Well, January 2008 is over already, and it was a busy one for us. Bruce and I worked really hard. Jamieson is doing his thing and Conner is having a great time training and playing on the school team. He has been getting around 10-15 mins per game and has also been scoring, which makes him happy. On Monday Bruce also went over to a local high school and did some coaching for a friend who asked him to help out, which he enjoyed.
We did the usual things during the week, the boys had basketball, and Conner has been doing double duty with school as well, and then games during the week for Stone Lake and Saturday games for Jnr NBA. It’s definitely that time where a rest from the back and forth is wanted.
I caught up with Elise on messenger and did the usual Thursday night coffee with Kristie, which is becoming a little tradition, every couple of weeks when she’s not on a flight. On Friday night we had Darcy’s two boys while she had a meeting. They are cool kids and Paula bought her kids over, so all the boys had fun. We caught up with the Charles’ at Paula’s for dinner on Saturday night and then on Sunday ended up over at the Rivera’s to watch the NFL finals.
Happy Birthday to Griffy for the 19th January.
The next week, Conner started out the week with a sick day, his temperature was up so he spent the day sleeping. Monday’s has turned into my long day so I can work from home and not do as much work on Wednesday’s. The weather has taken a huge turn in the cold/freezing direction. It’s been 9c and raining and continued for the rest of the week. We all sat down after dinner and watched the Seattle video Bruce did from our Christmas trip, it turned out really well, and there will be a copy heading South in the near future. Jamieson came home with an ‘A’ on his Grandparent report on Maureen, which he was very happy about.
Conner was up and about for the rest of the week. Jamieson was the usual self, he and his friend Mario; who lives up the street and his sister Nina, who is in Conner’s class. They have been going to the park a lot and playing which is great, and the four of them actually get on really well. Nina is cool and Conner actually doesn’t mind hanging out with her.
I went out on Wednesday after parent helping to get a couple of things for Felix’s birthday and a couple of other things. It was nice to have the day off but it’s hard to get over the guilt of not cleaning the house and then feeling I should be at work so I can be home on the other days when the kids are home. That’s something that I have to fine tune, my new schedule is not working for my conscience so I’m going to have to try something else.
Conner had a basketball game at a school in what you would have to say was not the best part of town. He started the game, and did not too bad, but when he came on in the last part of the game, he scored and that turned the game around and they ended up winning by 3 points. Bruce was very proud.
Our Saturday was a HUGE one, last game of basketball (Jnr NBA) so that meant two meals of pizza. End of season parties, it was a fun day; the boys had a good time. It was a long day though, in and out of the house. We didn’t get home from Conner’s game and party until around 9.00, so it was straight into bed and a quiet night for the rest of us. There was a movie or maybe a basketball game, but who the hell can remember.
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY EVERYONE!!!!
WOW, the last week of January already. Where has the month gone? The weather is a little better than the last couple of weeks, not raining as much. Well, our week was a busy one I suppose you could call it. Bruce is driving the desk, as he would put it, I worked more than I should have. On Tuesday we had Justin and Jeremy for dinner then Bruce took them home for bed while Paula and Steve went to a Memorial service for a friend. They haven’t been well, so it was a quiet night, which was good.
Jamieson was home from school on Wednesday, so I stayed home and worked cause Bruce had meetings to go to. We got a temporary member of the family for a week or so, Kristie’s mum (Caroline) Maltese/poodle, I think, Honey. She’s gorgeous and tiny, she wasn’t too bad cause she’s seen us at Kristie and Carlos’s when we are there and so is she, so it only took her a couple of hours before she was Bruce’s shadow. SO CUTE!!! She follows him wherever he goes, yes even standing outside the bathroom door waiting for him to come out. There’s no barking and she just wants to sit down with you and cuddle. The boys are loving it, all 3 of them.
Conner’s basketball game was rescheduled; cause the 6th graders were on an excursion. So the week overall was a fairly quiet one. The kids have been out playing at the park after school, Bruce and Honey in the office, and me at work. Pretty boring but that’s the way it is.
I think at the end of the week there will be a conversation about getting a dog, everyone is having such a great time having her here, and we are going to miss her when she leaves.
And that is the rest of our January, not as exciting as you might have hoped but that’s the way it is. Our February may be a little more exciting, who knows what will come up.
I have a trip to Vegas to a planning conference in April with Paula to look forward to. Pocket Angels is about to take the world by storm, which is very exciting. Conner is loving his school basketball and Jamieson is excited, cause he is about to start baseball.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KATE AND SOPHIE (OLD SCHOOL FRIENDS) FOR 25TH& 26TH
Hey everyone, this is Bruce.
Yep – Belinda pretty much nailed the month – on the Visa front – yes – we are going to renew for a couple of years until we get this mission accomplished. So enquiries are happening and it looks like we are going to have to go to Canada for the renewal – it should turn into a positive and if we need to spend a week somewhere – why not up there – it will add to the experience for all of us.
Apart from that – just lots of business things happening and as they get locked in – you will find it here!
Cheers, B
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