My family could not be more opposite from Sean's. He's got dozens of cousins, aunts, uncles and extended family all over Ontario on both his mom and dad's side.My parents came to Canada from Northern Ireland when my Mum was 19 and my Dad was 22. My Mum went back to have my oldest sister … [Read more...]
How Do You Deal With Conflict?
I couldn't sleep last night. You know when something happens and it weighs heavily on you? When you go over and over it in your mind? I had a night like that.My kids and I are here in Calgary visiting my sister, Kath, and her two wonderful girls. The kids are having an awesome time with each … [Read more...]
Aaaaaand….ACTION!
The other day Cuyler spent most of the day writing a script on the computer and printing each page as he completed it.He did not actually write the script, rather he typed out word for exact word the movie that his class made at the end of the school year. I was floored that he remembered each … [Read more...]
Stampede Lowdown: Mini Donuts and More
We just came back from an action-packed visit to Calgary. The trip was good. It's quite exhausting travelling with three kids, but always worth it in the end. We had great quality time with family, caught up good friends, and experienced Calgary at its most festive.The Stampede was … [Read more...]
Impossible Balance
A few weeks ago I posted this as my FotoFriday.This afternoon I was out watching Eva melt play in the heat front. Cam called me in and told me that Cuyler has spilled his peach juice all over the carpet. The carpet where juice is not allowed.Things like this happen all the time. … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – “Friends” edition pt. 2
I just realized that it was exactly one year ago to the day that I wrote this post. Last year we gathered for a wedding. Yesterday we gathered to see one of the guys who now lives in Prague with his family. We hadn't seen him in a long while and thought that a full gathering was in … [Read more...]
Those Eyes.
The strangest thing happened to me today. I was meeting my uncle, my mom's younger brother, for coffee. It had been a while since I had seen him, maybe even the two years since my mom died, I'm not sure. A while. I sat down and looked over at him and I was hit by a bolt of lightening. Those … [Read more...]
The Father Lode
My dad runs. Every day, he runs. He doesn't really talk about it; he just does it. He wears microscopic booty shorts while doing so, but he's good enough that he totally rocks the look.My dad is a creature of habit. Every night he packs the same lunch: four kaiser buns the size of his head, two … [Read more...]
Dear Daddy,
We miss you so much. We hope that you're having a good time in India and that the experience is providing you with new knowledge, friends and memories.We are very grateful for Skype for assuring Eva that the kisses she blows are indeed being caught. And also for allowing Cam to tell you … [Read more...]
All She’s Done
If there's one thing I'm grateful for it's the effortlessly wonderful relationship I've always had with my mom. Growing up we rarely fought (save for those brooding couple of years when I was an angst-ridden teenager who occasionally took her mood swings out on her undeserving mother) and I always … [Read more...]
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