Posts Tagged “Parenting As Child Exploitation”
As with I think every year since I started blogging, here is my post with costumes and carved pumpkins. Your enjoyment is probably directly proportional to the familiarity you have with my family.
After Cub Scout resident camp there was a bit of activity in the month of July before we went on vacation to Victoria, B.C. (which will be another blog post coming soon, I promise). One of the things that happened in July was Déla attending a feis, and there are no good pictures from that,…
This was the last year that Ciáran would be going to Cub Scout resident camp, and the week we went also happened to include his birthday. Oh, we made sure it was memorable. As you might expect, one of the first stops as soon as possible was the climbing wall. And that is Xavier climbing…
So much happened over the last few months, we were so busy I didn’t have much time to work on this blog as you can tell from the lack of posts. Let me catch you up on some of the highlights since June. You might remember the last post just before my unplanned hiatus included, among…
The first day of school happened a few weeks ago, I know I am late in getting these posted. Let’s kick off with August, who started school first. Here he his on his way to 9th grade. The next day was the first day for most of the other kids, Xavier started 2nd grade, Ciáran…
This year I am only leading one den of Cub Scouts. After two years of dual den leadership I am quite happy that I only have one den as with everything else that is going on with the other kids it is going to be a ridiculously busy year as it is. With so much…
I have discussed this band a lot over the years and wasn’t going to say anything else but a new wrinkle in my relationship with the band came up and I had to post about it. First up is the new album, the band’s first in 7 years. While We’re At It is a great…
It was a busy week, the first with the kids out of school, but most of the activities in this installment happened over the weekend. First up was Xavier’s final game of the season. Then there was the crossing-over ceremony. Instead of a Blue & Gold banquet in February, which is when a number of…
Today is the last day of school – well, sort of. Tuesday was the last day for August as he graduated 8th grade, Wednesday the last day for Xavier as preschool ended, then today for the other kids. Laura isn’t done yet as public school still has two weeks to go. Sunday was the Baccalaureate…