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Is your bucket full???

Jaida has been learning about doing good things for others.One day at the Metro, Jaida was pushing the cart for me. An older gentleman stopped asked her name, chatted with her and told her what a great...

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Open 7 days a week

Laundry Land is a laundromat in our neighbourhood, that we pass by quite regularly.For the past year, Maya has been reading the sign and is just baffled."It doesn't make any sense." she says.Open 7...

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Is the Tooth Fairy Real?

Natasha lost her first tooth this morning before going to school.She was so so happy.After coming home from school she asked GrantN: "Daddy do you think the Tooth Fairy is real?"G: "What do you...

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Little girls, laughing

This is my favorite sound of all.There has been so much giggling and laughter lately among the girls, it has been great.Maya and Natasha, play these games, where to me, it seems as though they are just...

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Sidney Crosby

Almost 3 weeks ago I got checked, accidentally, playing hockey.I landed smack on my head. Yes, I was wearing a helmet.If I had been paying attention, I would have seen the person coming towards me.As...

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Death

Jaida has been pondering death a lot lately.She seems to have it all figure out in her head."Daddy is 37 so he is going to die first.  Then Amma, then Maya, then Natasha and then me.  I am lucky I am...

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Sponges

Jaida has been doing some exercise with Grant lately.  Sunday morning, when he does a little work-out she usually joins in. If you didn`t already know, Jaida does what Daddy does.Jaida usually jumps...

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Sweetness

Last Thursday, I took the girls out for lunch.It was Natasha's birthday.The girls were running back to the van down a little hill.Maya and Natasha were way ahead.En route, Jaida tripped on her friend's...

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7 !!!!

We celebrated Natasha's birthday a few weeks ago.She turned 7.It does not feel that long ago, that this sweet little baby was born.Natasha is very unique.  She is a thinker, and very very quiet.She is...

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Big girls...

It is the season of birthdays.She is so so cute and cuddly.She is a little prankster and very silly.She is a really happy, optimistic kid.  Always thinking of new possibilities.She loves her sisters....

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Days never end...

This morning's breakfast conversation...Natasha:  You know that the days never end.Me:  What do you mean NatashaNatasha:  Well, as long as you're alive there are always days.  So, the days never...

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She's still 8!!

A long long time ago, Maya had her birthday!MayaShe loves to swim.  She LOVES to read.  She is game for just about anything.She is so so naughty and quite funny.She has her father's wit.She loves her...

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White fluffy stuff....

We had our first 'full' family cross country ski in Gatineau park Saturday afternoon.It was dreamy.The snow was so nice, fluffy,it had fun written all over it!!The girls were having so much fun, they...

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Going back in time

One morning last week, Jaida and I were talking about toddlers.Jaida explained the reasons why she wasn't a toddler anymore. Then proceeded  say:"If you go back in time a few years, I would be a...

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Summer 2013 wrap-up

This post is mostly for our own recollection.Mid August, after a great visit with their cousins from Calgary, Natasha exclaimed "We haven't done ANYTHING all summer!"So here is a summary, what do you...

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The next chapter

Hard to believe that 4 years has passed since I last stepped foot at 'work'.I had so many ideas of what I was going to accomplish in my time off, reorganizing the house, painting, decorating, building...

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ROAD TRIP 2018 !!

As we prepare for our Summer 2018 road trip many people have asked if we are going to have a blog.  So I thought I would ressurect this blog.Next Sunday we leave on our 5 week family vacation, slowly...

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Trip Itinerary

Jaida mapped out our route based of our itinerary:**there is a line missing from Kenora to Duluth, J to AIt is roughly 10,500km, here are the details:DateFromTo/SleepDistanceTime1July...

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Day #1 and Day #2 - Ottawa to Lake Superior Provincial Park

Day 1 - Ottawa to SudburyAll packed up and ready to go!We left Ottawa just after noon on Sunday, July 29th.  The girls settled into their books within a few minutes of the drive.  “We’ve driven this...

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Day #3 - Lake Superior Provincial Park to Thunder Bay

Day 3 - Lake Superior Prov. Park to Thunder BayWe had a relaxing morning starting with coffee and hot chocolate by the water.  Our campsite was along Lake Superior, very beautiful and calm.  We had a...

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Day #4- Thunder Bay to Winnipeg

Day 4- Thunder Bay to WinnipegWe woke up at our campsite and it had rained overnight so packing up the tent was wet. After a quick breakfast at the site, we went to Robin’s Donuts because we had seen...

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Day #5- Winnipeg to Riding Mountain Provincial Park

Day 5- Winnipeg to Riding Mountain Provincial ParkThe drive to the campground was only 2.5-3 hours long so we spent the morning and early afternoon in Winnipeg. The kids went swimming at the hotel...

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Day #6 - Dead Sea of Canada

Today’s plan is to make it to the Dead Sea of Canada.We decided to pack up our campsite early and drive to Audy Lake in search of roaming Bison.  We saw some deer, a coyote, a beautiful big bald eagle...

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Day #7 - Elk Island National Park

We ate breakfast at the campsite, all took advantage of the showers at the Watrous campground except for Daddy and packed up the site. We were out around 10:00 am.Our first stop was downtown Saskatoon...

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JASPER!!!

We made it to the Rockies !!!The drive as you approach from Hinton towards Jasper is beautiful.  Within minutes of approaching the mountains we were greeted by several big horn sheep along the side of...

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