We’re into May, and the grass is finally green, the trees
are starting to bud, and we have a week ahead with predictions of sun and
temperatures into the teens. April flew
by with lots of fun things going on. We
had nana and poppie visit from New Brunswick, then Easter to celebrate, and
last weekend we had a kid free weekend OFF.
Tamara took our kids again, and it was much needed! Things have been super busy at Dave’s school
(although I find that things are ALWAYS busy at Dave’s school) Dave is not only involved in many
extracurricular groups, but with the small and close-knit size of his school,
he ends up being involved in what seems like, most all happenings. For example, he is the media arts teacher, so
for the big school play that took place last week, he not only had to organize
the cappies event (which he leads) but he ended up having his classes do
posters and promo materials, and head shots, etc. Anyways, if he only had to teach classes, he
would be a much free-er man. But, he
does such a great job at going above and beyond at his work and I’m proud of
him. There is just over a month left of
classes, and then a month of exams, and marking and banquets and school wrap up. The end is in sight! I am always just as excited for this time, as
Dave’s school is pretty all consuming and the house and child responsibilities
are usually mine alone to battle around this time of the year.
It’s kind of good to keep busy, though. It’s been a tough pregnancy with continued
fatigue and strong bouts of morning sickness here and there. Certainly, it’s been an improvement from the
first trimester, but I don’t feel great most days. Having lots on the go keeps me distracted and
away from self-pity I think. I am
almost at the half way point. Whoa!
Where did the time go?
Speaking of having
lots on the go, to add to the May and June list is to pack up our entire
house! We are moving the end of June to
a new place just 4kms south of here to a single home in Barrhaven. We had no intentions to move, but a really
great opportunity showed up on the door step and we truly felt like a gift
straight from God was being given to us.
The new house is just lovely! There are lots of things I
could say about it, but that would be a long blog. I will suffice myself with 3 things I am
excited for.
1.
Space! We’ll
be up to 3 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, a finished basement, etc. The mud room and double garage with be most
certainly used well. But, my favorite
space addition is definitely going to be the backyard. Barrhaven tends to have smaller square
backyards. But, the house is on a corner
lot, and deeper back without any rear neighbors. It is entirely fenced in and has a new deck,
swing set, sand box, shed, playhouse, garden, a long jump pit it if you like J, and lots of green
space on top of this. It is fully fenced
and so it will be wonderful to send the kids outside to play, or enjoy BBQ
suppers on the patio. Dave is looking forward to having his own yard
to mow, and I’m looking forward to sipping on icecold lemonades, lounging on a
deck chair with a massive baby belly, watching him do his thing. HA HA.
Well, there are some flower beds, as well as a garden to tend to, and so
I will happily try and learn along side of Dave how to tackle the rhubard, raspberries,
garlic, asparagus, herbs, etc they have growing. We were informed they are all easier to manage,
so we’ll see how that goes. Growing up,
my mom disliked flowers and gardening.
WE moved into a house that had delightful landscaping and over the
course of living there, she had all the beds ripped up and several trees
removed. So, I don’t have much
experience in any of this, but I’m excited to learn.
2.
THE LOFT.
My favorite room in the actual house is a living room that is half way
upstairs. It is huge with vaulted ceilings,
a wall of windows, a fireplace, and a brand spankin’ new plush cream
carpet. It is “railed in” and so you can
see downstairs or further up stairs from within it. For now, it will be the kids playroom with a
few comfy chairs. It will nice to have a
sunny and open spot for them to cozy into (especially during the winter months)
and I like that the mess of toys will be up and away from the main floor...but
I could still hear or see them if I was downstairs or upstairs.
3.
Royal tub! We have a full ensuite bathroom with one
of those huge soaker tubs nestled into the corner. I’m a bath person, and so this carries huge
promise and excitement for those odd days I get to squeeze in a bath.
SO, there is a lot of work to be done in
the next few months to get done while watching the gang of kidlets. I have vowed not to let packing rob me of the
nicer weather FINALLY in the horizon, and so my plan is to get tons of packing
and house work done on rainy days and evenings. Last week we had rain almost every day, and
so I got a few dozen boxes packed up, and the storage room sorted and
purged. SO, good things are happenin’!
What won’t be happenin’ for the next while
is my blog. However, Dave decided out of
the blue to start in with his summer blog on the family early, so you can read
about our adventures on a daily basis here: http://apartment1004.blogspot.com
. I have no idea how he is going to pull
off blogging each day during these last few months of school, but if anyone can
do it, it’s Dave!
Thanks so much for reading one and
all. I’m out!
Chrissy
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