WRAD Memories

I realized that even though I said I was going away camping with the kids, I never actually got around to posting anything about it- or some of the other adventures that we've had this summer. And then I was waiting on some pictures of the dog- so I STILL didn't post this. Well, hopefully it's better late than never, lol! This summer didn't turn out like I'd originally hoped because of the dog, but I think on the whole it wasn't too bad (I can't believe it's over already, though. It went by so fast!). We started our summer holidays a bit early because mentally I was just done. That, and we got our dog- which we eventually named 'Choco'. It's a shortened form of chocolate, which the kids thought was ironic since too much chocolate can kill a dog- but he's varying shades of brown, so I thought it suited him. And after three weeks of having him, he needed a name already. Anyone who knows anything about dogs knows that Airedales are N...

I can't believe the school year is done! Thankfully, it's like most deadlines- it comes and happens whether you're ready for it or not. This is a good thing, since then it can't drag on indefinitely. So, I figured I'd recap for myself our fourth year of home schooling (which started with our summer last year since there were a few 'educational' trips in there- unbeknownst to our kids!). Lake Louise, AB Stayed overnight here the final night of our honeymoon It started out with our first official camping trip as an entire family. I normally go places with my parents and the kids and Graham stays home to work. He didn't grow up having pleasant family vacations (think driving straight through from Abbotsford, BC to Hanover, ON as fast as possible- stay for two weeks and race back just as quickly. NOT fun.)- so he would just as well rather stay home. We had talked about doing it for a while, but finally managed to get to Jasper, Banff and Calgary...

I went to my parents for lunch after church today. Several hours later it was time to pack up the kids and go home. Lo and behold, not one of them wanted to leave. It's really hard to compete with no screen restrictions and the pool- I mean really, why on earth would they ever want to leave? Since tomorrow is my wedding anniversary, my mom graciously agreed to keep all the kids so I can sleep in! What are the chances that I'll be able to do that now that I can? It really was a nice quiet evening. Graham and I could actually have a full conversation that wasn't getting interrupted every five seconds by either a scream child or nagging questions. We both reminisced about how this was our life before kids (and how long it had been since we'd actually been at home together, without a specific purpose to occupy us (like our never-ending reno's), with not even one kid around). But you know what? It didn't take long for both of us to agree that even in the mi...