What a day, what a week, what a month!

It's been crazy at work.  Long days at the office and days off full of work interspersed with trips to the park.  Stewie and I ventured to the water park earlier today. It's all turned off, as at -6 wind chill I imagine it wouldn't be the most fun.  We truely are the only people in Canada who move places without a car.  We walked there, then played Tag back as that was the only way to get the frozen child home.

Parents day meant talking to the teacher.  "What form of education did he have in the UK?" Floored me a little but my asking effective questions training kicked in and I ascertained that she wanted to know if he can read or write. I showed her his work book from UK and she exclaimed " I knew it, he's clearly a bright child".  Seems his focus is on social activities at school. Transpires that he is playing the dumb card, but I have informed them that he defaults to lazy because he had servants in a previous life.  Light bulb!  They have now moved him to sit next to a bossy girl who takes charge...a future in HR beckons for her!

Back at home we filled the day with painting, model making, watching cartoons, and me working as it was my day off.  Stewie painted with his tongue out, a sign of full concentration, and he declared that when he is grown he will be an artist.  Fabulous that he can do something he loves...although it may be a transient goal.  Last week he was going to be a Rock Star, and the week before, a baseball player.

A long weekend without a car beckons. Lots more walking interspersed with fabulous Italian pastries from my local deli / bakery.  300 yards away and awesome.  The aromas at 7am, as I walk to the GO bus are amazing.  Stewie tells me that the "busagne" taste great too.  Garfield and he being huge fans.