Sunday, 22 August 2010
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Finally, another milestone
When your children are young, there are lots of milestones that happen - first tooth, first word, first steps. Now that I have a teenager and a preteen, milestones are far and few. Other than receiving the Aaronic priesthood and hitting puberty, it's been a long time since anything happened that changes the way we live...until now.
Connor attended his first youth conference this past weekend in Montreal. There were about 180 youth from the Ottawa, Kingston, and Montreal stakes. By the end of this 3-day retreat, Connor was on cloud-nine with the amount of new friends he made. Facebook has been a wonderful tool for him to keep connected with them all.
But how did youth conference affect the rest of the family?
One of Connor's new friends is a girl.
Not only is she a girl, but she's a girl who may have a crush on Connor due to the number of times she calls him and writes on his Facebook wall each day even after Connor tells her he's interested in somebody else (that's another story). We've had to adjust to the number of times the phone rings in the house, limit how long Connor is on the phone, and start being stern when we tell him to get off the phone when it's time for dinner. Wait until this girl's parents receive the long distance phone bill!
That's not all though.
Connor's made other friends. These friends are older. These friends are female. These friends want Connor and a couple of the older young men in our ward to go hang out with them. Did I mention these friends live 2 hours away and I think one of the young men can drive?
Connor attended his first youth conference this past weekend in Montreal. There were about 180 youth from the Ottawa, Kingston, and Montreal stakes. By the end of this 3-day retreat, Connor was on cloud-nine with the amount of new friends he made. Facebook has been a wonderful tool for him to keep connected with them all.
But how did youth conference affect the rest of the family?
One of Connor's new friends is a girl.
Not only is she a girl, but she's a girl who may have a crush on Connor due to the number of times she calls him and writes on his Facebook wall each day even after Connor tells her he's interested in somebody else (that's another story). We've had to adjust to the number of times the phone rings in the house, limit how long Connor is on the phone, and start being stern when we tell him to get off the phone when it's time for dinner. Wait until this girl's parents receive the long distance phone bill!
That's not all though.
Connor's made other friends. These friends are older. These friends are female. These friends want Connor and a couple of the older young men in our ward to go hang out with them. Did I mention these friends live 2 hours away and I think one of the young men can drive?
Friday, 2 July 2010
A is for Awesome
And for Alex Wong who I'm betting is going to win this season's So You Think You Can Dance. He's a ballet dancer from Vancouver (another reason why he's great) and he proves it in this dance that he can indeed tackle any style.
Saturday, 29 May 2010
Forgetfulness
The other morning, I opened the microwave and saw a ziplock bag with ground beef inside. The other night, I opened the oven and saw four taco shells on a baking sheet inside.
I think Sheldon is getting early-onset Alzheimer's.
I think Sheldon is getting early-onset Alzheimer's.
Saturday, 15 May 2010
Warning! This may not be true.
The increased testosterone flowing through Connor's body due to puberty has spawned many arguments lately that included threats to beat his brother up. This card that Aidan created for Connor's 14th birthday contains evidence of this but there's also a slight glimmer of hope that deep down inside they may love each other.
But then again, it may not be true.
But then again, it may not be true.
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Saturday, 1 May 2010
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