Reading with Santa

Holy Cross put on an afternoon of reading with Santa, which included milk and cookies. It was a great time to get the kids excited for Christmas. The best part was that it was a event that raised awareness of a 12 yr old who is being treated for cancer. all the money raised went to help him and his family out. This School is really trying to help out those in need as Jesus would do. 

Kansas Visits the Neurologist

After almost a year of waiting to get into the Neurologist, there was a surprise call on Tuesday morning that there was an available spot on Thursday at 1pm for Kansas to get in, other wise there was no guarantee when the next opportunity was. Mark is always working on Thursday so Kalinda would have to travel to the Children's Stollery Hospital by herself. It sounds easier that it is.

The appointment came and went. The Dr.s that attended were very nice and very understandable. They requested some blood work to help identify what is going on with Baby Kansas. The official diagnosis is that she has ptosis, as it was on display for the Dr.s to see.  They mentioned that there are a number of diseases with the symptoms of ptosis. The Blood work will hopefully give some answers.

Macie came along to help mom out and make a girls day of it.

As for Kansas, she seems to be doing well. She eats like a heifer, runs around like a horse, and is such a joy for our family. We sure love our little Kansas

A Tribute to Cobalt

Our Cat cobalt came into our lives in fall of 2005 when we were nestled in to our 2 bedroom apartment on 5700 31 street Lloydminster.
She was a small little calico cat then that was very sweet. She saw our family grow with two dogs and then 3 children. She adapted as we moved into 5 different places.
There was a time in Kitscoty that Cobalt was very angry cat, who didn't like very many people. She would bite and claw at anyone who tried to pet her. This worried us as Macie was about to be born, that Cobalt would claw our new baby. Kalinda sat down with Cobalt and had a very serious conversation about what would happen if anything should happen to baby Macie.
From that time on, Cobalt was a very good and friendly cat. when she was outside exploring and someone walked up the street, Cobalt would stride up to that person, rub their leg, and lay down and roll over looking for a tummy rub. Everyone would comment on what a friendly cat we had.
Cobalt was also a good mouser. She kept our homes free of varmints. I never worried about mice at all when Cobalt was on the case.
Sometime in Kitscoty, something happened to Cobalt that caused her great pain. She could barley move her hind legs. We took her to the vet to give her some help. The vet had her stay over night for observations. We believe that she either fell down from somewhere very high, or she got kicked or hit by something. She did manage to recover from that, but likely still was in a lot of pain when the weather changed.
She minded her own business for the most part and was very content, however when she wanted attention, she made it know. She would follow you around and rub your leg or face if you were on the ground playing with the kids.
One winter in Lloydminster something happened to her ear that caused it to fill with fluid. We tried to drain it to relieve the pressure, but then the ear flopped over and never regained its perkiness.
As time went by, Cobalt gained a liking for Macie and would cuddle with her in her bed. Macie was in heaven every time she did.
Kansas also has gained a fondness of Kitty and would call for her to pet her. Very Cute
Cobalt has passed on to the other side where Molly was probably waiting for her with a big slobbery kiss. She was  pretty good cat, very smart, a good mouser, and she will be missed.  Until we meet again Cobalt, Adieu
2005- Nov 26, 2018

Our First Pet- Cobalt the Kitten

Look how tiny she was.

                             

Cobalt and Lily meet for fist time. Cobalt is ready to pounce

                           

Cobalt and Lily getting along

Another Halloween

Another Halloween has come and gone. So Crazy how fast time goes There was a lot of things on the go during halloween, with developing the basement, traveling to Lethbridge for our stuff, and all the other things that require maintenance, but we managed to do a pumpkin.

This year the kids want to go as animals from the Polar bear polar bear what do you hear book
Macie went as a Peacock
Wade went as a Crocodile
and Kansas went as the cutest deer.

The weather was so much better than last year, and so the kids didn't need winter jackets just sweaters.

First we went to the seniors centre to visit with sister loose but she was not available, however the lodge gives out sweet candy bags.

Then we went to see Max and his costume. He went as a dragon. Wade and Max looked great together.

We then checked out the crazy decorated house. Marty's halloween house on the north side which Kansas loved dancing to the music.

We finished the night in TriCity with Brylin and Bennett. Scored tons of candy in only a block. Wade was done after the block, he had enough candy. So he would still go to the door with the girls and the people at the door would try to give him candy but would ask, " where is your bag?" Wades response was, " I don't want any more candy, I am just seeing what you are giving out"

BEAUTIFUL OCTOBER

Our October weather has been absolutely gorgeous, double digits, no wind, no rain. It's been glorious and we have been taking full advantage of it. I get up every morning and go for an 8 KM walk with Kansas in the stroller and Lily. Lily has been loving these nice long daily walks. Then when the kids get home from school we hop on our bikes, or walk to the park and play as long and as hard as we can until the sun goes down. I noticed such a difference in my kids behaviour when we can get outside and play after school for a good hour or two. They eat supper better, practice there piano better and do a better job reading at night. I am not looking forward to when the weather finally turns bad and the sun is set buy 4:00. But for now we are so grateful for this beautiful weather and soaking up every minute we can. 

WADE!!!

Crocodile Cake

special props

Wade loving his Crocodile cake

OK this Kid is 5 years old. Crazy, right! Wade has grown so much this past year and especially over the summer. He no longer looks like a toddler he is a full fledged kid now. He started French Immersion Kindergarten this year and is loving it. His best friend Brylin is in his class with him and his other two best buddies are across the hall in the other classroom. He comes home everyday with a smile on his face and always good things to say about how awesome school was today. Wade has a parade of friends always following him around and wanting to play with him. He is such a fun easy going kid and so well liked buy probably everybody or almost everybody. He is so lucky to be blessed with so many talents and abilities. He is very smart and his comprehension is very good, he is such a handsome boy and so photogenic, he is very athletic (except on a bike, he tries his hardest though when we go for bike rides) He does Gymnastics one night a week, Hip Hop on Fridays with Macie and Piano lesson on Monday right after school. He is absolutely loving piano lessons and is learning how to play so quickly. He is so excited to practice at home and will sit and play for a good 30 minutes everyday. Wades reading has come a long ways this past year and he is reading a lot of words and simple reading books. He still loves to just play play and play all day. When school first started the hardest part for him was not getting to play with his toys all day long. The second he would get home from school we would be in his room playing Transformers or with his dinosaurs. He would even wake up early sometimes just to get some play time in before school started. He's grown a lot this year and is almost as tall as Macie was at 6 years old. He loves his food (Pizza, pancakes, hot dogs, chips, muffins) but will thankfully eat lots of healthy food for me so he stays strong and healthy. Wade is so naturally funny, half the time he doesn't even realize he is making everyone around him laugh. He has really become a Momma's boy this past year and I love every minute of it. He still needs so much love and snuggles and tender moments. His heart is so kind and sweet and he can get his feelings hurt pretty easily. At night he still needs me to sing him a song and say a special poem to make his bad dreams go away. He still has many night terrors and at least 2-3 times a week is running into my bed in the middle of the night from a scary dream. I just love this kid so much and he brings so much Joy and Love into my life. He was a very difficult baby but over these past 2 1/2 years he has changed so much and is growing into one pretty amazing kid. We are so lucky to have you in our family Wade. Happy 5th Birthday!!!

a special surprise me and macie made for his lunch today

5 years old today

these two are becoming better and better friends everyday and I love it!

I LOVE THESE THREE

Mark has been away a lot these past 6 weeks, which has left me to do most of the parenting full time. There has been some hard moments and rough days, but overall these three kids of mine just amaze me everyday. They are growing up to be pretty amazing kiddos and I love spending time with them and watching them grow. They each have there own amazing qualities and characteristics and bring such a fun unique dynamic to our family. I am so excited for the many adventures we are having and our going to have as a family.

Science Experiment

Macie and Wade were needing some special time to have with mommy so mom thought that it would be a good idea to do a science experiment with the classic vinegar and banking soda with the addition of some food colour for effects.

Macie learned that if you combine certain chemicals they react- in this case they erupt like a volcano.


Wade learned that it was like a volcano exploding and it was fun.

Wade's Spirit Excellence Award

Each month, Holy Cross gives one special student  an award that was recommended by the teach. This month Wade received the award because of he was kind to his class mates band because he helps others around him. We are so proud of Wade because he chooses to help others instead of being selfish. Keep up the good work Wade. Always remember, that you will find more happiness in helping others that you will is satisfying your own wants..