“Don’t take this the wrong way, but it’s a bit of a nightmare co-parenting with you.” How am I not to take this the wrong way? The words were barely out of my ex-husband’s mouth and I could feel my … Continue reading
Leah
“The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life”William Morris I am a sucker for vacations. I always have one in the making. Always looking forward to the next one. … Continue reading
Can it be that my boy turns 12 today? It hardly feels possible. Every year, I say THIS is my favourite year. It’s THE best age. But every year IS the best year. There are no favourites here. It has … Continue reading
I am so completely out of sync these days. Summer does that to me. I suppose it’s a good thing in some ways. A break from our usual routine. I don’t miss the homework, that’s for sure. And I love … Continue reading
We took advantage of our July 1 long weekend and headed the 7 hour drive to our friends cottage. Despite the fact that traffic was bad and it took us 11 hours (both ways no less), we had an amazing … Continue reading
We have a new member of our family. I daresay he is the cutest little guy I’ve ever seen. Back in 2011, I went through the long list of reasons as to why we were never getting a dog (you … Continue reading
father’s day exotic car show zach in soccer action. father’s day festivities. church soccer tournament church soccer tournament. sam in soccer action. josh at soccer tournament celebrating grad. zach as goalie. gabe playing baseball. last day of school. josh soccer … Continue reading
Rob asked Sam the other day what his favourite “nickname” was and he responded: “Finnigan”. Yah! That’s what I call him! Well, sort of a variation – I call him “Sammy Bear and my dog Finnigan”. So much to love … Continue reading
July is a big month – 3 birthdays in 9 days! So let’s get this birthday train going! Gabe is up first. He turns 15. Fifteen. It’s a bit frightening really because it’s around that age that I sort of … Continue reading
Life has been super busy…hopefully I’ll have time to catch up soon. But if I never catch up, I’ll take pleasure in knowing that I missed blogging (something really good) because I was focused on something more important (something that … Continue reading