The Copeland Ramblings/

29.09.2007 Family2 Comments

Nous recherchons une garderie!

Yesterday I had the afternoon to practice a few French expressions.  We are searching for a daycare (which is what the above title says) for Canaan while Debra is doing her tutoring.  We are hoping to get one for a couple of days per weeks so that she can do her lesson and then concentrate [...]

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26.09.2007 Misc.3 Comments

Scary

This morning while I was at school someone managed to gain access to our email account while Debra was already logged in to it. They started using Gtalk to chat with our contacts and began asking for money. He said that he was in Morocco and was claiming that he was poor and [...]

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Oh where, oh where is my bus!

Today Norm left for school as usual. It is one of his late mornings and doesn’t have to leave until 8:30! Well a little while after Norm left Canaan and I got up out of bed and sat down in the living room together.  Then we were startled by hearing someone come in the front [...]

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Homework

I often leave class with my head spinning, there’s just so much new information. But if it weren’t for the language learning aspect, you’d think we were in 2nd grade! We’ve learned how to tell time, how to count, basic verbs and simple math. A french speaker walking by might wonder what a [...]

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English Hour

Our language learning journey has been fun at times and difficult at times. This morning we went to church, a good time to get to know people but we don’t know near enough to understand much of the sermon. One highlight this morning was a guest band that played a song in English, [...]

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20.09.2007 Family6 Comments

I love my bus!

This bus is Canaan’s most favourite toy! He plays with it all day. He goes around the house picking up any little thing he can and stashes it in the bus and carries on to find more treasures. The other day he through it into the shower… while Norm was showering… UH OH!! The bus [...]

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Canaan is one and a half years old!

Today Canaan turned 18 months old. =) We can’t believe he is already 1 1/2!! We went for a short walk to the Ice Cream Parlor around the corner when Norm got home from school.

Canaan loved his ice cream cone. =)
Then at dinner we had little mini cakes made out [...]

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18.09.2007 Family2 Comments

Uncle Norm & Aunt Debra

We’ve been sitting on the news for a little while but since my sister announced it on her own blog the news is fair game! My sister, Dana Cook and her husband Colin are expecting their first child! As some of you may know, Dana has had health problems that may have prevented [...]

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Parlementaire

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Music: When in Rome by Nickel Creek

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14.09.2007 Family, Fun5 Comments

Introducing….

Naked and Not Ashamed!

These are our new pets… two little Chinese Fire Belly Newts. That is where their names come from. Norm was showing Canaan our new little pets and said these are newts, not to be confused with nudes…. Hence the names Naked and Not Ashamed!
They are cute little critters. Norm [...]

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