The above pic is fitting today as we have more snow coming down! My latest posts have a winter/snowy theme. I suppose, the fact that our region had the biggest dump of snow in over 100 years, just last week, … Read More
My weekend on the outside seemed calm and uneventful but it was all the little subtleties that made it extreme. Ever since Christmas vacation ended, I’ve felt a strong urge to simply stay in bed. Perhaps it’s the months of little … Read More
Snow Day in Okanagan Valley! I tired to work; I truly did. But outside made inside seem so terribly boring… The schools in my region had not closed for a snow day in 35 years…until yesterday and today. The first … Read More
Tabitha turns 15 years old today. She is an amazing young woman. I liked to call her my little dynamo when she was one year old because she was this tiny little person, with a blonde afro, who never quit … Read More
Below is a slideshow of my family’s 2014 year in review. Thank you to each and every one of you who touched our lives this past year. The video is long and I know only my true die hard … Read More
The First Snow: An Okanagan Winter Wonderland I woke up yesterday morning to a complete surprise. Over night, unexpectedly, our mountain had turned from a rust fall palette into a brilliant, white, winter wonderland. My excited rambling to the dogs … Read More
My darling eldest daughter turns 18 today at approximately 4 p.m. this afternoon. My water broke at midnight and I had to spend the next 16 sleepless hours (it was my first baby; I was so nervous and excited) in … Read More
The video below will surely warm all cold November hearts for a moment. A little 2 year old peanut (Pippi) sings one of the very first songs she learned. Singing is hard work for a young tongue—Pippi loved to sing … Read More
I’m always excited to check out a new book when the author and/or artist shares my interest in promoting gender equality. Mommy, Am I Pretty? is a new Canadian picture book by Margot L. Denommé. It’s illustrated by her young daughters … Read More