The weekend was lovely.
The small town nearby (my home town) was having its annual (Town)Days fair this weekend. There’s fireworks, a parade, and an amusement park. On Saturday morning, we went to watch the parade. On the way there I was asking Mary if their village back in England has parades. “No”, she said. “We’ve [...]
Archive for May, 2008
26 May
Our Luck Has Changed
24 May
We’ve had some adventures lately.
It all started with the pool.
We have one of the soft side ones where it rises as it’s filled with water. It’s very important with these pools that they’re even on the ground otherwise they leak out the low side. (do you see where I’m going with this?) We made a dirt base for our [...]
20 May
Good Times
The weather has been awesome for Mary’s first weekend in Canada (this time).
This is just a quick catch-up on what we’ve been up to.
Dawn and Sirdar came over with their kids for a fire on Saturday evening. J brought out her paper masks that Mary gave her and coloured them with the girls…
J [...]
17 May
Having a Good Visit So Far
Adrian’s mum, Mary, arrived safe and sound on Thursday night and we’ve been having a great visit so far. The kids bombarded her with requests to play most of our games that first night! Poor lady. But she’s a good sport about it.
Yesterday Mary, the kids, and I went out shopping. I had to buy [...]
15 May
The day has come…
Grandma from the over ocean (Adrian’s mom – Mary) is arriving today at 5:15 pm from England for a three week visit. We’ve been anticipating her visit for months now.
There are people who can totally relate to that song “Mother-in-law” by Ernie K-Doe, but I’m very fortunate. Mary’s a great lady and I enjoy her [...]
12 May
Long Catch-Up Post
Busy weekend. Actually. Busy week!
Last week we went to Drama Camp, a sleep-away camp held at a college a couple of hours away. It was put on by our school board. R felt some trepidation about going but in the end enjoyed the experience. (Dawn is part of the same school board so she was [...]
5 May
Short and Sweet
I got my hair coloured this weekend. I chose a fun colour because I want to feel more – well – fun!
I’m trying to overcome my fear of pictures being taken of me. So, in that spirit, I give you a photo my son just took of me.
Okay, mooovvin’ on.
We’re going out of town this [...]
