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A Few Camping Highlights

I briefly thought of backdating a bunch of photo posts, one for every day of our recent camping holiday but realised that’d be a lot of work (not to mention more evidence of my self-diagnosed OCD regarding my “must post daily” goal.) Anyhow, I thought I’d post just a few highlights in a single post […]

¶ Posted 04 August 2020 § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, saskatchewan

Coke-a-Knee?

When your son is a smart-ass, this is what you get when you ask him to bring you a Kokanee at the campsite…

¶ Posted 07 July 2020 § Family § Humour ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, cute, language

Throwback Thursday – Family Portrait at the Library (June 2011)

¶ Posted 02 July 2020 § Family § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, cute, saskatchewan

Another Reopening Milestone

Last week, Shea and I had our first sit-down restaurant meal in three months and tonight, we took the whole family for our first meal together in a restaurant (well, on a patio anyhow.)

¶ Posted 24 June 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, food

Five Thoughts As I Enter My Fourth Month of Quarantine

I did a list like this about a month ago and so I thought I’d do another one as I’m now a few days into my *fourth* month of quarantine to see what’s front of mind these days… 1. Public libraries *finally* have a date for permitted opening which will be Phase Four Stage Two […]

¶ Posted 23 June 2020 § Jobs § Library § List § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, economics, health, holiday, parents, science

Happy Father’s Day!

Nice to enjoy the day with my father and my son (who is modeling the robe I got as a Father’s Day gift)…

¶ Posted 21 June 2020 § Family § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, holiday, parents

Saturday Snap – Just A Swingin’

The kids are both happy that playgrounds are finally open again but they also enjoy the convenience of the swing I rigged up right in our campsite!

¶ Posted 21 June 2020 § Family § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: camping, Covid

Happy 13th Birthday to Our Teenager!

Hard to believe our first born turns 13 today! His timing is good too – his younger sister was very angry that she had to have a virtual birthday last month but now that covid restrictions are loosening up a bit and we can have “family bubbles”, Pace got not only an in-person instead of […]

¶ Posted 19 May 2020 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: parents

QuaranTrim? Cutvid-19? Haired Immunity?

I’ve been joking about it since about week two of quarantine but as we head into the third month of quarantine, the family decided it was time for me to have a haircut and beard trim. They also decided they should all help. This is the result… (and I wish I could blame the scratch […]