Monthly Archives: February 2009

Penguin Party Cake

Posted on February 27, 2009 by frances

Here’s the penguin cake I made for Josh’s penguin party at school.  They celebrated the end of their penguin unit with a trip to the swimming pool, a fish stick lunch and a penguin movie. Unfortunately, I had to work, … Continue reading →

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Cedars’ Science Fair 2009

Posted on February 20, 2009 by frances

Today was Cedars’ Science Fair.  There were lots of great projects including the Grade 1 Penguin exhibit and Hannah’s “Pumped-Up Plants”.  Hannah’s experiment was to determine if giving plants double as much fertilizer as recommended would help them grow or … Continue reading →

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Back To Reality

Posted on February 17, 2009 by frances

Well, we’re home and it’s back to the regular routine.  It’s always hard to get home and have to live your normal life again!!  Science fair projects, gymnastics classes, piano lessons… and  that’s just the kids’ stuff.  It’s back to … Continue reading →

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Our Last Day

Posted on February 15, 2009 by chris

It’s our last day in Scottsdale. As has become the norm, we got up around 9am and then worked on making a plan for the day. It really is nice not having a schedule. Too bad that all changes tomorrow … Continue reading →

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McDowell Mountain

Posted on February 13, 2009 by chris

We went on a nice hike at McDowell Mountain this afternoon. It was nearly 7 km’s long, including the trail that gets you to the trail! We started out in the bottom of a valley and then climbed up along … Continue reading →

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Game Night

Posted on February 13, 2009 by chris

Last night we went to see the Vancouver Canucks take on the Phoenix Coyotes. Since I have two Coyotes on my fantasy hockey team I did feel compelled to cheer for those players as well as the Canucks. The crowd … Continue reading →

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A Little Bike Ride

Posted on February 11, 2009 by admin

This morning Frances and I went for a nice bike ride. First I had to get the bikes ready to go. All four bikes here had flat tires and the brakes would have almost gotten you to a full stop. … Continue reading →

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Hello from Scottsdale

Posted on February 9, 2009 by admin

Well we’ve made it Scottsdale, AZ. We actually left Prince George on Sunday morning so we could spend the day with the Breedvelds. They were nice enough to pick us up at the airport. Straight from YVR we headed out … Continue reading →

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