My gran was right...as you get older the time just flies right by....
I honestly started to hyperventilate when I looked at the calendar this week and realized it was just over 3 weeks until school starts and worse yet…..shudder….5 weeks until I go back to work…shudder. There was so much I was going to do this summer, move the shed, clean out the garage, paint my garage door and front door, clean out the basement, go visit friends in the US and in Ottawa and have loads of fun with my kids. I have abundantly done the last one!!!!
We have been camping twice (so far), splashed lots in our little pools (decided not to put up the big one this year as it would be too tricky to watch 2 kids in 2 different pools!), been to Centre Island 3 times, Wonderland countless times, playdates, splashpads, been to the ROM, just us 3 hanging out, spending time with friends, and marveling at the change in my daughters. I cannot believe I have not even had my bike out yet. But pulling 2 kids in the trailer might be a bit heavy but I should at least try it :-) and today Ciera was downhearted when she saw another little boy on the street had his training wheels off, she has tried it but she panics everytime her bike tips and I keep telling her "you will get it you just need to stop going "uuuuu" everytime I let go and you tip".
For every busy fun day we have we seem to spend the next day as a quiet day, Tienna catches up on her lost naps, Ciera chills and watches classic Disney movies (she has found my VHS collection in the basement, from back when they first came out and I bought them thinking I'd have kids much earlier!).
While Ciera is freaking about grade one, I am freaking about work, and how I am going to manage to drop off Ciera (no earlier than 7:30) , then Tienna, get to work (30-40 minute drive), work 8 hours, drive back 30-40 minutes, pick up Tienna and have Ciera picked up by 6:00. I feel awful for her, it’s going to be long days for her, much longer then when she was in daycare. Not to mention that on Wednesdays she will have dance at 5:00 (seriously who thought of this one?!) and Fridays hockey at 6:00, that’s dressed and on the ice, which is picking them both up then backtracking to the arena. This is when a husband would come in handy! I know lots of people who are in the same boat but right now it just seems a bit overwhelming, I’m sure it will all work out in the end.
In the meantime here are some fun pictures of the summer so far……
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| Tienna's first ride |
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| A gaggle of geese walking down our street!!! |
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| Ciera, the dragonfly whisperer, she does this all the time! |
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| How many kids can you fit in a Costco bag? |
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| Snorkeling in the backyard! |
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| Scary isn't it? |
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| Ciera feeding a groundhog a frenchfry at Wonderland, he was picky he would not eat the bread only fries. |
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| On the boats at Centreville |
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| Ciera unearthing dinosaur bones at the ROM |
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| Tienna unearthing dinosaur bones at the ROM!!!! |
2 comments:
Hello, Diane. I enjoy following your blog. I have 3 children (siblings) from Ust.
Just had a quick suggestion about the training wheels--this worked for my son, age 5 and daughter, age 7 at the time. They had never ridden a bike. We did not have training wheels. My husband took the pedals off and he learned by "walking" the bike. It only took him 2 days. I was opposed to this idea at first, but a good friend did this with his son and it worked. Worked for our kids too.
I meant to say "took the pedals off of their bikes" and it "took them only 2 days". Ha--sorry typing late at night. The only time I have the computer to myself. :)
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