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One Month To Camping (Maybe?)

Watched the Nickle Lake AGM livestream tonight (one good thing coming out of Covid is increasing use of video for things like this) and very excited to think that we might be in our campsite in a month…if it ever quits snowing so we don’t have to dress like this at our campsite!

¶ Posted 20 April 2022 § Photo § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, cute, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Happy Ninth Birthday, Sasha!

One thing I’ve noticed on Facebook is how many parents mark their children’s birthdays by acknowledging how proud they are that their child is kind and smart and funny and all that sort of stuff. It’s almost like it comes out of a factory with how every kid has such similar qualities. Sasha turns nine […]

¶ Posted 16 April 2022 § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language

Music Monday – “It was late last night the other day/I thought I’d go up and see Ray So l went up and I saw Ray/There was only one thing Ray could say, was…”

Happy birthday to my dad, Ray, who showed up yesterday along with my mom after a weekend visiting my sister. We didn’t have a formal gift for him but did give him a steak supper and homemade Saskatoon pie! “Motorcycle Song” – Arlo Guthrie

¶ Posted 11 April 2022 § MusicMonday § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music, parents

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Fire Fighter Cousin (May 2011)

Pace looking up (literally) to a fire fighter cousin in Calgary…

¶ Posted 07 April 2022 § Jobs § Photo § Sasha § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: alberta

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Puddle Jumping (April 2013)

Our old house used to get a huge lake in front of it once all the snow melted. At least it gave us a good spot to go puddle jumping…

¶ Posted 31 March 2022 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, weather

Music Monday – “I’m discovering uses for you I thought I’d never find/I could’ve made chancellor without you on my mind.”

“Chancellor” – Gord Downie

¶ Posted 21 March 2022 § Canada § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music

Saturday Snap – Kids (and Dad?) Having Nothing But Fun

Sasha had her last swim class Friday night which usually means fun and games since the learning is done and the report cards are finished. Unfortunately, the instructor wasn’t able to get the water carpet hooked up properly so I leapt (crouched?) into action to hold it in place while the kids played on it… […]

¶ Posted 19 March 2022 § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: health, travel

Article Round Up (End of the World Edition)

What You’re Feeling Isn’t A Vibe Shift, It’s A Permanent Change That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief Mental Health Emerges As Top Concern For Canadian Employers Worried About Workers’ Low Grade Trauma From The Pandemic Uhm, Happy St. Patrick’s Day?

¶ Posted 17 March 2022 § Jobs § Library § News § Politics § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, health

Sappy Sunday – “Take advantage of your day, take advantage of the fact that your kids are young and affectionate and playful and take advantage of the fact you can do these things, take advantage of the opportunity every day to be physical, to work, to do anything.”

Diagnosed with ALS in June 2019 and given six months to live, Calgary Flames Assistant GM, Chris Snow, is still alive three years later. He has even been able to keep working (kudos to the Flames for this!) and turn his bad situation into an opportunity to raise hundreds of thousands for ALS research. His […]