In the next couple of weeks? Excited to get outta dodge and drive south to Winnipeg. Sid, Cordelia and myself. A mini-vacay for Sid. We’ll have more than three restaurants to choose from, we’ll go to Tinkertown to take him on the rides and stay at a hotel with a kid-friendly pool area so he can swim each day. I thought about going to the Zoo but honestly, I’m not sure how I feel about them. I did take my older three kids years ago but then I watched Blackfish. Maybe I’ll tell myself the animals in there have been rescued and are being treated ten times better than if left in the wild? I love being in the city but after a few days I’ll be happy to return to the north, the bush and being in the middle of nowhere.
In the next couple of months? Sid starts Kindergarten in September! I hope it’s a smooth adjustment and that he loves school. With the youngest of my three older kids just graduating high school (Cordelia), it’s a mixture of excitement/anxiety knowing we’re starting all over again from the beginning. Home reading, homework, parent-teacher conferences, school assemblies, Christmas concerts, fundraisers, Halloween parties etc. EEK. But we can do it.
In the next decade or so? I do look forward to the day when my three older kids are somewhat settled in relationships and careers, it’s Christmas and they’re all coming home with their spouses and kids for a northern Christmas and Mom’s cooking.
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