Thursday morning update

We had a bit of a tough night last night. Oliver has been sick and is on antibiotics, and last night he begged to go to bed (highly unusual). He woke frequently, crying and saying that his head was all jumbled up and that his whole body hurt. The pediatrician said just to watch him closely. He finally fell into a restful sleep and this morning seemed to be better.

It is amazing how a child can change your life. He is the most precious thing in the world and it is so terrifying to think something is wrong that I cannot fix or understand immediately. So, to all those new parents, the sleepless nights never really end. Which is not a bad thing. After all, who would want to sleep through this?

Oliver Playing Soccer

Here is Oliver on a breakaway. Nice shot Amy!

Oliver playing soccer

Here you see him working the pack looking for the ball.

Oliver and friend Stefano

Oliver and friend Stefano at play in the park after school yesterday.

Oliver Makes a Deposit

The family went to the bank and deposited all the change that Oliver has extracted from me and Amy into his account. Out of the kindness of his heart he also opted to donate $10.00 to the Children's Miracle Foundation of Manitoba. His donation qualified him for a new stuffed animal he is quite the philanthropist.

Oliver with Seamus

Oliver with Seamus, who is now 11 and has diabetes.


A beautiful photo of Oliver holding Sister Bear (from my sister, Susan).

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Ha, got her with some food photography!

Our lunch yesterday was a Thai salmon salad with a ginger and lemongrass dressing - that sounds much more appetizing than "cold pasta." I guess the subtleties were lost on the diner. Or maybe he wrote that to entice me to get involved with the family blog project, which to date I have been largely ignoring.

On another note, I just finished "A complicated kindness" by Miriam Toews. She has created a character that I couldn't stop thinking about. Very captivating story, and by a local author, at that!

Also, if you haven't read "Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs and are in the mood for a trainwreck, pick it up. A tragic and compelling story - available at your local library.

Amy made a very nice salmon salad lunch with cold pasta. Very tasty. We discussed building stuff and dumping cash into the cottage. So great food and wonderful conversation, thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

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We went to Minaki for the day. Things went well, with the exception of a freeze damaged part of the toilet. luckily it is a cheep part.

Oliver is a bit under the weather so we did not spend the night. The big news is we picked a site for his Tree Fort, and have contacted Rob to stat building within the next two weeks.