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From English lakes to Canadian Rockies http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109 Just another CPO Blogs weblog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:11:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nearly packed for the next trip. Well we are off again on Monday so i had hubby help me put the trailer tent up the other day. I am sure i could do it myself but for the fact our back garden is sloped so it makes it hard to reach the top to zip the ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/07/04/nearly-packed-for-the-next-trip/ School’s out camping trip :) Well after a busy week with the end of school activities for Lewis and getting the pop up trailer ready for camping, Thursday dawned clear and bright. In the morning I bustled around packing last minute things and cleaning the house whilst entertaining Holly and her friend who I look ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/07/02/schools-out-camping-trip/ If schools nearly out let’s get ready for camping!! Oh my, I cant beleive how lazy i was on Friday :) it was supposed to be my daughter's leaving party at the beach from 10am til 11.30, but as i have membership to the beach(it's a private community) a friend and i decided to have lunch there too and ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/06/23/if-schools-nearly-out-lets-get-ready-for-camping/ School Sleep over Well Friday was Lewis's long awaited school sleep over, oh what a brave teacher he has lol Thursday afternoon i spent hours making about 50-60 banana and chocolate chip muffins as my contribution to the big event, all the teacher had asked was that we bring either a dessert or a ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/06/17/school-sleep-over/ Another soggy weekend Well i wish the weather would improve it's been almost non stop rain since urgh!!! weeks:( We had planned to go camping but changed our minds due to the weather, even though the pop up tent gives us plenty of room camping in torrents of rain just is not fun. So ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/06/09/another-soggy-weekend/ School’s nearly out. What to write about today...... Well yesterday i went for coffee with a friend, another Mum from pre school I look after her children I have been doing it for about 4 months now and I love it her girls (age 4 almost 5 and 7yr old) get on amazing with ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/06/05/schools-nearly-out/ Just catching up Well it's been quite a nice few days as a family even though Lewis was a monster on Sat still I suppose with a 6yr old we are lucky that he is mostly good. A lesson learned though as his major strop he could put words to was that he ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/06/03/just-catching-up/ Life gets in the way…. I remember before i had the blog i used to wonder why friends did not update theirs all the time now i know, time just gets away from you and before you know it a few days has gone by, then a week and in my case more. What have we ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/05/28/life-gets-in-the-way/ All singing all dancing scales Dh came home from work with some bathroom scales yesterday, why oh why does he have to find the most expensive most complicated scales on the market :) Now at least after being out here all this time I can weigh myself and for a few days it will probably ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/04/08/all-singing-all-dancing-scales/ Nearly two years ago… Wow, this is my first attempt at blogging so bear with me :) I cant beleive that on May 21st it will be 2 years since we emigrated from the beautiful English lakes. Sometimes I really miss it especially when I have been chatting to friends from back home, my friend ... http://blog.canadianparents.com/tina0109/2008/04/07/nearly-two-years-ago/