Substitute teaching

Today I taught in a kindergarten class. I don't think I could do it full time, but being with kindergarten kids is pretty great. They see the world in a magical way, and most of them love all adults without any pre-judgment. They truly become a part of their fantasies. Today they were making an "airport" centre and busily preparing baggage tags to exotic locations like YVR. The best part of the day was waiting outside for them to meet their moms and dads. Such love!It makes me feel so happy that we're going to have a grandchild soon!

Oscar Night, and Dad's birthday

Tonight was nice. Even though we haven't seen many of the movies, I love watching the Academy Awards. We did see Vicky Cristina Barcelona last night, and I liked it. This surprised me, since Woody Allen is usually a little too weird for me. Alex and I saw Slumdog Millionaire, which you may already know, really cleaned up tonight.
This afternoon we went to the Belfry to see a good, but very long play called "The Real Thing". There is so much talent here, I can't believe these actors aren't more famous!
Tonight was also my dad's birthday, also known as Grandpa Art. He would have been 91 years old today. Happy birthday Dad!

What a Difference a Day Makes

Wow! 24 hours ago I was a nervous wreck, and so was Alex. He had his driving test yesterday morning - and passed! He is pretty happy about this, and to me it seems like he is suddenly an adult. Life is going to be quite different around here, now that he can get himself around. As for me, I don't want to see that driver testing centre ever again. You can just feel all the anxiety in there as you walk in! We went out to White Spot to celebrate. However, with the heavy rain we agreed it wouldn't be a good idea for him to drive to the swim last night.
Other news: Caleigh is 18 now, another incredible fact!
Heather should be back on Saltspring now, having finished her lookout duty for this year. She has a place she'll be sharing with her friend, and a job at the day care lined up too.

Hi ladies!

Thanks Holly and Catherine, for writing on the blog! I figured out where your comments were now. I forgot my password, so my own blog booted me off and warned me not to write for 24 hours! So, I'm not very "tech-savvy" after all! It's been a good day, since I've spoken to all of my great kids in the last 24 hours. Cath, I hope your cold is getting better, as I predicted that it would.
I wish I had more news that I could share, but I don't. I can tell you that Heather will be heading home via Nelson on Thursday. She'll probably go right to Saltspring and move into her new place, then come over to see us. I am happy for her!
Until next time,
Jane

Fall resolutions

Hi everyone!


Remember the Hamilton Herald? Well, it has been defunct for a year or two now. This is unfortunate, but it took me so long to create that by the time I got it out, it was old news!


So, I am going to post news and opinions here, and invite everyone to do the same. I would love to hear from all of you. So I will do some of the writing, and you can too.


It's officially fall starting tomorrow. Here's our news since the wedding (Which, by the way, was one of the best times of my life so far!):


We had a nice couple of weeks at Savary, and then came home to attend to things here. I am enjoying a year's leave. The days go by quite nicely, with very little stress, which is great.


Margaret is adjusting to life in Oak Bay Lodge. On Tuesday she'll be having cataract surgery and she will probably be amazed by how well she can see. We have been busy organizing her home, and decided that it really needed a stain, which would only take a weekend. Wrong! A house always takes more time than you think, because it has more nooks and crannies than you thought it did, not to mention awkward bits, underneath bits, etc. etc. The weather has turned a little, so Alex and I are working tomorrow to try to finish it off. I remember Mom doing a lot of painting. Maybe me and Donna have inherited that trait. I remember her telling me that she had gone to a psychic once, and the lady looked at her suddenly and said, "What are you going to do with all that paint?" (I don't think Mom ever did use it all!)


Catherine has started her soon-to-be illustrious teaching career. We hope that she will love it when the dust settles. She acknowledges that I did warn her about all of the bureaucracy involved. She says the kids are great! It's all the other stuff, like supervision, endless staff meetings, long range plans, etc. etc.


Heather will soon be home from her Ironstone Lookout post, where she's been since May, except for the wedding. We are looking forward to having her home...


Alex is getting through Grade 12, and might be able to finish early, in January. English and History are his best subjects, but Biology may have to be dropped. I guess we're not getting any doctors in this family!! (except for Andrew, who hopes to be a Doctor of Science, and who knows about the rest).

Andrew and Sheralyn have moved into a house in Sunnyside! I think they moved this week, but they still have until the end of September to clear out from their basement suite. They'll be paying quite a bit more rent, but it's a house, with a garage, and it's in a great location. Sunnyside is beautiful, plus it's close to the C-Train for Andrew and to Crave for Sheralyn.


I am excited that Holly is coming out for a visit next month! (So is Margaret, because she loves Holly so much!)


It's birthday season in our family.


Melody's birthday is next week.


Caleigh and Manolo are our October celebrants.

I've been reading some good books: I recommend these ones:
Water for Elephants (It takes place in the 30's when the Circus was in its heyday)
The Labrador Pact (Catherine's suggestion, from the old days when she could read for pleasure)
World Without End (It's a long one, some have called it "Book without end" but it looks promising!)

Anyway, Just write something OK? It might not be news for you, but it will be for us!