I won this award by showing lots of passion for my science course at school. I also worked very hard and got a high mark. I hope I can work hard, so I can get more school awards. Above: Jon on stage accepting his award. Below: Jon with his plaque, looking sharp in his new …
Category Archive: Family Life
Oct
24
First time voting
I VOTED! (To avoid crowds we went to the advance poll for this interminable municipal election. This was Jon’s first experience voting since he turned 18 a month ago, and it went smoothly—despite the fact that the volunteer didn’t seem totally clear on how to use the assistive equipment. Afterward, Jon was quite chuffed with …
Aug
09
Merrywood 2014
I had another great session at Camp Merrywood. I did archery and crafts. I played Pin The Nose On Olaf with Elsa from Frozen. I played sports and games. Here’s me with a bunch of friends from Maple cabin.
May
26
Krumping
Here is a video of me Krumping with my teacher. Krumping is a type of dance where you move your arms to rhythmic music.
Dec
14
Aladdin
On Tuesday December 10th we went to the stage show of Aladdin. Just like the movie it started with the song Arabian Nights, but unlike the movie there were three men singing it, throughout the musical, to help the plot. It had a lot of the same songs that are in the movie like One …
Nov
06
Halloween 2013: Year of the Spider
Jon announced in September that he wanted to be a spider, which struck us as a relatively straighforward* project to do. This was a good thing, since this year’s construction was a real race against the clock. Because of work deadlines, costume building wasn’t able to start until the last minute, so it was really …
Aug
08
Merrywood 2013
I had another great session at Camp Merrywood. I went kayaking. I got wet in the water. During the ride I heard a Carly Rae Jepsen song. The song is Call Me Maybe. At arts and crafts I made star jars which are jars lined with foil. When you shine a light in holes in …