Back to the Routine!

January 11 - 14, 2011

Bonne Année! Shinnen aketemashite omedeto gozaimasu! Happy New Year! Time does fly!!

Everyone’s back into the regular routine. I start another course next week so I am using this week to catch up on all those small jobs that need to get done but always get pushed to one side. (btw…it has taken me 3 days to write these 3 sentences!!)

The girls are busy doing their homework. I am trying to get some writing done, helping Alia practice her dictée for the week and answering Kyra’s numerous questions! Alia often complains that Kyra’s homework is easier. It has been the same complaint since Grade 1 and Kyra was in JK. I have a fear it will be the same complaint until the end of their school days!!

Last weekend, we got a nice snowfall. At least now it looks like winter and the kids can play outside! This meant that the stores were empty Saturday morning because nobody wanted to leave their driveways!! Costco was actually relaxing (but expensive!!). Even Old Navy was pretty empty at 11:30 and having the girls try on new jeans was a breeze since there was nobody in the changing rooms. The girl who worked there seemed to be begging to helping get us other sizes as she had nothing to do.

The girls had a PA day on Monday. We bought some new skates for Kyra and went ice skating at Van Horne Park near our house. Now we know what that large shallow cement pit is: it’s an outdoor rink!! There were only two other teenage boys playing hockey so we mutually agreed to split the rink. We had a wonderful afternoon at the rink and then went to McDonalds for a hot chocolate and muffins.