A hard top tent trailer, five people, two nights and one chipmunk. We are only a half hour away from home but it feels a world away. The five of us are snug in the tent trailer and at times I wish I had a different trailer but I’m glad we have this time together. … More Camp kids
By now, most people have heard about the Gorilla Harambe, who was killed after a three year old child fell into the enclosure at the zoo. And by now, we have all formed some sort of opinion about this. My thoughts are that it is very tragic and sad. And above all else I don’t … More There once was a Gorilla named Harambe
I need to set the stage a little for this story. Goose has a flare for theatrics. She’s a wee bit dramatic. The smallest scrape or bump to the head can result in alligator tears and days of her saying it still hurts. So when she came to me with her latest ailment I took … More Oh boy, that doesn’t look right.
Today I picked up Goose’s best friend and headed out for an afternoon full of ice cream, fries at the beach, playing in the sand and lots of laughing. These two girls crack me up. If you ever want to hear an interesting conversation, put some chatty girls in a vehicle for 20 minutes. Goose … More Eating humans is illegal
Have you ever had a moment where you realize that things are changing? The page is about to turn and something new is about to begin? I’m not talking about the big moments like when a relationship ends or something dramatic happens, but just little things accumulating that you know are amounting to something bigger. … More The Start Of A New Chapter
Have you seen the Chewbacca mom video that has gone viral? If you haven’t, I suggest you stop reading this and check it out. Chewbacca mom YouTube video Why? Because I want to laugh like that. I want to be so frigging excited about something that I laugh my ass off. I want to be … More Chewbacca Mom
D is a man of many talents. He’s hard working, can fix just about anything, and is one hell of a cook. I came home today from a shopping spree to find a plethora of forest grown goodies. He went out into the bush with the boys and came home with leeks, morel mushrooms and … More A man who can live off the land
7:56am. A song comes on, I smile and think of you. Goose is sleepily eating her cereal – I tell her “Poppy likes this song”. A grin comes across her face and she starts to move to the beat. We love you Poppy. Ps. It was Supertramp’s Goodbye stranger. You always could sing a good … More A Text Message to my Dad
We seem to not have seasons based on weather anymore. Our seasons are hockey (fall and winter) and baseball and soccer (spring and summer). Not to mention swimming lessons, gymnastics and piano. Our kids are active, which means school work is hastily done, meals are on the run, and scheduling and shuttling kids is never … More Ahhhh kids sports
I think the majority of us are guilty of taking on more than we intend to. I work all week and can manage to get the basics taken care of so when the weekend comes I have a to do list a mile long. Somehow I managed to neglect half my list and ended up … More Biting off more than I can chew
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