These Days...

Our handsome son. Lock up your daughters in 2010! He's only getting cuter...

FIVE YEARS AGO

Can you believe it?

Its been five years since we were in the States (Denver Zoo).

Five years since Justice met his honorary Grandma Cheri.

Five years since I got to see one of my favourite roomies ever.

Five years since Justice met his Aunt Bridgette and Uncle Jim.

Five years since I hung out at Joe's Crab Shack with Suzi and family!

Five years since we went to Seven Falls with Tara and her kids...

Five LONG years since we saw everyone! I MISS YOU!

I Miss Becky

I am reading the 13th Eve Duncan book QUICKSAND and remembering when Becky and I waited for the 3rd book so anxiously back in 2000. As great minds think alike, we both bought it the first day and mailed it to the other. It's rare to be so in sync with someone you met in such random circumstances. I wish I had a picture to post, but we were friends pre-digital and my scanner hates me. I will always treasure the trip we took to Seattle for my birthday and our Vancouver get away. That was my first truly self-indulgent experience, including spa, exclusive salon, 5-star hotel and all the trimmings... I haven't lost many people in my life, and perhaps I feel her absence even more keenly for that reason.

Back to school on Wednesday....

I can hardly believe that the summer has already ended! Tomorrow is Australia Day and then Wednesday we are back to school. Justice is very much looking forward to the second grade. He genuinely enjoys school. He is very proud to be a Rivermount student.

The campus, situated on an old dairy farm, is really quiet and serene. While we do sometimes worry that he still finds school so "easy" (and has the report card to prove it) we like how holistic the campus is. He enjoys swimming, guitar and Japanese lessons in the course of his school week along with the "easy" academics. Hopefully Year 2 will give our six-year-old future professor of medicine a few challenges!

ICE SKATING

Justice spent the morning at one of his favourite homes playing with his friend Charlie. As if Charlie weren't cool enough in his own right, he also has a horse, a treehouse fort, a trampoline and the coolest mom and sister who build giant mouse trap type marble track structures...

While I was working Justice played at their house this morning. Once I finished I headed to their house and then the lot of us set out for the ice skating rink in Acacia Ridge. I had reservations since Justice had never been skating and I didn't know how he would go, and because I still am not off some restrictions for my tum and ice skating is definitely not allowed. (Even though I pointed out you usually only fall on your bum.) Anyway, turned out Justice loved it, and he did pretty well! Obviously my genes are not terribly predominant...

Luckily he had Charlie's mom showing him what to do...

The Tooth Fairy Outing

Justice had two friends over this morning, and we all went along to see Tooth Fairy where we met up with two other moms and their four kids (two school age friends and two cute toddlers)... For a mother of one, it was a very busy morning. However, there was a certain amount of scenery which made the cute movie acceptable (ie he took his shirt off). Afterwards we all had lunch at the food court and then I took the three boys to play and ride scooters at the park...

I can't believe its the end of summer!

As Good as a Holiday....

I have come to realise that whoever said change is as good as a holiday did not own a bakery, go years without time away or watch their husband do twelve and sixteen hour workdays...

We've been up to some big changes lately (but for the record, we would prefer the holiday...)

First, Justice. He has grown like a weed! (Considering we have had three weeks of rain and the garden weeds are taller than me this really is saying something.) He is starting SECOND grade in two weeks. He learned how to swim in five days this summer. He is still intent on being a professor of medicine. He spent two nights each week this summer working through the night with Will. He is such a BIG six....

The bakery. While we are still committed to the wholesale change we made at September's end, we have started trading Saturday mornings. Bread only from 8 - 12. We have also picked up some new customers, including a city restaurant which is a fair drive, but could be a really solid account.

And me,

I grew it out for two full years, can you believe it? If I can make it thru the summer and the rest of the year without cutting it all off again it will be a GIANT shock!