The making of an omelette

During our Value Village foray a couple of weeks ago, Craig and I bought this great omelet pan. At least when we bought it we thought it was an omelet pan. It is one of the best buys we have made in a long time. Sterling never liked eggs but now he is addicted to "Moms 3 Egg, Bacon and Cheese Delight Omelet".

I thought I would show off my cooking expertise (ha) and make the offer that next time you're in town, I will whip up one of these beauties for you, should you wish. Thank god for bacon bits in bulk and cheese in big bags thanks to Costco!

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Eating in the van before the game - we packed a picnic and ate while waiting for the team to show up

On Monday night we had our first exhibition game. The field was at Trent University, about an hour from home. It was great that we were all off and were able to attend. It poured with rain throughout the afternoon and all the way to the campus and just before they were starting their warm-up the rain let off and we lucked out with an evening of soccer and no rain. As soon as we got going home the rain started again.

Kaedo is one of only 2 or 3 boys who are rookies this year and the coaches have made it known that playing time is based on performance and that at the rep level not everyone will play equally. We were a little concerned when Kaedo was not a starter but Kaedo wasn't concerned as he knew he wasn't going to play at the beginning. About 5 minutes in, he was on the field. We were so thrilled. He was nervous and a little hesitant but we were thrilled for him. The game ended up being 0-0 but was a great first time out.

After the game Kaedo explained that he was very nervous as he wasn't sure what to do with so many kids on the field and the last minute change in positions but after a few minutes, he was feeling good.

It was great to watch him and I took tons of pictures. Be aware that you will see a lot of soccer over the next few months!

Gettin' His Gear

Thursday was an exciting day for Kaedo. He had soccer practice and then he got all his gear. He seems to think it was free. My wallet is still whimpering from the $500. He got a great track suit, a home jersey, away jersey, two pairs of white socks (groan), shorts and a bag. Everything had his number stitched onto it and he has been wearing his jacket constantly when not out scootering. We learned on Thursday that there will be no fundraising (yay!) as they had enough sponsors step up. This will pay for all the tournament entries, refs, etc and we may even get a cut on the hotel rooms for our away tournaments. I hope that happens. Stay tuned for some pictures of Kaedo's first game - it was Monday night at Trent University. Our first road trip.

week 31

Week 31 and the weather is rainy. Sterling had a school project to work on and spent 2 hours out in the rain filming his project. By the time we got a chance to take this picture he was soaked - as you can see by his shoulders. Kaedo wanted Ketchup in the photo this week so here he is.

We are expecting rain for the rest of the week but Craig says the rain is supposed to get better for his football game on Saturday. Here's hoping. I'm just happy it's not snow!

Easter 2011

Happy belated Easter to all. I am shocked to say that this is the only picture I took. I guess when you are no longer doing egg hunts, the camera doesn't come out. Yesterday we gave the boys their gifts and hung out together. In the afternoon Craig and I went out for a bit - our weekly date. We ended up at Home Depot - their garden centre was open. We looked at plants and Craig checked out the paving stones. We almost had a heart attack at the price of the trees. Thank goodness we don't need to buy any. Last night we watched a movie, Craig watched the hockey game and the boys watched YouTube videos. It was a quiet day but very nice and the weather was great. The highlight of course was speaking with our families. Thanks for the chats. A special thank you to the wonderful grandparents who sent Easter money to the boys. They were thrilled.

My Desk

My desk has a collection of things the boys have collected with me in mind and some of my favorite photos. I love looking at these things. They remind me of the boys, specifically of Kaedo as most of these treasures come from him. The wooden dog he made with Baba, the Lego creature he made, the egg was an early Ester present and Winnie the Pooh is a recent find.

Sterling added the two little creatures and I also have my two favorite photos of him sitting here for me to look at. I love my desk with all these keepsakes of my boys. They make me smile and reassure me of how much I am loved.

Lucky Friday

Shirley's comments reminded me of that Easter they were here and our trip to Niagara Falls. Sterling thought it was called Lucky Friday instead of Good Friday. For years after we called it that. That was a wonderful visit. If I remember correctly it was the first time Stan and Shirley came to see us. We have always had such wonderful visits with everyone who comes to see us and while today is called Good Friday, I think Lucky Friday is a good name too. We are so lucky to have all of you in our lives.