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Saturday Snap – What’s The Worst That Can Happen If Your Mom Is A Nurse and Your Dad Is A Librarian?

I can only hope our son escapes the indignity of becoming Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada! 😉

¶ Posted 26 January 2019 § Family § Jobs § Library § Pace § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Happy New Year (December 31, 2010)

We’ve had a few memorable New Year’s Eves over the years including a trip to Moose Jaw’s Temple Gardens Mineral Spa for NYE nearly a decade ago!

¶ Posted 03 January 2019 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, holiday, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “We Don’t Know Joy Without Experiencing Sadness” – Some Thoughts on a Tough Year

There’s no two ways about it – this has been one of the toughest years of our lives. Shea and I have dealt with a family member being diagnosed with, treated for, and living with all the fallout from a fairly serious form of cancer, numerous deaths of people who were connected to us – […]

¶ Posted 20 December 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: health

Music Monday – “If we were vampires and death was a joke/We’d go out on the sidewalk and smoke/And laugh at all the lovers and their plans/I wouldn’t feel the need to hold your hand”

A lot of my music-loving friends had posted something about this song but I’m embarrassed to admit I didn’t even give it a listen because I thought the title was terrible and reminded me of “Twilight” or something. But I finally gave it a chance and boy, was I wrong. Probably one of the most […]

¶ Posted 19 November 2018 § Family § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Shea § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music

Happy 47th Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Here’s a pic from this past summer of my folks in front of the United Church they got married at forty-seven years ago!

¶ Posted 23 October 2018 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Happy Thanksgiving!

Went out to Indian Head today for an early Thanksgiving supper with Shea’s parents and my parents plus us and the kids. And since it’s that time of the year, here’s a list… 10 Things I’m Thankful For That we get to have Thanksgiving supper with all four grandparents. Many people I know aren’t so […]

¶ Posted 06 October 2018 § Canada § Family § List § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – More My Speed?

Our neighbour built a small ramp to help him move a new appliance in his house. Once he was finished with it, he brought it over and offered it to Pace (but I think he secretly meant it for me in case I ever decide to do a bike jump again!) And speaking of the […]

¶ Posted 29 September 2018 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping, science, sports

Secular Sunday – How Secular Family Values Stack Up

Especially with what we’re seeing in the States with an alleged pedophile endorsing an accused rapist [edit: Kavanagh’s story is blowing up tonight with two new accusers coming forward and *way* worse allegations] who was picked by a serial adulterer (among Trump’s many other mortal sins) – all as part of the party of “family values” – […]

¶ Posted 23 September 2018 § Family § Humour § Photo § Sasha § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, education, history, language, philosophy