[Family] Reflecting on Sunday Mornings
“One man’s ways may be as good as another’s, but we all like our own best.” – Jane Austen, Persuasion Ain’t that the truth! Before the Boy and the Baby made their blessed debuts in our lives, Sunday...
View Article[Family]: A First Birthday Celebration
Nearly four years ago, after 15 hours of labour and an emergency C-section, I became a mother to a beautiful 9.5lb, 22.5″ baby boy. He emerged calm, completely flawless, and stared at us with big, navy...
View Article[Family] A Fourth Birthday Celebration
About a month ago, my boy turned 4. I spent the day in various states of disbelief. How did time pass by so quickly? I remember his baby days so well, and now here we are, four years later! He’s such a...
View Article[Family] A Long Journey, A Busy Week Toronto | Week One
So we are in Toronto. (Before I get into too much detail, let me just warn you this is a long one so run and grab a cuppa and settle down for story time!) Our trip over was the single most stressful...
View Article[Family] Toronto | Weeks Three, Four & Five
Well, hello there! If you noticed I took a break two weeks into our vacation, you’d be right. I realized there was just too much going on and in the interest of doing justice to this blog, and in my...
View Article[Family] It’s Moving Day!
It’s Moving Day! Welcome, controlled chaos. We are leaving beautiful, lively Pasadena behind and moving to the mountains! I’m terribly excited although it is bittersweet. Luckily, we will still be...
View Article[Family] One Year Later… Reflecting on Our First Year in LA
I was so busy today, I didn’t realize until just a few minutes ago that today is the 19th. This day marks one full year in LA for us. One year ago, we woke up to our first morning in Pasadena. To say...
View Article[Family] ‘Tis the season for Reflection, Family & Carving Out New Traditions
Between the mall Santa’s and the sales, holiday gift lists and the daily routines of life, it’s easy to get up caught up in the “season” and forget to reflect on what this time of year can really mean....
View Article[Family] That Time I Broke My Wrist…
Guys! Its been forever, right? Two months, to be more accurate, but it has felt like years since my last blog post! The culprit? Summer time madness and one broken wrist. It was, in a word, terrible....
View ArticleA New Baby and a Long Overdue Update!
It’s been a while, guys. A really long while. The last post I published was almost exactly a year ago- when I was gearing up for the One Room Challenge. If you’re wondering where I’ve been since then,...
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