If you are in the education field, especially in Ontario, you will undoubtedly know that 'making connections' is one of the buzz phrases of the time. I hate to go all 'teacher' but I also want to share that my Cadence appears to be quite good at making connections despite her mere 3 years of life experience!
I specifically enjoyed the language connection she made yesterday:
Me: Daddy let you _________________________? You are a lucky girl 'cause mom would put her foot down!
Cadence: Well, dad puts his foot up!
Clever kid!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
SCORE!!!!
Well ... it's all over now, but what a game it was!
I am certainly going to miss the Olympics although I will now be able to catch up on laundry and house work!
Here we are in our red and white, ready to cheer on our team:
Even Winston got in on the action ... okay, it was under duress:
Here is the final medal ceremony with the maple leaf front and centre:
And here's our boy who made it happen:
WE ARE CANADIAN!!!! And so proud to be ... for many reasons!
I am certainly going to miss the Olympics although I will now be able to catch up on laundry and house work!
Here we are in our red and white, ready to cheer on our team:
Even Winston got in on the action ... okay, it was under duress:
Here is the final medal ceremony with the maple leaf front and centre:
And here's our boy who made it happen:
WE ARE CANADIAN!!!! And so proud to be ... for many reasons!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Anyone Going to Winners???????
We NEED ... yes NEED, these sandals in a size 8!!!! They are Maggie & Zoe. If you see them, buy 'em and let me know ASAP so we can discuss the terms of the 'transaction'. I love them so much I'm even keeping the 8s ... maybe next year .... maybe someone with a size 8 girl can buy them from me and then hand them down ..... Seriously ... I love these shoes! And so will Cadence:
Weekend Round up
This is an 'old' one, but seriously THANK YOU Mackenzie!
This is what Cadence INSISTED on putting on as soon as she got home from school ... which is a slight improvement from pajamas I think. The only problem now is convincing her the mermaid princess dress is NOT appropriate for school ... seriously, check out the cleavage!
We had tickets for a 'concert' on Saturday. Cadence decided she wanted to wear a jean skirt and this "funky shirt" (her language and her choice!):
Waiting for the show to start in her front row seat:
Bring on the band:
A concert follow-up: The group sang a song about not idling your car. On Monday morning, it had snowed, was cold and guess who left her car out? Daddy was kind enough to start it up before he left. When Cadence and I headed out to the car ... guess who got in trouble? Someone sure was paying attention! I can't get away with anything ....
Sunday we made some fun pancakes. Cadence's favourite was the butterfly:
This is what Cadence INSISTED on putting on as soon as she got home from school ... which is a slight improvement from pajamas I think. The only problem now is convincing her the mermaid princess dress is NOT appropriate for school ... seriously, check out the cleavage!
We had tickets for a 'concert' on Saturday. Cadence decided she wanted to wear a jean skirt and this "funky shirt" (her language and her choice!):
Waiting for the show to start in her front row seat:
Bring on the band:
A concert follow-up: The group sang a song about not idling your car. On Monday morning, it had snowed, was cold and guess who left her car out? Daddy was kind enough to start it up before he left. When Cadence and I headed out to the car ... guess who got in trouble? Someone sure was paying attention! I can't get away with anything ....
Sunday we made some fun pancakes. Cadence's favourite was the butterfly:
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Got the Forms
I've had them for about 3 weeks now ... KINDERGARTEN registration forms! I've been waiting to take a picture of them to include with this post but ... I've just been too busy so ... here it is ... we are actually getting Cadence ready to start real school in the fall! I can hardly stand it. I feel like we just got off the plane ... she can't possibly be ready! But oh she is SO ready! People tell you how quickly 'they' grow up and how quickly time flies and to ENJOY every minute.
People ... you are so right!!! I see her growing up before my eyes and it is exciting and wonderful and beautiful ... and sad all at the same time. We can't stop it ...
And so, Sean and I begin another paperchasing trail ... because of course, this won't be any ordinary registration ... don't even get me started on that! We will play by the rules ... we aren't prepared to make noise ... not yet!
We aren't in any hurry ... don't know what days to choose yet so ... we'll wait it out for a bit, but they know we're coming ... heck we're already there in many ways!
Stay tuned ... believe it or not, there's just over 6 months until the first day of school!
I'll shut up now.
People ... you are so right!!! I see her growing up before my eyes and it is exciting and wonderful and beautiful ... and sad all at the same time. We can't stop it ...
And so, Sean and I begin another paperchasing trail ... because of course, this won't be any ordinary registration ... don't even get me started on that! We will play by the rules ... we aren't prepared to make noise ... not yet!
We aren't in any hurry ... don't know what days to choose yet so ... we'll wait it out for a bit, but they know we're coming ... heck we're already there in many ways!
Stay tuned ... believe it or not, there's just over 6 months until the first day of school!
I'll shut up now.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Family/Valentine's Weekend and Hard 'Stuff'
We had a great weekend ... headed north to visit Didi and friends which has now become our 'tradition' ... mark your calendars for next year y'all ... heh, heh, heh!
The weather cooperated for our drive and as would be expected, after putting in a full day at 'school' Cadence nodded off about 10 minutes into her movie. This allowed us all to head to our favourite 'joint' for an evening of pool, soccer, pizza, wings and beer ... both draft and root! It was great to have the Farrell family join us as well. We even got to enjoy watching some of the Olympic ceremonies on the big screen.
Saturday we lounged in our jammies for a bit and enjoyed a lovely home cooked breakfast, courtesy of Di. After primping we escorted Cadence to the Farrells to enjoy some play time with the kids and their sitter while the adults headed out for some play time of their own ... nothing like Porketta Bingo on a Saturday afternoon.
After a couple of wins (and pitchers) ... congrats Kelly and Sean! ... we headed back to Di's for chili and good company. The sitter reported good behaviour on behalf of all the children ... the only complaint being from Cadence who wouldn't go outside because she refused to wear the boy's (aka blue) snowpants.
Enjoying some hot chocolate with marshmallows:
Our studious proteges:
The 'boys':
Sunday was a quieter day ... more lounging, another spectacular burrito breakfast ... beautiful cards, yummy chocolates and Olympic gear ... thanks Daddy! We followed up with some bargain shopping and a greasy lunch ... mmmm! The Farrells had us over for a fabulous dinner and visit ... thanks so much guys! We then ended the evening witnessing Canada's first gold medal win on Canadian soil ... yahooo!!!!!
We had a great drive home ... clear roads and little opportunity to catch up on our sleep. After unpacking and tidying, daddy took us out for a Valentine's/Family Day dinner ... I love 4 day weekends!!!!
AND THEN ...
Today after school Cadence said, "Mom, I love the colour of your eyes Jesus gave you."
She then followed up with a question, "Are mine like yours?"
The hard stuff is coming .........
The weather cooperated for our drive and as would be expected, after putting in a full day at 'school' Cadence nodded off about 10 minutes into her movie. This allowed us all to head to our favourite 'joint' for an evening of pool, soccer, pizza, wings and beer ... both draft and root! It was great to have the Farrell family join us as well. We even got to enjoy watching some of the Olympic ceremonies on the big screen.
Saturday we lounged in our jammies for a bit and enjoyed a lovely home cooked breakfast, courtesy of Di. After primping we escorted Cadence to the Farrells to enjoy some play time with the kids and their sitter while the adults headed out for some play time of their own ... nothing like Porketta Bingo on a Saturday afternoon.
After a couple of wins (and pitchers) ... congrats Kelly and Sean! ... we headed back to Di's for chili and good company. The sitter reported good behaviour on behalf of all the children ... the only complaint being from Cadence who wouldn't go outside because she refused to wear the boy's (aka blue) snowpants.
Enjoying some hot chocolate with marshmallows:
Our studious proteges:
The 'boys':
Sunday was a quieter day ... more lounging, another spectacular burrito breakfast ... beautiful cards, yummy chocolates and Olympic gear ... thanks Daddy! We followed up with some bargain shopping and a greasy lunch ... mmmm! The Farrells had us over for a fabulous dinner and visit ... thanks so much guys! We then ended the evening witnessing Canada's first gold medal win on Canadian soil ... yahooo!!!!!
We had a great drive home ... clear roads and little opportunity to catch up on our sleep. After unpacking and tidying, daddy took us out for a Valentine's/Family Day dinner ... I love 4 day weekends!!!!
AND THEN ...
Today after school Cadence said, "Mom, I love the colour of your eyes Jesus gave you."
She then followed up with a question, "Are mine like yours?"
The hard stuff is coming .........
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