Hello, Summer...

July 15, 2015

Right.  So it's summer.  That means:

NO SCHOOL!!!

Yup, that's right: kids at home all day, every day.  Every mom's dream, right?  Right??


Ok.  Now that the shock is over, it's time to get to business.  What better way to keep kids (and mom) happy but to keep the kids (and mom) busy.  So here is what we've done so far this summer:

- Grandparent Camp
- Swimming Lessons
- Daily Mile, Daily Smile
- A Massive ToDo List
- Creative Projects
- A Big Walk

So what ARE all those things?  Well:

- Grandparent Camp is where kids go to Kamloops where Grandparents keep them crazy busy with golf, fishing, tennis, outings, more outings, movies, chips, KFC, and a whole pile of other things while parents enjoy the best week of summer miss the kids like mad and sit around missing them all week long..
- Swimming Lessons are daily swims at Kitsilano Pool.  The Huffer & The Cat are both working on level 7 right now.  They'll get their report cards on Friday to find out if they move on to level 8 or if they need a bit more practice at level 7..
- Daily Mile, Daily Smile is a daily mile run.  We keep track of our times on a list on the fridge.  It is an easy run every day except Mondays.  On Mondays, we go to the track and try for a Personal Best (or PB).
- Our Massive ToDo List has ideas of Big Outings as well as Activities Close To Home.  If we are bored, we can go to our Massive ToDo List and figure out something to do.
- Creative Projects are where moms make kids do Art.  So far, we've done shadow paintings.  More on that later..
- A Big Walk was a walk we did around the seawall last week.  We started in Kitsilano, walked across Burrard Bridge, walked around the seawall, lunched at Fresh Bowl in Yaletown, walked across Cambie Bridge, walked to Granville Island, and all the way back to Kitsilano for Seigel's Bagels and a treat at Starbucks.  We (the kids) played at (almost) every playground along the way (I had my book and got a lot of reading done).  It took us 6 hours.  It was the first Big Outing we crossed off our Massive ToDo List.

Right.  This introduction is getting a bit long.  That's not the point.  Keep reading.  You'll find out about our adventures, random thoughts and musings, the odd book review, photo montages, and more.

Enjoy!

~mom