Wednesday, March 2, 2016

My Daughter Fundraiser for School Trip

Fundraiser time again! My daughter Mika has a school trip to Ripleys Aquarium and CN Tower in Toronto, On. But, they need help to raise money for the trip transportation costs.




The school fundraiser is REGAL GIFTS that sells all sorts of items in their catalogue online. You just need to type in www.prpssf.shopregal.ca and it will take you to the Port Rowan Public School Fundraiser page where you can look at online catalogue to place order and it will be shipped to you. 30% of the orders money will go towards helping for the trip! Sorry CANADA only.






It would be make the kids really happy and any bit would be appreciate to help with their fundraiser goal!


thanks again,


Ann

Monday, December 28, 2015

merry christmas! happy holidays!

Christmas is my favourite time of year! It's exciting to see family and friends and spend time with the kids:) I get anxious and excited because Christmas means that 2016 is coming! A new year is exciting and I always try my best to work on my new year's resolution and trying my best!


Christmas was wonderful! A huge real fir tree with sparkly lights and handmade decorations are so welcoming. Two turkeys full of stuffing, gravy, pumpkin pies and apple cider! The house smelled so good and we were stuffed, but of course we were all excited to play games!!! We do bingo, charades, singing, Pictionary, etc.,...It was so fun! I love how the kids are nervous but want to play cz if they do they get to win prizes and end up really having fun:)




We got so many wonderful gifts from our friends and neighbors, too! Mr. Joe got us a huge basket from Cider Keg and movies for the kids!  Mike and his family got Apple Place basket  food, clothes, toys and lots of gift cards!! Mr. Howe family gave us maple syrup!! yummy! Marie baked fresh bread and preserves! Pt Rowan MB church and friends got us toys and food! Thank you everyone and we are so lucky to have you all as friends!! Happy Holidays!

Saturday, December 19, 2015

star wars!

I saw star wars today with friends and family! It was pretty good! Definitely to be continued...Don't want to spoil anything for those who haven't seen it but, I really liked the characters and it was nice seeing all the original characters!


The kids really liked it and even my 3 yr old sat through it and loved BB8 !! Now we have to watch all the star wars movies over again!

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Another set back..

Life throws a lot of things at you..and well, sometimes you feel a little overwhelmed, tired, sad, frustrated, confused...and it's all normal to feel those things. But once you accept it, I guess you have to decide "so what are you going to do about it?". Well, my family got one of those setbacks again yesterday when my mom returned from the doctor's office.  Health issues are back and it's gotten worse.  I feel like "ok, what are we going to do about it? what can I do to attack this disease? how can I help?". I really want my family to live long and it's hard not knowing what will happen. All I can do is keep going, keep pushing, keeping hoping for good things. And keep praying.

Kids are back at school

Summer break came and went! But we definitely had a really nice summer! We did alot and went to a lot of places! And saw lots of people too! I was really happy with how the kids are growing up and have so many interests now! They are so close with playing with each other and taking on more responsibilities.  Daichi saved up doing chores around the farm/house and he saved up to buy his own 3DS and games.  Mika saved up too and she just got her 3DS and a couple of games! They are really doing well and I'm happy about how things are going with them. I hope the teachers feel the same!:)

Thursday, August 6, 2015

back to school!

Summer's almost gone, and soon the kids will be going back to school?! The summer just flew by and fall will be coming! I've gotta do the kids back to school shopping next week. I'm planning on visiting my good friend Sharlene in Milton next weekend. She's inviting us all down to her house for lunch get together! I am really excited about that! So, before heading down there I need to get all the things for Daichi and Mika! They need new clothes, shoes, lunch bags, cups, pens/pencils, binders, gluesticks, paper, erasers, etc.,..

We are planning on getting a rental as our van is getting old and we're still on the look out for another vehicle. I like the SUV size, but my husband thinks another van type is more practical for us.  We definitely could use the space.

Daichi will be grade 5 and Mika grade 4.  I have to check their bus schedules too to make sure the times and bus numbers that they will be on this year.  Time is just flying by!

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Wonderful trip

Our trip was so much fun! We had a great time and even manny kept saying "so where are we going next year?!". Emi loved all the animals and just being with Daichi and Mika! She's getting so big now!

We ended going to Niagara Falls Marineland. We stayed a few days at the Sheraton hotel. The kids loved the hotel and the swimming pool. I was so proud that Daichi's doing much better in swimming.  Mika is still trying to swim, and Emi had her first time in a swimming pool.  She went in with me and I supported her in the water and tried to get her to float and kick her feet. She did very well.

Marineland was really cute. The kids loved the King Waldorf show. It was a really cute show with dolphins, beluga whales, walrus and sea lions.  The trainers were really nice and were so friendly. We were on the red team and we were all screaming and clapping our hands cheering on our team.  The kids loved the rides too. Emi went on one ride and after that she kept saying "no more ride..scary!". So, she stayed with me, or was running wild through marineland.  Daichi and Mika went on most of the rides and had a lot of fun. Daichi loved feeding the carp fish and looking at the bears and whales.  My husband Manny and Daichi went on a really high up ride together.  That's the FIRST ride he's been on in like the 15 years I've known him! It was awesome:)

Gift shop was cute, but like any gift shop it was full of stuff that we just don't need! The kids got two things each and even picked something for the grandparents! Daichi got a fish toy and a turtle, Mika got a dolphin and clownfish, and I got Emi a marineland cup and dolphin bubbles.

The trip went by really fast and it was really fun! Manny's planning for next year already! He wants to go to the ROM in Toronto. If my sister Mari comes next year, we'll probably plan for Toronto Zoo again because the kids love it there! We'll see!