New school year

As we get older, keeping this blog updated is becoming a challenge. More activities, more junk in the way, i say.

This school year we saw Gerard start third grade and Aubrey first grade. It has been a smooth start, and i no longer get to walk in the classroom to say goodbye. We do this in the yard now before your class goes into the building. It is a little hard to let go.....

But i am coping.

To speed up the news, you both achieved your white-yellow belts in tae kwon do. I don't know how aubrey passed, but she did. Gerard, i can see, takes it seriously. 

Meanwhile in soccer, aubrey blazes the field! Gerard, not so much :) we always tell you to hustle and play hard, but you are overly polite on the field. 

Aubrey has been super besties with simone, while gerard is with sofia. Glad that this school community is attended by wonderful families, because we really do like the friends you have made here. 

Perseverance

Gerard,
You're our eldest. You will go through more hardship and struggle than Aubrey. And that's okay. We will challenge you and drill you. But in the end, you will be a smarter and stronger person. We will learn from you, and Aubrey will benefit from you.

Don't be hard on your shortfalls. Just remember to keep facing them, keep failing, and keep trying. That's perseverance. I am behind you and will continue to support you, forever.

Love you,
mom

Mm Hmm Aubrey

At dinner, as I sat with the computer and Aubrey at the table, she was saying things. My responses must have been "mm hmm, mm hmm" and then she asked "May I have some water?" I said, "yes of course!" and got up. She comments that she thought I wasn't listening because I only kept saying "mm hmm"

Hello, my loves.
It has been a couple of months since anything was written.

2015 ended off quite well. We had our jobs, we had a home, we had Christmas together.

The start of 2016 was busy for mom, with a foot in a boot and a work event to start. I just got the screw removed yesterday, and boyyyy i am feeling the raw cut. But i hope this is it. I hope i can walk and do my activities again.