Back From My No Screen Hiatus

At school, we have been discussing healthy habits and as a class, after reading The Bearenstein Bears NO TV Challenge, we decided to have a NO-SCREEN TIME CHALLENGE for a week (to encourage other pursuits). I think it was harder for me than for the kids. I had no problem staying away from the TV. In fact, it was a welcome change to the constant sporting events The Husband blasts all evening long. Sorry Husband. It was my laptop that was hard to give up and all the surfing that goes with it.

Here is what I did all week instead:


1. Made Mother's Day and Birthday Cards


2. Finished 2 books



3. Enjoyed the sun
Sushi picnic @ English Bay

Kids Are Colorful

Ever noticed that kids are not afraid of wearing color? Is it that they just don't know better style wise or do our color choices dull with age?

An English Bay Stroll

Two nights ago we took the dog for an evening walk down by the bay...our absolute favorite haunt in the city - English Bay.

After lunch everyday in my classroom, we read silently for 20 minutes. By this time of the year in Grade Two, most of the kids are able to read many of the books in my classroom library and it is the most rewarding feeling to see them intently concentrating, captivated by whatever it is they are reading.

Little eight year old boys are funny....ever since I picked up a set of Matchbox cars for the classroom months ago, this is all they ever want to play with (I've had to hide it several times to give the cars a rest) and it really only ever involves crashing them into one another. And if the car breaks...even better.

Comfort Food

The husband is off playing hockey with the boys (all the boys...boys from work, boys from university days, boys from church, groomsmen boys). I spent the evening making and eating my comfort food of the moment...scones with strawberry jam.

Leila joined me...She's the one true fan of ALL my cooking and baking.

A Sick, Sad Weekend

I spent the weekend nursing a cold. We drove to Squamish on Saturday because the Husband had to attend a funeral for an old friend who tragically passed away in an ATV accident. Sadly, he left behind his one week old baby. I slept in the car the entire way there, back and while Steve attended the funeral. Managed to get this shot near Porteau Cove while we were driving though.



Since we were in Squamish and it was a nice day, we headed to Whistler for a meal. I wish I had felt better so I could have enjoyed it more. Our dog just attracts all sorts of strangers. Here's a tourist taking photo and video footage of OUR dog.

Resurrected

Halleluuujah! My old camera has a new lease on life thanks to an electronic wonder-worker at church who can fix just about any "tronic" thing.

Retrieved from my camera, right before its untimely but short-lived death... the lagoon at Disney's California Adventure Park. Disney's way of educating tourists about California...Land of Golden Dreams ... and Mickey