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Saturday Snap – Spoiler Alert: The Test Was Negative

A few people we’ve told about our experience going for a COVID test said they appreciated having some information about what the process was like. So we thought it might be worth posting for anyone else who is curious or ends up having to go for a test themselves. Now, because Shea works in healthcare […]

¶ Posted 25 April 2020 § MemoryLane § News § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health

Saturday Snap – Tough Birthday Cake Choices

When Sasha was decorating her birthday cake, I’m sure it was just an unfortunate oversight that she had enough letters to write “Unicorn” but not enough to write “Daddy”! 😉

¶ Posted 18 April 2020 § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, education, holiday

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy 7th Birthday Sasha (August 2019)

Here’s my sunshine at the Regina Folk Fest last summer…

¶ Posted 16 April 2020 § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § Sasha § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, music, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – A Virtual Birthday Card For Grandpa

Coronavirus is affecting us in ways big and small but one of the worst things is not being able to see the people you love in person anymore. So me and the kids threw together a “Virtual Birthday Card’ for Grandpa Ray as a placeholder until we get to see him in person! […]

¶ Posted 11 April 2020 § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, music, parents

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Registered Nurses Are Now Required Nurses (April 2013)

During the current pandemic, RN doesn’t just stand for “Registered Nurse” – it stand for *Required* Nurse and our frontline healthcare workers are going above and beyond in the battle against COVID-19 in hospitals, testing sites and other locations around the world. I’m so proud to be married to a nurse who fills this vital […]

¶ Posted 02 April 2020 § Jobs § News § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health, science

Saturday Snap – ElevateBoarding

At a time when people should be minimizing any activities that may result in a preventable trip to the hospital, Shea and I have mixed feelings about seeing Pace get his skateboard out now that spring seems to be here. Honestly, he’s pretty skilled and safe (notwithstanding how it looks due to the timely snap […]

¶ Posted 28 March 2020 § Humour § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, health, sports

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happier Times at the Hospital (May 2007)

It’s amazing how the hospital can be both the location for some of the happiest moments of people’s lives (births of children, news about diseases being beaten and bones being healed) and some of the worst (a loved one doesn’t make it after an accident, grandma’s last breaths on the palliative care ward, the diagnosis […]

¶ Posted 26 March 2020 § Jobs § MemoryLane § Pace § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health, science

In The Meantime…

…picking away at a very important COVID post (well, very long anyhow!) but in the meantime, here’s a pic of how we showed we love nurses during this pandemic…

¶ Posted 24 March 2020 § Jobs § Meme § Pace § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, cute, health

My Review of Crown Paradise Club Cancun

We just returned from a week at the Crown Paradise Club Cancun so I wanted to write a review of our resort while the memories are still fresh. HOW WE ENDED UP CHOOSING THE CROWN PARADISE CANCUN IN THE FIRST PLACE Having bought a house in the late fall, our streak of visiting an all-inclusive […]