Phew ... yet again I made it ... It does not get easier, it only ever gets harder, and this year was a really tough one because December was so filled with joy, visitors, presents, happiness and fun!
February seems so short and soon we'll be back to better temperatures (the minus 25 with wind chill seems very very cold when you must take the kids to school!) - next weekend brings visitors from NJ when Grace, Sylvie and Kirsten come to see us. We are all very excited about that. Hopefully we'll be able to go skating on the Canal again this year. Have some hot chocolate and to top it all off, we are planning to go see the Ice Sculptures as it will be the last weekend of the Winterlude ... Third time lucky ... three years here, and we still haven't made it down there - pathetic given the fact that this was what we were all so excited about while reading up on "What to do in Ottawa" when we had just bought the house. Oh well, with the girls from NJ we have no reason not to make it down there - and we promise to take a few pictures!
Kids have just gotten their report cards and as their parent it is a great joy to read them - it is not so much the grades ... to me it is so much more important to read the praise on their personalities. They are all so well liked and known in the school as kind, considerate, caring and helpful kids. That makes me proud!
Although it has been a rough couple of weeks with me having to fight with the Principal. Oh the joys - Anna got slapped in the face by a boy from her class one day (for no reason) and the Principal told me that the boy would be suspended the following day. When I got there to pick up the kids I found that the little muppet had been in the class all day and no action (other than staying in for recess!) had been taken - ooooh, that sure got me out of my box! So it has been a lot of emails and dealings with the Principal ... for a school that has a "No Bullying" policy she messed it up so badly it is rather unbelievable. Oh well - Anna is ok, she has moved on and so I must too ... for all the anger and upset, it was a good feeling telling the school that I do not appreciate such pathetic behavior! We'll see in the next 4 years if I have to show them again :)
Not much else worth telling about has happened. Bob has decided how and what to do for his 50th this year which leaves me to figure out how and what do for him ... also Jack and Anna will be 10 in a few months time and they have big plans for their party so I'm happy doing what I love most. I bought the ribbon for their cake just yesterday and Anna went "I love it!!!" when she saw it - definitely her Mother's Daughter :) Her vision of the cake was immediate and I didn't even have to explain :)
Tomorrow it will be Isabella's 10th birthday - wow ... I still remember when Lyne called to tell me she was in labor and I so wish she could see what a gorgeous girl Isabella has turned into!
Unfortunately I have no photos to share this time as both Bob's and my laptop died a sad death last week - with so much to load and update the photos didn't get first priority - let's hope we have something to show next time!
So there ... between Jack and I playing Donkey Kong on the Wii, the kids all skating every day the weather behaves and Bob being home every weekend - life is OK here in Ottawa. We hope you're keeping warm wherever you are!
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