I can't believe it has been all summer. We had a good one. The wedding in Calgary was a highlight for the kids. They loved hanging out with their Alberta cousins and Delaney was thrilled to see her first bride in person. The adults also had a great time catching up. We definitely have to get together more often!!!
We're getting back in the swing of things. All three boys are playing hockey this year (Connor is playing A2 out of Roblin Park and Aidan is playing A3 out of Sir John Franklin - Sean is playing something at the Highlander but says his team is rusty!). Delaney is playing ringette for the first time and is enjoying the orientation camp. She's also dancing (of course) and they're all still taking music lessons.
I'm off to Victoria for a conference tomorrow, I've never been so am looking forward to it. I've been spending a lot of time on FaceBook, it's a terrible addiction. So sign yourself up...
I haven't downloaded pictures yet from the kids' first day of school or anything but I'll post them when I do. And I promise to update more often. Exciting stuff does happen to us every now and then...
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
First art showing
First up-do in the making
Two more days and counting...
until the end of the school year. I've been to the zoo twice on field trips, the boys both have field trips to the bowling alley (not sure how educational that is - but they do have to buy their own lunches so I guess there is some life skills involved!).
Connor's last soccer game is tonight. It's been rained out twice, the last time the same night as a tornado hit Elie, which is about 20 miles west of Winnipeg. We were on the far west side of the city for the game, and it looked pretty ominous. They let the kids start and Connor scored a goal right off, but then the lightening was spotted all around us so the referee called it. Good thing, it was terrible weather. Today is kind of cool, but there won't be any rain or lightening I think!
We're looking forward to the summer holidays!
Connor's last soccer game is tonight. It's been rained out twice, the last time the same night as a tornado hit Elie, which is about 20 miles west of Winnipeg. We were on the far west side of the city for the game, and it looked pretty ominous. They let the kids start and Connor scored a goal right off, but then the lightening was spotted all around us so the referee called it. Good thing, it was terrible weather. Today is kind of cool, but there won't be any rain or lightening I think!
We're looking forward to the summer holidays!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Marathon... and the O'Haras ran
not the whole thing! I ran the half (and beat last year's time, thank you very much!) and Aidan and Sean ran the Super Run. We were all up at 5:30 in the morning to head out to the University where it all takes place. Next year we're all going to do it, Connor can do the Super Run too and Delaney and Mimi will do the 10K walk. Anyone else want to join us?
I started the morning out saying I was going to run the full marathon next year. Coming into the stadium at the end of the half, all that was going through my head was "no way am I running the full... no way am I running the full..." - we'll see. I guess if you do the training, you probably feel the same way the last two miles, but can do the first 20 or so the way I do the first 10 for the half.
The kids are into the last week of soccer, and we are so looking forward to summer vacation! Nana and the Bavieras are visiting the first two weeks of July, so that looks like a lot of fun. We're all heading to Calgary at the end of August for my cousin Kathy's daughter's wedding. I'm really looking forward to seeing my Hanson cousins, it's been a long time!! We made a flying trip out there a few years ago, but it has to have been 5 years or so.
Summer, here we come!!!
I started the morning out saying I was going to run the full marathon next year. Coming into the stadium at the end of the half, all that was going through my head was "no way am I running the full... no way am I running the full..." - we'll see. I guess if you do the training, you probably feel the same way the last two miles, but can do the first 20 or so the way I do the first 10 for the half.
The kids are into the last week of soccer, and we are so looking forward to summer vacation! Nana and the Bavieras are visiting the first two weeks of July, so that looks like a lot of fun. We're all heading to Calgary at the end of August for my cousin Kathy's daughter's wedding. I'm really looking forward to seeing my Hanson cousins, it's been a long time!! We made a flying trip out there a few years ago, but it has to have been 5 years or so.
Summer, here we come!!!
Monday, May 14, 2007
Happy (Belated) Mother's Day!
I had a really nice weekend. Saturday we went out to the farm and everyone was there that could make it along with some aunts and an uncle from the States. The kids played games and ran around and the adults visited. It was really a nice day.
Yesterday I got breakfast in bed and then collected all my Mother's Day loot. Aidan made me a card and wrote me a poem:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You're my mom
And I'll always love you.
From Connor I got a card that says "My love for you keeps growing and growing and growing" as you unfold the card and see a flower unfolding. He also gave me a certificate where MOTHER is spelled out and each letter means something. "O" is for owesome - you gotta love it. I also got some coupons for free hugs and room clean-ups which will come in handy.
Delaney made me a lovely story book about why I'm special and a little yellow clay bowl to put my jewellery in. It's very precious and she decorated it with rainbows. It's very, very nice! She couldn't wait to give it to me, and then she told me that when she has a daughter she's going to send her to the same school so that she can also have a pot. I guess I should look for a potting class she and I could take together maybe.
The whole family gave me a gift certificate for a pedicure and a very nice pair of bookworm earrings. Delaney was especially excited about the earrings and asked if I'd pass them down to her some day. Also, I can put them in the bowl when I'm not wearing them, of course.
Hope everyone else had as nice a Mother's Day as I did!
Yesterday I got breakfast in bed and then collected all my Mother's Day loot. Aidan made me a card and wrote me a poem:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You're my mom
And I'll always love you.
From Connor I got a card that says "My love for you keeps growing and growing and growing" as you unfold the card and see a flower unfolding. He also gave me a certificate where MOTHER is spelled out and each letter means something. "O" is for owesome - you gotta love it. I also got some coupons for free hugs and room clean-ups which will come in handy.
Delaney made me a lovely story book about why I'm special and a little yellow clay bowl to put my jewellery in. It's very precious and she decorated it with rainbows. It's very, very nice! She couldn't wait to give it to me, and then she told me that when she has a daughter she's going to send her to the same school so that she can also have a pot. I guess I should look for a potting class she and I could take together maybe.
The whole family gave me a gift certificate for a pedicure and a very nice pair of bookworm earrings. Delaney was especially excited about the earrings and asked if I'd pass them down to her some day. Also, I can put them in the bowl when I'm not wearing them, of course.
Hope everyone else had as nice a Mother's Day as I did!
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Quick update
Sean's away for some training, and it's the first week of soccer. Both boys did great at their first games, but both teams lost unfortunately. Oh well, plenty more to win! Delaney starts tomorrow with a practice. Thursday is the school concert - Connor is involved in some special dance and keeps asking me if he has to go. Yes, he does...
Exciting news last week was that both Aidan and Delaney made the 50 finalists (out of 1600) in a model contest I entered them in. It was in the comics on a Saturday, and you had to submit a picture of your child. I only entered because I could do it online, and because we'd just had some family pictures taken and there was a beautiful one of Delaney. Then I decided that it wasn't fair to just enter her, and I entered the boys as well. I didn't have a good picture of Connor, otherwise I'm sure all three would have made the finals! They went this past weekend to get a picture taken that will be used in the final judging and then we have to go this Saturday for the final selection. Top prize is a trip for four to DisneyWorld in July. So, here's hoping one of the kids wins... although I keep telling them not to get their hearts set on it. Even if they don't, they will each get a $50 gift certificate, so that's pretty good.
Exciting news last week was that both Aidan and Delaney made the 50 finalists (out of 1600) in a model contest I entered them in. It was in the comics on a Saturday, and you had to submit a picture of your child. I only entered because I could do it online, and because we'd just had some family pictures taken and there was a beautiful one of Delaney. Then I decided that it wasn't fair to just enter her, and I entered the boys as well. I didn't have a good picture of Connor, otherwise I'm sure all three would have made the finals! They went this past weekend to get a picture taken that will be used in the final judging and then we have to go this Saturday for the final selection. Top prize is a trip for four to DisneyWorld in July. So, here's hoping one of the kids wins... although I keep telling them not to get their hearts set on it. Even if they don't, they will each get a $50 gift certificate, so that's pretty good.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Soccer, soccer, soccer
We got a call from Aidan's coach last night and apparently there are only 10 kids on the team! I know one of them, and he's a hockey fanatic so only makes about 1/2 the soccer games. It is going to be crazy for the poor guy, they will be playing the whole time. I don't know if he'll like it...
Meanwhile we got new shoes for Connor and he's happy. Delaney's happy in the old ones, and has to change every time we go to the park. Suddenly she's into clothes and dressing for every occasion. Definitely a girly girl!
Meanwhile we got new shoes for Connor and he's happy. Delaney's happy in the old ones, and has to change every time we go to the park. Suddenly she's into clothes and dressing for every occasion. Definitely a girly girl!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Time to catch up
Wow, end of the year for everything. I need to catch you up on hockey, dancing, speed skating and soccer. Everyone is done - hurray! Soccer starts for us tomorrow or Thursday. Connor is playing up a year with the 10 year olds (soccer is his thing) and everyone is looking forward to the soccer season.
Delaney had her dance recital last weekend and it was terrific. She was really excited this year and had her hair done and everything. She performed really well and we were all proud of her. She also had some of her art from school chosen to be displayed at the school board office, so that was an honor and pretty exciting. She's now doing hip-hop as part of the after-school program and really likes that too.
Connor's team finished with a win in the last big tournament of the year (16 teams from the city and surrounding towns) and came in second in the league finals, which was a disappointment since they'd out-played everyone all season.
Aidan enjoyed speedskating and is doing running club this spring. He'll definitely be in shape for the soccer season! He's been having a lot of fun hanging out with his friends the past few weeks. He's got some really good friends and they have a good time together.
Sean is off to a conference next week (the first week of soccer). He's still part-time but that might change, who knows? Not over the summer though I hope! We aren't planning on any trips although we might head to Calgary at the end of August for my cousin Kathy's daughter's wedding. Haven't celebrated anything with the Hansons for a very long time so we're due! Nana is coming to visit (right?) and might bring Colleen, Rocco and Bianca along. It will be neat for her and Grace to meet - I imagine they will keep Delaney hopping and there might be a nose or two out of joint as both are cute as buttons and get the attention to go with it - especially from Delaney!
Delaney had her dance recital last weekend and it was terrific. She was really excited this year and had her hair done and everything. She performed really well and we were all proud of her. She also had some of her art from school chosen to be displayed at the school board office, so that was an honor and pretty exciting. She's now doing hip-hop as part of the after-school program and really likes that too.
Connor's team finished with a win in the last big tournament of the year (16 teams from the city and surrounding towns) and came in second in the league finals, which was a disappointment since they'd out-played everyone all season.
Aidan enjoyed speedskating and is doing running club this spring. He'll definitely be in shape for the soccer season! He's been having a lot of fun hanging out with his friends the past few weeks. He's got some really good friends and they have a good time together.
Sean is off to a conference next week (the first week of soccer). He's still part-time but that might change, who knows? Not over the summer though I hope! We aren't planning on any trips although we might head to Calgary at the end of August for my cousin Kathy's daughter's wedding. Haven't celebrated anything with the Hansons for a very long time so we're due! Nana is coming to visit (right?) and might bring Colleen, Rocco and Bianca along. It will be neat for her and Grace to meet - I imagine they will keep Delaney hopping and there might be a nose or two out of joint as both are cute as buttons and get the attention to go with it - especially from Delaney!
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Back at last, but is anyone still out there?
I had a terrible inner ear infection at the end of January and I'm just now back to normal. I still get a little dizzy when I'm walking any distance, but everything else is back to normal. It was terrible! I missed 19 days of work (I don't think I've ever missed that much time in an entire year before) and I couldn't drive for over a month. But, I'm feeling good again, and no permanent damage done thank goodness.
The kids are doing well. They've been very busy this winter with one activity or another. Aidan has a burgeoning social life. All of a sudden his friends are very social and need to have playdates a few times a week. Since he's bussed to school this involves a lot of driving on the part of the parents which was tough on Sean when I couldn't drive. And that was on top of dance, choir, speed skating, hockey and music lessons that he had to drive them all to. Thank goodness he's working part-time!
Connor's team is in the league finals this weekend. He played last night to get the playoff spot and it was a real nail-biter but Connor scored the winning goal. You would have thought I'd scored it the way I was cheering! The coach's grandparents own a restaurant so they invited all the families for burgers and hotdogs afterward. It was a really nice evening.
Aidan was invited to take part in the CanSpell spelling bee. He had to spend some recesses indoors though, so declined the invitation. I was pleased he was asked though, it means he's one of the top spellers in the school. His teacher seemed very pleased with him at the parent-teacher interviews and he's got A's and A+'s in almost everything. We always knew he was a smart one, I'm glad he finally decided to get with the program!
Delaney had her choir concert last week. She played the xylophone and they sang a compilation of nursery rhymes. I don't think she enjoyed choir all that much since she decided that she's not going to do it next year. She still really loves dance and will continue with that and probably speed skating too if Aidan continues with it. I think Aidan would enjoy it more if he had a friend so we've invited his friends to the open house and maybe one of them will join next year.
We're all looking forward to spring break the last week of March. We'd thought we'd go to Nevada, but since I was so sick I really couldn't think of driving or flying. Now I think I'd be okay, but it seemed like it was taking so long to get better. We'll definitely be going next year.
The kids are doing well. They've been very busy this winter with one activity or another. Aidan has a burgeoning social life. All of a sudden his friends are very social and need to have playdates a few times a week. Since he's bussed to school this involves a lot of driving on the part of the parents which was tough on Sean when I couldn't drive. And that was on top of dance, choir, speed skating, hockey and music lessons that he had to drive them all to. Thank goodness he's working part-time!
Connor's team is in the league finals this weekend. He played last night to get the playoff spot and it was a real nail-biter but Connor scored the winning goal. You would have thought I'd scored it the way I was cheering! The coach's grandparents own a restaurant so they invited all the families for burgers and hotdogs afterward. It was a really nice evening.
Aidan was invited to take part in the CanSpell spelling bee. He had to spend some recesses indoors though, so declined the invitation. I was pleased he was asked though, it means he's one of the top spellers in the school. His teacher seemed very pleased with him at the parent-teacher interviews and he's got A's and A+'s in almost everything. We always knew he was a smart one, I'm glad he finally decided to get with the program!
Delaney had her choir concert last week. She played the xylophone and they sang a compilation of nursery rhymes. I don't think she enjoyed choir all that much since she decided that she's not going to do it next year. She still really loves dance and will continue with that and probably speed skating too if Aidan continues with it. I think Aidan would enjoy it more if he had a friend so we've invited his friends to the open house and maybe one of them will join next year.
We're all looking forward to spring break the last week of March. We'd thought we'd go to Nevada, but since I was so sick I really couldn't think of driving or flying. Now I think I'd be okay, but it seemed like it was taking so long to get better. We'll definitely be going next year.
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