All Sports One Day

Alison participated in an interesting Calgary event this year. All Sport One Day opens up recreation facilities around the city to kids under 12 so they can try out different sports. We registered too late to try things like archery, but she did get to try out field hockey and orienteering. It was interesting to watch how she picked up her skill level in these sports in a 45 minute outing and was amazing to hear how enthusiastic she was about both sports she tried out. It was a very great day!

High Honours

On top of being an awesome ski racer, attending the Amis Du Monde meetings and conference featuring Craig Keilburger and playing two instruments in band, Sarah also managed to earn top marks at school. They get very excited about marks at her school and gave her a plaque.

I have a hard time expressing in words how proud I am of her accomplishments this year. She has learned how to organize her time and prioritize her schedule so that she can accomplish all these things that are so important to her. She has learned how to do things that so many adults still can not figure out. My heart is just bursting.

Track Meet

As part of dryland training, we thought it might be a good idea to train with a track team. Alison decided it would also be fun to participate in a track meet.

We were told to be at the track at 7 am. We were. No one else was.

Alison had a lot of fun, even though the first day started out fine and turned into a cold and rainy day. We spent a lot of time trying to warm up at the end of that one.

But the next day was a lot nicer.

Alone on the track Saturday morning.

First event: 60 m dash (note the tank top)

Next event: Long jump. It had started to rain, so the PeeWees were allowed to wear rain jackets.

Next event: Discus. By this time it was pouring and it was all we could do to keep warm. Fond memories of standing on a ski hill were helping me out here. Once the 600 m run was over, we were out of there.


Next day was so much nicer, but we were still first on the track. Alison did get to try out a new event for the first time: High Jump.

Then we got to watch her mighty muscles with the shotput.



And finally, she ran the 1000 m.


All in all, it was exhausting!

She loved it. So much that she's competing again in Kelowna on Canada Day weekend when Sarah is there for a soccer tournament. Busy, busy girls!

Spring Band Concert

Sarah was in two bands this year at school: regular band and jazz band. She picked up a second instrument as well: the alto sax. Very exciting! The band concert was a pleasure to attend, but my pictures are very grainy. You'll just have to imagine all the fun.


I do have some video which I will post on YouTube because blogger won't let me upload video. If you are interested, watch the grade 8 band play the theme from Sesame Street (with Sarah on her clarinet) or the jazz band play Minnie the Moocher (Where Sarah Plays the Saxophone.)

Sarah goes to Quebec

and takes a zillion pictures!

Sarah's school takes a large group of grade 8 students across the country for a week to immerse them in Quebec culture. They spent time in Quebec City, Montreal and Ottawa and visited lots of historical sites, stayed in nice hotels and rode in a big bus. They were also expected to speak French all week!

Here are a few selections as I scanned through the plethora of photos: