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Category Archives: Sasha

What If Kids Aren’t Falling Behind By Staying At Home But Getting Ahead?

There are so many examples in this pandemic of how we’re still operating (or trying to operate) based on our old systems, as if they are the only and the ultimate way to do things, rather than realising that we’ve also been given a huge opportunity to review these systems and even try to do […]

Posted 05 April 2020 § Jobs § News § Pace § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

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 § Family § Jobs § Meme § Pace § Photo ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Five Things I Feel Fortunate For In the Pandemic

Obviously, the pandemic is a shitty situation all around – people are losing their jobs, businesses are shutting down, our entire world has been disrupted in ways large and small. Still, I’m an optimist at heart and I can’t help but think of a few ways that I’m personally fortunate, even in the midst of […]

Posted 17 March 2020 § List § News § Pace § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

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 […]

Posted 10 March 2020 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Shea § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Not Sure I’m Doing International Women’s Day Right…

…but I did let Sasha do my make-up today, I have a bit more understanding of how much work it is to be a woman (plus now I look amazing!) 😉

Posted 08 March 2020 § Family § Humour ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – WS2412 (February 2019)

It’s sort of funny to think about how we’ve flown to the Cancun International Airport a handful of times over the past few years and it’s always the same WestJet flight we take every single year since we go the same week leaving and returning on the same day.

Posted 13 February 2020 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Family (Un)Literacy Night: Some Highlights

Walked Sasha over to her school’s Family Literacy Night earlier this week and we didn’t even read one story at the “Reading Activity Station” but we sure had fun playing with the stuffed animals and telling stories using crazy voices. One mom sort of glared at us goofing around and I was this close to […]

Posted 01 February 2020 § Humour § Library § Photo § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Readers Are Leaders (March 2014)

Speaking of the importance of being surrounded by books from an early age…

Posted 30 January 2020 § Baby § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Healthy Snack?

When you wake up from a nap and see your daughter has left you a healthy snack consisting of…a fruit roll-up and a Werther’s candy. 🙂

Posted 25 January 2020 § Family § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Staycation

Maybe not quite as nice as the all-inclusive Mexican resort I posted yesterday. But our “staycation” at the recently re-branded Atlas Hotel & Waterpark in Regina with both sets of grandparents was quite a fun way to spend Saturday night!

Posted 18 January 2020 § Family § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,