Hello those who are still checking the website! I am not dead! Apologies if I scared anyone by needing to go home so urgently on the last day of school. On Wednesday evening, the night before the last day of school, a real fatigue and tiredness fell over me around dinner time. I wasn't eating much and around 6pm, I fell asleep. I woke up at midnight and realized I hadn't finished your slideshow, so I got up and did that. I then went back to sleep and woke up for school. I felt lousy. Completely drained of all energy. I still wanted to go because it was the last day, so I ignored my body and I did. I barely made it through the first period of the day and I spent the whole time you were in music laying down in the nurses room. I found out my wife's aunt was in the area and had her pick me up and take me home. I then slept all day and all night. Almost 30 hours. I still don't know exactly what was wrong. It is possible I was doing too much when I should have been resting and my body shut down. It's possible my healing bone needed lots of my energy and it took it all. Maybe I got sick or something else. Not entirely sure. I feel mostly better now in that regard, so it is mostly dealing with my leg now. I feel pretty bummed out that I missed most of the last day. Sorry everyone. I tried. 

Speaking of the last day, how was the slideshow? Did it work? I hope everyone liked it! We will have to watch it again in September on the first day back at school!

I hope your summer vacation is going well. Most of my summer is resting and watching. Not that exciting. I got a knee scooter to help me get around better, but I am still not allowed to stand on my bad leg or put any weight on it for at least another 3 weeks. My summer will be a summer of waiting, resting, healing, seeing doctors and, hopefully, getting better. I do try to get out and scooter with Jonny and Zack. We even went to see my hockey team play one night - which was really weird because I'm usually out there playing too!

I left you a few pictures. I hope to post more over the summer - maybe every week or two. If you are here and seeing this, leave a comment! Then I know who is seeing this! I hope you have enjoyed the first week of summer and have lots of fun all the way up until you are officially grade 5 students in September. 

So, I guess the title says it all. I really wish I was at school with all of you. I know that you were all expecting me to return Monday after already missing most of a week with pneumonia, but I had to go and break my leg. Let me start the story from the beginning:
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I was feeling better from the pneumonia and wasn't really coughing or having trouble breathing anymore. In my mind, I thought that if I was truely better and well enough to go to school, then I should be well enough to play hockey on Sunday night as well. I felt alright on the ice. On my third shift, I scored a nice short handed goal. On the face off right after, the puck went into their corner and I skated hard after it. Their defenceman hooked me as I passed him and I went down to the ice on my back and slid at full speed uncontrolled into the boards. My right leg broke my fall and I immediately knew something was wrong. I couldn't put any weight on it at all and it HURT! I went to the emergency room right away and they said I broke my fibula for sure and maybe did some other damage. They gave me a fancy air cast boot and some crutches and told me a doctor would call me. The doctor called me on Monday and I saw him Tuesday. He told me that I not only broke my fibula, but I also tore all of the ligaments that attach it to my ankle. I was immediately scheduled for surgery, where they would screw a plate into my bone on both ends so that the fibula could reconnect and heal itself. The surgery ended up happening while you were all on your field trip (sorry I missed that one). My big black boot has now been exchanged for a healing splint cast, which I will now have for 2 weeks. Then I get to switch to either a hard cast or a boot again for 4 more weeks. So 6 WEEKS where I can't put any weight on my foot. Ugh.

​Right now I am in recovery mode. I can't lie, I am in a lot of pain. I am told it will fade and get better with time. If/When it hits a point where I am not constantly aching, I will return to the class, cast and all. I sadly can't set a date for that. I hope soon, but I really don't know. I know you are all being awesome for whoever is working with you while I'm gone. When I got my prescriptions filled, I had my wife pick up canvases for Father's Day art. I know it is the same as Mother's Day, but I had only been out of surgery for a few hours and my options were limited. I'm sure you will create something fantastic.

In the meantime, enjoy some pictures from my journey. My favourite is the picture Zack drew of me - it has a black boot! Lol. Feel free to leave comments or questions. I will check in and reply. I hope to see you all very soon

UPDATE: Pneumonia stinks! I slept in until 3:00pm today. I didn't want to. It is just what happened. Hopefully I have more energy tomorrow. When I am awake, I am quite bored doing pretty much next to nothing. I wish I was having fun teaching you all, but sadly "rest" is what I have to do. I am hoping to be back on Monday. In the mean time, be good for whomever is teaching you while I am gone.

Good luck to those at the track meet tomorrow! I am still sad that I can't go. It's the first district track meet I am missing in like 13 or 14 years. Do your best and have fun!

A fun day was had by Division 7 at the Walkathon this morning. Most of the class was able to run for the full hour (at various paces, with varying amounts of breaks). The cooler weather certainly helped, as many runners in the class made it over 30 laps! Some more than 40! As a reward for a great day, the class enjoyed popsicles just before recess! Thank you to the PAC and all of the parents volunteers who made this event (and all the other ones) such a huge success.