YIPPPEEEE! Once again recital time has come and gone. I cannot relay how truly stressful this time is. The kids have been practising their dance since the end of February. There were costume fittings, photo day, rehearsal and then the big show. Sid was the second last act so she sat through the entire first half before she had to go and get changed. It was nerve wracking for me but she was as cool as can be and didn't get stage fright at all. If she had her way she would have danced in a second or third show. Good on her! Ken still has to process the video of the dance but I will get it up here soon. 
Sid and Charlotte at the end of the show after they were changed. Phew, glad it is over!
Thanks once again to Sharon who, believe it or not, got up at 2:00 in the morning and headed over to the ballet studio for 2:30 a.m. to get in line for tickets!!!! She was second in line and by the time 9:30 rolled around there were over 200 people in line behind her. She is a saint and between her family and ours, we had the entire front row. Ballet people are crazy!!!!
Sid and Charlotte at the end of the show after they were changed. Phew, glad it is over!
Sunday was a rainy cold day but about two months ago Sidney asked if we could go to a water treatment plant. I just happened to have a friend who works at the plant and she told me they were opening up for Doors Open Ottawa. So we had to go and see. Benny the tiger came along for the tour because he just loves learning stuff.
Inside the office building area there were lots of activities for children, with fishing, face painting, colouring and science experiments. Sid was blown away by the dry ice experiment and we had a hard time prying her away from it.
Our visit of the actual plant included a one hour bus tour to see the entire facility which is on 160 acres. Sid loved the fact we got to go on a city bus.
The kids on the magic school bus went to the water works where they clean the water for drinking water, however, this is a waste treatment plant so all the sewage in the area is pumped here, the water is cleaned and then pumped back out to the river. This was close to the Magic School bus trip but just not the same according to Sid. Next time we will see if we can check out the Lemieux Island facility where they clean the water for drinking, it is up river ;-)
We got off the bus and were given hard hats to wear in the buildings. Here you can see all the sewage water being pumped through the channels and into the building below.
Sid (and I) just LOVED the hard hats!!! Can 't miss the tourists.
Here is the room where they extract all the non-sewage material from the water. They fill three of these large dumpsters a week with waste materials. You wouldn't believe what people put down sewers and their toilets. Tires, bikes, 2 x 4's etc. They have had people call looking for dropped dentures and wedding rings... ya your not getting those back! This was the stinkiest place in the plant. BLECH!
It was so fun seeing the workings of this place and a wonderful opportunity for us. Next year Sid has requested we go see the traffic control centre. At least it will smell better!
Our visit of the actual plant included a one hour bus tour to see the entire facility which is on 160 acres. Sid loved the fact we got to go on a city bus.The kids on the magic school bus went to the water works where they clean the water for drinking water, however, this is a waste treatment plant so all the sewage in the area is pumped here, the water is cleaned and then pumped back out to the river. This was close to the Magic School bus trip but just not the same according to Sid. Next time we will see if we can check out the Lemieux Island facility where they clean the water for drinking, it is up river ;-) We got off the bus and were given hard hats to wear in the buildings. Here you can see all the sewage water being pumped through the channels and into the building below.Sid (and I) just LOVED the hard hats!!! Can 't miss the tourists.
Here is the room where they extract all the non-sewage material from the water. They fill three of these large dumpsters a week with waste materials. You wouldn't believe what people put down sewers and their toilets. Tires, bikes, 2 x 4's etc. They have had people call looking for dropped dentures and wedding rings... ya your not getting those back! This was the stinkiest place in the plant. BLECH!It was so fun seeing the workings of this place and a wonderful opportunity for us. Next year Sid has requested we go see the traffic control centre. At least it will smell better!
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