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WWTB day 10…

08 Sunday Jul 2018

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the final day of my week with the boys while the rest of the family visit the East Coast…

tidied bedrooms, watched videos, went to a movie, read and mowed the grass…

relaxed for the remainder of the day…

we talked about the best things during our time together… biggest hit was our steak and lobster dinner… best camp happening was touching the snake… best thing for the older one was sleeping in and our visit to The Forks… not a bad list, lol…

suitcases, pillows, groceries, backpack and shoes all ready to go… then there were the happy faces as they got picked up, lol…

bye;-)…

WWTB day 9…

07 Saturday Jul 2018

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started our day with breakfast at the “A”…

while we were there we decided to take the new Assiniboine Park Trolley down to The Forks and back for an adventure…

we hurried home, watered, took out steak and lobster to thaw for dinner, loaded up the backpack and headed to the Park…

we circled the Riley Family Duck Pond, counting varieties of ducks and numbers of babies… we waited for the Trolley at the entrance to the English Garden and rode it around the park five or six times before heading downtown…

once we got to The Forks we took part in the Winnipeg Fishing Festival… well two of us did, one was not being very cooperative…

we completed a booklet and entered both boys into the draw… the first name drawn was the youngest… the one who didn’t participate, lol… he won a rod and reel and a tackle box… very generously he gave his brother the rod…

home on the Trolley, stopped at the grocery store for butter and garlic and back to the house to make our celebratory dinner…

it was delicious… the boys are excited to be going to their Uncle’s tomorrow… he has a pool… I am excited to have my house back to myself;-)…

WWTB day 8…

06 Friday Jul 2018

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final day of zoo camp… as we left the house we saw the bunny again… the older grandson and I dropped off the camper and wandered around the Gardens trying to catch Pokémon… the app stopped working for quite a while so we headed into the Park Cafe for a drink to pass some time…

then over to Costco to buy a few essentials and some treats to put away for our camping trips this summer… home to drop off the groceries, and back to the Park Cafe for lunch with a dear friend…

the Pokémon app worked better so we spent time afterwards walking around playing;-)… there were many new Pokémon to catch today…

picked up the camper and visited Save-On-Foods for a variety of chicken wings for our supper… went very nicely with the shrimp ring and Caesar salad…

after dinner we watered plants and baskets and I noticed that the pot that fell when the umbrella flew off the table yesterday was broken… very sad…

tv, video games and chatting with friends is the plan for the rest of the evening…

WWTB day 7…

05 Thursday Jul 2018

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another busy day…

have really been enjoying the drive through the Park each morning as we go to and from the zoo for camp… wonderful relaxing way to start the day…

our supper plan was a frozen pizza, followed by a delicious dessert pizza… our various descriptions included: smells like s’mores; looks like a giant chocolate chip cookie; tastes like hot chocolate… yum… we did discuss that the whole pizza was 880 calories which was why I had a single slice… might just be getting a few of these to have on hand in the freezer;-)…

the older one ran out to the gas bar to pick up some milk for tomorrow’s breakfast and came across this bunny when he returned… clever boy circled around and came in to get me to go out and see it;-)…

WWTB day 6…

04 Wednesday Jul 2018

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bit of a sleep in this morning as I didn’t have to be at the office until 9…

during the very early morning there was a big thunderstorm, which kept me awake… so I hadn’t slept well for the second night and started the day with a serious headache…

got a few shots of the eggplants covered in rainwater before heading out…

dropped the camper off and got a quick bye grandma… much more enthusiastic today, lol…

not long after I got home (early because we started late and finished early today) the wind blew the umbrella right off the table and onto the deck by the hot tub just a few feet from the middle guy… scary…

we went over to the Park to hunt for Pokémon and when we got there the app stopped working… so instead, we searched for frogs and found a bunch…

nice to have some one-on-one time with this guy… we picked up the camper and walked over the bridge for ice cream at Sargent Sundae… spotted a plane flying over the river as we crossed it…

heard about everyone’s day as we had supper…

did laundry because at least one of these young men gets his clothes really dirty, lol…

WWTB day 5…

03 Tuesday Jul 2018

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great news… the youngest did go to camp and had a great time… I was a bit worried about whether he would actually get there…

he hadn’t been to camp before and had a poor night’s sleep… maybe worrying about it…

got up and got his bag packed with lunch, two snacks and a water bottle in addition to rain gear and a change of clothes… had a bit of trouble getting the bag closed, lol…

spent a few minutes relaxing before taking him over to the Park…

dropped him off at the very beginning of the check-in time and he went in, a bit tentative but he went through the gate…

kept my phone close all day long, but he clearly enjoyed himself and there were no calls…

when I picked him up he wanted to stay longer to play soccer…

as we drove away he advised that I needed to drop him off at the exact same time tomorrow so he would have extra play time…

meanwhile the older one slept for most of the day… he did eventually get up and do the few chores on the list I’d left him… did I mention he is 13, lol…

together we decided on bits and pieces to have for supper from various meals we’ve eaten over the last few days… we also reviewed our planned meals and made a few adjustments to be sure we had all the meals covered…

tv and video games till bedtime, lol…

I think some of us are more tired than others…

WWTB day 4…

02 Monday Jul 2018

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very relaxed and sunshiny day…

slept in and the boys had cereal for breakfast while I had a smoothie…

games and tv took up a good portion of their day… we also labeled items for camp and did a bit of clothing repair…

after grilled cheese for lunch, we walked over to Amherst Park where the boys played some football and we took a picture of them in the same spot where they had played on July 2nd, 2011 with Grandpa;-)…

it was lovely to watch them as they tossed and kicked the ball back and forth… I spent a bit of time on the swings, lol…

from there we walked to 7-Eleven for slurpees…

back home for more tv and games…

baths, supper and quiet time before bed…

we’ve been keeping to the menu that we made when shopping on Friday, so tonight we had lamb chops, rice, mushrooms, carrots and radishes…

looks like the rain is coming…

hope tomorrow is a nice day for Zoo camp;-)…

WWTB day 3…

01 Sunday Jul 2018

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last night we did stay up and walk over to the the track behind the Library to watch the fireworks… it was a beautiful night and a great show…

this morning we slept in… well I was awake, but stayed in bed so the boys could get their sleep…

once up, and after breakfast, we spent some time in the garden… did some watering, trimming and relaxing… tv watching, video game playing, and possibly some napping was how we spent most of the day, with a bit of time outside playing with the football…

around four we packed a bag and walked over to the Children’s Playground at the Park…

there were a lot of people enjoying Canada Day festivities…. we caught a few Pokémon and then started home when the thunder and lightning started… part way home the rain poured down… we decided to pick up pizza and walked fast…

once we arrived home we took off our wet jackets, hats, shoes and the backpack and had the pizza… thankfully, the box had not quite disintegrated…

FaceTimed with mommy and watched some tv…

WWTB day 2…

30 Saturday Jun 2018

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another fun day…

after breakfast the older mowed the grass, whipper snipped, and we moved the rocking chair… we will see how it feels in the new spot…

then we headed over to the Zoo to check out the wolves and big bugs…

it was overcast but not too hot… we also stayed quite a while in the butterfly garden, sitting still and hoping that a butterfly would land on us…

stopped at Indigo to pick up some reading material… was all excited that they wanted books, but they meant graphic novels, ie comics, lol… although the boys did tell me they read all the words…

lunch at Subway and home to play video games and watch tv…

organized twice stuffed potatoes to go with our country style spareribs as this was the request…

they are currently playing football in the park…

planning to watch fireworks at eleven just a few streets over…

and sleep in tomorrow…