After almost 10 days, the backyard rink got its first use today.
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Some things don’t change …
Once they learnt how to read, they would ask for reading meals – meals where they can read and eat simultaneously. This is lunch time during virtual school – still reading but now instead of physical books, they’re reading library books on their Kobos (from kijiji).
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Wordle!
Not a kid-made-up word but the name of a daily word game. It’s pretty simple, just guess the 5-letter word within six tries. We each play when we can during the day, then, share our results in a group chat that Nolan created.
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Balance of efficiency and strength
For their Tech class, Nolan and his partner had to design and construct a bridge that balances efficiency and strength. They could use a maximum number of 200 popsicle sticks. Efficiency would be measured by the amount of material used by weight, and strength by the weight that the bridge can carry for 20 seconds. […]
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2022 Snowstorm
Between Sunday Jan 16 night and Monday Jan 17 night, we received enough snow for schools to be closed for 3 days. The kids shovelled us and a neighbour out … twice. They also help shovel another neighbour’s driveway so he could get into it. The snowblower came out on their third pass of our […]
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Sick Kids Checkup
Due to covid, we had delayed a couple of Felix’s processor checkups and and replaced one visit with a virtual one. We went in for this checkup as there’s some machines and instruments that are required to complete his checkup. One of the checks is to confirm that the volume of his processors is not […]
Celebrations
Equal in height
First it was shoe size. Last year, it was weight. In the new year (2022), it’s the height.
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“A Real Sewing Machine – Not a Toy”
That is how the Singer Sewhandy No. 20 is advertised, and it is true! This is Lara’s favourite sewing machine because it simply works. There are currently FOUR sewing machines in the house: An Ikea one that we bought about 15 years ago. It has been repaired once, and is now broken again. One we […]