1 week down . . .

And so far so good. DredBen successfully found his way to work, and is learning lots of interesting Canadian tidbits he shares with us over dinner (he works some too.) I have found Walmart, the grocery store, the mall, and the movie theater – so all the necessities are taken care of (well, except a bookstore – but since I brought about 10 books with me I don’t think I’ll need it for a while). The big girls and I went to see Arthur Christmas and enjoyed it very much.

I’m not sure the nice gentleman who owns the house quite trusts us – he shows up every couple of days because he forgot something or he wants to check on something. But as the place is still standing (even with 4 kids!), I think he may be calming down . . .

We had a light week of schoolwork while we got settled, which included reading Black Ships Before Troy. The girls really liked it, and here is Lizzy’s interpretation:

Sleeping has been a little tricky, as it always is when you move kids out of their own beds. One morning Charlotte was up very early, which basically turned the day into a lazy day as Mommy was exhausted and passed out on the couch most of the morning! And Lizzy manages to find her way down two flights of steps about every other night to “sneak into bed with GB”. Just last night, Charlotte figured out she’s agile enough to climb out of her pack-n-play, so now she has her own little bedroom – our master bedroom closet. We put some foam mattresses down on the floor so she can pretty much be comfortable wherever she finally passes out.

I will post some pictures of our recent visit to Halifax Harbor soon, I’m having some trouble uploading them to Google . . .

Coming up this week, a “normal” week of school – adding in the nice curriculum I picked up on Canadian history, geography, and government. The books are split up by province or territory, so first up is Prince Edward Island to prepare us for our getaway next weekend. It will be a fulfillment of a lifelong dream to visit “Avonlea” – I starting reading Anne of Green Gables to the girls and they love it (of course they do, they’re my daughters)   Interestingly, it’s the first read-aloud that has Daddy and GB listening too.  We are all appreciating LM Montgomery’s sense of humor and storytelling ability.  Yes, I am now definitely enjoying our adventure.

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