Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Oops
I mean TOMORROW night. Guess I'm anxious. Aidan and I went and ordered a balloon bouquet at lunch - now I have to decide whether to take it to the airport or leave it at home. I know Brent hates to get too much attention so will probably hate it, but the kids would love to take it to the airport. Will let you know what we do... And are happy to hear suggestions! Colleen? Rocco?
Catching up
Just got back from Minneapolis and the NASIG conference. I really didn't want to go, but had a nice quiet time. Poor Sean though, left with the kids again. We are really looking forward to the summer, and we better get one this year!
I brought Aidan back a Pokemon Emerald book, and he studied it all day Sunday and half of Monday, then he played the game and won it. I think it's pretty good - even though it isn't something real, he is doing the research and applying what he's learned and he gets results. That's got to be a good thing in the long run.
Connor got a Nerf sling-shot with strict instructions not to shoot anybody. So far he hasn't, and the sling shot has been used to shoot at targets, as a space ship and as a super-fast racer. I think he was pretty happy with his gift too.
Delaney got a dress-up wedding dress. Afterwards we thought that it would actually suit for first communion, but she's already gotten spaghetti sauce on it - ah well. She wore the veil at brunch on Sunday and wore it all day after she got home. She mentioned to her dad that she might wear it at school and Tyler could wear his fancy tie... Sean told her to not even got there!
Brent and Toni are home with Grace tomorrow. We've been looking at pictures for the last two weeks and can't wait to see her in person! I'm really hoping Colleen and Rocco will be able to come and visit so we can get Grace and Bianca together. They are about 8 months apart (Bianca is 18 months and Grace is 10 months) so would be good pals. And my three would be able to split their attention between 2 instead of all hovering around one of their cousins. They are baby-crazy kids! We're going to go to the airport quickly tonight to get a sneak peek, but it will be just that. I'm sure they will be exhausted. But, we'll take some pictures and be sure to post them.
I brought Aidan back a Pokemon Emerald book, and he studied it all day Sunday and half of Monday, then he played the game and won it. I think it's pretty good - even though it isn't something real, he is doing the research and applying what he's learned and he gets results. That's got to be a good thing in the long run.
Connor got a Nerf sling-shot with strict instructions not to shoot anybody. So far he hasn't, and the sling shot has been used to shoot at targets, as a space ship and as a super-fast racer. I think he was pretty happy with his gift too.
Delaney got a dress-up wedding dress. Afterwards we thought that it would actually suit for first communion, but she's already gotten spaghetti sauce on it - ah well. She wore the veil at brunch on Sunday and wore it all day after she got home. She mentioned to her dad that she might wear it at school and Tyler could wear his fancy tie... Sean told her to not even got there!
Brent and Toni are home with Grace tomorrow. We've been looking at pictures for the last two weeks and can't wait to see her in person! I'm really hoping Colleen and Rocco will be able to come and visit so we can get Grace and Bianca together. They are about 8 months apart (Bianca is 18 months and Grace is 10 months) so would be good pals. And my three would be able to split their attention between 2 instead of all hovering around one of their cousins. They are baby-crazy kids! We're going to go to the airport quickly tonight to get a sneak peek, but it will be just that. I'm sure they will be exhausted. But, we'll take some pictures and be sure to post them.
Sunday, May 08, 2005
And he scored...
SEVEN baskets at his basketball game on Saturday! Aidan was on fire, folks. Even though they lost 41-23, he scored more than half the points for his team. Now if they could only learn defence...
I had a great Mother's Day. Breakfast in bed (shared with Delaney), off to Church, then brunch and home for a quick nap and a day lazing on the couch with the kids. They've all got colds and it's rainy outside today, so we really took it easy. Sean went and did the grocery shopping with Delaney, and they brought me home a flower (a pink rose, because I like roses and I like pink says D) and a bag of chips (definitely need to go for a run!). Delaney made me a flower and a flower pen, a beautiful card and a picture. Very, very nice. Aidan gave me some certificates for cleaning up his room, going for a walk and going for a bike ride and I'm going to start cashing them in right away (especially the clean up the room one). Connor made me a book. It is terrific! The teacher supplied the beginning of the sentence and Connor had to finish it. Here's an extract:
When it's time for bed my mom toks me in
At bed time I am sometimes scared about the scaree storees my brothir tils me
Each night, the last thing my mom says to me is git to bed
At bedtime, the last thing I say to my mom is no i do not wont to go to bed
And the dedication?
Dedicated to Mom because I love her and she is fun
*sniff*
I also got a wonderful gift from my mother-in-law. When we were in Hamilton she took this wonderful picture of Sean crouching on the beach with all the kids, including Bianca and his cousin Nicole's boys. She sent it to me in a beautiful frame with the nicest card. And, the other gift I get is a day out with my Mom. We're going for lunch and shopping and for a pedicure while Sean and the kids hang out for a day. Now, it can't get much better than that, can it?
Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there. I hope you had as nice a day as I am having! And especially Toni and Colleen who are celebrating their first Mother's Days.
I had a great Mother's Day. Breakfast in bed (shared with Delaney), off to Church, then brunch and home for a quick nap and a day lazing on the couch with the kids. They've all got colds and it's rainy outside today, so we really took it easy. Sean went and did the grocery shopping with Delaney, and they brought me home a flower (a pink rose, because I like roses and I like pink says D) and a bag of chips (definitely need to go for a run!). Delaney made me a flower and a flower pen, a beautiful card and a picture. Very, very nice. Aidan gave me some certificates for cleaning up his room, going for a walk and going for a bike ride and I'm going to start cashing them in right away (especially the clean up the room one). Connor made me a book. It is terrific! The teacher supplied the beginning of the sentence and Connor had to finish it. Here's an extract:
When it's time for bed my mom toks me in
At bed time I am sometimes scared about the scaree storees my brothir tils me
Each night, the last thing my mom says to me is git to bed
At bedtime, the last thing I say to my mom is no i do not wont to go to bed
And the dedication?
Dedicated to Mom because I love her and she is fun
*sniff*
I also got a wonderful gift from my mother-in-law. When we were in Hamilton she took this wonderful picture of Sean crouching on the beach with all the kids, including Bianca and his cousin Nicole's boys. She sent it to me in a beautiful frame with the nicest card. And, the other gift I get is a day out with my Mom. We're going for lunch and shopping and for a pedicure while Sean and the kids hang out for a day. Now, it can't get much better than that, can it?
Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there. I hope you had as nice a day as I am having! And especially Toni and Colleen who are celebrating their first Mother's Days.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
And she scores!
The first goal of the soccer game! It was hilarious, they were all running in the wrong direction and kicking each other and scoring goals on their own net. Not Delaney though. Aidan kept saying she was the only one who was heading the right way the whole time. Sometimes though, the play would reverse and Delaney would just keep running right off the field. She's good, but she'll be even better when she learns to keep her eye on the ball.
Boys are both doing good. They enjoyed her game. She's sleeping at Mimi's tonight because she's got a day off tomorrow and the boys are watching "Sponge Bob" and eating popcorn before bed as a special treat because they do have to go to school tomorrow.
Boys are both doing good. They enjoyed her game. She's sleeping at Mimi's tonight because she's got a day off tomorrow and the boys are watching "Sponge Bob" and eating popcorn before bed as a special treat because they do have to go to school tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Update on Grace Nicole Hanson
See, I remembered her middle name! Brent and Toni are leaving next Thursday to get her. They'll stop in Vancouver overnight and then they leave for Hong Kong and will have her exactly a week after Mother's Day. Now isn't that a nice belated Mother's Day gift? :)
And this one...
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Here's Auntie El, Deanne and I across the street from the Lapin Agile in Montmartre. I loved Montmartre and was very glad to spend a day looking at where all the artists lived and then the next day we went to the Musee d'Orsay to see their paintings. It was really neat to see the Moulin de la Galette and then see the Renoir painting the next day.
At the foot of Sacre Couer
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I'm just going to throw these in every now and then because I didn't get a chance to blot them when I got home. Here's me and Mom and Deanne and Jocelyn at the carousel at the foot of Sacre Couer. We ran up a straight flight of stairs to get to the top (Jocelyn after 36 hours or something of travelling)and came down the terraced stairs in front. Then we walked past the Moulin Rouge and up to the Opera. It was a great day!
My daughter the nouveau feminist
The other day we were taking Delaney to her dance recital and all of a sudden she says "When I grow up I'm not going to learn how to drive. My husband can drive me everywhere." I looked over at Mom and started to laugh! The funny thing is, she already knows who her husband is going to be and how many children they are going to have. She's had a little crush on Tyler since the beginning of school. She told me that she'd found her husband in swimming class. I guess he had a little trouble deciding if he was going to marry her or Sasha, but he decided on her (I have the impression that he decided this while Sasha was away - obviously a pragmatic fellow). They are going to have 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. And Delaney is not going to drive.
I guess you have to respect her right to make decisions for herself. My grandmother's generation stayed home, my mom's might work after the kids were all in school and could take care of themselves, mine feels guilty if they work or stay home and are definitely overinvolved in our children's lives, and Delaney seems to feel that she gets to call the shots. Good for her! I hope she sticks with it (although I don't know if I'd call exacatly those shots).
Connor had his first basketball game today and he was really good. He tells me that he is the best on his team. He also got fired from his violin lessons. I'm not sure exactly what happened there and have to talk to his teacher, but I have a feeling that they are a lot alike. Funny, because although Connor hasn't been too interested in the violin the last little while, he definitely likes his teacher. I'm thinking maybe we should try Suzuki next year...
Aidan is playing basketball again and enjoying it. Mr. Easy-going as usual. He really badly wanted a new Pokemon Emerald game and didn't have enough money saved for it. Connor offered to lend him the money and both were happy - Aidan because he got the game and Connor because it makes him feel good to be generous. Now I hope that Aidan will return the favor someday because I don't think being generous makes him feel as good as having things... they are very different children! We will have to wait and see, but if Aidan is only willing to borrow and not lend, I don't think Connor's generosity will continue either.
May is sort of a crazy month. Delaney is starting soccer tomorrow so I will let you know how that goes. I'm having trouble picturing my dancing girl playing a competitive sport, but we'll see!
I guess you have to respect her right to make decisions for herself. My grandmother's generation stayed home, my mom's might work after the kids were all in school and could take care of themselves, mine feels guilty if they work or stay home and are definitely overinvolved in our children's lives, and Delaney seems to feel that she gets to call the shots. Good for her! I hope she sticks with it (although I don't know if I'd call exacatly those shots).
Connor had his first basketball game today and he was really good. He tells me that he is the best on his team. He also got fired from his violin lessons. I'm not sure exactly what happened there and have to talk to his teacher, but I have a feeling that they are a lot alike. Funny, because although Connor hasn't been too interested in the violin the last little while, he definitely likes his teacher. I'm thinking maybe we should try Suzuki next year...
Aidan is playing basketball again and enjoying it. Mr. Easy-going as usual. He really badly wanted a new Pokemon Emerald game and didn't have enough money saved for it. Connor offered to lend him the money and both were happy - Aidan because he got the game and Connor because it makes him feel good to be generous. Now I hope that Aidan will return the favor someday because I don't think being generous makes him feel as good as having things... they are very different children! We will have to wait and see, but if Aidan is only willing to borrow and not lend, I don't think Connor's generosity will continue either.
May is sort of a crazy month. Delaney is starting soccer tomorrow so I will let you know how that goes. I'm having trouble picturing my dancing girl playing a competitive sport, but we'll see!
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