Another rainy day...

We have had the worst weather this fall.  It has rained so much that it feels like April; unfortunately, the other night it dipped below freezing and killed all the delicate perennials.  So next weekend I'll have to dig up the bulbs and pack them away. This past weekend we spent taking all the vegetables out of the garden.  Consequently, we have big baskets of tomatoes, squash and pumpkins all over the place.  But at least the garden is empty and ready for next year. 

Today there was no school, so we scheduled a dentist appointment for Rebekah, who loves going to the dentist. Last night when I told her we were going to the dentist this morning, she exclaimed, "Woo Hoo!!"  Since she has her first set of permanent molars, they like to seal them to prevent cavities.  It took about 20 minutes, and Rebekah was the perfect patient.

Afterwards, we went shopping for new clothes.  Rebekah and Chloe have both grown recently, and moved into the next size.  So I spent this afternoon, packing away summer clothes and those that fit no longer, and pulling out bigger and fall/winter clothes.  Tonight I'll have to get Glynn to bring in the mitts and winter wear so I can sort through it and figure out what we need.   

We will be celebrating Chloe's birthday a day early this year.  I am taking a group of students to a Student Leadership retreat at Dallas Valley from the 22nd-24th.  Consequently, I will not be here for most of Chloe's birthday.  So we've decided that we will have Chloe's big Birthday celebration, complete with decorations, cake and presents tomorrow.  Glynn and the girls will also have cake and one present on Chloe's real birthday.

 

Preschool

Yesterday Chloe started preschool.  Her new Dora backpack has been ready for weeks. And Chloe, was pretty much born ready.  Last year, when Rebekah started Kindergarten, Chloe desperately wanted to go to school too.  This year, she has her chance.  Her preschool is located in one of the elementary classrooms, so Chloe is two rooms down from Rebekah.  Since she's still only two, she's one of the youngest, with some of the kids being almost five.  But Chloe's used to keeping up with Rebekah, so she'll be fine. 

At the end of the day, when I picked Chloe up, I could see she was tired.  But very happy.  Until it was time to leave.  For some reason, she got it in her head that preschool was over, and she was never coming back.  The result?  A complete, and epic, meltdown. Eventually I had to carry her screaming from the school.  She finally settled down about 45 minutes later.  Poor girl.

Tomorrow we have a pancake breakfast at the school.  It's an annual tradition at the start of the school year. The girls also start swimming tomorrow.  This will be Chloe's first time for swimming lessons; Rebekah will start level three. 
In the afternoon, depending on the weather, we're hoping to take them to the annual threshing bee at Sukanen ship. 

August 2010

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A new school year begins

Last week, Rebekah began grade one.  She has a new teacher, and is already learning math.  She's pretty happy with being able to go to school all day.  The most exciting thing, thus far, is that she has science class!  And she's also happy that she has her own desk, and no longer has to sit with a table of boys anymore.  Chloe begins preschool this Thursday. 

I, too, have begun school again.  This year I'm teaching Biology, English, Christian Ethics, and Communication Prodcution Techonology, which really is a fancy way to say computer stuff.  I also start my next class for my master's degree next week.  I'm also auditing an Old Testament class at Briercrest, which begins tonight.  I'm really looking forward to learning, but not having to do the work!

The weekend before school started we went to Saskatoon for the weekend.  It was the first time for the kids to stay in a hotel, and they were so excited, especially since it had a waterslide.  We spent Saturday at the zoo.  The girls were pretty impressed with the lions and monkeys.  Saturday night we spent swimming and watersliding.

Sunday morning we spent walking around downtown Saskatoon and meandering through the park by the river.  We took the girls to Kinsmen park, which has a water park, a carousel, and a miniature train that we were able to ride on.  In the afternoon, we went to a berry farm just outside of Saskatoon.