Some Pictures of Grandma and Grandad's Visit

These are some of the pictures from the first weekend of Grandma and Grandad's visit. There will be more to come from this coming weekend.

A Time of Rest

Well, we spent a lot of time with my in-laws this past weekend. We went out for supper on Saturday, to the zoo on Sunday and then to the mall yesterday, then out for supper last night. Yes, you guessed it: We are all tired. Today is a day of rest, except that Aidan has Preschool this afternoon and Jonathan is still off for one more day. My in-laws are in Banff, then Jasper, then Edmonton, then back here on Saturday for more fun and adventures.

Emma took to Grandad right away. She seems to prefer the opposite sex. One time at church she went to a guy (that was playing on Jonathan's worship team) that she had never met before. I guess she feels drawn to them. Whatever the reason, she went to Grandad right after lunch on Saturday, which is pretty impressive for a girl who plays shy with everyone.

Meanwhile Aidan was the center of attention and loved every minute of it. I think it is a hard transition today because everyone is not hanging on every single word he is saying. That must be hard for him.

In other news, my parents will find out whether or not they are able to come home in between surgery and radiation treatment, by tomorrow. I hope so. My dad and mom need a break from Toronto and my aunt probably needs a break from them invading her one bedroom apartment. My poor aunt, who has never lived with anyone in her life... I feel for her. I will keep you posted.

I hope that you are enjoying your afternoon. I have a couple hours to myself. It is such a rare thing that I don't know what to do with myself....

A Blog?? From Me??

Children after my own heart!! Can you tell that they have a mom for a teacher???

Yes, I am still alive. My mom-in-law and dad-in-law will be here on Saturday...sometime. We have been trying to organize our house and get ready for their arrival. Aidan is excited about the impending visit. Emma? Well, she doesn't really know that anything is going on. We shall see.


Emma has been trying to take her first few steps on her own the past couple of days. I was hoping that she would wait and do it when the grandparents were here, but she will do it on her own time. She is a girl, after all, and therefore has the right to do whatever she wants to do at the time. Ahh, girls!!


My parents are still in Toronto. They will know (hopefully) sometime next week, when they can come home. Hopefully they will be able to before they start the radiation treatment. (Back in Toronto) We'll see.


I hope you are all doing well. I am sick (the story of my life this year) with yet another cold/sore throat thingy. I hope it will be gone for Saturday. I have been doctoring myself up, so hopefully!!

Dad Update

My dad should be released from the hospital today. He has been off oxygen for a few days and up walking around. Yesterday he even played Dutch Blitz (card game) with my sister, my aunt and my mom(played on his team) and he won!! He is in good humor and really wants to come home. (Back to Calgary)

They have to see the doctor again tomorrow or Thursday. Then they go in to see the doctor in charge of his radiation therapy next week, to discuss when he will start that treatment. They should be home next week sometime (for a couple of weeks, anyway) before that treatment starts up. And yes, they have to go back to Toronto for it.

I think Aidan and Emma really miss them, Aidan more than Emma. He has been so grumpy lately, like he needs a break from us. (Or me...) It is impossible to get one when we have not used babysitters because my parents have been our babysitters. It is hard for him not to have a special place to go to...You know that place where you are treated like a Prince and Princess?? That doesn't really happen at home (it can't or how would the house run??).

Thank-you for your thoughts and prayers. They are much appreciated. We will get through this, one way or another.

We are off to the zoo today with Aidan's preschool class. It should be fun, as well as tiring!!