from cotton crocheted packets to fencing?

i'm shocked! even a teenager can get bored with video games....this is new to me.....who'da thought?

so in comes D...yay....first he went out and found the hacky sack (sp) that went off the deck earlier in the day, then he invited Ant outside to get a lesson kicking the small object around (well, i'm really not sure what exactly he was doing....looked more like a russian wedding dance!)

that didn't last long though and an exhausted "mr task" started showing Ant where he was going to build a fence and soon the split logs are all over the law and Ant is watching and kicking away at the dollar store sack of ....hmmmmm, what do they fill those things with. wait, what's this? D is digging, Ant is measuring....they might actually be starting on the fence!  yup, he has a project! tomorrow he will be digging fence holes! thanks D! woohoo

we did have good news from the AB school board today.  Ant can be enrolled in grade 10, assuming the school board out here agrees and he chooses to stay....i hope he does.

i did love the big smile and thumbs up i got when unka D invited him outside to play though....so, day 13 is all good!

hi! my name is earl

we met the new probation officer yesterday. the best news, Ant and him clicked!

his name is earl, and i found him quite.......quirky, but that doesn't matter, what matters is Ant liked him!

i am hoping to hear from a lady in AB regarding his education status this week to see if he needs summer school. he keeps talking like he's staying, and we hope he does, but i would hate to have to put him into grade nine again....so if summer school is what it takes then summer school it is.\
this kid is 15 going on 30! he would NOT fit into to middle school!

still working on getting his birth certificate for him so he can get his SIN and apply for a job!
(i still can't type SIN without laughing....like the gov is sin....maybe i should be in middle school!)

yesterday he mowed the lawn and today he is washing his bedding and a couple other chores i left for him.
i sure hope this keeps going this way.....it's only been 12 days.....and counting.

praise the Lord for a great weekend...

we had a great weekend. simple as that!

on saturday Ant and Unka D did some of the 'manly bonding' and drove out to check the water levels on the river and have a burger....they are both missing junk food it seems, and beef! oh well.

i was rather tired on saturday due to having to tell Ant to shhhhh half a dozen times before i sent him to bed.
thanks to some great friends( (thanks Mike and Shaunda) he now has a headset to play video games unfortunately he doesn't understand the concept of whispering!

sunday at church Ant met Cole and struck a conversation about MW3.....video game...for you non gamers like me...LOL....and then Cole's mom invited him over to visit. awe.....his first 'play date'!!! (thanks Michelle)

for dinner he tagged along with us to a church bbq and fit right in! even tossed the football with a couple of our pastors! also got to have yet another burger! lol

today we are off to meet his new probation officer....must admit i'm kinda nervous....probably more than him!

sure am blessed to have such a great support group of friends! thank you all!

hormone havoc!

i have forgotten how fragile teenage hormones are and how "happy" can come to a standstill quicker than macdonalds can whip out a burger! oh young love! yesterday Ant's girlfriend called and his mood instantly changed. the hood went up. literally and figuratively (classic teenage hoodie on the head even when inside lol). seems the girlfriend was drawing attention from an "older man" and just HAD to let Ant know. Grrrrrrrr. i have probably crossed a boundary, but i let her know she wasn't helping the program by upsetting him. i have a lot to remember about teens....anybody got a good read i can get my hands on?

gotta love your friends!

just chatted with a new friend and she is going to try to arrange a gathering so Ant can meet some kids his age! these are churched kids, so i hope he doesn't shock them! lol
may even involve a pool party.
that would be sweet!
he loves swimming!
thanks Lord

brighter side of life....

today was a good day, Ant vacuumed my car and helped me get the B&B ready! he was in a better mood. we went shopping for Tee shirts and he 'earned' an Xbox game card to play on line. okay, so he didn't really earn it, but still, i wanted to do something nice for him to encourage helpfulness. and on the upside, his video gaming is cutting into my useless tv watching and we know where he is!

rough day...

yesterday was a rough day for ant, he broke his skate board and his iPhone....poor kid. but with some cheering and positive input he pulled out of what i expect could have been a week long rumination and grump. so i think he's doing well. wants to do some chores for cash....hmmmm...guess a pedicure doesn't fall into that category! LOL