Kaylie: “Where are we going for Thanksgiving?”
Me: “Probably Russ and Sue’s.”
Kaylie: “Not Grandma’s house?”
Me: “Probably not.”
Liliana: “What about Grannie’s house?”
Me: “Sorry, she lives too far away.”
Liliana: “We can use a telescope!”
Liliana and I brought Kaylie to school a couple hours ago. We walked around until we found the Grade 4 classroom with her name on the class list. We went to pay Kaylie’s school fees while Kaylie got settled and then went to check on her. I had to look around in [...]
It’s been a rough week and I haven’t much felt like spewing words onto a screen. But, the girls and I got a special “just because” package in the mail this week and I just wanted to thank that awesome human being for making our day.
So, THANK YOU! (You know who you are!)
Do [...]
This week’s been a bit nuts. A 10-hour drive on Monday to and from Manitoba to bring Kaylie to camp, working Tuesday and Wednesday, and another 10-hour drive today to pick Kaylie up from camp. Both trips went reasonably well, but the last two hours both times were pure torture of Liliana screaming [...]
Today you turn nine years old. I can hardly believe I just typed that. It feels like yesterday and forever ago that I went through 58.5 hours of of labor and an episiotomy (you’re welcome) to bring you into the world – with the help of a lot of drugs and a pair [...]
