Thursday, February 08, 2007
Adam is 19
We took Adam out to dinner tonight, just Alan and I. Rachel and Saul (he's visiting for a few days) took him to the museum and an Imax show this afternoon. Sat night his buddies are taking him out and on Sunday....and when he's recovered I'm taking him shopping for a new watch.
His plans to go to BCIT are coming together. He and Jason (his friend who will be going to UBC) and I are going to Vancouver on the 21st to attend an info session on the computer programs. We'll also toodle around and check out some housing.
He's also agreed to get his drivers license before he moves to Vancouver. He's going to sign up for some private driving lessons to get him started. Now that he's past the year with his L (even though he didn't actually do much driving) he's eligible to go for his N anytime. He could have it by summer.
Rachel seems to be doing well. Really enjoyed her trip to Cornwall to visit her Nana and has settle into her job and school. She'll be needing to start looking for a new pad soon. Alan and I will go around with her to check things out. She wants to go solo but I'm not all that confident she'll have the cash flow for it. I'm going to do a little cash flow training with both the kids to help them understand what they can afford and what they can't.
I'm stunned that I could be an empty nester by the end of summer. I was ready for Rachel to take the next step in her life...wasn't thinking that Adam would be flying the coop so soon. Well, we'll see how it all works out....
Started my woodworking course on Saturday. We're making a blanket box. I will use it to keep my bike gear in order in my bedroom. It's made from knotty pine and a pretty simple design. I just finished a wooden pull toy at Roy's. It's called a stack-a-saurus. Its a brontosaurus on lots of wheels and it stacks up on itself.
see pictures. I'm planning on giving this to Andrew 
(Pat & Harv's little boy) (they're friends from work). I'm making a little pull dog next. That will be for Dacian who is Varinia and Calin's little guy born on Remembrance day. They're our Romanian friends. Also from work. Then I'll have to make something for their daughter, Ortanza. She's 4. I'll have to think of something she'd like. Maybe a dolly cradle or highchair. Well, I'm having much fun doing it. Eventually, I hope to be good enough to take on some furniture projects...like a coffee table.
Alan's guitar is coming along. He's got the body cut out and laminated with the front and back. The back is a reddish wood called padouk and the front is walnut. He's starting the neck now. Some of the electronics arrived in the mail today....he's very excited. We'll have to send some pictures of it.
His plans to go to BCIT are coming together. He and Jason (his friend who will be going to UBC) and I are going to Vancouver on the 21st to attend an info session on the computer programs. We'll also toodle around and check out some housing.
He's also agreed to get his drivers license before he moves to Vancouver. He's going to sign up for some private driving lessons to get him started. Now that he's past the year with his L (even though he didn't actually do much driving) he's eligible to go for his N anytime. He could have it by summer.
Rachel seems to be doing well. Really enjoyed her trip to Cornwall to visit her Nana and has settle into her job and school. She'll be needing to start looking for a new pad soon. Alan and I will go around with her to check things out. She wants to go solo but I'm not all that confident she'll have the cash flow for it. I'm going to do a little cash flow training with both the kids to help them understand what they can afford and what they can't.
I'm stunned that I could be an empty nester by the end of summer. I was ready for Rachel to take the next step in her life...wasn't thinking that Adam would be flying the coop so soon. Well, we'll see how it all works out....
Started my woodworking course on Saturday. We're making a blanket box. I will use it to keep my bike gear in order in my bedroom. It's made from knotty pine and a pretty simple design. I just finished a wooden pull toy at Roy's. It's called a stack-a-saurus. Its a brontosaurus on lots of wheels and it stacks up on itself.
see pictures. I'm planning on giving this to Andrew 
(Pat & Harv's little boy) (they're friends from work). I'm making a little pull dog next. That will be for Dacian who is Varinia and Calin's little guy born on Remembrance day. They're our Romanian friends. Also from work. Then I'll have to make something for their daughter, Ortanza. She's 4. I'll have to think of something she'd like. Maybe a dolly cradle or highchair. Well, I'm having much fun doing it. Eventually, I hope to be good enough to take on some furniture projects...like a coffee table.Alan's guitar is coming along. He's got the body cut out and laminated with the front and back. The back is a reddish wood called padouk and the front is walnut. He's starting the neck now. Some of the electronics arrived in the mail today....he's very excited. We'll have to send some pictures of it.
Anyways, that's all for now. Take care all.
Labels: Adam, Empty Nest, Woodworking
