Loic: Hello out there

Hello out there!

Grad school + 2 small kids + three dogs + two bunnies + a husband leaves little time to blog.

I shall do brief updates and will add some photos. I haven't posted since last fall so won't get into any details - but Christmas was great, same with the fall term. I have realized that making lunches for kids is not fun (when will they be old enough to do this themselves??) and I still love my little front veggie garden, now complete with a steel T.rex that I got for my birthday. Such an awesome gift!!

Grad School: what an amazing experience. I am in the thick of things class wise, but it is pretty darn awesome. I take 5 classes per term, plus have work to do on my major project. This term is done for me April 30th then I have four months to complete my major project. I am going back to work on Wednesdays only starting in May and am looking forward to that. While I have cried (mostly last term, at apple fest - sorry Rob, Erin and Dad for that!) I am loving the experience and am learning so much.

The kids: Loic & Maelle are both so funny and so smart. They are a total riot 98% of the time and we sure enjoy them. Loic is doing well in Kindergarten after a rough start, and Maelle still loves her daycare. Maelle turned 3 yesterday and Loic will be 6 in July. Loic still wants to be a scientist and she wants to be a Dr. and a mommy. Loic is still a soft, sweet lovely little boy who asks a million questions a day about science. Maelle is so so funny, she has her dollies she loves and the things she says! She adores the colour pink, dresses, jewellery and anything fancy - where did this come from??

Tyler, Toby & Taz: Tyler is doing remarkably well. He will be 13 or so this summer and has recovered so nicely from his back injury. We hike off leash a lot and he is loving it. He is also back on clomicalm because he is quite barky during the day at home but we are working on it. We bough a drop cam and can spy on him while we are out - a maddening thing to do but helps us sort out what is working (and mostly what isn't). We take him with us or plan to be home with him when our tenant is home. Oh dog, 12 years of your barking now - I guess he is predictable?? The other two are doing well too. We know now that Taz is prone to pancreatitis so he is on a low fat food.

Bunnies: Messy & cute. While Rob doesn't see the point, he is a good sport about them. He built them an amazing two story hutch in the kitchen and is a good sport about moving them around and helping me out with them when I am in class late.

We lost Pinchy (the scorpion) this week. No one is really heartbroken, and I am glad that we gave him a good life. Loic wants fish or another insect but we have agreed to wait until I am done school to discuss any other pets!!