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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Pinky Not Porky




Today Tim had his hair dyed a shocking pink. I picked him up from the hairdresser where he and friend Kyle both had their hair done in response to an activity at the school where they work. Today was an anti-bullying day across Canada. People were asked to wear pink to show they were against bullying in any form at schools, in the workplace, anywhere. Tim and Kyle had stated they would both dye their hair a shocking pink if 300 or more of the students in their school would wear pink. Guess what....??

It was interesting to see the reaction of Tim's little boy Oliver who is 16 months old and has never seen Dad without his beard and dark hair. Oliver stood stock still for about 3 minutes when he saw Tim. Once he'd made his mind up this was really Dad, he went over and gave Tim a hug, but it took a few moments.

Now, for at least a little while Tim can really say he's in the pink before he buzzes it off and gets back to being good old Dad with the dark hair.

Love to all who read this post.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

An Important Milestone


Today was another important step in the lives of some of the family. Tim and Andi registered Charlotte for kindergarten to begin in September. Kindergarten!...I can't believe it. It just seems like yesterday that we were waiting to hear the result from Andi's C-section as to whether or not they had a son or daughter and how big the child would be . It hardly seems possible that Charlotte will begin her formal schooling in September. Where did the in between years go? However, Charlotte is ready, she is so keen to learn, to be with other kids of her own age and to try new experiences. I think that kindergarten is just what she needs right now. I'm sure that these few months going through the spring, the summer and into the fall will go very quickly, particularly for Tim and Andi her parents and for Cynthia, Bill, Jo and myself, her grandparents. For Charlotte, I'm sure that they will go slowly as she can't wait and is excited about going. Here's to the beginning of another, wonderful step in her life. Bring it on!