines… He was…
Day 9 Costa Rica, Playa Hermosa
Today was a little bit of a stressful day. Someone told us that the beach by the resort would have some good snorkeling among the rocks. We decided to check it out as we hadn’t had a chance to do…
Totally Renovated Condo
Finally done! Yeah. Many evenings, many weekends, many adventures and tales and now it is all done. The condo is on the market and it is beautiful. I can’t believe what a great job they did. It is now on…
Inspiration from Siblings
The kids all have 2 personal shelves in their rooms. On Wednesday this week, I asked Andrew to clean one of his shelves, it took some reminders and then he did it. They love to draw and then can’t discard…
My first born is 12
12 means no more eating from the kiddie menu (I think that stopped a few years ago). Wow, 12 is a big one. Hormones, going to middle school, pimples, girls…(not sure about that yet. He didn’t tell us about the…
Our new Condo
So part of the new year project, we decided to purchase a condo with a friend to fix and sell. When we walked in to view it the first time, it was a like a blast from the past. The…
Natalie’s apology
I came home one evening and the kids were all asleep and found this on my computer. How can you be upset when they say they are really sorry and ask for forgiveness.
Dr Karyn Gordon
Last night we had the privilege to attend a talk given by Dr Karyn Gordon. I had never heard of her before. The elementary schools in the area invited her as a guest speaker so I decided to check her…
Organising our shelves
Right now I am taking an online course about organising with Christina at http://SimpleOrganizingSolutions.com I am working on making orgainsation fun. It isn’t always a chore. I have learned to break it down into bite size, manageable pieces.