It's because whenever I manage to get a picture of all three of them, they're being super silly!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Beautiful day
After a week of fog, rain and grey skies the sun is shining today and calling everyone to come outside and play. By ten o'clock we were on our way to the park. I asked Caelan if he wanted to walk and he replied with an enthusiastic "yeah!"
So proud of my little man!
He walked all the way there!! I thought for sure that I'd end up pushing the walker for a bit while carrying him, but no, he was determined! We took a couple of pauses but he did fantastic. He was so proud of himself motoring along and listened really well whenever cars passed by. He even managed a wave for some of them! He was all smiles when we got to the park.
So proud of my little man!
... and he even made it all the way home!!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Speech Language
Caelan completed a speech language assessment at OCTC today and we're so happy with the results. We have yet to receive the official report but Damian was there today for the final portion of testing. It seems that Caelan is pretty much right on track with his development, hitting somewhere in the 3 year old range. In fact, in some areas of his comprehension he's actually closer to the 4 year old level!! Such a proud parent day! Makes my heart swell.
What we need to work on are some more of the positional signs. This is something that as I type it, I'm thinking that maybe we've been told this before?! Anyway, we're talking about signs for "beside", "behind", "in front", "on top"... We also have to work on the concepts of "most or least" and "longest and shortest".
On the topic of homework we've started our list of signs Caelan knows and uses and we're well over 100... I think those teachers are going to have a lot to learn over the summer!
Oh, and more good news. There doesn't seem to be any issue with Caelan continuing on with OCTC for his speech language therapy. Near the end of June when preschool is finishing up, his therapist will forward his file over to the general OCTC Speech Therapist who will continue to follow him until he's 5 years old and the school board picks him up. This was a huge relief because after our meeting I had the impression that this might end up being a bit of a battle. It will work like it did before he started preschool in that he'll be seen weekly for ten visits and then have 10 weeks off and it will repeat like that for the year.
What we need to work on are some more of the positional signs. This is something that as I type it, I'm thinking that maybe we've been told this before?! Anyway, we're talking about signs for "beside", "behind", "in front", "on top"... We also have to work on the concepts of "most or least" and "longest and shortest".
On the topic of homework we've started our list of signs Caelan knows and uses and we're well over 100... I think those teachers are going to have a lot to learn over the summer!
Oh, and more good news. There doesn't seem to be any issue with Caelan continuing on with OCTC for his speech language therapy. Near the end of June when preschool is finishing up, his therapist will forward his file over to the general OCTC Speech Therapist who will continue to follow him until he's 5 years old and the school board picks him up. This was a huge relief because after our meeting I had the impression that this might end up being a bit of a battle. It will work like it did before he started preschool in that he'll be seen weekly for ten visits and then have 10 weeks off and it will repeat like that for the year.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Just had to share
Caelan made his way up the entire flight of stairs tonight all by himself!
For the millionth time I'm thinking it's a good thing we live in a bungalow!
For the millionth time I'm thinking it's a good thing we live in a bungalow!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
giddy with savings
If you haven't heard, I'm cheap... although frugal sounds better.
Regardless, I love a good deal, a great sale and coupons.
I've been searching the internet for ideas on couponning in Canada. You can watch all these Extreme Couponners from the United States but I just can't figure out how to match those kind of savings here in Canada. However, I've discovered that there are people doing just that! It's renewed my interest and my motivation to find a good deal. Although it can be very time consuming I've found some great websites that have really helped me out. The best advice I received and will in turn give to you is to check out Mrs. January's website. I'll try to link some of them up under my blog roll soon.
There are so many people I know that despise grocery shopping. Not me. I love it and even more so when I know I've done a great job at it. I grew up in a family that drove from store to store getting all the best deals. I simply don't have time for that and with the price of gas these days who could afford it!? I definitely scour the flyers for the best deals but would try to limit myself to only a couple of stores. Not anymore though. Not since I discovered price matching at The Real Canadian Superstore. Now I go grocery shopping with all my flyers and my list of deals to one store. Don't go rolling your eyes! It's easy and quick when you're organized so you're not holding up the line -- and I try not to go when it's crazy busy just in case I'm not as organized as I think I am! It's actually two-fold because not only do you get the satisfaction of getting a sale that was intended for another store, you also feel like you've scored such a better deal because most things are substantially more expensive at the Superstore.
For example...
I still haven't mastered coupons. Or maybe it's just because I've never seen coupons for fresh fruits, vegetables or meat and that's the majority of what we buy. Come to think of it, rarely do I find coupons for the other staples like flour, milk, butter or eggs! Let me know if you do, but for now I'm just happy with my price matching savings!!
There are so many people I know that despise grocery shopping. Not me. I love it and even more so when I know I've done a great job at it. I grew up in a family that drove from store to store getting all the best deals. I simply don't have time for that and with the price of gas these days who could afford it!? I definitely scour the flyers for the best deals but would try to limit myself to only a couple of stores. Not anymore though. Not since I discovered price matching at The Real Canadian Superstore. Now I go grocery shopping with all my flyers and my list of deals to one store. Don't go rolling your eyes! It's easy and quick when you're organized so you're not holding up the line -- and I try not to go when it's crazy busy just in case I'm not as organized as I think I am! It's actually two-fold because not only do you get the satisfaction of getting a sale that was intended for another store, you also feel like you've scored such a better deal because most things are substantially more expensive at the Superstore.
For example...
- 400g tub of Philly Cream Cheese regularly $6.99 at Superstore was on sale for $2.97 at No Frills
- Pork tenderloin, regularly over $18/kg at Superstore on sale for approximately $6 at Food Basics
- Avocados were 3/$5 at Superstore but on sale at Food Basics for $0.67/lb resulting in a $3 saving
- Cauliflower was on sale at Superstore for $2, but it was on for a better sale of $1.50 at Walmart
I still haven't mastered coupons. Or maybe it's just because I've never seen coupons for fresh fruits, vegetables or meat and that's the majority of what we buy. Come to think of it, rarely do I find coupons for the other staples like flour, milk, butter or eggs! Let me know if you do, but for now I'm just happy with my price matching savings!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)