Adelaide

Adelaide is sure growing fast and she looks different from the time she was born. I am going to meet her in person soon. My folks are going to leave Vancouver Friday afternoon. They plan to split the driving into 2 1/2 days so that they can have frequent stops to take Adelaide out of her car seat. They will arrive Edmonton Sunday night. I may not see them until Monday depending on the time they get home. Emily, Peter and Adelaide will stay till the following Saturday. I am sure the week will go by really fast.

It is a Girl!

As of last evening, I am officially an uncle. Isn't Adelaide beautiful? I look forward to meeting her when Emily and Peter bring her home to visit around the end of this month.

While Emily was pregnant, she looked like she had a watermelon or football in her tummy. Many people predicted that she was going to have a boy because she carried the baby all in front of her. It was interesting that both Chinese and Caucasian people offered the same prediction. We are happy it is a girl and she is healthy.

Baby Update

There is no sign of baby yet even though Emily's tummy is getting sore from false labor pains. She sees her midwife once a week until the baby is born. So far, the midwife has been predicting that the baby will not arrive early. So, everybody, have patience.

In the meantime, my mom got all of her income tax returns done. It is a relief for her to get caught up. Now she can start to catch up on other backlogs. One of these days, she will be able to have a life again.

With my mom's support, I applied and interviewed for inclusive post-secondary education at Grant MacEwan and NAIT. Unfortunately, I have not been accepted. My mom was not hopeful that I would. She tried anyway because it is not right to give up without trying.

Beautiful Blooms

My mom left for Vancouver Thursday morning. After she left home, she realized that she had no map. She continued on her journey, as she didn't want to waste time going home for the maps. She figured she could find her way to Vancouver and then to Emily and Peter's apartment. She arrived safely at around 8 pm. as planned.

As my mom drove over the Rockies, it was still brown everywhere until she reached Hope, British Columbia. Suddenly, it became all lushly green. It was like driving from one season into another. Vancouver is beautiful with cherry blossoms all over the city. Many other flowers are also in bloom creating multitudes of spring colors.

Emily is now staying home awaiting for the arrival of her baby. While my mom was still in Edmonton, she was too busy to get excited. Now that she is in Vancouver and seeing how big Emily is, her excitement starts to mount.

It's A Small World

My Grandma is giving away her entertainment unit. As she cleans out her stuff, she comes across a few old, old records of children songs. One of them is "It's a small world". I look at the picture on it and it brings back memories of the ride at Disney World. I hang onto this record and refuse all the other ones. I make my mom play the song over and over again. I laugh out loud as I look at the pictures of the ride and listen to the music.

When I want my mom to put the record on, I sing to her, "Dum dum dum dum dum, dum dum dum dum dum".

Spring Retreat

My mom and I went to the Spring Retreat at Camp Nakamun. This gave me the opportunity of spending a weekend with young people - Junior High and Senior High. I am much older, but I blend in well because I look younger than my age. We had a nice room that is an accessible unit with very spacious bathroom.

On our first night, my mom could hear me laugh out loud after she turned off the light.


I woke up before 5 am. the next morning and was ready to go. I loved the music and singing. My mom supported me to participate as much as I could in activities. When my peers played human foosball, I wanted to join in. Initially, my mom was hesitant and didn't let me. Then she changed her mind and I got to play. My peers were very gracious and accepted me in the game. Whenever the ball came near to my vicinity, they gave me the time I needed to kick the ball. Sometimes, even my opponent team intentionally passed the ball to me. They are such wonderful people.

Saturday night was the best because we had a Talent Show. As soon as my mom mentioned "show" to me, I knew there was going to be more music, singing and dancing. My mom was really impressed by Nigel's awesome yo-yo tricks.

I Love Having a Fit!

Sunday was the first time I rode in our newly purchased Honda Fit. As my mom pulled out of the garage, I shouted, "Yay!" Realizing that I love the Fit, my mom got a tickle out of my reaction. A few weeks ago, she had a rental car while her van was in the body shop. I did not show any excitement for the rental car. So, she noticed the difference.

Generally, whenever I get into a vehicle, I ask for music. I have given up asking for music when I get into our van because the radio has broken down months ago. Now we have music in the Fit - What a treat! I simply cannot stop smiling. I wish my mom will take me for more car rides. I wonder when Emily and Peter will be coming home. It will be nice to go on a long car ride to the airport.