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Soccer Season

Angela and Claudia’s soccer season is well under way. They have been playing well. I took some photos this week at Angela’s game.

Angela getting into the action.

An action shot.

Angela’s team lost 1-0 late in the game. They are currently tied for 4th out of 10 teams.

Last week they were playing the amarant0 team, so it was essentially red against red.


Rainwater Ribfest Part 2

Canada Day we held our 2nd Annual Rainwater Ribfest with the Skjold-Pettersen’s. Here is Lars finishing off the first course chicken wings.

Second course was the ribs.

Lars sinking further into his chair. Having polished off the chicken wings, ribs, Susan’s pulled pork, burgers made with ground beef and italian sausage, bbq shrimps and potato salad we were all stuffed and moving slow.

The girls still taking advantage of the swings.

Lily after a busy day with Loki, Chloe and Milo.


Uncle Tak @ McMaster Museum of Art

Uncle Tak will be having a retrospective show at the McMaster University Museum of Art from August 18 – December 8, 2012. The show is called Chronicles of Form and Place: Works on Paper by Takao Tanabe


Culture Days

On September 28-29, there will be a guided tour of the McMaster Museum of Arts Takao Tanabe exhibition of landscape drawings and paintings, it will be followed by an outdoor landscape drawing activity. Culture Days is a collaborative coast-to-coast-to-coast volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility,  participation, and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. This is the third annual event.


Happy Canada Day!

The weather is looking good for today, enjoy your Canada (or Spain or Italy) Day.


Report Cards

Once again all of the girls did a great job on their report cards. Gillian continues to keep the “switched at birth” theory alive with the marks she gets. She works hard and deserves them, keep up the great work Gillian!

Angela, as noted on Wednesday night also had a terrific year! Well done Angela! Good luck in grade 9!

Claudia also had a great year and worked hard. She received the Learning Skills and Work Habits award at the 2nd term awards assembly. Congratulations Claudia! Thanks to Jim Carr for the photo of Claudia.


Common Cement

Today was Angela’s grade 8 graduation. Fortunately there were some delays with the planned renovations/construction at the Church, so they were able to move the graduation back to the Church from the school gym. The title of this post comes from Ellen Degeneres 2009 commencement speech at Tulane University, it’s a funny speech.

Claudia, Angela, and Gillian. Claudia was singing in the Grad Mass choir, she did an excellent job.

A nice family photo (Grandma Swan was behind the camera).

She almost looks taller than Susan.

Ready for a busy evening ahead. There was a Graduation Mass presided over by Father Abraham, followed by the ceremony.

Waiting for things to get started.

Mrs Foster was the MC for the graduation ceremony.

The school principal, Mr. Araman.

This guy needs to get a camera, I didn’t get a picture of the other guy taking pictures with his iPad.

Angela going up for her diploma.

Receiving her Honours medal.

Angela and Mr Araman.

Angela was the recipient of the St Richard Student of the Year Graduate award.

Here she is with Mr Araman and her Grade 8 teachers, Mrs Jordan and Mrs Lang.

Angela was also chosen to give the Valedictorian Speech for her class.

Here is Angela’s speech. Thanks to Gillian for holding the camera for the entire speech.

Gillian with her Student of the Year award.

Angela with Mrs Jordan, her Grade 8 teacher.

Angela with Mrs Mountjoy, her Junior Kindergarten teacher, as well as her Grade 7 teacher.

Angela with Mrs Foster, her Grade 6 teacher. Mrs Foster is Claudia’s teacher this year and she taught Gillian Grade One.

Angela with Mrs Lang and Madame Ditaranto.

Mrs Kelly and Angela. Angela had Mrs Kelly for Grade two, she retired a couple of years ago, but she still volunteers at the school, she played the piano for the choir at the Mass.

Angela with Mrs Falotico, the school secretary. Angela was an office helper this year.

Angela with her peanut/nut free cake from the Sweetness Bakery in Dundas. Thanks Grandma!

Congratulations Angela! A job well done! We are very proud of everything Angela accomplished this year and for the past 10 years at St. Richard. She has worked hard and has turned into a fine young lady. Thank you Angela!

Angela’s poem

Graduation is here, 
There is nothing to fear
It is not the end
But new beginnings are near

We remember the new
We remember the old
We remember the people who taught us to be bold

Do not cry
For your dreams will fly
And I don’t want you to say good-bye

Close to your heart
Memories will stay
And starting today 

We will collect new gems
And meet new friends

But never forget
Our elementary years
Because graduation
Is finally here


Angela’s Grad Dance

After 10 years at St Richard’s, Angela is graduating this week and heads off to Mt Carmel in the fall. Today was their Grad luncheon and dance. Gillian took some photos of Ang before she left.

Always putting her chores ahead of fun.


Back to the Blog

After an extended hiatus from updating the blog, I’m back at it. I’ll fill in the blanks between March and June. Not that anything interesting hasn’t been going on, things have been busy with the girls, work and the usual interruptions. Things are winding down with the girls school year, Gillian starts exam this week and Angela graduates from grade 8 next week.


Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s.