Category Archives: Family

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Toasting Our New House (November 2019)

This week was the three year “house-iversary” of us moving into our new place.  Cheers to us!

Happy House-iversary To Us!

Hard to believe we’ve been in our house for three years today.  And what a wildly unexpected three years it’s been! Of course we didn’t know it at the time but when we ended up moving to a house that was a little newer, a little bigger and a little better than the starter home […]

Secular Sunday – Decorated For Christmas Today…

The top decoration is one my mother-in-law stuck onto the back of my car at Christmastime years ago (and yes, I think I drove around for a week or more before noticing it!) The other one is a camping neighbour from when we had a seasonal site at Echo Lake Regional Park.  I made the […]

Saturday Snap – Tumbleweeds in the Tylenol Aisle

Good thing the pandemic’s over or else I’d worry about this shortage of children’s medicine! (Funny story – we’re out of kids’ meds at home too and Sasha’s been sick a lot lately so Shea asked the pharmacist and managed to snag a mini-bottle of kids’ Tylenol.  Then we got home and didn’t see it […]

The World Is Nuts (aka What’s Keeping Me Sane These Days?)

One of the questions I answer in my annual “End of Year” meme questionnaire is “What kept you sane this year?” It’s a bit early but it’s been a rough year (and a very rough month) for a variety of reasons I may or may not expand on someday.  But anyhow, I thought I’d post […]

The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks

Funny how this video says that prior to March 2020, you’d only know about N95 masks if you were doing home renovation projects or lived in a city with high pollution which prompted Shea and I to exclaim at the same time “Or if you grew up on a farm!”

Friday Fun Link – Charlie Echo Shows Toque Who The Boss Is

I didn’t blog this week as I ended up having an unexpected journey through our overloaded healthcare system the past few days with an ill family member. I may write more about my experience at some point (short version: healthcare system in shambles, healthcare workers are amazing!) but for now, I just want to focus […]

Music Monday – Dogs, Dead Icons, & Halloween Classics

Delayed posting Music Monday until Tuesday due to something fairly significant I might write more about later but that has infuriated me. Anyhow, lots of possible themes for a Music Monday post so let’s hit them all… Got A New Dog… Jerry Lee Lewis dies (obligatory “He was problematic to say the least and yes, […]

Saturday Snap – Introducing Our New Dog!

Charlie Echo, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Charlie is his first name and yes, the most obvious name for a King Charles Spaniel (but maybe the only name that could get four-way agreement in the family.) Echo for a lake near where he was born. (And if you’re going full Military Alphabet, I guess we […]

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Pace Meets The Neighbour’s New Dog (October 2010)