"We still could," said Drew. "Dad uses words every Wednesday in his column to draw pictures." Well, how does it look? climbers," ‘ToobadwcdonfluvcaplctmofmmdDmvjulp ing up and down on top of the hill, king of the mountain This mountain climb was different, however. It wasn‘t just the kids conquering the hill. It was their Dad, giving way, (thanks Mom), letting them be themselves, overcoming my fears for them. It felt good. drving She was might. Drew spun his head to assess his surâ€" roundings, made a parallel move to the right, and found strong fooung, taking him three quarters of the way up the er, mountain. Then he reached for a big weed to pull himâ€" self up as Jordan had. It came right out of the ground. Again, I lurched, then pulled back. Drew has a catâ€"like ability to size up his surroundings and make his choices. He also is afraid of heights, like the big guy, but has remarkably challenged that phobia successfully, the most recent achievement being the spiral staircase earâ€" her that day inside the historic Pioneer Tower. But a 30â€"foot facing, with loose dirt, weeds and bramches, 1 wasn‘t so sure. Jordan quickly scampered up. Drew started methodically, searching for the solid footing. About 10 feet up, he slid back I jumped. "Don‘t you dare," hissed Beth, noting my white knuckles on Chad‘s stroller. "He‘s 20 feet away from us, if he needs our help, he‘ll call us." Waterloo Chronicle, 75 King Str. agh t x WaATERLOO CHRONICLE g Street, South, Suite 201,Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P2 w #136379 sessssssenssceseeee W 240 Hohdzy Inn Dr. Unit E m ON. 5o l --ooon-nl-l-..-on'..-umw ‘ It sure must have looked that way Saturday night to young Drew when we strolled by a new residential area downdnmivnoub-.heu.hb_dfld. field, stood the most impressive, well, pile of dirt. s About 30 feet high, it ran along the vacant field like a nat ural Great Wall of China, winding its way from one new street to the adjoining culâ€"deâ€"sac. Amdlxjouhutheï¬ulo:hlhm "Can we go over and climb it pleceze?" Normally, 1 always err on the side of safety when it comes Tug‘s Lire We all have mountains to climb in life. August 14, 1996 go. Jordan, when the spirit moves him, is very adventurâ€" ous and we delight at any time when the Huck Finn in him takes over. dirt. No rocks, no excavaâ€" "Well, I‘m not sure..." "Let them go, Rick, we‘re right here and it‘s just a pile of saying no, 1 scanned the hill, saw no safety hazards, and thought back to my childâ€" hood and how I‘d attack. to these things. But before So we let Jordan and Drew Faummm--waanoocmm“m«. Chris will receive a gift certificate from Domino‘s Pizza. Fourteenâ€"yearâ€"old Chris Schaffter is this week‘s Waterloo Chronicle “wrbrdhwool(’.fledoï¬vmhmetakeshofearea. Qvï¬bhgadenhohywwmsfavoritewhoolswjecuam design and tech and phys ed. mmmw.wwfml. His favorite trip was to Kamicops, B.C. and his favorite movie is ®. 4 un a o CORNER OF EXPRESSWAY AND NORTHFIELD DRIVE o m t m i oo n m o m o o a m o ons on s aue o o s mss ae "M“Mha or anyone @ â€"'â€".â€"'_.-.-.-"W’F.--‘-“ ntcrepacsy yone who is please call the office at 886â€"2830 or mail this ad to Join gfld:;aénpm,ma 22 King St. $ T to students. anywhere ‘un-u-u--nu--u--u-uu-uuuuu hests Chris Schaffter TOYOTA CARRIER OF » TOYOTA i y & 3 Toyota Camry LE *‘"*OntaARiO Tovota peaLer*" (§kZ + Bused on a 44 ‘-â€"-mnhdmnâ€"mï¬.ï¬r-"“a ~-¢:-.=-â€"-â€"-¢u.uu~-~dm---¢.~ h-n_ug sogtcatie Lavsing Phas from Teyots Condt Canade i. OAC. Oer w on malw +996 evadats imand and datwared by Sagh 3, 1906 Licanss, noscance snd toan orte. Vatucis inight and PDI euchuded and ds upon dihray. Modals not axacly as show. Sae daticiatinn Tovts Bdb t Aaais i ** Basad on s 48 mos. wakuway lass on Can datwary To inse aiguton of $16.412 and "Aused on s 48 mos. wadurway ease on Tored dabvary lotul ease abigatin of $10,452 and per monttÂ¥46 monthe"* with only $1,100 down 319 T DEALS Phone # o h m + m n ons es a oo mt visit our _ * 7 0/ !} NEW LOCATIORN . "We‘re Creative . uuu--â€"o-“--â€"uu :-:;n-lflï¬â€"u-l NMG. Adtiand in Cuep d 31 0 1 UE madd D41 IXP 4. wth doun papment o $1 100. Frst seyment and secaaty depont 4 1275 ~~~¢M--l.-~-¢-w] 200, 250, 300 KEATSWAY PINEGROVE / BOXGROVE 137 / 139 UNIVERSITY AVE. UNION / BOWMAN / ROGER SUNVIEW / LESTER DALE CRES. REGINA / DUPONT DEVITT / ERB BRIDGEPORT / ERB ALLEN / MOORE / DEVITT LAUREL / ERB Earn extra delivering e w money s school on WEDNESDAYS. Paper carriers are needed in the following areas . . . YOUNG / PEPPLER MACGREGOR / FERNDALE e munity organization: information on these opportunities, con Action Centre at 742 hclp' match your int specific jobs for vol community to gr Action Centre of Ki mE ons ? ho uie Jaelh lerainep t ue By volunteering, y lives of many, helpi VÂ¥ OL UV 1 Apes oÂ¥