This was written by my 11 yr old niece Melissa.. I am so proud of you Melissa, i hope that one day your dream comes true in your life time...
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If I could make a wish, I would wish cancer away!
Hi my name is Melissa and I lost my grandma to cancer last May 2007.
She would always say I hear the word, I know the word; I just can't say the word.
Cancer
I lost my grandma a year ago to cancer,
You never think it could happen to someone you love,
I cried for her more than anyone I have before,
She was so weak, fragile, and young,
But cancer doesn't care who its victim is,
Live each day like it is your last,
That's what my Nana would say,
All we have left is her past,
Now she is gone,
She'll be remembered forever,
So I thought I had to do something, with this in mind I started growing my hair and now today 2008 I have long hair, so I can do something for someone with cancer. I will be donating my hair to Locks for love .With the help of my community Driftwood Park I took donations on behalf of my quest. I will be donating $200.00 to cancer in hope to make this terrible word go away forever.
Thank you to all at Driftwood Public School
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Happy Birthday Tara
I hope it you have a fantastically wonderful awesome beautiful day today, just like you are... We love you sweet cheeks.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
It's Official
Holy cheese batman, read all about it...
Andrew ate cheese today for the very first time in four years... And given the calculations, that would make it the first time in his whole life... I'm soo proud of you Andrew... Oh the life of cheese, you have opened many doors today paving your way to many more and more yummier things :) Way to go!
Other firsts that you've tried this week are: hotdogs (now if i could only get you to stop wanting them ;) )... Cheese and crackers. And (drum roll please) cereal WITH milk in it....
Guess you are getting tired of eating the same ole stuff EVERY single day!
Also, he is eating almost constantly, maybe he's going through another growth spurt...
(oh and you learned to write the letter N today as well)
Andrew ate cheese today for the very first time in four years... And given the calculations, that would make it the first time in his whole life... I'm soo proud of you Andrew... Oh the life of cheese, you have opened many doors today paving your way to many more and more yummier things :) Way to go!
Other firsts that you've tried this week are: hotdogs (now if i could only get you to stop wanting them ;) )... Cheese and crackers. And (drum roll please) cereal WITH milk in it....
Guess you are getting tired of eating the same ole stuff EVERY single day!
Also, he is eating almost constantly, maybe he's going through another growth spurt...
(oh and you learned to write the letter N today as well)
Monday, June 23, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Watching Daddy
And a little video clip of Andrew singing a song that he sings about 10 times a day. The video is kind of dark because there wasn't a whole lot of light. :P
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Cancer Relay
It was really sad. I cried lots, but it was nice being there at the same time. At one point they played a song that my parents played for their wedding dance song, it was like my mom was there and she wanted me to know it, was she speaking to me?. Please listen to this while looking at the pictures :)
Getting ready to go.
Andrew walking the relay..
These are white bags with candles burning inside them, each bag cost $5 to go to-wards cancer research, everyone of them had a name of a loved one that passed or is a survivor, sadly there were more with one that passed on. They had thousands of them lit every where in a circle and on each side of the path that the walkers and runners were relaying. They burned all night long, it was quite the site.
This was the lighting ceremonies, and 5 min silence in memory.
There was entertainment all night long.. This little girl was only 8yrs old and had an amazing voice. I couldn't get a good pic of her because it was way too loud and i didn't want to break Andrews eardrums.
Lots of campers, i think they were for the kids if they got too tired.
This was on someones tent.
Getting ready to go.
Andrew walking the relay..
These are white bags with candles burning inside them, each bag cost $5 to go to-wards cancer research, everyone of them had a name of a loved one that passed or is a survivor, sadly there were more with one that passed on. They had thousands of them lit every where in a circle and on each side of the path that the walkers and runners were relaying. They burned all night long, it was quite the site.
This was the lighting ceremonies, and 5 min silence in memory.
There was entertainment all night long.. This little girl was only 8yrs old and had an amazing voice. I couldn't get a good pic of her because it was way too loud and i didn't want to break Andrews eardrums.
Lots of campers, i think they were for the kids if they got too tired.
This was on someones tent.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Happy Birthday Melissa
Happy 11th Birthday my precious niece... We love you and hope you have a great day today, even with a foot sprang and all ;P
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Trip to Kitchener
On Sunday Andrew and I went to Kitchener to spend a few day with Grandpa G. On the first day we went to Aunt Tammy's and Uncle Carmen's for a BBQ, Stacey, Tara, Natyya, Geoff, Austen, Grandpa G, Aunt Judy, Tiffany, Jessica, Melissa, Christina and Mike came for the dinner as well, it was a great day.
Monday Andrew, Gramps, Aunt Tammy, Austen and I went to the Aud to see Natyya compete with other schools for the end of the year play day, it's really changed from when i was a kid, we would only compete with the kids in our school not with other schools, i don't think i like it this way, only the good athletic kids get to contribute now, it use to be only for fun. Natyya's school won the most ribbons tho :)
After that we went to Grandpa's trailer, Tara met us there, the boys went swimming in their underpants (we were not aware that we were going there), they swam until they insisted there were sharks in the water... After that Tara went home and the boys played in the park for a bit and then we went back to the trailer and they played in the sandbox for a while, i must add that they get along really good. Aunt Judy, Tiffany, Jessica and Melissa came after school. Andrew found a caterpillar, he LOVES caterpillars. We had a BBQ, and campfire until it rained and then we cleaned up and went back to Grandpa's place for the night.
Tues we did Grandpa's laundry. Aunt Judy came to visit and later drove me to get a Tim Horton's coffee (i cannot function without), and she picked Andrew up a happy meal. Then we picked up Grandpa and went to her place for dinner which by the way was very yummy... Then back to Grandpa's place, Andrew fell asleep at 8pm (very early for him) on Grandpa's chair half dressed, he was sooo tired.
Uncle Carmen drove us home in his big transport truck this morning.. For some reason Andrew is afraid of it.. Go figure!
Here are some pics, hopefully I'll be able to get them in some sort of order..
Andrew is wearing Grandpa G's shirt.
Austen and Andrew swimming with the sharks.
The boys in serious play.
Mr Caterpillar. Aunt Judy in the background.
The marshmallow experience, what a mess this was.. That's Tiffany holding him.
Passed out cold. He had way too much fun.
My childhood house
Natyya's school play day competition.
Monday Andrew, Gramps, Aunt Tammy, Austen and I went to the Aud to see Natyya compete with other schools for the end of the year play day, it's really changed from when i was a kid, we would only compete with the kids in our school not with other schools, i don't think i like it this way, only the good athletic kids get to contribute now, it use to be only for fun. Natyya's school won the most ribbons tho :)
After that we went to Grandpa's trailer, Tara met us there, the boys went swimming in their underpants (we were not aware that we were going there), they swam until they insisted there were sharks in the water... After that Tara went home and the boys played in the park for a bit and then we went back to the trailer and they played in the sandbox for a while, i must add that they get along really good. Aunt Judy, Tiffany, Jessica and Melissa came after school. Andrew found a caterpillar, he LOVES caterpillars. We had a BBQ, and campfire until it rained and then we cleaned up and went back to Grandpa's place for the night.
Tues we did Grandpa's laundry. Aunt Judy came to visit and later drove me to get a Tim Horton's coffee (i cannot function without), and she picked Andrew up a happy meal. Then we picked up Grandpa and went to her place for dinner which by the way was very yummy... Then back to Grandpa's place, Andrew fell asleep at 8pm (very early for him) on Grandpa's chair half dressed, he was sooo tired.
Uncle Carmen drove us home in his big transport truck this morning.. For some reason Andrew is afraid of it.. Go figure!
Here are some pics, hopefully I'll be able to get them in some sort of order..
Andrew is wearing Grandpa G's shirt.
Austen and Andrew swimming with the sharks.
The boys in serious play.
Mr Caterpillar. Aunt Judy in the background.
The marshmallow experience, what a mess this was.. That's Tiffany holding him.
Passed out cold. He had way too much fun.
My childhood house
Natyya's school play day competition.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Mommy and Me
It just came to me that i haven't posted any pictures of the 2 of us together...
Are we not just the cutest pair ever?
Are we not just the cutest pair ever?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
I'm in Love
Today we went for a walk down in the Don Valley.. Not much to report but there were lots of those blood sucking bugs out there. Anyways, i thought i would share with you my two most fav boys on the land! Aren't they just adorable? Oh and another one just because :)
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
One Stage That I Hope Goes Fastttt
Temper tantrums, meltdowns, screaming fits. Tiring me out, max...
Example:
Andrew - "can i have my water gun"
Me - "as long as you don't squirt anything but Reggy or the cat water"
Andrew - "deal"
Andrew proceeds to squirt Reggy, he sits in my path, gets me wet.
Me - "Andrew, do not squirt it in that direction I'm getting wet"
Andrew - nothing
Me -"Andrew you do that again, I'll take it away from you for the night"
He squirts Reggy again whilst hitting me.
I take the water gun away from him and told him he could get it back tomorrow.
Andrew flips out. Crying uncontrollably... Scream and shouts to have it back...
I try to calm him down, explain to him why it got taken away and told him i would read him a story or he could watch Franklin, but there was no calming him down.
Andrew is now in bed. I guess he was tired. But i think i will make it a rule for now on that the only time it is allowed to have water in it is when he's outside or in the bathtub. Lessened learned!
He's been having many of these episodes lately...I have to be patient, this too shall pass, this too shall pass.
(oh and the reason i let him squirt Reggy the cat is because he could use a bath and that's the only way he'll lick himself)
Example:
Andrew - "can i have my water gun"
Me - "as long as you don't squirt anything but Reggy or the cat water"
Andrew - "deal"
Andrew proceeds to squirt Reggy, he sits in my path, gets me wet.
Me - "Andrew, do not squirt it in that direction I'm getting wet"
Andrew - nothing
Me -"Andrew you do that again, I'll take it away from you for the night"
He squirts Reggy again whilst hitting me.
I take the water gun away from him and told him he could get it back tomorrow.
Andrew flips out. Crying uncontrollably... Scream and shouts to have it back...
I try to calm him down, explain to him why it got taken away and told him i would read him a story or he could watch Franklin, but there was no calming him down.
Andrew is now in bed. I guess he was tired. But i think i will make it a rule for now on that the only time it is allowed to have water in it is when he's outside or in the bathtub. Lessened learned!
He's been having many of these episodes lately...I have to be patient, this too shall pass, this too shall pass.
(oh and the reason i let him squirt Reggy the cat is because he could use a bath and that's the only way he'll lick himself)
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