Ice Climbing

Last Thursday the children all went ice climbing with mixed success.  Ned did great managing half way up the ice tower, Charlie made to about a quarter of the way up before getting scared, and Lucy struggled to make it off the ground, she needed a leg up and then couldn't really lift the ice picks never mind stabbing them into the ice, and watching Lucy's arms flailing around with a couple of ice picks in her hands was pretty scary! The photo is deceptive as she was actually hoiked up off the ground for the sake of artistic licence!

The children are now back at school for this week before we come home. On Monday night when I asked Ned whether he had any homework he said he didn't but he did have some for me! I had to write half a page on "Do you think that Elizabeth May should take part in the round table talks". Well...I had to Google the whole thing, not knowing who Elizabeth May was or what round table talks were! As much as the I like the Canadian education system this is taking parental participation a bit far!
Today I went to Ladies Day which is a lesson in the morning followed by a boozy lunch! Because it was the last one of the season it had a 1970's theme so all the instructors were wearing very fetching 1970's jump suits and Kevin Keegan wigs.  Ours wore his tight jeans, a blonde wig and sported a particularly nasty nylon jumper (I think I might have had one similar when I was about 10!)

And this is Mark...singing us a song and playing his ukulele over lunch!!