16 January 2011: We get a free night at the Georgian Manor Resort (one of those timeshare promos) in Collingwood, which is near Blue Mountain, a winter resort. Along with the free night was a $100 skiing voucher. Since Del was eager to learn how to ski, we paid for 2 Discovery Passes - one for Del and one for Dad. With these passes, a ski instructor guides them through, Level 1 - starting and stopping on flat ground; Level 2 - side-stepping up a small slope and practising the snow-plow stop; Level 3 - coming down a "bunny" hill. Then they are on their own to practise Level 4 - coming down a steeper incline. I was going to post a video of them skiing down a bunny hill but the uploading is taking toooooo loooong so no video.
We rented a pair of skis for Dyl because he was eager to try too. Unfortunately the new experience of frictionless sliding with restrictive hard-shelled ski boots was too much for him and it wasn't fun anymore. However, I did get a shot at skiing when Del became tired and since our boot sizes are similar, we switched our boots. It really is fun and I wish I had more time but I had a little someone in tow, and he wasn't a "happy camper" the longer we stayed out in the cold ... and believe you me (?), it is c-c-c-cold ...
Monday, 17 January 2011
Saturday, 8 January 2011
Renovation Update 2
16 Jan 2011: Our "office" is completed. It features a red counter-top mounted on 2 kitchen cabinets and a drawer unit for an office desk made for 2, and a custom-made window seat. Still to come will be a sofa bed and book shelves, probably all from Ikea.
Del's room is almost completed. She only needs a closet organiser inside her closet and her stuff, which are still in boxes. We are in the process of finding spots for all her things which she is currently using. Only when these things have been put away can we then unpack her other items - mostly novels and handbags. For her bed, she is using her aunties' canopy bed (Daddy & Auntie Laurie used to use it as a 'jungle gym' when they were little). She also inherited her auntie's 2 dressers, desk, dressing table and night table.
The night we moved her mattresses into her room, 3-year-old Dyl requested to sleep by himself in his own room. He insisted on moving his bed there but mum and dad stalled. Finally after 2 days of stalling, he got his wish and moved into his own room on 10 Jan. He has been sleeping in his own room, by himself since then. The cute bit is he usually tells mum this when he is tucked in bed, "You go to the toilet, then change into your pyjamas and go sleep with dad. I will sleep in my room and Del will sleep in her room." Mum will then asks him, "Don't you want me to sit with you until you sleep?" His reply, "No need," so off goes mum, out of his room ... only to putter around upstairs hanging laundry or doing some light cleaning. Meanwhile, you hear this little voice singing to himself and talking to his soft toys - Puppy and Penglar. Fifteen minutes later, he is off his bed and at his door, "Mummy, can you keep me company?"
The other night when mummy was busy, daddy accompanied him to bed and literally gassed the poor boy's room. Mummy walked into the room just as he was telling dad, "You can go to your room now, dad. I can sleep by myself. See the bed is so small." Daddy sits up, looks at mum and mournfully says, "I've been banished because ..." Mum looks at dad and replies, "No wonder. I was wondering why his room was so smelly."
Del's room is almost completed. She only needs a closet organiser inside her closet and her stuff, which are still in boxes. We are in the process of finding spots for all her things which she is currently using. Only when these things have been put away can we then unpack her other items - mostly novels and handbags. For her bed, she is using her aunties' canopy bed (Daddy & Auntie Laurie used to use it as a 'jungle gym' when they were little). She also inherited her auntie's 2 dressers, desk, dressing table and night table.
The night we moved her mattresses into her room, 3-year-old Dyl requested to sleep by himself in his own room. He insisted on moving his bed there but mum and dad stalled. Finally after 2 days of stalling, he got his wish and moved into his own room on 10 Jan. He has been sleeping in his own room, by himself since then. The cute bit is he usually tells mum this when he is tucked in bed, "You go to the toilet, then change into your pyjamas and go sleep with dad. I will sleep in my room and Del will sleep in her room." Mum will then asks him, "Don't you want me to sit with you until you sleep?" His reply, "No need," so off goes mum, out of his room ... only to putter around upstairs hanging laundry or doing some light cleaning. Meanwhile, you hear this little voice singing to himself and talking to his soft toys - Puppy and Penglar. Fifteen minutes later, he is off his bed and at his door, "Mummy, can you keep me company?"
The other night when mummy was busy, daddy accompanied him to bed and literally gassed the poor boy's room. Mummy walked into the room just as he was telling dad, "You can go to your room now, dad. I can sleep by myself. See the bed is so small." Daddy sits up, looks at mum and mournfully says, "I've been banished because ..." Mum looks at dad and replies, "No wonder. I was wondering why his room was so smelly."
Dyl Goes Bob-skating
27 Dec 2010: After dinner, we decided to take the children ice-skating to test out their new skates. Del received hers as a birthday gift from Grandpa and Grandma, whilst Dyl got a pair of bob-skates for Christmas. Bob-skates are toddler skates with 2 blades on each skate and they strap on to the bottom of their winter boots. We got him these because we weren't sure how he would react to any fall if he had real skates on, given his propensity to get all stressed out when he can't do something for himself.
The rink we went to was an outdoor one. Del had no problems once she got over the initial "wobbles" - skating backwards and doing her crossovers and "lemons". As for Dyl, he took to the rink like a duck to water, for a first-timer. He went around the rink 3 to 4 times with no spills or falls, except for the ones he deliberately created for himself because he saw some people falling down. He even did a couple of toddler pirouettes. Grandma was impressed enough to suggest that we start him on real skates next winter.
Here's a video of him doing a pirouette on his skates:
The rink we went to was an outdoor one. Del had no problems once she got over the initial "wobbles" - skating backwards and doing her crossovers and "lemons". As for Dyl, he took to the rink like a duck to water, for a first-timer. He went around the rink 3 to 4 times with no spills or falls, except for the ones he deliberately created for himself because he saw some people falling down. He even did a couple of toddler pirouettes. Grandma was impressed enough to suggest that we start him on real skates next winter.
Here's a video of him doing a pirouette on his skates:
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