As of yesterday, those 40 and up are eligible for a vaccine, so Neil and I registered at several pharmacies in the neighbourhood. My understanding is that registration was simply to be put on a list to book an appointment when vaccines / appointment slots become available. This morning, we decided to walk over to […]
“Lego-ing” could be a verb in our house. Each day, he set up a little scene with a couple of figures for us to find.
One evening (Feb 18), I received a message from a friend who said he was getting rid of 5 Ikea PAX units and wondering if we could use them? Each unit came with a slide-out coat rack and a drawer. We said “YES! We’d love to take them.” We figured that if we couldn’t use […]
Due to covid, March break was delayed till the week of April 12. We optimistically booked a week in a house down the street from Aunt Mary for the week. On Thursday April 8, the province went into another lockdown, so our plans were cancelled. The kids channeled their disappointment into a creative project.
This year, the kids wanted to decorate Easter eggs since they had memories of doing them with Aunt Mary one year, and with Grandpa another year. This time around, they chose to hard boil the eggs before decorating; and they came up with some new ideas. They also requested an Easter egg hunt with money […]