I mentioned here that Gabe has a little bit of anxierty about sleeping away from home. This year, we really have encouraged him to get out of his comfort zone and participate in some overnight trips. He went successfully to his … Continue reading
So this year Gabe starts high school. He has had lots of transitions academically over the past few years, and has done very well. When I first met him, he was in grade 4 and not doing so hot. I … Continue reading
Gabe turns 14 today!! We are certainly in the stage where I’m not sure he’d be so keen on having a post written about him…but maybe one day in the future he’ll want something in writing to remind him how … Continue reading
It’s weird being a Step Mom in so many ways – especially when your memories of your step children start quite abruptly at whatever stage of life they were in when you met them. It’s not this gradual growing up … Continue reading
“Come to the edge.”“We can’t . We’re afraid.”“Come to edge.”“We can’t. We will fall!”“Come to the edge.”And they came.And he pushed them.And they flew. Every adult has some hangups. Likely, these hangups started when they were kids, and they were … Continue reading
Last week was a crazy week.In addition to the normal practices and games, we had a few extra tournaments: Zach played on the school team at a tournament. Rob and I were able to see him play for a bit … Continue reading
There was a lot of buzz in the house this week! Wednesday night was a long anticipated night! The boys all went to the Rogers Centre to see TFC vs LA Galaxy (including David Beckham). Zach and Josh are both … Continue reading
“Look far enough ahead”. I love the wisdom in this short quote. So many times we make decisions for now that sometimes we would make differently if we looked far enough ahead. This past month we have been talking about … Continue reading
We decided this Sunday was PhotoBooth Day. It was on our bucket list that we made here. The kids collected a few different accessories, and then posed away! I made some photo strips for them like this (just regular poses). … Continue reading
sushi(again),hair pinning, birthday invitation prep, high school open house, walk in the brickworks … Continue reading