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Covid Is Not “Over” (And It Never Will Be) But…

…there are signs that, for myself personally, it’s in a different phase compared to the heights of masking/social distancing/rapid testing that have been much of my (and society’s) approach for the past three years. * I mostly mask when in crowds and/or as a sign of respect and understanding if I’m interacting with someone who’s […]

Happy International Women’s Day!

I need to get a more recent photo of the four most important women in my life! Words can’t capture how much all four of them do in so many ways (yes even Sasha!) to make all of our lives better.

¶ Posted 08 March 2023 § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday

Secular Sunday – “That’s God Blowing Your Love Around The World”

Sunday March 5 is our 20th wedding anniversary and there’s a fitting story from our Mexican Beach Wedding for Secular Sunday. We used a wedding coordinator in Mexico to make arrangements including specifically requesting a non-religious officiant. The guy showed up the day of our ceremony and it was clear that he actually was *quite* […]

¶ Posted 05 March 2023 § MemoryLane § Photo § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, atheism, travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Snow Seats (January 2011)

A lot of snow in our old house’s front yard back then…

¶ Posted 02 March 2023 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, weather

Happy Birthday Mom!

¶ Posted 28 February 2023 § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: parents

Saturday Snap – Treats!

Giving two of my kids treats…one gets freeze dried duck liver and one gets Skittles (just have to make sure I don’t mix them up!)

¶ Posted 18 February 2023 § Charlie Echo § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, food

Friday Fun Link – Happy Birthday Shea!

¶ Posted 17 February 2023 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Photo § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, food

Happy Valentine’s Day, Shea!

Thanks for putting up with me for 20+ years!

¶ Posted 14 February 2023 § MemoryLane § Photo § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, travel

Friday Fun Link – Marie Kondo Gives Up On Cleaning After Third Child

Just after my older daughter was born, I felt unable to forgive myself for not being able to manage my life as I had before,” she wrote. “But, with time, I eased up on myself; then, after I gave birth to my second daughter, I let go of my need for perfection altogether. I am […]

¶ Posted 10 February 2023 § Charlie Echo § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our (Legal) Wedding Twenty Years Ago (February 2003)

A few days ago, I posted how it was our 20th anniversary (at least of our legal wedding, not of the ceremony we had on the beach in Mexico a month later which is the anniversary we “count”.) Here’s a picture from our legal wedding (and coincidentally, my cousin who stood up with me happens […]