Status Report...

I can't believe so much time goes by at such a great rate. I remember in my teens (pre-driver's license) wishing time away. I couldn't wait to be able to drive, or stay out late, etc. It's so cliche that the cliche "youth is wasted on the young" actually applies!

All is well for us around here. We've been going to the rink as usual, but Olivia's team has finished their run this season. We managed to pull off a win in the Championship for the B Banner. The kids were pumped. Olivia loved it, but because she won a medal last season (the C Banner), it was all old-hat for her.

Meredith's ringette is over too, but the girls still have a drama class and their voice lessons. Our challenge is fitting in the time to practice for these activities when something else always seems to get in the way. It's not until the day before the class that we realize no practice happened! I remember not practicing much for my piano or saxophone, so it's hard to instill those habits when I never had them I guess.

Findlay will be turning four years old at the end of the month. It's definitely the end of an era for us. We recently sold our stroller/bike trailer that served us so well with the three kids and their two cousins. He was sad to see it go, as was I, but space is a commodity around here and the stroller took up too much space for how little it was used.

Our plans for this summer are already taking shape. The girls are registered for some tennis classes in the spring and then Meredith will play soccer and Olivia will be joining the local summer swim team. Olivia wasn't interested in soccer this season and we knew it wasn't her favourite last year, so we would rather see her try a different activity. Time will tell how she likes it, but many of her buddies from ringette will be there too.

The girls will also go to Church camp this summer as they have the last two summers and at the end of the season we'll sign them up for Ringette camp. Findlay will get to do a morning soccer camp this summer, so hopefully he won't notice that the girls seem to have many more activities than he does. So far he doesn't complain, because he seems to have as much fun on the sidelines.

Must get going and consider the beginning of that spring cleaning I was referring to. We have a "craft" room in our basement that is affectionately known as the "crap room" for all of the junk that lands in it. We usually sort through it when something goes missing and I can't find my colours and tints for icing....a mandatory item in the buildup to Findlay's birthday!

As Finn likes to say....peace out.