All the kids had great sportsmanship, wishing each other good luck before competing, congratulating each other afterwards – just a nice afternoon all around. Emeraude enjoyed watching her cousins (we didn’t see Denika 🙁 but her 4 cousins from my side of the family were there as was [Read more]
by Karina Hunter Having traveled the greatest distance to arrive in Manitouwadge for the 2009 Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School Track and Field Invitational did not disadvantage Holy Angels Elementary School of Schreiber returning home as champions of the Northwestern Ontario [Read more]
Sunday, June 7th, after our Perry Lake adventures, as I mentioned, Lloyd carried me out, I was due for an injection. I brought Lloyd to the High School as he had volleyball then I drove directly to Vickie’s (my wonderful driver/friend) and picked her up, (her children were out camping for [Read more]
Wetland adventuring in Manitouwadge by Karina Hunter Turn off the Screens Week in Manitouwadge wrapped up Sunday with activities at the Perry Lake Trail sponsored by the Manitouwadge Conservation Club. Participants enjoyed a nature walk along the Ducks Unlimited trail guided by Conservation Club [Read more]
This was the 2nd to last day of Turn off the Screens Week in Manitouwadge. The Manitouwadge Conservation Club and Thunder Bay District Health Unit sponsored an afternoon on Perry Lake Trail. Lloyd & I had been taking photos for the Leisure Services Youth Soccer Program and arrived a little [Read more]
Saturday, June 6th, after attending the OPP‘s Bike Rodeo (part of turn off the screens week) Emeraude asked to go to the Cow Palace and redeem a coupon she had recieved at the Rodeo for a free Mr.Freeze (all the kids received them for redemption at either the Cow or the Petro for wearing [Read more]
Saturday morning, Turn off the Screens Week fun continued in Manitouwadge with a Bike Rodeo sponsored by the Ontario Provincial Police, Manitouwadge Leisure Services and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. The rec centre auditorium was packed with young bikers, eager to show off their knowledge [Read more]
After a very long day, yet another trip to the hospital for pain meds (these had been quite discouraging on this day as their had been an incident where a nurse refused to give me my meds wanting me to wait & speak to the doctor and not thinking I would, (of course patients do [Read more]
Lloyd & Thomas Brandt 2nd session building Emeraude’s Playground (the first was a surprise when we came home from the firefighters obstacle couse the same day we bought it… that day they were working in the rain – so incredibly thoughtful!) which I bought for her birthday [Read more]
I needed an activity that didn’t require any physical ability and very little cognitive ability (when I am in a lot of pain, it can be difficult to concentrate so activities that don’t have many rules or steps are great) and Emeraude received so many beautiful and educational gifts for [Read more]
Emeraude won a bubble kit from the Firefighter’s Challenge the other night (thank you Jackie for being so warm & helpful! & Thanks also to Jen for your help so I could work, now I just cross my fingers that it wasn’t for nothing); she had been admiring this very kit for some [Read more]
Ok, so the article for Turn off the screens week is giving me a hard time… I’d love to blame it on Jackie from whom I’m waiting for a couple numbers but really can’t as I could, in theory, write it out with fake numbers and then just fill them in when I have them. [Read more]
More soccer fun… Emeraude has certainly come out of her shell at soccer. Last night was so great to watch, she not only ran with her team but actually kicked the ball and participated in the game on more than one occasion. During her short time as goalie she even made a save! I’m so [Read more]
This is one of the many beautiful gifts Emeraude received for her birthday. It was completely age appropriate and she very much enjoyed painting it. We let it dry over night and it now hangs proudly in her bedroom window. [Read more]
