The walls are finally going up at my children’s school this week. Yesterday I counted twelve construction works on the site. There might have been twelve visible on the site all summer if all the daily sightings were added together! Here are two pictures of the hardest hit street in my neighbourhood during the iceContinue reading “School Construction, Ice Storm Comparison and Climbing”
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Friday September 5 – Ice Storm Update
Ice storm clean-up continues in Brampton. Many damaged trees have yet to be cut down, let alone having their roots removed. Who know when re-planting will begin. We were fortunate as we have no ash trees which were the most damaged trees due to being compromised by the emerald ash borer. Most of those treesContinue reading “Friday September 5 – Ice Storm Update”
Saturday September 6 – Another Fall
Patti wasn’t available for a run this morning so I had a bit of a sleep-in and a lazy breakfast. Then Trystan, Owen and I headed out to run errands. We started by hitting the shoe store for indoor shoes for school. They have the same size feet this year. Then Staples for a fewContinue reading “Saturday September 6 – Another Fall”
“Be prepared to fall. Everyone one does.”
“Be prepared to fall. Everyone one does.”, Elaine told me in a comment on my Cars and Bikes post two days ago. Last night I practiced getting my new cycling shoes into and out of the pedals, in the house against a wall. This morning Owen and I called on his friend Emma and weContinue reading ““Be prepared to fall. Everyone one does.””
Cars and Bikes
My day started at the garage today. The radio in our van was replaced after it stopped recognizing ipods and phones that were plugged into it. A few months after that it stopped working altogether and made a popping noise every few seconds whether or not the van was turned on. A computer reset fixedContinue reading “Cars and Bikes”
Running Around Again
Owen had two baby teeth, one on each side on the top, that should have been pushed out by the adult teeth but were instead clinging in and pushing his adult teeth out of line. So today the dentist pulled them. Owen appeared quite calm and replied that he wasn’t nervous when asked by theContinue reading “Running Around Again”
Why I Decided to Start Blogging
One word: forgetfulness. Yesterday, just before I started writing my blog for the day I thought, ” I must remember to write about winning the Let Your Green Show contest”. Then I began writing about my day beginning with the morning. I progressed through the day, proofed what I had written and then published. MomentsContinue reading “Why I Decided to Start Blogging”