Snow Day
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Trip To Planet Snow Globe
posted in: Canada, Motherhood, Travel
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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
Happy 15th Birthday Tabitha!
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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
Musings…2014 Year in Review
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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
Okanagan Winter Wonderland!
posted in: Motherhood, Photo-Poet
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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
Happy 18 Birthday Mistaya!
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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
Throw Back Thursday: A Dose of Adorable!
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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
Mommy, Am I Pretty? Book Review
posted in: Feminism, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Product Reviews
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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
Important Letter to David Bowie
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Bowie philia seems to be my genes. I have had an artist crush on the guy since I was a young teen and so do all of my daughters. I admit, his Let’s Dance album is one of my favourites. … Read More
Apple Pie Contest & Harry Potter Fashion Week
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This past weekend my teen daughter Tabs entered an apple pie baking competition at the KAG—Kelowna Art Gallery (the Okanagan is famous for fruit orchards, especially apples). Coincidentally, at the same event, I was called out by a local radio … Read More