The weekend went well. No major problems for the rest of the weekend.
On Saturday, Corbin, Jeremy, Babcia and myself played outside in the snow for almost two hours. the boys had way too much fun - all bundled up in snow pants, gloves and toques.
Later the boys played with Babcia while I worked on the laptop, un-installing and installing software and cleaning up the hard drive.
Sunday was a relaxing day. I packed our stuff and brought it up to the front of the house. The kids played with Babcia while I read the newspaper.
The trip back to Windsor was uneventful. Weather was good for the most part. We stopped in London to grab a bite to eat.
We came back to a garage full of garbage and recycling and a crawl space that was cleared out for the boys to play in. A job well done Tina.
Posted by Adam
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Friday, 25 January 2008
Brantford or Bust
I decided to take the boys to Brantford to give Tina a break and so that she could clean up the crawlspace without interruption.
The drive to Brantford was uneventful and we arrived early enough so that I could be some chips at the chip wagon. Yum. Babcia was excited to see the boys. They played and played and played.
Things were going okay until I told Corbin to change into his pyjamas and to change them in my room, not Babcia's. Things went badly very quick. Corbin became totally non-compliant and went into a loud and long tirade. I had to call Tina to see if she could calm him down - and he did.
Later Corbin and I talked about what happened and had a really good discussion.
Posted by Adam
The drive to Brantford was uneventful and we arrived early enough so that I could be some chips at the chip wagon. Yum. Babcia was excited to see the boys. They played and played and played.
Things were going okay until I told Corbin to change into his pyjamas and to change them in my room, not Babcia's. Things went badly very quick. Corbin became totally non-compliant and went into a loud and long tirade. I had to call Tina to see if she could calm him down - and he did.
Later Corbin and I talked about what happened and had a really good discussion.
Posted by Adam
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Corbin's Speech
As part of the Grade 4 curriculum, students are expected to give a speech about a topic they are familiar with - the whole 'public speaking' thing that I remember I had to do to.
It took Tina and Corbin several weeks to nail down the topic: his guinea pig. After that, Tina was concerned that Corbin would have problems with the speech. It got to the point where Tina was more worried about the speech then Corbin was. I told Tina to take a step back and let Corbin work out the speech. If he fails at school, so be it. Tina saw the logic in that statement and let Corbin take the lead (with some prompting, of course).
Tina decided to use cue cards with short phrases and images related to guinea. Corbin's teacher said the key thing was not to read the cards, but to speak to the class.
Well, according to Corbin's EA, he did an awesome job with his speech. There were no problems. Corbin's take on his speech was, as usual, entirely different and low key. I saw the cue cards on the table and asked Corbin some questions. He had essentially memorized the entire speech - his memorization skills are top notch.
Congrats Corbin on a job well done (and thank you to Tina for taking the time to assist Corbin).
Posted by Adam
It took Tina and Corbin several weeks to nail down the topic: his guinea pig. After that, Tina was concerned that Corbin would have problems with the speech. It got to the point where Tina was more worried about the speech then Corbin was. I told Tina to take a step back and let Corbin work out the speech. If he fails at school, so be it. Tina saw the logic in that statement and let Corbin take the lead (with some prompting, of course).
Tina decided to use cue cards with short phrases and images related to guinea. Corbin's teacher said the key thing was not to read the cards, but to speak to the class.
Well, according to Corbin's EA, he did an awesome job with his speech. There were no problems. Corbin's take on his speech was, as usual, entirely different and low key. I saw the cue cards on the table and asked Corbin some questions. He had essentially memorized the entire speech - his memorization skills are top notch.
Congrats Corbin on a job well done (and thank you to Tina for taking the time to assist Corbin).
Posted by Adam
Sunday, 20 January 2008
The End of an Era...Almost
Today, Tina removed the VCR from the office and a bunch of kids video tapes for Bev & Gerry to take home with them.
Bev mentioned before how their old VCR died. We didn't use the VCR in the office all that much - the boys mostly watched DVDs - so we decided to give them the VCR. Tina also packed in a bunch of toys for the boys so that when we go up to Goderich, the boys can play with something other than dolls and 'girl' toys.
We still have one VCR downstairs, but I think that VCR will be on it's way out before the end of the summer. I haven't used for god knows how long. I see that space being replaced by a HD digital cable tuner with a PVR or maybe a PS3. Who knows?
Posted by Adam
Bev mentioned before how their old VCR died. We didn't use the VCR in the office all that much - the boys mostly watched DVDs - so we decided to give them the VCR. Tina also packed in a bunch of toys for the boys so that when we go up to Goderich, the boys can play with something other than dolls and 'girl' toys.
We still have one VCR downstairs, but I think that VCR will be on it's way out before the end of the summer. I haven't used for god knows how long. I see that space being replaced by a HD digital cable tuner with a PVR or maybe a PS3. Who knows?
Posted by Adam
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Jeremy's Birthday Party
With Jeremy's birthday falling during the Christmas holidays, we decided to have Jeremy's birthday party - the one with his friends - in January.Tina sent out the invitations to Jeremy's classmates and we got 6 or 7 "so and so will be attending" responses. Corbin invited a classmate. The Karb boys also attended. Even Bev & Gerry came down from Goderich to spend some time with their grand children.The birthday was held at the Forest Glade Community Centre. They provide the food save for the cake, keep the kids busy with games and do all the cleaning up. Who could beat that deal?
The party began at 1:30. Jeremy wasn't quite sure what to make of it. But he - and his friends - had lots of fun. They did lots of running around in the gym before having hot dogs, chips, juice and birthday cake. Then it was present opening time - which Paul, one of the workers, handled very well. Tina enjoyed the concept of watching the party. It was all over by 3:30.
Jeremy enjoyed the party - as did all his guests.Posted by Adam
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Hooked on Video Games
Tonight Jeremy asked me if he could play the 'Zelda video game like I said at Best Buy'. I couldn't ignore that request and said he could after he had his bath.
He got his pull-ups and pjs and said he was ready to play. I told him to get his bean bag and sit down. I gave him the game and he began playing it. Corbin naturally wanted to watch and to 'help' out, but I knew that would lead to a battle between brothers, so I told Corbin to stay-out. He was not happy.
Jeremy played away, getting his character killed a few times. He got a pillow from his room to prop up his head on the bean bag. He started to get the hang off the game. But it was time for bed. He gave me the game but started balling his eyes out. Next time I said.
It was cute. I'll post a picture when I get a chance.
Posted by Adam
He got his pull-ups and pjs and said he was ready to play. I told him to get his bean bag and sit down. I gave him the game and he began playing it. Corbin naturally wanted to watch and to 'help' out, but I knew that would lead to a battle between brothers, so I told Corbin to stay-out. He was not happy.
Jeremy played away, getting his character killed a few times. He got a pillow from his room to prop up his head on the bean bag. He started to get the hang off the game. But it was time for bed. He gave me the game but started balling his eyes out. Next time I said.
It was cute. I'll post a picture when I get a chance.
Posted by Adam
Sunday, 13 January 2008
Family Trip To ... Best Buy
The family stopped at Best Buy on Sunday after learning the Columbia store was closed for inventory.
Tina stopped in at the Real Canadian Superstore to get some groceries before going to Best Buy.
Corbin and Jeremy both like to play the various video game demos they have set up. Jeremy especially likes to play with the Nintendo DS Lite. He was playing the Zelda game and Tina was impressed at how well he used the stylus to move the character around.
We looked at some other things, like big screen TVs and Apple iMac desktop - a sweet computer. Jeremy didn't wan to leave so I told him that he could play Zelda on my Nintendo DS.
Posted by Adam
Tina stopped in at the Real Canadian Superstore to get some groceries before going to Best Buy.
Corbin and Jeremy both like to play the various video game demos they have set up. Jeremy especially likes to play with the Nintendo DS Lite. He was playing the Zelda game and Tina was impressed at how well he used the stylus to move the character around.
We looked at some other things, like big screen TVs and Apple iMac desktop - a sweet computer. Jeremy didn't wan to leave so I told him that he could play Zelda on my Nintendo DS.
Posted by Adam
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