Sterling had a character description paper for class and he wrote about Craig. Here is the first paragraph. I love it!

"My dad is as tall as the door frame. He has bright blue eyes like blue hot tamales. My dad also has dark brown hair like a monkey".

Funny how kids think to describe their parents. I don't think I want to know how he would describe me. For the record he got a 3 (out of 4) on his paper.

sigh

Kaedo is home today. He had track and field at school and was going to be dispersed if he wasn't participating so he got the day off. He probably should have gone to school but he wasn't going to learn anything anyway.

I gotta tell you, he is such a kind boy. This morning's conversation went something like this:

Kaedo: "Mom, Scoops is open now, you know".

Me: "Are you sure? I thought it didn't open until the long weekend".

Kaedo: "Ya, me and dad saw the sign and it says 'Scoops Open', so it must be. Can we go and have an ice cream?".

Me: "Sorry honey, I don't have the money to treat you to an ice cream today".

Kaedo: "Mom (sigh), I meant can I take YOU for an ice cream? It's my treat".

So - off we went. A Simpson's Cookie D'Oh/Mint Chocolate Chip waffle cone, and a Creamsicle Swirl cone later our faces were messy and our bellies were full. Hard to let your kids treat but sometimes I think it's OK.

Now he's watching the Scorpion King now and keeps saying to me,"mom, watch this, mom, watch this".

Love this kid!

Hope your Wednesday is good and your weather is as great as ours is.

child labour

So, Sterling is home again today. He is not sick. In fact, he feels great. But he has a cough and the school won't let him come back until it's gone. He has big plans for this week - and he may not get the chance to attend. Tomorrow the school is having their Track and Field Day and Thursday he is supposed to go to The Ontario Science Centre with his class.

While I understand that the school is trying to protect other students but give me a break. 100's of kids have coughed, sneezed and puked all over that school. Sterling is no exception. Unfortunately, fear mongering allows for kids to miss school and then they pay the price when they have to spend their evenings catching up. Bugs me.

In light of that - Sterling has been put to work. He has a list of chores that Craig gave him this morning. He is going to dig up the dandelions in the lawn, de-weed the flower bed and clean up the poo. He hasn't asked for any extra allowance (which really surprises me, actually) but I'm sure I will be able to scrounge up some kind of treat for his hard work. Funnily enough, he would rather be doing all the work than sitting around watching tv. We are talking about Sterling, aren't we??

at least it wasn't the roof

photo Aug 3/06

So, yesterday, my youngest adventurer decided that he would see how far and high he could jump. In his infinite wisdom he decided to climb on the Superbox (mailbox) and the end of the street and take a leap. Unfortunately, he didn't think out the landing and now he is sitting at home with ice on his ankle, wrapped in a tensor, whining that it hurts. (Batman he ain't)

There is really only one answer to a situation like this -

Suck it up, buttercup

Sunday so far...

So far -
* Craig has gone mountain biking with Michael
* Sterling and Kaeden have been to Busy Bee
* Sterling and Kaeden have been to Dollarama
* Much Lego has been played with
* Kaedo has worked on his 12 times tables
* I have watched Twilight
* Sterling has watched "True Jackson VP"
* I have made 3 days worth of waffles for breakfasts this week
* I have taken Ketchup for a long walk
* Craig has put his bike away and refused to take the kids mountain biking (he's exhausted, apparently...hmmmm)
* I have made muffins and separated them for this weeks lunches

I don't know what else we have planned but it has been a jammed packed Sunday morning. Hope your day is good.

Me: "Kaedo, I could blow a bigger bubble than that if I had some gum".

Kaedo: "Ya, right!"

Sterling: "I see you took your competition pills today mom".

Just made me laugh.

Craig is out playing football, Sterling is sick and wrapped up in a blanket, Kaedo is blowing face sized bubbles and the three of us are watching Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in "Fancy Pants" (1950). (How's that for culture?)

Hope you have a good Saturday.

This made me laugh. How true! Have a good weekend and happy May Day!