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We have had a busy few weeks, heading away almost every few weekend. All the kids were with their other parents a few weekends in a row, so we were flying solo. Rob and I had a great time at … Continue reading
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There wasn’t much time for a summer family vacation this year, so we decided to do a couple of long weekends. With soccer schedules, camps, conferences and work schedules, that was all we could muster. Still, Gabe wasn’t able to … Continue reading
It dawned on me this past weekend that we are in June. June is half way through the year. The last month before hitting the real halfway point. Where did the year go? The first 5 months have flown by … 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
Cottage days have been quite simple: we sleep in, we have slow lazy mornings, head down to the beach (about 20 feet away) and swim and kayak and go on the boat. Rob took the three older boys out for … Continue reading
I am still reading “Hold On To Your Kids” by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate. It is a not a quick read; I have been reading it for months. Not consistently however. I like to read a bit. Then think. … Continue reading
The past few summers we have taken a week off to rent a cottage. The first year we rented a very basic, rustic cottage on a very large lake. Last year we rented a very luxurious cottage on a very … Continue reading