Category Archives: Katrine

A sick girl, a competition and a trike

After the last update, Katrine spent one whole week well before picking up a virus so now she is sick once more.  During that single week of wellness, she competed at March Mania in Innisfil because we had already registered her so what the he**.  We were hoping that she would go, have fun and [...] Continue reading

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Katrine update

Still no photos of Katrine because she is still sick…with Scarlett fever.  Yes you read that right.  When I first heard the doctor say the diagnosis I had a Little House on the Prarie flashback…except with chinese girls.  I think that TV show and books are the only places I have heard of people getting [...] Continue reading

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Katrine’s 7th Gotchaversary

(Yes I am procrastinating again, but this time lets call it deciding on the best assignement to complete.  The plus side is, that you get another photo update.) We didn’t have this blog running when we adopted Katrine 7 years ago so I thought that I would put up some photos of our first day [...] Continue reading

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Weekend competition #1: Skating Club Competition

It was a very long yet fun day today spent almost exclusively at the arena due to RHFSC’s club competition.  Of course, Katrine wanted to participate in everything and skated in 6 different events for which she had 3 costumes.  I think that my favourite was the extreme costume because it was so shiny on [...] Continue reading

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Weekend Competition #2: Dance

A great morning.  My mom and dad were able to come down to watch Katrine which she was thrilled about.  Again she put in focus and effort, coming home with four medals between 4th and 6th.  The biggest surprise is that she pulled a medal in the reel.  Today was the first time that she [...] Continue reading

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Sisters for 6 months tomorrow!!

Never had one growing up but apparently they make good tables.  Both seem to be happy though.  6 months!!! Can you believe it? Continue reading

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And with that, Chinese New Year draws to a close

We had a wonderful time at the FCC Toronto New Years Banquet tonight.  If you have been following us for a while, you know that this is an annual event.  Katrine has been checking the calendar regularly for the last two weeks to make sure that we were not going to miss it.  It is [...] Continue reading

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Snow Cakes anyone?

Just in case you are feeling hungry for a frosty, snowy treat with just a hint of salt and a dash of dirt thought that we should pass on their newly released commercial.  Gotta support those small business incentives right?

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Some photos for you

Ahh, the quiet.
Love photos of kids with that gap in their teeth. So cute. Not fun? Being the parent who took her to get them pulled. Fingers crossed that the next one just falls out.
Finally, some snow
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Welcome to the Year of the Dragon! xin nian kuai le

This new year feels especially sweet as it is the first that we have shared as a family of four.  We actually started the celebration yesterday at my parents when they gave the girls hong bao.  Grandparents know their grandchildren so well.  Katrine got her money in toonies while Elspeth got her’s in nickels and [...] Continue reading

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