We just arrived back from a birhtday party for Linda (39 for the 21st time!). We went to an Italian restaurant and then to a family member's for dessert. Seeing Nathanael interact with the other kids there was great to see.
One comment by someone at the party really mad me think - it was regarding Canada Day. I'm paraphrasing:
"It doesn't show patriotism for your country when you use the holiday as an excuse to dress in as little clothing as possible."
'Nuff Said
Saturday, October 30, 2004
Friday, October 22, 2004
long time no post
hey....
Life flies by... and this blog got neglected for quite a while. oh well. Life rolls on....
Nathanael started Kindergarten at Springs in September. He's been enjoying it, although when I met his teacher today and she told me the class (11 boys, 5 girls), I just started laughing. I don't know why... it just seems so funny. I imagined 11 boys bouncing off the walls....
School trucks ahead. I have an amazing number of students in Band this year - 47 in grade 7, 47 in grade 8. Senior band is small - 14 students in 4 grades. The choirs are large - 30 in Grade 7/8 and 23 in Senior 1-4. The Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz have continued, with enought students in both to keep them running.
The new subject for me is grade 7 and 8 computers. Now I teach every student in both of these grades. I have never phoned so many homes in one month before September of this year. It was a lot of fun.
Suzanne has been enjoying the time off - Nathanael is gone 2-3 days a week (full day Kindergarten), so she gets to walk the dogs, visit friends, shop etc, without a little boy around.
In other news, it looks like I'll be going out to Alberta this spring - been asked to adjudicate a msuic festival out there. March 14-15 are the dates, and the place is Vegreville. Should be a lot of fun.
More later. Don't want to put a lot into one post.
Chris.
Life flies by... and this blog got neglected for quite a while. oh well. Life rolls on....
Nathanael started Kindergarten at Springs in September. He's been enjoying it, although when I met his teacher today and she told me the class (11 boys, 5 girls), I just started laughing. I don't know why... it just seems so funny. I imagined 11 boys bouncing off the walls....
School trucks ahead. I have an amazing number of students in Band this year - 47 in grade 7, 47 in grade 8. Senior band is small - 14 students in 4 grades. The choirs are large - 30 in Grade 7/8 and 23 in Senior 1-4. The Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz have continued, with enought students in both to keep them running.
The new subject for me is grade 7 and 8 computers. Now I teach every student in both of these grades. I have never phoned so many homes in one month before September of this year. It was a lot of fun.
Suzanne has been enjoying the time off - Nathanael is gone 2-3 days a week (full day Kindergarten), so she gets to walk the dogs, visit friends, shop etc, without a little boy around.
In other news, it looks like I'll be going out to Alberta this spring - been asked to adjudicate a msuic festival out there. March 14-15 are the dates, and the place is Vegreville. Should be a lot of fun.
More later. Don't want to put a lot into one post.
Chris.
Sunday, August 08, 2004
Little boys being sick
Not the best way to wake up - Nathanael came into the bedroom, lay down beside me, and says "Daddy, I have a big burp." (Means he needs to throw up) That's one way to get me out of bed!!
Suzanne spent the weekend up at her mom's, so I got to nurse a 5 year old through his first real experience of being sick. He hasn't been less work - just a different type of work!
He's better now, though. Had some toast before bed.
Suzanne spent the weekend up at her mom's, so I got to nurse a 5 year old through his first real experience of being sick. He hasn't been less work - just a different type of work!
He's better now, though. Had some toast before bed.
Monday, July 19, 2004
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Swimming Pools
this is the schedule of the wading pools - just incredible. Our suggestion is to go early to avoid the older kids.
www.winnipeg.ca/cms/pdfs/wading_pool_schedule.pdf
www.winnipeg.ca/cms/pdfs/wading_pool_schedule.pdf
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
SWIMMING!!!!
We've been going to Vimy Ridge park over the past few days and going swimming. The first day we went (monday) they closed by the time we got there. Too cold (other pools were open, but oh well). Yesterday we missed the slides - those close at 4:30. Today we're leaving eariler... so we don't miss the slides!
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Zones of life
Our Church
Service today focused on Canada Day - we sang all three verses of the national anthem - two in english, one in french.
Today's passage: 2 Timothy 4:6-8. Paul fought, finished, and kept. (v7)
The message got me thinking about what stage I am at with God - am I comfortable and settled? Am I receiving gifts from God? Am I allowing myself to be challenged? Am I serving as I should?
We need to be a member of the team - not an armchair critic, like spectator sports.
The best point of the night was that Elisha spent years serving Elijah - this was before he asked for the double portion of Elijah's blessing. The principle is, you receive a blessing AFTER you serve, not before.
AFter church, we had a party to celebrate Canada Day. Cool.
Tomorrow, I busk at the Forks for the first time. Should be fun!
later....
Service today focused on Canada Day - we sang all three verses of the national anthem - two in english, one in french.
Today's passage: 2 Timothy 4:6-8. Paul fought, finished, and kept. (v7)
The message got me thinking about what stage I am at with God - am I comfortable and settled? Am I receiving gifts from God? Am I allowing myself to be challenged? Am I serving as I should?
We need to be a member of the team - not an armchair critic, like spectator sports.
The best point of the night was that Elisha spent years serving Elijah - this was before he asked for the double portion of Elijah's blessing. The principle is, you receive a blessing AFTER you serve, not before.
AFter church, we had a party to celebrate Canada Day. Cool.
Tomorrow, I busk at the Forks for the first time. Should be fun!
later....
Monday, June 28, 2004
First Post - so what do I say? Hmmmm...
A quick introduction, perhaps?
Myself, Chris, my wife, Suzanne and our son Nathanael (notice the spelling) live in Winnipeg, MB. We have two wonderful dogs, Mojo (lab and Rottie cross) and Ezra (Greyhound cross) as well as 10 fish that Nathanael is in the process of naming. These fish were his birthday present.... at least, the first four were, of which only one remains. Five is such an early age to learn about death. He now describes them as "flushed", as that is where they went once they expired.
We live in the centre of Winnipeg, near the corner of Broadway and Portage. Our area is a combination of wonderfully kept up homes alongside homes that in reality should be decrared uninhabitable. Ours is somewhere inbetween.
So, what else?
Let's stop there and see what I can post later.
TTYL
Chris.
A quick introduction, perhaps?
Myself, Chris, my wife, Suzanne and our son Nathanael (notice the spelling) live in Winnipeg, MB. We have two wonderful dogs, Mojo (lab and Rottie cross) and Ezra (Greyhound cross) as well as 10 fish that Nathanael is in the process of naming. These fish were his birthday present.... at least, the first four were, of which only one remains. Five is such an early age to learn about death. He now describes them as "flushed", as that is where they went once they expired.
We live in the centre of Winnipeg, near the corner of Broadway and Portage. Our area is a combination of wonderfully kept up homes alongside homes that in reality should be decrared uninhabitable. Ours is somewhere inbetween.
So, what else?
Let's stop there and see what I can post later.
TTYL
Chris.
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