Last Weekend Update

Last weekend we had all sorts of activities to take our minds off of the soap opera that our kid’s social life can sometimes be. The background to this story is somewhat familiar, but it has to do with feeling left out when friends seem to forsake you. Been there done that, and I’m not going to over analyze this, and I’d like to think that we could just ignore it and let it slide, but of course we can’t being the overbearing parents that we are.

With this in mind, we tried to find fun things to do together, instead, bearing in mind that at some point your kids just don’t find being with you fun anymore. We have to make the most of it while we can. We had hockey, of course, then we had supper at Pizza Chef followed by the free public skate at Union. We thought there would be a good crowd since it was free, and they’ve been fairly busy, but we were literally the only ones on the ice. The snow was coming down in buckets, so people were wise to just stay home, but it was fun, if not a little lonely. There was one other woman figure skating with this crazy sequined disco outfit, which made the scene surreal, but otherwise, it was just us.

Interestingly enough, after the skate, they had curling, and we hung out and watched, and it was pretty interesting. At first it seemed almost comical the level of preparation involved, but then it got interesting and we stayed to watch. Pretty cool stuff. The curling club seems like a dedicated lot. We got home late, but had a blast.

On Saturday, we went to the young artists showcase, a yearly event, and it was nice seeing old friends and watching the kids perform, who for the record are incredible. A figured out that it would be another few years before she gets to play, but it’s already on her radar. The show was great, there was a guy on piano who amazed everybody, and we found out his teacher is our friend who everyone raves about. The word on the street is that he really challenges students and makes them work hard, which is something we can appreciate, so we might look into that. We’d have to get a piano, however, and that seems to be a big stumbling block, even in lieu of the fact that there are free pianos out there for the taking.

After the performances, there was killer food provided by Taste of Africa, and we got to hang and socialize. R actually met with several parents who homeschooled their kids and even started their own progressive schools. Interesting stuff. We also met with some teachers from the local high school and it was interesting chatting with them since this is something we’ll need to think about in the near future. Also talked to some high school kids and got some insight into their respective schools. All good stuff, and we had a nice time.

We rallied to have a good weekend, and it worked out beautifully, though you can’t run away from life, and at some point, you just have to face the music. In the meantime, we’ll keep our feet moving and plug along.

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to wemedge for the pic.