Category Archives: Family

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Cuba Libre! (Jan 2016)

Music Monday – “So I’ll go but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna go/Could be stuck here and happy/So there’s a puzzle I work on endlessly/And I’ve got the sides and all the corners/But there’s a space/Yeah there’s a space/Lost some pieces I can’t replace/So I’ll be but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna be/Just a wasted puzzle piece”

I posted this song in August 2012 after hearing it on Community Radio one morning.  Who knew that twelve years later, it would be so relevant to my life with elderly parents including one with dementia… “Basket” – Dan Mangan (I don’t think I’ve ever done this before but here are the song lyrics in […]

Saturday Snap – Batman Smells?

Even with her dementia, my mom’s personality is still there – humourous, profane, caring and kind. I like nothing more than making her laugh and as much as the dementia has taken from her (and us), the disease has also made me love her more than I ever have. (Here’s her reaction to my “Robots […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Can I Open Them Yet? (Dec 2013)

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How We Prepared To Be Dog Owners? (September 2014)

Walk our kid on a leash?!?

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – The Family That Brushes Together Prevents Decay Together? (January 2015)

Wisdom Wednesday – Glass Balls vs. Plastic Balls

A co-worker who said she was worried about me and the impact of the various stresses in my life right now related the glass balls and plastic balls theory. I’d heard it before but always good to have a reminder about what’s truly important in life. @theultimatemomchallenge Replying to @Dr Almas I think the main […]

Saturday Snap – Double Digits in Mid-November? Yes, Please!

Lovely walk in the park after Sasha’s art class…

Wisdom Wednesday – “Have You Considered Our EFAP Program?”

My first boss had very personal reasons for being strongly anti-union.  But he was quite insightful when he said “I still think Unions are necessary because they protect employees from bad bosses.  And the biggest problem is that bad bosses don’t know they’re bad bosses.” I heard something semi-related when talking to some union colleagues […]

Saturday Snap – 53rd Anniversary Supper